One of my favourite things about the blogging community is it's so vast. There's no little group of people doing one thing, there are thousands of people blogging about a thousand different things, and with so many voices in the community, it's very easy to feel lost among the many many voices. Fear not, because I'm all about sharing my love for all things fabulous, and that includes super awesome blog posts I read last month that deserve your attention. Go forth, explore, find fantastic posts and spread love!
Reading, Reviewing, and All Things Books!
Collecting Books/ARC's
- Vlora shared why she doesn't review arcs of books
- Ella asked: do we like waiting for books to come out?
Reviews and Criticism
- Renu talked about book snobbery and being up yourself
- Cait shared snippets of her NaNoWriMo (+ DRAGONS!)
- Chiara shared her defence of fan fiction and why
- Jillian shared why she doesn't take part in blog tours
A Reader's Thoughts
- Cait asked: should books have bizarre or normal character names?
- Aimee asked: do you support authors whose books you didn't like?
- Jeann shared why she reads contemporary novels
- Nereyda shared romance tropes that just need to do one
- Alia asked: do you like to mark your books?
- Samantha shared why she struggles with audiobooks
- Nereyda talked about social media interaction vs book excitement
- Aentee shared what posts she liked reading before she blogged
- Christina talked about unlikeable characters and why she likes them
- Beks shared why re-reading is so important to her
- Claudia asked: do we do books a disservice in the order we read them?
- Lauren shared the difference between being a blogger and a reader
- Cait asked: how relatable do characters need to be?
- Cait asked: what's the worst type of character death?
Blogging, Design and Lots of Advice!
Blogging Thoughts and Advice
- Fran shared 7 ways to take your blog to the next level
- Lisa shared her favourite resources for blogging and business
- Rebecca shared how to established killer relationships online
- Maya said: sorry if the experts make it look easy, it isn't
- Cait shared mistakes she made as a beginner book blogger
- Shannon asked: what's the deal with all the hate for memes?
- Fran answered the question: how often should you blog?
- Hayli shared 5 blogging rules you can tell to do one
- Allyssa asked: should we use third party commenting systems?
- Rebecca shared the ultimate gift guide for bloggers
- Lauren shared solutions to simple blogging hang-ups
- Ashley said: don't forget yourself on your about page
- Rekita said: stop comparing blog platforms and create content!
- Hayli talked about goal setting for bloggers and businesses
- Rachel shared blog habits of successful bloggers
- Ashley shared how she achieved inbox sanity and why
- Lexi shared why you're more productive at night
- Jamie shared an epic resource list for the DIY-ers
- Harvey shared why taking a break from your blog isn't a bad thing
Content and Statistics
- Mallie talked about creating fluffy content and being fine with it
- Kory shared how to add content upgrades to your blogging strategy
- Ashley said: give me all of your post, or I'm unsubscribing!
- Maya shared 9 content types that lead to email subs and revenue
- Sarah discussed whether an ebook or an ecourse suits your idea
- Kory talked about content upgrades and delivery options
- Alisha shared how to generate new ideas when you feel stuck
Design Tricks and Tools
- Krista shared how to optimise your footer with your blog goals
- Lauren shared tips for aspiring graphic designers
- Lost in Lit asked: do you like redesigns, and why?
- Ashley talked about why your trendy logo is not timeless
- Allyssa shared how to add a Instagram feed to Wordpress Genesis themes
- Harvey shared how to add Google Fonts to your blog and header tags
- Marianne shared how to create a graphic template with Befunky
- Krista talked about above the fold content and why you should use it
Followers Social Media and Marketing
- Kory shared 5 things to do before you send your next email campaign
- Mallie said: two emails a day is too much mr email marketer
- Hayli shared why it's better not be on every social media platform
- Hayli said: you can't make a Pinterest pin go viral!
- Rebecca shared why she isn't on all social media
- Hayli shared 6 reasons every blogger should be on Pinterest
- Harvey said you don't have to promote your blog all social media
- Rachel shared how to join a Twitter chat and why you should
- Kory shared how to put your email list to better use
- Kory shared how to optimise your blog for email opt-ins
- Chloe shared how to get more traffic to your blog
- Kory shared how to prepare your mail list for the holidays
- Hayli shared 4 common Pinterest mistakes and how to fix them
Business, Branding and Growth
- Sarah talked about why nobody is buying your products
- Ashley talked about making money through book blogging
- Alisha shared 6 ways to earn your customers trust
- Allison shared an extensive collection of posts to grow your blog or business
- Rachel shared ways to boost your blog and business this month
- Alisha shared how to get over the fear of investing in your blog or business
- Jamie shared how to build a loyal brand audience
- Lauren shared the ins and outs of her client process on Squarespace
- Sarah shared how people who can't self-promote can promote their products
- Regina shared how to create an online course that sells
- Hayli shared how to create your first webinar
- Melyssa shared how to create a banging blog business plan (+ workbook)
- Lauren shared 20 business tasks you could be delagating
- Rebecca asked: are you really clear on the vision for your brand?
- Rachel shared how to manage your blog over the holidays
- Mallie shared why you need more than just passion for your business
- Mallie shared why being nice just isn't good enough for her business
Did You Find Any Fabulous Posts, Let Me Know!
I will probably always end up bookmarking these pages... Thanks for collating all these awesome posts!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for collecting all these posts! Very helpful!
ReplyDeleteOMG. *clicks wildly on all the things* AMAZING ROUND UP AS ALWAYS, AMANDA. <3
ReplyDeleteAw thank you so much for linking to my post! I LOVE how many great links you have here. You do not even want to see the obscene number of tabs I have open right now. I thank you, but my laptop is kind of cranky at you ;) I especially love the tips about blogging and design and content in general, because those are posts that I likely wouldn't have found on my own! As always, a fabulous list!!
ReplyDeleteShannon @ It Starts At Midnight
Hey thanks for featuring all of my posts!!! Great round up. You have a lot of good taste in bloggers ;)
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