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Trebuia sa scriu acest articol ieri, cand blogul a implinit un an de la lansare… 🙁 Nu lungesc treaba inutil, motivul intarzierii a fost faptul ca am stat fara curent de la ora 10.30 pana la 00.30. Aparent, cand faci o sesizare la Enel, esti norocos daca echipa ajunge la tine in 14 ore… Va imaginati cum este sa stai la 2 grade Celsius, fara incalzire, timp de 14 ore? Nu mai vorbim de sfanta apa calda… sau de luxul de a-ti face o cafea fierbinte… nu de alta, dar am in casa doar cafea boabe.. si ar fi trebuit sa ma apuc sa o zdrobesc in piulita (termen oltenesc pentru zdrobitorul de usturoi), pentru a-mi face cafea la ibric. Nu, nu am fost sa cumpar cafea! Sunt siderata cand dau banii aiurea in tramvai!
Sa revenim la chestii mult mai placute! La multi ani blogule!! 🙂 Ma voi ocupa personal sa ai parte de multi, multi ani de acum inainte. 😛 Faci parte din mostenirea pe care o las lumii, alaturi de 2 copii extraordinari si de vreo 6-7 cladiri bucurestene. Selectez 2 dintre ele putin mai „cunoscute”, pentru a sparge putin monotonia postarilor. 🙂
Asta pentru a va face sa intelegeti cine am fost inainte de acest blog si inainte de a-mi crea o familie. 🙂 Acum insa, viata mea se invarte in jurul acestor 2 factori mai sus amintiti, iar ziua de azi este despre Stil’ish Tribe. 🙂
Ce am invatat in acest an? Ca socoteala de acasa nu se potriveste niciodata cu cea din targ! Vreti sa patrundeti in lumea aceasta nebuna, psihedelica, dar incredibil de frumoasa a blogging-ului in social media? Fiti pregatiti ca cel putin 6 luni de zile sa nu „existati”. Audienta se cladeste extrem de greu, mai ales daca sunteti incapatanati asa ca mine… si nu investiti in reclama. Intr-un an de blogging am cheltuit fix 20 de euro pe reclame. Rezultatul? Stagnare, insuficienta, frustrari, furie, resemnare… 🙂 Dar, a trecut anul si de acum voi avea grija sa schimb strategia. 😉 Acum imi este foarte clar faptul ca succesul este direct proportional cu suma de bani pe care esti dispus sa o investesti in promovare. O sa ziceti ca sunt rea. NU, sunt doar realista. Si, ghiciti ce! Nu e un lucru rau sa investesti in tine!! 🙂 Faceti un plan financiar, tineti-va de el si rezultatele nu vor intarzia sa apara.
Un alt sfat pentru cei aflati la inceput de drum… tine de disponibilitatea de a iesi din casa, de a participa la evenimente, indiferent cat de „neinsemnate” par. In calitate de blogger este imperativ sa va faceti simtita prezenta. Daca va ascundeti in spatele unui ecran de calculator, nu aveti cum sa interactionati cu cititorii si in timp, ii veti pierde atat pe acestia cat si inspiratia. Vorbesc din punctul de vedere al blogger-ului de fashion. Eu imi gasesc inspiratia in forfota orasului, in imaginile urbane, in graffitiurile de pe strazi, in coloristica centrului vechi, in formele cladirilor… Hainele sunt doar in plan secund. Iubesc orasul… si-i iubesc oamenii.
O alta epifanie 🙂 tine de vesnicul indem de a fi original, autentic. Este evident faptul ca un blogger care isi scrie textele apeland la copy/paste ar trebui „executat” in „piata” publica. 🙂 Nu, nu este o gluma. Dar… cand vine vorba de tinute, va garantez ca orice idee de outfit propusa de oricare dintre noi, a fost deja incercata, intr-o anumita masura, de altcineva… iar pentru a ne convinge de asta, trebuie doar sa facem o cautare dupa poza pe Pinterest. Eu am avut parte de multe surprize in acest sens… Sincronicitatea exista si este ceva natural. Toate citim aceleasi reviste, tendintele sunt cele care sunt… este evident ca anumite elemente se vor repeta. Singurele exceptii de la acest fapt sunt personalitatile cu adevarat excentrice din lumea modei, vezi spre exemplu pe Iris Apfel, pe Lady Gaga, sau pe autohtonele Iulia Albu si Silvia de la Bravo ai Stil. Diferenta este mereu data de micile detalii, ele puncteaza stilul fiecareia dintre noi, sunt „etichetele” care marcheaza „brand-ul”: o palarie, o bijuterie, o privire sugestiva…
Cat despre cititoarele noastre… ganditi mereu ca ar fi minunat sa ne copieze, nu-i asa? 🙂 Personal, nimic nu mi-ar aduce o satisfactie mai mare decat sa stiu ca exista un suflet pe lumea asta care se inspira din tinutele mele in mod real!
Un ultim aspect legat de succesul sau insuccesul unui blog, tine de pozele care il sustin. Acestea sunt cele mai importante ambasadoare ale stilului nostru. Scrisul… conteaza si el enorm! Pozele insa, fac cat miliarde de cuvinte. Lucrati cu fotografi care va inspira, fata de care va simtiti safe si relaxati. Eu am lucrat minunat cu Elena… de care imi este un dor teribil. Nici nu stiu ce s-a intamplat de fapt… de ce nu a mai vrut sa colaboram, desi nici nu imi amintesc in ce masura mi-a zis sau nu, ca nu mai vrea sa colaboram… Draga Elena, daca citesti asta… zi-mi si mie cu ce am gresit? 🙂 Poate e ceva remediabil…
Daca nu vibrati pe aceeasi frecventa cu fotograful, mai bine va faceti singure pozele! Eu asta fac de mai bine de jumatate de an si… am evoluat o data cu blogul. Ma documentez, vizionez zilnic sute de poze fashion.. este evident ca in cateva luni de acum inainte, voi avea „pretentii” de specialist… nu ca acum nu as avea. 😛 Ma straduiesc, ma chinui… rezultatul il puteti vedea in articole. Va place? 🙂
Cam atat dupa un an si 104 articole pline de stil, umor, feminitate, indrazneala, imaginatie, traire, dedicatie si incapatanare.
Ma puteti gasi pe Instagram @anamariabacila, pe Twitter, pe Facebook si pe Linkedin. Daca imi apreciati activitatea, dati un follow… nu pentru ca asta mi-ar aduce mai multi bani (momentan inca nu castig nici un ban sau produs de pe urma bolgului, asa ca… paranteza pentru cei ce isi doresc castiguri imediate… ntz, ntz… nu asa functioneaza lucrurile, fiti realisti!), ci pentru confortul meu psihic. Vreau sa vad ca fac bine ce fac… de nu, fcuk… ca sa zic asa 🙂 . Va pup tare si apasat si… la multi ani tribule pe stil „ish”!! 🙂 :*
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I was supposed to write this article yesterday, when the blog celebrated one year of existance … 🙁 To make a long story short, the reason for the delay was the fact that I was out of power from 10.30 to 00.30. Apparently, when you make a referral at Enel (romanian electricity provier), you’re lucky if the team gets to you in 14 hours … Imagine what it is like to stay at 2 degrees Celsius, without heating, for 14 hours? Not to mention the absence of the „holy” warm water … or the luxury of having a hot coffee … because I just have coffee beans in the house .. so, the solution would have been to crush them in the garlic-crusher . No, I did not buy any ground coffee… I don’t like to throw my money away…
Let’s get back to more enjoyable stuff, shall we? Happy Birthday dear blog of mine !! 🙂 I will personally make shure you will celebrate many, many more years from now on. 😛 You are a part of the legacy I leave to the world, along with 2 extraordinary children and 6-7 Bucharest buildings. I selected 2 of them, a bit more „known”… to break the monotony of my usual posts. 🙂
That’s to make you understand who I was before this blog and before I had a family. 🙂 Now, my life is rolling around these two factors mentioned above, and today is about Stil’ish Tribe. 🙂
What have I learned this year? What you espect, never matches the crule reality! Do you want to get into this crazy, psychedelic, but incredibly beautiful „blogging & social media” world? Be prepared for at least 6 months of „nothingness”. The audience is extremely hard to build, especially if you are stubborn like me … and do not invest in ads. In one year of blogging, I spent $ 20 on advertising. The outcome? Stagnation, frustration, sadness, resignation … But the first year just ended and I will change the strategy. 😉 Now it is very clear to me, that success is directly proportional to the amount of money you are willing to invest in promotion. You’re gonna say I’m a bad person. NO, I’m just realistic. And guess what? It’s not a bad thing to invest in yourself !! 🙂 Make a financial plan, hold on to it and the results will not delay to appear.
Another tip for those at the beginning of the road … is about having the willingness to leave the house, to participate at events, no matter how „insignificant” they seem. As a blogger, it is imperative to make your presence felt. If you hide behind a computer screen, you can not interact with the readers and over time, you will lose both them and the inspiration. I speak from a fashion blogger’s point of view. I find my inspiration in the forint of the city, in urban images, the graffiti on the streets, the old center’s color, the shapes of the buildings … The clothes are only the second-display. I love the city … and I love its people.
Another epiphany 🙂 speaks the eternal indemand of being original, authentic. It is obvious that a blogger writing with copy/ paste should be „executed” in the public „market”. 🙂 No, it’s not a joke. But … when it comes to outfits, I guarantee that any idea you may have, was already experienced to some extent, by another blogger or simple fashionista… and to be sure about this, look for similar pictures on Pinterest. I have had many surprises in this regard … Synchronicity exists and is something natural. We all read the same magazines, the tendencies are the ones we see out there … it is obvious that certain elements will be repeated. The only exceptions to this are the truly eccentric personalities of the fashion world, see for example Iris Apfel, Lady Gaga, or our natives Iulia Albu and Silvia from „Bravo ai Stil”. The difference is always given by small details, they point the style of each of us, are the „tags” that mark our „brands”: a hat, a jewel, a suggestive look …
As for our readers … it’s always nice to think our readers copy us, right? 🙂 Personally, nothing would bring me more satisfaction than knowing that there is a soul in this world… that gets inspired by my outfits for real!
A last aspect related to the success or failure of a blog, is the pictures that support it. These are the most important ambassadors of our style. Writing … counts also enormously! But the pictures speak like millions of words. Work with photographers who inspire you, with whom you feel safe and relaxed. I’ve done wonderful work with Elena … and I miss her terribly. I do not even know what really happened … why she did not want to collaborate with me anymore, although I do not even remember to what extent she told me or not that she no longer wants to work with me… Dear Elena, if you read this … what have I done wrong? 🙂 Maybe there’s something fixable …
If you do not vibrate on the same frequency with the photographer, you better take your pictures alone! I’ve been doing this for over half a year, and … I’ve evolved as a photographer as the blog continued to exist and to grow. I study, I see hundreds of fashion pictures every day … it is obvious that in a few months from now, I will become specialized in fashion photography … 😛 I struggle, I hurt … the result you can see in my articles. Do you like it? 🙂
After one year and 104 articles filled with style, humor, femininity, boldness, imagination, living, dedication and stubbornness… I can say, that’s all for now, folks!
You can find me on Instagram too @anamariabacila, on Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin. If you appreciate my activity, follow me… not because it would bring me more money (at the moment I still do not earn any money or products with my blog … this as a parenthesis for those who want immediate gains … ntz, ntz … that’s not how things work, be real!), but for my mental comfort. I want to see if my road is „passing” in front of your hous or not… :). Kiss you all loud and pressed… and Happy Birthday you „ish” tribe, you !! 🙂 :*
