Goal Setting for Success: 5 Tips for Bloggers

5 Tips for Bloggers on how to set goals for success.

“What is it that I want from this little old blog of mine?”

“Am I seeking fame?  Fortune?  Ridiculous amounts of comments or GFC followers?”

“Do I want a really low Alexa score?  How low?”

“Am I trying to make friends, develop relationships, and grow?”

1.  Set very specific goals.  Generalized goals are a lot harder to achieve that specific goals.  If you don’t know EXACTLY what your goal is – rewrite it until it makes sense to you.
NO: Have a successful blog.
YES:  Consistently have 10,000+ page views a day.

2. Set obtainable goals.  It’s important to set attainable, incremental goals.  If you set your sights too high right from the beginning, you are only going to find disappointment and frustration along the way.   Goals should be something that encourage you and once achieved, celebrated!  Don’t set yourself up for failure.
NO: Earn $1 million my first year of blogging.
YES: Develop friendships with 5 bloggers.

3. Set goals that are challenging.  Setting goals that don’t require any effort or work from you are pointless.  I encourage you to aim high – just remember to do it reasonably.
NO: Post once a week.
YES: Consistently post 4-5 a week.

4.  Develop time-specific goals.  Goals can be broken down into days, weeks, months, and years.  Figure out what works best for you.   I set monthly goals, 6 month goals, and yearly goals.
NO: 5,000 Facebook fans
YES: 6 month goal: 500 Facebook fans, 1 year goal: 1500 Facebook fans, 2 year goal: 5,000 Facebook fans

5. Set goals AND develop a set of steps to get you to that goal.  One technique we learned at Bloggy Boot Camp was called back-casting.  It’s when you look at your end game {final goal} and work backwards.  So instead of figuring out steps 1, 2, 3 – start with step 10, figure out where you would need to be before that {step 9}, and what you would need to do to get to step 9 {Step 8} and so on.  Knowing where you want to end up is just as important as knowing where you stand today.
NO:  5,000 Facebook Fans
YES: 5,000 Facebook Fans
Step 1. Engage with my Facebook audience daily
Step 2. Promote my posts on Facebook
Step 3. Share and like other’s posts.

See Part 1: 15 Steps Every Blogger Should Take…Today!

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