Happy Birthday to The Latina-ish Blog!

It’s February 27, 2021, and my blog has been live for under 72 hours. But I’m writing this now as a sort of a time capsule/putting it out there in the universe type thing. And I wanted to get my feelings written down while they’re still fresh.

I’ve wanted to blog for a long time. Years. I didn’t pursue it though, because I felt like people would judge me (and maybe they do but oh well), I felt like I didn’t have anything to offer and I was focused on making it big so I didn’t feel genuine. I

Things I learned/did week one of blogging 

• Set up gmail with brand name

• Used the same profile pics for all accounts and kept the same name (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Squarespace, Gmail)

• Wrote and started as many posts as I could while I still had momentum

• Applied for Amazon Associates

• Wrote and posted first post

• Shared post to personal Instagram and link to post on Facebook

• Linked Instagram account to Preview App and started scheduling Instagram posts

• Set up Pinterest button on Squarespace posts

• Scheduled first 4 blog posts

• Set up pinterest account and start pinning

• Set up square space app (I find it easier to upload my pictures to my posts from my phone and then rearrange them on my laptop

• Made a running list of blog post ideas

Engagement Goals

• 100 followers on Instagram by end of March

• 100 visits to the blog per week

• 100 email subscribers

• 1,000 email subscribers

• 1,000 followers by end of the year

Content Goals

• 1 blog post per week, first 90 days are critical

• 3 Instagram posts per week

• 1 reel per week

• Post on Instagram stories every day

• First saved pin

• First Amazon Associates payment

Goals I reached

Hard lessons I learned later on

My advice

Blog posting checklist 

• Write post

• Edit pictures in Light Room

• Add pictures to the blog post

• Check layout on desktop and phone

• Add tags

• Add excerpt

• Add thumbnail

• Add location

• Schedule post

• Proofread before actual post

• Create email draft

• Schedule Instagram post

• Share to personal and blog Instagram stories

• Add Instagram links to the blog post

• Post blog post on Pinterest

• Share to Facebook

• Share to personal Instagram

• Send email newsletter