My 2018 goals

2018, I am READY for you!

We’re one week into the new year and I am still riding high on all the momentum and energy that comes with it. There are several points in the year that give me this sense of motivation and focus, such as new years, spring and early September, and I absolutely love planning out the next few months.

I’m someone who loves making a plan and coming up with action steps that will get me to where I want to be, and there’s no better time to get reflective than the new year. It’s a time to look back on the previous year, take note of what worked and what didn’t, and how I want things to change and look in the upcoming months and year.

This is the first time that I’ve ever shard my goals publicly on my website but I figured that since I often write about my business, it might be neat for my readers, clients and online business pals to see what I’m planning behind the scenes.

Before I share my goals, I’m going to give you a little insight into how I come up with my goals as well as context on why I set them the way I do.

Let’s take a look!

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Imagine this: you've spent hours plotting out the content calendar for your blog (because you know how important blogs are to every website) and you know exactly what posts you're going to publish over the next few weeks. Hooray! The blog posts drafts have been written out, the images have been curated and prepped, and you're all ready to go.

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If you've ever wanted to schedule a blog post in advance, this video tutorial is for you. I'm going to walk you through setting up a demo draft blog post, how to schedule it, and a whole lot more.

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Images! Photos! Graphics! Visual content!

Whatever you call it, there's no doubt that what you see on a website is hugely important.

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If you've ever wanted to try out a different look and feel on your website, changing up your images is a great place to start. 

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But I know that not everyone feels that way. In fact, I know lots of successful websites that do not allow comments! Or if they do allow comments, they have some pretty strict settings in place. 

When it comes to deciding whether or not to include comments on your website or blog, you should think about what makes the most sense for YOU and your goals. There's no right or wrong answer here!

If you've ever wanted to learn how to enable or disable comments on your Squarespace website, or how to control those comment settings further, you've come to the right place. This video tutorial is for you!

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