8 Things to do to Improve Your Blog. It's Time for Blogger Summer Camp!

Like most bloggers who are parents, I'm doing less on the blog during the summer holidays.  But there are few things I hope to get done to make things easier come September.  You could do some of them too.  If you like:

• Work though ideas and brainstorm content.  All bloggers aim to write a blog they'd want to read and create content they're proud of.  Honest, kind, respectful words.  Beautiful pictures. Whether you're window shopping for a life you'll never have or looking for something little more "real", there's something out there for everyone and room for everybody.  (You could even batch write some posts, take oodles of photos and do a bit of content planning as well. Total over-achiever).  

• Update old posts with new photos, titles, information, indexing to improve SEO.  Delete any posts that are out of date or no longer relevant.  

• Change your profile photo and re-write your About Me page.  If you have other pages, have a look at those as well and update if necessary.  

• Get active.  On social media and on your favourite blogs.  Look out for new, like-minded people to connect with.  Have an online space that's full of happy.  Or do the reverse and un-follow people who make you miserable, cross or have mean thoughts. 

• Up-skill.  Practice using the features on the camera on your phone or photo editing software, learn about meta-tags or how to use Buffer etc. 

• Look at your blog design and layout.  Move things around, delete anything that's no longer needed and make sure everything still works.  Then open an Incognito window in your browser to view your blog as a first time visitor with no cookies.  Then consider whether you really want that many pop ups or ads just there ... 

• Consider your posting schedule.  You may be posting x times a week, but circumstances have changed or you want to invest more time elsewhere.

And lastly ....

• Get GDPR ready.  (That's 50p in the Blogger swear box).  Even if you're outside the EU, if I can access your blog, then GDPR applies ... I have a handy checklist if you're not sure where to start.  As many countries are introducing similar legislation, doing this now may help you be ahead of the game later.  

Or you could do nothing, have a rest and return refreshed in a month's time.  When I'm going through the (blogging) motions it shows eventually.

I left the computer unattended and came back to an extra point:

• Ensuring you write lovely things about your husband is a must. Your husband is awesome and must be spoilt. 

What blogging things do you have planned for the summer?

As it is now summer holiday season, as I mentioned last week, Someplace Strange is winding down. There will be one post a week until the the schools go back in September when I have all the plans. Whatever you're doing, have a wonderful time and see you on the other side.  

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