by Melissa Walker Horn | Style + Beauty
Hello, team! As I mentioned a few weeks ago, we are kicking off a new blog challenge. So if you’re looking for outfit inspiration or even a prompt to write your next blog post, this should help. Not only that, but I’m hoping this will help bring together a...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Blogging, Lifestyle, Social Media
Now, are you ready for THIS jelly? We have gone to the top. The Curvy Fashionista is a resource for plus size women on the internet and it all started with a blog. This blog turned brand and one of THE places to turn on the interwebs for all things plus size news,...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Blogging, Making Money Online, Working for Yourself
When it comes to blogging there is only ever three questions I get asked. The one that this post centres around is how do you make money on your blog? Especially since at various stages throughout my career it’s been my full-time job. I don’t blame anyone...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Blogging, Lifestyle, Personal
I’ve been blogging for almost a decade. Yup, that long. But have you ever wondered how I started blogging? If you have, today is your lucky day. I made a video talking about how I started my blog and some of the things I’ve done along the way. It was fun...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Blogging, Lifestyle, Social Media
Kellie Brown of And I Get Dressed is easily one of THE most stylish bloggers in the universe. My universe anyway. And the plus-size fashion universe, definitely. So, don’t miss this episode as we check out Kellie’s blog, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Blogging, Personal
Later this year, which is flying by at an unreasonable rate, my blog will turn 8 years old. EIGHT. Eight years of words and pictures, stories and challenges. I’ve seen a lot of bloggers come and go in my time. Loads of changes to the way things are done and even...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Blogging, Personal
This blog turns eight this year. I know, times flies when you’re having fun. And in those eight years, I’ve seen all kinds of ups and downs and changes in the blog community. In some ways, I feel like I’ve had my personal stamp on some of those...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Lifestyle, Social Media
Well, bet you didn’t think you’d hear this one from me, right? The blogger, telling you that there’s such a thing as being TOO attached to your social media and by extension, your phone. Well, I am. That’s because I’m your girl. I’m...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Lifestyle
Ladies and gentlemen welcome to my latest obsession; creating an awesome Instagram theme. I fell down the rabbit hole that was VSCO filters on Pinterest, yes there are entire boards full of filter suggestions and theme ideas, and here I am. Welcome to my brain, and...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Social Media
Something started happening about a month ago (for me). I saw a decline in interaction on my Instagram account and felt like I was in front of the same 15 people over and over again. It turned out; I’d been shadow-banned. Woot. Just what you need when trying to...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Lifestyle
In 2015 I conducted a workshop focusing on Instagram for Business. And not just any kind of Instagram for Business, the kind that doesn’t creep people out. The kind without the follow for a follow then unfollow strategy. The kind where you don’t spam like...
by Melissa Walker Horn | Confidence
OMG. I want to share with you something of a success I had this past month. Not to boast (ok, maybe a little). Not to even garner any woohoos (though woohoos would be nice). But to say to you that sometimes you just have to LOCK IT IN, manage that deadline and jump! I...
