A few weeks ago, Stephie from Fashionnation appeared as guest lecturer for NCT lecture to talk about herself and how blogging has helped her in various ways.

Here are some facts about stephie.
-Once was a office job worker
-has a thing for fashion, thus started a blog
-over time the blog got popular and juggling got difficult for her
-she quit to focus on blogging
-now a successful blog with great traffic and a great following
-gets to do what she loves (shopping and talking about fashion)
-make money of course
-have her own blogshop that sells stuff she comes across

Other than stephie, she is not the only one that’s able to make a living out of just a blog. The infamous/famous xiaxue too. Apparently, with so much of a following on her blog, advertisers are seeking to advertise on her blog. Some people might doubt the effectiveness of advertising on a blog or any website as a matter of fact but advertising on Xiaxue’s blog worked and it managed to bring in traffic to the company’s website. Plus, advertising on her site equals money to her. getting her to write good things about a product/place/whatever also equals money to her. Money, money, money.

Now lets step out of the local scene and into the international fashion blogosphere.
Here’s an article to begin with:http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/89f8c07c-cfe0-11de-a36d-00144feabdc0.html

By just blogging fashion, posting fashion and these bloggers get front row seats to how end fashion shows with laptops right smack infront to jot down what to blog whilst the fashion show! The front rows used to be for VIPs and famous people and now, bloggers have risen to the ranks when it comes to fashion. I’m jealous and envious.

Here’s a blog that was started by a teenage girl who is currently only 13 years old. http://tavi-thenewgirlintown.blogspot.com
She’s only 13 and there she is, looking at the Miumiu runway.
I am officially jealous.
I wish i could have the drive and passion to start a fashion blog.
I love fashion but not enough to depend, live and breathe fashion.
besides, im not rich enough to purchase and to help me rise up to the ranks of those fashion bloggers.

Overall, the lesson is that blogs, other than just writing about your personal life and all, you could also use it to brand yourself, promote yourself. Also, you could also blog about certain stuff like fashion, or maybe food like Julie Powell! Do it well and do it passionately and you could gain yourself a following and who knows? You might be in fashion show front row seats or might stand a chance to publish a book?

Anyway, here’s an article on blogs and self promotion.
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/01/blogs-and-self.html

and here’s one on how to make use of blog networks!
http://www.ehow.com/how_2163195_use-blog-networks.html

done with entry no. 3!

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