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How To Have A Strong Voice In Your Writing, And Why It’s Important

The photos, the site design, and the social media outlets are vital limbs in developing a cohesive blog -- but at the heart of the whole operation lies the writing, and more importantly, the voice.

Don’t Lie About Your Blog Traffic, You’ll Get Caught

Everyone knows lying is bad. However, when it comes to selling services the line between fact and fiction gets blurred in trying to paint the best picture. My favorite example of this is the food label, "Fa...

25 Ways To Get Your Blog Featured

Be the first, be the best. But what else can you do to get your blog featured? We've rounded up 25 ways give your blog that extra push into the spotlight...

3 Ways To Say “Thank You!” To Your Readers

You know that feeling you get when you open up your mailbox and see a small, pretty envelope addressed by hand, specifically to you? It makes you feel special, doesn't it? It's even better when it turns out tha...

25 Ways To Make Money Blogging

Bloggers from all areas of the globe have different ways of sustaining their lives as independent professional bloggers, we wanted to put some options together for you... all in one place.

Why Being An Entrepreneur is Better Than Having a “Day Job”

Have you ever thought of starting your own business? Of being your own boss? The reality is that 66% of businesses fail in the first two years, which can be scary. Yet, the dream of being your own boss is s...

4 Tips For Writing Your Fashion Blog Like A Magazine

By: Mignon A. Gould of The Chic Spy So, you’ve decided you want to launch your very own blog or revamp your current style blog. Others in the blogosphere have inspired you, but you can’t decide which ty...

School of Hard Blogs: What a Bachelor’s Degree in Blogging Could Include

Explore the potential courses that would be offered to get a degree in fashion blogging.

10 Ways to Get Your Creative Juices Flowing

Do you ever find that the mind can be seriously annoying? At least that's what I thought last Friday. I was frustrated, overwhelmed and wasn't sure how to get myself out of my very own creative rut.</ Ins...

Is Polyvore Still Relevant for Business-Savvy Bloggers?

Remember when you first started your blog? You asked around about what sites and networks you should join, who to follow on Twitter, what platform is best... When I first began blogging in 2009, one tool that ...

How To Not Suck At Instagram

Filmmaker Casey Neistat is on a personal mission to keep up the quality of the social media platform and wants you to follow some simple rules to make it a better experience for everyone.

Join the “Make Your Graphic Design Shine” Twitter Chat with Stoli

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Will The Blogger Making $10K Outside NYFW Please Stand Up?

Last week, the New York Times published an article about how bloggers were paid to wear clothes to Fashion Week so they can get shot by street style photographers, "Popular bloggers and other so-called infl...

Does Your Blog Need A Terms of Use & Copyright Notice?

Now, I know this is going to sound strange, but I have to tell you something: Not everything about setting up a blog is fun. I know, I know, crazy right? Some of the boxes you have to check off as you prepa...

Fashion Blogging vs. Magazines: What Does The Future Hold?

As magazines begin to tap into bloggers more and more, I began to wonder: will this progression continue to meld together, eventually evolving digital magazine platforms and blogs into one? Or will magazines and blogs forever be of two different mindsets in fashion?

Being Backstage At Fashion Week, A Personal Experience

Once upon a time I was an intern for a fashion PR company, and as a part of the internship I was required to help out backstage at a fashion show.

Shop Your Heart Out: The Ultimate Blogger Gear Guide

It never fails, once mid-August comes around, I get hit with a major shopping craze. Blame it on the classic "Back to School" mentality, but the end of summer and the coming of fall makes me want to wipe th...

Bloggers & Body Image: Are We Helping Or Hurting Ourselves?

Update: 8/14/12 Taylor Davies has issued an apology. *This post has been edited and updated as of Saturday, August 11th, to clarify the intentions of both IFB and the author. I can almost guarantee th...

The Asian Influence: 15 Chinese Fashion Blogs We’re Excited About

From Beijing to Shanghai to Hong Kong and beyond, check out these cool China-based fashion bloggers, both large and small.

App Fab: the 10 Best Shopping Apps for Fashion Bloggers

Everyday, it seems that a new shopping app launches itself into the fashion digital space. You're either get Fancified or you are Lysting your entire fall wardrobe. I never thought I'd be a mobile shopping ...

Try, Try Again: A Failure Can Lead To The Ultimate Success Story

Sometimes trying to be both a resource and a support system can be a challenging line to straddle. IFB wants to motivate you, help you, inspire you and make you the smartest, most successful blogger you can...

10 Blog Posts You Can Create From A Summer Vacation

Exotic locations. Automobiles, trains, planes and private jet. Total relaxation and quality time with friends and family. A vacation in the summer months is one of the most cherished experiences we have each...

10 Fourth Of July Inspired Blog Posts We Love

While most of us in the good ol' USA are hitting the beach or a barbecue right about now, if you happen to be by a computer we've rounded up a little inspiration on how to use your blog to highlight a holiday.

No Gifted Items For The Duchess: How Much Do You Spend On Fashion?

The duchess, unlike many celebrities, doesn't accept free stuff. So all those designer dresses you spot her in? Somebody's got to foot the bill.

Pinterest Pulls Plug On Link Shorteners, Makes Exception For RewardStyle

Those of you who use rewardStyle may have noticed your links not working on Pinterest last week -- don't worry, you weren't alone. Last week, Pinterest, an online hub for bloggers and inspiration, decided to ban all link shorteners, including rewardStyle links, without notice.

50 Instagram Accounts You’re Probably Not Following Yet

Last week we wrote a post about 25 Instagram Accounts We're Totally Obsessed With. While it seems like you're obsessed with them too, there was also an overwhelming response asking for more under-the-radar acco...

25 Instagram Accounts We’re Totally Obsessed With

Would it be inappropriate if we wanted to climb to the top of our New York City office building and shout, "We love Instagram!" Seriously, we could literally shout it from the rooftops. The photo-sharing app ge...

IFB’s 20 Favorite Menswear Blogs

We have a confession: We love menswear blogs. Seriously, sometimes we love them even more than we love fashion blogs about clothes that we actually wear. There are a lot of reasons, and you may be surprised...

Blogger Compensation: To Charge or Not To Charge?

When you're starting your business as a blogger, one of the toughest questions you'll face is knowing when to charge and when something should be done for free. It's a delicate process as you want to make s...

Going the DSLR Route: Blogger’s Share Their Favorite Digital Cameras

There's been a long-standing debate in the blogosphere as to whether or not you really need a digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera. Combining the single-lens reflex capability with a digital interface, ph...

30 Spectacular Style Bloggers Over 30

Someone once told me that your thirties are the best decade of your life. Your angsty teen years are more than a decade in the past, and perhaps you overcome that whole "figuring out who you are" thing of y...

J.Crew Catalog: Diversity or Racism?

J.Crew catalogs have always been a treat to peruse, sometimes even more so than a fashion magazine. Always showcasing a life where everyone is beautiful, expertly layered and perfectly accessorized. However, ...

9 Books Every Style Blogger Should Read

Put down that copy of 50 Shades of Grey, do you hear me? Perhaps that sounds a bit harsh, and if you must, you can go on and finish it. When you're done though, why not pick up something of a little more...

Why Your Job Title is Killing Your Credibility

A quick scroll through LinkedIn offers a dizzying array of job titles. CEO, Editor in Chief, Social Media Guru. Funny? Yes. Entertaining? Sure. Professional? No. As a blogger, you want to showcase your many ...

Separated At Birth: Fashion Blogger Look-Alikes We Love!

As fashion bloggers, our individuality is what makes us stand out. We each have our own sense of style, our own way of layering, mixing and matching, accessorizing and hair-doing. The diversity of looks, shapes...

Blogger True Story: My Pinterest Account Was Deactivated

Be honest: What would you do if your Pinterest account was deactivated? That's what happened to DIY blogger Donatella Mestriner of inspiration and realization. The Italian blogger used the social-image shari...

IFB’s 15 Most Gorgeous Beauty Blogs To Watch

I've been doing my make up the same way since I was sixteen. Black eyeliner, loads of mascara, bronzer and a dash of pinky lip balm. It wasn't until I started blogging about fashion that I was introduced to t...

Are Personal Style Bloggers Impacting Retail Trends?

Do you take your Prada with a side of Old Navy? How about that Jimmy Choo shoe with a Hanes white t-shirt? Last week Women's Wear Daily reported that there's a new shopping trend emerging in the retail world...

7 Fab Style Blogger Videos To Inspire Your Next Vlog

We're big fans of video over here at IFB. It brings content to life, and adds a fun, multimedia element to style blogging. Whether it's a haul video, a tutorial, a musical performance, an outfit brought to life...

The Thinspiration Problem: Where Do Fashion Bloggers Factor In?

Body image and health are two topics not often touched on over here at IFB. However, all the recent thinspiration controversy has caused Terms of Use and Community Guidelines updates on some of the most popular...

The 30 Best Android Apps For Fashion Bloggers

By Jennifer Booth, fashion nerd of frayed threads There's always been a great deal of hoopla around Apple products - let's face it, that company can build followers like Ashton Kutcher on Twitter. But what a...

Guilty Pleasure or Just Guilty? An Interview With Get Off My Internets

Since its inception in 2009, Get Off My Internets has been one of the most controversial sites among fashion and lifestyle bloggers. Its editors critique and examine the posts and personalities of bloggers,...

10 Apps To Boost Your Instagram Photos (iPhone and Android!)

The last couple of weeks have been huge for Instagram. First, they launched their app for Android phones (yay!) and next, they sold their 18-month-old company to that other social media giant, Facebook (for a...

20 Tips For Breaking Through Writer’s Block

We're not writing novels. We're not writing academic essays or lengthy progress reports. We are writing sassy, fabulous, informative and fun blog posts. We're writing about what we love: fashion, beauty, design...

5 Startups that Could Change the Way You Shop

Not so long ago, if you wanted to sell your old or ill-fitting clothes you'd have to host a garage sale, a clothing swap or start up an eBay account to hawk your closet excess. And when the fashion blogger comm...

10 Celebrity Blogs We Heart, and 10 We Wish Existed

It's not our fault we care about, read about, stalk and fantasize about celebrities so much. It's society's fault, it's our media-obsessed culture, and it's because they're so darn good-looking. At some point y...

Jane Aldridge in a Sea of Controversy

As you may have read last week, there was a flurry of controversy over a recent profile of Jane Aldridge, the blogger behind Sea of Shoes, in a publication called Texas Monthly. In it, the reporter rather candi...

5 Things Every Blog Should Have

We talk about blogs a lot in the office. Would you believe we actually talk about blogs almost all the time? Shocking, I know! We talk about what we love, what bothers us, what we wish we saw more of, less of, ...

How To Be Funny (Or At Least Loosen Up A Bit)

I think it's truly one of the highest compliments you can pay someone to say that they're funny. Many people have a great sense of humor, but to be able to engage people with wit and make them laugh (especi...

Boost Your Blog Traffic With Tumblr

One of the fastest growing social networks in the world right now is not Facebook or Twitter. Instead, it is Tumblr. In the past year alone, Oscar de la Renta, Tory Burch, Gucci, Kate Spade and Modcloth hav...

Why Blogger Isn’t the Best Platform for Bloggers

Some of the biggest bloggers use Blogspot/Blogger. The Sartorialist used it for years, as did Fashion Toast (both have since migrated off). Face Hunter, Man Repeller, The Glamourai, Keiko Lynn, Where Did U ...

How Far is too Far with c/o “Courtesy Of” ?

I’d like to open this up to the community and make this more of an open discussion than a post itself. I’ve been blogging for about 3 years and have noticed a huge increase of brands working with bloggers-- ...

10 Sites To Cruise When You’re In A Funk

Over at the IFB offices last week, each of us took a turn having sort of an off day. You know the kind. Something happens or nothing happens at all, and you just don't feel right. You're sluggish, uninspire...

6 Tips For Finding Your Blog Niche

I'll be the first to admit that when I started my blog, I had no idea what I was doing. All I knew was that I needed an outlet for my compulsive fashion obsession and my love of writing. And so it began: a ...

Working With Companies: Asking for Compensation

In last week's post on the Vogue Influencer Network, a lovely gal named Laura asked: I have been approached by companies before wanting me to do posts about their new website/product before, and no one has...

We’re Hiring: Editorial Fashion Blogger (Part-Time)

Role: Editorial Fashion Blogger Are you obsessed with fashion, style, and shopping? Love blogging, reading blogs and keeping up with the latest fashion media? We’re looking for a passionate fashion lover to ...

31 Post Ideas for Fashion Blogs

Just one little line can help bring your blog significantly more traffic. That's the post title. Last week I asked around some ideas and feedback (and feedback from you about your experience). Insp...

How To Monetise Your Fashion Blog With Affiliate Marketing

I read the previous blog post Does banner ad revenue sustain bloggers? With interest and was quite pleased to see that I was not the only one who has not really had much success with affiliate banner ads. I...

How To Overcome The Challenges of Blogging in a Second Language

Many bloggers in foreign countries choose to blog in English instead of their mother tongue. I am one of those bloggers. Living in the French part of Canada, I really understand the importance of speaking E...

5 Helpful Sites to Analyze Your Blog

Analyzing your blog is an important aspect of blogging as it can help you determine who your target audience is and which kind of content is proving most popular. There are many sites out there in the vastne...

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