With this “Chill Chat With Cool Bloggers” series, I feel extremely happy to feature a versatile and a veteran blogger Rachna Parmar of Rachna Says and Rachna Cooks. She blogs about Parenting, Feminism, Relationships for Rachna Says and Cooking, Recipes, Health and Fitness for Rachna Cooks.
She’s a very experienced blogger in this blogosphere for nearly a decade. She has been featured in Femina’s issue of Top 50 bloggers in India. Also got featured on Huffington Post India, Women’s Web, Parent Circle and Elephant Journal.
Today I am very much delighted and honored to feature Rachna to our readers. I take this as an opportunity to learn many innovative blogging strategies from her through this chill chat.
We had our chill chat to know more about her successful blogging journey and her fun side too. Carry on to enjoy her words of blogging wisdom.
Chill Chat With Cool Blogger Ms. Rachna Parmar
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Hello, Rachna! Tell us a little bit about yourself.
Rachna: I am an Entrepreneur and an Editor along with being a blogger and a writer. I have won a few blogging awards and have been published in many magazines, portals and newspapers. I am an avid cook, fitness enthusiast, pet parent and mom.
Q1.An ever since moment in your blogger life or your turning point in blogging.
Rachna: I really can’t think of a turning point. I guess taking the first step to start a blog was a joyful moment. Making so many friends and starting a new career because it was definitely very enriching.
Q2. Your definition of blog success.
Rachna: A blog that is easy to read has a defined niche and voice of its own and content that is engrossing and elicits a reader to think is a good blog. With these basic elements, such a blog has good readership and engagement which makes it successful.
Good readership and engagement make a blog as a successful blog.
– Rachna Parmar
Q3. Your top 2 regular practices that have helped you in blogging.
Rachna:
- Always write with passion and honesty.
- Do your best work consistently.
Q4. Your motivational factor for your best blog.
Rachna: My motivation for all my blogging is in writing what I believe in.
Q5. One relationship who contributed to making your blog.
Rachna: My children whose childhood was the reason I began blogging. The support of my family and friends which keeps me going.
Q6. One factor, out of your comfort zone in blogging.
Rachna: Dealing with aggressive PRs and clients who want free work though I have gotten better at it over the years.
Q7. A book / movie / person / blog that transformed you.
Rachna: The Book Thief is among one of the most impactful books that I’ve read. There are many movies too.
Q8. Your strength and weakness as a blogger.
Rachna: My strength is my honesty and simplicity of writing. My weakness is that I can’t suck up to people and resort to flattery.
Q9. One principle you are proud of.
Rachna: Staying true to my passion.
Q10. Blogging tips to share with your readers.
Rachna:
- Write regularly and pay attention to your content.
- Proofread your content and use pleasing images.
- Read regularly and leave genuine comments.
- Build a community.
- Support other bloggers.
- Don’t sell yourself short.
- Don’t work for freebies.
- Work towards building your brand.
Bullet Questions
Best Blog – Diary of a Doting Mom, Cybernag, Obsessivemom, Life of Leo, Metanoia, Shanaya Tales and many more
Best Blogger Friend – Tough one to answer as there are so many. I count Ruchira Shukla, Vinita Bahl, Zephyr, Prudhvi Latha and Shailaja Vishwanath as my closest friends from the blogging community.
Best Dream – Whenever I see my late mother
Best Food – Prawns in any form
Best Book – So many
Best TV Series – Many.
Best Life Motto – Stay True to Yourself
Thanks much Rachna for this awesome interview. You never failed to make me inspired and this interview is the perfect highlight. We feel proud to have you as our Featured Cool Blogger.
Dear readers, please leave your queries, if any, in the comment section and we will try to get them answered by her.
Meet you at next chill chat with another cool blogger !!!
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Wow..loved her attitude. And I totally agree what she said about not working for free when you know your potential.
True, Alpana!
She is a true inspiration.. it’s difficult to make a mark in the blogging industry without full conviction and trust on your own potential
Good to meet Rachna here. I enjoy reading her honest and balanced post. Her blogging tips are absolute gems and must be followed by all bloggers.
Rachna is one of my favorite bloggers to read because of her innate honesty and the genuine warmth that she exudes. Also, I personally have been inspired by her relentless pursuit of her goals. So I really enjoyed reading this feature. Thanks Vasantha.
Vasantha thanks for bringing out a new dimension to Rachna whose blogs I thoroughly enjoy reading .
Very informative and interesting, especially for newbies like me. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Vasantha for featuring one of my favorite senior bloggers! Well, Rachna is one of those dedicated bloggers who I really look up to for inspiration.
And I totally agree with all the tips that she has for fellow bloggers. To work consistently towards creating quality content & supporting others too.
I loved your questions too!
Thanks Vasantha for getting her blog here, Rachna makes up for nice reading and brings out the crux of her blogs beautifully.
This is the first time I have read one of your blog articles – it’s great! The two blogging tips I liked the most were – to support other bloggers and don’t work for freebies. Both are very important in becoming a successful blogger. Thanks! Looking forward to reading more. 🙂
Rachna is one of my favorite bloggers and an inspirational woman to me. I feel honored to be a part of her favorite bloggers list. It felt so nice to read about her blogging journey and some of her personal traits.
Thank you Vasantha, for getting this done.
Nice to know more about Rachna. I admire her cooking and fitness posts in particular and do think she authentic in her posts.
I love her blog. Great read
“Work towards building your brand”
Absolutely loved this reading post, Vasantha. I believe “Attitude is what makes you or breaks you” and no wonder she has touched the heights with her attitude. #vartikasdiaryreading #myfriendalexa
Rachna has been one of my favorite bloggers from the time I first read her. What you see is what you get is what Rachna is about and that is her strongest and most endearing trait.
Happy to read more about her.
Conducting these interviews helps you get as close to a blogger. Going far beyond the typical conversations you have only about blogging or writing where you can get personal with him/her. I am glad I was also a part of this session.
Really nice tips about how to blog. Thank you for sharing. Yes honesty is essential when one is writing something.
Glad to read more about Rachna, I know her as a great writer, bold and straightforward person on twitter and an achiever. Happy to know about her.
A great interview! There’s so much to learn from established bloggers as Rachna. ‘Don’t sell yourself short. Don’t work for freebies” are two important points for most of us to remember. Well-conducted Vasantha! I enjoyed reading and learning from this interview.
#MyFriendAlexa #DibbiReads
Saying true to yourself is very important.
A little generic.some detail about blogging awards won and excerpts from blogs would have been interesting
Great knowing Rachna. Looking forward to this series 🙂
Thanks for letting us know more about Rachna. #mannreads
Quite interesting tips especially for bloggers.. have read Rachna’s work especially on parenting and loved her candid approach #MyFriendAlexa #AksReflects
Good to know about Rachna. Enjoyed the interview. #MyFriendAlexa
Wow, I really love this series dear, it is really great to learn about the person whom you really admired. Rachna is truly inspirational. I am a big fan of her. thanks for sharing more about her.
I love her honesy. I am also having the approach of not working for free. loved it
I love your chill chat interviews ☺️ it was great meeting rachna on the chat and knowing about her. I loved her blogging tips – specially not working for freebies.
Thanks Vasantha for interviewing Rachana. It was good to have a sneak peak in her life. Very valuable tips as well.
These are some really important points that Rachana mentions. A blogger needs to respect his work.
Rachna is one of my favourite bloggers and I love her writings. Apart from that, she is sweet, straightforward, helpful and down to earth. These traits make her a great blogger.
Very nice chit-chat, good that you talk about a fellow blogger with so much passion. Loved reading it.
Love these chill-chat sessions. The tips that Rachna gave for bloggers are so on point and so true. I’m going to try to inculcate in my blogging journey! Loved reading your post !!
What a lovely interview of Rachna.She has several blogs and I enjpy reading all of tgem.An inspiring woman indeed.
As a newbie blogger, getting such insight in people’s approach to blogging is awesome!
Glad to know about Rachna through this interview 🙂
It is such a delight to know Rachna in an uninhibited way. I love her writing and truly admire the way she comes across in our interactions on social media. Good series!
Good to learn about another aspect of a great blogger. Rachna is truly very talented.
This is such a great series Vasantha. Its nice to hear words of wisdom from cool bloggers. 🙂 I truly think a lot can happen if you build your own brand and that encompasses a lot of things – writing regularly, focusing on quality of content etc.
You are right, Tara!
Loved this chill chat. These kind of posts help me stay motivated in this blogging journey ☺️
Good to know about Rachana. I read her blog sometimes. I love it. Thanks for sharing an interview, Vasantha.
There is always something inspirational to learn from other hardworking bloggers like Rachna Parmar. It was a delight reading her blogging experience.
Glad to know about Rachana Ma’am from your blog.Thanks a lot for sharing those 7 valuable tips.
Loved this interview, I have read few blogs of Rachna. She’s a strong lady and I love her attitude towards work & people. You have very beautifully covered all the important points in this interview.
Wow Rachna is an inspiration. Wonderful chat with her and give us more information about her!
Yes, she is!
Very inspiring. She rightly said we should write with passion and honesty. God read. Thanks for posting.
#MyFriendAlexa #thefoodfundareads
Welcome!
I enjoyed reading the interview. Interesting questions and enriching answers.
Thanks!
Its great to hear words of wisdom from Nice bloggers. Thanks Vasantha! Such posts really inspires each one of us.
#MyFriendAlexa #SurReads
True, Surabhi!
Loved to read the interview with Rachna Parmar. Thanks.
Welcome!
So good to know about such a renowned bloggers. She is an inspiration.
You are right!
I love Rachna’s food blog and her instagram pep talks. She is such an inspirational blogger.
True!
Rachna is truly inspiring. Her straightforward way and simplicity is heart endearing. I like this series of yours, Vasanta.
Great inputs
Thanks!
Really loved this candid interview. Some wonderful questions and honest answers to them makes for a Chill Chat.
Great work Vasantha.
#MyFriendAlexa #ContemplationOfaJoker #Jokerophilia
Thanks a lot!
Rachna is a well known blogger to us IndiBloggers and your Chill chat has definitely upped the cool-quotient by several degrees. Rachna’s Blogging tips are most useful. #MyFriendAlexa
Thanks much Sunitha!
I read her blog few times and really found it interesting.. thanks for sharing n featuring her here
You are welcome!
Loved this conversation. As I’m quite an inconsistent blogger, it’s always good to learn fellow-bloggers who are miles ahead in this sphere. 🙂
So true!
I like the tips she provided. It is true to always leave genuine comments on other’s blog posts. I always wish I get the same. Also, working to get your brand on the top is something I’m trying to do and will succeed one day!
Thanks and best wishes!
Loved reading it. Like her attitude.
Thanks!
I admire Rachna’s work! I think hers was one of the first blogs I read! Her simplicity and honesty reflect in her writing <3
So true!
Good to read some interesting views about blogging related questions and self-motivation is something that matters the most. This is a very interesting blogger interview that I’ve come across, Vasantha!
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