purposeful blogging

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For about the last year or so I have had the desire to kick my blog into full gear… If you remember in my recent goals + dreams post, it was one of my goals for 2015!! At first I wasn’t really sure about how to go about doing that. I have done a ton of research and many hours of reading and searching for what it is that makes a blog catch on. I am by no means an expert on this at the moment and as I begin this new journey in my business I am sure there will be road bumps! However, you have start somewhere and I am starting now! It is my hope to start with purposeful blogging! Meaning, I don’t want to just ramble about random things… I am going to lay out a plan and schedule and be intentional about blogging!! I am really excited about this as it is my dream to share my art with the world as well helpful information that I have come across over the last 10 years in this industry.

When I started to think what I wanted my blog to be about I had way too many ideas bouncing around in my head… I obviously want a big focus of my blog to be about wedding photography, but I am also passionate about photography in general, business and marketing and of course everything travel and adventure! I tried to think about how to tie these things all in together and I have come up with a schedule/plan for different days of the week…

Here they are!!

marketing monday

These posts will be packed full of business tips! I have found that running a photography business is about 20% photography and 80% business – I didn’t really understand that as a wedding photographer starting out who was simply passionate about art and love stories. However, over the last 5 years since starting my own business I have come to love the business side of what I do! It has its difficult moments, but I am loving it! On Mondays I will be posting marking ideas – reviews of helpful books I have read – blogging tips – social media tips – and helpful business ideas that have worked for me in the past. These posts will be helpful to anyone in the business world, not just wedding photographers!

travel tuesday

I LOVE LOVE LOVE everything about travel and wandering around this beautiful world seeking adventure!! I feel as if I have an unquenchable thirst of wanderlust! I have been extremely blessed in my life to grow up in a family that had travel as a priority! Every year we went to a number of places and it sparked such a desire for adventure deep in my soul! As an adult, that desire is burning more than ever! I am over the moon with excitement that my husband shares this passion! He fuels my excitement for seeking adventure and I love being able to explore with him! So, on Tuesdays I will be posting photographs from our many adventures that we have had thus far – inspiration to help fuel others desire – travel dreams I have – upcoming travel adventures (there a few exciting ones coming this year!!) Basically, I want to share my passion of travel with the world. As well images from the stunning places I have been!

wedding wednesday

I am smitten with everything having to do with love! I adore hearing others love stories… Each one is so unique! When I started to get into photography and began to love the art of it, I wasn’t sure that wedding photography was for me. Weddings come with A LOT of responsibility and the pressure is on! However, over the last 10 years I have fallen completely in love with this industry! On Wednesdays I will be posting past weddings I have shot – inspiration for those planning their wedding – wedding trends – love stories – marriage inspiration – engagement shoots and so on… Wednesdays will all about weddings!!

selfie sunday

I am not a fan of posting ‘selfies’ of myself, but the phrase is catchy! I don’t only want my blog to be about work… I also want to connect with my readers and show who I really am! On Sundays I will be posting random tidbits about myself! These will be personal posts about things I enjoy, fun facts about myself, my family/friends… Basically it will be a fun way to get to know me and my world!


 These will be the guidelines I will use from now on when blogging!! I am really excited to start purposeful blogging!

I would ask for your understanding as there may be glitches as I get this rolling… However, I hope to get it all started the week of March 2nd! I will be posting in the mornings on these days. So, be on the lookout and thank you so much for reading my blog – it means the world to me!

I hope you enjoy the new purposeful blogging of Visual Poetry!

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