Today’s the last day of the 31-Day Blog Post Challenge that I’ve been doing on this site. For the previous 31 days (including today), I have been posting a new blog post daily, all of which were written during my daily writing sessions. Very rarely (like today) did I actually post what I wrote on the day it was written. Most days had blog posts that were written throughout the few months that I’ve been writing daily, and they should all have the matching TikTok video embedded.
I’m so glad it’s done
I’m so glad it’s done. It was never my intent to post daily forever; I wanted to do at least a month to say I did it. Just to do it. And now that it’s over, I’m relieved. I learned a lot during the month of posting, as well as during the two and a half months that preceded it when I was writing most of the content.
The win is that I finished, but there were some losses
The biggest win is that I finished. I can’t emphasize this enough. It was a goal/challenge I started back in 2021, but I didn’t finish that month. Now I can check it off my list. Even though I had the biggest win, there were still some losses. I hadn’t prepared enough. I had enough written content, more than enough. What I didn’t have was edited content. The first week, week and a half, I had edited and scheduled. I didn’t have to worry on those days. After those days ended, I edited each subsequent post either the night before or the morning of. Which added to my stress level, and frankly lowered my enjoyment. That’s all on me. But I got through it, and now I can sleep and be at peace.
What am I going to do moving forward
I may be slowing down on posting from now on, but I won’t stop completely. The plan was always to finish this challenge and then change to a consistent weekly posting schedule. I will do so with the month of August. There will be anywhere from 1 to 4 posts in a given week, and that will be beside the DFP posts when they resume at a later date*. Something else I will do is better align the content I’m posting. A lot of what I posted over the last month was scattered, topic-wise.
My hopes for what will come next
It’s all part of the learning process. That being said, I hope I can do better than I have been, and with more meaningful intent. I would like to better establish my message on this site and align my content with it. That way I can still write whatever I want, but those posts will be the exception not the norm. I learned that lesson over the last month, and want to do better with the content.
Would I do this challenge again?
Would I do this challenge again? Absolutely not. Okay, that’s not true. I probably would at some point in the future. If I’m being perfectly honest, I would want to do this challenge one more time. Just once more. Where I would have it be totally one hundred percent prepared, with every day scheduled for posting. I am satisfied with having completed this challenge this month, but if I ever feel inclined again, that’s what I would consider a satisfactory ending.
When I wake up tomorrow, I will enjoy not having to worry about posting. I will very much appreciate not having to worry about that. But even more, I look forward to prioritizing the quality of the blog posts rather than the quality. So that my writing can keep improving, and I can continue relishing my time blogging.
*I am fairly certain I have mentioned this before, but the DFP is on hiatus (in video and blog form) due to the SAG Aftra/WGA strike. It will return when the strike ends.
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