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The 2018 Blog Planner is Here! Check out new planner and my new website, A Well Crafted Blog.


 

 

Last year I designed a free blog planner with the input of the amazing Portland Bloggers team. I was excited last January to release a free printable blog planner for bloggers everywhere to utilize in organizing their blogs. Since then I’ve connected with bloggers from all over that use the planner! It has been such an amazing tool for myself in my own blog, but also in connecting bloggers with each other!

In my connections with bloggers that use the planner and with my own use of the planner I found several little edits I wanted to make. I’ve been working on these edits off and on over the year and am super stoked to finally release them! There is now not one, not two, but THREE different styles of printable blog planners with the updated planning pages.

Pages included in all three styles are:

  • Cover (2 NEW Styles!)
  • Weekly Blog Planner
  • Monthly Blog Planner
  • Blog Stats Tracking Sheet
  • Blog Post Brainstorming Sheets
  • Blogger Collaboration Sheets
  • Affiliate Networking Tracking Sheet
  • Blog Project Budgeting sheet (NEW!)
  • Expenses and Income Tracking Sheet
  • Blog Goal Sheet
  • Blog Focus Worksheet (NEW!)
  • Blog Sponsor Tracking Sheet
  • Blog Stylesheet (NEW!)

 

Check out the three printable sets:

Traditional Style Blog Planner

Black & White Style Blog Planner

Handwritten Font Style Blog Planner

 

Click HERE to download the 2014 Blog Printables.

 

OR, click here to get your 2018 version! 

 

Want more blogging resources? Check out these great e-books!

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Focus
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The past few years for me have been back and forth and all over the place when it comes to work and family. I’ve been fortunate to have been able to take time to develop my blog and freelance work to really benefit myself and my family. It wasn’t easy on my husband, son, or finances living the freelance life. I’ve appreciated that I’ve had so much support these few years though– I mean, how many people get the opportunity to really work on their dreams?

Losing Focus…

In September I was offered a full-time position as a Social Media and Marketing Specialist at an amazing company that is really doing good in the community. My freelance work and my blog had finally gotten to a place where it was being profitable and I was getting closer to my goals right before this opportunity presented itself. I knew that in accepting the full time position I would have to really step back in many areas of my life. Basically, I was at a fork in the road and I decided to just battle my way through the obstacles in my path rather than deciding to take one road over the other. A whole jungle of opportunity and challenges in front of me and there I was staring it down with my machete no where in sight.

I am disappointed in the way that I handled the transition from freelance to full-time. I let some people down and I certainly let my blog go in the process. Since September I’ve felt like I am in a constant state of juggling priorities. My health has suffered. My state of mind has suffered. My friendships have suffered.

Finding Balance…

I’m just now at a point where I feel like I am getting a handle on life again. I’m learning to say no (even when I don’t want to) to opportunities that come my way that I don’t have time to do properly. I’m working on focusing and prioritizing. Heck, I’m working on learning how to have a day off!

More than that… I’m teaching myself to blog again! I’m trying to get back to the roots of why I began blogging and what I want to get out of blogging. I’m working on regular postings and clear goals for the year.

In my desire to re-focus and prioritize my blog I thought that perhaps others out there may need to work on their focus a bit. So, I created the below printable for bloggers looking to get back on track for their blogs.

Free Printable Focus Worksheet

Click here to download your free Blog Focus Worksheet Printable

This worksheet coordinates with my Free Blog Planner Printables– check back later this week  soon for new and updated blog planner printable pages!

Free 2014 Workbook from Susannah Conway

 

Yesterday a friend of mine shared “Unravelling The Year Ahead 2014” workbook and Susannah Conway’s blog with me. I fell in love! The site is so refreshing with inspiration and resources galore. More than that… this free workbook and coordinating calendar are perfection. The gorgeous and simple design completely complement the fabulous ideas behind this workbook. (Am I gushing?)

The workbook begins with unraveling the year behind— reviewing the year with questions such as, “When did fear hold you back in 2013?” and “What did you discover about yourself in 2013?” I like that these specific questions really hone in on the year and the past year’s goals better than just trying to remember what happened over the year. I think it is much more conducive to realizing where you are in your life and moving closer to your future goals.

The second part of the workbook focuses on unraveling the year ahead— focusing in on possibilities! It isn’t just about setting goals, but establishing ways to enjoy your life as is, and to improve your life as a whole.

I’ll be printing off my copy of the workbook today and begin on filling it out. I’ll share a few of my pages via Instagram with the hastag that Susannah made for the workbook: #unravel2014. I’ll also be going through the hashtag on occasion to see what other people are doing with their workbooks. I’d love to see your pages in the feed as well!

Check out Susannah’s post about her workbook that includes a free 2014 calendar download and a download for the workbook!