Evolution - Stage 4

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In January 2013, I started this blog as a platform to share my ideas, with no proper form or focus. Anything went.

A few months later it evolved into an inspirational blog. But when ‘inspirational blogs’ started flooding town, I had to move shift focus. Inspirational blogging became [and is now] too common.

In 2014, I started personal development blogging. I was sharing personal development ideas based on my knowledge and experiences. Later on, in the latter part of 2015, I realized how generic this blog was becoming. Then I got to a point where I realized I had to focus and build my blogging around something specific.

Why I almost quit blogging

January 2016 was the toughest month I have ever had. I came into the year hoping for great things and it seemed like January was out to steal my joy. Things weren't going the way I had hoped. I came this close to deleting my blog and looking for something else to do. I will admit that most of my trouble was my fault. But still, it wasn't fun.

Would You Like to Write for My Blog?

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Since I started blogging in January 2013 I have tried to use every post on this blog to help people and be a blessing to them. Without you reading this blog, it will just be 'another one' of those blogs. But you have made every letter and thought on this platform worth it.

The Versatile Blogger Award

I got nominated for The Versatile Blogger Award by Amaka of amakamedia.blogspot.com. The award requires the following:

- Display the award on your blog.
- Thank the person who nominated you.
- Share 7 facts about yourself.
- Nominate up to 15 blogs.
- Link your nominees’ blogs, and let them know you nominated them. 

So I want to thank Amaka for nominating me. I truly am grateful.

Now, here are 7 facts about me:

My Favorite Bloggers

Here is a list of my favorite bloggers, their blogs and why they are my favorite.  The list should be more than this but these are the most consistent bloggers I know right now. This list is in no particular order.

The Collection Of All My Bella Naija Articles

I realized yesterday that I don't put links to my Bella Naija articles on this blog, which I think isn't right. So, here are the links to my four articles on Bella Naija. Please read them and share your comments.

Thank you.

A Lesson On Risk Taking: Click here

The Benefits Of Writing Your Goals: Click here

5 Steps To Better Personal Financial Management: Click here

How To Make The Most Of Negative Feedback: Click here

Have a great week ahead of you. The #100DaysOfGrowth series continues tomorrow.

How Do I Increase Traffic To My Blog?

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A lot of the bloggers I have met have this at the top of their list, they want to increase blog engagement. For a while, I have been running this blog but I never really got a good return in terms of feedback. People hardly commented on my blog and this bothered me. I tried to find a solution by asking some of my friends and social media contacts to share my blog links and leave comments but that got me nowhere. A lot of them were not responsive to my request. Luckily for me, along came Ikechi Awazie who introduced me to some methods and has been a great help so far.