Blogger2Blogger #3 - Serena

Hello! I'm awfully sorry for the lack of posts but here I am back with a brand new Blogger, the gorgeous Serena from 'Be broke, be stylish, be slightly boho'!

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"I'm an 18 year old Irish/Italian living in Dublin.I completed a 1 year course in art and design portfolio preparation and now I've taken a year out to save up for the fashion school of my dreams in Rome, Italy! Feel free to comment nothing is more rewarding than feedback"

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→Hello! I hope your'e all fired up for the questioning! It's not too gruelling, don't worry!

Thanks for having me! It’s all good I love answering questions!

→How long have you been Blogging for?

Well I started at the beginning of September, so almost two months now!

→Why did you start Blogging? Did someone/ something inspire you?

I actually started out of boredom! I’m out of college and I was unemployed at the time so I had nothing to do with my days, then two friends of mine, Lorraine and Stephanie started blogging, when I saw how successful their blogs were it really inspired me to keep going with mine and not give up!

→Were you scared to start Blogging to strangers?

Yeah, I was pretty scared about the way people would respond to me, I have some pretty contraversial blog posts on topics like grehound racing and Pagaent kids. I also like dissing bad celebrity outfits!.. The response so far has been really positive though, I’m just waiting for someone to comment and tell me off! Lol

→How easy do you find Blogging? Html/ time/ money wise.

I find it really easy! I always take advantage of the ‘Preview’ button and make sure everything is perfect before posting. Depending on what I’m writing about it can take me really long, some topics need lots of research and lately my internet has been really screwed up and halfway through a post it will just turn off! I have that fixed now, I think! Lol So far it hasn’t cost me a penney but I have been doing quite a bit of Impulse buying, when I’m in shops and see something nice I always think ‘I’d love to blog about that!’

→Which audience is your Blog aimed at? Please also describe your Blog.

I’d say my blog is aimed mainly at girls who are in their teens and older. If I do however get male followers I’d probably try to add suff for them because I love mens clothing and accessories!

→Do your friends & family know of your Blog? Are they supportive?

My family know and they’re really supportive, they actually set up google accounts just so that they could follow me! They were my only followers for the first few weeks of blogging. Some of my friends know about it too and they’re also supportive but a lot of my friends wouldn’t know much about blogging so I don’t ask them to follow me unless they’re really interested.

→Would you like to still be Blogging in 5 years time?

Yes hopefully I will, I find it so much fun! Even when I had no followers I still made sure to post every day, it’s kind of become part of my life now!

→Do you see yourself having a potential career from your Blog?

I’d love to in the future because I love writing and I hope to work in the fashion industry. 

→What are the pro's & con's of having a Blog?

Well the pro’s are you get to express yourself, There’s nothing better than having an angry rant and recieving comments from your followers that they agree! Its also great because you can share things your interested in. It’s probably the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done! The only con is that it’s quite slow to get into. I only started getting followers on my second month in but as I said before I still posted daily. You just have to have patience and not give up.

→How much time & effort a day/week do you put into your Blog?

I like to post daily because I always have so much to talk about, some days if I’m really busy I might give it a skip. I usually spend over an hour per post, some posts can take up to three hours if I have to do research or browse around for pieces of clothing.

→Has Blogging changed your life?

I wouldn't say it’s changed my life, but it has improved it. As I said I started it out of boredom, and lets just say I’m never bored anymore! It’s also really given me confidence in my writing and I’d love to have a career in fashion journalism. 

→What is your holy grail beauty product?

At the moment it’s the Naked Palette by Urban Decay. I got it for my birthday and it’s the best gift ever! It has every colour you need from your creams, browns and golds to you silvers and blacks, you can really create any look with it!

→Have you any wise words for those unsure or new to Blogging.

I say Go for it! It’s so rewarding and really fun too! It’s your blog so don’t feel pressured into writing about things your not interested in, you can write about whatever the heck you want! As I said before it’s hard to get into and getting followers can be a slow process but keep your head high, keep writing and don’t give up!

→What do you think of this new feature?

I think it’s such a great idea! I’ve been waiting for something like this to come along to get us new bloggers some recognition!

→Random last one! Which sweet best describes your personality and why?

Hmmm.. sweets.. I’d probably be a fizzy cola lollipop, Because I’m sweet but I can also be a little sour about some topics! I’d actually love a lolly now...

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I recommend you all check out Serena's blog!