Change is Inevitable… Make it Count

 

Predictable is boring. It might be safe, but it usually doesn’t get you very far. I’ve had the same blog design for years and I would wake up every day and look at it and think, “I need a change!” Change was a long time coming for several reasons. First, I’m not a blog designer. Ask me to redecorate a room in your house, or your office, or a hotel, and I’m all over it. I can do a mood board, draft up a floor plan, budget, purchase and install. But blog design? Nope, I haven’t got a clue. So after my amazing blog designer left the business, I was kind of lost. I would spend hours scouring the web and Pinterest for a new blog designer who would be a good fit for me. The problem was that I had absolutely no idea what I wanted. I new change needed to come… but change to what?

The second thing that held me back was that I knew I couldn’t do it myself. I’m great with the theory of blogging, know all about blog campaigns and social media… but when it comes to being techie about it all… you lost me. I can figure out a lot, but taking a chance that all my years of blog posts could magically disappear if I hit the wrong button scared the crap out of me.

So… it took forever for me to make a change. But I’m glad I finally did.

It’s not super fancy, but it is super simple. And sometimes simple really is best. The new design is a work in progress. I’m not sure what it will evolve into, but I’m getting my feet wet and trying some new things. I got over the hump of doing something new and different, and now I’m running with it.

Instead of wondering why I wasn’t getting more page views or more shares or likes on my posts, I decided the blog wasn’t going to change itself. If you don’t take a step in a new direction, you are sure to never get there.

I took the step… a little scary… and I’m excited to see what lies ahead.