I recently received a notification from WordPress congratulating me on the anniversary of my blog.

As of June, it’s been around for 5 years! That might be a long time to some, or a short time depending on how you measure things, but in either case, it’s enough to learn a lesson or two, so I’m sharing some of what I’ve discovered about blogging since 2017 and I hope you find it helpful.

Lessons Learned From 5 Years Of Blogging

Make Things Easy To Find And Easy On The Eyes

While you’re free to choose any layout for your blog that takes your fancy, don’t forget that it’s important to make sure it’s functional for your readers.

They are the ones who will navigate it, so my first lesson is to make it as effortless as possible.

While I’ve stuck with my current look/theme for a while, I started with…