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Hello love! Happy new week!
I was busy shopping online the last couple of weeks and all the products just arrived a few days ago. So I think I would like to share with you what I got recently. I shopped at about 5 online stores,NA-KD.com, RomWe.com, SheIn.com, Target.com and Amazon.com.
But before I show you what I got, let’s talk about today’s photoshoot.
This morning I did a poll on my Instastoryasking about whetheror not you wanted to follow along my photoshoot session.The poll came out 100% YES. So I took a few snaps throughout the session and shared with you on my Instastory. If you haven’t seen it, make sure to check it out before time is over! ☺️ It was so much fun bringing you all along today. I spotted a brick wall and took almost all the pictures there.
In today’s photoshoot, I was wearing one of the dresses I got from NA-KD.com. Itis aBeaded Slip Dress that comes in two colors, dark blue and pink champagne. I almost wasn’t able to make my decision on what color I should get but I’m glad I picked the dark blue one. I’m wearing size 34 and it fits me perfectly.
I love all the pretty details of this dress, a midi length, adjustable shoulder straps, a V-neckline, and beads on the front of the dress. If you’re interested in shopping at NA-KD.com, I have this 20% off discount code to share with you.
You can use code “BYMOLLY20” for a 20% off your entire purchase atNA-KD.comexcluding items on sale. Plus you will get FREE shipping worldwide.
Here are all the pictures I picked from the session today.
I got 5 items from NA-KD.com.I’m listing them below:
Amela Printed Blouse by Therese Lindgren for NA-KD, features a rounded neckline, silk material, a button closure at each sleeve, and a v-neck back detail with a self-tie knot closure. I wear size 36.
Raw Panel Jeans by NA-KD comes in mid blue and features a high waist, straight legs with raw edged panel lines down the center and back, a five-pocket design, and raw cut ankle hems. I wear size 38.
Ruffle Neck Top by Andrea Hedenstedt for NA-KD comes in white and features a ruffled neckline, a button and loop closure behind the neck with a small keyhole opening, a slightly loose fit, and a soft touch. I wear size extra small.
Beaded Slip Dress by NA-KD Exclusive comes in the color dark blue and features a midi length, adjustable shoulder straps, a slit on the right side, a V-neckline with a ruched detail, a hidden zipper in the back, and beads on the front of the dress. I wear size 34.
Pleated Cold Shoulder Top by NA-KD Trend comes in dark navy and features a cold shoulder design with nonadjustable straps, a self-tie detail at each cuff, a raw cut bottom hem, a pleated design, and isn’t lined. I wear size extra small.
Use code “BYMOLLY20” for 20% off your entire purchase at NA-KD.com
Halter Neckline A Line Dress, this dress is very cute and comfortable. It comes in three colors, black, gray and burgundy. I wear a Large for this style.
I only got one item from SheIn.It is a Single Breasted Sherpa Lined Jacket, comes in black and brown. I’m super in love with the quality and the design. I found a similar design that comes in pink, khaki and burgundy. I would definitely get another one in Pink. For this style I wear a medium.
I got a few SUGARFIX by BaubleBar accessories from target. I love both their prices and quality. Right now they have gift sets, where you get a few pieces of jewelry in a box. I think the gift sets will be perfect for your sisters, girlfriends, or even for yourself.
These are the last three items I got from Amazon. I’m now into the hat trend so I got a few hats, two Berets and a Newsboy from amazon. I can’t say enough how much I love these hats. You can check them out below:
I hope you enjoyed my blog today. Thank you for stopping by. Hope to see you again soon, my love! Before the new post is up, you can catch me on my Instagram @thevivescloset!
Have a lovely week! 🙂
“Elegance is not standing out, but being remembered.” —Giorgio Armani
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Hello love!
I don’t want to get you into a serious topic just yet so I have something behind the scenes to tell you! It might sound funny to some of you. ? My husband and I were planning to do a photoshoot one afternoon. You know, we really can’t predict when the sun would set in Fall/ Winter, right. Except for asking Siri for the exact time. We thought we were going to beat the sun and to be able to catch the best lighting of the day. The traffic was pretty bad that day but we still believed that we would be there before sun down.
Without any better luck as we were driving, I happened to checked my SD card, right in front of the place that we planned to take photos. Oh my, my SD card stopped working. “Should we use the phone instead?” I asked my husband. Nope, we ended up not using the phone but instead we went to Walgreens to buy a new SD card while dark sky creeped over our heads?
After we got the SD card, we headed back to the same spot and started to take pictures. I gave up after a few shots because the pictures were turning out pretty bad. But, I remembered a beautiful evening picture I saw on Cristina’s Instragram post, so I decided to keep going, change the settings and try it all over again. It was frustrating at first then it started to get a lot more fun! My husband and I are still new to it but we’re definitely learning more! You might see a lot of evening pictures on my content in the near future! 🙂 That’s my behind the scenes story of this photoshoot. If you have any suggestions on “How To Take A better Evening Picture” feel free to let me know. Thank you in advance! ?
Alright, why don’t we get into our content today, shall we?
How is your life lately after committing to blogging and Instagramming very seriously? As much as I wanted to hear All About Good Vibes answers like “I’m doing amazing.” or “It couldn’t be better than this!”, I actually want to hear your true story. Let’s cut the *rap and be honest to your feelings right at this moment.
Are you frustrated?
Are you confused?
Overwhelmed?
Aren’t you more busy than ever?
Aren’t your significant others worrying about your emotional rollercoaster all day everyday?
Don’t you feel unimportant sometimes?
Upset when someone unfollows you on Instagram?
Couldn’t really pay attention to anything after you’ve posted the picture on Instagram?
Waiting to see how many likes you will get?
You feel like quitting because nobody cares?
Wishing to have 24+10 more hours a day?
Stressed to the max?
and a lot more than what I’ve just listed. Listen to me carefully, my love! You might have either Social Media Syndrome or Social Media Anxiety Disorder. But don’t panic, you might just want to turn your passion into a career.
Good news is you’re still here and trying to figure out how to live your normal life again. I have to say that most of us are felling this way because we truly believe in ourselves that we can be an impact somehow. But when the results didn’t come up like what we expected, we tend to loose ourselves. Most of us who are using online platforms, frankly love to share and express ourselves, that’s for sure. We love to make new friends. We love how easy it is to connect with others from anywhere in the world.
But how Social Media has flipped our emotions upside down over and over again is because we forgot to live our lives to the fullest. We forgot the fact that it’s no need to be stressed if we’re doing the best we can and we’re doing it the right way.
When I say the RIGHT way, I’m not talking about what type of content nor picture you have to publish. I’m talking about balancing your life. Too much of one thing has never been good. Too much of everything isn’t good neither. If you can live your real life and your social medial life in a good balance you will feel much better. You will enjoy both lives even more.
But who am I to tell you what to do? Why do you need to listen to me? I once was struggling in this cycle and I finally figured out how I could handle my social and real life better. I’m not saying that my life is always balanced. I have ups and downs, twists and turns, laughs and tears since I started my blog and Instagram account in mid 2016. My husband had to become my photographer, never in his life was he thinking about being able to take good pictures! Lol! ? And as we both are brand new parents, dealing with new responsibilities weren’t easy. In my case dealing with the lack of sleep and trying to feel my best in my own skin again wasn’t easy too.
My husband and I had a lot of conversations along my journey. Until one day, I was tired of doing it all. I took a break from everything online, enjoyed every moment with my family. It was the best time that made me realize that I needed to do something to keep being happy.
So I started to work on planning my blog post and Instagram content once or twice a week. Not 24/7 like I used to do. My life started getting better from that point forward. I feel more productive, satisfyed and I have more time for my family and myself.
I had published an Instagram Planning And Scheduling Handbook about 2 months ago. Almost 200 copies have been downloaded. I didn’t even promote it as much as I wanted to and I know if you’re using my guide you will be a lot more organized and happy about your content.
I’ve received a lot of messages and emails from my awesome readers talking about how they like the handbook. And I feel like it might benefit more people if I publish a blog post about it, that’s why I’m putting almost everything from the book in this blog post today. A few things that are missing are the exercises and the step by step guide on how I schedule my Instagram posts without spending any money.
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You have a love hate relationship with Instagram.
You want to be present on Instagram but you don’t want Instagram to take over your life. Because life is too BUSY and VALUABLE for only one thing.
You just started using Instagram as an Influencer, or would like to become one soon and need someone to guide you.
You’re already an influencer and want to make the most out of your time.
You’re saving up for your Gucci Bag!, or saving up in general.
You need a real effective plan, the one that wasn’t made up for you just to buy.
You want to be happier! 🙂
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INSTAGRAM PLANNER AND SCHEDULER
When it comes to planning my Instagram feed and content, I love to do it all in one day. By doing all my planning time in one day, I am all set for a whole week or even two. I can spend more time with my family and I can focus on other important areas of my business and life. I don’t have to keep freaking out over and over again on what I have to post on my Instagram account.
No more trying to make myself present at all times. With this Instagram planning guide, my posting activity is still going on everyday but that I am only planning and scheduling once a week.
Before we get started, I have to say that I am not an Instagram expert but I consider myself above a beginner level of this IG game. After trying to figure out how in the world I could make my life normal (again), still generate income and receive more collaboration opportunities through an effective Instagram account I had to plan an effective feed without spending a lot of my time and money. After one year of figuring it out all by myself I finally GOT it, I now have my plan out for you to enjoy.
Today, I’ll share with you how to plan and schedule your Instagram posts like a pro without spending your money. To get the best out of this handbook, you can go through each of the exercises at the end of the chapter, (download the handbook for exercises!).
The benefits of planning your Instagram content in advance can not only help save your valuable time, but also help you to be more organized. This will also help you with your feed aesthetic, as you know Instagram is a visual portal where every post counts. If you can plan and make your Instagram feed look pretty, people will be more likely to support you. Brands will be more likely to want to work with you. You are more likely to have less stress and be able to enjoy your life. That’s why planning your Instagram content is very important and you should consider making it a priority today.
Our end GOALS after you are done reading this post (handbook) are that:
You should be able to plan your Instagram like a pro and be able to schedule your post for free.
You should also be able to save time and be more organized with your Instagram account.
Chapter 1
PICTURE PERFECT
To be able to get your content planning started, you will need some pictures. It’s a good idea to use your own pictures but I can understand that sometimes you might run out of ideas on what to share with your followers and instead use something new. This is my trick when I don’t know what to post. I would go on Pinterest and download about 9 pictures that have similar content like mine. I would then put them in order in a photo collage app. I like using Muzy (Android | iOS).
Depending on the type of content you share, you would want to download pictures that are similar to what you normally post on your Instagram account. For me, I would find pictures of outfits, at falt lays and sometimes scenery.
Another trick is that I would go on Instagram and screenshot pictures from my favorite accounts. In this case if I end up using some of the pictures I found, I would give the owners credit and would also direct my followers to those accounts as well.
Those tricks are just to get your idea cap on. The collage picture will give you somewhat of an idea on what pictures you need, where to put them and what to talk about. The nine pictures will help you plan your future content for about 3-9 days. If you post 3 pictures a day, you will be good for 3 days. I personally post 1-2 pictures a day, or sometimes I would post every other day. With this plan I’m normally good for a week or two.
But when I have sponsored content that I have to post on a specific timeframe, I would squeeze them in-between those pictures that I already had planned out.
I would also take all of my flat lay pictures at once which would take me about 30 minutes. If I went out and took some outfit photos, this would take me a couple of hours but I would get about 20 useable pictures.
Once I have all of my pictures I would edit them all at once with the same settings and filters. I use Lightroom, VSCO, and Snapseed to edit all my pictures. All of these apps are free to download.
When you have all of your pictures, now it’s time to move on to the next Instagram planning step but before that, don’t forget about the Picture Perfect Exercise at the end of this chapter in the Handbook.
Chapter 2
DESCRIBE IT RIGHT
Writing your caption is also as important as having a good picture. Make your first sentence count! Why’s that? It’s because Instagram only shows your first 3 lines of your text that’s why it’s important to attract attention at first.
I know some of you might think this part is going to take a long time to implement but No, not long at all if you know what you’re doing.
A lot of suggestions out there are to try to include some sentences that can get your followers to comment, like putting a question at the end of your post. I’m not against it but it might hurt your feelings at times. It’s your choice to decide to do that on your post or not. I want to say one quick thing, if you decide to do so, please don’t get discouraged if no one answers your questions.
It’s better to write something that your followers will benefit from or can learn from your content. If they feel like commenting they will. Try to think about yourself, how likely are you to answer all of the questions on the accounts that you’re following. Maybe a handful but not all hundreds or thousands, am I right?
So you should post something that describes or at least represents your pictures that your followers will benefit from. If you don’t know what to post, I recommend posting a quote. It works like a charm.
Tagging / Crediting
This is the part that you can tag other accounts by giving them credit or tagging the brands.
This will help you to get larger amount of views. People can find you through their favorite brands when clicking the far right icon on brand’s page.
Also, you can find accounts that created Instagram pages to support a niche community. By tagging them, you have a chance to be featured on their page and that’s another way to get more views.
Chapter 3
HASHTAGS
Hashtags are Key. Your post won’t get anywhere without hashtags. As you may know, using hashtags are a way for people to find you on Instagram. You can add up to 30 hashtags per post. The hashtag posting trick is to post the hashtags in your niche and try to pick the non popular ones, or not as popular. I always use the hashtags that are less than 200K posts.
To get your plan going, you will need to write (type) down a few sets of hashtags.
Main hashtags
This is the hashtag set that will represent your Instagram account, who you are, where you are and what you do.
Specific hashtags
This is the hashtag set for your niche. This set will represent types of your pictures in your content. For example, outfit, flat lay, beauty, quote, food, scenery and etc.
If you are working with brands and they require you to post their specific hashtags for their campaign, you should write them down.
For those of you who use a brand regularly, not for collaborating purposes, you can also add their hashtags into your post. You might get a chance to be featured on one of your favorite brands IG feed or website. You can include special events and holiday hashtags for pretty much any occasion.
P.S. Avoid banned hashtags. You can check that by typing down the hashtags you’re wishing to use on the search bar. I’m going to show you how to tell if a hashtag is banned below. I typed “beautyblogger“, “books” and “petite” on the search bar. This is what showed up after scrolling down a few rolls. If you see a message below from Instagram stating that the content doses not meet their guidelines, this is telling you that the hashtag is banned.
Chapter 4
SHOW TIME
Now, is the fun part after you are done planning your post. Time to schedule! I personally use Apphi (iOS | Android) to schedule my posts. It’s not the alarm clock that will remind you it’s time to post, but it will actually post your content for you. The best part of all, it’s free.
What I also like about this app is that you can set the date and time of day to post your pictures. You can set the duration of your post as well. If you want to leave your post up only for 72 hours, you can set it and the app will delete your post for you. You will be able to see the screenshot of your post performance before it gets deleted.
You can pretty much do everything that you would normally do on your actual Instagram account. I am showing you how to do it, step by step in my Instagram Planning and Scheduling Handbook.
Posting Time
Pick the peak time that your followers hang out on Instagram when deciding when to post on your account. If you have a business account, you will be able to view the data that shows your peak times of the day. However, for personal accounts, you will just have to make a best guess of when you think your followers are most active. This could be before school/work, during lunch or after school/work.
Chapter 5
NOW WHAT?
The last part, and most important, is to engage with other people. Use the time that you have saved from planning out your schedule to start engaging with accounts in the same niche as yours.
Only 15-30 minutes a day can help you reach your new audience. You will begin to create new friendships with other Instagrammers who will support you and care about your content.
Conclusion
When it comes to having an effective Instagram account, you must be able to organize and prioritize your work properly. Through having your pictures ready, writing a great caption and making the proper hashtags, each step can be stream- lined. This will not only give you better quality posts, but more consistent content.
You should now be able to plan and schedule your Inastgram content effectively. The extra time saved can be used to invest back into your Instagram account or be spent with your loved ones. I hope this post (workbook) can be of bene t to you and that you have learned something new.
If you’re looking to try a paid Instagram schedule program. I recommend looking into Tailwind. They have a lot of cool features that you can play with and get all the benefits from.
You can try by signing up for their a one month free trial before you decide to use them.
Give it a try, you might like it or you can stick with my free planning and scheduling plan from this book.
That was the end of this handbook. You can find Instagram planning and scheduling worksheets at the end of the last chapter. It will help you to see the big picture of your plan.
I really hope you find this post helpful. At the end of the day, it’s not about the book that will change your lifestyle but it is YOU who can create the lifestyle you have always wanted. After reading through my guide, you will still need to prioritize and plan your day, your life (both social and real one) out. I can only guide you but I can’t do it for you. NOW it’s your turn to take action and make it happen.
Best of luck to you, my love! You can leave your message below, reach out to me via email or Instagram direct message, if you have any questions or comments.
Thank you for stopping by my blog today! Hope to see you again soon!
“Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going to fast – you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.” – Eddie Cantor
xoxo,
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It’s been a while since I created my outfit collages. I kind of miss putting together some outfit sets for you guys. ☺️ And that’s the reason why I came up with today’s post. I had sometime to sit down and create 5 Fall outfit collages to share with you here on my blog. Since Thanksgiving will be in a few weeks, all of the outfits below will be perfect to wear for this upcoming holiday.
I tried to focus on Autumn colors like brown, rust, mauve and black and all of the pieces are very affordable as well. Hope you can find something you like. 🙂
“I think there is beauty in everything. What ‘normal’ people would perceive as ugly, I can usually see something of beauty in it.” — Alexander McQueen
xoxo,
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Bomber jacket is my go to jacket for any season. Because its classically designed and made with various materials, such as leather, velvet, or even sheer chiffon. Making this type of jacket a statement and that’s why it’s a must have clothing item for a lot of people all year round.
The bomber jacket was designed as a military flight jacket when it first came out around 1917. But it got more popular since 1970s until today. And because I have a thing for it and I know you do as well. That’s why in today’s post, I’m going to share with you 3 simple rules to classically wear a bomber jacket no matter what season you’re in.
The velvet bomber jacket I am wearing today, was gifted to me from ATLASDAY. They’re a flash sale website where you can save between 30- 70% off designer clothing. Like this BGL Women Dark Blue Jacket, you can get it for 50% off and free shipping when use code “VICTORY“.
I’m in love with the quality and the design of this jacket. It comes in three colors, blue, dark blue and purple. I’m also happy to work with this store because they are giving my Instagram followers a chance to win their clothing once a month. This month I was giving away this jacket and the winner was so excited to got picked. I’ll be hosting a November giveaway soon, so make sure you follow me on Instagram @thevibescloset. You might be the lucky winner this month! ☺️
Why don’t we dive into our three rules to classically wear a bomber jacket!
Rule #1
Wear a bomber jacket with a Plain tee shirt
The first simple rule is to wear your bomber jacket with a plain tee shirt. You know how trends changes over the year and each season, right? Keeping your shirt plain and simple will keep you on trend no matter what. Because simple won’t go out of style. Here’s a quick example, floral embroidery tees are more popular in Spring than in Fall. If you choose to wear it in Fall you will feel a little bit out of the ordinary. Unless your embroidered designs have Fall palette like camel, rust, mustard, burgundy, sage and other fall colors. ?
Since we’re trying to achieve the classic look all year round, wearing a plain tee with a bomber jacket will achieve that look.
Rule #2
Wearing a bomber jacket with Denim bottoms
Denim is designed for all seasons and it’s pretty much made of an everlasting type of material. You can keep it in your closet for years, wear it any day, in any season and you will jump back into trend. Denim comes in different thicknesses, designs and colors. It was invented in 1873 and over a century later it’s still as popular as it was then until now.
Even though the bomber jacket was born after denim, still it’s definitely a classic styled item that you can pair together with denim for any season. To give you a few good examples, in Spring/ Summer you can wear denim shorts or denim skirts. In Fall/ Winter you can wear long denim jeans. It doesn’t matter that you prefer ripped or unripped, light denim or darker denim, new or old. Any denim style will go so perfectly with your bomber jacket.
Rule #3
Wearing a bomber jacket with Sneakers
The history of sneakers began in the late 18th century. But they were mass produced in 1916 by the U.S. company Keds. The canvas-topped rubber-soled Champion became the definition of the “sneaker”. Since then they’re plenty of brands and sneaker styles to choose from.
Sneakers are the most comfortable shoes to wear if the weather is hot or cold. They look great with a bomber jacket as well.
The pair I’am wearing today is from FOOT PETALS. These sneakers are very stylish and you might doubt their comfort at first. You actually don’t need to worry about these shoes at all because it’s very comfortable. You can walk, jog or run in them. The Technogel® Cushion Towers™- absorb and displace shock in 360 degrees according to the unique shape and pressures of your foot, deliver individualized comfort and relief under the sensitive ball of foot and heel strike. I recommend you to give these sneakers a try if you’re interested in experiencing beauty and comfort at the same time.
Small tips!
I wanted to add some accessories tips that I didn’t apply into my today’s look. To keep your look simple but yet classic, you have to pick small and delicate jewelry pieces. For example, stud earrings, tiny pendant necklace or any simple design jewelry pieces. Neither too fancy nor statement.
But I chose to wear this SUGARFIX by BaubleBar™ Choker Necklace with Celestial Charm because it gives me that 90s feel which I love and tend to wear in my everyday life.
My Kendall and Kylie post for camera bag in rose gold is from Charming Charlie. I chose to pair this bag with my outfit because of the classic camera bag design. And since we’re now in Autumn, the rose gold is a perfect color this season.
That’s all for the simply rules to classically wearing your bomber jacket any season. As I mentioned above, those three items have a long history. You can’t go wrong when mixing the three classics together.
I hope you find my post helpful today. Next time when you feel like wearing a bomber jacket but don’t know what to wear it with, make sure you use my three simple rules to achieve your classic and effortless look!
Thank you for stopping by All About Good Vibes today. Happy November, my love! See you again very soon!
“A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.” – Coco Chanel
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I promised to you in my first blogging series post “Where to find blog post ideas”, that I would go deeper into details on an Ideal Reader Profiles (aka Ideal persona), how to find them and why they are so important.
Before we get started today, you can grab the ideal reader profile worksheet from my Online Library if you haven’t done so yet, so we can all be on the same page. If you want to get right into the details, please skip the next two paragraphs. ?
Last week I took a few hours off from my Mommy job and went to a movie with my husband. These pictures I took in front of the movie theater and that made us late for the beginning. Lol! I’m really trying my best to make the best out of my time. So I had mentioned on my Instagram yesterday that I would let you know how the movie went. I have to be honest with you, I felt disappointed with the movie. Surprisingly, it’s one of the best rated and money-making movie right now on the box office chart, Blade Runner 2049. I didn’t enjoy it as much as I was expecting. Too much of a fantasy land that if teenagers (or any ages, really!) watch without parenting it could link them to a serious problem in their later lifestyle.
The movie showed too many nudity scenes with unnecessary reasons. (Duhh! It’s rated R, that’s what it’s supposed to be!) but I didn’t know before. So I don’t blame the movie but myself for not researching enough. I had read a few reviews out there thought and a lot of them said that this movie is very artsy and such beautifully created imagery. Most people are recommending to watch it. But still, it wasn’t what I prepared myself for. There was a lot of violence involved which I didn’t really enjoy much. The sound effects were too much at one point and I was thinking about getting up and leaving the theater. Overall I do not recommend this movie for teenagers and new moms. I found this “WHAT PARENTS NEED TO KNOW” guide very helpful and straight to the point if you want to know what you should expect from the movie.
Already my love, now let’s get into our topic today “THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO CREATE ACCURATE IDEAL READER (CUSTOMER) PROFILES FOR YOUR BLOG AND BUSINESS“.
When I started my ALL ABOUT GOOD VIBES blog it wasn’t right away that I really put my thoughts into who my readers were. The first few things that came up into my mind back then were, what should I name my blog and would the domain name sill available. Then I was worried about what platforms I should have my blog on, free vs paid. Not yet to get into who would I write to but instead, I was worried about no one would read my posts.
You can tell me the truth now, those were your biggest problems once you start thinking about becoming a blogger as well, am I right?
Frankly, I totally ignored this topic “ideal reader profile” and to build my confidence, I bought a few online courses. A lot of money had spent and I was happy with what I had to offer on my blog back then. I got a few free products offered as collaboration every now and then and I thought I was handling my blog just right.
As months went by, I completed some of the courses, but I still had the feeling of quitting. Why? The reason was my blog traffic. It was super low. Most of my readers were my friends and family and I think my mother in law visited my blog the most! Lol!? Thank you, Nadia! ❤️
What those courses did to me was to help me with my confidence issues plus I had a chance to connect with other new bloggers who started at the same time. Some of them I still have good relationships with until now. But what the courses didn’t do was teach me what are the most important keys that I should think about when it comes to creating my content. What are the keys to success? What is the content that makes my readers read, enjoy and stay? Something that makes them can’t wait for any longer for my new blog to be LIVE. I was struggling to be honest with you.
I did turn to Google and Google had helped me a lot. But as far as my blog stats went almost a year into my blogging, my monthly view was only a little bit below or over 1K. At one point I blogged 30 days in a row and my traffic went over 1K for a little bit and then went back down again.
Now it’s been 1 year and 4 months of my blogging journey and just two months ago my traffic started to spike up to over 800% higher compared to the same period last year. It was crazy at the rates I’m going, by the end of this year, I think it will raise up to 2000% better than last year. Next year will be 100x better and I can’t wait to hit that number. I will talk more about how exactly I did it, and what steps to take to get there on our next blogging series post in details. But don’t worry I’m going to tell you right now, what I did differently to attract more traffic. If you could guess it’s about creating your ideal reader profile.
You might have heard a lot about “Know your readers”. This phrase has been haunting me for a while because knowing your readers is as important as writing a good blog post. Why is it so important? Here are my answers:
Because you will know exactly who you’re talking to, you will be able to create your blog post with ease.
Be able to talk the same language as your readers.
You will make your post more connecting to your readers.
Your post will give value and it will benefit your readers the most.
If you’re looking to grow your blog, you know exactly where you should start.
But how can you know your readers when you can only look at your computer screen! That’s a great question! Should you guess it? Nope, that’s not the right way but it’s how a lot of people are doing. I put together some helpful questions that can help you craft your ideal reader profile on my worksheet (if you don’t have it yet, you can download the printable file from my online library) and we can go over each section together now.
Part one: Basic Information
In this part, you can make up the name, last name and how he/she looks. You can fill the gender and a specific age out of your original thoughts of the average age group of your readers. But to fill out the rest of your basic information I recommend using Facebook Audience Insights to answer your questions.
Start by creating your Facebook Ads account. After that go to Facebook Audience Insights and choose “Everyone on Facebook” when the “Choose an Audience to Start”, pops up on your screen.
From here you can find everything from creating your audience by adjusting the Location, Age and Gender, and Interest. This Audience Insights tool is a very powerful source to help you verify who your real readers are.
After you fill out the first section, we can move on to the next part of this worksheet, which is the “Short Introduction”.
Part two: Short Introduction
In this section, you will want to make a short introductory script of your ideal reader based on the Basis-Information you just filled out. Imagine introducing yourself to new classmates, co-workers or to some new people you’ve just met. A few sentences that will briefly describe who he/she is.
Part three: Personality
This is a challenging but fun part. Go back to your first part and look at the occupation of your ideal reader. Now use this infographic I found from www.truity.com to help guide you to the best answer.
You can also complete this section using the Astrological Zodiac Traits. You just have to pick the date of birth of your Ideal Reader randomly, use this chart below with the mix of the personality type infographic above to create the right personality.
Moving on to the fourth section. In this part, you can use this Free Social Media Statistics from www.socialbakers.com to help answer all of your questions. For example, if I want to know what my ideal reader’s favorite TV show is, I would use the “Facebook statistics directory” then I would choose the entertainment section. After that, I would select the country. The website will show the highest fans of the “T.V. SHOW” I ‘m trying to find out.
If you want to make sure you got the right information or not, you can useFacebook Audience Insights again and type the name of the Facebook page you got the results from www.socialbakers.comin the interest section. This way you will see all of the page statistics.
Part five: Dislike
In this section, you can guess it by yourself but I found this post from ranker.com helpful and fun to take a look at. You can adjust the listed order by gender, age, and region.
Part six: Interests
Similarweb is a good place to find your ideal reader interests. Based on your answers in part four, you can copy and place brands’ URLs. You can get insight statistics for free from Similarweb.
If you’re using Pinterest, make sure you switch from personal account to business account. This way you will be able to access statistic. You can see what areas people are interested in the most from your PINS. Pinterest will help with blog traffic as well. If you don’t have a blog yet but are planning to have one soon, create your PINTEREST account ASAP. This is the best time to start PINNING. You will be half way to your blogging goal before you even have a blog setup yet. I use TailwindApp to schedule my PINs, it is free to use for limited number of PINs. You can take a look at TailwindApp if you’re interested.
Now that you have all of the information you needed to put together an accurate ideal reader profile, it’s time to connect them together. I know it took a little bit of your time just to find all of the answers. Trust me, you will feel more connected and your blog posts will be even more helpful to a specific group of people. Not only that, you will have a more accurate Ideal Reader Profile that you’re just guessing who he/she is.
One last tip I would like to mention is to create your Ideal Reader Profiles on Pinterest. Create a few of them because you don’t want to have only one person in mind when it comes to a whole picture of your blog audience. You can keep your Pinterest boards “secret” that only you can see them. Mood boards will help you connect with your readers in a deeper level. It will be better than only writing down on a piece of paper. You can easily update your Ideal Reader Profiles on Pinterest when the trends change, season change or whenever you feel like it.
Here are a few Internet Stats Sources you might want to check out:
I hope today’s post gave you a lot of tools and insight tips to create your perfect Ideal Reader Profiles. Like I mentioned before that when you know your readers, your content will get better which means more website traffic and the best potential to gain your income from blogging.
Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I can’t wait to share with you how exactly I increased my blog traffic. See you soon, my love! Have a wonderful weekend. 🙂
“I never dreamed about success, I worked for it.” – Estée Lauder
Mollie Larsen is the creator of All About Good Vibes—a feel-good destination that inspires women to love, care and be themselves. Growing up she loved dressing up, taking care of her skin and helped supporting others. She believes in positivity and seeing good in all situations. Her biggest achievement of the day is putting her babies to sleep early, relaxing and watching her favorite shows with her husband.
