This year I took it upon myself to regain some spark on my blog by posting something new every single day. I have been doing so since January 1, 2015, and I have had great feedback throughout the first six months, increasing my readership. Increasing my blog audience is important for me as I love the interaction I get from people reading my posts. The past few months were filled with varying posts including new reviews I’ve done for Social Print Studio’s photobook, my Think Tank Streetwalker HardDrive camera bag, details on how to take sunrise and sunset photos, and even starting a new series on how I edit my iPhone photographs, in addition to some posts on the new Periscope app.
My recent posts have largely become more photography-oriented, with daily photos of trips that I have taken in the past, and more recently. However, with these daily posts, it’s becoming more and more time-consuming to be able to write something of value to my readers. I worry that a simple photo post is no longer enough to keep my readers from coming back to my blog on a daily basis. Originally I made it a point to at least write in my posts, why I took the photo, or what I liked about the photo, in hopes of enriching my audience’s experience on this blog so that they can take something away from each of my posts.
The Next Step
Now that half the year has gone by, I am ready to start something else, which is to further add value to each of my posts by posting more in-depth articles on my photos or experiences. These posts will aim to be a little more detailed than my usual daily photo posts, so that people can learn a little more about my thoughts and ideas as a photographer and designer. I’ll aim to do these posts at least once a week, with the remainder of the week being filled with more photos from my archive or recent travels. I’ll also be taking a little break from posting photos on weekends so that I can concentrate more on writing these in-depth posts.
I always welcome any feedback on my blog so feel free to comment below, or reach out to me on any of my social media feeds, linked on the right side of my blog. As always, thanks so much for joining me on my blog, and I look forward to an even better six months ahead.