Friday Update: Slow Progress

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I just need to write about something else. I have been working on one article for 5 days now.

Never have I spent this much time researching and devoting that much time to one single thing.

Well, that's not entirely true.

I have dedicated the last two years to learning at WA. That in itself is something I am very proud of. I can't wait for the day I can prove that it was all worth it to my family.

Note: I did attempt to add a pic in the cover image section but my internet is really slow right now and they would not load.

I don't know if it is a real disease but I often suffer from the "can't put two words much less 3 sentences together" syndrome and this week has tested my everything, but I kept chipping away at this article determined to see it through.

It has turned into a real project. I had an easy time putting together my original outline but the words for the actual content would not seem to come out or make sense when they did manage to surface.

I did reach out for some help and some lovely people responded. In fact, so many people responded I never did have time to thank you all! So Thank You!

Shout out to Rudy who helped me rephrase a couple of things and put my list in an order I could understand.

Shout out to Myideas for the advice and the "creative" knock on the head. She also asked the right questions, gave sage wisdom, and genuinely mentored me for the day.

If you have not read her latest post I'm Not Creative you should! Very thought-provoking as my comment stated.

I am always stunned at the lengths people on this platform will go to help out. It inspires me to do the same!

I do want to say thank you to those who always have my back!

I recently made the comment in chat that I don't have a WA mentor and was reminded that

You ALL Are My Mentors!

Don't get me wrong. Will always be miffed I did not get the full mentor experience, but I have never been alone on this journey. So if you have been a part of that journey I just want to say how much I appreciate the time and effort you have put in to see me succeed.

I hope that if I have future referrals I am able to guide them well.

Circling back, while I am still working on my post, it is much further along (1,854 words and counting), makes sense, is well researched, and is probably the best work I have ever done.

I have cringed a little over KYle's recent post and video about speeding up production. Adding to that Partha's 30 challenge to learn how to speed up.

I know they are both volunteer type things but it has added to the pressure to get this article done!

I made the goal to post one pin a day (of my own making). I am working on diversifying my Pinterest content. Not just links to my posts but infographics and such.

I do, of course, pin other pins, but I don't go crazy. Just one I really think my audience would like. So far my strategy is working I have bumped from 400 impressions to 1,500 in four days with my four new pins. I could use more engagement but I am excited my pins are actually out there! They are at least being seen and that is part of the battle.

I also learned two new skills this week.

How to do and use anchor tags. It ended up being simpler than I thought. I have been putting off learning about them for a while. Not sure why now!

The other skill was how to block spam IP addresses. That has relieved my nerves and email box (I get notifications when there is a new comment) of the constant spam!!


I received my second commission for my MMO site this week!

Got an email from Google saying I had 289 visitors last month!

Anyway, despite the article writing setback, I feel like I am making some real progress. It is slow but I can finally see this in action and that makes me hopeful!

Thanks for letting me babble about It felt good to write about something else for a while!

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You are making progress. If you find a restaurant you like and tell a friend, you are creative in the way you describe the meal etc. It's is just that it's probably spontaneous. You can loose that when you write. You are creative, When you write an article think about explaining the subject to a friend because you want to get them involved.
Jim

And this babble was some excellent writing, Brianna! How about that!! Keep going! You'll reach your destination!

Jeff

It sounds like your article is going to be a really good one and worth the time spent on it. It also sounds like you are doing pretty well with your other things like Pinterest too. Pinterest is my only social media because I don't think I have time to add other ones yet until I get Pinterest really well.

I think you are doing great! Don't feel pressured to go faster than you feel comfortable going. I am a slow writer also and 3 posts per week are the most I can do so far in addition to keeping up with Pinterest.

Keep up the great work!

Barbara

Great news Brie! Slow and steady wins the race and your hard work is paying off.

Keep it up…


-Mike

Hey, well done on all your hard work, I have only been a member for a few months, knew nothing of wordpress at all so that has been a real challenge but finally getting there. I have managed to build it slowly and now have 13 articles written with I hope 2 more coming today. It does take alot to time and research but I know my niche so that has made it alot easier for me.
Well done again on all your achievements, you carry on babbling lol xxxx its great to hear your story

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