Are you considering creating a DIY blog? It’s one of the biggest internet trends right now thanks to sites like Pinterest that get the creative juices going in people of all backgrounds and interests. From DIY weddings to home décor, DIY is everyone’s favorite way to make something beautiful in a simple way with money-saving in mind.
When you find yourself spending hours on Pinterest coming up with the next DIY project for your house like a chalk painted sign or a painted mason jar, you might be considering sharing your experiences with others through your own blog. DIY blogs are everywhere and you can be successful with your own by following the tips of the most successful ones out there.
Who is doing it right?
You can have a successful DIY blog by getting started with a few tips from the current successful ones. Blogs like Shabby Love Blog and Pretty Handy Girl have things figured out. They’ve found a way to intrigue the right audience to their site, mostly females, and offered advice and tips for others that want to try a DIY project but didn’t know how. Since Pinterest sees 85% of users being female and the site is mostly focused on DIY project, these two blogs took note and attracted the DIY female internet browser to their sites.
Pretty Handy Girl
Pretty Handy Girl started around a decade ago when owner Brittany and her husband first purchased a home and had to complete a few projects and repairs around the house. This inspired the couple to start a blog about their experience because Brittany’s husband originally wanted to hold workshops in their garage to help women. This ended up turning into a blog in which the couple could reach more people of a wider audience that aren’t necessary living in their area.
Brittany loves to keep up with the blog on encourage women to try repairs and projects at home with her tips but she also finds a balance in which she takes breaks to spend more time on creating, building and painting. The balance of work and time with her family makes it possible for her to stay interested in the blog for the long haul.
Bloggers can take this advice and other bloggers’ advice of committing to working uninterrupted for so many hours a day and then letting it go once the day is over. Bloggers like these also want to emphasize to not make it about the money but to focus on great content, social media strategies and hope for the best.
Shabby Love Blog
Another blogger that has seen immense success from a DIY blog is Shabby Love Blog created by Melissa Urban. Her focus is on all things vintage and she has seen success since her blog started in 2011, especially with shares on Pinterest. Before the blog, she was never a very creative person but found inspiration through the DIY and home décor world.
Most of her work was sharing ideas about things she already knew how to do and it eventually led to her sharing her work on a blog. She continues to learn every day, to push herself creatively and expand her horizons by trying new projects that help her to discover her personal style and preferences along the way.
Her goal behind the projects she shares is to entertain her readers and it helps her avoid burning out. While she once blogged weekly for a few years, she found that after a while, blogging has taken on a new persona of most blogger’s job rather than their hobby.
It used to be about a fun way to enjoy DIY projects at home after work but now blogs like these are there for the income and it has become competitive. She has taken a break from the blog to re-evaluate her goals of the blog now that the blogging world is changing.
Rather than concerning herself with the numbers and blog stats, she measures success by the relationships she builds with other bloggers and her readers. When a new project is posted and others share her excitement, she feels proud of her blog the most. When she sees her ideas posted to other sites or pinned, she feels the success through the social media attention she’s gaining about her ideas.
Her advice is to find a unique angle for your blog. Finding a unique niche to set yourself apart is what will make you stand out among the crowd of bloggers in this growing trend of blogging for a living. You can make yourself different with your online voice and ideas.
The main idea behind both of these successful DIY blogs is to be true to yourself whether it’s remaking something old or creating something new. Don’t write what others want to hear; write what is important to you. Be yourself and make your blog about what you like.
