I had my first two paid blog posts this month!  I feel like a professional blogger now.

Blog Report July 2015

What I Changed This Month

• I created “Most Popular Blog Posts” graphics and links for my side bar.  My first two were my most popular again this month!
• VA started a new job & took a month off.  No blog parties this month.  Or at least VERY few.  I did a few when I had free time in the evenings.  I could tell a difference in my blog traffic!
• Started a Periscope account.  Super fun!  I’ve learned a lot from a few accounts but only done one myself.  Follow me at @DuctTapeDenim
• Went to gift market to stock up on extra jewelry for the fall/holiday seasons.
• Had 2 paid posts published on the Walnut Hollow blog.
• Had 2 projects published on WeddingGawker.
• Still trying to get a project published on CraftGawker!
• Added listings to Shopify shop.
• Started posting to Facebook via Hootsuite again.  Except for a daily video that I find and share live ever day.  Preparing to make and share my own videos!
• Shared all new posts on Google+.
• Created schedule on Google doc for the rest of 2015.
• Updated all posts with affiliate links, Google Adsense ads, and ShareASale ads before sharing.

Top 5 Blog Posts in July 2015

• DIY Chicken Wire Frames
• How to Make New Crates Look Old and Vintage
• Vintage End Table Painted with CeCe Caldwell Seattle Mist (Shared on CeCe Caldwell’s FB page.)
• Beaded Leather Bracelet Tutorial (Back-to-School Craft Lightning project)
• How to Alter a Man’s Shirt to Fit a Woman

July Stats

• users: 3058, +397
• page views: 5564, +293
• average session duration: 1:23, -:01
• bounce rate: 79.54%, +.43%
• acquisition from social media:
• • Pinterest: 689, + 285
  • Google: 371, +133
  • Facebook: 131, +20 (notice, more traffic even though # of followers decreased!)
  • Hometalk: 45, -157 (didn’t do much on HT this month)
  • My newsletter: 36, +7
  • WeddingGawker: 34 (NEW!)
  • Blogger: 32, -32 (shows lack of blog party involvement!)
  • Twitter: 13, +8
  • Google+: 1, -20 (who knows what happened here… I thought I shared the same amount)

• Facebook followers: 6470, decrease of 5
• Pinterest: 3167, +108
• Twitter: 1319, +21 (I was active on Periscope this month so I think a lot of people followed me over to Twitter, too.)
• Instagram: , 864, +33
• Newsletter: 525, +17
• Google+: 353, +8
• Periscope:  89 followers, 51 hearts
• YouTube: 16, +1

Goals for next month:

• Focusing on jewelry from here on out!
• Signed up for Post Planner {affiliate link}.  It looks like it’s going to be a HUGE help!
• VA will be working on Pinterest and blog parties.
• Starting Facebook ads.  Maybe weekly?
• Have 2 posts to write for DecoArts and waiting to hear on a proposal for another company.
• Now that I’ve been sharing popular videos on FB for a while I want to start creating my own short videos to share.
• Preparing for Facebook parties.

Do you have a blog?  Do you share a blog or income report?  I’d love to see it if you do.  Send me a link!

‘Til the next report,

 Ann @ Duct Tape and Denim

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