fuss fulltime in the capacity of a creative director conceptualizer stylist writer and model she said social media without a doubt goes handinhand with blogging my social media channels are an extension to the blog wherein i portray my perspective of the beautiful world around me said dsouza ramesh too firmly believes that for a lifestyle blog an instagram account is crucial on the type of networking or social media strategy used these young women believe that good content and consistency are the mantras to enhance traffic to their respective blogs thats the best way to grow to earn each follower and maintain a relationship with them rather than to amass tonnes and have no idea who they are dsa opines where pictures are concerned some bloggers have mastered the art of making things look good on a cellphone cameras while others have their own photographers the journey has brought them facetoface with a number of interesting personalities dsa met lord jeffrey archer vikas khanna and the finalists of masterchef australia 2014 gupte on the other hand has met power blogger nicole warne at fashion week in australia dsouza met a host of film stars and models during her ibfw stint but as simple as it may appear the art of blogging is actually quite a herculean task speaking on the biggest challenge about running a lifestyle blog ramesh says that getting noticed and standing out is the biggest challenge but with originality this can be overcome a lot of people also think that blogging is an easy way to make money online dsa however stresses that this could not have been further away from the truth if you want to make money through a blog you need to write content that generates traffic convert visitors to subscribers build trust and sell productsservices that youre so confident of you put your reputation on the line for it it looks easy on the surface but each step is extremely complex it takes months even years to get returns on the time you invest she says similarly gupte feels it takes a lot of hard work to establish credibility and a brand with a point of view approach it intelligently and understand your own skills and how you can lend them to a brand publication or client to create value for them out of your services she advises while this exciting venture has been keeping several young bloggers on their toes the gratification that comes with it makes it all worthwhile its insanely challenging but so much fun and when people come up to me and say hey i follow your blog it makes it all worthwhile dsa concludes its challenging and keeps them on their toes but is gratifying nonetheless a few young lifestyle bloggers share with stoi their journey to the spotlight