{"id":46134,"date":"2016-01-29T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T03:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/?p=46134"},"modified":"2019-09-16T15:10:42","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T09:40:42","slug":"interview-with-missmalini-bollywood-fashion-lifestyle-blogger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/interview-with-missmalini-bollywood-fashion-lifestyle-blogger\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview With MissMalini – Bollywood, Fashion & Lifestyle Blogger"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"MissMalini\"\u00a0Malini Agarwal <\/a>is the Founder of MissMalini Media, a leading new media network that creates high-value, multi-platform content geared towards India’s Internet Generation.<\/p>\n

Malini pioneered Indian lifestyle blogging with MissMalini.com, today\u2019s go-to digital destination for all things Bollywood, Fashion and Lifestyle. With a rapidly expanding organic readership and a social media reach of over 6 million direct followers, she is considered one of India\u2019s leading digital influencers and a leading authority on digital brand building. Named as India\u2019s most famous blogger by The Huffington Post and Forbes, Malini has been featured in various international titles including BBC World (UK), Reuters, CNN (USA), DW (Germany), TV5(France) and The Globe & Mail (Canada). She is also a regular feature in local publications such as Vogue India, Elle India, Grazia India, Hello! India, India Today and NDTV Profit among many others.<\/p>\n

Malini has been in the media sector for over 15 years. She was previously a professional backup dancer, emcee, RJ (radio jockey), head of digital content at MTV and Channel [v], and founder and Chief Instigator of Friday Club.\"Malini<\/p>\n

Digital marketing became a very crucial part of her professional life when she started \u00a0her blog back in 2008 as social media was also just taking off. Digital marketing is the currency of the millennial and it has made her who she is today.<\/p>\n

Digital Vidya: How did the idea of Blogging clicked your mind and how did the blog MissMalini.com came into being? Would share the story behind that?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Malini:<\/strong> I started blogging as a hobby back in 2008 when on the suggestion of a friend I started MissMalini.com to supplement the column I used to write for Mid-Day in Mumbai. I had no idea at the time that it would explode into the media empire I am building today \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Digital Vidya:\u00a0<\/strong>Did you find Celebrity Blogging better than your previous career opportunities?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Malini:<\/strong>\u00a0I believe that all the jobs I\u2019ve had have made me who I am and taught me the skills to become an independent blogger and create the kind of content I do today. I have loved all the career opportunities I\u2019ve had from professional dancer to radio jockey. I wouldn\u2019t change a thing!<\/p>\n

Digital Vidya:\u00a0<\/strong>Have you been featured in any lifestyle publications?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Malini:\u00a0<\/strong>Yes, in fact a whole host of them, take a look here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Miss<\/p>\n

Digital Vidya:\u00a0<\/strong>Which are your 3 favorite Digital Marketing Tools?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Malini:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Digital Content in all it\u2019s forms (editorial, video, social, etc.)<\/li>\n
  • Influencer marketing<\/li>\n
  • Our analytics tools that help us get higher engagement and more targeted!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    Digital Vidya:\u00a0<\/strong>Do you think that it\u2019s possible for a newbie to make profession out of blogging? What should s\/he do for the same?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n

    Malini:\u00a0<\/strong>Absolutely, but I feel blogging is a very personal passion. So I would not advise you begin a blog in the hopes of becoming rich and famous! First find a subject you are most interested in and feel you want to write about every day (and not just for the same of it).<\/p>\n

    \n

    Once you find your voice and a unique gap in the market you are likely to be successful at it. It might also be a good idea to intern\/work with a successful blog first to learn the skills you need and garner some exposure.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    We\u2019re always hiring so write to careers@missmalini.com!<\/p>\n

    Digital Vidya:\u00a0<\/strong>If you were to list top 3 reasons for success of MissMalini.com, what would those be?<\/h5>\n

    Malini:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Authenticity –<\/strong> we live and breathe the blog and it is a true reflection of who we are, what we love and what we believe.<\/li>\n
    • Our love of content first and foremost<\/strong>. It may be a business, but it\u2019s always about entertaining, inspiring and connecting our generation. If it\u2019s not good for our readers, it\u2019s not good for us.<\/li>\n
    • Years of hard work and dedication<\/strong>. This was no overnight success! And we still have a long way to go!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      \u00a0Also we don\u2019t take ourselves TOO seriously \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

      Digital Vidya:\u00a0<\/strong>What are your future plans for MissMalini.com?<\/h5>\n

      Malini:\u00a0<\/strong>To be your digital BFF. To reach more people, on more platforms, in new and exciting formats, without losing our passion and authenticity.To become the voice of the new, global Indian, both in India and abroad.\"Miss<\/p>\n

      Digital Vidya:\u00a0<\/strong>How do you see Digital Media evolving in future? What are the top 3 trends do you foresee for 2016?<\/h5>\n

      Malini:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • Continuing growth of digital video (including OTT platforms)<\/li>\n
      • Increasing move towards \u201cdistributed content\u201d that is made for, and is consumed on, social media.<\/li>\n
      • The rise of individual content creators in India, from all over the country (like we’ve already seen in the US)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
        Digital Vidya:\u00a0<\/strong>Would you like to share few words about the work we are doing at Digital Vidya?<\/h5>\n

        Malini:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        I\u2019ve followed Digital Vidya for some time now and I\u2019m happy to see so much attention and importance given to digital marketing and sharing the knowledge. Keep up the good work!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        \u00a0Malini Agarwal is the Founder of MissMalini Media, a leading new media network that creates high-value, multi-platform content geared towards India’s Internet Generation. Malini pioneered Indian lifestyle blogging with MissMalini.com, today\u2019s go-to digital destination for all things Bollywood, Fashion and Lifestyle. With a rapidly expanding organic readership and a social media reach of over 6 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":615,"featured_media":2431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[374],"tags":[4626,4627,4628,4629],"class_list":["post-46134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interviews-with-experts","tag-missmalini","tag-fashion-blogger","tag-bollywood-blogger","tag-lifestyle-blogger"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/615"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46134\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.digitalvidya.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}