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Denise my question- for me, I jumped into blogging thinking I knew what I was going to blog about and how I would work it. I found that as I got into it my blog evolved and some of the decisions I made in the past might not be the best solution for my blog. Now I worry I will make the wrong decision again, which is almost paralyzing. I'm afraid to pick a new name(I have a poll up on my blog hoping readers would help) and can't decide which platform to use either. Any thoughts on how to work through this?
about 1 year ago - Comment
@babysteph I have made a lot of mistakes - it's all part of the journey. You never know- it just might work for you! :)
about 1 year ago
traceyclark It can be debilitating, can't it? I think we have all felt that a few times. I wish I had a good answer for that. Baby steps I guess. And then, sometimes you just gotta take a leap of faith. Note to self: follow my own advice.
about 1 year ago
DebMomOf3 And you can always change things back if you don't like a decision. :)
about 1 year ago
Cooper I love the saying "Always make new mistakes!" and making mistakes usually, ultimately makes a blog all the better. Can't wait to see where you go!
about 1 year ago
Alphamom my motto is "I'm always in Beta" that helps me realize that the process is a fluid one. that is the nature of the beast.
about 1 year ago
Deborah Denise, I just started within the last month a new blog and new name. Starting from stratch. I know those feelings. Follow your gut.
about 1 year ago
Esther Crawford As far as a platform - I'm on Wordpress on my personal blog and Drupal on the website I run. I chose two platforms because the sites have completely different functions and long-term goals. The nice thing is that it's always possible to change down the road so don't feel like you're forever stuck on a platform.
about 1 year ago
Mary Bernard Denise-- I hear you. I am trying to step back myself right now and "reevaluate." I think I love info so much, that it all sounds great! But then it backfires, doesn't match my skills, becomes a "mistake" or whatever. I just posted a question at the top asking for others to comment on how to "shut out the noise." I need some help on how to become laser-focused.
about 1 year ago
Justice Fergie It's cliche, but we learn from our mistakes! and you never know what decision will turn out be a brilliant one if you don't take the leap. Also, don't put too much pressure on yourself. If you pick a name and decide later that it wasn't the right one, change it. It's not a big deal!
about 1 year ago
Denise Cooper/Alphamom- I love those mantras. I will have to remember those. I just am afraid the deeper I get in the harder it is to move to another platform or decide on a name. Then I'm afraid I will always feel like I'm starting over. How long does it take till that feeling goes away:)
about 1 year ago
lauramayes This is the beautiful part of this space. Constant editing. Believe me, we are always doing that at kirtsy (we changed our name, a year and hundreds of thousands of links into it). And we're reworking it now completely again, based on things we've learned over the last two years
about 1 year ago