Fashion blogging has taken over all forms of social media. To make it in the fashion world, sometimes a blog is the best place to start. There are many guides and websites out there that will give you the absolute best advice for your blog. Writing and photography skills are the first attributes that you’ll need to start your superstar blog.
TITLE: First, find the purpose of why you want to blog. What makes you different from everyone else? If it happens to be your love for fashion, make sure your blog is unique. Think of a title that you think is going to stand out to the reader or make the reader want to learn more. Some great blogging titles include: The Glitter Guide, Ocean Pacific and Bella Sugar.
LAYOUT: Layouts are very important and always changing with fancy backgrounds and tools. When it comes to blogging, you want to pick a layout that isn’t too distracting to the reader, and leaves your blog looking professional and organized. Soft colors are usually the best base background colors. Never get anything too bright or flickering, as the reader’s eyes will go there first!
PHOTOGRAPHS: Remember, always use your own photographs or cite that source on your blog! No one likes a blogger who takes random photos from the Internet; that’s just simply not credible and lazy! Taking your own photos will help with your photography skills and make your blog personal. Readers will be impressed that you are taking the time to add your very own personal touch to your blog.
PROOFREAD: The beauty of blogging is that you can essentially say whatever you want. But in order to keep your blog credible and informative, make sure to always review your work. Readers will not take your blog seriously if there are misspellings of designers or grammatical errors. This is one of the most important tips a blogger should always carry with her: PROOFREAD, PROOFREAD AND PROOFREAD! SIMPLICITY: Social media has completely taken over our lives these days, and recently, we don’t even read a full article before exiting out of the Internet page. Today, it is all about catching the reader’s attention with a simple title line or description. The best blogs are the blogs with more pictures and less words.
FREQUENCY: Make sure to be uploading your blog at least once a week. The most successful blogs are the blogs that are always up to date and changing. Once you get a fan base, they will continue to check on your blog for updates and share your articles. It is important that you continue to stay up to date with the latest fashion and news, and the rest will come naturally.
After you have mastered the basic skills of making a killer fashion blog, start exploring your competition or blogs that are like yours. Getting ideas from other blogs will help your blog excel and stay on top. Some of our favorite blogs are ones that have been started up by students like you, looking to explore their dreams in fashion. Adding a blog to your resume will make you standout in a pile of applicants for a job or an internship. The blog allows for you to be in control and add your creativity to the world.
OUR CURRENT “FAVORITE” BLOG
Ok, so we’re not calling favorites, but one of our favorite blogs about fashion was created by Emily Swapp, who graduated in the Elon University class of 2013. Her blog, Meet Me in Style, combines the right amount of images and texts that are extremely pleasing to the reader’s eyes.
Emily takes all of her fashion pictures on her own, and is also the model in the photos. What an awesome idea: showing the world how talented you are, and how you would personally wear the outfits as well. Her blog combines different angles of her modeling in an outfit with a short description on where she purchased the clothes. Emily remembers that simplicity is key to a stellar blog, and we can’t seem to get enough of her fashion talents!
A tip from fashion guru, Emily Swapp:
“Everyone is super busy these days and a lot of times people say you can’t or shouldn’t blog unless you post content everyday, but I think the most important thing is to take the first step and start. Post as often as you can but don’t get too bogged down in the mechanics of making sure you have a set schedule every day for an entire month. Have fun and be creative, the rest will come naturally!”
Here’s the link to Meet Me In Style: http://meetmeinstyle.blogspot.com