I haven’t wrote a blog post in a good month now. I’ve not really been in the right frame of mind to do so and despite putting “write blog post” on my to-do list every day for the past 2 weeks, it hasn’t happened, I haven’t been able to bring myself to do it because you know what happens to blog posts when your heart’s not in it? They’re shit, that’s what. But this is something I’ve been thinking quite a lot about recently; my vision and goals for my blog and my book touring business for next year.
2018 is fast approaching, like, really fast. I swear only 4 days ago it was summer? So for the organised, goal-orientated people like myself, it’s probably time we start thinking about our goals and aims for next year so we can build up a good base in which to start. I don’t want to be too adventurous and what’s the word? Ambitious, with my goals. I want them to be small and realistic so I can build upon them throughout the year. So lo and behold, here they are!
Blog: Hit 7k blog followers
At the time of writing, I currently have 3,957, so assuming I continue working hard and producing content (and don’t scrap my blog altogether), I would like to think this is a doable goal.
Blog: Hit 10k on Twitter
Again, at the time of writing I have just over 7,700 Twitter followers so unless I post something awfully problematic and lose all my followers in the next month, I think this is achieveable.
Business: Hit a certain amount of savings
I’m not gonna disclose how much I’d like to hit; y’all know how folk are funny about money and they’ll always be one judgy-wudgy sitting in the corner smirking at how much I have but I have a figure in mind and I’m gonna try my very hardest to hit it.
Blog: Start a newsletter
This has been in the back of my mind as something I’ve wanted to do for a good few months now but the only reason I hadn’t was because I didn’t think enough people would read it! I figure even if 10 people read and enjoy it that’s good enough for me so expect a newsletter in 2018 folks!
Business: Offer new and inovative services for authors
As blog tours go, they are pretty standard. I want to continue to grow my business, get new clients and keep my old ones because they’re happy with my work and to do that, I think I need to do a bit of brainstorming. This year, I introduced a “weekend blitz” blog tour, which have been very popular so if I can come up with something just as good, then great!
Blog: Read more and review more books
You might know that this started as a book blog, I posted so many reviews and I read so much. And whilst I still always have multiple books on the go, I’m definitely a slow reader and don’t have as many reviews up as I would like. Next year, I want to try and rectify that by regularly having a book review scheduled for perhaps once a week.
Thanks for sharing it.
Not everyone are open about sharing their money goals, but I do hope you get there!
Thank you (: xx
Great post and great business goals!
The pursuit of goals inspire me a lot. I love this one. keep up the good work.
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best of luck dear, you are such an inspiration 👌
Thank you
I’m not sure why this appeared in my feed today but I enjoyed reading it. My main goal for my blog is to stick to it and not give it up before the years end. I’d like to establish a regular following or at least a community of people I can bounce ideas off of online. I’d like to take as many writing course as I can find (for free) as to improve my technical ability!
They sound like great goals to me! Not sure why it showed up today either but thank you for commenting! xx
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I’ll be reading that newsletter!!!
Hehe thank you! I don’t know where to start with it 😫
You do everything to perfection so I’m sure it will be fabulous once you figure it out😘
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awesome post 🙂
Love your goals! I’m also trying to grow and it can be so hard. I’m ringing setting concrete goals to be so helpful. Best of luck!!
It can be super hard but hard work pays off (: xx
Hi, great post! 🙂 I like the goals – very specific. Can I ask you what services for authors do you currently offer? Have a good day 🙂
You may like to have a look at my new post about setting goals for 2018 too if you have a moment: https://mindset4progress.wordpress.com/2017/12/21/how-to-plan-your-2018-goals-smartly/
Aggie
You can find my blog tour website here: http://www.neverlandblogtours.weebly.com with all the author services on.
thanks a lot. I ll have a look. u’ve just gained one extra follower 😉
Great list there, also really love the honesty. It’s true, when your hearts not in it posts can tend to suffer somewhat
Oh definitely! I’ve had posts where I’ve not really cared about them and they’ve not done well. It shows.
Wonderful idea, setting these goals! Sheryl Sandberg says “What we see ourselves becoming is often what we become.” Setting those goals makes it so much more likely that you’ll succeed!
I personally like setting goals just because it gives me a direction. I’ve noticed that if I don’t at least set my course, I end up doing nothing.
Awh that’s a fab quote! I’ll remember that (: xxx
Anything is possible… wishing you all the best.
Thank you (: xx
I love the idea of starting a newsletter! Love this post x
Jamie | http://www.jamies-corner.com
Thanks, definitely looking into it in the New Year x
Your post is awesome. I can’t wait to read more of your writing in your blog. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Working to achieve my goals
I think your goals all sound excellent and very achievable! I would definitely sign up to your newsletter if/when you create one! My goals are pretty basic – I REALLY want to be much more consistent with posting next year. I’d like to try and post every second day and take blogging a bit more seriously – we’ll have to see how that goes!
Beth x
Best of luck with your goals next year too! I would love to see more posts from you – especially photography based ones because your photos are to DIE for! xxx
I love this! Yay for being so crazy organised! I love when people have follower goals, I’m so in awe of it! I’m so slack with those goals. But my main goal for 2018 is to build my instagram following <3
Claudia xo
Good luck with it! I hope you hit yours too. I love follower goals – I don’t think there’s anything wrong with wanting to build your following xxx
Good Luck, you have a great blog so I am sure that you will reach them xox
http://www.emmalanglands.co.uk
Thank you – I hope so! xxx
Great goals! I hope you achieve them all!!
Thank you xx
These are some great goals Jenny! I love the idea of a newsletter too! x
Thank you. Can’t wait to start looking into that (: xx
So important to set goals and these are great! I’m also going to be doing a goal-planning post soon (probably just in time for the new year) and am going to be adding vlogging and posting frequency to that list 🙂
Anna xx
http://www.glass-shoes.com
Can’t wait to see your post! xxx
Great love it!
Great goals! You’ve just reminded me that I need to work on my goals for my blog and myself in 2018. Definitely one of mine is to have some savings behind me!
Would love to see a post about yours too Aimee! xxx
I loved reading about your blogging goals and I am sure that you are going to hit them all! For me my goals is to just keep going and enjoy blogging and continue to take part in the community. Keeping it simple this year though I’m sure the year after I will be making some proper ones!
Sounds good to me! You can always build up on the goals throughout the year if you need / want to! Here’s to another enjoyable year of blogging xxx
That lack of motivation to write feeling is the worst! I think it’s a great idea to set out your goals in one place and have something to aim towards. When I first started blogging I had no idea where it was going to take me but I think I’ll make some goals for the next year!
PaleGirlRambling xo
http://palegirlrambling.co.uk
It’ll be amazing to see where you are this time next year! xxx
How are we almost hitting 2018? It’s crazy, for me… it feels like we’ve only just begun 2017. It’s been quite the year. I think I might do a post like this so I have my goals all laid out somewhere and I can go back and remind myself. I feel like it will deffo kick me into gear too as its out there in the open haha!
Lots of Love, Debra-Bow xxx | http://www.debrabow.com
Haha for sure – getting goals out in writing for other people to see definitely makes me wanna work harder at them xxx
These are all great goals – I think it’s important to set yourself targets that are realistically achievable otherwise you just end up getting stressed when you don’t reach them, despite making some good progress x
Absolutely! And then you feel rubbish at the end for not achieving anything. It’s good to think big but you’ve got to think realistically too xxx
I think these are all completely achievable goals, you work so hard that I don’t see how you can not hit these targets. I’d love to read a newsletter from you next year, I’ll definitely be signing up for that 🙂 Good luck, I know you’ll smash them! xx
Lisa | http://www.lisasanotebook.com
Awh thank you! I know I have one subscriber at least! xxx
Great post, definitely a good time to start thinking about stuff! I have already started mine, as it is simply to get off the ground and give myself time to write more. I work full time and with a lot of stuff going on elsewhere at the moment there just hasn’t been a moment spare to invest in my blog let alone myself really.
Jen xxx
It’s never too early to think about goals for sure! xxx
My blogging goals next year are to try and hit at least 500 followers (this probably sounds teeny to you 🙈), keep posting as regularly as possible, hit 2, 500ish followers on Twitter and hit at least 10,000 overall views. Hope you achieve all of yours 💜
Amy xx
http://www.goldenbooksgirl.wordpress.com
Not at all! We’re all at our own pace and point of blogging. I hope you achieve yours too – best of luck! xxx
read more was a goal in 2017 for me but as I’ve then had to find time to review and post as well I’ve failed miserably and read 10 less! I think I need to try harder next year
Hannah @ The Northern Writes | http://www.thenorthernwrites.co.uk
Oh no! Well life can get in the way of reading sometimes! xxx
I wish you all the best with those goals, I’m confident you will achieve them.
Thank you xxx
I haven’t been feeling like blogging myself; I don’t know why really.
I like your goals, I think they are very doable and I wish you all the best with them. Might just have to become a client. 🙂
Maybe it’s something in the air? Thanks so much (: xxx
Those all sound like good goals! I also want to build my blog up next year, but I’m starting on a much small scale since I’m so new to book blogging. What is your secret for so many twitter followers?? 😳 I’m going on 53 after one month lol.
Well I have been on twitter for over 4 years so it takes time to build up a following for sure! Keep at it 🙂 xxx
I just helped with the blog follower count. 🙂
Thank you so much I really appreciate it! xxx