Grechen Reiter, Author at IFB Independent Fashion Bloggers Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:26:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://heartifb.com/images/cropped-ifb-logo-512-32x32.png Grechen Reiter, Author at IFB 32 32 6 Simple Blog Design Tips For A Better Blog https://heartifb.com/simple-blog-design-tips/ https://heartifb.com/simple-blog-design-tips/#comments Wed, 27 Dec 2017 04:45:36 +0000 https://heartifb.com/?p=129371 When it comes to designing your blog's layout, simplicity is key – especially if you're a beginner. Your overall blog design should be kept simple and clean. Content should always be the main focus of your blog, but having a clean design layout is important. Your goal should be to make it easy for your reader […]

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]]> https://heartifb.com/simple-blog-design-tips/feed/ 33 How to Keep Up Your Blog During the Holidays. Or Not https://heartifb.com/how-to-keep-yp-your-blog-during-the-holidays-or-not/ https://heartifb.com/how-to-keep-yp-your-blog-during-the-holidays-or-not/#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2015 17:15:03 +0000 https://heartifb.com/?p=131977 The holiday season is upon us, at least in the US. For many that means more time with family and friends and less time blogging. So how do you keep your blog up during the holidays? Or do you? Personally, I tend to take “working” vacations, and schedule a couple hours every day to work […]

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]]> https://heartifb.com/how-to-keep-yp-your-blog-during-the-holidays-or-not/feed/ 13 Fashion Blogging: The Definitive List of Best Practices https://heartifb.com/fashion-blogging-the-difinitive-list-of-best-practices/ https://heartifb.com/fashion-blogging-the-difinitive-list-of-best-practices/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2015 18:18:45 +0000 https://heartifb.com/?p=132328 So you want to be a fashion blogger…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): Be Open, Honest & Nice ALWAYS, always, always disclose the relationships between what you're wearing/posting about […]

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]]> https://heartifb.com/the-truth-about-fashion-bloggers/feed/ 42 5 Ways to Say, “No, thank you.” to Blogger Opportunities https://heartifb.com/5-ways-to-say-no-thank-you-to-blogger-opportunities/ https://heartifb.com/5-ways-to-say-no-thank-you-to-blogger-opportunities/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2014 19:43:05 +0000 https://heartifb.com/?p=131762 As a blogger, I'm sure you get a lot of emails from brands and PR reps asking to “work with you.” What happens when you get a request or inquiry from a brand that you don't want to work with? Or they're talking “partnership” without your getting anything out of it? How can you say […]

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]]> https://heartifb.com/5-ways-to-say-no-thank-you-to-blogger-opportunities/feed/ 16 Why You’re Not Making Money from your Affiliate Links https://heartifb.com/why-youre-not-making-money-from-your-affiliate-links/ https://heartifb.com/why-youre-not-making-money-from-your-affiliate-links/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2014 19:47:18 +0000 https://heartifb.com/?p=131743 As a follow-up to my last post on how to start affiliate marketing, I want to mention some reasons why you might not be making any money if you've already started adding affiliate links to your blog instead of addressing those questions in the comments… Your readers don't buy Your readers may be more inclined […]

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]]> https://heartifb.com/why-youre-not-making-money-from-your-affiliate-links/feed/ 23 How To Get Started with Affiliate Marketing https://heartifb.com/how-to-get-started-with-affiliate-marketing/ https://heartifb.com/how-to-get-started-with-affiliate-marketing/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2014 19:30:31 +0000 https://heartifb.com/?p=131716 There are lots of ways to monetize your blog: advertising, affiliate marketing, ebooks, selling a product. It's always best to diversify though, and find the right mix of all of these things for you and your audience, but as I've mentioned before, I make the majority of my blogging income via affiliate commissions. It's not […]

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]]> https://heartifb.com/how-to-get-started-with-affiliate-marketing/feed/ 20 Update : You Don’t NEED 250,000 Page Views to Earn a Living Blogging https://heartifb.com/update-you-dont-need-250000-page-views-to-earn-a-living-blogging/ https://heartifb.com/update-you-dont-need-250000-page-views-to-earn-a-living-blogging/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2014 19:45:01 +0000 https://heartifb.com/?p=131697 Just about a year ago, I wrote an article here on IFB sharing on average how much I make a month as a “professional” fashion blogger. Especially in light of “82% of Bloggers made more money than ever last year”, I thought it was time for an update, a deeper look into my stats, and […]

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]]> https://heartifb.com/what-ive-learned-in-10-years-posting-ootd/feed/ 26 Email Newsletter Tips for Fashion Bloggers Revisited https://heartifb.com/email-newsletter-tips-for-fashion-bloggers-revisited/ https://heartifb.com/email-newsletter-tips-for-fashion-bloggers-revisited/#comments Fri, 24 Jan 2014 20:37:23 +0000 https://heartifb.com/?p=131015 It's a fact, email newsletters drive a lot of engagement. Both my RSS emails and my bi-weekly newsletters bring traffic and comments to my blogs, and I can track purchases readers made via affiliate links. I know and read a lot about how important email newsletters are, but I also hear a lot of confusion […]

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