Okay, a little real talk here for my February edition of Out of Office.
I knew that starting my own business would be filled with peaks and valleys, but I wasn’t really prepared for the valley that was February.
Call it mercury in retrograde or whatever you want, my mood was super off this month. I was dealing with a tough cold for most of the month, some aggravating skin issues and just a lot of overwhelm, and I really let it get to me.
On top of that, I felt like I had completely lost momentum with my blog and it weighed on me. I have been putting so much effort and time into my blog, Instagram, giveaways and avoiding cutting corners like buying followers, engagement tribes, etc. January was a GREAT month for me and I saw great growth, but things really slowed down in February.
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It can be very discouraging and disheartening when you are putting so much creative energy into something that you own, and not getting the response that you hope for.
That said, I know that is a decision to be discouraged and disheartened, and it is a decision to be optimistic and positive. So I am going to make the decision to be optimistic and positive about the growth and response that I will see in this next month! Time to get shit done.
some wins from this month:
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- Signed one new freelance client
- First month that I hit all of my goals on LIKEtoKNOW.it! Follow me on the app by searching ‘sammmyhill’ in the Influencer Search!
- Organized and ran my second Instagram giveaway
- Launched The Daily Dose on my blog
- Published 13 blog posts in February, and these were my top three posts:
some losses from this month:
- Saw half as many pageviews as the previous month
- Felt very discouraged and disappointed
- Had a nasty cold for almost three weeks!
february by the numbers
- Over 400 entries on my Cult Beauty Favourites giveaway
- 929 pageviews
- Signed one new client and got full payment!
I hope that you enjoy reading the very real and raw details of this out of office journey of mine. I love having a space to talk about this and I hope that it might be helpful to someone else one day!
If you have any questions about my Out of Office career, send me a DM on Instagram or send me an email at sammy@sammmyhill.com.
Thanks for reading! xoxo
