I can remember the first time I fell neck deep into the blogging industry’s obsession with perfection. I was sitting in my flat in the UK, with This Renegade Love still in ‘private’ mode, not yet unleashed unto the world. I had spent months creating content to load up the site, working back-and-forth with my designer on the branding […]
One of the most common questions I get asked from new bloggers is, “How did you gain an audience?”, which is usually followed quickly by, “How early did you start working with brands?” and then of course, “Do you know of any good programs to buy legit followers?” Sigh. In a world where it seems […]
These days, it’s impossible to go on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or even Snapchat without seeing a sponsored post from your favourite blogger or celeb – a paid-for post by a brand, marked #ad. You’ve seen ’em – lipsticks promoted by make-up artists, skin care hawked by lifestyle bloggers, protein powder gushed about by fitness Instagrammers. […]
I can still remember the feeling of excitement I got as a new blogger when the first e-mail from a brand popped into my inbox. It was from a local skincare company asking to send me some goodies to try out. Even though it was just product for review (and likely was being sent to […]
