So here I am greeting June 1, 2016 — a day that last month the drama queen in me was convinced I wouldn’t see.
Member of the Month: Jeniese Hosey
Jeniese Hosey of the fashion blog The Jenesaisquoi is having a moment — her moment, her time to shine.
The past several months have been quite eventful for her. Last fall she was featured on the cover of Redbook magazine as one of the winners of the publication’s Real Women Style Awards. She’s been featured on Essence.com and in People’s StyleWatch. She landed a brand campaign with Catherines, which included a fun, fashion-filled trip to New Orleans. And she was even recently featured on a billboard for Macy’s in Times Square in New York City!
Jeniese is indeed a perfect example of what being a boss lady blogger is all about and that’s why she’s the See Jane Write member of the month for May.
5 Things to Try This Month
Sometimes I get so restless.
Sometimes I feel so fed up.
When my business isn’t growing the way I want it to, when I feel my writing career has become stagnant, I get so frustrated.
But then I get to work.
How to Turn Your Blog Into a Business
When I started See Jane Write in 2011 it was just a small women’s writing group and a simple Blogger blog. Now it is an award-winning business that has allowed me to make money and make a difference. In fact, just this year Southern Living magazine included me on its list of Innovators Changing the South because of my work with See Jane Write.
In my e-course Lady Blogger to Boss Lady, which is now open for enrollment, I share all my secrets as to how I’ve grown See Jane Write and used blogging to land paid freelance writing gigs and speaking engagements.
Here are the seven steps I took to turn blogging into a business:
Build Your Brand with Speaking Engagements
I have three speaking engagements over the next two weeks. (More info on those below.) Though I’m getting paid for two of these gigs, I didn’t really accept any of these offers to speak for the money.
Speaking at conferences, meetings and other events is a great way to get the word out about who you are and what you do. Speaking engagements are a great way to build buzz about your blog, book, or personal brand.
If you want to delve into public speaking, but you’re not quite sure how, here are a few tips to get you started: