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title: "Blogging Resolutions For 2016"
url: https://thebloggingbrew.com/blogging-resolutions-for-2016/
description: "The new year is less than a month away, and I’m already thinking about how I want to make 2016 the best year yet! I’ve got all sorts of plans for myself, from travel."
published: 2015-12-05
updated: 2015-12-05
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# Blogging Resolutions For 2016

Published 2015-12-05

December 5, 2015 · filed under [blog growth](https://thebloggingbrew.com/category/blog-growth/) · [ permalink: /blogging-resolutions-for-2016/ ]

The new year is less than a month away, and I’m already thinking about how I want to make 2016 the best year yet! I’ve got all sorts of plans for myself, from travel destinations to college goals, but I also have a ton of ideas for my blog. I want to start the new year with a plan in mind of how to grow my blog more than ever before, so here are a few of my blogging resolutions and other ways to prepare your blog for the new year!

### Preparing Your Blog For The New Year

- analyze which topics you covered this year, and how your audience responded to them
- write down your most-viewed posts for the year and why you think they did so well
- come up with a list of posts you absolutely want to create next year
- figure out which social media platforms you received the most traffic from, and how you can replicate that success on the others
- write down anything you wish you’d changed about your blog, but never had the time to
- think about whether this is the year to make a big change to your blog (new design? complete rebrand?)
- reestablish who your audience is and figure out if you’re really gearing your posts towards their interests
- decide whether your post images are grasping people’s attention, and if not, brainstorm some new designs!
- look over your social media profiles to see if they’re cohesive and speak to your brand

### Blogging Resolutions

- invest in a great design that you can’t take your eyes off of
- learn a new skill that can be applied to your blog (graphic design, coding, creative writing)
- commit to a blogging schedule that works for you, even if it’s just a day a week
- take more pictures to use on your blog in place of stock photos
- start a big project that’s connected to your blog (write an e-book, open up a shop, design blogs)
- create an email list if you don’t already have one (I still don’t!)
- clean up your sidebar/footer if it’s getting cluttered by making all of your images the same width and removing any unnecessary sections
- write more [engaging posts](https://thebloggingbrew.com/how-to-engage-your-blog-readers/) that keep your readers wanting more
- organize your navigation bar and remove any unnecessary links
- update your blog/social media profiles with a more recent picture of yourself
- set aside some time for yourself this year [away from your blog](https://thebloggingbrew.com/how-to-take-a-break-from-blogging/)!
- start monetizing your blog, or revamp your current monetization strategy
- update your about page (you’ve probably changed a lot over the year!)

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