This month we launched our
Beauty Blogger Headquarters blog, a blog for bloggers from beauty to fashion to style, if you blog about something pretty, you're invited to join! Fellow bloggers, members of
BBHQ, will be sharing their tips, tricks and how-to's for many different blogging aspects. Right now we have how-to's on making a blog button, gain more followers, and taking great photos. Every month there will be a little task for us all to do, just something small to show our participation and support for one another - this month was to
share your blogging beginnings.
How long have you been blogging?
I have been blogging nearly two years now, January 2nd is my blogiversary ;) I signed up on January 1, 2011 and published my first blog post on January 2, 2011 ever since I have been continuing to share my opinions and tips in the same manner as when I started.
What/who inspired you to start blogging?
This will sound so weird, but I inspired myself because I used to create notes on my personal Facebook profile sharing beauty tips with friends and family. My notes became really cluttered so I looked into a journaling-like website, something like LiveJournal that the girls in high school used to chat about. I came across Tumblr and Blogger and decided on Blogger because it was a Google site (I just figured it would be easier since Google was my go-to search engine). When I started blogging I didn't even know I was "blogging", I didn't know other people blogged about beauty or even that there were bloggers living off their websites. I did know about a YouTube beauty vlogger though, I only knew of Pixiwoo, I had no clue there were thousands of other beauty vloggers and that they have blogs/websites all about beauty too. LOL! I really did just ramble on about all that ;)
Did you tell your family and friends about your blog? If so, what was their reaction? Are they supportive or "in the dark" about your blogging?
I used to spam my personal Facebook profile with my blog link and posts like a mad woman! Haha, I was proud of my work so I asked all my friends to follow and spread the word. I even emailed my family members about my website and my closest cousin was actually my 2nd follower, my 1st was my boyfriend (he even read my blog until I started posting daily and he began to find that beauty was not an interest of his, hahaha!). Nowadays I proudly say "I'm a stay and home mommy and a beauty blogger" whenever someone asks what I do.
What goals or dreams did you have for your blog when you started? Have you accomplished them?
When I hit 10 followers, I started joining beauty communities online and made a mental goal to have 100 followers and publish a blog post every day by the end of 2011 - that goal was accomplished and then some within a few months. I'm really big on setting goals, small or large, it's a good way to support yourself and stay productive if you have something to work towards. Some of my past goals were to start up social media accounts, join many beauty groups and community websites. My recent goals are more about staying organized, finding a schedule and keeping up with my websites while managing a home and two kiddies :)
If you could give your beginner-blogger-self one tip of advice, what would it be?
Branch out and go for guest blogging opportunities, it's a great way to show off your talents and style - an easy way to promote yourself without looking like you're begging people to come follow your site.
What is your favorite and least favorite thing about being a blogger?
My favorite things about blogging:
- talking non-stop about the things I love and find exciting
- meeting amazing bloggers with loads of talent and inspiring work
- having a paperless office because all my work is online
- learning I have subscribers from all over the globe
- reading messages and comments from subscribers saying they found my work helpful and inspiring
- knowing that when people search for a beauty product, my work might pop up
My least favorite things about blogging:
- trying to teach myself technical things about blogging layouts, social media linking, etc.
- spam mail cluttering my email inboxes
- Blogger making new changes to their website and settings
What does your blog name mean? How did you decide on it?
My blog is named
Beauty By Krystal, basically it's my thoughts on beauty. I like keeping things simple and direct. I admire bloggers with cutesy names and interpretive titles, I really do wish I could be that creative and deep :)
Come join us at Beauty Blogger Headqaurters!
