I’ve been blogging about beauty, fashion and other related subjects for a while now. There are a lot of exciting opportunities to explore as a blogger. Plus, it’s always fun and rewarding to share the best tips and connect with readers on a personal level; a blog can help you have the same experience.

Whether you’re a stay-at-home mom or a career woman wanting to share, a beauty blog (or a blog about a topic of your choice) is a great idea. There are a lot of reasons why starting your own beauty blog is a great idea. We’re going to focus on the top five right here in this article.

1. It’s Easy!

There is no reason not to have your own blog, especially now that setting one up is so easy to do. You can use platforms like WordPress to get started. There are plenty of pre-made themes and templates to choose from too.

2. It Costs (Almost) Nothing

You don’t even have to spend a lot of money to have a self-hosted blog. A lot of hosting service providers offer their service packages – complete with a domain name of your choice – for as little as £1 per month. You can also use one of the available free services to get started without spending a dime.

3. You Can Share the Experience

Another interesting way of starting your own beauty blog is by doing it with friends. Instead of starting a blog yourself, get together with a few friends who want to start their own blogs too. You don’t need to all blog about beauty or fashion either.

If you do start blogs with friends, you can all have self-hosted blogs by using a good reseller hosting service from companies like CertaHosting.co.uk. The cost will be much cheaper since you’ll be sharing the monthly hosting fee among multiple blogs.

4. Get Freebies!

A lot of beauty bloggers started their blogs with a simple purpose: to get freebies and samples to try. This is not a bad reason at all. In fact, beauty and makeup companies have a large amount of freebies and samples allocated specifically for bloggers.

Write a couple of reviews of the beauty products you already use. These reviews will act as your portfolio. With a blog established, all you have to do to get samples and freebies delivered to you is ask.

5. It’s a Great Source of Income

Do you want to make money writing beauty tips and trying new products? Then you definitely need to start a blog. A lot of the professional beauty bloggers we all know and love today started their career with a simple, personal blog. You too can take the same journey and be a professional beauty blogger in no time at all.

Still not convinced that you need to start your own beauty blog? Well, there is one last thing I can tell you: it’s crazy fun! Beauty blogging – and blogging in general – is almost addictive. Once you start seeing an increase in traffic, replying to comments and connecting with your readers or a more personal level, you will never look back.