6.28.2013

#backthatazzup into a real blog

Heyyyyyyy ladies and gents, 

This little baby blog of mine. I'm gonna let it shine. oh wait...

Guess what, I am a really bad blogger and also really bad with dates.  I definitely missed my 1 year blogger anniversary.  Who does that?!  Me! I do that.  I don't even know if Brad and I have an anniversary, and if we do I couldn't tell you what day it is. Whatever. Even with me being a big dummy, I have noticed that I am starting to have a real blog over here and have taken some big girl steps in the world of 'real blogging' to help it grow. Starting with figuring out Google Analytics.  Yes, I had my blog almost a year, before I actually started using it. So sue me.

I also broke down and bought a domain name. Say hello to babblingbrookelyn.com. seeya never blogspot.com. Danica Patrick even called and left me a voicemail from GoDaddy to welcome me to the team. Totally went fan girl!!! oh wait... it was a recording.

I also made a new blog button that you can find on the right sidebar.... and I set up a passion fruit account for advertising. (For all you non-bloggers out there, you probably don't care about that last part). For anyone else that would like to sponsor my blog, I wouldn't hate it :)  I only have one sponsor option up right now and it is just the sidebar button placement, but am looking to add a few more options soon!

babbling brookelyn

Also, everyone knows that Google Reader is going away right?! I am not crushing your dreams by telling you that news now?  Make sure to follow me over at BlogLovin' or Feedly.  I have always used Bloglovin' to follow all of my favorite blogs, so I am not totally sure why everyone is losing their shit over it, but the more I investigate Feedly, the more I think I like it.

Lastly, people are actually starting to leave comments about the things I write! It's like they actually enjoy my blog or something. It's weird, I know. Luckily, for me they have all been positive so far and I love interacting with more and more people!  When I fist took the plunge and started commenting on blogs and responding to people that commented on mine, I was doing it all wrong. I was a big struggle like Nadine was.....but then Kailyn changed my blogging life for the better with this tutorial. So now I can reply to comments right from my email and it's a beautiful, beautiful thing. Moral of the story, DON'T BE A NO-REPLY BLOGGER. So go now, double check to make sure you're all set up right!

Ok enough about me, I am sure you're tired of me whoring myself and my blog out. Let's get ready for the weekend and #backthatazzup with Whitney.

 
Back when Mariah was innocent and young. I miss this Mariah! 
Hurry up Friday! I want to spend the first hot weekend in Portland by the pool!!!! 
 
<3 BB 

12 comments

JumpingJE said...

So proud of you and your little baby bloggy! :) Cute button, teach me oh wise blog master!

kailyn said...

omg yes, yes yes yes. this song!

heather @ fieryandopinionated said...

happy birthday to your blog! i'm awful with dates, too - chris and i don't have an 'anniversary'. enjoy the pool this weekend!

Kalyn P said...

I'm getting a domain too! But i'm waiting because I want to coordinate it with my name change and new design. Yay girl you having g sponsors :).

Anonymous said...

Happy one year!!!

Kelly Louise said...

MARIAH!!!! <3
congrats on your 1 year!! I'm still at "one post" haha.

http://www.petiteramblings.com/

Laura Ann said...

Yay to a year!! Young Mariah is just the ticket today. I'll be by the pool too! I was SO ready for summer to start.

Cortney said...

Happy belated anniv!! Paul counts our 1 year anniv as the day I grabbed his ass at a Boyz 2 Men concert so sometimes it's just better not to remember dates. Proud of your big blogger ways!

Jill J. said...

I loved that Mariah! She was so cute then!

Congrats on all the new fancy blog stuff and yay for calling out no-reply bloggers. That drives me insane (although I was one for a while and didn't know it back in the day).

Happy weekend!

Jill
Classy with a Kick

Lauren said...

Happy Blogging Anniversary! And that song is awesome. I may have listened to that entire CD a few weeks ago at work... And if there are any secrets to your sudden blogging success, feel free to share them with me!

Create/Enjoy (@suzannahstanley) said...

Wow, you've only been blogging a year? You're great at it!

Major congrats on the domain name--I loooove how easy it is to set that up through Blogger, totally totally worth the $10/year! Aaaw yeah!!!

Unknown said...

So exciting! Your blog is looking fabulous and you're doing an amazing job with it. Congrats!