Today we have Katelin of Gorgeous Footsteps in the Sand. Katelin and I went to college together at Denison University (class of '06!!!). Her blog just was chosen as one of Blogger's blogs to read, so I thought she'd have some good blogging advice for our year-old blog. Congrats Katelin on the achievement!!
Why did you start your blog?
I read blogs all day for my job and my friends and I had started a group blog that went nowhere so I thought I'd try one for myself.
What goals did you have for it then?
I don't think I had any. I just wanted to write and see what would happen.
What goals do you have for it now?
I think just to keep having fun with it and not let other people determine what I want to write or how I write.
How did you come up with Hollywood Tuesdays as a segment?
I started posting so much Hollywoodness all over the place that I figured Tuesdays were a good day to put them into. You can look back in the archives and I was all over the place, eventually it started to come into a rhythm of posting which I love.
Is Violet Affleck your favorite Hollywood baby because her mom went to Denison??
Haha, yeah I think that's part of it. That and she is always so happy and seems so normal and the whole family is just so freakin cute.
Do you ever feel like you share to much or your fiancee doesn't like what you share online?
Umm no I think I do a pretty good job of keeping some things private and making sure to share the good stuff. And if he didn't want me to share it I think he'd tell me.
Do you track your site visits? Does it vary or do you have the same popular days week after week?
Umm no I think I do a pretty good job of keeping some things private and making sure to share the good stuff. And if he didn't want me to share it I think he'd tell me.
Do you track your site visits? Does it vary or do you have the same popular days week after week?
Guilty as charged. I stopped for a while, but I check Sitemeter and Google Analytics pretty regularly. And it pretty much stays the same, however lately with the blogger of note recognition my readership has sky rocketed and it's sort of awesome.
Are you surprised at what posts get the most visits?
Sometimes like I think I posted a post all about TV shows I watch and I got a ton of comments but then a week later I posted something else Hollywoodish and not a whole lot of responses.
You're in California, so I've always wondered how your posts are always up at 9am for that day. In a recent post you mentioned that you post the night before. Is that something you've always done and why?
I pretty much write my posts the day or night before now and have them scheduled to go up at 2am. I didn't always do this, but it makes it easier and I realized I have a lot of East Coast readers so I figured why not have it up for them to read in the morning.
What kind of involvement do you have with BlogHer and 20-something bloggers listed on your site?
Well I went to BlogHer last year for work and I got to meet a ton of bloggers I read personally and luckily I get to do it all over again this year and I cannot wait. As for the 20 Something Bloggers it's a group that a fellow blogger started to bring us 20 somethings together and man has it worked. I was member 200 something and now it's up to almost 6,000 I believe. I definitely recommend checking it out.
Do you think ads are a good way to up a blog's readership?
Umm I don't know that they've helped my readership increase but a nice check every once and a while is fun! :)
Did you design the blog yourself?
Yeah I designed it myself, maybe one day I'll get a spiffy design made my someone who actually knows how to do that stuff, I just messed around with it.
Is your blog just as much for friends and family now as it is for you?
Yeah I think a lot of friends and family that I may not see that often are reading it and seeing stories from my life and it's great like that. And it's good for me because I can always look back on what I've written and enjoy it all over again.
Do you want comments after every post?? (Or is that just me??)
I think deep down everyone wants a comment on their posts, but if I don't get any or get a lot I'm quite alright with that too.
Gorgeous footsteps in the sand... was just named a blog to read on Blogger. I'm still new to the scene, but how does a blog get chosen for this?
Not gonna lie, it feels awesome. I couldn't believe it. I have no idea how they chose those blogs but I feel pretty freakin special.
Do you have a favorite post?
I think my favorite most is my engagement story and the time I met Ryan Gosling (or any other celeb encounter I've blogged about). Both stories just make me so happy, granted the engagement one a little bit more so :)
What do you think makes for a good blog?
I think when someone is honest, somewhat witty or funny, and blogs somewhat regularly. Those are a couple things I love in a blog and I think it helps your readers get to know you.
You recently got engaged - have you considered having the ceremony at Swasey???????? Maybe with Dale T officiating??
Haha yeah I think I'll pass on that one. Definitely
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