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I read
opinionslave's thought provoking post about the repetitiveness of blogging and I applaud her for being brave enough to voice her sentiments. She mentioned that those "Queen B" bloggers are becoming too controlled to the point where they start to lose their sense of personal style. Also, many of the bloggers post about the same thing over and over - I don't know how many more different angles they can actually take when covering fashion weeks. Before I launch into my own sentiments about blogging, I want to applaud these celebrity/popular bloggers for having the persistence and working hard to get to where they are today.
1. TOO MUCH
It is suffocatingly overwhelming the amount of posts that are brewed each day. Unless you're a real favourite or your post title is particularly interesting, I probably won't read anything more than one paragraph. I'm sure this is the same for those reading my posts too. It actually takes longer time to write shorter. Think about writing concisely while preserving informative and engaging content.
This leads me on to outfit posts. Often I come across very photo-heavy posts. The only thing is that sometimes there are TEN PHOTOS of the SAME outfit. Front, back, left, right, close up of detail...even that is just 5 or 6. Awesome photos, but choose the best ones to post!
2. TOO COMMERCIAL
By no means am I against monetizing one's blog. But many tend to forget about their readers and become too focused on making money. It is the readers that are making their blogs valuable. Have you come across blogs that post about sponsored products and they just love every. single. thing. REALLY!? I think you will be doing the sponsors a favour if you offered a genuine opinion about their products. Okay, so maybe they do love everything. But please, talk about the quality or insight as to why it's great, offer alternative options, formulate a set of criteria used to rate each item or something more than: "It's amaaaaazing, I lovvvve it." I also think that bloggers should tell readers sponsored posts or gifted items which will be more helpful for us readers to take a mental note when reading.
3. TOO GENERIC
Blogging is not just about posting a few pictures and writing a few lines. If you're a serious blogger, you cannot afford to just do things on repeat. I see lots of repetition in poses, locations, words or phrases, and people. You may be comfortable with that but put yourself into the readers shoes and ask whether they have seen you do something similar before. Don't underestimate the element of SURPRISE. Freshen up your blog by using different mediums (e.g. gifs, vlogs!), collaborate with other bloggers more, take a genuine photo of yourself that's different to your normal poses, and use your biggest asset: YOUR PERSONALITY!!
Just my two cents.
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Photodiary of my Melbourne trip a few weeks back. It never ceases to impress me.
