TYAT! #16
Hello hello! How are you all doing? I have been busy painting my kitchen during babies naps and staying on top of work! Balance is truly an art...am I right? I have to admit, I like the chaos (for the most part)! Anywho, I'm rambling per usual. Let's dive in to this Thursdays TYAT blog! 1.) You have been doing so many giveaways lately and your business seems to be booming. I have a blog myself which I guess is why I am wondering- spill! I have to ask has your blog/instagram got more engagement since becoming a momma? Or coincidence of timing? What are you doing differently to work with various companies? This is pretty simple. I just stopped putting myself in a box which would be fitness. I lovvve everything fitness but you know it's not my entire life and I was sick of only promoting that. There is a lot more to me (and things that I like)! That is what led to my name change on Instagram but due to signing a few contracts with companies (you will find out more about that later) I had to change it back for awhile- awkwarrrrrd! hahaha. I started to just have FUN. I did a lot less brainstorming and planning out my posts and started to just post what I actually wanted to (and when the timing worked for me). There is no strategy for my business right now. The past three years there was SO much of that going into every post, when I would post, down to what time/what day and that just got plain annoying. Honestly, I had a lot more time to be strategic and right now I do not. Suprisingly, it has been working for me and I feel blessed for that. I do believe that my engagment has increased because I have stopped focusing on a big following and have made genuine friendships on the gram and blogging scene. It went from being stressful to incredibly fun and that is why it has thrived. As far as giveaways go, I am such a fun of these for so many reasons! It hit me one day that all of these influencers/bloggers (myself included) were only promoting products we loved but not giving our following the chance to experience them as well! It is way more fun to work with companies when you make [...]