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 worked retail for many years, for a variety of retailers in a variety of niches but they were essentially all run the same. There were two goals: increase sales and get the thieves out of the store. Theft, AKA shrink, was a major issue whether I worked in a…
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I know the content in the past couple of weeks has not been typical for Wardrobe Oxygen. To be honest, most of 2020 hasn’t been typical. But if you have read my blog for any amount of time, you know that Wardrobe Oxygen isn’t just about what to wear. It’s…
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It’s Wardrobe Oxygen’s 15th Anniversary! This month marks 15 years that I have been blogging at Wardrobe Oxygen. That’s a long time for any business, especially one that has changed so drastically over this time. Wardrobe Oxygen’s URL, name, content, voice, and direction has changed so many times. It grew…
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For most of America, we’ve been in lockdown since the second week of March, and now we’re in the first week of May. Some parts of the country are opening up, but I plan on staying in place even if my state lifts shelter in place orders because I know…
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At work, you can walk to a coworkers office or cube to vent and take some time away from your desk. You can walk to the coffee shop or convenience store for a latte or just some fresh air. You could take lunch in the courtyard and use it…
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This is an unprecedented time we are living in right now, and every day I am rethinking how to address it here on Wardrobe Oxygen. It makes the most sense to ask you. How are you doing? What is your life looking like right now? And what do you want…
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I want to make sure all readers of Wardrobe Oxygen understand how blogs and social media influencers, as well as many celebrities and online news sources and other websites, make money. You deserve to be an informed consumer, and whether you realize it or not, people are making money from…
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Being a full-time blogger can be an overwhelming job. I don’t have the security of a big company sending me paychecks, taking care of taxes and insurance and retirement. I don’t get paid time off for vacations and when I am sick, and I really miss that big fancy copier…
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