I’ve finished the first month of my Happiness Project and thought I would take an opportunity to share how things went.

First, let’s look at the projects that were planned for this month.

Projects-

1. Read blogging books to help with behind the scenes projects DONE
2. Fix Monster Insights ALTERNATIVE BEING USED
3. Update sidebar DONE
4. Update Header DONE
5. Update Post Headers DONE
6. Update Post Templates DONE
7. Plan out discussion topics for year DONE
8. Set up yearly editorial calendar DONE
9. Set up tentative review schedule DONE
10. Create 4 new features (New Releases, Series Recap, Narrator Spotlight, Publishing News, Debut Spotlight, Ever Expanding TBR) DONE
11. Design newsletter format IN PROGRESS
12. Set up sign ups COMING SOON
13. Determine newsletter content DONE
14. Advertise newsletter COMING SOON
15. Look into Google Ads IN PROGRESS
16. Look into Alternate blog advertising IN PROGRESS
17. Look into media schedulers IN PROGRESS
18. Schedule Social Media Posts COMING SOON

Goals- 

1. Improve behind the scenes elements for a smoother publishing and reading experience GOAL MET!
2. Develop Editorial Calendar, complete with reviews, discussion topics, and features GOAL MET!
3. Create a newsletter with exclusive content for subscribers IN PROGRESS
4. Update visuals to illustrate message of the blog GOAL MET!
5. Add monetization where able IN PROGRESS