Blogging behind the scenes: Alison Gary shares the business of blogging. Why do bloggers do what they do? How do bloggers get paid? What does it take to have a successful blog? How do affiliate links work? Alison will share all of this and more in her posts about the business of blogging.
I’ve been blogging for 13 years. THIRTEEN YEARS. In this day and age, few people keep jobs or relationships for that long. The name has changed (raise your hand if you remember the uber-catchy original title What Every Woman Needs in Her Wardrobe?), the look has changed (it’s fun to…
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For the fourth year, cabi has hosted cabi Blogger Day where they invite a handful of influencers to cabi HQ for a bit of a behind the scenes, a sneak peek of the upcoming collection and a lot of fun. I have worked with cabi for a while and was…
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Taking my daughter to school is the best part of my day. It’s something I never was able to do until I quit my job and something I didn’t even think would be so special for me and for her. I get home from the gym and have about 20…
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A few weeks ago I started an anonymous survey to gather feedback on Wardrobe Oxygen. This data helps me understand what you, the dedicated readers of Wardrobe Oxygen like, dislike, and desire from this site. I do a survey like this almost every year and the responses really help me…
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In 1727 Benjamin Franklin created The Junto, also known as The Leather Apron Club. The members of the Junto were drawn from diverse occupations and backgrounds, but they all shared a spirit of inquiry and a desire to improve themselves, their community, and to help others. The goal of the…
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I’ve been sharing links like these in my Style File newsletter, but decided to try them instead in a weekend blog post. A mix of what I’ve read, seen, heard, liked, and want to try. the photos above are from my day trip last week to NYC. I was invited…
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When I used to get my annual review at my old job, if I received a bonus I’d buy myself something to celebrate. One year I bought a Brahmin bag, one year I booked a trip to the beach, one year I pampered myself at a spa. It was a…
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Growing up, the magazines in our home were Time, National Geographic, and Good Housekeeping. Whenever anything was purchased, my parents consulted Consumer Reports, and or Good Housekeeping. New recipe tried for dinner? There’s a good chance it came from the pages of good Housekeeping. Many a collage was made from…
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