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3 Years Blog Anniversary πŸŽ‰πŸŽŠ πŸŽ†πŸŽˆ + Exciting Announcements 🎁🎺 – Dupe’s Blog

Dupe’s Blog

It’s God’s gift to me and I don’t take it for granted. I feel really honored that God trusted me with such a beautiful space.

On this day, exactly 3 years ago, my very young self sat down in my room did something that changed the course of my life forever.

With a phone in my hands, I opened the blog I had been dreaming of, for months. And today, that little seed is a growing plant 🌱 of 3 years.

I started off barely knowing what I was doing. I won’t claim to have had it all together when or before I started. In fact, I was almost clueless all through my first year of blogging.

Now, 3 years later, I have successfully built an amazing blog with thousands of monthly visitors and awesome consistent readers from across 90 countries including Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, The United States, American Samoa, Bahamas, Barbados, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Suriname, Sint, Maarten, Hong Kong SAR China, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Belarus, Panama, Qatar, Macedonia, Dominica etc.

And I have coached people and helped them start and build excellent blogs. I know I have not even scratched the surface yet because there’s so much more! The vision I have for the blog is large and I’m nowhere close.

My blog has taught me several lessons, one of which is; you don’t have to have it all figured out before you start.
Most times, we get instructions and inspirations from God to start something and we want a complete blueprint before we obey. This is not too good because you delay and limit yourself.
I encourage you today to go for your dreams, no matter how saturated the market seems. I found and carved my niche along the way and as time goes on, I seek better ways to improve the blog.

God has really been faithful to me over the years despite challenges here and there. The grace of God and My passion to impact lives especially women, has kept me going through the years.

My blog has brought me before Kings. Great men and women have reached out to me because of my blog.
It’s my fragrance from God that travels far beyond places my legs would ever go.

Today, I’m grateful for so many things but I’m most grateful for every life that has been changed, every mind that has been transformed, every life I have inspired, every life that was saved and every single soul that visited my blog and left a better person.

My assignment through this blog is to reach out to nations with the Light that I have, in unconventional ways and to bring humanity to the Lordship of Christ.

We’re open to sponsorships, advertisements, brand collaborations, products reviews, features and selling out ad space in our side bar. Send a mail for enquiries.

I’m grateful to everyone who has supported me in one little way or another. I’ve gotten support from the most unimaginable people.

My Parents, Dr & Mrs Samson Olubunmi Olomola. They’ve always supported my dreams and believe in me even more than I believe in myself.

My Spiritual Father, Apostle Joshua Selman Nimmak. His wisdom and counsel can not be overemphasized. He’s a huge fan of the blog and a huge contributor to my spiritual and personal growth. He encourages me and pushes me for more.

There are so many women who inspire me to be better through their lives, blogs and counsel and they mean so much to me. Thank you all for setting the pace.

To every friend and mentor who has been there and believes in me, I’m super grateful and I can’t even begin to mention names. God bless you all. We will all be great.

Thank you for being part of Dupe’s blog. Let’s do greater things this year.

Special Announcement

Dupe’s Blog has many exciting things prepared for you readers but they’re still baking in the oven.

The first is our Giveaway which is long overdue. I have a lot on my hands now but I trust God for Grace this year to properly plan and bless one or two of my blog readers with beautiful presents. Visit the blog subsequently for more information.

The second special announcement is that the blog will publish the maiden edition of its magazine this year!

Yesssss *inserts dance*

It’s a plan that has been on since last year and I’m glad that it’s slowly but surely materializing.

I’m really excited about it and I’ve started plans to ensure it becomes a reality. It promises to be a blessing to everyone. So please support me in your prayers and any way else.

It’s a magazine that seeks to exceed the status quo.

If you have anything to share with me, you want to contribute to the success of the magazine, or you need counsel, you can send me a mail on the “Contact me” form under my menu ⬆. I’d be more than elated to read from you and reply.

Thank you for reading the blog of a young girl wearing the shoes of a grown woman and trying to change the world.

I love you all so much!

Be sure to subscribe with your mail down below to get notified of all the good stuff first.

Leave comments and share with your friends. ❀

Happy 3rd Anniversary to Dupe’s Blog! Here’s to many more years of impact!

Let’s parry πŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒ

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10 of my Most Popular Blogposts

I wouldn’t be called a blogger if I didn’t have readers. My blog readers mean everything to me which is why I made a compilation of some of the posts on my blog that got the highest views and comments. The posts you guys loved the most.

Related post; 7 life lessons blogging has taught me

This list is for you to feel the joy you felt the first time you read the blog post and for people who haven’t read these posts before. At the same time, the list is important to me because it helps me identify my audience and know what they want to read which will help me serve you all better.

I recommend this post for bloggers also to get blog post ideas and inspiration.

These are not necessarily the best posts on the blog but they’re definitely part of the best and are worth reading over and over again.

Don’t forget to share any post you love with your friends.

1. 5 things I love about my Spiritual Father (Apostle Joshua Selman)

This post isn’t a very updated one because it was published last year June and I didn’t get to write everything I wanted to or express myself well. Plus, I have more to write about him now so I’m definitely going to make an updated post about him. But I’m amazed at the views this post got and I’m glad people found it interesting so click Here to read it again. ❀

2. Regrets – My Story

This is also a post from last year that got a lot of views. In this post, I shared a story of something that happened to me and how it brought regrets. I addressed the fact that we need to get over things we’ve done wrongly and encourage ourselves. You won’t regret reading it again Click here to do so

3. 10 amazing Marriages I follow and Lessons I’ve learnt.

The views on this post blew my mind! Turns out my audience also love what I love and that’s quite exciting 😍😊.

Read the post to know the marriages I follow and why.

4. Interview with Sandra Areh – The Fabulous Godfearing Career Woman

This is one of the most popular posts on my blog and I am not surprised as anyone who reads it gets blessed. In this post, I interviewed a very successful Godly woman who I greatly admire on being fabulous, loving God and being in school/working.

I greatly recommend this one. Click here to read.

5. 20 facts about me

This was the first post I made after I opened a Facebook page for my blog. It was an attempt to make my blog readers know me better. Soon, I will make another post to share things many people don’t know about me but for now, enjoy this one.

6. 15 lessons from my Proverbial Girl Devotional

The Proverbial Girl is a devotional that blessed me last year. In this post, I extracted 15 lessons from the devotional for ladies.

Personally, this post was a blessing to me so I wasn’t surprised that it got a lot of views too.

It is a post for ladies but everyone should read it. No knowledge is wasted.

Related Post : Prayer for Ladies

7. My rommmates

I love this post ❀. I shared my experience in the hostel last session, my struggles and how God helped me overcome them. It is an enlightening and interesting read. If you’re working on your relationship with people then you definitely should read this.

8. Is there hope for your future children?

Read the post to answer that question.

9. Welcome to my new World (My first post on my own domain)

This was my first post on lifestylebymo.com after I left WordPress. Wondering what my blog is all about? Read this post.

10. Black Girl Magic – Interview with StylebyLola

This was the first post under the Black Girl Magic category. It was centered on Style on a Budget.

Related : Black Girl Magic : Interview with Ene Elizabeth Adeka

I’m sure you enjoyed most if not all of these posts. Don’t forget to share with friends and leave comments under the post you love.

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LIEBSTER AWARD

Yayyy I bagged the liebster award and this is my second blogger award. The first was the blogger recognition award.

I know today isn’t Friday but I have to post this now because i have already prepared posts for the rest of the year.

I was nominated by the amazing Peace of Cliquetalk. Peace is super funny and I always laugh till I’m teary whenever I read her blog post. Dear Peace, I am a very big fan.

Check out her blog please.

Thank you.

Liebster Award:

The Liebster Award is a blogger award for new bloggers or those with a small following (I am none of these but I acknowledge the award, regardless). It is a way of giving new bloggers some recognition and encouragement for their hard work.

RULES

  • Create a new blog post on your blog thanking the person that nominated you, link to their blog, and put in a graphic of the award.
  • Answer the questions that were provided, and then share some facts about yourself.
  • Create a new set of your own questions for others to answer.
  • Nominate ten others and share your blog post with them so they can accept their award!

Cliquetalk’s questions and my answers;

  • What inspires you to write?

Everything. Environment, culture, home, school, emotions, boredom, cups, plates, everything.

  • What is your greatest fear as a blogger?

I don’t think I have any.

  • Where do you see yourself 5years from now in the blogosphere community?

At the topmost part of the blogosphere.

  • Do you have writer’s block?

Yes.

  • If yes, how do you conquer it?

I write anyways, i write it away.

  • How supportive are friends and family to you in this path you have chosen?

Quite supportive, I have amazing people around me.

Every blogger that comes across this. Xoxo.

My question for you guys.

  • Why did you start your blog?
  • Who are your mentors/role models in the blogosphere?
  • What’s your niche?
  • What are your blogging goals for next year?

Facts about me.

  • I love family; I can’t wait to build my home with my husband and have kids.
  • I’m yet to discover my temperament.

See you on Friday ❀

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