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!
Libraries, ARC's and Buying/Lending Books
- Nordie talked about her lending books horror stories
- Jorelene talked about getting, using and reading ARC's
- Christina talked about bloggers remorse on ARC's and reading
- Liran compared ARC's to it's finished copy counterpart
- Bec shared how to improve your Netgalley review ratio
- Kate shared a book bloggers guide to requesting ARC's
- Nemo shared how to use multiple libraries with Overdrive
- Lauren shared why she buys old books that get new covers
Characters & Topics in Books
- Emily talked about the power of retellings in the modern era
- Kaja asked: should romance be realistic in all fiction, or just some?
- Kaja talked about supernatural romances and how they're weird
- Rachel talked about diversity in books and wanting normality
- Emz shared the importance of character psychology in books
- Chiara talked about LGBTQIA and erasure in the book community
- Molly talked about feminine roles and strong female characters
- Jo talked about the lack of periods in young adult fiction
- Kristen asked: how much science do you like in your science fiction?
- Cait asked: do we need books that don't involve discrimination?
- Mara shared 5 cliche scenarios she's sick of seeing in fiction
- Lola shared why she hates obligatory break-ups in fiction
- Kristen asked: what age protagonists do you prefer to read about?
- Eva asked: how do you define a happy ever after at a books end?
Book Blogging, Ratings and Reviews
- Jeann shared legal issues all bloggers should know about
- Lyn talked about suffering from the book blogging blues
- Brittany shared all on her book and blogging spring clean
- Alexandra talked about the complexity of rating systems
- Nordie talked about self-publishing and damning stories
- Alexandra shared why it's okay to give high ratings
- Nordie shared her 12 book blogging tools in her tool kit
- Jessica shared ways to save time as a book blogger
- Michelle shared why she sometimes rates books 3 stars for no reason
- Gillian shared what happens when book bloggers go to bookstores
- Emily shared how to get more pageviews on your book reviews
- Marie shared some of her biggest book blogging pressures
- Kristen asked: should we revamp and repost old book reviews?
- Cait shared why you should most definitely start a book blog
- Alyssa shared how and why you should monetize your book blog
- Becky wonders: does she rates books too highly, and does that exist?
- Becky shared the problem of coming up with book blogger topics
- Happy Indulgence shared their pros and cons of co-blogging
Reading and Reader Habits
- Paige shared struggles only bookworms will ever understand
- Bec talked rereading and asked: are you a rereader or not?
- Ava shared how you can always find time to read (no matter what!)
- Ruby talked about getting over her reading slumps (or not..)
- Alyssa sarcastically shared 11 mistakes all book readers make
- Mara asked: have you ever hesitated to read a book, and why?
- Lili talked about getting distracted by silly character names
- Nicole talked about series and when to start reading them
- Crini talked about why monthly TBR's work for her
- Bee shared why she loves reading Middle Grade books
- Lucy shared her personal story on the magic of reading
- Angel asked: do you like reading wattpad stories?
- Michelle shared one trick every kindle owner must know
- Mara asked: do you prefer long or short chapters?
- Josephine shared her opinion on the new Kindle Oasis
- Bec shared some pros and cons of being a mood reader
- Nick shared how she gets herself out of reading slumps
- Aila shared how she knows when to stop reading a book
- Shannon shared why she thinks more than enjoying reading
- Liza talked about audiobooks and shared some of her favourites
- Brittany talked about her suffering with book slumps
- Kristen asked: is 15 too young to be reading 50 shades of grey?
Marketing, Recommendations & Loving Books
- Emz shared how she organises her books and bookshelves
- Aentee talked about realising your favourite books are problematic
- Emily asked: has J.K. Rowling lost some of her magic spark?
- Gillian shared her problem with high fantasy and new releases
- Jorelene talked about book spoilers and plot points in synopsis'
- Nemo asked: are we getting savvy about book release hype?
- Lola asked: what do you love most about books in series?
- Emz talked about book signing courtesy for multiple authors
- Jorlene shared tearjerker books she's avoided and loved
- Jamie shared why she loves listening to audiobooks
- Jess shared her favourite books on mental health issues
- Emz asked: should you age with series you love?
- Emily shared her thoughts on youtubers getting book deals
- Maryam asked: are fantasy the 'in' genre for publisher?
- Jorelene talked about loving series more than standalones
- Nitzan talked about the structure of a fantasy trilogy/series
- Shannon shared her pickiness of book endings and finales
- Nicole asked: do author bios ever encourage reading their books?
Blogging, Design and Lots of Advice!
January's Hot Blogging Topic Was: Commenting
- Jess shared some tips on leaving comments
- Ava shared why you should definitely be commenting
- Jess further shared the importance of leaving comments
- Harvey shared why he doesn't comment back on blogs
Blogging Advice and Guidance
- Jessica shared the biggest blogging mistake your probably making
- holly shared the worst pieces of blogging advice you should ignore
- Molly shared how to make your media library your bitch
- Ava shared how to know if you have the time to blog
- Amy shared how to spring clean your blog and business
- Krista shared why you need to regularly update your blog or website
- Holly shared traits that separate the best bloggers from the rest
- Jasmin shared 10 handy websites every blogger should be using
- Tiffany shared 20 busy bloggers top productivity tips
- Sophie shared what bloggers wish you knew about blogging
- Fran shared how to start a blog in a technically aspect
- Jess shared 4 of the best website hosts, and how to choose one
- Fran shared why you need to use no-follow links in your blog
- Cat shared why 'fake it until you make it' doesn't work
- Lauren shared how to stand apart in an oversaturated industry
- Amy shared how to monetize your blog with freelance writing
- Holly shared 15 of the best 10 minute tasks to improve your blog
- Tiffany shared 4 reasons why bloggers quit blogging
Blogging Tools & Resources
- Holly shared how she uses Evernote for blog post inspiration
- Addi shared online organising tools to help manage everyday life
- Tiffany shared her best recommended Wordpress plugins
- Lauren shared her favourite tool for onboarding clients or employees
- Jess shared one simple tool that will improve your work flow
- Rachel shared how she uses Evernote in her creative business
- Alyssa shared 5 things to do after installing Wordpress
Content and Statistics
- Ava asked: how long should you blog posts be?
- Hayli shared how to create content your readers love
- Ava shared the pros and cons of blogging memes
- Kaitlyn shared 5 steps she takes to write and publish blog posts
- Cait asked: how do you know if your post is inspired or copied?
- Lauren asked: does the length of your blog post matter?
Blog Design and Branding
- Alyssa shared 3 reasons landing pages are so important
- Jamie talked breaking myths behind DIY branding your business
- Krista shared how to optimise your blogs 404 page
- Kory shared the number one mistakes your making with your brand
- Alyssa shared how to make a menu link unclickable in Wordpress
- Think Creative shared the secret sauce to building brand loyalty
- Lauren shared the ultimate icon dictionary for all bloggers
- Kaitlyn shared 6 ways words can built a consistent brand
- Maru shared how to choose the perfect fonts for your brand
- Amanda shared 10 simple tweak to get people on your sales page
- Nesha shared her step-by-step design process
- Rebecca shared how to brand your blog easily and quickly
- Think Creative asked does your brand need to up it's game?
- Melyssa shared why she rebranded using her own name
- Sarah shared 6 quick design changes that will improve your website
- Nesha shared how to make a community around your brand
- Think Creative shared how to digitise your own handlettering
- Chelsea shared 25 graphic designs tips and tricks for bloggers
- Miranda shared why branding is so important for your biz
- Marianne shared how to edit CSS in your blog or website
- Krista asked: should I have a static homepage or blog posts?
Photography and Blog Images
- Fran shared her tips for taking product photography
- Jess shared the value photography has on your blog
- Chelsea shared how she create stock photos as an email opt-in
- Maru shared 10 cheap tools to create beautiful blog graphics
- Rebecca shared how to create blog graphics in 5 easy steps
- Holly shared 5 steps to improving blog and social media images
- Chiara shared 8 reasons you should use your Iphone to snap images
- Chelsea shared how to create blog graphics that represent your blog
Followers, Social Media & Marketing
- Sophie shared a beginners guide using snapchat
- Rachel shared how to grow your business by using youtube
- Jess shared the biggest mistake you're making on social media
- Krista shared the missing piece in your marketing funnel
- Molly asked what methods do you use to follow blogs?
- Jasmin shared how to use StumbleUpon to improve blog traffic
- Amy shared how she skyrocketed her Twitter in 24 hours
- Lory asked: how do you use Twitter, professional or personal?
- Amy shared how to schedule social media in just one hour
- Elle shared how to improve social media scheduling with Pocket
- Addi shared an affiliate marketing basics beginners guide
- Amy shared 5 things every blogger should be doing on Twitter
- Sophie shared 9 pro snapchat tips you might not know about
- Pauline shared 100+ catchy headlines to gain more subscribers
- Sarah shared the simple way to create more social media content
- Hayli shared 3 ways you can use your email newsletter
- Dee shared how to turn readers into valuable subscribers
- Molly talked about social media and how it affects your blog
Specific Social Media Tips and Tricks
- Cat shared 7 mistakes people make in Facebooks groups
- Cat shared 5 simple steps to creating a Facebook group from scratch
- Krista shared how Facebook groups are a solopreneur goldmine
- Lola shared how she uses Goodreads and offers a tutorial
- Shannon asked: should Goodreads be dominated by high rated reads?
- Kate shared a book bloggers guide to using Goodreads
- Josephine shared 28 #bookstagram post ideas for your feed
- Kate shared an epic beginners blogger guide to using Instagram
- Alexandra shared how to make and maintain a #bookstagram account
- Maru shared the best and easiest Instagram tips for entrepreneurs
- Josephine shared the ins and outs of hashtags for #bookstagram
- Zoe shared how to find the best Instagram hashtags for you
- Evie shared a #bookstagram 101 guide to a successful feed
- Emily shared her top 5 tips for newbie #bookstagrammers
- Rebecca shared how to create a beautiful #bookstagram feed
- Tiffany shared why you shouldn't rely on Pinterest for blog traffic
- Addi shared her free viral blueprint and how to make it happen
- Helene shared the one Pinterest Strategy that changed the game
- Jasmin shared a bloggers guide to Pinterest promoted pins
- Amy shared how to see exactly what's being pinned from your blog
Business, Courses and Products
- Nesha shared lessons she's learnt from 3 years of freelancing
- Rachel shared 5 things you can do for your business this month
- Krista shared her journey from 9-5 job to full-time solopreneur
- Mallie talked tips on being aware of people abusing your business
- Think Creative shared 6 steps to opening your own creative business
- Erin shared how to tell if a project is a good fit for your business
- Amanda shared 5 proven ways to get people your sales page
- Melyssa shared how to create time-saving systems for your business
- Miranda shared the snazzy secret behind her virtual assistant
- Hayli shared 4 components that help make your blog a business
- Mallie shared why you shouldn't sell at every opportunity
- Dee shares how to master fear as a entrepreneur
- Jess shared why you should go the extra mile for your clients
- Jamie shared the ultimate guide to launching a course or product
- Chiara shared 51 tools to build, organise and grow your business
- Melyssa shared 6 things you need to know about a profitable e-course
- Elle shared how to keep your business on track when you're busy
- Alisha shared how she creates passive income with physical products
- Hayli shared 3 sustainable ways to make money online
- Mariah shared 30 profitable ecourse ideas that aren't 'making money'
- Erin shared how to map your internal client process
- Kaitlyn shared what sales funnels are and the value of authenticity
- Maya shared how to stop playing it safe and elevate your business
Personal Growth and Success
- Ash said: maybe it's worth dropping the drama and doing you
- Holly shared how she organises her desk to stay productive
- Holly shared her top 10 ways to deal with stress effectively
- Think Creative shared how to make working from home less lonely
- Holly shared how to schedule your work week to get more done
- Think Creative shared how to find out what you really want to do
What you may have missed on Nellie and Co.
- 7 Steps To a Really Beautiful Blogger Blog
- 7 Reasons You Need To Use Later (nee Latergram.me)
- The Real Reasons Your Blog Should Change With Time
- How I Manage and Organise My Blog With Evernote
- Beautifully Simple Advice Comedy Teaches About Blogging
- An Epic Guide To My Favourite Free Iconosquare Alternative: Squarelovin'
- How To Find Your Best Social Media Posting Times (For Free!)
- 50 Beautiful #Bookstagram Accounts You Need In Your Feed
- A Behind-The-Scenes Look at My Blog Filled Day
- How To Think Up Perfect Headlines and Titles Every Single Time
- The Juicy Details Behind My May #Bookstagram Challenge
- My Altered Stance on Stock Photography (+ 6 Fave Places To Find Them!)
- Embarrassing Habits of This Bumbling Bloggers Ways
- My Must Have Mobile Apps for Books, Blogging and Social Media
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Ahh I honestly don't know how you can always manage to compile an awesome list every time! Thanks Amanda! :D
ReplyDeleteOMG BUT I'M JUST LOOKING ALSO AT YOUR BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS IN THIS POST AND AM IN AWE. <3 Also all these links. *clicks all the things* This is a fabulous round up, AS ALWAYS.
ReplyDeleteThanks for including me in an excellent post! Much Appreciated!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this ♥
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing. I’m going to click on a lot of these . . .
ReplyDeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
OH MY ACTUAL GOD DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TABS I HAVE OPEN RIGHT NOW? This is all your fault :') But so many great articles to read,woo!
ReplyDeleteThis is epic. Seriously, HOW do you do it!?!!? I link to like, 20 posts and it takes me HOURS- and you are doing ten times that!? Impressive, for sure! Also, I now have ALL the tabs open bwhahah. So if my laptop crashes, it blames you ;) Really though, thanks so much for sharing these! (And thanks for sharing mine too!) ♥
ReplyDeleteI want to reeaddd this alllll!!! (welp there goes my afternoon)
ReplyDeleteOh wow what an awesome list! So many posts! Thanks for collecting all these links, I'll have to make time to stop by some of these posts. And thanks so much for linking to some of my posts! I really appreciate it!
ReplyDeleteWow! I just found you, and I have to say my Pocket app is now bulging with new articles for me to read. Thank you for sharing all this information! Am going to subscribe to your RSS feed immediately.
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