A Bittersweet Farewell to Through the Lens of Kimberly Gauthier

Update: Through the Lens will continue.  Thank you for the call to keep the blog going.  I will find the time to continue to share more about photography and me and my dogs and whatever else happens to pop in my head.

A Bittersweet Day for Through the Lens

photo credit: Mayce Hodges

After some internal debates, get the advice of colleagues, and thinking of where I’m going with my online adventures, I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s time to say goodbye to Through the Lens.

It’s a bittersweet day, because this is the first blog that I took seriously and the lessons I learned building Through the Lens are what lead me to the success I’ve had with Adventures in Blogging and Keep the Tail Wagging.

I Want to be a Blogging Mogul

But I want to be Blogging Mogul.  The Oprah of the Blogosphere.  And I realized that I bit off more than I can chew when I decided to write three blogs.  I thought I could do this successfully, but I can see that I’m starting to phone it in on my photography blog and focus too much on affiliate marketing and not enough on photography.

Less Blogging About Photography = More Time to Take Pictures

So I will be closing the doors to Through the Lens in March 2012 and focusing more on Adventures in Blogging and Keep the Tail Wagging.  Photography will always be my great love and this change will allow me to get back on track with my 2012 Project 52, to participate in Ashley Sisk’s Scavenger Hunt Sundays again, and I’ll have a sincere shot of building a booming business.

Thank You!

I want to say thank you to everyone who has liked my page and followed my blog.  The support you’ve given me has been amazing.  I’m seriously tearing up as I write this, because I’ve met so many great people online and I hope to continue to chat with you about our photography.  Please shoot me a Friendship Request on Facebook and (if you’re into it) follow me on Twitter.

Check Out Adventures in Blogging & Keep the Tail Wagging

If you’re interested in blogging, join me over on Adventures in Blogging.  If you’re a dog lover, join me over on Keep the Tail Wagging.  These two blogs are the foundation of my business and I’m so excited to see the growth and want to really give the entrepreneurial gig a shot in 2012 and I’d love your support.

Adventures in Blogging

I started Adventures in Blogging, because I was tired of being sold on eBooks and programs and not knowing what would actually work for me and what wouldn’t.  The Internet is a huge bubble with a ton of information and I want to speak with other bloggers like me who are trying to build a community on a budget.

Keep the Tail Wagging | Life’s Abundance Premium Pet Food

Keep the Tail Wagging is my dream blog.  The one that a dog trainer scared me away from in 2010 by telling me that I’d probably get bored with my puppies and have them euthanized.  For two years, I was afraid of the “dog lover” community, because I didn’t want to interact with people like her again.  Then I met friends at my local dog park and was reminded that dog lovers are amazing.

Around the same time I launched Keep the Tail Wagging, I connected with a representative of Life’s Abundance premium pet food and was so impressed by the company, people, products (our dogs and cats LOVE the food), that I became a representative too.  Finally, I real shot at becoming a successful business woman and I’m able to combine my love of blogging, photography, connecting with people, and dogs together.  It’s a dream come true.

So that’s what’s happening.  I hope we don’t lose touch.  Thanks for everything.  Because of my readers, I was able to take a path that literally led me to my dream gig and I couldn’t be happier.

It’s been amazing!

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