March Blog Report

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April is really nice. She actually did something about it ’cause I have just returned from my three days of a Getaway. What was more amazing about it was that I actually proved a few things to myself and those who thought it wasn’t possible.

• It is possible to pack, round up and get out of the house in two hours with two babies wide awake, a kid just back from school and all three wrecking-havoc-active.
• Three kids and a road trip is no problem.
• It isn’t that bad being in a hotel room all alone with a six year old, a toddler and a baby. There are quite a lot of things you can do.
•  Some hotels are really kid friendly! I mean really kid friendly.

All right now, it is another month and time to take a look at the month gone by with the blogging prespective.

March Blog-Report:

1. Bad news. My readership dropped a bit as I wasn’t around much. I had no time to promote or share as I was out and about most of the time.
2. Good news. I have had new followers almost everywhere inspite of my minimal promotion and lack of socialising. Yes, I have almost doubled from last month again!
3. Thank you: To those of you who wrote in with your encouragement and pat on the back. I have been through so much this past month and trust me, you made my day every single time. Thank you so much and bless you.
4. What works: I have been trying to pinpoint what kind of articles people really enjoy here and you know what? It is totally contrary to what I thought worked. People actually enjoy the blogging and photography articles that I write more than all the other stuff. I am not sure if it is because of the SEO that it gets or if it is that I have more bloggers reading me than crafters.
5. Some topics need extra coverage: I am talking about crochet and tatting here. I worked so hard on this pattern and found that it ranks among the lowest viewed artcles this month. The day I post about tatting, ooh boy! I can understand tatting because I don’t post much more than eye candy there. Anyway, lesson learnt is that when I post those topics, I will need to follow up and take it to those readers.
6. Google+, it actually works! I think, I finally figured it out. In one month I have more followers on Google+ than facebook and twitter taken together! I am still exploring and everything is love love on it now.
7. I have discovered Sverve: That officially makes me an influencer now and one place where I hang out more often.
8. There were no scheduled posts this month. The surgery has been postponed. It means more bad news than good for me because I am still very sick and getting sicker than better. Don’t you just wish the storm to just be over with??! Yeah, that is how I feel too. I really want to be able to talk about it in past tense.
9. My top 5 posts this month: 

• How to buy a Camera You will Love: I talked about how you should research before you buy.
• How to make an Adjustable Waist for your Pants: My first DIY ever. A very simple way to adjust your waist… not just pants, skirts too!
• Gold and Diamonds Crochet Pattern: My second crochet pattern but first graphical pattern.
• Nightmares: Does Your Child have them: What to do about your child’s nightmares and how to prevent them.
• Quality Content: How do you decide: I talk about how to make sure you keep your readers coming back for more.

April Blogging Goals:

I really don’t know what to expect this month but as long as the surgery decision is still bouncing around I hope to make full use of my time and get things done around here.

1. What to expect: More fun parenting posts, a diy, another crochet pattern, some tatting, more photography posts and more life skills.
2. Social networking: I am really trying hard to find more like minded people here and more discussions than just a random like and run aproach that is fast becoming common.
3. More practice at scheduled posts. I have more than 30 drafts saved. If only all those could be converted to scheduled, life could be so easier!
4. Sponsors: I am officially looking for sponsors. You will have to be family friendly and related to my content. If you are interested in sponsoring Words n Needles, you can write to me at {aysh (at) wordsnneedles (dot) com}

That’s all.


What do you think about my blog reporting habit, every month. Do you think all bloggers should do that?

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