Today I want to share with you my step-by-step process for writing a blog post that will not only get discovered through organic search, but also help you attract and retain your dream readers.
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MY blog, I decided, would be a space all my own and I’d focus on sharing my own original content. I secured the domain keepcalmandchiffon.blogspot.com and on June 20th 2012, I published my first post.
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I’m going to take you through how to make money from your blog with four areas of monetization that you can focus on.
Read MoreIf you want to work with a brand, sending them a well-crafted pitch email could be your ticket to getting free product or ideally working with them on a paid basis to create content.
Read MoreAre you regularly reaching out to form connections with the people who work at brands so that when there is an opportunity you’re top of mind? Keep challenging yourself to make more connections, say hi, and create content that brands have to take notice of.
Read MoreBut how can you start a business with no money? Get crafty AF. Here are eight ways to grow your blog without spending a dime that will help educate you and get you in the best position to have people visiting your site in no time.
Read MoreA while back I wrote a post about the best photo apps for bloggers and when I checked back in my analytics on my site I realized that it did pretty well! Presenting the follow up: the best video editing apps for bloggers.
Read MoreWe’ve talked a lot about the actual pitch process and learning how to get a higher response rate from brands and PR agencies, but what can fashion and beauty bloggers and writers do to strengthen their relationships with people who work at brands?
Read MoreI can’t believe that tomorrow is Keep Calm and Chiffon’s seventh birthday. They grow up so fast, don’t they? It feels both silly and somehow perfectly accurate to compare this blog to a person, but in the last seven years so much has changed. The hosting site, the social media game, the content itself—and yet the one thing that never has is my excitement that comes from hitting publish…
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