“Becoming a Pro-Blogger Takes a Lot of Hard-Work but It’s Well Worth It.” - Srujana Reddy

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1. Tell us more about the background and journey.

I am a Payroll Associate by Profession and an Amateur Photographer, Food-Travel Blogger where I post about my experiences and Journeys I had on Instagram and Facebook.

As, a Food and Travel Blogger I just want to share my experience/reviews through posts, so it may help the people who want  to explore the places I have been to. You can start your own blog without any photography skills just like I did and it totally depends on how well you are maintaining the Page with Good Stuff and Creativity.

I Started my Page from the Beginning with zero Knowledge. I have learned a lot of Things and still Learning. Trust me, This is really one good experience for me.

2. When did you decide that you wanted to be a Blogger?

One a fine day in 2018, I was browsing through Instagram and came across some beautiful pictures and I were amazed to see pictures presented in such an artistic way. So, I decided to give it a try and shared a few of my Food and Travel pictures on Instagram. I got a tremendous response from my Family & Friends. All my friends suggested me to continue the page with the same amazing content. I invested a lot of time on my blog where I am not even sure about my challenges-like had zero experience, No idea how to run a Blog.

3. What made you start your page on Instagram and what is it about?

Initially, I’ve concentrated only on the Travel Blogging where I used to post once a week or even less. Later on, My Foodie sister suggested I include Food photography that’s how it all started. Now, I am able to handle Food and Travel Blogging simultaneously.

4. Where does your inspiration lie?

I am Travel Geek, foodie, and Photo-enthusiast. I have been following food influencers and Travel communities personally on Instagram. Some of them are really amazing like Tripoto Community is my all-time favorite Travel Blog. It’s very tough to choose one favorite food influencer because there were many unique pages with really good content.

5. What difficulties do you face being a food and travel blogger?

I wasn’t a Professional Blogger. I am a beginner but still, I make sure that my blog is regularly updated with good content. As a blogger, I faced difficulties in posting content on a regular basis. There are times where I am unable to come up with new ideas. Sometimes, I feel handling Professional life, as well as Personal Blogging, is too hard! Anybody can do it but most of them quit in a short time. In order to get the success you have to be Creative, Active, Inspire, and Educate.

6. How did you come up with the idea and go about executing it?

I always wanted to become a photographer and mostly I used to prefer Mobile Photography even now and then because it is one of the easiest ways to Capture things. Two years ago I created a Page The Orotund on Instagram. I didn’t even look at the count of my followers because I have created with an intention to just share the pictures that I capture. We not only provide useful content but we also connect and share with a group of people who want to get updates of Food and travel places.

7. What Kind of influence do you think your blog has on your Followers.

For sure, not everyone is going to like my Page but I always try to give my best of everything. There would be people who would provide constructive criticism. I Basically differentiate between positive and negative Criticism and Use it to Grow. Like any other Journey, there have been Ups and Downs but I have enjoyed every single aspect of it.

 “Becoming a pro-Blogger takes a lot of hard-work but it’s well worth it.”

- Srujana Reddy, Blogger

- Interviewed by K. Anusree

- Edited by Shilpy Sharan