Blogging Part One
Welcome to episode 2 of Influenced The Podcast! Weekly Love: Lindsay: Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered (https://amzn.to/2XEUe9w) Christine: Rocketman and Aladdin (AMC Stubs Membership https://www.amctheatres.com/amcstubs/alist?rel=alist_loy_amcstubs_promo) Weekly Hate: Lindsay: Working Out (Hates anything involving wrists) Christine: Cost of groceries and eating healthy Blogging Part 1: Lindsay: Bourbon a Lipstick (http://bourbonlipstickandstilettos.com) Started Blogging in 2011, under a different name. Started back up again in 2014 Bourbon a Lipstick is a Southern Lifestyle Blog Started out primarily as a beauty blog, but realized how expensive it was to keep up with purchasing new releases Needed a creative outlet The first post was about bras Christine: Simply Stine (https://www.simplystine.com) Started in 2012 Simply Stine is a Beauty and Southern Lifestyle Blog Started out primarily as a hobby as blogs were becoming popular and she was getting asked a lot of questions about related issues Evolved beyond beauty as she realized she wanted to spend time sharing more of her life and other issues, topics, etc. The first post was about a Bath a Body Works product line We discuss: Social Media (Buying likes, followers, etc) Instagram and why we think it's pretty much the worst at times Loop Giveaways How to put together a media kit and work on approaching brands for sponsored work, etc Why we both question those that ONLY post sponsored content We answer if we think blogging has changed since we both started The difference between Influencers and Bloggers We'll be back next Wednesday for a new episode! We'll continue this conversation about blogging and answer the questions you sent to us! Don't forget: June Book Club: The Idea of You by Robinne Lee (https://amzn.to/2WDiLQ6) Discussing on June 26th Episode July Book Club: Columbine by Dave Cullen (https://amzn.to/2K7II3q) Discussing on July 31st Episode Please subscribe, rate and review our podcast!! It helps us out so much!
