Goals for 2009
I have spent the past few days thinking of what I want out of this blog in 2009. I think it is important to set yourself some goals for your website or blog, especially if you want it to grow and eventually start earning an income from it.
The original “Project Blogger” plan was to create a blog that generates revenue. I did that in the first month of launching the site. By “revenue” I mean I made about $6 from the blog during the first month. I guess that is considered making money from blogging.
I think I need to redefine my goals this year, especially if I want to succeed and make more money. After a little bit of thought and consideration I have set myself the following goals for 2009.
- Define a purpose for this blog: At the moment I blog about a range of topics including Domaining, WordPress, Affiliate marketing, web design, social networking, BuddyPress, my project work, making money online, blogging, and so on. I think I need to set a clear purpose for this blog and stick to it. “Project Blogger” will remain the underlying theme of the blog, but I need to establish a niche in order to engage more readers. I think I will stick to “blogging”. This means I will still blog about WordPress, BuddyPress, themes, plugins, making money, social networking and my projects that revolve around blogging. So that pretty much means I am dropping blogging about domaining!
- Increase subscribers: I think this is important for my blog. At the moment I have a handful of subscribers, but this figure seems to hover around the same number. One of the goals I have set it to increase my subscribers and make sure they stay. I have not set a specific number, however I would like to see a massive improvement in this area.
- Increase revenue: This blog generates revenue every month, however I want more than just a few dollars a month from it. I want to generate enough revenue so that I can put it back into the blog for contests and advertising and then a little bit for myself.
- Have fun: I do enjoy blogging and maintaining this bog, however sometimes in 2008 I found myself frustrated and annoyed that I couldn’t think of anything to blog about, that I wasn’t making enough money, and that I felt like I was wasting my time. I want to enjoy myself this year and not stress about so many things!
Hopefully I can look back on 2009 in 12 months time and say that I met all of my goals. It will take some hard work and dedication – but as long as it is fun! That I think is the most important goal. The minute I hate doing this I should give up as it is not going to benefit neither you or I.
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Yes daniel, i agree with you. When you make a blog, you must know what is your goal and you must focus on it, and make blueprint of your plan.