Starting my blog was one of the biggest highlights of 2017 for me. I’ve learned so much in the past 5 months and I couldn’t be happier about my success as a blogger so far.

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I have big goals for 2018, so I figured I would share some stats from my blog and social media to motivate myself (and hopefully other new bloggers) to work toward those goals this year!

Blog Stats

Here’s the breakdown month by month:

August:

• Views – 3,143
• Visitors – 1,308

September:

• Views – 1,055
• Visitors – 650

October:

• Views – 887
• Visitors – 536

November:

• Views – 972
• Visitors – 729

December:

• Views – 694
• Visitors – 522

Goals for 2018:

• Reach and maintain a steady number of page views a month (hopefully at least 1,000 per month)
• Blog about more real life situations
• Build an email list of subscribers
• Get featured on a bigger platform

Subscribe to my blog → Subscribe

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Social Media Stats

Instagram

My Instagram has definitely grown the most in the past 5 months. I’ve made so many wonderful connections with fellow mamas, bloggers, and brands. The community on Instagram is wonderful and I’m excited to continue to grow my following this year!

I’ve also been able to make some money from Instagram by helping to promote brands through an ambassador program called Heartbeat. Making money with Heartbeat is simple. You will either get sent a product or be asked to post an image from the brand you are promoting. Once you post your image and a genuine review or description of the product, you will get paid a certain fee as long as your post is up for the required 72 hours. The fee you are paid is based on your total reach (with 2,000 followers, my current pay rate is $10 per post) so you definitely don’t need a ton of followers to make money. I truly love working with Heartbeat and it’s been a great way to make extra money

If you would like to become an ambassador with Heartbeat, click this link! →

hrbt.io/pulse/mamastateofmind

Goals for 2018:

• Reach 5,000 followers
• Host a giveaway
• Connect with more bloggers & brands
• Get more creative with photos

Follow me → Instagram

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Twitter

I have to admit, I hardly use Twitter. It was one of the social media platforms I put on the back burner when I first started my blog. I’m still trying to figure out the best way to use it in terms of promoting my blog, so if anyone has tips, please let me know!

Goals for 2018:

• Reach 1,000 followers
• Tweet more
• Engage with others’ tweets

Follow me → Twitter

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Facebook

So far, Facebook has mainly just been where I share my latest blog posts because they’re easiest to share from there. Facebook can be one of the most powerful tools for bloggers, so I definitely need to step up my game this year!

Goals for 2018:

• Reach 1,000 likes/follows
• Create a Facebook group for Mama State of Mind
• Have a post go viral

Follow me → Facebook

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Pinterest

I’ve always been a huge fan of Pinterest, even before I became a blogger. So, utilizing it for my blog has been really fun and easy so far. I love pinning images for inspiration and seeing others enjoying my pins as well. In fact, Pinterest is my #1 source of traffic and I receive blog visitors from the pins I’ve shared every single day. I credit most of my success on Pinterest to Tailwind. I’ve definitely seen a huge jump in repins and click through to my blog posts since I started using their services. So, if you’re a blogger and you aren’t using Tailwind, you can sign up here → Tailwind

Goals for 2018:

• Reach 1,000 followers
• Have a pin go viral
• Use Tailwind more

Follow me → Pinterest

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2017 was a huge year of growth for me. I discovered so much about myself thanks to blogging and the experiences that come with it. My blog did so well in it’s first 5 months and I can’t wait to see what 2018 will bring.

I also want to thank each and every one of my readers and followers. The success I’ve had wouldn’t have been possible without all of you. I’m truly so grateful and I’m excited to have you all along for the journey this year!