Have you set a New Years resolution for this year? This is a question that I thought would be good to answer. The funny thing is that when I wrote down this question, I hadn’t quite thought of any new year’s resolutions. I had a few things in mind for what I wanted to accomplish next year, but it wasn’t a New Year’s resolution. So I guess I will use this time to create my New Year’s resolutions. My blog goals for next year include the following:

Website Layout

I would like to have a designated website layout that I do not have to make any changes to. I am happy with my page design but there are a few more elements that I will be adding later on my main focus right now is to concentrate on creating content. I want to refresh my layout design, possibly alter my color scheme, and add a sidebar and a few widgets for better site navigation. I also want to create subscriber forms for visiting guests.

Content Creation

Currently, I have about 130 posts on my website. While that may seem like many for some people I believe that it is a fairly low number compared to the number of categories I have on my page. This was a long-term goal that I had for my page in order to keep me motivated. I would like to have at least 100 posts in each category but that may seem like a large task for just one year. I have a goal set in place that I would like to have at least 500 articles on my website by the end of next year.

This seems like a very doable New Years’ Resolution for me. It would only require that I post at least one article every day for a total of 30 posts a month give or take. And this will have to be done for the whole twelve months so in other words, my new year’s resolution would be to create at least 30 posts every month for 12 months. This would give me about 500 article posts by the end of next year. 

Website Traffic

Website traffic will be one of my most important focus points for next year. I would like to increase my traffic to my website by A LOT. Next year my goal is to have at least 10,000 page views for the entire year. This is a very doable goal that can be achieved. With an increasing number of posts for my content goals, this would be something I will be able to generate. Hopefully, halfway through the year if everything goes as planned. Yes I know there are plenty of resources available to me that would generate those numbers in the first week of new year but I would actually like to create personal connections with my viewers. 

Viewer comments

Let’s be honest people don’t necessarily comment on website posts. They scroll for a few minutes reading a bit of text and exit. This is most likely the case with numerous websites regardless of how large the company is. My New Years’ resolution for my viewer comments is to have at least 50-100 article comments in total for the end of next year.

Return Visitors

Return visitors are people who I have captured the attention of with engaging content creation. They are guest who viewed your blog and liked it. They may have saved it to their bookmarks or remembered your website name and went back to it. They may have subscribed to your email list and followed a link in your email which brought them back to your content.

Subscribers

I don’t quite yet have an idea of what to do with my subscriber list just yet. My New Years Resolution for my subscribers is to actually create a subscriber list. I would like to have at least 100 Subscribers by the end of next year. That would be about 8 subscribers a month. This will be a resolution that may be the most challenging for me next year. I will have to put the proper forms in place for my viewers and make sure that they receive something of value by subscribing to my website.

Monetization

This is another New Years’ Resolution Goal that may also be a challenge for me going into the New Year. Of course, we all want to make money online. And yes we want to be compensated for the work and influence we provide. In reality, most people don’t really make much money online with their websites. If they do it comes from more than just creating posts and articles all day. So my Resolution here would be to at least make at least $500 from my website alone at the end of the year.

This is a very reasonable and doable goal for me which may seem pretty high for a beginner website. You can never underestimate the power of consistency. I chose this amount because it would basically be me gaining one dollar for every post that I have planned to create for that year. That sound pretty easy doesn’t it?

With the amount of creativity and content creation options available this seems like a very simple task to complete. This would entail strengthening my marketing and affiliate tactics to scale my website. This will be another important focus for me throughout the upcoming year.

Youtube

I always wanted to have a youtube channel. I just never really got around to creating one with the intent to use it for business. This year I would like to set a Resolution to actually create and organize a youtube channel that will be linked to my website. So My New Years’ Resolution would be to create a Youtube Channel and have at least 12 videos, 50 subscribers, 50 likes, and at least 12 comments. In my opinion, those numbers seem very low but that will allow me to be able to actually follow through with my resolution without taking time away from the other goals that will require the majority of my time.

Podcast

I would like to have an active podcast that is up and running for my business. This seems like a doable goal for me and with the right resources put into place, I can definitely make that happen. My goals for my podcast would be to have at least 25 audio posts on my podcast and at least 20 Subscribers.