Goin' for it!

I never intended on blogging about blogging but this subject has been at the forefront of my life recently and I find it really fascinating. I officially started my blog like 2 months ago and since then I froze... It's not that I haven't been making it a priority or anything. In fact, I have been binge reading all of the articles and advice I could possibly find. I even went to the library yesterday and checked out "Blogging for Dummies" (I will let you know how it is later ;-)) I've just had all of these fears about messing up and failing and missing out on something or doing it wrong. The more I read about it, the less confident I feel. I keep hearing from other bloggers "I wish I would have done _____ when I started my blog" and I don't want to end up learning those lessons the hard way.

After 2 weeks I am realizing all of this obsessing has gotten me absolutely no where. I have decided I just need to post something, and since this is what has caught my attention lately, I wanted to share a bit about what I have been learning about blogging. Along the way I have found that other bloggers are the best resources. It is so great to know that there is very little competition in the blogging community. Contrarily, bloggers are really helpful and eager to share their secrets to success and teach what they have learned. I have visited many blogs that have been very helpful, but a few of them stand out. (It sounds silly, but I feel like they have become my best friends and I've never met them!)

My top 3:

1. Abby at justagirlandherblog.com has really given me the push to actually start my blog. She breaks everything down so it is easy to understand. I took her "7 Days to Start a Blog" challenge and that is how this little beauty of a blog was born :-).  I even had a question that I emailed to her and she actually responded!
2. Pat Flynn at Smart Passive Income has a great newsletter that I signed up for. I am really interested in earning as I blog and he has great tips! I am not very savvy when it comes to this stuff, but I don't need to be to understand what he is saying. It has also been so motivational to just read about all of the possibilities there are to earn money through blogging. He also seems to be so genuine and sincere and I love that.
3. Amy Lynn Andrews has wonderful new blogger friendly site. Her website seems to be specifically for teaching blogging. She has a great Contents page that has tons of helpful posts on blogging and how to be effective and meet your blogging goals. She goes over all of the basics there. Also check out her "Useletter." This is a weekly email with loads of information. This can be overwhelming and sometimes I don't know what to do with the info, but the contents page is great!

As I mentioned, I was completely overwhelmed by all of the tons and tons of "help" and didn't know where to begin. If you are thinking about starting a blog I would recommend referring to these first. Now, I will say, I did not follow every step or all of the advice that I was given. I even found some conflicting advice. I am just trusting that I don't need to be an expert before I move forward and I know there will be a learning curve and I will know more and become better the more I do it. I have come to the realization that I am going to make mistakes and maybe miss out on opportunities, but that cant stop me. It didn't stop the other bloggers who share their regrets and they are doing just fine! I have decided that this is going to be a process and a wonderful journey and I can't miss out that.

Is there something on your heart that you have been thinking about pursuing? What is stopping you from goin' for i