How Do You Know What to Blog About? {a guest post by French Country Cottage}

I've got another of my favorite bloggers here today as a mentor - Courtney from French Counrty Cottage is here to answer some beginner's questions!

Hi everyone!! So excited to be over here at Simply Klassic Home!! Thank you for asking me to be a part of your series, Kristin!

So here are the questions that Kristin asked me to share my thoughts on.

How has the focus of your blog changed from when you first began?

That's a good one. Honestly, it has changed a lot. I started writing my blog for several reasons. It was a place for me to go to that was all about pretty stuff. Decorating, design, rooms and inspirations, etc. I loved being inspired by some of the other blogs online and I wanted to share projects that I was working on as well. I have always been a writer- so it seemed like a natural thing to do and I was excited to get back to feeding that creative part of me too.

So it was like a little hobby to write a blog post here and there and decorate something and take a few pictures and share them.

Now. I have been blogging for almost two years and my blog is more like a job than just a hobby. I work in Social Media with several companies and am so thankful for that and really enjoy it.

I host my own Link Party ~ Feathered Nest Friday ~ and I also blog several more times a week than I ever thought I would, for sure.

So it has turned from a hobby to more like a part time job and I love blogging so much more than I ever thought I would It has definitely become a big part of my life.

Did you always intend for it to reach the audience it has or feature the things it does? How have you had to re-evaluate as you've grown?

When I started blogging, I hoped to reach other people like me and to inspire them like so many bloggers have inspired me. I didn't plan on hosting a link party, or know that I would actually use my blog for work that just kind of happened. I have definitely had to re-evaluate some things because blogging can start to take over and you have to find a balance - and that is easier said than done! I am working on it even now so If anyone knows where that balance is - let me know! ;)

To help find a good overall balance, I have had to let go of some of the stress I place on myself with regards to blogging and let things flow more naturally. Sometimes I blog more, sometimes I blog less.

How do you know what to talk about? How am I supposed to know what the audience wants?

That is really a hard question because how do you know what to talk about?

I think most of us start out writing a blog and sharing just what we think people will want to read. But as you get more comfortable with your style, your blogging, etc. you realize that your readers come to your blog because they like whatever it is you are blogging about.

They might not like every post you do and there are always going to be those followers who disappear when you blog about something they don't like but you can't write a blog just for your readers because it comes from you and it is about you.

I do blog about personal things if I feel they are okay to share. I think of my readers as friends and have developed strong friendships with some of them outside of my blog. Learning more about the blogger writing the blog and what is going on in their lives really helps you feel more connected, so if you are comfortable sharing something going on in your life, why not share it?

Just remember that your blog should be what you want it to be about.

Write what you want to write.

Share what you want to share.

No one else can write your blog for you ~ it comes from you.

Courtney, I couldn't have said it better myself! Thank you so much for stopping by today to answer a few questions and offer your advice. 

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