Ask Alexis: How do I start a Fashion Blog!

    When I first began as a blogger, it was around 2007, I didn't take it serious then like I do now, because it was like a hobby, it was my journal. Which none of the blogs I started back then is around anymore, because I deleted them all, I kept going back and forth to them, but then all of sudden, I stop writing on them, I decided to delete them all. Then back in 2014, I told myself, that I would like to do my blog again, which led to be the first blog post of the year was on my birthday, but then I stop until 2015, because it didn't felt right. but I kept on writing. Then I decided to take it on full force in March of 2015. I did it from time to time, then I came full force in 2016, 2017 and 2018. I try to do my blog everyday, which is hard to do? But I will keep up on it and keep going.

    Dear Alexis,
I was wondering how would someone like me start a blog and becoming one? I have always wanted to do one, but I am a little afraid to go for it. I don't know where to start. I was wondering if you would give me tips of how to go for it.

Tip 1) Before starting a blog, I suggest keep a notebook, so you can write down your ideas, like for example you can write down names of what you like and also what do you want to focus on your blog, figure out if it going to be fashion, beauty, and lifestyle or it could be more about traveling. Also you can also try something like fitness.

Tip 2) Go to your search engine and type in how to start a blog or want to start a blog because you get all these sites come up, like for example Weebly, WordPress, Wix, Blogspot and many others. You should do your researched when it comes to these sites, because you don't want to end up with a site that is not going to take you nowhere when it comes to blogging.

Tip 3) After you did your researched on blog hosting, you need to pick a name, before you do that you want to chose a name is noticeable and also nobody has. When you find a name that you like you can always google searched it and see if anybody has it. You can also chose your name, if you like, I decided to not chose my name is because it was to formal.

Tip 4) Take out your notebook and do your pro and cons list of each blog hosting you want or thinking about using. You don't want to end up with the wrong site where you will be disappointed because it something that you didn't want or like. So be careful what site you do pick.

Tip 5) Do not pay any money until you actually want to do your blog and take it full time. You should take this seriously, because all sites come with a free domain name like for example, www.alexis-marie.weebly.com. So don't paid anything until you are serious.

If you need anymore information on starting a blog, please check out Independent Fashion Blogger, there a lot of information on there, that I wish I knew about before I started blogging.

Do you have any helpful tips on starting a blog? Please comment below.
xoxo
Alexis