BUILDING BLOG CONFIDENCE

I remember starting blogging and thinking it was a bit silly. I guess blogging has reached another level since then, but at the time I did feel a bit daft about it. If you're not an overly confident person, then deciding to post pictures of yourself for the world to see can be daunting. It took me a long time to actually consider myself as a blogger, never mind being able to talk about it and big it up. Now I'm okay about saying 'yeah I'm a blogger', and I'm happy for people to know that it's out there. For really becoming confident about your little online baby, here's what I think works.

See it as more than a hobby.
The minute I started considering my blog as my mini business, I thought it sounded a lot more impressive. It changed my mindset, from some daft little hobby to something I was really working on - I could put it on CVs and talk to my Nanna about when she was wondering what the hell I was doing with my life (uni days y'know?). I see my blog as my part time job now, regardless of how much or little it pays. Realising your blog's importance made a big difference to feeling confident about it!

Share your successes.
It doesn't have to be winning an award, or being contacted by your dream company. I still tell my mum if a favourite blogger of mine comments on my Instagram or Tweets me - to me that's a success in itself. People that genuinely give a crap will be happy to hear you're doing well. We all need a little pat on the back sometimes.

Big up any plus sides.
Blogging perks are totally lovely. And to any none blogger, they do look kind of impressive. While I'm not suggesting being the annoying friend that brags about freebies and event invites, don't talk them down either! It's not horrible, it's really nice and us bloggers eally appreciate the plus sides. At the same time, blogger perks come with a lot of hard work, something that should only boost our confidence in what we're doing.

Let people look.
It's actually really comforting. Don't let them look and say 'oh well it's really silly, don't laugh' - be like 'yeah I worked really hard on this and I'm happy with how it turned out'. My bad habit is to do the former, even though in reality I know it isn't silly. Showing people has given me a lot more confidence in my blog, as in contrast to what I thought, the reaction has actually been really positive. To most folk, you going out of your way on something like this is pretty impressive.

Get together with other bloggers.
Meeting other bloggers really does make you feel like you're not the only person in the world that's typing this stuff up. I find it gives me a real surge of motivation, and when I'm motivated, I feel more confident about things. Alternatively, when I'm down in the dumps, I start having the usual 'my blog is crap' chat and we end up on a confidence downward spiral. I love to hear from other blogging girls and really get the good vibes about blogging going!
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