Okay, so firstly before I get in to things 
I would like to thank my uncle William for making me this website as a Christmas present (Yes I have had this website that long, only deciding to publish now!!) I am really not good at the whole website blog thing but I am going to give it a go, especially being here in America for the summer I do have a lot of time on my hands so I thought why not start it now! This first blog post is all about my experience on starting a social media account and starting a following. I get asked about this a lot so I thought it would be the perfect first post on my official website. So, let’s get started!
If you have been following me on my Snapchat, Instagram (and now Twitter!) you will know that I started off my social media based on make up and beauty. However, since then it has grown in to something a lot more than that, from fashion and style to advice and rants, I talk and post about everything now and I bring you through my whole life not just the pretty make up side of things. But, unfortunately (kinda) I am still called ‘LucyFitzMakeup’ on all social media platforms even though I am always known as Lucy Fitz when ever I meet followers (‘Lucyfitz’ was already taken ugh..) I set up my page in March of 2016, so just over a year ago. Currently I have 34.3K Followers. For me, my following has always been growing gradually. There was no dramatic increase or decrease, just always gradual. I was big into make up months and months before I actually set up my Instagram page and the final push to make me do it was a boy cheating on me. I know you are probably thinking “What the hell! how does a boy cheating on her make her want to set up a bloody make up page??” Well here’s why my friend, all my life I have been terrified of what people thought of me. From walking down the school halls to posting a new profile picture on FB, the anxiety I got from other people’s thoughts always took over my life. It came to a stage where I literally lived my life to impress others and not myself. I started to become really low and down all the time. It was really awful and I would not wish it on my worst enemy. That boy cheating on me finally made me realise that no body is really down for you only yourself. No one wants your happiness as much as you want your happiness (repeat those last 12 words three times right now, you will have a happy day) So that’s when I decided f*ck this I am going to make this Instagram page so I can post all my make up looks and do tutorials because I love doing make up and this is what makes ME happy. This was probably the turning point in my life, and by far the best decision I have ever made.
So, where to begin?? Choose a username. Something catchy and easy to remember. Try stay away from a lot of numbers and symbols as this can make it tricky for your followers to remember (e.g Lucy_fitz_makeup567) But at the same time you want to make your username unique and different!
Once you have your username over and done with its time to edit your page and get it up and running! Obviously before you start posting you need a Bio. For a bio try to make it as simple as possible but still very effective. No one likes coming on to a page and seeing a Bio full of emojis but at the same time no one likes reading a whole book on a bio either! It’s all about happy medium. Pick a theme for your Instagram page and stick with it. Give details that are necessary (age, country, email, type of blog) without giving away too much information (exact location, contact number)
Now its time for the fun part- posting! Try start off with a theme for your Instagram and then build from there (like I did with the make up posts) You need to keep your posts consistent if you want to build your following. For me, I never used a lot of hashtags at all, although I see the majority of MUA’s using them. Personally, I don’t enjoying looking at posts using a lot of hashtags, I automatically scroll past them because it just seems like a lot to take in (again, that’s my personal opinion) So for my posts I just caption with no hashtags. What I would recommend to do when starting out is tag bloggers of the same interest in your post. That way it will come up on their tagged pictures and they will see your page, that for me was a really good way to get recognised. The more frequent you are with your posts the more your following will grow. Don’t worry, it does take time but you will get there. I also want you to know that it is not all about how many followers you have. Quality over quantity. What I mean by this is, it is much much better to have 100 active, positive followers rather than 1000 inactive negative followers. I am blessed and extremely lucky that I have 34,388 amazing positive active followers that are always and have always been very good to me and because of that I can honestly say I would not mind if my following stopped growing completely, because I am over happy with the ones I already have (cringeeeeee but true, love yall) Last but not least share your name around! Get your friends and family to post about your page and share the link around. I got so many shoutouts when I started from asking people I didn’t even know! (again I am so grateful) I know this may seem a bit cheeky but hey, the worse that can happen is they say no! Although you want as many shoutouts as possible, you don’t want your page to be all shoutouts by returning the favour as this is not what people want to see.
I hope that has giving you some understanding on how I set up my social media accounts and I hope this has helped you in some way when it comes to your blog. Please do not be afraid, I remember my first bio on LucyFitzMakeup was ‘Do what makes you happy, people will talk anyway’ and I still live by that to this day. I know it can be extremely nerve-wracking but take the plunge and go for it! I believe in you.
Love Lucy x
You just have to write more!
Definitely will! thanks Rebecca x
sooo inspiring!!
Thank you xxx
Loved it can’t wait for you to start more and if it is possible maybe you could set up a rota on what days you would like to post.
Thanks Bronagh! Oh thats a good idea I will definitely plan something x
Wow that’s so good 😍😍😍😍
Write more !!! 😜😍
Thank you! xx
Really liked reading this
Thanks Beth glad you enjoyed it x
Lucy this is amazing 🙌🏼
Thank you Cici xxx
Loved this x
Thanks Andrea! xx
Amazing writing and so inspirational ❤️🙌🏻🙌🏻 Love you and your Snapchat/instagram 😍😍❣️
Thank you Sarah! xxx
You should be so proud Lucy this is amazing!!❣
Thank you Emma! xx
Wow Lucy, u did an amazing job for your first blog!!!😍 I am so happy that you now are like a full social media vlogger (sorry if that makes no sense 😂) anyways love u xx😘💜
Hahaha yes I get what you mean! Thank you so much Emma xxx
You Are Amazing ! You are My inspiration!
Awh thank you so much Margaret! x
Lucy you are So Inspiring , I love it xx all the best with your Blog xx
Thank you Rachel xx
I myself have recently set up a blog if anyone would like to check it out 🙈
Lucy keep up the good work! Truely inspiring and written so well ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Tania! xx
Lucy im so happy you started a blog as i think it will make us have more of a connection with you. And instead of posting a 2 million year long snapchat story, you can just post here ! I think its a great idea and im sure youll be amazing as always 🙂 x
Awh Lauren thank you so much! xx
You’re such an inspiration Lucy 💜 Can’t wait for your next post xx
Thank you Aoife xxx
This couldn’t have come at a better time for me. Currently about to publish my first ever YouTube video! You are so incredibly inspiring for such a young girl. I look forward to seeing where u go next X
Awh im so delighted for you, whats your YouTube?? Best of luck with it! xx
Loved this honesty fair play to ya 🙈❤️️❤️️
Thank you Jessica! xx
Loved it. Keep going lucy xxx
Thanks Dympna! xx
This is so inspiring 😩🌸
Thank you Ugne! xx
Given me so so much help in the hopes of starting my own blog! Thank you so so much xo
Thank you Rhiannon xx
so inspiring x
Thank you Mia! Love your work xx
This is unreal Lucy please write a load more! i recently made another social media account and had been thinking of taking it down but after reading this i changed meh mind completely and have kept it on, so i want to say thank you so much x
Awh thank you Mia! I’m so glad you didn’t delete it, whats your name?? xx
Omg Lucy !! This is amazing 👌🏻 Your so inspiring, been thinking about creating a makeup page for a while now and after reading this I think I will 💜X
Thank you Rebecca! you definitely should xxx
This is amazing, I’ve been following you from the start and you’ve never failed to impress me! I was so afraid and nervous making my makeup instagram account but you’ve inspired me way too much not to do it, keep it up Lucy you’re doing great 💕X
Thank you so much Emma, best of luck with everything! xx
so inspiring Lucy, never fail to give me ideas and impress me!! your inspiration has made me set up my own beauty page on instagram, and i am happy my confidence has got a kick in the ass to come out!! thank you x
Awh thank you so much Tori! I’m glad i helped you xxx
So Super proud of you babe. Big things ahead in your future xxxx
Thank you Rach xxx
Amazing Lucy, you are an inspiration to everyone especially the young girls/boys who follow you. I hope you are very proud of yourself. Keep up the fab work xx
Thank you so much hun, I think the same about all of your work! xx
Yay go Lucy 👍 Xxx
Thanks Ruth! xx
this is so inspiring! i loved it. xx
Thank you! xx
Oh my god Lucy your a natural writer.. you should consider writing your own books next😮💕 love your snapchats and Instagram x
I’m so happy everything worked out for you just after the one choice you chose. You have so many talents among them writing !
I absolutely love this Lucy! So inspiring and you are such a brave girl , you should be proud of yourself how far you have came and how much stronger you even came out now ! it is all worth it at the end and you can always prove to people that nothing is ever ”impossible” it just takes courage and time ! love you x