275: How One Blogger Quit Her Job and Started a Lifestyle Blog

How One Blogger Took Action, Left Her Job, and Began a Lifestyle Blog

Today marks the end of our series featuring stories from new bloggers. We really hope you’ve enjoyed them.

Jackie Baker recently started a lifestyle blog that celebrates the beauty in everyday life. She considered blogging as a business because she needed a career change that would both challenge her and leave time for a vacation once in a while.

But what would she write about? Jackie narrowed her blog’s focus to a few topics that bring joy, peace, and happiness to both her readers and herself. Hence the title of her blog: Pretty Things, Yummy Food.

What Jackie has learned from blogging:

• Take action and keep pushing forward when you feel stuck or scared
• Create a plan to prioritize tasks you need to get done
• Sign up for courses that show you how to start/launch a blog
• Connect with other bloggers who understand your excitement and frustration
• Embrace social media to find readers and build a community
• Use Canva to design graphics
• Don’t stress about what others think about you or your blog

Want to start a blog? Do it and don’t doubt yourself. Follow your gut, get into a blogging mindset, and find your message to discover you have plenty to offer the world.

Sign up for ProBlogger’s free Start a Blog course and participate in its International Start a Blog Day on February 7.

Links and Resources for How One Blogger Quit Her Job and Started a Lifestyle Blog:

• Pretty Things, Yummy Food Blog
• Canva
• International Start a Blog Day
• Podcast Motor

Courses

• Start a Blog
• ProBlogger Pro – 31 Days to Build a Better Blog

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