Cosmopolitan super blogger event

Last year I went to a bloggers event that was run my Cosmopolitan to give you advice on the best way to go about creating a successful blog.

There was a really interesting panel for this event:

Emily Johnston from Fashion Fois Gras @fashionfoiegras
Louise Court who is the Editor of Bristis Cosmopolitan: @LouiseCosmoEd
Kat Williams from RocknRoll Bride: +Rock n Roll Bride
Dominic Smales @domsmales
Andreas Pouros Co-Founder and COO at Greenlight: +Andreas Pouros
Vicki Fogwill @chirpster10

We were told that it is important to be honest when blogging, to be different and to have a niche.

These are the main points that I picked up from the event:

• Don't be afraid to repel as well as to attract people
• Blog at the same time everyday so that your readers get into a routine.
• Talk to readers and find out what they want
• Check analytics's to see when people are reading
• It's important to have good imagery on the blog

We were also told the Dos and Don'ts of blogging:

• Don't give up
• Do be tenacious
• Do think about the brands you want to work with and how you can work together
• Don't send emails demanding invites and freebies
• Do be honest
• Don't write things and just assume people are interested
• Use Google to search for keyword topics
• Do value your work- think with a business brain
• Don't be controversial for the sake of it
• Do use social media- tweet to big brands
• Don't get frustrated
• Do look at rival blogs
• Don't misbehave on twitter
• Do network
• Don't just sit at the computer and write, you can find inspiration outside the house. 

Since the event I have been putting all these tips into practice for the blog on my website MyCarGossip. 

It was a brilliant event and we even got a bag full of beauty products to take home!