Blogging and how my blog has evolved

by | Oct 19, 2010 | FBFF | 0 comments

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This was a Friend Friday topic but I have been so busy that I was able to post it last Friday so here it is.  If you like to check out Friend Friday post stop by www.modlychic.com.

1. How has your blog changed over the months/years you’ve been blogging?

My blog has blossomed from being about hair and hair reviews to cooking to fashion.  It has evolved, not saying that I will not do hair product reviews but it’s richer now.

2. What was one thing you did wrong in the beginning and how have you

changed that?

Adding music to my blog so when you clicked that’s the first thing you heard.  That was very distracting to the viewer of my blog.

3. When you visit a blog what’s the greatest turn off? The thing that

makes you close the tab?

If it’s a fashion blog it’s a turn off to see nudity on a blog.  I find this a turn off also when looking in fashion magazines.  I know that the photographer or whoever is trying to say its art, however we are talking about fashion apparel (pieces of fabric sewn together to create a garment to wear on the body). I am not going out with pants on and no shirt on top unless I want to get arrested. Enough said on that one. Also, if the blog is very dark in color where I find the content hard to read.  Lastly to many ads streaming on a blog can make it difficult to view and will be an automatic turn-off.

4. How did you find your voice?

I can truly say if I found my first voice by being a part of hair blogs.  It’s so much information out there on how to take care of your hair whether you’re relaxed or natural that you have to do your research to find out what’s best for you.  My fashion voice came from me going for my master’s of fashion merchandising, the classes just made my mind soar to fashion heights.

5. If you had three pieces of advice to give to a new blogger what

would those be?

  1. Be true to who you are and let your voice shine through to your blog.
  2. Keep your blog clean and easy to read.  Not a lot of prints without being able to read the content.
  3. Always treat people kind even the negative commenter(s) on your blog.

Beautiful Bag, oh yeah!

by | Oct 18, 2010 | Accessories | 0 comments

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by | Oct 12, 2010 | Accessories | 0 comments




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Friend Friday: Criticism

by | Oct 8, 2010 | FBFF | 1 comment

Happy Friday Everyone,

It’s been a busy week so I’m ready for the weekend and in time for a Friend Friday.
If you would like to join in the Friend Friday topic of the week please stop by Katy Rose’s website,
www.modlychic.blogspot.com.

1. Do you allow comments on your blog? Why or why not?
I allow comments on my blog because I would like to read what people say about my post(s). I think sometimes maybe bloggers want privacy and if it’s a bad response they don’t want the whole world to see. And if you have to approve every comment well I cannot do that but it’s always a bloggers choice as to what they want to do with their site.

2. Do you think people who leave comments that are insincere are not
well-thought out? What’s the point?
I think the comments are well thought out and they are purely negative because constructive criticism is meant to make you notice something that a person may need to change or offer a suggestion not meant to completely badger the person until they have no self-esteem within themselves.

3. Would you ever leave a comment that could be considered negative?
I don’t want to hurt someones feelings so if I have something to say I always try to be uplifting and offer constructive criticism. To me if someone took the time to read my blog to make a negative comment they are contradicting themselves because my post intrigued them long enough to read all the way to the end. I go by the motto treat people how you would like to be treated.

4. Most people claim to like constructive criticism. Do you really and
how do you offer that kind of criticism to others?
It’s tough to hear the truth but it’s good. I can tell when someone puts a suggestion on my blog to help me out and not being derogatory or degrading. I know that I can always do something better or someone may have a good idea on what I would do differently. I truly appreciate people taking time to tell me what they think about a particular post or how I’m doing things on my blog.

5. Some bloggers don’t allow comments in order to cut down on
negativity. Do you think that is the way to go or are there other ways
to deal with the negative vibes?
I think that it depends on the blogger as to whether or not they want comments. Preventing comments means you will not have that much interaction with people who read your blog so that blog is not meant to be personable or interactive. Again, it’s the blogger’s choice, I cannot judge.

If I receive a negative comment I will respond back as positive as I can because I definitely do not want to feed into that spirit. I have a Youtube channel and I can tell when people are offering constructive criticism and those who are merely being negative and demeaning and I always have the option of blocking those people. For example, if someone says, “your eyes are big.” If there is no other response to the comment I may block them because what if my eyes are large, you mean you have nothing else to say. Interesting.