![]() ![]() It was just easier I guess but there was also some serious strategy to it. I would work on my commute or on any free moment. I would spend 10 min of my lunch break at work eating and the remainder working on instagram. I also liked that I could do it on my phone, and work on it anywhere. I thought I could use instagram to level the playing field and knew brands were looking for collaborations there and only there at the time. I dont really have a reason why I focused on instagram at first, I saw people starting to get sponsored collaborations there and only there and knew I was behind on blog traffic when compared to the big bloggers. ![]() If I do a detailed instagram post for you guys in the future I’ll get those exact figures, promise. I’m not totally sure, but I think I grew it to 50K in the first year and then 150K the following. Anyways, I would spent 3-5 hours a day working on growing my instagram after work and another 2-3 hours before work working on my actual blog. If you want a detailed post explaining that, let me know. I read everything I could about instagram and developed a method that really worked for me, I am actually currently using it on my other new disney page as well on a smaller scale (my new page is if you’re interested.). At the time, instagram was just starting to have a major moment and I thought I could easily learn how to master that form of social media and use it to help grow my blog and brand. Working hard on Color Me Courtney on nights and weekends was what really kept me afloat. I would come home deflated and broken everyday, pouring all of that into my blog. I also didn’t like my actual job aside from the culture and found I wasn’t that great at all, all things that made going to work really hard. My co-workers weren’t the kindest. Condescending thing like “oh you’re wearing that nail polish color, you’re so brave” were said on the regular, and it was just a passive aggressive mean girl culture that I didn’t fit in with. So I had finally done it, after about a year of working on my blog and working retail jobs on the side I landed what I thought was my dream job … and I was miserable. Eventually, with its help I maintained my sanity and creativity while eventually landing a role in corporate fashion … that I ultimately hated. When I first moved here and was miserable in looking for a job while working retail, Color Me Courtney served two roles: a creative outlet and a resume booster. I had a Pinterest account, polyvore account (RIP) and a blog before where I posted photos from the fun themed dinner parties I hosted in college, but none we’re really “serious” if you will. I couldn’t get hired at all so thats when I really started working on my blog. I was 21 but my resume made me look 30 with interests in math and finance rather than fashion and styling. I had graduated with my MBA and moved to New York city with the hopes of landing a job in corporate fashion. Nevertheless, I do hope it helps or is atlas entertaining, so here we go □īefore we get to the how I started my blog, let’s focus on the why. ![]() So today I’ll answer this question because it is one I get so often, but I’m not sure the answer will be able to apply to as many as I would like because it is so broad. If you have questions for a blogger you want answered, the more specific the better. I’ll start by saying I don’t really love broad and vague questions like this, I’m much more apt to be able to answer specific ones. Hey cuties! In todays blog post I’m going to tackle a question I get at least once a week, I got asked it three times yesterday so I thought I would write out the answer for you here! ![]()
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