Pet Blogger Challenge 2014

1.How long have you been blogging? Please tell us why you started blogging, and, for anyone stopping by for the first time, give us a quick description of what your blog is about.

I have been blogging for 3 years, but this is my first dog training blog, so I’m just starting.  It’s about my dogs, training and anything else I can think of, also as my journey into the world of dog training and behavior

2. Name one thing about your blog, or one blogging goal that you accomplished during 2013, that made you most proud.

3. When you look at the post you wrote for last year’s Pet Blogger Challenge, or just think back over the past year, what about blogging has changed the most for you?

4. What lessons have you learned this year – from other blogs, or through your own experience – that could help us all with our own sites?

Just start writing what ever you want and the post usually falls in line. I have started posts and ended up writing 3, just reflect and write.

If you could ask the pet blogging community for help with one challenge you’re having with your blog, what would it be?

I would like to know what people would like to see most in a blog, like content or other.

5. What have you found to be the best ways to bring more traffic to your blog, other than by writing great content?

Blog hops, and challenges, also pictures, and sometimes facebook, also linking up to your favorite blogs

6. How much time to do you spend publicizing your blog, and do you think you should spend more or less in the coming year?

7. How do you gauge whether or not what you’re writing is appealing to your audience?

I just try to write what I feel is important and change it up as much as possible.

How do you know when it’s time to let go of a feature or theme that you’ve been writing about for a while?

8. When you’re visiting other blogs, what inspires you to comment on a post rather than just reading and moving on?

The article itself, if I have something I can say about it then I will

9. Do you do product reviews and/or giveaways?

I’m going to try to do that yes.

If so, what do you find works best, and what doesn’t work at all?

If not, is this something you’d like to do more of? What hurdle is getting in your way?

10. When writer’s block strikes and you’re feeling dog-tired, how do you recharge?

If I feel writers block maybe I will take some time to work with my dogs, nothing gets you writing like trying and failing, or trying and not failing. My dogs help over come the roadblock like they overcome training challenges

11. Have you ever taken a break from your blog? How did that go?

I took a break from my previous blog, and its been 8 months since I posted. So this is going to be my true blog.

Have you ever thought about quitting your blog altogether? What makes you stay?

I had quit other blogs, because I had nothing to say about those topics anymore or I got busy. This blog is on a subject im passionate about so I probably wont quit

12. What goals do you have for your blog in 2014?

I hope to get to post a lot, and grow it. I at least want to post twice a week minimum, so hopefully I can meet those goals