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How to Engage Your Audience Authentically through Instagram Stories

This post is one that I planned to post next month but after getting a ton of emails and direct messages wanted to go ahead and share now. Let’s talk about Instagram Stories! Most bloggers know about the Instagram algorithm and how it’s affected the reach of your photos.

As frustrating as the Instagram algorithm can be, I’ve been able to connect with my audience on that platform by using Instagram stories & today I want to share some of the apps I use for storytelling.

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Lifestyle blogger, What Nicole Wore, shares her favorite apps for Instagram stories plus how to get animated text!

If you don’t have the ‘swipe up’ feature, never fear! There are still a lot of ways to make your Instagram story interactive and a unique component of your brand. I try to engage my audience by doing a number of different things.

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Why You Need to Experience Your Own Blogging Journey

Last week, I tweeted out a hot take that’s been on my mind for awhile.  “New bloggers, please stop sending messages to bloggers you don’t know expecting them to consult with you for free. It’s taken a lot of trial and error to get to this point on my own, you need to experience that journey too.”  I expected to immediately see some backlash, but everyone’s responses were in agreement.  Your business and blogging journey should be unique to you!

Your business and blogging journey should be unique to you! Here's why: Click To Tweet

This post is all about why its important to have your own blogging journey PLUS I’m sharing a video recap of the blogger meet up I went to this weekend!

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Kentucky blogger, What Nicole Wore, shares why you need to experience your own blogging journey and stop asking other bloggers to create one for you.
featured | sleeveless turtleneck sweater + pleated maxi skirt {sold out, similar} + fringe wedge sandals {similar} + mini tote crossbody + eyebrow kit + eyeshadow + eyeliner + lipstick {in d is for danger}

Featured | Blogging Journey:

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Friday Favorites: Flying into the Holiday Weekend | Louisville Blogger

Happy Friday & holiday weekend friends!  I get a lot of questions about What Nicole Wore looks like behind the scenes so I’m starting a Friday Five series.  I’m hoping to bring one of these posts to the blog every other Friday.  Each post will include roundups in different categories that may change such as: reads, eats, buys, laughs, etc.  Hopefully this helps you to feel a little more connected to what I’m up to!

Kentucky blogger, What Nicole Wore, shares the highlight of her week including a stop to Louisville Cream.

Holiday Weekend | Five Random Favorites:

  • Super Sour Fruit Gushers.  Hello, my name is Nicole and I have an addiction to sour candy.  Seriously, I will eat sour candy until my tongue is raw; I love it that much.  If you’re anything like me, run to your nearest Sam’s Club because they have the jumbo box of SUPER Sour Fruit Gushers and they’re amazing.
  • Tif was in town yesterday so I picked her up for lunch at Troll Pub Under the Bridge and then “forced” her to go to Louisville Cream with me. {Highly suggest following them on the ‘Gram if you like food photos!}  She completely surprised me by letting me choose her ice cream for her because she’s a picky eater.  Speculoos Cookie Butter ice cream, for the win!
  • The S’well Bottle.  True life: I hate water.  I’m horrible about keeping up with my water intake and after a couple days of headaches, whipped out my S’well.  I don’t know why it makes staying on top of hydration so much easier for me, but it really does.  Plus how cool is it that you can leave the bottle in your car all day and the water’s still cold?! {Not sponsored, just seriously in lust with my S’well bottle & how cute is this palm print bottle?!}
  • Basketball twitter reacting to trades.  I use Twitter solely to keep up with pop culture and all of the basketball jokes.  While NBA twitter usually gets kind of slow after the Finals, it was on fire this week between the NBA Awards {Nicki Minaj’s performance was horrendous} and the Jimmy Butler and Chris Paul trades.  Favorite moment?  Jimmy Butler giving out his phone number so that his haters could call him because #same.
  • Miss Spa Face Masks.  I bought a variety of these during a sale at Target and am in LOVE.  I first tried the Oxygenating Bubble Mask and then used the Detox Mask this week.  The Bubble Mask gets super bubbly but had great results on my skin the follow morning; Detox helped calm down my hormonal skin #Blessed.  All the masks are under $5 and BONUS: on sale right now {Buy 3, Get 1 Free!}

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7 Must-Have Apps for Powerful Social Media

As a gal on the go, my phone has to be close by.  In today’s post, I’m sharing seven of the apps that allow me to rock my social media regardless of where I am and how they can help you — even if you’re not a blogger!  Sharing powerful social media is so important in today’s business world.

7 Must-Have Apps for Powerful Social Media Click To Tweet

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Kentucky style blogger, What Nicole Wore, shares 7 must-have phone apps to create striking and powerful social media for bloggers, small business owners, and marketing.
see original post here | tortoise sunglasses + white tweed blazer + red leather wristlet + buffalo plaid pumps + matte lipstick

I’m not going to mention the actual social media sites, like Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, since we all know they’re value, but I am going to share how I manage social shares and the like!  So let’s get to it.  When I first started What Nicole Wore, I {naively} thought that creating great content was all I needed to do to draw readers.  These days, each blog post is shared to at least 10-15 other places.  While at first this was super overwhelming, I’ve learned to streamline the process as much as I can.

Bloggers have to do WAY more than just create kickass content. Some of the tools that help: Click To Tweet

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