Ahhhh............To Be At the Top of Your Game

When I decided to start blogging, my main goal was just to have a forum to write. To not lose the skill. And when I was ready to hit the pavement in search of  THAT  writing gig -be it freelance or otherwise,  I would be able to hit the ground running, ready to work.   I wasn't sure what I wanted to write about, because I love a LOT of things - a LOT. I love entertainment a lot, I love fashion a lot, and I love beauty (if you saw the counter space in my bathroom you would know this was definitely true - product junkie til I die). In addition, I had come across several blogs that were really doing it and I guess lack of confidence had me thinking I couldn't compete. So I decided I would just write about nothing in particular. Of course nothing in particular doesn't draw traffic, which we now know can translate into big bucks. Blogging has become mainstream and there is no shortage of those who have decided to follow the trend. Some of my favorite blogs have found their niche and have built a nice following to suit.  Entertainment blogs like Young Black and Fabulous and Bossip, fashion blog I Like Her Style and beauty blogs like Afrobella and Shake Your Beauty have all receive national nods for their blogs. I Like Her Style was recently featured in the May issue of Essence magazine (p. 92, to be exact) as part of their work and wealth series. She gave herself a pat on the back here. 

Another example of how ingrained in our society bloggers have become - not to mention the lucrative benefits is Perez Hilton. Friday, the Los Angeles Times put the spotlight on Hilton's (a.k.a Mario Lavandeira) success in their How I Made It section of the Business pages.   Not sure if you have to get an account with them to read the article, but here is the link. Hilton talks about how he began blogging as a hobby and why he chose to focus on Hollywood. I am sure getting sued by New York Post gossip section, Page Six didn't hurt either. The article says advertisers pay as much as 54K to run a one day- yep you read correctly ONE DANG DAY ad package on his site.... Is this only news to me or is it just a well kept secret.

I started this blog as a hobby so we will see.