Blogging Goals for 2016

Yearly recap 2015 and 3 blogging goals for 2016.

 I kept my one blogging goal for 2015 quite well: 1-2 blog posts per week (on average). I slipped only on a couple of fall months. And I published the highest amount of blog posts per year in the history of this blog (still not a huge amount though). I also started a Youtube channel for art and DIY videos and opened an Etsy shop for selling printable coloring book pages for adults. 

 For next year, I don't have any any quantity goal, but a few others:


1. Longer, more informative posts


I'd rather make more of the lengthier and more informative tutorial type posts and in turn publish less posts in total.

 Examples: Finding Penpals on Interpals, Sugar Painting, Making a Coloring Book Pt. 1 & Pt. 2

2. Limited topics


I want to keep more focused topics (art and crafts) for this blog and remove unrelated blog posts from my drafts. I already started this by starting a separate gardening blog in the fall.

3. Making an online course


After watching the Teachable Summit webinars (and a few others by Mariah Coz, Melyssa Griffin and Lead Pages), I'm interested in making an online course. But I'm still thinking about the topic. Something related to the DIY tutorials I post on this blog and on Youtube, but a wider entity.

Happy New Year! Fireworks, yearly recap 2015 and 3 blogging goals for 2016.
Happy New Year! 

What are your goals for 2016?



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