Blogging tips to boost your writing and career

Write, write, write. It's what you were made for. — Write, write, write. It’s what you were made for.

By Chanda Temple

I recently attended a hair show in Birmingham, Ala., and I walked out with more than tips to get my hair in shape. I also walked away with good tips to boost my blog.

I’ve compiled a list of some of the best soundbites.

Be inspired to love yourself in and out. – Deshonica Kerrie, hair show host and an Atlanta hair stylist of 22 years

You can’t please everyone, so at the very least, you should please yourself. – Fashion Bomb Daily

You have to own whatever you are wearing. Work it. And don’t forget to invest in quality undergarments to help you keep looking “snatched.” – Tami Reed, Altanta blogger of www.talkingwithTami.com

Thinking about blogging? Don’t’ just go with one thing such as writing about natural hair. Expand your blogging topics so you can write about a variety of things. If you don’t write about more than one thing, you will get bored within the first three to four months. – Tami Reed, Altanta blogger of www.talkingwithTami.com

Still trying to find your why? Figure out what you want to contribute to the world. – Fashion Bomb Daily

If your “why” is blogging and you want to connect with other like minds, host your own girls’ night out, where you can gather and talk. Like minds are a powerful force. Go from there. – Tami Reed, Altanta blogger of www.talkingwithTami.com

To find inspiration for new content, get out and live. Visit a museum, read a book, talk to people, go see a new movie. Being exposed to new art forms will create new thoughts. Art inspires art. You have to be inspired in order to write.

Chanda Temple is a veteran reporter now working in public relations. She blogs at http://www.chandatemplewrites.com. Follow her on Twitter at @chandatemple.