How Blogging Changed My Life

I’m so excited to write this post on how blogging changed my life!  I have been wanting to share my experience as a blogger now for quite some time.  I have been blogging now for 7 years- which sounds crazy!  I started in the fall of 2013.  I wasn’t consistent though until January of 2015.  I know the statement how blogging changed my life is big but I truly mean it and want to share with you how it has. 

Before you keep reading I wanted to let you know that my friend Kate just opened her 99 Step Roadmap To Profitable Blogging!  This roadmap shares step by step how to create a six-figure blog.  She also shares her exact process she used to grow her blog to $150,000 in 3 years.  She shares all the details!  

I couldn’t think of a better person to share with my audience than Kate.  She created a six-figure blog herself and then created a course that shares all of her knowledge.  I took the course and my blog has never been the same!  Even as a seasoned blogger I learned so much. I wish I would have had it in the beginning of my blogging journey.  

Don’t miss out on this resource!  

 

Check out her 99 Step Roadmap To Profitable Blogging here!

 

How it all started…

 

I had wanted to blog for a couple years before I actually published my first post.  I finally just did it because I knew I would always find an excuse not too.  I had really changed my life over to a more natural lifestyle in 2010.  I read a book called No More Dirty Looks and it literally transformed my life!  I couldn’t look at a tube of toothpaste anymore without wondering what was lurking inside.  I had already started to eat clean, but had no idea about all the toxins in our everyday products.  As I learned more, I wanted to share it with anyone who would listen.  Friends and family kept encouraging me to start a blog.  It seemed so daunting at first but I realized I just had to start- and so I did.  

Looking back at my first blog post I have a mix of emotions.  On one hand I’m so proud of how far I’ve come and the other hand I can’t believe how little I knew about blogging. I was armed with passion and a desire to share with others.  This drive I believe helped me be consistent in my journey and not stop even when things got hard.

I want to share with you how blogging has changed my life.  I get questions all the time asking me how I got started, how much money I make and all the things. I get it, blogging can seem kind of mysterious in a way.  I want to demystify blogging over the next several weeks.  I’ll be sharing a handful of blog posts that hopefully clear away some confusion and help convince you of the many benefits of blogging- because there are so many!  

Today I want to focus on how it’s impacted my life in so many positive ways and how blogging has changed my life for the better.

 

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Blogging has given me the flexibility I craved-

 

I really got serious about blogging after my first daughter was born.  She was 6 months and I knew I had to change something.  I had my own organic salon at the time and while I loved my clientele and job, I didn’t love that I had to be away from my daughter so much and in order to make money I literally had to be working on a client.  It quickly got old as my hubs would get off work at 5 and then I would start work.  Then I would work Saturdays and even Sundays.  We didn’t have any family time, or flexibility.  I didn’t see my hubs hardly and I had to physically be working in order to make money.  I remember thinking how am I going to have more kids?!  I started to blog but it was sporadic at night when I wasn’t working.  While I did it for a couple months and I know a lot of people do it as well, it was too much for me.  I knew I needed to change something. I told my hubs that I wanted to quit doing hair and start blogging full time.  He was super supportive.  We knew for this to happen we needed to move out of our current house and downsize.  I wasn’t making any money from the blog and there was no way we could support our current living situation if I wasn’t working as well.  

So we downsized.  We went from living in a house to living in a condo.  It was hard but at the same time so worth it!  I remember being excited about all the time I would gain to work on the blog if I moved.  Once we moved I spent all my free time on the blog.  I would spend nap times, night time and any other time I could get.  I told myself I had to post a blog post once per week and I did.  Slowly it started to grow.  Looking back I knew nothing, but had a vision of what I wanted.  I craved flexibility and a job that I would make that a reality and that I loved.  Well, I got both!

Now, I can take time off when I want.  I can work where I want.  I don’t even have to leave my house.  

I can be with my kids all day if I want or have a babysitter come and work on the blog for 4 hours.  I set my schedule and my time and that is literally the best feeling in the world!  If my kids get sick or I don’t feel well, I don’t call in sick- I’m the boss.  I take the day off.  I can work on a trip if I need too.  Having flexibility with my job has been the biggest game changer in my life.  Blogging has afforded me that luxury.

 

Check out her 99 Step Roadmap To Profitable Blogging here!

 

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Blogging as increased my income in more ways than I thought possible!

 

Blogging has increased my income-

 

Often people don’t want to talk about money, even though I know it’s on everyone’s mind!  Let’s be real most people can’t blog just for the sake of blogging.  Great if you can but eventually everyone want’s to get paid- me included.  I never realized the vast opportunities and income possibilities that blogging would bring to me.  Like most people when I started I had no idea how bloggers even got paid.  Little did I know that you could actually make a decent earning from sharing your passion and helping others.

Blogging has literally helped my husband and I financially so many times.  I don’t know where we would be if we hadn’t had it for specific life events. For example, my husband got laid off in 2018.  My blog supported us for literally a year while he built up his business and found something new.  We weren’t stressed about the future like we could have been since we had the blog to help support us during that time.  It was also huge this past year as my husband ran for a political office in our county.  He had to step away from his job for about 5 months and during that time he wasn’t getting paid.  My blog was able to help us out financially during that time when he was campaigning and give us incredible flexibility.  The amount of money I’ve been able to make compared to my previous job, while also having the flexibility has been the real winner.  I could have had a 9-5 job but with the life events I just shared that would have added more stress to our lives.  The magic for me has been having the earning potential, plus flexibility.  It’s the best of both worlds!

It also has given me the income to be able to get help when it comes to cleaning my house, and babysitting.  I can create the life I want.  I can take Fridays off because I want too and not be worried about whether I’ll get paid for those hours.  My income has increased more than I ever imagined and I feel like I’m not working harder but smarter.  I don’t equate hours worked to hours earned.  Not that I don’t work hard, because I do but I’m not clocking in 8 hours everyday to get paid an hourly wage.  The sky is the limit for how much money I want to make.  There is no ceiling!  As a stylist there were only so many hours in a day and only so long I could work.  With blogging there is no cap on earning potential.  You really are your own boss and creator of your life.  I couldn’t love this more.  

 

I didn’t realize I could make more money doing something I love, while at the same time having a flexible schedule, getting more time with my kids and creating the life I love.  

 

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I have been able to work with so many amazing brands and make some awesome friendships because of blogging.

 

Blogging has brought the best relationships into my life-

 

I can’t even begin to tell you the amount of relationships it has brought into my life.  From meeting fellow bloggers and having them become some of my closest friends, to creating dream brand partnerships- I’ve met some of the best people blogging!  It’s amazing when you step out and open yourself up to possibilities all the things that come your way.  I’ve had the opportunity to work with some of the top brands in the natural industry, consult for some of the largest corporations and meet some of the coolest people on this blogging journey.  It’s more than just a job to me.  I get to share so many amazing brands with my audience and work alongside other bloggers who truly are passionate about seeing their world change for the better.  Sometimes I pinch myself that I’m able to be a part of it all!

I remember thinking that being a mom was amazing but often felt a little lonely in the beginning.  Then blogging entered my life and really changed that perspective entirely.  Even though I work from home, I never feel lonely.  I have this amazing community I’ve built online.  It’s afforded me the chance to have adult connection and interaction, while still caring for my kids.  Whenever I talk to other bloggers they always say the relationship piece is something they weren’t expecting to be as great as it has been.  I couldn’t agree more.  It’s like co-workers for any other job.  

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I am always learning and growing since I’ve become a blogger.

 

Blogging has created an environment where I’m constantly learning-

 

I’m learning all the time!  This has been such a fun aspect of being a blogger.  I’m always growing in my knowledge.  My passion for natural living and natural beauty has only grown these last 7 years.  I’ve had to pivot and learn new concepts and stay up to date on all the latest.  It’s a little like honing your craft and becoming the best you can be when it comes to your skill or job.  They say if you are in an industry for 5 years then you are an expert.  I couldn’t agree more!  The more I’m surrounded by like minded people, the more I learn from them.  

It’s clear to see that blogging changed my life.  It made what was once was a passion of mine and turned it into a full fledged job that now helps others on their health and wellness journey.  It’s amazing what one step can create.  

I’m so glad I branched out, took the first step and didn’t wait.  Today there are so many more resources and tools you can have that can really help accelerate your blogging journey.  I wished I would have had these resources when I started off, it would have helped me so much and sped up my growth.  I wanted to share one resource below.

I wanted to let you know that my friend Kate just opened her 99 Step Roadmap To Profitable Blogging!  This roadmap shares step by step how to create a six-figure blog.  She also shares her exact process she used to grow her blog to $150,000 in 3 years.  She shares all the details!  

I couldn’t think of a better person to share with my audience than Kate.  She created a six-figure blog herself and then created a course that shares all of her knowledge.  I took the course and my blog has never been the same!  Even as a seasoned blogger I learned so much. I wish I would have had it in the beginning of my blogging journey.  

Don’t miss out on this resource!  

 

Check out her 99 Step Roadmap To Profitable Blogging here!

 

I can’t think of a better time to start your journey then now.  Especially with a new year just upon us!  

Stay tuned for more announcements on how to turn your passion into your paycheck.  

If you liked this post on how blogging changed my life, be sure to check out past posts below:

 

 

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Sharing how blogging has impacted my life in so many positive ways!

 

 

Cheers, Suzi

Suzi

Suzi is a wife, and mama who is passionate about sharing her natural lifestyle with those around her. She created Gurl Gone Green to show how our everyday decisions, from what we use on our face, home and the food we eat affect us more than we know. She loves holding space where people can weed through the marketing clutter to find truth, and ultimately make the best decision for their families.

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