Jen is the creative force behind Interiors Addict. She has leveraged her skills as a journalist to get access to industry news and interviews, and has turned her hobby blog into a very prominent force. She is also one of the hardest working bloggers I have ever seen.
Interiors Addict
Interiors Addict is an Australian blog that focuses on interiors and homewares. It currently has more than 150,000 readers (unique visitors) per month, more than 70k Facebook and almost 100k Instagram followers.
It began as a hobby blog in 2011. Jen started working on the blog full time in October, 2012. She wrote about her first fortnight here.
She has shared a lot about her blogging journey.
- Blogging tips for beginners from Interiors Addict
- My two-year anniversary of full-time blogging
- How I make money and why I won’t apologise for making a job out of blogging
- Thoughts on turning three and a $2,000 birthday giveaway
- 2018’s most-clicked Interiors Addict blog posts
Podcast
In October 2017, she launched the Interiors Addict podcast. There are currently 3 episodes.
Reno Addict
Jen launched Reno Addict early 2015. In January, 2018, the content was incorporated into the Interiors Addict brand.
7 Vignettes Challenge
7 Vignettes is a creative online community centered around Instagram. Participates take part in a 7-day challenge, which starts on the first of each month.
Each challenge is focused around using elements from a key theme. Jen posts the themes on her blog the week before the challenge starts. Users have shared almost 15,000 images so far. They even have guest judges and prizes.
You can learn more via her interview at Australian Businesswomen’s network.
Personal
In January, 2014, she announced that she was helping Sydney interior designer Greg Natale write his first book.
In May, 2015, Jen gave birth to her first child, Sebastian. She wrote about juggling business & baby at Interiors Addict’s half a decade old.
Features
How I Succeeded: Interiors Addict’s Jen Bishop
How Jen Bishop, an editor turned full-time blogger, found work-life balance
Interiors Addict blogger Jen Bishop on the rewards of working while travelling the world
Interviews
Jen talks about her journey from newspaper journalist to full-time blogger on The Emily Osmond Show podcast,
Meet…Jen Bishop of The Interiors Addict at Show And Tell Online