365

365 Days. A whole year. You read a lot about epic undertakings that people commit to do for an entire year. Of course, you also read a lot of started ones that fizzle out.

I’m going to give myself a 365 day challenge. I don’t yet know if I’ll fizzle out or not, though. I’ve done several 30 day challenges in the past and generally, they work pretty well for me.

But I have a tendency to fizzle after awhile, which is why I’ve decided to go for something more ambitious this time around.

Ambitious, yes. Creative? Maybe not so much. I would guess that there are a bunch of people out there setting this same exact challenge for themselves. I’m not a photography buff or a culinary master who is going to be taking pictures, making videos, or blogging my way through a cookbook for the next year.

My Past Experiences

I have two successful websites. In the past I’ve had a tendency to spend periods of time working like mad alternating with periods of time where I do basically nothing on them. I’ve just ignored them.

Granted, I had a lot going on in my personal life and sometimes that contributed. But I really want to stop that. Part of the reason is that both of my sites saw a decline in traffic and rankings last year. I don’t feel comfortable with that. My sites provide valuable income for my family, and I’m not letting that get away due to laziness.

So I really want to buck the trend of starting off with a bang… only to let things slide.

My 365 Day Project

So what’s my project? My project is actually related to this blog. It’s (mostly) a fresh blog, because I’ve just gotten back into working on it. So it’s essentially a blank canvas and a proving ground rolled all into one.

I can apply what I’ve learned on my other two sites, and I can learn new lessons to enhance those sites. Plus, this site is much more raw Kristen… I can just be me, transparent, more here. So this is a good place for this challenge. My hopes, though, are that this challenge will branch out and enhance all areas of my life.

So what is my 365 day project?

Simply to do something to enhance this blog… every. single. day. for the next year. So here’s Day 1, New Year’s Day. I’ve already actually done stuff today, but this page is one more thing.

Some days I’ll write a post. Some days maybe I’ll do something in social media. Some days maybe I’ll write a syndication article or (I hope) a guest post. Some days it may be something technical on the backend, but that has to be something that will really matter. It can’t just be tweaking the footer or something. It’s got to count.

I am planning to do at least a short update every day on what I do. It may only be a sentence or two, but it will be something to report my progress and what I’ve done for the day. You’ll find all of the posts below, if you want one concise listing.

Here’s to the next 365 days. I’m ready to see where this year takes me, and you’re welcome to ride along