a little thank you note.

I almost can’t believe it. Yesterday was The Clique blog’s 1st birthday! How has it already been a year?? I remember clicking “Launch Site” like it was just last month. And, since then, I’ve had SO MUCH to be grateful for, especially, you.

Yes, you reader, hold a cherished portion of my heart, thank you for sticking with me after a year.

Thank you for clicking on my blog, of all the billions of blogs out there.

Thank you to those who are thoughtful enough to comment about their day or about anything on their mind; it brings me such great joy to engage with you guys.

Thank you to those who read my monthly email newsletter, despite how long they can be, haha. It means the world to me that you guys would care enough to subscribe to my insanity 😉

Thank you for being the kind, inquisitive, beautiful genius that you are.

So, thank you, thank you, thank you! I love you all!

Now, in celebration of The Clique blog’s first birthday, I wanted to post a little achievement notes on all the milestones we passed this year!

BLOG GROWTH

When I first started, I remember being SO discouraged for months from little page views. I mean, I took them SO SERIOUSLY. I remember reading blog posts on ‘how I got 10k views a month on my blog on my first month!’ and crap like that and constantly comparing my numbers to other professional blogs that have been around for quite a while.

I find it so funny now how serious I took my numbers. I’m really happy with my numbers for 2021, if I’m being honest. Sure, they’re not the ULTIMATE BEST EVER, but it’s been my best (so far!)

So far, I’ve gotten nearly 17,000 pageviews the year of 2021! Which is so AMAZING to me! I really wasn’t anticipating this many, but I’m so happy I got this many! I’m reaching for triple this number for 2022! Fingers crossed!

As for all the other AMAZINGLY AMAZING bloggers out there who have been SO helpful and kind to me these last couple months, thank you. You guys are such amazing people, and I’m honored to know you guys!

PINTEREST

Ahh, Pinterest.

I think that my Pinterest growth, is my favorite growth of all this year! Pinterest is one of my favorite social media platforms EVER so being able to grow on this platform so much is just, so amazing.

I went from 1,000 monthly views to nearly 10 million views in 2021!

I mean, to me, thats cRaZy!!! Literally INSANE!

And I’m so grateful.

Thank you to those who viewed and saved my pins! You’ve contributed so much!

My followers have also skyrocketed from 5 to 1.9k! Which is AWESOME! Love you guys!

TWITTER

Twitter has been such a ride, guys!

I have met and befriended so many AMAZING and POSITIVE people on twitter that are so fun to connect with!

I love how I am so connected to these people and I love supporting them!!

I love all the positivity & encouraging thoughts people post!

If you’re from Twitter & you’re reading this, thank you!!

INSTAGRAM

Instagram was also so much fun!

I started an Instagram for the blog just for the sake of having one and while I’ve been mainly inactive on the platform, I still love all the wonderful people I’ve met on there & all the connections I’ve made!

If you’re from Instagram & you’re reading this, thank you!!

TO THE FUTURE…

Now, 2022, I’m anticipating SUCH AMAZING GROWTH.

Now that I see how much growth one could accomplish in a year, I’m ready to start taking my blog to the next level!

I simply ADORE what I do, and being able to have this blog as a full time business soon would be such a dream come true.

Sending you guys 1 million virtual hugs & hearts! <3, <3, <3!

So! To the future! (clink!)

Eternally grateful for you,

Sara