Refinery29’s guide to becoming a successful style blogger

One of my favorite fashion blogs, Refinery29, put out a guide to becoming a successful style blogger titled How To Become A Star Style Blogger. This step-by-step guide will help to get you noticed in the fashion blogging world. While some of these tips seem sort of outlandish, others actually look doable. This post is of particular interest to me because I have my own personal style blog, It’sJustMyStyle. I could really use these pointers to improve my blog because it’s still in the beginning stages and so has a long ways to come before it gets noticed. I hope someday to be recognized by one of the top fashion blogs. That would honestly be a DREAM for me!

I would describe myself as the “vainglorious 20-something with a shopping habit” (minus the “vainglorious” part). Looks like I need to join Tumblr and change my post titles to “obscure rock song lyrics.” I think I could try out red lipstick and possibly nail art… oh and the “What Am I Wearing” pose. But I’m going to have to get a better camera and brush up on my Photoshop skills. This should be interesting… but well worth it!

Hopefully after doing all of these things I will become a star style blogger too (or at least a better blogger!)

Cathy

Blogging & Fashion: Like two peas in a pod

When I first got started blogging, I was pretty unsure about the whole thing.  I thought it was kind of strange and saw it as sort of an online diary.  The more I blogged though, the more I realized that it was so much more! I really enjoy fashion and so I started searching for fashion blogs and was very pleased with what I found.

One of the first major fashion blogs that I came across was Refinery29.  This is a blog that brings you the latest news and trends in fashion and beauty as well as the newest and hottest places to shop and to find a good deal.  This is basically my #1 site for staying up to date on fashion.  A few of my other favorite fashion blogs are Style Rookie, Who What Wear and a blog by an intern friend of mine that I met two summers ago in New York called Emily Kate Farina.

I became so inspired by all of these amazing blogs, that I just HAD to make one of my own!  I named it It’sJustMyStyle and it was created in June.  It’s definitely a work in progress, but hey, it’s a start!  My advice to you if you are thinking about starting your own fashion blog is… do it!  What have you got to lose? It will put your name out there and give you a voice in the fashion world.

Hope you have enjoyed my advice!

Cathy