It's Been a Long Time

byenriquetrips

610 followers

3 years ago

Hello, everyone!

This year has been tough. On top of what we already know, there was so much going on in my life that I felt I needed a break from everything and everyone. So I decided to travel solo for the first time to reconnect with my inner self. It was something I really enjoyed and plan on doing again sometime in the future.

I should've brought my laptop along, but honestly, I don't think I would have posted anything anyway. I felt so frustrated, and I just needed some time alone to reflect and decide my next move.

Too Much to Handle

Currently, I have two blogs: one about travel and another one about the French language. "Why do you have two blogs?" you might ask. Well, I started my travel blog in November 2019 and was barely starting when COVID hit. I continued writing, but I must confess it was harder to do since no one was looking to travel during the first months of lockdown.

So I decided to create another blog based on another passion of mine: French. I started writing in May 2020 and joined a few affiliate programs.

I also created 2 YouTube channels, and so far, I have only posted 2 videos. It's a lot of work, and I'm barely learning all that editing stuff.

An Involuntary Hiatus

As I mentioned above, I didn't bring my laptop to my trip. I had planned to come back home in June, but then I fell sick and even had to undergo surgery. I stayed in the hospital for one week, but that was just the beginning. My recovery was slow and painful.

I was stuck in Mexico and my access to the internet was limited, so I couldn't work on my sites. Besides, I didn't feel like it, either.

After three long months, I was finally able to come back home.

A Big Surprise

Back from my trip, I was pleased to find out that my French blog has 5 posts on Google's first page. Honestly, I never imagined I could achieve that before the first year was over. But it happened.

Then I checked my travel site, and although it has been doing better than the first months, it's not what I expected. I have a couple of posts on Google page #1 and have been getting some organic comments and redirects from Pinterest, which gives me some hope.

Comparing my two sites, I have way more impressions and shares from my French blog, which is newer lol.

Now What?

It feels really good to be ranked on Google. I even received comments from the admins of two sites I reviewed.

The problem is there are no sales yet. At this point, I don't know what else to do.

I'm about to start a subscriber list on my travel site. I will give out an ebook in exchange for their emails.

Regarding guest posting, I only did it once, but I'm not sure about the result.

I'd like to concentrate on just one site, but I don't want to get rid of either of my two sites. It's hard to make a decision.

Wrap-up

It feels good to be back. I have to get used again to writing and everything it entails. It's just that managing two sites along with Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest is too overwhelming. If only life were simpler lol...

Anyway, thanks for reading. I'll try to comment here now and then. Take care, everyone!