If The Bobby Pin was a book, this would be the end
By · Jan 01 2012The time has come to shut the doors on The Bobby Pin. There’s been a lot of change this year, and I want a fresh start. If you’ve followed me in my journey, I think you — for reals, not for fakes.
I invite you to join me in my new journey to find the best of every day. I’m calling it Make Today Great.
From great finds in fashion to great life moments, I’m wanting to find that hopeful place of excitement. I’m wanting to find greatness in every day. It’s really just the sequel to this journey. Also, I’m out of ideas for the space I created on The Bobby Pin. Between the move, graduation and the year-end, it seems final. I am in a place of change and I need a new place on the Internets. A place of thoughts I agree with — my perspectives have changed a bit since I started blogging 4.5 years ago. Some things that I defended fervently at one time are now things I feel completely opposite about.
And I never want to write a product review post ever again.
True, my blog traffic has never been better, but Ijust feel done. I know what you web savvy people are thinking. But the URL name recognition! SEO! But the pagerank! But this or that! I had a realization this year: that’s not why I blog. I set a goal to double my search engine traffic, and I did. And other than realizing that I knew a thing or two about SEO, it didn’t make me feel any better.
This space will live for awhile — but the URL and RSS feed will start redirecting to the new blog soon. I hope you will join me. To start things out, I posted some pictures on the new blog of the photo shoot we had just before leaving San Diego. Come check it out! at Maketodaygreat.org!
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Ahh, nothing like a fresh start of a new blog
I did that a few months ago after I got married. Sometimes you just gotta start new! I’m glad you’re not giving up blogging, your blog has been great to follow.
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I think that’s great! I love blogs that reflect the writer’s journey. I also like that you are going to be writing about positive things. I will be joining your over at your new site for sure!
Happy New Year!
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As your husband who is endlessly impressed by your brilliance and ability to communicate it, i wanted to make a last comment on the Bobby Pin. I love your voice on the blog. I hope you always have a piece on the web to share your thoughts.
I may not always agree and your readers may not always agree, but that is not why I read or why I think others read. We read because we enjoy your point of view. It makes us think out of our personal mental box. I read because it gives me a larger insight into what you are feeling and experiencing.
So farewell The Bobby Pin. Here’s to Make Today Great
Yay for new beginnings — see you there!
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Love the name and idea behind the new blog. Sometimes a fresh start is just that – refreshing! And what a better time than now for a new start! So excited you’ve finally arrived to “the holy land” and we can hang out more often now.
thanks for all that the bobby pin has given me.
shan
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I will definitely be following you! I’m excited to see your new space and to see what you’re going to be writing about. And I wanted to be sure to tell you that I admire your decision to do what feels right to you.
It’s really been four and a half years?! That is crazy to me. I’m so excited for the new blog. But I can’t move on without telling you thanks for this one!
thanks for bringing me along on your journeys, thoughts and endeavors… you know I’ll find you at your new space, and I totally agree. This book is closed. I’m excited to see what’s next!
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Well, fine Natalie! Lol…as long as you don’t disappear into internet nothingness, I guess you’re forgiven.
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