From Blogging to Business

What does it take? To be able to start and have a successful self-made business in today's economy?

  In fact, fashion bloggers around the world have turned their passion into their business. The online business community transited from blogging to passion of doing what they love. Many, especially females have been seen to easily evolve from the blogging sphere to business industry. 

Blogging seems to shed light and clarity of what they are capable of and they build a strong online presence through persistent interesting content. This has helped them build a strong fan base turned audience as well as recognize the target market. It looks like a pretty easy transition but it takes time to grow as a blogger turned business. It takes a lot of writing, content, social media, marketing and good ethics. Using professional photos has also been a core content for quality blogging. 

But on top of all I feel the passion and the ability to provide genuine and quality products or service makes it worthwhile in the long term. You are producing and selling not retailing in such a business.

Read on to know the struggles, the growth, success and future of online business. 

  

Overcoming Business struggles: 

As for me, consistency is an issue. The well developed base is the service part and I have recognized the products I want to produce and sell. The Pinterst and Instagram have been the new social media tools after Facebook and twitter for online visibility, sharing creatively and creating interests among the fans. However, having fans alone doesn't approve of your network. When the product development starts, which should be unique and rare attracting attention they will want to visit again, like your page and keep updated so one has to be regular in the posting across the networks.

Apart from blogging and social networks I also offer live chat sessions for many clients upon request. Sometimes this demands for being online in the chat software for long working hours. Being an entrepreneur and working from home it sometimes gets difficult to manage personal and work life. you are hitting the sack and your laptop rings for a chat session. It helps to set an appointment time but since the clients come from different parts of the world, your timing won't suit them. So flexibility is the word. There are some sacrifices to make with time but its worth it. When it all falls into place, it flows with a rhythm and you know what to expect and when.

You will understand who are the freebies and who are the real deal. It takes time and experience to pick up on who is who. However in the end it all falls in the right places. 

Enthusiasm leads to success; success leads to happiness and 
happiness leads to tranquility. 

Future Plans for 2013:

For me, 2013 is a fresh start for new developments. I would like to work on my product development for the next two quarters and focus on growing the network. Then marketing and advertising of product will be the core part of once its launched. It would not be an easy task to keep up with both tasks but I am learning to take my time and finish each product and not worry posting about it. Deadlines are a must but taking my own time will definitely help me perfect the product and truly be happy about it. I would love to keep writing more on this blog more. I have worked hard on my work blog but my name was like a page in the whole set of the library. My own venue would help me look back at my work with confidence. The purpose is not fame or popularity but that is an essential part of success at this. However, I do believe a real purpose does make a difference. Mine is working with my heart with the true intention to help others enjoy my art as much as I cherish producing it.  I want to be inspire others. Besides that, relationship building,  patience and personality offers a standout in what you do.

I was recently referred by my community and told that 
I was honest with a lot fresh young talent and very upcoming. 

Do you want to go on your own?

Well, it can surely feel overwhelming and impossible to have a successful own business at first. 

But don't let your fear come in the way if you truly believe you have something rare and special and what it takes to be successful. If you have the desire then don't step back. It is a puddle of risk for sure but you won't be anywhere if you don't start. You have to think about the future and start. In the beginning you will not monetize as the successful ones. Even we went through the same phase but when you get a hang of it you won't stop yourself. Nothing is impossible. If anyone would have told me in my last year of college I would be successfully running and online business within a year of graduation I'd laugh it out.  You should genuinely believe in what you can offer.

'It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you don't stop'

~Confucius