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#SephoraSquad: Beauty Influencer For Sephora Love Needed

Happy Monday beautiful people. I am sitting down this sunny morning to tackle 2000 emails in my Inbox but wanted to take a moment to ask you for a minute of your time. I was invited to be a part of the brand new influencer #SephoraSquad for Sephora via Fohr.co and I need YOUR help!! I use products from Sephora every single day! From intense workout days without makeup to a night rocking out at a concert loud and proud with high hair and a lot of eye makeup! Remember, the higher the hair the closer your seats are to… Continue Reading

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VoyagePhoenix Lists MelanysGuydlines: Top Influencer in Phoenix, Arizona

VoyagePhoenix Lists MelanysGuydlines: Top Influencer in Phoenix, Arizona

I hope everyone is staying cool and enjoying the summer! It is hot here and going to hit 118 in the valley of the sun next week a.k.a. Phoenix, Arizona. I am very pleased to share with you that MelanysGuydlines was featured by VoyagePhoenix Magazine as a Top Influencer in Phoenix, Arizona. “VoyagePhoenix owes a huge debt to the incredible local community of influencers – from fashion bloggers to foodies – who put in countless hours of work uncovering hidden gems throughout Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe and more. We’d like to introduce you to some of the city’s most gifted tastemakers… Continue Reading

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Heroes In Houston: Cake & Bacon Feeding The Front Lines

Heroes In Houston: Cake & Bacon Feeding The Front Lines

I have written a few posts in the past on the difference between social media influencers and celebrities in which there are many. But, today I want to address something different. This post addresses perhaps the most important aspect of being a social media influencer and that is using social media influence for the most important need of all: the good of humanity. I could discuss the super saturated social media world with everyone claiming to be a blogger or influencer now but instead I want to embrace the fact that we are all influencers in one way or another…. Continue Reading

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Use Our Influence For Good: Calling Social Media Influencers, Bloggers, Brands and Friends

Influence For Good: Calling Brands, Influencers, Bloggers and Friends

I have been trying to keep my blog and timelines clear the past week for people in the Houston area and all of those affected by Hurricane Harvey. Today, I am calling on all my fellow influencers, bloggers, social media people, brands and friends to help people in need right now. Use our influence for good. I have reached out to a few friends in Houston doing amazing work and am trying to put something together but want to make sure what I donate is what they need and actually reaches the people that need it the most! If anyone… Continue Reading

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Branding Advice All Bloggers Need

Branding advice for bloggers is something I discuss frequently and agree with Laura’s post and points discussed here about the topic! Take notes. Thanks Laura.  If you’re trying to be successful as a blogger, you have to treat your blog like a business. And like any business, it’s important for your blog to have a brand. When you have a brand, you can market yourself and your blog better. But as many blog owners aren’t coming from a position of being a business person or entrepreneur, they might not have a lot of experience with branding. Branding your blog is… Continue Reading

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I’m the Guest On #MediaChat Thurs. 2/16/17: Working With Brands You Love

I’m the Guest On #MediaChat Thurs. 2/16/17: Working With Brands You Love

Do you have plans tomorrow night? Now you do! Join me as I have been invited back to be the #mediachat guest on Twitter with Aaron Kilby. Aaron Kilby hosts #mediachat and he is one of my all time favorite people in social media and in real life. This twitter chat moves fast and is highly regarded as one of the top Twitter Chats. It is a chat not to miss! Trust me. It is hands down my favorite hours to spend on twitter and I know a thing or two about a thing or two. Please join us tomorrow… Continue Reading

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I’m Speaking At The University of Arizona: Social Media Influencer vs. Celebrity

YAY! I could not be happier to go back to school and guest lecture my favorite people in the world a.k.a. future University of Arizona #wildcatsforlife about social media! I will be covering the differences between a social media influencer and a celebrity! This is a topic I have written a lot about as of late and am looking forward to returning and meeting the students again. Here are my two favorite posts about the topic so far: Not All Influencers Are Created Equal: Celebrity vs. Influencer Part 1 Not All Influencers Are Created Equal: Celebrity vs. Influencer Part 2… Continue Reading

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Not All Influencers Are Created Equal: Celebrity vs. Influencer Part 2

Not All Influencers Are Created Equal: Celebrity vs. Influencer Part 2

Continued from my previous post….. Did you read it? You should right here. The next interesting issue from my previous post is about social media influencers turning celebrity. Not like Brad Pitt celeb status but more like a Tila Tequila celeb status. Usually these C-D-listers, so called celebs are so entitled that they are here one day and gone the next. Out faster than onesies for the holidays. In this case, these people are usually managed or have agents like the guy I met a while back and is now feeling “holier than thou” trying to sign “digital” talent. He… Continue Reading

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Not All Influencers Are Created Equal: Celebrity vs. Influencer Part 1

Not All Influencers Are Created Equal: Celebrity vs. Influencer Part 1

This post was written a few months back while visiting Los Angeles (I got out for good this time because I served two full sentences there and have not looked back since) and I have been so busy that I did not get around to sharing then but am making time right now! This is an important post and describes the difference between a celebrity and influencer in snarky terms, of course. Ahh Hollywood. You never cease to provide me with ample amounts of snarky material to address on this here blog. I love you for that (and just that)…. Continue Reading

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My Guest Lecture At The University of Arizona On Social Media

My Guest Lecture At The University of Arizona On Social Media

Last week, I drove to the University of Arizona to speak to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Department students about Blogging, Social Media, and being a Social Media Influencer. The school offers several different options of Majors and Minors focusing on a variety of topics surrounding the innovation and technological advancements of computer technology including the ever-changing landscape of Social Media. I wish they had these options when I was in school. The students were a bit hesitant at first but opened up pretty quickly. The professor had them prepare questions prior to my arrival, which was a… Continue Reading

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Reality Crowd TV: Relationships, Crowdfunding, Entrepreneurship & More

Reality Crowd TV: Relationships, Crowdfunding, Entrepreneurship & More

The social media world is vast and offers so many opportunities I wouldn’t otherwise have without this blog and MelanysGuydlines channels. This morning I was honored to “hangout” as guest on Reality Crowd TV discussing crowdfunding, entrepreneurship, and relationship marketing in social Media & PR. The only catch was we taped via Google Hangouts and most guests were on the East Coast. As you know, I am somewhere in the world but on the West Coast. So, when I woke Teddy Brewski up at 5AM to take him for a walk and it was pitch black in the desert –… Continue Reading

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