{"id":6176,"date":"2024-02-27T13:59:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T12:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justshareforyou.store\/?p=6176"},"modified":"2024-02-27T13:59:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T12:59:05","slug":"the-future-of-its-casual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justshareforyou.store\/index.php\/2024\/02\/27\/the-future-of-its-casual\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future Of It\u2019s Casual"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n I\u2019ve been a little MIA from the blog. I know. And it doesn\u2019t feel like the other small breaks I\u2019ve taken in the past. I understand that the title of this blog post is quite dramatic, but I\u2019ve been thinking about this for quite a while. I\u2019ll be the first to admit, I\u2019m actually having a lot of fun creating on TikTok. So that blog has kind of taken a back seat to that. For a while, I was caught in the mindset of \u201comg you should really be focusing on your blog\u201d and \u201cTikTok is so fun!\u201d.\n <\/p>\n

\n I still firmly believe that you should have a website that you OWN. I mean, are you following the saga of Emily Gemma? She has over 1 million followers on Instagram, and she was hacked. Instagram is a HUGE part of her business \u2013 and while she definitely keeps her blog well maintained \u2014 I can only imagine what she\u2019s losing in revenue. Buzzfeed reporter, Stephanie McNeal,
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\n I\u2019ve even written my fair share of posts about my relationship between my blog and Instagram \u2014
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\n . But clearly, my blog has taken a back seat. And I think that\u2019s for a few reasons.\n <\/p>\n

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\n Work is busy.
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\n I\u2019m now two years into my career with Lou & Grey. I have more responsibilities than any other company I\u2019ve been with. When I was at my previous companies, I was at a level where I didn\u2019t need to REALLY be on top of my shit. I didn\u2019t have too many responsibilities, and I was even able to get some blog stuff done during the hours of 9-to-5. Now, I\u2019m really committed to this career of mine, so I subconsciously put my website on the back burner. I knew what I was signing up for when I made the decision to not take It\u2019s Casual full time.\u00a0 That\u2019s the easy answer.\n <\/p>\n

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\n Rob encouraged me to get back on TikTok (I had an unhealthy relationship with the app, so I deleted it for 6 months) in December. And honestly? I\u2019m having fun creating random videos. I\u2019ve grown almost 7,000 followers since late December, so that\u2019s been pretty exciting for me. It\u2019s unlocked another creative side for me. I was really against video content for a while because I didn\u2019t think I was good at it. I guess I had that thought process because I already had an established following on IG, so I felt like I needed to take video content seriously. When I got back on TikTok with only 100 followers, I took it less seriously. And that\u2019s when I started having fun with it! It\u2019s unlocked a lot of new followers and markets, I\u2019ve seen some followers translate over to Instagram too! I\u2019ve also seen an increase in pageviews as well because I\u2019m able to add a link in my bio on TikTok.\n <\/p>\n

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\n In addition to TikTok, I\u2019m working on my newsletter. Don\u2019t put your eggs in one basket. I feel like it\u2019s a cool thing to have. So that\u2019s where I\u2019ve been doing my longer form content. I\u2019m trying to find ways to grow my newsletter. I\u2019m doing some research, taking polls on IG, and figuring out something that is beneficial to both myself and to those taking the time to subscribe.\n <\/p>\n

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\n \u2026and that leads me to also answer the question, \u201cWhat\u2019s the future of It\u2019s Casual?\u201d
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\n Right now, I have no plans on never blogging again. But I think I want this actual website to be more of a \u201cone stop shop\u201d. I mainly just want a place where everything I want to share can live forever. So I\u2019ll continue updating my monthly favorites, my shop page, and of course, I still want to write. But for the most part, you\u2019re not going to see a new post every day on here. I\u2019m still trying to figure out a schedule, but I think Wednesdays are going to be my day for It\u2019s Casual (the blog). If you want to see those longer form\/more in depth posts from me, you\u2019ll be able to find it in my newsletter.
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\n ! I only send newsletters twice a week, so you\u2019ll never have your inbox flooded from me.\n <\/p>\n

\n And if you\u2019re still here after all that\u2026cool, thank you! If you have ANY feedback \u2014 leave me a comment below OR shoot me an email \u2014 dana@itscasualblog.com\n <\/p>\n

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