Bluetack your products down for flatlays
This may sound simple to some but I've only started doing this recently and it's made life so much easier when I'm taking photos. I used to struggle with products that weren't flat because they always used to roll around and, thankfully, I don't have that problem anymore! Bluetack is such an easy solution and no one can tell that you've used it.
Have a saved version of your blog's HTML
If any of you follow my blog on Twitter, you may know that I occasionally (more like frequently) freak out about HTML - I have absolutely no idea how most of it works. In the past, I accidentally deleted a section of my HTML and didn't know how to reverse the issue. Luckily, I had a version of my HTML saved so I could insert the section in that I needed. I wouldn't have known what to do if I didn't have this. I recommend, if you aren't confident with HTML and you are going to be altering parts, to save the untouched version beforehand so you have a backup incase anything goes wrong.
Try to use a photo every blog post that you upload
Personally, I love different forms of media so by having a photo as well as text it makes me more intrigued about the post. I know that many people believe in this too, it's just something interesting to look at and can give you a good idea about the general message of a post.
Don't feel pressured into finding a niche
If you're worried that your blog doesn't fit into a specific category, it doesn't matter, as I know for many people their blog is a mixture of everything and that 'everything' is a representation of them. I know that personally I couldn't label my blog as just 'lifestyle'; there are so many more aspects of my blog and it can't just fit into one category. I've learnt that it's okay to not fit a certain 'title'. If you have found a niche, that's great, this is just for people that are worried about finding one because I believe that it doesn't hold the upmost importance in the success of a blog.
Have you got any other tips and tricks that I haven't mentioned? I'd love to know!
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ReplyDeleteI tried to fit my blog into a niche a while ago, but I love writing about so many different things that I just gave up. There's no point in trying to restrict creativity! I'm definitely going to start using BluTac in flat lays now, thanks for the tip!
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That's really true, it's hard to stick to a certain area! That's alright, hope it makes taking flat lays a bit easier!
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Loved this post! I defneitly need to back up my html but because I don't go near it I think I am safe!!! I agree with the niche thing! I went through a stage of being a lifestyle blogger but I actually really enjoy both beauty, fashion, lifestyle you name it! It is defentiely a true reflection of me this way x
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Thank you! Backing it up has helped a lot! Same, I enjoy so many different things and my blog can't just be put into one category!
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Bluetack! I never thought of that, it would make things so much easier aha. I have no idea what I'm doing with HTML, think I have it saved to my laptop might have to go check :) Lovely post xx
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It has honestly changed my flatlay game haha! Thank you :)
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Even though I know how much trouble HTML can cause, I had never thought about saving HTML of my blog on my computer. Going to do it now! Thanks for sharing with your tips xx :)
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