One of the best things that has come out of writing my blog has been building a community of fellow bloggers and runners. I am continually inspired by the (mostly) women who I’ve come to know though this community and a few have even become friends in real life. So, how do you create community through your blog? Here are three tips that may help:
- Be intentional. What does this mean? It means that you should be thoughtful about creating a community of blogger friends. Try seeking out those who blogs you genuinely enjoy, but be mindful of trying to instantly be best blogger friends with someone who has 6,000 followers. Not that it can’t happen, but the chances of you forging a real connection with them are limited. Instead, think about seeking out folks you could actually picture yourself grabbing a drink with.
- Start small. This goes along with number one. Don’t try to be besties with 50 bloggers. That probably won’t work and you’ll burn our quickly. Instead identify a handful of bloggers and cultivate relationships with them. Soon, you’ll likely find yourself with a couple blogger buddies with whom you regularly engage, comment and share things. That is fantastic!
- The Golden Rule. Treat other bloggers the way you’d like to be treated. That means comment on their blogs, promote them if they’ve just posted something great and be in their corner. Do all the things you’d like someone to do for you…and eventually they will. This is why it helps to start small — if you are being intentional and starting small and engaging heavily with 4 bloggers, you can have to time to read their blogs, follow them on Twitter, engage on Facebook, etc.
How have you created community on your blog? What worked best or didn’t work at all?
I love this and agree with all your tips!! Definitely helps to start small and be intentional. 🙂 now let’s go get those drinks!
Mar @ Mar on the Run! recently posted…Race Recap: Marine Corps Marathon 10K
Yes, please! We did a DC Trifecta Happy Hour 🙂
Great tips! I jumped in and started following a bit too many to start. It’s working for me though. =)
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Good — I’m glad Betsy 🙂
As a new blogger I am following several blogs that I really enjoy and have found other blogs through their posts and comments. I’m still finding my blogging voice and I really appreciate these posts, thank you for the great advice.
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You are welcome, Anita! I’m glad it’s helpful — let me know if you have anything you’d like me to blog about in particular.
I love this post! It’s so important to follow the golden rule and be intentional. Great post!
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Love this! The golden rule goes a long way in blogging and in life.
Doesn’t it always? Sometimes it’s nice to just remember those simple rules 🙂
Great tips, thanks. I keep getting behind on others’ blogs but love to read them and get to know other bloggers and also just commenters who read my blog.
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Great tips! So simple and it makes me wonder why I have never thought of it like this before. I wish I lived in a bigger city where I could actually meet some of my blogger friends for drinks! Looking forward to meeting some people at the Disney Princess race in Feb.
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Kim you will have a great time at Disney and probably meet a TON of running bloggers 🙂
As a new blogger I loved this post, thank you!
I’ve had to learn this too. Great tips and thanks for posting them! 🙂
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So, so great! Totally agree 🙂
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