{"id":132328,"date":"2015-03-06T10:18:45","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T18:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/?p=132328"},"modified":"2024-02-14T02:18:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T10:18:09","slug":"fashion-blogging-the-difinitive-list-of-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/fashion-blogging-the-difinitive-list-of-best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Fashion Blogging: The Definitive List of Best Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-178306\" src=\"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/images\/fashion-blogger-sitting-floor.jpg\" alt=\"fashion blogger sitting floor\" width=\"750\" height=\"400\" \/><br \/>\nSo you want to be a fashion blogger&#8230;or you already are. Here are some important best practices pulled from the wealth of IFB archives, from the simple (be nice!!) to the more technical (how to do competitive analysis right):<\/p>\n<h2>Be Open, Honest & Nice<\/h2>\n<p>ALWAYS, always, always disclose the relationships between what you're wearing\/posting about and sponsors, share as much of yourself as you're willing to, and deal with negativity on your blog effectively:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/the-independent-fashion-bloggers-guide-to-gifting-and-product-reviews\/\">Fashion Blogger's guide to gifting and product reviews<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/how-to-write-a-solid-post-disclosure\/\">Blog disclosures made easy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/10-tips-for-maximizing-affiliate-income-authenticity\/\">Maximize affiliate income without losing your soul<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Use your influence wisely<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Take the best pictures you can<\/h2>\n<p>There are tons of\u00a0IFB\u00a0articles about photography\u00a0that are\u00a0specifically aimed at fashion bloggers\u2014and for good reason. The truth is, the images associated with your posts are just as (or more) important than your words, so choose them carefully. And before you get discouraged, you don't have to have a <a href=\"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/how-to-be-a-fashion-blogger-without-a-dslr-other-things\/\">DSLR or Photoshop<\/a> to take good photos, just a lot of determination!<\/p>\n<h2>Keep your blog design minimal<\/h2>\n<p>Minimal designs are easier to get around, and keep the focus on your content instead of extraneous stuff. And the old saying is true&#8230;the simpler, the better!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/10-modern-mobile-friendly-responsive-free-themes-for-wordpress-and-blogger\/\">Modern Mobile-Friendly Free Theme Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/simple-blog-design-tips\/\">6 Simple design tweaks to make your blog better<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Identify & work within your niche and passion<\/h2>\n<p>One of the first, and most important things you should do when starting your fashion blog is define your niche:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/niche-fashion-blog-ideas\/\">Narrow down your niche<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Work within your passion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Differentiate yourself<\/h2>\n<p>Besides defining your niche, remember that no one does you like you do, so why would you try to do anyone else?? Don't compare yourself to other bloggers, unless you're doing <a href=\"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/how-to-use-swot-analysis-to-strengthen-your-blog-business\/\">competitive analysis<\/a>, and keep your head down and work, focusing on what success means to you.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Achieving success as a blogger<\/li>\n<li>Blog like no one is reading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Be Smart on Social Media<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/promote-blog-content-twitter\/\">Promote your content on\u00a0 Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/heartifb.com\/how-to-start-a-fashion-blog-with-instagram\/\">How to start a Fashion Blog With Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So you want to be a fashion blogger&#8230;or you already are. 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