Hi <<First Name>>! I got a little lazy last year and stopped putting as much effort into BFS. No more! This year, I will be concentrating on growing BFS once again. My first steps have been:
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Commenting on other sites at least a few times a day.
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Writing a guest post for other sites at least 2-3 times a month.
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Writing meatier posts. My new house was on my mind for the majority of 2012...time to get back to talking about our money most of the time.
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Thinking about becoming a regular staff writer again. I had 11 positions a week in 2011 and burned myself out. Maybe staff writing for a really great blog or two each week will keep me in the field without suffering burnout.
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Kari asked, "Are you making any big changes (i.e. offering new services, creating new blogs) to increase/diversify your income in 2013?"
My plan right now is to concentrate more on the projects I have and less on expanding. So I will be trying to grow BFS, HIMMB, and my co-owned sites mostly. Although Mr. BFS is trying to convince me to write a second How I Make Blogging eBook. I'm mulling over ideas but am not sure if I have another eBook in me, lol. On top of all of that, I also want to reach out more to direct advertisers this year for our business AND delve into affiliate advertising for BFS. I feel like I am overlooking opportunities because I don't trust other people keeping up with the data like click-throughs. But Pat Flynn makes a ton through affiliates and I am just going to have to suck it up and jump in...
Thanks for being the best readers ever!
Crystal
newsletter@budgetinginthefunstuff.com
P.S. Dining Out Challenge is still for sale as well as 6 static insurance and tax sites. Please email me if you are interested!