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.
At the end of 2017, I quit my job in Corporate America to do this blogger/influencer/content creator thing full time. I also started lifting weights with a personal trainer. A local gym slipped into my DMs and just the right moment and offered three months of training in exchange for…
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In all my 15 years of blogging through government shutdowns, retail scandals, me breaking my arm twice, having a baby, getting promoted at work right when my blog went viral, and much more, I don’t think any year has been more difficult in this career than 2020. That being said,…
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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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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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When I get together with bloggers, the conversation always turns to business. And I always bring up taxes. Whether you realize it or not, once you monetize your blog or accept payment from brands as an influencer. you have created a business and you need to pay taxes. If you…
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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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