Last week Becky wrote a great post about the importance of a close group of bloggers. Many of you responded to this post asking how to find such a group, and what you should do once you have one, so we decided to do a series this week answering those very questions. Today we're discussing how to find a blogging group, what to look for, and how to get it started! Be sure to stay tuned this week, as every day we will cover a different aspect of ...
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Supporting other bloggers – why I have ‘best friends’ in the blogging world
The blogging world is a whole new world. You meet people that you may never have met and you have real relationships. I have been very blessed by my group of online blogging friends. Supporting other bloggers has become our second nature. I have many blogging friends, but I thought it would be easiest to just talk about the one that you know here, Paula. These are a couple of my best blogging friends and I put her blog (Beauty Through ...
Why I’m a Linky Party Pooper
I am a Party Pooper A linky party pooper that is. Now before I go in to why I am not the life of the linky party, I do want to say that I enjoy link parties. I think they are a great way to build traffic and followers. Being a part of many, I have definitely found some great bloggers who I now follow religiously. I have also benefited from increased traffic and being featured. There are many positives from link parties. But I also think that ...
Blogger Bullying
Since I have been blogging, I have come across a few "blogger bullying incidents". These can range from other bloggers to readers that have never met you. Today I want to share some things that I try to remember when a blogger bully heads my way. 1- If they leave a mean comment about your post, try to ignore it. I wrote a post about vaccinating my child and I had someone leave horrible comments for me to read, about how terrible that ...
should I use my kid’s pictures on my blog? How to use them safely
Are you wondering: Should I use my kid's pictures on my blog? Well, if you want to share your kiddo's photos in your blog posts, there are a lot of ways to safely do this. I know that a lot of times we have a great post to share and it can only be told through pictures, but many of us worry about the safety of using their pictures. I am going to share a few tips that will help you to be extra-cautious when sharing your kiddo's wonderful ...
5 Reasons to Respond to Emails & Comments
Responding to emails is sometimes a very daunting task, I admit, I don't always respond to every last email that I receive, but I do my best to reply to most! Today, Rachel from GrayBerry is sharing with us 5 reasons to respond to emails, from the perspective of a newbie blogger! Each number is a reason that a blogger might have for not responding to emails, and Rachel counters each point, with compelling reasons that bloggers should reply to ...
Welcome!
Welcome to Blogging on the Side! If you found your way here, we're impressed! This site is very much still a work in progress, but it will soon be active with lots of great blogging advice! Until that happens, feel free to explore the personal blogs of our founders at the following links: Becky's Blog: Your Modern Family Danielle's Blog: Snippets of Inspiration Paula's Blog: Beauty Through Imperfection Check back here in mid-September for the ...