Some pretty amazing conversations took place on TBM this week! Angela wrote about blogging for fun and what changes when you start to monetize your blog, and we loved hearing all of your responses to the posts. Those of us who have been blogging for several years can start to feel disillusioned after a while. Right? Even if we originally started a blog for pure fun (and hope to continue blogging for fun), growing an audience and monetizing may start to change the way we feel about what we’re doing. In my experience with my personal blog, blogging went from a fun hobby to a more structured and disciplined responsibility. I was burning out and I wasn’t even making money from my blog. I just took it way too seriously.
Something I really enjoy is talking to brand new bloggers or people who are just toying with the idea of starting a blog. So many people have great ideas they want to share through blogging but because of all the new strict “blogging rules”, it’s hard to know just how to dive in. Below are a few genuine advice-filled posts that are great for new bloggers and old bloggers alike. I felt so encouraged reading through each of these!
1. Jen of Women Winning Online shared 36 things new bloggers need to know from 36 different women in her blogging community. I love all the positive and focus on community here.
2. I also really enjoyed reading Chloe of Mojichlo’s list of 5 alternative blogging tips! It seems the internet is always flooded with general blogging advice, so Chloe’s creative and thoughtful tips are a breath of fresh air.
3. While blogging can and should be a fun hobby, there are still guidelines to consider when publishing anything online. We recommend Dora Ward’s blogging responsibilities 101 post. Check it out for some helpful tips related to tax and legal issues.
4. Lastly, I’m truly thankful for these blogging tips from Erin of Design for Mankind. She writes straight from the heart and basically puts all of my feelings about blogging into words. Thanks Erin!
In the midst of all the blogging do’s and don’ts we see every day, these are SO refreshing! Those of you who have been blogging for a long time, what is your best advice? New bloggers – what are you looking forward to the most about jumping into the blog world?
Have a beautiful weekend!
Alexis says
I really enjoyed this post! I’ve been blogging for a while but it’s always great to see what pointers other bloggers have. You have some great pointers here!
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