Snapchat Tricks For Fashion Bloggers
We've covered the basics of Snapchat in the past, but now it's time to go in a bit deeper. Today, we're sharing our Snapchat tricks for fashion bloggers and influencers, who want to up their Snap-game and ...
Sarah Boyd From SIMPLY Shares Her Tips For Budding Digital Entrepreneurs
Being an entrepreneur has its ups and downs - and Sarah Boyd knows this better than anyone else.
Ups: There is no greater feeling than turning a dream into reality. Downs: Sure, you have a business idea. But...
9 Best Free Stock Image Sources For Bloggers (And Why You Shouldn’t Steal Images From Google)
Finding the perfect picture for your latest blog post can be hard. The good news is we've rounded up 9 of the best free stock image websites (2018) here on the blog. Check them out below and let us know which o...
15 Creative People Who Achieved Success After 40
I may call myself a "failed fashion blogger," but that doesn't mean I've stopped trying. We all fail many times in our lives, and thank goodness for that, because that's where our best lessons come from.
When ...
Fashion Bloggers Over 40 You Should Follow Now
Over the years, I have become very selective when it comes to the blogs I follow - especially the blogs curated by fashion bloggers over 40.
I deleted many blogs from my reader a while ago. The ones I still f...
Diary of a Failed Fashion Blogger: 4 Women Who Give Me Hope
Being a Failed Fashion Blogger and all, I sometimes get a little down in the dumps. That's when I go social media and get even sadder checking out the model-thin, model-young women with tens of thousands (milli...
Diary of a Failed Fashion Blogger: When Should You Hire a Professional Photographer?
Photography has been a very real struggle for me all along my fashion blogging journey. Right around the time I launched my blog, my husband bought an expensive DSLR. Sounds like kismet, right? Totally wron...
Diary of a Failed Fashion Blogger: How Many Photographs Is too Many?
Along my blogging journey, I have often pondered how many outfit photos to include in my posts. It was so difficult to choose—not because I thought I looked so fabulous in all of them, but because it’s nearly...
Diary of a Failed Fashion Blogger
Hey everyone! This post is both a hello and a goodbye. Until about two weeks ago, I was editor-in-chief of IFB. It was a really fun gig. I worked from home, made my own hours, and was paid well for my efforts....
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Thank you for your interest. We have filled these positions and are no longer accepting applications.
Are you obsessed with fashion blogs? Do you love social media and keeping up with new trends and techn...
How to Write an Excellent Social Media Bio
This post was originally published in March, 2012 and updated on April 27, 2016.
To convince social media consumers to follow you and your brilliant tweets, Instagram posts and other various streams of your...
Beware of These Brands That May Be Stealing Your Photos
When Pascale Rowe, a.k.a. @MsBlingMiami (who has 500k+ followers on Instagram), posted a selfie while wearing her bright yellow, green and blue maxi dress, it got more than 7,500 likes. Little did she know that...
The Sporty-Chic Sandal Every Blogger Needs for Spring
Flatforms and chunky, military boot-infused sandals have been all over street style and Instagram feeds in recent months. If your style already veers in the edgy direction, it's easy to work this trend into...
6 Bloggers with Short Hair to Inspire You
Short hair is all the rage right now.
Blunt bobs are making a huge come back, and pixy cuts have never been more chic.
And with the new year around the corner, some of you may be thinking about changing u...
Does Google Analytics Undercount Your Blog Traffic?
I recently started using WP Engine to host my Wordpress blog, and I noticed something weird: My traffic according to WP Engine is about 3 times higher than my Google Analytics data. I expected a bit of disc...
Danielle Bernstein of We Wore What Sets the Record Straight on $15,000 Instagram Photos
Photo via WeWoreWhat on Instagram
In May of last year, Harper's Bazaar published an article that described how Danielle Bernstein of We Wore What can make up to $15,000 for a sponsored Instagram photo. The In...
7 Facetune Functions for Fashion Bloggers
When Marianna Hewitt of Life With Me shared the little tweaks she makes to her Instagram photos using apps including Facetune, her deft hand with the app made me see it in a whole new light. I had tried Facet...
Will You Be the First Fashion YouNow Star?
I recently discovered YouNow through my 15-year-old son (@jettlifejoel, I beg you in advance to pardon his language). What exactly are kids doing on there, I asked? Nothing, he responded. Just being stupid ...
22 Offbeat Holiday-Themed Post Ideas
I remember back in the day when Christmas decorations and holiday music in stores didn't start until after Thanksgiving. Seems quaint nowadays, doesn't it?
Even though the entire country i...
Accidental Icon, the Blogger Who Has It All: Age, Brains and Style
At an age when many people are thinking about retirement, Lyn Slater has launched a whole new career—as a style blogger. At 62, she's in her second year of blogging, while maintaining a successful full-time...
Three Cameras Lighter and Cheaper Than DSLRs Perfect for Fashion Bloggers
Unless you're Garance Dore or Tamu McPherson, the days of lugging around an enormous DSLR that weighs more than you are dwindling. Over the past few years, companies including Sony and Olympus have put out ...
The Camera Lens Every Fashion Blogger Should Use
The one lens that will give you the best ROI of any piece of photography equipment you can buy has to be the 50mm f/1.8 lens. It's also known as a "normal" lens because it's the closest you can get to the p...
How to Get Invites to New York Fashion Week Shows
In previous years, when you were granted press credentials for New York Fashion Week, you also received a list of all the PR contacts representing presenting designers, along with their email addresses. Thi...
Business of Fashion Now Offers Free Online Classes
Blogging can be a quick way to insert yourself into the fashion industry. All you need is a computer, an internet connection which could utilize products from blogs such as cat5e vs cat6, and a Wordpress or...
The Top 8 Instagram Editing Mistakes That Can Take Your Photo From Rad to Bad
Photo via Marianna Hewitt on Instagram
Last week, Marianna Hewitt of Life With Me shared with the world the magical way she edits Instagram photos to make her look even more gorgeous than she already is. The...
How The Fancy Pants Report Became an Instagram Sensation
I first met Kate Ogata of The Fancy Pants Report during an event we were both hosting at DSW, and I knew we'd be fast friends because we were stalking the same Stella McCartney handbag. Either that or our m...
This Is Where Man Repeller, The Blond Salad, Song of Style and More are Selling Their ‘Old’ Clothes
Want to buy that blue watercolor outfit Aimee Song wore in a snowstorm during New York Fashion Week? She couldn't sell it on Instagram, so she went to Depop. The Instagram-style app launched in Italy in 201...
How Sustainable Fashion Is Ruining the Industry
1 Granary, a print and online publication out of Central Saint Martins University of the Arts in London has launched a series of articles on ethically-made fashion. But their first interview subject balked ...
How to Write a “Trend Piece” People Will Love (And Want to Share)
Last week, the New Yorker published a funny satire article called "Trend Piece." The idea is that all trend pieces are so predictably similar that it's laughable. And although it's a humor piece, it's also i...