Pet Blogger Challenge
I always seem to miss these things, but thanks to Yvonne over at Scratchings and Sniffings, I caught this one! Thanks to Amy of GoPetFriendly and Edie of Will My Dog Hate Me? for hosting this Pet Blogger Challenge! Want to know more a little about us? Keep reading!
Pet Blogger Challenge
1. When did you begin your blog?
This blog and website began on April 11, 2009. It was an outgrowth of our Facebook group and twitter account, @RescueAnimals.
2. What was your original purpose for starting a blog?
We began our site to continue expanding on the work we’d started with @RescueAnimals. The original idea was for it to be a site that was as simple as our Rescue of the Week series – just having stories to celebrate what amazing pets rescued animals are.
3. Is your current purpose the same?
Obviously, it’s grown a lot from the above idea, but the mission is still the same. We advocate for the welfare of rescued animals everywhere and we celebrate the happy stories that come from a lonely pets finding their forever homes. We also support shelters, rescues, and animal welfare organizations through featured posts and try to raise awareness about how people can get involved and help animals.
4. Do you blog on a schedule or as the spirit moves you?
It’s pretty much tied between the two. Our Rescue of the Week series is scheduled for Mondays and our Shelter Sketches series is scheduled for Saturdays. This year will be a little different from previous years though because we now have 365 Days of Animal Advocacy that will be posting every single day this year. Of course, we will continue to post other articles when the spirit moves us.
5. Are you generating income from your blog?
Not really. We do sell ad space from time to time but it’s pretty much so passive that it doesn’t really exist at the moment. Hopefully in the near future we will be setting up a shop on our website where folks can buy t-shirts, postcards, artwork, etc. Look for that soon!
6. What do you like most about blogging in general and your blog in particular?
Blogging is an excellent way to share a message with the public and I love the outlet it gives us to talk about our own experiences with rescuing and adopting. We’ve actually seen what we do make a difference in the lives of animals and that is by far our favorite thing about blogging.
7. What do you like least?
When you do it every day and you’re trying to gain an audience, the demands are hard. Especially since we both have jobs and we usually don’t get time to blog until late at night (hence all the late-night posts).
8. How do you see your blog changing or growing in 2011?
Well for one we will actually be posting every single day for our 365 Days of Animal Advocacy and this is going to be a very strict schedule. I can definitely see this project growing our blog a lot in the next year. Chelsea’s Shelter Sketches have grown as well and I’m sure that it will continue to get bigger as the year goes on.
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