Making Blogging a Habit

Make blogging more than a hobby...make it a habit.

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1. Pam Kocke @pyjammy MAKING BLOGGING A HABIT PYJAMMY.COM
2. Pam Kocke @pyjammy
3. Pam Kocke @pyjammy MY BLOG PYJAMMY.COM ESTABLISHED 2001
4. Pam Kocke @pyjammy 2001 HTML
5. Pam Kocke @pyjammy 2002 BLOGGER
6. Pam Kocke @pyjammy 2002 BLOGGER
7. Pam Kocke @pyjammy 2002 BLOGGER
8. Pam Kocke @pyjammy 2008 WORDPRESS.COM
9. Pam Kocke @pyjammy 2009 SELF-HOSTED WORDPRESS
10. Pam Kocke @pyjammy 2015 WORDPRESS.COM
12. Pam Kocke @pyjammy
13. Pam Kocke @pyjammy WHY?
14. Pam Kocke @pyjammy 26% 74% I wish I posted more often. I post too much. I feel fine about how often I post. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE FREQUENCY OF YOUR POSTS?
15. Pam Kocke @pyjammy “I always feel more connected to myself when I blog, so I wish I felt that way more often.” IT FEELS GOOD
16. Pam Kocke @pyjammy “I use my blog as a place to keep random thoughts - things I might not have time to discuss with someone, one-liner thoughts that I want to remember, little ideas that don't really belong anywhere in particular.” “I blog for the sake of remembering things that are happening now so I can look back on them. Kinda like a journal.” A PLACE FOR 
 RANDOM THOUGHTS
17. Pam Kocke @pyjammy “It's free therapy, it's fun, and its a great outlet for me.” “I enjoy it. It's therapeutic. I like the interactions with people in the comment section.” FREE THERAPY!
18. Pam Kocke @pyjammy “To share our experience with homeschooling” “To share teaching ideas and what is going on in my classroom.” “To share stories about family history with extended family members and to make public genealogy information that might be helpful to other researchers.” SHARE IDEAS
19. Pam Kocke @pyjammy “To keep my parents up-to-date when I travel with my boys” “It started to keep family and friends up to date on kids and life in one place.” “As a digital baby book” “To document my kids' childhood” DOCUMENT AND SHARE
20. Pam Kocke @pyjammy MAKE SOME MONEY
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22. Pam Kocke @pyjammy HOW?
23. Pam Kocke @pyjammy NABLOPOMO NAtional BLOg POsting MOnth
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31. Pam Kocke @pyjammy 0 150 300 450 600 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 183 153 274 165 114 105 131 199 544 478 483 158 341 Posting through the years
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33. Pam Kocke @pyjammy SERIAL POSTS
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35. Pam Kocke @pyjammy Growth Countdown Date-based Your garden Your children Friday Favorites Monthly update Top 15 movies
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37. Pam Kocke @pyjammy BLOGGING EVENT SELF-DIRECTED
38. Pam Kocke @pyjammy TOOLS FOR MAKING BLOGGING A HABIT
39. Pam Kocke @pyjammy PROMPTS
40. Pam Kocke @pyjammy EDITORIAL CALENDAR Photo by Dafne Cholet
41. Pam Kocke @pyjammy GENTLE REMINDERS
42. Pam Kocke @pyjammy SOCIAL MEDIA
43. Pam Kocke @pyjammy GROW YOUR COMMUNITY
44. Pam Kocke @pyjammy GOAL!
45. Pam Kocke @pyjammy STATS
46. Pam Kocke @pyjammy GO MOBILE pyjammy.com
47. Pam Kocke @pyjammy BLOCKS
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53. Pam Kocke @pyjammy Figure out what works for you Where do you find inspiration and motivation? Don’t make excuses JUST DO IT.
54. Pam Kocke @pyjammy PYJAMMY.COM