What Its Like to be a Blogger

Ive been doing a lot of reflecting and planning recently, and I stumbled across the thought of what its like to be a blogger. I think a lot of people assume its all easy; bit of writing, snap a few photos, hit publish, done.

I am by no means a full time or proper blogger, hence why I only post once a week, but I recently had a day off where I decided to go into full on blogger mode. It made me realise however, that every blogger has a different definition and idea of what they do, so I thought Id share my day as a proper blogger.

Social Media

The first, and major aspect of being a blogger, is social media. Having different social media channels like Instagram, Twitter, or even Youtube, is super important when it comes to blogging. These different networks are where my core readers are. Having different places for my followers to engage with me also helps boost the blog!

Along with actually having these social media networks, you need to be sharing your posts! I am constantly sharing my posts on Twitter and Instagram, and recently Ive been trying to experiment with Pinterest! My pins have been doing well, but so far no link clicks, so we will see how that goes.

Photos

Photographs are actually super important when it comes to blogging, and I take all of my photographs by myself. There are also stock websites where you can use lots of high quality images for free, but I think taking your own photographs are a lot more personal and interesting.

You’d think photographs are such a small part of blogging, but they are so essential, and I don’t think people realise just how big of a part they play! You use them for Instagram, Pinterest, advertising your blog, etc. the photos are literally the first thing people will see. You guys know I am a second year photography student, so Im constantly taking so many photos for my blog and Instagram!

Actual Writing

Finally I find time to actually sit down, brainstorm, and write for my blog. When it comes to actually writing, its such a small factor in the grand scheme of blogging, and I don’t think people realise that! Obviously it is super important, and you have to enjoy writing, and be passionate about it. But I love writing so much that this is quite possibly the easiest part of blogging for me.

I find so much joy in brainstorming blog post ideas, and YouTube videos, as well as creating a series out of them. I generally write when I’m in the mood to, as I can’t force myself to write something well when Im really not feeling it. So I usually write out a couple of blog posts when Im in the creative flow, and then focus on all the other bits that come with blogging!

So that is my idea of what its like to be a blogger. I also filmed a day in my life as a blogger which you should definitely take a look at!

What is it like to be a blogger to you?