Truly My Way is back! In case this is your first time reading this Truly My Way is a way for me to document my "adventures" in blogging. I've talked about using StumbleUpon, scheduling content, and increasing Instagram traffic. I can honestly say I've missed concentrating on one aspect of blogging per week, but in order to grow multitasking is a must! Here are my favorite blogging apps that help me do just that!

Truly My Way - Week 11: Top 5 Blogging Tips

I spend a few minutes everyday to read articles on improving my blog's reach and tips for making it big as a blogger. With all this information, it's so easy to get overwhelmed and discouraged. I thought this week would be the perfect opportunity to summarize everything I've read/learned/adopted about blogging. Here are my top 5 blogging tips:

Truly My Way - Week 10: Facebook Groups

Last week was about Instagram and how to create a popular feed. This week was supposed to be about gaining followers on Instagram, but I found myself immersed in Facebook and some amazing blogging groups. It was such a good feeling reading all the comments and concerns from other bloggers who are in the same position as me. Continue reading to see what I've learned this week!

Truly My Way - Week 9: Instagram, Pt. 1

This week's adventure is about everybody's favorite social app, Instagram! This app can be a fun way to promote your blog posts and show everybody what you're up to. Continue reading to see how I've been using my Instagram. I've also thrown in a few of my favorite pics. Follow me @trulyyoursa for more!

Truly My Way - Week 8: Photography

Photography is such a big part of blogging and there's hundreds of tutorials, tips and tricks to making your photos look amazing. I took the time this week to experiment with my photography. Continue reading to see what I learned!

Truly My Way - Week 7: Content Scheduling

Scheduling is a very important part of blogging. You need to schedule time to write, take photos and edit them, plan out blog posts, brainstorm new ideas, etc! Having a content schedule planned out in advance will take a lot of stress and worry out of blogging. I just recently started planning and making a content schedule for my blog. I find it easier than randomly deciding I wanted to post something on any given day. Read on to see my tips for a (somewhat) consistent content schedule!

Truly My Way - Week 6: Link Ups

In case you missed last week's Truly My Way it was about StumbleUpon and how it increased my pageviews exponentially. This week is also about increasing pageviews and comments, but through blogging link ups. A blog link up is exactly what it sounds like: a place to insert your blog link and increase the post's exposure. Continue reading to check out some of my favorite link ups and how I used them.

Truly My Way - Week 5: Stumbleupon

Not very many people have heard of StumbleUpon. I hadn't even heard of it until I came across an article on Pinterest by Krystal of Perfect Enough for Us. StumbleUpon is a social media app/website that shows you content based on your interests or likes. The content is new and fresh every time you open the site so it offers you a new experience each time you use it.

Krystal explained how she used this site/app to increase her pageviews. If you read my previous posts then you know that one of my blog goals is to increase my pageviews. I can definitely say StumbleUpon has helped with that. Continue reading to see how I used it!

Truly My Way - Week 4: Blog Reflection

This week's topic is about taking a long, hard look inside myself. I know that sounds deep and mysterious, but blogging is personal and takes a lot of self reflection about what content I share with the world. This is one of the biggest things I did when I decided I wanted to start taking blogging seriously.

Truly My Way - Week 3: Pinterest

This week was supposed to be about blog reflection, but I've been using my Pinterest account a lot more recently so it seemed like the ideal time to write about it. Pinterest has been a huge help during my blogging time. It can be used for so many things! I mainly use it for tips and tricks to make my blog better. It can also be used for blog post ideas, to gain more exposure for your blog, or keep up with other people's blogs.

When I'm on my computer (and I actually remember to do this) I pin photos from my blog in the hopes that people will see them and click through to my blog. There's actually a lot of good that can come from this and there's quite a few pins on my Blog Lovin' board that go into detail about doing this. My favorite is from Krystal of Perfect Enough For Us (check it out here) in which she gives all her 'secrets' for making Pinterest work for you. I just started to use BoardBooster and I love how easy it is to schedule constant pins. I haven't been using it long enough to see any significant boost in blog traffic, but as soon as I do I'll be sure to update this post or include it in a future post.

Happy blogging!

Truly My Way - Week 2: Getting Noticed

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This past week has been exciting. This week's goal was to get more page views or to just get noticed in general. I've received over 100 page views on this blog! I'm pretty sure 50% of them are mine, but I'm happy either way. I know this was supposed to post yesterday, but I messed up the scheduling -.- Bear with me as I'm still getting used to using Blogger on a regular basis.

Truly My Way - Week 1: Introduction

Yesterday was an exciting day for me. I decided that I wanted to fully dedicate time to my blog; time to make it more than just a place for me. I want to share my ideas, thoughts, visions with the world and I feel like now is the right time.