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If I could start my blog all over again I would....

What would you differently if you could start your blog all over again?

- register a domain name?
- hire a designer?
- not blog about my family?

What would you do differently?

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer on June 17, 2011 at 2:45pm

Well, I'm at that point right now! I was on a suuuuper long bloggy break (well, actually, I QUIT!), and after much debate, I just couldn't stop blogging. I missed it so much! I agree with a lot of what everyone has been saying here over the years about more frequent posting, getting way more focused, really getting my niche down, etc. I'm trying to get back into it and want to make sure I do it right this time. I didn't balance my REAL life with my bloggy life well enough - I neglected my family because I was too busy trying to write and post and comment and read a thousand blogs. I won't do that this time around.

As far as blog domains are concerned, I still am on Blogger (I actually really enjoy them and being able to tweak the design myself vs. free WP), I bought my domain at one point in time - but let it lapse, and now, I'm trying to figure out if I want to keep that blog alive. I'm not worried about readers (since I lost them all) and I'm not worried about my links in the ether since they don't really amount to much anyway. But I've started a new blog and am torn between the old one and this new one. *sigh* Like I said, I need to focus. :-) What a great question, with fantastic, insightful answers from everyone!

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Permalink Reply by Kimberly DiMarino on June 22, 2011 at 9:15am

I'm not too sure what I'd do differently except not have taken the looooooong break that I did. I was moving into a new house and pregnant with my second daughter. With all the comotion I let it go for a long time. Now I'm trying to get back into it. I missed it so much. I met such great people on there. I'm trying to revamp it and get more traffic but it hasn't been that easy.

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Permalink Reply by Sarah Jehnzen on June 22, 2011 at 11:23pm

I would have stayed true to myself through it all and not gotten caught up in what everyone else was doing, said I should be doing. I was happy in the beginning, not so happy last year and back on track with a bang this year. Lesson learned, but I'm a better blogger for it.

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Permalink Reply by Sara Cart on June 24, 2011 at 1:55pm

This question has actually been rolling through my mind the past few weeks. I would defiantly change the name and some of the things I've blogged about in the past. I've changed so much since I started my blog that it really doesn't fit anymore.

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Permalink Reply by Savannah Berniquez on June 27, 2011 at 11:17am

Learned about SEO in the beginning. My hubby's been teaching me and changing a LOT on my blog since last Friday, and already I've gone up a google pagerank!

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Permalink Reply by Pepper on June 27, 2011 at 8:45pm

I would have not picked the same name. I get asked all the time if my blog is a scrapping blog. But I still like the name. Sigh

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Permalink Reply by Andrea on June 30, 2011 at 8:50pm

*sigh* if I knew then what I know now....

I think we all have feel that from time to time. If I could start all over again I would be better to myself. It is not necessary to spend 12 hours a day at the computer. I have learned to be good to myself, and that not posting anything is NOT the end of the world...

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Permalink Reply by Carla Schmeing Bruns on July 4, 2011 at 11:18am

I would have done reviews/giveaways sooner. Doing the couponing and discount thing is way too time consuming. Not that reviews and giveaways aren't but nothing like the couponing thing!