Well, I started this little blog at the start of July for a school project. Moda Muse became a spin off of my older blog, Pop Chic Thrift. I’d say that Moda Muse revived my interest in blogging and fashion, as Pop Chic had been put on hold for a bit. While school is taking up a lot of my time, I have enjoyed working on the successful Moda Muse. I’m very pleased to announce that I plan to continue the project.

For the project, I’m reporting some information in this post and then I will continue blogging about style next week.

The most effective tool for working on this site was the ability to preview my posts as I was writing. To know how things are progressing, I have to take a step back and look at the site from time to time during the process. Most of the tools WordPress offers are very effective, but I have had trouble with the site signing me out as I’m writing and losing my work. Other than that coupled with time management, this project went smoothly.

As I plan to continue the Moda Muse blog, I’d like to improve my Trends page by regularly posting short and concise content there in between my regular blog posts. To have a successful blog, I think that content needs to be continuously and frequently posted. This experience benefited me in that it improved my existing blog and renewed my interest in blogging. It’s something that I enjoy. To share the things I love with others is exciting and fun. I currently blog for a marketing agency and I think this experience has also enhanced my skills for future work with that agency.

My most popular week was the week of my July 26 post, Androgyny, with a total of 37 visitors and 86 views. The Androgyny post itself, featuring Joan Jett and Chrissie Hynde was the most popular post with a total of 62 views. I think it was the most popular because I spent time promoting it before posting, to entice my readers. I promoted after posting as well. The promotions were done on all my social media accounts via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. This definitely impacted the success of this post. I think the post was well executed and it reported on a relevant and interesting subject. I spent the most time on working on Androgyny.

As far as stats go, I was a little surprised that Moda Muse got moderate traffic for a new blog. However in hindsight, I think the Moda Muse blog is an improved version of Pop Chic Thrift, so it did somewhat better right out of the gates. Moda Muse’s topics are more streamlined and the posts are shorter and more frequent. The Instagram account I have set up for my blog has always been my most popular social media account, with 521 followers. My first Instagram post promoting Moda Muse did slightly better than any of the other promotions, with 42 total likes.

I’m very pleased with my work here on Moda Muse and I hope my readers enjoy the content. My purpose is to inspire others to have fun with their wardrobe so that they feel like a rock star. Dressing in style, with a rock and roll flair feels empowering to me and I want others to feel that way too. Some of the best ideas are shared ideas, so emulate your favorite iconic rock stars. Get creative with it. Take risks. And remember to always be yourself by putting your signature touch on it!

With that, I’ll share a snippet of something I’ve been working on. I’m collecting unique eyewear, in the spirit of the one and only “Rocketman”, Sir Elton John. Stay tuned for more on this topic.

Truly, L.

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