Sunday Social – Blogging

It’s Sunday Social day where Ashley and Neely post questions each week for people to answer on their blogs and a linkup.

  • What is the name of your blog? How long have you been blogging?
    I have two.  I’ve been writing Columbus on the Cheap since March of 2009.  I started doing it because I didn’t think there was a great resource about free and cheap events around the city. So that’s what I did.  It’s kind of boring because it’s more informational than editorial.  I’m just trying to give people the facts and don’t put a lot of personal info into it – I see it a more of a resource than anything else.  It gets a lot of traffic, but not a lot of interaction.  I only make a tiny bit of money off of it, but I continue because I think it’s a valuable resource. Through CotC, I became a contributor of Living on the Cheap, so I blog over there about twice a month.
    This blog, That’s What We Did, has been around since last January and is my personal effort.  I’ll answer the rest of the questions regarding this.
  • Why do you blog?
    I love writing and I wanted a way to record what’s going on in our life and a place to put my recipes and such.  We don’t live near our families, so it’s a way they can keep up with what’s going on in our lives.  I like reading other’s personal blogs, too, so it’s nice to be a part of that group.
  • What is the first blog you ever followed?
    I have no idea.  Probably a financial-based or recipe blog.  There’s also a fair chance I’m not still reading it because there are just so many good ones out there that I have to weed out ones that aren’t as relevant to me sometimes.
  • What is your favorite post you wrote in 2012?
    Probably the Siesta Key Sept. recap because it was such a fun trip and I love the pictures.sk sunset bird
  • What are your blogging goals for 2013?
    Gain followers – I don’t have many at all, so I just want to grow the site.  I started a FB page for the site, so that should help.
  • Top 3 favorite blogs to follow?
    I definitely can’t pick.  I read so many and like various ones for different reasons.  I guess I’d have to say the ones where I know the writers in real life, like my SIL’s and a friend’s.  I do have a section in my rss feeds for sites that I want to try to catch up with everyday, and A Complete Waste of Makeup is definitely in that section.  I also love Young House Love – they do inexpensive house projects and updates and their posts are so much fun to read.  I got their book for Christmas, so I can’t wait to crack into that and find some projects to do at our house.

I’d love to hear your answers in the comments – pick your favorite question!

 

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