Today we’d like to introduce you to Madisynn Wilson.
Madisynn, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
My blogging journey started kind of as a way for me to be able to share my true thoughts, what I truly loved to do, and just share things I never thought to share before. Before I started blogging, I was in an MLM company, and it showed me how powerful the internet truly is if you use it the right way. I enjoyed that I was able to share certain aspects of my life, but I also felt limited as to what I could share daily.
I wanted to be able to share my ups and downs with college, share my favorite recipes that I loved to make, all of my favorite beauty items and routines, my photography journey, and also the fashion part of my life too. I also wanted to create something that was mine and something that I could potentially turn into a full time living.
I started to work on the back end of my blog such as developing and just narrowing down the content I wanted to share in March or April of 2018, and by May 1, 2018, it finally went live. It was honestly one of the best days of my life and something I will never forget!
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
I wouldn’t say that it has been a smooth road, but it has definitely been a road full of trials and tribulations and lessons that shaped me into who I am today. When I created my blog, I expected to have a ton of support from certain people I had grown close with, but that was not the case.
I had to learn that I cannot expect everyone to support me right off the jump, instead, I realized I had to consistently work at my blog to make it a place where people want to come to read and want to support. I also struggled at the fact that I didn’t think I was growing fast enough compared to other bloggers, but that was the problem right there. My journey is completely different from other bloggers and so are theirs.
When I realized that comparing my journey to others was truly hurting me mentally and the type of content I was trying to provide, I stopped and just focused on what I wanted to bring to Simply Madisynn. Since then, my blogging journey has done a complete 180, and I am honestly just so excited to see what the blogging world has to offer for me in 2019!
Alright – so let’s talk business. Tell us about Simply Madisynn – what should we know?
Simply Madisynn is a blog that focuses on Beauty, Fashion, and all things Lifestyle! I worked in the corporate world for almost five years, and I always loved having to dress somewhat fashionable. About a year ago, the company I had worked for changed the dress code to strictly business casual and I was living for it! I started to share all of my work wear outfits along with what I typically wore on my day off, and I truly fell in love with it.
The beauty part came in because about two years ago I really got into the whole makeup and skincare routine of things. I hadn’t always been one to wear makeup in high school, but I wanted to. I watched a TON of YouTube videos on how to apply makeup, what brushes to use, what skincare to use to help you get the best look with your makeup and it just felt so natural to me. I found what I loved, and it truly worked, so I wanted to share that part with others because I knew I could not be the only person that dealt with this.
My senior year in high school I went completely natural with my hair and let me tell you, that was a journey itself. To go from using Brazilian Blowouts and constantly using heat on my hair to training my natural curls to live their best curly life was complicated, but with the help of my best friend I was able to see different ways that worked for my hair and I felt like that could help others in the same position as me as well. The lifestyle part of my blog came in because your girl loves to eat, craft, and travel!
I felt like this would be the PERFECT way to show people my simple recipes that I love to make, my cheap ways of crafting, and share my travel guides for when I do travel. I would say that being able to share all of my stories, tips, and advice for beauty, fashion, and lifestyle makes me really proud because now other people are able to have some guidance on those subjects and it is free at that!
Any shoutouts? Who else deserves credit in this story – who has played a meaningful role?
Honestly, just my best friends and my family because they keep me motivated. I text my best friend Kierra ALL the time telling her my goals for my blog because she started one too and I feel like it is the perfect way to hold each other accountable.
My family is constantly on my blog whether it is for recipes, products for their hair or skin, or even finding outfits, and that alone is enough for me to want to keep going. I also have to shout out the other bloggers out there because I feel like I could go to any of them for advice or tips and they are always willing to help.
It is just an amazing community to be part of, and I am honestly beyond grateful for each and every person that has helped along the way.
Contact Info:
- Website: www.simplymadisynn.com
- Email: [email protected]
- Instagram: simplymadisynn
- Facebook: simplymadisynn
- Other: @simplyymadisynn on pinterest
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Simply Madisynn
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