Lifestyle Bloggers Goal For 2012 | Help Desk | Yakezie Forums

I wanted to send out one of my goals to the Yakezie family that I forgot to place on my list 2 days ago (or better said last year).  I want to contribute to strengthening the Lifestyle Bloggers Section.  Everybody has been so helpful and I have learned a lot from several bloggers (mainly in PF) and hope to pay it forward.  

By the way my Alexa ranking dropped from 4.9 million a week ago to 1.03 million.  Thanks to you all.

On a side note.  If you want a good laugh please take a look at my 2 year old son singing Doe A Deer A Female Deer.  It's hysterical. 

Guys, I definitely want to join the lifestyle bloggers section!  Everything I do is non-traditional and I have been all about creating my ideal lifestyle this past year.  And making the Yakezie even more of a destination would be awesome.  

Yes I see that.  Although I am not PF I do touch on that.  I think organically my blog is turning that way because of the people I meet.  I am a challenger too but I am in it for the long hall.  It's fun with great people and blogs to blog about.  

MoneyIsTheRoot said:

I would love to see more challengers, as well as members, get into the lifestyle vertical.  We need to get something more official in place, but that won't happen until we have the numbers to back it up.  We have maybe three blogs that actually label themselves as lifestyle at the moment.

I don't even know what I am labelled but I do blog about more than personal finance. I might qualify too, not sure. Either way I am all for helping up the Lifestyle vertical around here.

MoneyIsTheRoot said:

@LaTisha – I do like the new blog, and logo!  I think we could really work to build up the lifestyle section, not exactly sure how yet, but if you have suggestions Im in. My lifestyle blog will be taking up more and more of my time soon.

 

@Miss T – Yeah your blog could go either way, but I still see you as more of  PF blogger, but I also could see you branching out on a lifestyle blog too. 

Ok. I am actually in the works on a second site which would be 100% lifestyle so count me in on the team and I can help out with increasing this side of Yakezie.

So for our purposes, is "lifestyle" considered a catch-all for things that aren't PF related? Gardening sites, tennis sites, etc? I wanna make sure I know what we are exactly talking about. Based on what I read on this site, there should probably be a PF relation: "Lifestye is maximized through strong fundamental personal finance."

2) Yakezie Lifestyle: YL is the place where we discuss our dreams.  We will profile those who are living the life they’ve always desired.  Money is only a means to an end, which for most people is a better life.  There is an entire world out there full of entrepreneurs, world travelers, and free spirits who are not living the typical 9-to-5 lifestyle.  We’ll get to learn about what makes them tick, and where they get the courage to go out on their own.  We’ll learn about how some have retired early to pursue their passions as travel writers, while others are thriving with online businesses.  The Yakezie Lifestye is maximized through strong fundamental personal finance.

I consider myself a 50/50 personal finance and lifestyle design blogger. I recently wrote a post about how I define "lifestyle design" and what I think it is ("In its most basic form, lifestyle design is about making conscious choices to better your life.")

I chose this route because I think there is a great tie-in between PF and lifestyle design. By taking charge of your finances, you give yourself the freedom to engineer a life you want (digital nomad, IM, work from home, etc). Not only do I want to show people how to get out of debt, I want to show them what they can do once they get there.

So I guess the bigger question is: is lifestyle design a subcategory of "lifestyle?"

Excellent idea.  I just think we need to make sure we follow the guidelines and not overstep our bounds as we are still challengers.  Maybe we can toss out a post to the Admins and see what the group says???

When I first joined Yakezie, I thought it was a personal finance only kinda group. I was hoping that my blog qould qualify because I write 50/50 about money but also about being married.

I'm glad to hear that Yakezie is open to other types of blogs as well!