When I started blogging nobody told me what to do and I guess that is one of the reasons why everything took longer. I had to figure things out and keep learning by making mistakes. Luckily for the rest of you… bloggers are more open now to share top tips and know how how to become successful in this industry. There are definitely key things you need to do or have in order to go up the ladder in blogging. Now this is not give you exactly detailed know how but it should help you to be aware. These tips are here to motivate you and be aware of the small things that can help you to get better and better.

1. Passion for blogging – There is no doubt you really need to have it. There are way too many people that give up because they like blogging but they do not love it. If you are serious you have to feel it and be very dedicated. I have days when I am very tried but I still do that extra work after my day job and trust me it is not easy.

2. Time and planning – Time is a luxury for me and it can be very very hard to keep going if you have a full time job. If you are like me make sure you plan well and if you have the luxury of lot of time then make sure you spend your time wisely.

3. Your niche – This is one of the key things and not all people are aware of this. If you want to learn more I wrote a full article about this which you can read here.

4. Staying on the top of social media – Yes it is not about writing stuff on your blog but you have to keep up to date with social media. If you want tips what apps to use and where you should be I also wrote a full article about this topic here.

5. Not giving up – And final thing is about not giving up. It is hard to grow your blog and nothing happens over night. And the things that do do not last. All the sweet and good things in life are those we have to really fight for. you should remember that.

Kdyz jsem zacala blogovat tak jsem nemela nikdy nikoho kolem sebe, aby mi poradil a proto si myslim, ze moje cesta tam kde jsem ted byla velmi zdlouhava. Nikde jsem nemohla najit zadne tipy, rady a nemela zadneho cloveka, ktery by mi poradil. To co vim dnes jsem se naucila sama tim, ze jsem delala chyby a mozna je to i dobre. Tyhle clanky vam nemaji dat uplne podrobny navod, ale spise vas motivatovat a uvedomit si prave ty male veci, ktere vam mohou pomoci k uspechu.

1. Vasen pro blogovani – je spousta lidi, kteri zacnou blogovat, ale nemaji ten spravny zapal. Jedna vec je ze vas to bavi, ale druha je ze to naprosto milujete. Ja jsem treba casto unavena. Mam opravdu dlouhou pracovni dobu, ale blogovani mam rada tak moc, ze jsem ochotna pracovat i po dvanacti hodinach v kancelari. Kazdy muj den je vlastne jako z prace do prace.

2. Cas a planovani – Cas je pro vetsinu z nas luxus. Pokud stejne jako ja pracujete a mate hodne starosti, tak je dulezite, aby jste si dobre naplanovali svuj cas. A pokud mate takovy luxus, ze mate spoustu casu, tak ho musite travit s rozumem. Co se tyce blogovani tak i tam musite premyslet, co je a neni pro vas a vas blog prinosem.

3. Vase niche – O tom jsem vlastne nedavno napsala cely clanek, ktery si muzete precist tady.

4. Socialni media – Bohuzel pouze blogem vase prace nekonci.  Pokud chcete byt uspesni, tak musite byt videt. Cim vice time lepe, protoze to vsechno vytvari vasi presenci online. A mate stesti, ze i o tom jsem vydala cely clanek tady.

5. Nevzdavat to – A v neposledni rade je dulezite to nevzdavat. Musite pocitat, ze uspech se nedostavi za jeden tyden a mozna ani za rok ci za dva, ale pokud to nevzdate a budete na sobe stale pracovat, tak se uspech jednou dostavi. Vasi ctenari budou pribyvat a budete neustale rust a ucit se novym vecem. Vse co stoji za to neni zadarmo. A to si pamatujte. 

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Most people start their blog for fun however after a while it can turn out that they want more out of it? Do they want to get a revenue or turn it in their full time job? It really depends on them however it is important to find your niche in order to stand out and make your blog stand out.

Now I am not talking on behalf of all bloggers and will focus on fashion, lifestyle, travel and food bloggers. Now, if you are into blogs you will be able to name at least one successful blogger in these areas? And they are where they are because they found their niche.

In order to find yourself you have to follow these:

1. Be honest with yourself – You have to ask yourself if you maybe are influenced too much by others. Did you just wrote about something you have seen elsewhere? You can inspire yourself but there is a thin line in between copying and inspiration.

2. Sit down and write down what makes you unique? Do you have certain passion? Could you combine your hobby with fashion? It really can be anything – from great flowers arranging to raw food blog.

3. Think about a different spin – Ok so you want to write a food blog? Could you do a niche? Could you dig very old recipes, could you inspire yourself from things like how to treat certain illnesses and what to eat and cook? Do you travel a lot? Perhaps you could focus mainly on how to stay fashionable on the go…. There are so many options but it is only you who can find it.

4. Good quality content – I prefer if I take my own pictures (well no the best example of this article) as again it reflects you and your personality. Pictures as well good text are very important. Write and photograph with pride and stay yourself.

5. Don’t be afraid and try it? I was so against work wear outfit inspiration and was worried to bring this to my blog. And actually after some time you realise it can be fun. You just cannot give up after two articles. You need a bit more time to see if that works for you.

So my dears…just sit down and think and try to find that niche that can make your blog profitable. It really is one of the key things in blogging.

Vetsina lidi zacina s blogem pro zabavu, ale nekteri lide po urcite dobe chteji blogem ziskat vice. A mozna prave mit blogovani jako praci na plny uvazek muze byt jednim z nich. Jedna ze zakladnich veci, ktera vam pomuze je najit to v cem se lisite od ostatnich a blogovat o tom. Vytvorit si unikatni obsah a presentovat to, co nikdo jiny nedela. V anglictine se tomu rika Niche.

Dneska se nechci soustredit na blogery ze vsech sfer, ale spis na ty kteri se nejak dotykaji blogu o mode, zivotnim stylu, cestovani ci jidle. Je to zkratka protoze napriklad o blogu, ktery se soustredi na bojova umeni opravdu nic nevim.

A jak tedy byt jiny? Je to velmi tezke, vetsina blogu kopiruje jeden druheho a holky pretvari svuj styl, protoze kdyz vidi nekoho uspesneho, tak si mysli, ze prave to jim pomuze? Je opravdu tezke objevit neco noveho, ale vetsinou clovek nemusi chodit daleko. Ja jsem treba drive nechtela presentovat to v cem chodim do prace a nakonec se z toho vyklubalo, ze to lidi nejvice zajima. Do prace chodime pet dni v tydnu a spousta lidi nema zadne napady, co na sebe apod. A tak se z toho vyklubala takova moje niche. Jako dalsi priklad bych mohla uvest blog Stylecookbook. Simona ma blog velmi unikatne zamereny na cesky trh a hodne pestry. Sama presentuje nositelnou a cenove dostupnou modu, ktera apeluje Ceskym ctenaru. A nedivim se, ze jeji blog je tak uspesny. Je dobre prestat byt chtit jako nekdo, protoze za prve uz to nekdo udelal a za druhe se to nemusi hodit k vasim ctenarum. Simona nesla cestou byt jako nekdo, ale proste zustala sva. A to ji prineslo spoustu zajimavych spolupraci a take ctenaru. Dalsim takovym blogem je Sexy Mamas. Jako prvni zalozily blog urceny maminkam, ktere se chteji o sebe starat i kdyz maji doma maleho prcka. Je to velmi vyvazeny blog, kde najdete nejen modu, ale i recepty. A takovych blogu na ceskem trhu moc neni. Jde opravdu o to najit neco, co jini nedelaji a nebo to delaji trochu jinak. A tak mam pro vas par tipu jak na to. 

1. Budte k sobe uprimni – Nejvetsi problem blogeru je v tom, ze vidi nekoho velmi uspesneho a zacnou delat presne, co ten dany clovek. Zacnou se podobne oblekat, psat apod. A to je pravdepodobne spatne….nedavate nikomu duvod jit prave na vas blog, protoze muzou jit uz na ten, ktery s tim zacal drive. A je proto dulezite najit neco jineho. Mezi kopirovanim a inspiraci existuje velmi tenka cara a je dulezite neprepadnout na spatnou stranu.

2. Co vas dela unikatni? Mate napriklad zajimavy konicek? Radi aranzujete kvetiny, jste sikovni na peceni a umite tvorit svoje vlastni recepty? Musite popremyslet o tom, co vas cini jinym nez ostatni a zkusit tohle prinest na vas blog.

3. Co tak jiny pohled? Je tezke vymyslet neco opravdu prevratneho a proto staci zmena pohledu. Napriklad takovy blog o jidle..takova Ella z blogu Deliciously Ella chtela jidlem a varenim vylecit svou nemoc a dneska ji znaji i lide, kteri se o food blogy nezajimaji. Mozna prave muzete ze svych handikapu nakonec vytezit. 

4. Dobry obsah je dulezity – Tohle je tema porad probirane dokola. Ale podle me je lepsi, kdyz fotite sve vlastni fotky, kdyz pisete bez toho, ze nekde neco opisete a tvorite kvalitni obsah bez pomoci ostatnich. Jenom tak vas obsah bude unikatni a promitne se v nem vase ja. 

5. Nebojte se – Ja jsem napriklad s presentovanim sama sebe v pracovni outfitech bojovala. Vubec jsem nechtela neco takove na blog prinaset. A trvalo mi to chvili nez jsem si zvykla a zjistila, ze to funguje. A hlavne se nemusim nijak namahat. Obleceni do prace si kupovat musim a tak se zkratka fotim alespon dvakrat nekdy i trikrat tydne v tom, co mam na sobe v praci. Je dulezite chvili pockat a zkusit, zda vas napad funguje. Samozrejme to nepoznate po dvou clancich, takze budte trpelivy. 

Takze preju vam vsem hodne odhodlani a uspechu v hledani vaseho niche.

Love Glamazon xoxo 

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In my last interview I did for Aktualne.cz I was asked a bit about how bloggers make money. I am sure that bloggers that have got big blogs know this already however I wanted to share with some start up bloggers some tips and ideas. This article is not to list all the ways how to financially benefit from blogging but more give you some ideas. You can always make it yourself and I am sure that every company that approaches you for collaboration will always welcome new ideas.

1. Affiliates – This is one of the most common way how you can earn money. You can either have percentage of sales with specific brands or you can use one of the platforms like reward style, skimlinks and similar.

2. PR Articles – This will really be a case by case basis. You may just do an outfit post, cosmetics review, restaurant review. It really depends on your blog and content and obviously bloggers will have different rates for this.

3. PR Video – This is more for people with big youtube following however there are still some bloggers that do videos every now and then. It would work on a similar basis as PR article just different way of promoting product.

4. Selling your own items – This  is not a direct way of earning from a blog but partially it is seen as one of the biggest ways how to earn money. Bloggers get ridiculous amount of clothes and you cannot keep them forever unless you have a super huge walking closet. So why not to recycle and sell some of the pieces you don’t wear.

5. Instagram Earning – There are so many ways how to earn money with instagram. You can set up your own rates for companies to be advertised on your account. You can do intstagram takeovers or just have affiliates similar to like.it .

This is a very short list of ways how to earn money. Perhaps I will share more with you in future. You just need to go for it and really one thing. Blogging is an actual work/job and you do not have to be ashamed to get paid for this. You would get paid normally in your employment and nobody asks you to do anything for free. You have to be able to offer companies something in exchange and trust me it will work for you in the end.

Nedavno jsem mluvila v rozhovoru na aktualne.cz o tom cim si blogeri vydelavaji. Tech zpusobu je opravdu spousta a rozhodla jsem sepsat par zakladnich tipu, ktere snad pomuzou zacinajicim blogerum. Timto clankem nechci sepsat vsechny moznosti, spis upozornit na ty hlavni a mozna i vas napadnou v budoucnu ruzne tipy spolupraci. Myslim, ze kazda firma by uvitala zajimave napady, jak promovat jejich produkt.

1. Affiliates – Vetsina blogeru vydelava procentem z prodeje. Bud muzete uzavrit jednotlive smlouvy s jednotlivou firmou a nebou pouzivat platformy jako skimlinks ci reward style. Ja osobne povazuju druhou moznost za vice pohodlnou. Urcite se podivejte a udelejte pruzkum, protoze jich existuje mnohem vice.

2. PR clanky – To je snad nejzakladnejsi zpusob jak vam muze blog vydelavat. Je na vas jakym zpusobem clanek napisete. Muze to byt klasickou outfit post, wish list ci recenze na produkt. Kazdy bloger ma urcite jine poplatky za takovy post a to uz urcite na vas kolik si za takovy clanek berete a jake mate podminky. Musite ale byt schopni klientovi vysvetlit proc prave takove podminky a jake vyhody z toho bude mit.

3. PR videa – Trosku jina forma PR, ktera se podoba klasickemu PR clanku jenom ve forme videa.

4. Prodavani vaseho satniku – I kdyz tohle neni primy zpusob jak vydelavat tak jsem se rozhodla tento zpusob zaradit. Je to velmi jednoduche a pritom to vetsinou tvori velkou cast prijmu blogera. Vetsina z nas dostava kvanta obleceni a pokud nemate satnik velikosti Buckinghamskeho palace, tak se vam do bytu casem vsechno nevleze. Je vyborne obleceni recyklovat.

5. Instagram – Z doslechu vim, ze instagram nema v Cesku takovou silu jako v zahranici a je to skoda. Podle me je to momentalne nejsilnejsi marketingovy nastroj. Na Instagramu jsou skoro vsichni a ja nachazim inspiraci hlavne tam. Na blogy nemam totiz cas chodit. Spolupraci je opravdu hodne. Muzete udelat firme instagram takeover, ci si si stanovit poplatky za PR na vasem instagramovem uctu. Myslim, ze predstavivosti se v tomto pripade meze nekladou.

Myslim, ze typu spolupraci je opravdu hodne a tohle je takovy maly zaklad. Ale o tom az nekdy priste.

Mejte se krasne a pamatujte si, ze tohle vse je jenom na vas. Blogovani je prace a za praci se plati. Takze preju vsem hodne uspechu.

Love Glamazon xoxo

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1. Do not copy – Inspiration is Ok that is what other blogs are for but try to avoid to copy people too much. It is hard to bring something really new and bloggers follow trends so not everybody can bring something really new. However, try not to copy everything … even the last detail.

2. Do not gossip – Oh yes it is in our nature and even I am guilty. We talk and talk and talk and sometimes it is too much. However, if you gossip in your circles … other people will eventually find out. Try to be diplomatic with your opinions as what goes around comes around.

3. Don’t be fake – I meet so many wonderful people but they can be a different person when you throw them in a different environment. Typical example is fashion week or an important event. I believe if people are nice and being truly themselves they really will be more likeable. When I meet that person at a small dinner gathering I am always surprised. So my advice is just to relax.

4. Don’t wear something you don’t like – Bloggers can be influenced so much. We go through hundreds of Instagram pictures a day and sometimes we feel we want that new something even though it is not our style. I would say you should always listen to your own style and heart. Not every bag, pair of shoes or the hottest dress suits everybody. Although I understand that if there is a hot bag trend that lot of people will have it. Just do not force it.

5. Don’t write nasty comments – I just do not get this. I believe in staying positive. I just do not understand this nasty comments business and never will. I think people should not do things they would not like themselves. So next time when you write that bad comment to your blogger colleague…stop and think. How would I like that on my blog?

1. Nekopirujte – Tohle je problem vetsiny blogeru. Kde je prave ta hranice inspirace a kde uz jde o kopirovani. Ono zase na druhou stranu je tezke vymyslet neco noveho, ale neni treba neco kopirovat do posledniho detailu. Zkuste najit svuj styl a i kdyz se vam neco libi, tak do toho prinest kousek sebe. 

2. Nepomlouvejte – Nikdo neni dokonaly a asi je to v nasi lidske nature. Lidi mluvi, mluvi porad dokola a nekdy az moc. Prestoze ziju v Londyne tak se ke me dostavaji silene zpravy a je to skoda. Ja netvrdim, ze jsem svata, ale tyhle veci se lidem vetsinou donesou. Ja se snazim byt pozitivni a vim, ze tyhle veci se vetsinou obrati proti nam. A bohuzel tyhle chyby maji za nasledek, ze si potom nektere blogerky nevytvari dobrou povest na trhu. 

3. Nebudte falesni – Zustat sva je jedna z nejdulezitejsich veci v jakemkoli oboru. Pokud potkavame nove lidi ja radim vzdy byt prirozeny. Bohuzel vidam velmi casto, ze blogeri ztraci jakoukoli prirozenost prave na dulezitych akcich. Snazi se zaujmout dulezite lidi tak moc, az jejich projev pusobi krecovite. Moje rada je proste byt sva. 

4. Nenoste veci, ktere nejsou vas styl – Obcas se mi stava, ze sleduju nejaky blog a ten se mi zacne pred ocima menit. Vetsinou k horsimu. Ja pevne verim, ze lide maji poslouchat svemu srdci a ptat se sam sebe…je to opravdu muj styl nebo si tuhle vec kupuju, protoze je trendy. A taky tomu obcas propadu. Pomalu se ale ucim a radsi o veci poradne popremyslim, protoze neni nad to nosit jenom veci, za kteryma si opravdu stojime. 

5. Nepiste hruzostrasne komentare – Tuhle kulturu silenych a negativnich komentaru nikdy nepochopim. Za prve nemam na takove veci cas a za druhe mi to hlava nebere. Jsem proste pozitivni a kdyz se mi neco nelibi, tak to neresim, nechodim tam a nebo to nectu. A hlavne se drzim zasady…nedelej jinym to, co by se ti samotne nelibilo. Takze priste az vas bude palit ruka a budete se chystat napsat nejaky zly komentar vasi kolegyni blogerce, tak se zastavte a predstavte si, jak by se to libilo vam.

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