Blogger’s Corner featuring Nancy from Nancy’s Fashion Style

The Blogger’s Corner series is an interview series featuring advice and experience from bloggers whose blogs are older than six months.

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This week, we have the lovely Nancy from Nancy’s Fashion Style.

1 Introduce yourself

Hi, my name is Nancy and I am a Dutch personal style blogger. I am 51 and live with my boyfriend (we are not married but we have been together for over 26 years) and two Mainecoons. I have a hereditary lung disease and live my life to the fullest!

2 Tell us a little bit about your blog

My blog is about personal style with sometimes a bit about my life. I publish twice a week, on Tuesday and Friday and on Friday I host the Fancy Friday linkup party. I also host, together with my dear blogging friend Shelbee, a monthly series called The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book.

3 What can your readers learn from your blog?

To wear what you like and to be yourself. And to enjoy life.

4 What’s your favourite thing about blogging?

The interaction with other bloggers, reading other blogs, writing with them, meeting them. It’s great to meet likeminded people as no one in my area cares about blogging.

5 And your least favourite thing about blogging?

Mmm…honestly? When my numbers are low. Yeah really. I try not to let it bother me, but it secretly does.

6 Tell us one random fact about you

What you see is what you get.

7 If you could only blog about one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?

Fashion! Fashion has always been a part in my life. As a little kid I knew exactly which shoes and dresses I wanted and that is something that has never changed. When I was still working, my years in the fashion industry were the best.

8 What was the hardest part of starting your blog and why?

Everything! I had nothing to do with computers at work, so I could send an email and of course online shopping was no problem. But I had to learn all the rest. And I did it all by myself. Even now I sometimes struggle.

9 If you could give new bloggers one piece of advice, what would it be?

Do what makes you happy. I made a few changes with my blog a couple of months ago. I don’t do ads anymore, no affiliate links and a whole lot less collaborations. I don’t want to be commercial. I love to work with brands that I really love, but I wanted to be more myself and not be busy with numbers and scheduling and deadlines. That didn’t make me happy.

10 Is there anything you know now that you wish you’d known in the beginning?

No, it’s a learning process. Of course I could have done better in the beginning, quicker, but I am happy to learn and I learn from my mistakes…I hope.

11 Do you have any long term goals for your blog?

Of course I want to grow and all that, but I am just very happy with my blog and all the interaction I get from other bloggers.

12 Who’s your blogging hero?

Oh there are many, I don’t want to name one because there are a lot of fabulous bloggers out there.

13 What’s your favourite social media network and why?

Instagram, I like the interaction there.

14 Anything else you want to share with us?

Yeah, you all follow my blog and my IG!!! Hahaha, no just kidding (not). Just be happy, make the most of your life as you only have one, so make sure it’s a good one.

15 Where can we find you? (blog link and links to any social media)

Okay, here we go: My blog, Facebook page and group, Instagram and Twitter.