Blog, you’ve got me again

Which is why I’ve turned my attention back to the blog and am currently turning down YouTube.

Current situation

There hasn’t been a new YouTube video from me for a month. This may disappoint some of you who would like to be lulled to sleep by a Swabian insect guru before you fall asleep. However, I have published 29 husbandry reports during this time, which can be used as a sleeping aid if necessary.

Why is that?

The Insektenliebe blog was my first attempt to automate answers. Inspired by your questions, which I came across again and again when selling insects, I built up my blog bit by bit. The reason behind it was rather pragmatic. Due to time constraints, I couldn’t give every single customer a basic course in terrarium keeping. However, I also wanted the animals I sold to be well. Therefore, it was often a balancing act to do justice to the animals and the financing of my hobby.

Surprisingly, after a longer test phase, this attempt at a solution has shown me that not all interested parties or customers take the trouble to read an article or posture report carefully. I didn’t get quite as many questions, but the content was still almost exactly the same, even though I wrote everything down in detail in the link.

YouTube- Take a look!

I then launched the Insektenliebe YouTube channel. This enabled me to illustrate to many users in a simple and understandable way what was difficult and cumbersome to put into words on my blog. I was rather skeptical at first, but that disappeared relatively quickly. I reached a much larger audience than just my own customer base. As a result, I received additional requests via YouTube, although these tended to come in uncontrolled via comments or emails.

Facebook connects!

You can say and think what you like about Facebook, but I know of no better platform for making new contacts and maintaining them. It’s now the place to go for inquiries, orders and follow-up questions that arise. This is the platform where I feel the community that has formed. I like being there, problems can be photographed, everyone can express their opinion and there is a swarm intelligence that is certainly higher than the knowledge of a single person.

And now?

I’m going one step further and will be rebuilding the entire blog. The site will be moved and given a new look. However, it will not only be pretty but also more functional. A store system will be added to make the stock clearer. But don’t worry, I’m not turning into a retailer but into a marketplace. Not only will I benefit from the information in the future, but you will too!

That is the reason why I am currently prioritizing the blog. So that as many husbandry reports as possible are available and you have a diverse range to offer your offspring.

I will integrate a breeder login where anyone who has animals to sell can enter their stock quickly and easily and sell them via the platform. This way you can use my information to offer your own offspring and can therefore spend more time with your own animals and save yourself most of the customer questions about keeping them.

Of course, it will also be a new shopping experience for those interested. You can read husbandry reports and buy animals directly from a reputable breeder.

I’m looking forward to the change and I hope you stay on the ball!