Final Post: How Did It Go?

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift; that’s why it’s called The Present.”

— Bil Keane

Summary

This has to be the craziest year I have had in my entire life between having to couch hop between friends, commuting an hour and a half to school in the spring semester, and then this pandemic making our classes go all online. I’m glad this semester is starting to come to an end because it has been a roller coaster, but with this semester being so crazy I found myself dedicating more time to my craft and trying to finish this semester strong.

As I look back at this semester and I look at the progress I have made on my website, I am proud of what I have created, but I can’t say I am 100% happy with it. While in quarantine I have discovered a new passion of mine and wish I had created my website over something I am a little bit more passionate about.

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What Do The Stats Say?

Clearly the statistics show that I didn’t reach an audience besides myself and the grader which is okay because I didn’t feel ready to share with the world the posts I was creating because I felt there wasn’t much passion behind what I was doing. I could have promoted myself through networking with other students, brands and groups. I also could have posted to the Instagram I made specifically for this website and it’s content, but in the end I wasn’t comfortable with that as well. I think the best experience I had with this project was learning how to use WordPress so in the future when I create a website over content I am passionate about I’ll be ready. Everything that I have learned throughout this class I will be able to apply to my own business that I will hopefully create through streaming and making a name for myself.

Was It Effective?

My most popular week I had was the week of February 2nd where I had 75 views and four visitors. That post was my very first one over a local favorite in San Marcos, Don Japanese Kitchen! I think this post was the most popular to my audience because I felt like it was one of the best ones I did all semester and many locals in San Marcos already love Don! Overall I am not surprised by the statistics because I didn’t put forth 100% when creating my posts, but what I will say is that this class has shown me that I have new interests and passions rather than food that I should be putting my time and effort into instead.