REAL NAME : Julie Ann Lozada
BLOGGING NAME : One with Nature
BLOG SITES: www.itsjulieann.com
YEARS IN BLOGGING: 10 years
LOCATION: Taguig City
SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS:
Facebook Account: https://www.facebook.com/itsjulieann
Facebook FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/JulieAnnLozadaOfficial/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julieann_lozada/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/julieannlozada

TELL US ABOUT YOUR BLOG WHEN DID YOU START IT AND WHY?

1. https://www.jakkaiser.com/
2. https://www.audriestorme.com/
3. https://www.hbgoodie.com/
4. https://elanaloo.com/blog/
5. https://wishwishwish.net/

I have a variety of hobbies. I play with my dogs every chance I get. I do photography, writing wattpad stories, reading English novels, watching movies and vlogging. I also love to cook instagramable and healthy foods and I also enjoy volunteer work and community activities.

I’m a fulltime blogger and influencer. During the day I shoot products, writing blog entry, promoting brands through social media or attending blogger events.

I do most of my blog writing at home… when the house is quiet.

Becoming a blogger has brought me great joy. I didn’t even know it could be a full-time job. I just loved doing it. By then, I slowly am starting to meet people around the Metro and learning about others’ creative processes and inspirations. First, it started locally. Then, I started to connect with artists and bloggers across the globe. I started seeing this woven network of people that were connecting on and then offline. These incredible people, from all walks of life – different backgrounds, different talents, and different perspectives – were collaborating and creating amazing things together. I didn’t know it would lead me to form amazing friendships, travel to new places, exclusive event invites, collaborations, become brand ambassadors and do the modeling stuff or to be interviewed on the radio and television. Cool! Right? Haha!

My most popular blog post is the “REVIEW | WENSHA SPA” –
http://www.itsjulieann.com/2012/03/wensha-spa_5277.html ; where I received 188 comments and almost 50k views and still counting. I didn’t know why. Haha. My pictures back then are so low quality, and my writing skills are so poor, I want to edit my article but I don’t have time for that right now.

Huh? I didn’t know the latest trend in blogging. All I know is Video blogging is the real deal for 2020. This is because videos would capture the attention of viewers, and also be a time saver for them. And that’s the reason why I started Vlogging na din.

Create original content. Readers are not looking for something reposted that they’ve read at least 10 times with different wording. Especially active readers, they are looking for articles that provide them with unique knowledge and relevant perspective. They don’t have time for irrelevant content where they can’t find anything valuable. That’s why you should think of their needs and provide the right solution. Your content should not be compromised on any level if you want to remain an effective blogger in 2020 and for the next 10 years.

Erica Poyauan -The Girl with the Muji Hat
December 16, 2019

My influence mainly come from nature and from people that I meet in my travels. I love to write about and share travel tips, hotel & food reviews, destination & visa application guides, with bits of inspiration in between. My goal is to inspire my online readers to explore the Philippines as well as new places, learn, interact with people, create a connection among cultures, and enjoy nature while observing responsible tourism.

Atlas Obscura

Medium

Explore Parts Unknown

Impact Theory

Marie Forleo

My hobby is Muay Thai

I am a Media Relations Officer at the Philippine Heart Association (PHA)

I blog anywhere but I love writing when I am in a hotel

You get to meet people who create a great impact in your life

https://www.thegirlwiththemujihat.com/2016/12/yearend-post.html

My year-end post in 2016… I wrapped up all my travels for the year and I did travel a lot during that period. Loved the memories to the fullest

My Visa posts – I think because I always reply to the comments immediately and they think my post and my replies are helpful

Because readers they say have short attention span, blogs tend to be very straightforward and compose “listicles” or articles that include a list of whatever it is it needs to discuss… It’s alright. Convenient. But to me I still prefer stories and extensive but interesting blog posts.

Blog with a purpose to create something that would make the world better

Milton Coyne III – It’s Me BlueDreamer
November 19, 2019

Blogging is not really a mainstream way back in the early 2000s. I came across this website before that made me eager to create my own. It’s an online magazine for kids and teens. I find it so fascinating so I asked my techy cousin to help me out. Unfortunately, i found out that I cannot simply build my own site without spending money on it. That’s when I discovered blogspot. It’s free so I gave that a shot. Eventually, i discovered various online blogging community (I don’t know if people are still familiar with Yahoo’s MyBlogLog) which helped me discover other bloggers and made my
site more visible online. I love anything about travel, food, entertainment and
anime.

I love

Pinoy Adventurista

Lakwatsero

Lakad Pilipinas

The Fanboy SEO

The Poor Traveler

Not sure if it’s a thing but I am into religious photography. I just find it spiritually enlightening.

I have a homebased job. I am a freelance writer for various websites.

I blog at home. I do both my job and my blog at home. Although during my early years in blogging, I don’t own a PC yet so I used to access my blogs from different internet cafes. Even my Paypal transactions haha I’m not aware how risky it was.

The coolest thing about blogging is you learn a lot from it. You can learn things beyond your expectation. I started out with no clue at all. I don’t even know how to input a hyperlink when I started. I am not aware that blogging can be an effective platform to earn revenue. I don’t know anything about SEO either but because of my active blogging routine, i learned a lot from my blogging buddies. Not to mention the other perks you get from blogging such as being invited on events and other forms of sponsorship.

I honestly love all my blog posts. I put an equal amount of efforts to all of them. I input all the details and did all the research to make them more credible. I love all my church posts, i love my “Exploring Manila” series as well as my Burias Island Escapades. Those are some of my memorable adventures!

My most popular blog post is the List of Affordable Resorts in Cavite. I guess because I am truly a budgetarian and I am a pure-blood Caviteño so I really know which resort in Cavite will suit everyone’s budget. So i guess they find it really useful too.

Link : http://bluedreamer27.com/list-of-affordable-resorts-in-cavite-that-you-should-visit-this-summer/

I don’t know much about the latest trend in blogging but I know that vlogging is becoming a mainstream. I’ve been into blogging for more than a decade now and I have witnessed a drastic change. Today, most bloggers are using their site as a main platform to earn revenue and the contents are being compromised. Some of them are strategically composing their articles to get more pageviews. They will even write deceiving titles for click baits. One time I was searching for an article about depression and ended up on a site filled with overwhelming ads. They just keep on popping up.. so ayun lalo ako nadepress hahaha

Never hesitate to blog what you are passionate about. The real essence of blogging is that it gives you the ability to voice out your thoughts, your knowledge , your ideas and share them to the world. Earning money from it is more like just a bonus of your hardwork and should never be your topmost priority. The success in blogging is not really measured by the amount of money you earned from it nor the number of readers you get. If you published an article and you feel very satisfied with it, that’s what matters most! Enjoy Blogging!

Blair Villanueva – For Urban Women
October 15, 2019

Aside from reason books (memoirs and culture), I often read trend websites that helps me being updated. I also check some famous lifestyle website based in UK and US for some ideas, since majority of my readers are from that part of the globe.

Majority of my topics are about travel and lifestyle. Though I have many travel guides published, I enjoyed writing stories about local lifestyle for example, “..why many homes in Japan are so small? Or “how to survive a week in Tokyo and relying just at Lawson.”
I love giving focus on areas that are always overlooked.

• A Pair and A Spare owned by an Australian blogger, Geneva Vanderzeil
• Another one is from a London-based blogger, The Haute Heel. I love her writing style especially when she describes her dining experience like a poetry.
• If I need more updates about fashion industry, I check The Business of Fashion, and Fashion Law
• And whenever I want to check about different subcultures, I check La Carmina Blog

I design and sew my own clothes and fashion accessories. Sewing makes me happy and relax and helps me to think of what next content should I write for my blog. Also, thrift (or ukay-ukay) shopping and reconstructing them according to my own style. I love fashion and saving combined.

Currently, I am a Project Admin for Risk Advisory of a global firm, handling complicated transactions, that are very different to what I do in blogging.

 I have a habit of carrying my notebook and scribble down my thoughts, so I won’t forgot them. Then constructing the draft during weekends. Whenever I travel, I just scribble and don’t blog. Capturing raw materials for my contents are priority and enjoying every moment.

The best part of blogging is remembering what happen from that scenario and trying to write it as vivid as possible. Blogging just like reading books helps me to explore and travel in different places.

My contents are all my favorites because it all tells what I have in mind, and how I see things differently. I have several blog posts that made me cry while I am writing them because it is too emotional to bear, but I must write and tell the story because it is the only way.

Many of my readers enjoys my travel stories, guides and tips, and it was amazing how I also helps them for their future travels. I appreciate them all and the time them leave comments to each of my posts. They are wonderful!

Blogging just like any forms of writing and reading, will always exist. Though many social media platforms comes in, blogging needs these social media platform as support to keep up. Blogging as it aged becomes sustainable, and evergreen.

Always believe that you have your own story to tell, and the trends around you are your guides to which path you will go. You have your own voice, and always listen attentively.

Dear Blogmeter Team,
You are doing a great job for making this platform. It is a very helpful reference for many industries that needing content creators, and for that you guys are admirable. It was my deep privileged to be chosen as your Featured Blogger and thank you for making things possible. – Blair

Jennifer Martinez Adams-  Momtraneur
September 16, 2019

I’m a diarist since I was a little girl. I’ve always loved to write about my life. I pretty much inspire myself most of the time. I seem to not run out of topics to talk about because I have varied interests and my life is full of ups and downs. Writing about everything I do and things I get myself involve in is pretty cathartic for me. Also, as a psychology graduate who wants to heal myself mentally and emotionally, blogging serves as a way for me to sift through my thoughts and emotions, process everything and help myself have a better mental state. I didn’t know then that people would start reading my blog/s and get inspired by the things that I do.

I must admit that I don’t get to have the time to read other people’s blogs that much. I’m such a workaholic (I take care of 4-5 foreign clients at a time in my VA business), I’m a full-time mom, an all-around homemaker and I prefer to read my self-help books for inspiration when I have that extra time (which is usually in the bathroom or first thing in the morning during breakfast). And when I do get to have more extra time than that, I open Marie Forleo’s emails which lead me to her blog marieforleo.com. A few other blogs I get to read also are from my clients — confidentmarketer.com, varecipes.com, and changetheworldmarketing.com. But that’s because they’re my clients and I manage their social media. And when I happen to open my Linkedin, Richard Branson’s posts always come up so I immediately head to his blog to see what’s new (https://www.virgin.com/richard-branson) 

Cooking
Planting vegetables
Reading novels, self-help books, and comic books
Making beaded accessories
Making organic soaps
Traveling
Beach bumming
Playing the guitar
Videoke singing
Surfing
Skimboarding
Windsurfing
Watching movies
Just spending time with my family doing whatever.

I co-own a farm, Tuscany Highlands Farm, with my life partner here in Northern Mindanao. I also take care of my VA business. 

After I do all my work, wherever I may be. Sometimes at home, sometimes at the farm, on the beach, sometimes in a  hotel room. It depends on where I am currently working.

Blogging, for me, is still my online diary. It’s always been my diary… a repository of my thoughts, views, opinions, and experiences.

My second blog post, the one about my love story with my guy best friend is my most favorite – https://momtraneur.com/2016/07/27/momtraneur-love-story/

You see, I’ve been married for so long before (2002-2012) and it crumbled in 2013. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I will find love again. I never dated. My ex was my first and last. I never had any other sexual encounters aside from my ex. Despite my being “Sexy Nomad” at that time, I really am a naive and conservative girl deep down. Everything that happened after, with my now current lfe partner, is nothing but miraculous. And the more I look back how it all came to be, the more I cherish our love and the life we have now. So, I love reading that blog post of mine from time to time. <3

According to statistics, it’s mostly my travel posts, particularly  How to Get to Siargao from Cagayan de Oro via Bus and Boat Rides, and Boracay 2019 – What’s New? Here are the Dos’ and Don’ts, Updated List of Authorized and Accredited Hotels, Government Fees, and More! I really write detailed travel posts that are very helpful to my readers and to anyone searching for related information online. I should really write more travel posts! I got a ton still in draft mode!

But there’s another one that’s always in the top 1-3 as well – Black Pearl, Jericho, Marissa Del Mar Wellness Package – Initial Review, which is the most commented one because so many ladies have been “scammed” into buying super expensive Black Pearl products, myself included (I must have spent about half a million pesos purchasing those products), and that blog post of mine served as their venue for communication.

Personally, and the reason why I also am not inclined to read blogs these days, is because they’ve become so commercialized. It’s a way of making a living now. I rarely find authentic blogs these days, and when I say “authentic”, I mean people who write not for the sake of making a living out of it but to share their life. The last time I did a blog hop, everyone’s promoting something, it’s like watching one commercial after another. I understand that it’s the trend nowadays, that because people are mostly online, then brands and companies will reach out to their target market via blog posts and social media. And I get that. I am for that. I am part of CDO Bloggers Group and we get invited to attend events that we can promote on our blog (although that’s non-profit). But sometimes, it just gets too much, too advertisy if there is such a term, or too “showbiz”, lol! The persona behind the blog  usually gets lost and all I see are ads and promotions and that part, I personally do not like. I would still prefer to read bloggers who are diarists like me. I’m just not sure nor have I checked if there are still bloggers like me these days especially since everyone can already make a diary out of their social media posts. Blogging has really changed these days.

Just follow your heart. Follow your passion. Just be yourself. Blog every day. Be genuine. Do what you want about your blog and let your persona shine. Even if you want to earn a living from it, don’t get lost in the thick of things. It’s your heart and integrity that people will follow, not the things you promote. 

More power to Blogmeter! It really is my pleasure and honor to have participated in this interview. Good luck in your future endeavors and may your mission and vision go far and wide!

Mark Mutuc –  It’s More Fun With Juan
August 15, 2019

I can honestly say that my main influence in blogging (or to write travel blogs) is the “pinoyadventurista.com“. I was really a fan of this blog since I started traveling. It didn’t just help me in finding good itinerary for my travels but it also encouraged me to start my own travel blog.

1. It’s More Fun With Juan (yes, I am the no. 1 fan of my own! Hahaha)
2. PinoyAdventurista
3. PinasMuna
4. The Poor Traveler
5. Out of town blog ???

I hop from different food places every weekend! 😀

Blogging. Yup, I earn money from it.

50% home. Another 50% from home. Hahaha

Well, for me the coolest thing about blogging is the “non-stop learning”. I learned so much information and skills in just a few years of doing this. I didn’t know how to hold and use a DSLR not until I wanted to snap beautiful scenes I’ve witness during my travels. I didn’t know how to create a blogsite, use HTML codes or even just buying a domain not until I needed them because of blogging. Big thanks to Google for helping me a lot! 😀 I also learned about digital marketing, photo and video editing, SEO, and many more!

There’s a very little chance for me to get angry. Thanks to my loooooooooong patience! But when I am, you won’t be able to talk to me. I will need to have my own space and be alone for a little while just to vent out.

‘s your most favorite blog post? Why?
There’s a lot. However, most of my favorites are the ones I created to share my own experience and/or point of view because that’s how I want to share to others. Although, I seldom write commentary.

Some of my personal experience blogs can be seen here:
https://www.morefunwithjuan.com/search/label/Personal%20Experience

https://www.morefunwithjuan.com/2018/01/manila-baguio-in-just-3-hours-via.html

That article has gained almost 2 million views and 200,000 shares in just 1 week in 2018. I really don’t know HOW and WHY it became popular like that. Maybe, people are just excited to know about the good news and it got a very catchy title on it. Hahaha

Well, I am still a newbie in this industry compare to others. But in just a short span of time, it has been changing since I enter the community. Blogging has been greatly influenced by social media. Before there was only GOOGLE. Today, when you decided to start a blog, the first thing you need to do is create a Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts. Your audience are spending most of their time using those platforms. Every blogger should always adapt to changes like this.

The first advice was answered previously. 😀 Another advice is when you start blogging, begin by expressing yourself. Focus on creating a blog in your own way, your own style. Fame and money will just follow (followers will just follow, too! :D). Do it for fun! It’s always nice to do things that you really love and your having fun with. 🙂

 -In the cover 😀

ANDIE YEY – PINAY BEAUTY AND STYLE 
Julty 12, 2019

I like sharing things, in general. No favorite topic although in all the blogs I currently manage and created, food is the most common topic.

I read books, not blogs.

Reading and cooking.

I manage several businesses and teach medical topics. Sometimes I write for other people and websites. Very, very, very busy!

In the car/commute/airport

You get to talk about almost everything.
I vent anger by ranting on social media and then regret it afterward, hahahahah!

Whatever I am currently writing about. I won’t waste my time writing about something unless it is my favorite at the moment.

I can’t disclose here because I’ve ghostwritten that for someone else.

Blogging is here to stay. I don’t believe that it will ever be replaced by social media.

Read A LOT and don’t stop learning. By the way, I wrote a blog on how to start blogging. Here is the link! http://www.yeyandie.com/2019/05/how-to-start-blogging-best-tips.html

I have never created a fan sign because I don’t know how.
I hope blogmeter continues being open to feedback so that it can become one of the most reliable ranking sites for Philippine blogs someday.

KAYCEE ENERVA – THE MACHO MOM
June 15, 2019