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Blogging Basics: Final Check in of 12 Weeks to Goal #12weeks

April 4, 2012 By Kelli 1 Comment

That’s all she wrote! I seriously can’t believe that 12 weeks has come and gone in 2012! How did your goals go? What are you struggling with? What would you like for me to cover in more depth?

If you have missed any of my Blogging Basics posts, you can read the Huge Tips post that lists them in order with a short description of each. Also, if you have a topic that you would like to see me tackle, be sure to email me with “Blogging Basics Request” in the subject. You might even get your blog linked to!

My final Goal results:

GOAL NUMBER ONE: Increase Twitter Followers to

12,250 for @momof3boys3702 – FINAL 12,282

5,300 for @Deals_3BD – FINAL 4,996, didn’t make it
GOAL NUMBER TWO: Increase Newsletter Subscribers to 800 – FINAL 1,066
GOAL NUMBER THREE: Add pictures to 10 of the 37 recipe posts missing images - FINAL No clue, I started a new site and move them there! www.southernmomcooks.com
GOAL NUMBER FOUR: Complete A-Z Alphabet Book through K! Um yeah, totally flaked on this one!

I will be repeating this, but won’t be doing it live this time.

My new 12 week goals are:

1 – Complete My Office Redo

2 – @Momof3boys3702 Twitter to 15,000

3 - Contract 5 Twitter Growth Clients

4 – Finally Complete A-Z Alphabet Book! I am going to do this! I have to do this!

I will check back in later to let you know how things are going.

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Blogging Basics: Week Twelve of 12 Weeks to Goal #12weeks

March 28, 2012 By Kelli Leave a Comment

Yep, week 12 of 12. This is it! We are in the final stretch! How did it happen? Where did the time go? I want to do another 12 weeks of goals, but I need a break first. Plus, no one wants to keep reading this mess. LOL!

So, as I said last week… start getting your blogging questions in so that I can get back into that portion of blogging basics.

Update on my Blogging Goals:

GOAL NUMBER ONE: Increase Twitter Followers to 12,250 for @momof3boys3702 and 5,300 for @Deals_3BD – As of 03/21/2012 I am at 12,199 for main and 4,971 for deals! UGGH! I am only 51 away from my main goal, but I have a long ways to go on the deals one. I should easily make the 51 this week… hopefully. LOL!

~~GOAL NUMBER TWO: Increase Newsletter Subscribers to 800 – COMPLETE!!~~

GOAL NUMBER THREE: Add pictures to 10 of the 37 recipe posts missing images As of 03/21/2012 I have no idea where I am. I actually started going through them this week and set me up a list. I either need to move the recipe over (if it is mine) or get an image if it isn’t mine. I think I will make this a goal again since I now sort of have a system

GOAL NUMBER FOUR: Complete A-Z Alphabet Book through K! As of 03/21/2012 I am at the same as last week 1/2 way through G. Yeah, this goal was a flop! But, it is so hard to fid time to work on it, especially when I keep having so many other ideas. AND, since I am not selling this book now, but offering up free chapters each time my facebook fan page reaches a milestone, I don’t feel as compelled to get it out quickly.

How is your blog coming? This week, I want you to share your blog link below then choose a couple other to go visit! Let’s see if we can find us something new to like. You don’t have to lead us to a particular post, just your home page is perfect! Oh, I am excited to see what this week will bring!

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Blogging Basics: Week Eleven of 12 Weeks to Goal #12weeks

March 21, 2012 By Kelli 1 Comment

Can you believe we are 12 weeks into the year already? Today is or final week to try to reach our Blogging Goals. Holy Mess, huh? Things are going well in my neck of the woods, I ended up changing one of my goals part way through because I started a whole new website AND one I haven’t even had time to touch, but I am ok with that! You learn about yourself when you set goals.

Update on my Blogging Goals:

GOAL NUMBER ONE: Increase Twitter Followers to 12,250 for @momof3boys3702 and 5,300 for @Deals_3BD – As of 03/21/2012 I am at 12,117 for main and 4,910 for deals!

~~GOAL NUMBER TWO: Increase Newsletter Subscribers to 800 – COMPLETE!!~~

GOAL NUMBER THREE: Add pictures to 10 of the 37 recipe posts missing images As of 03/21/2012 I have no idea where I am. I actually started going through them this week and set me up a list. I either need to move the recipe over (if it is mine) or get an image if it isn’t mine. I think I will make this a goal again since I now sort of have a system

GOAL NUMBER FOUR: Complete A-Z Alphabet Book through K! As of 03/21/2012 I am at the same as last week 1/2 way through G. Yeah, this goal was a flop! But, it is so hard to fid time to work on it, especially when I keep having so many other ideas. AND, since I am not selling this book now, but offering up free chapters each time my facebook fan page reaches a milestone, I don’t feel as compelled to get it out quickly.

What about you? How are your goals coming? Are you going to finish any of them this week?

What would you like to see in the way of blogging basics when this series ends?

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Blogging Basics: Week Eleven of 12 Weeks to Goal #12weeks

March 14, 2012 By Kelli Leave a Comment

Well, the surgery just really threw me completely off!! I am ok with it, but I also know that means next quarter, I really need to buckle down if I am going to come even a little close to meeting my yearly goals!

Update on my Blogging Goals:

GOAL NUMBER ONE: Increase Twitter Followers to 12,250 for @momof3boys3702 and 5,300 for @Deals_3BD – As of 03/14/2012 I am at 11,777 for main and 4,835 for deals!

~~GOAL NUMBER TWO: Increase Newsletter Subscribers to 800 – COMPLETE!!~~

GOAL NUMBER THREE: Add pictures to 10 of the 37 recipe posts missing images As of 03/14/2012 I have no idea where I am. Since I started www.southernmomcooks.com, I have been working on it differently. LOL!

GOAL NUMBER FOUR: Complete A-Z Alphabet Book through K! As of 03/14/2012 I am at the same as last week 1/2 way through G. If you see me playing on Twitter or Facebook, remind me to get busy on this book!!

How are you doing on yours? I love the emails that I get on a regular basis from y’all. This week, I want you to choose one of your goals try everything possible to reach it! If you reach it before the week is done, then choose another! I am working on Twitter this week. I want to mark it as DONE wlEmoticon smile Blogging Basics: Week Eleven of 12 Weeks to Goal #12weeks

What about you?

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Blogging Basics: Week 9 of 12 Weeks to Goal!

February 29, 2012 By Kelli Leave a Comment

Today is short and sweet! Let’s get back on track. I have been MIA for a few weeks due to personal circumstances. Have you kept at your goals? We are on week 9 of 12. How are things going?

Update on my Blogging Goals:

GOAL NUMBER ONE: Increase Twitter Followers to 12,250 for @momof3boys3702 and 5,300 for @Deals_3BD – As of 02/29/2012 I am at 11,692 for main and 4,824 for deals!

~~GOAL NUMBER TWO: Increase Newsletter Subscribers to 800 – COMPLETE!!~~

GOAL NUMBER THREE: Add pictures to 10 of the 37 recipe posts missing images As of 02/29/2012 I have no idea where I am. Since I started www.southernmomcooks.com, I have been working on it differently. LOL!

GOAL NUMBER FOUR: Complete A-Z Alphabet Book through K! As of 02/29/2012 I am at the same as last week 1/2 way through G. Someone help me with this!! Make me do it. If you see me playing on Twitter or Facebook, remind me to get busy on this book!!

I am doing ok on most of mine. Still working on them, just going a bit slower right now thanks to my surgery. Hoping to kick things up a bit this week now that I have a brand new toy to play with!! Have you seen me mention on twitter that I have the new Android Xyboard by Verizon? You could win one of two, also!! #VZWA

Tell me something you are struggling with and next week, I will give you some ideas to overcome it!

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