How to Make a Cute Jewelry Blog
These days, there's no better way to share what you love with the world than to say it on your blog. The most successful blogs are passionate, knowledgeable, highly focused in one area and faithfully updated on a regular basis. Whether you are showing off your personal designs or just spreading the accessory love, learn everything you need to know about starting a cute jewelry blog.
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Instructions
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Find a Host
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There is a vast sea of blog hosts out there, and finding one you want to stick with is not hard. Most hosts offer free blogs including templates with varying degrees of customization, and most also have dedicated communities. Because you'll want a blog with an emphasis on photography that is easy and fun to use, try either Tumblr.com (for beginners) or Wordpress.com (for beginners or advanced bloggers). (See "Additional Resources," below, for links to both of these sites.) Whatever host you choose, you will often get the basics for free with the option to pay for extras--like no ads and extra space.
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Register a user name and password with the blog host of your choice. Keep you login information private and safe.
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Visit the host's "Frequently Asked Questions" and tutorial pages to learn about everything you can do with your brand-new blog.
Design Your Blog
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Now that you have your blog, come up with a cute name. Try to bring out your personality and interests to make it stand out. For example, if you love beaded jewelry, call you blog "The Need to Bead." The catchier your blog title, the more appealing and easy to remember it will be for readers.
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Come up with a design. A site like Wordpress will allow you to upload a custom header, whereas a site like Tumblr gives you some presets and lets you change the colors. Again, work your personality into the design, but remember to stick to a jewelry theme or your may send your readers mixed messages. You want to communicate clearly at all times, and a lot of that subconscious communication happens in the art.
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Be sure to personalize any other presets that strike your fancy. You can always change your mind and readjust the settings later.
Post to Your Blog
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Now you have your blog, so start blogging. Write short, picture-heavy posts about jewelry you love (or made, as the case may be). Whenever possible, link to the source of the jewelry you are writing about, and always credit the photographer when that information is available. Write about how that pearl and copper necklace will complement any outfit, or how this vintage pendant reminds you of your grandmother. Connect with the readers and respond to their comments.
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Post often. A successful blog posts at least once per day, often much more than that. If this seems like a big commitment, make small goals. Start by posting weekly, and then twice a week, then every other day, until you find a posting frequency that makes you comfortable. Post even when you think you have nothing to write about; you don't want to get into the habit of not posting because that will make your blog a lame duck.
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Above all, remember why you are writing about this topic and stick to it. Keep your goals in mind with each new post to keep the overall blog focused.
Promote Your Blog
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Find ways to promote your blog. Link to it on your Internet profiles and send the link to friends and family. If you feature handmade or indie jewelry, try to cut deals with the independent jewelers so that they will list you on their website if you blog about their jewelry. Spread the word and watch your traffic grow.
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Be sure to interact with your readers in new and interesting ways. Hold contests and write quizzes so that your readers can interact with you and your cute jewelry blog. This is much easier to do if you make said deals with jewelers and vendors.
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You can also consider advertising your blog on social networking sites like Facebook, or getting a Twitter account so that you can let your readers know when you've posted something new. The more connected you are, the better your blog will be.
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