As a newbie blogger, Facebook groups have been phenomenal in keeping me up-to-date with blogging trends and strategies. If utilized properly, Facebook groups for bloggers can be remarkable in guiding you through your blogging journey. It may be difficult to make blogging friends when you first start blogging, but helpful Facebook groups have a membership of people in the blogging community trying to figure things out together and support one another.
If you have not started a blog yet, you can check out this step by step tutorial to help you start your blog easily. If you want to feel connected to other bloggers, get some guidance and blogging tips, there are 5 Facebook groups you must join.
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ProBlogger Community
This is a Facebook group for bloggers created by Darren Rowse, a blogger, speaker, consultant and founder of several blogs including ProBlogger. His Facebook group is active with 13,630 members (at the time of this post).
This group is one of the places where you can get answers to your nagging questions about blogging from other bloggers.
When you have a question, all you need to do is use the hashtag Ask (#Ask) and write your question next to it. If you want to share a tip, goal or a win, use #Tip, #Goal or #Win.
You will understand the rules of engagement once your request to join is approved because you will read the group rules and observe how other members write their posts.
It is easy to join. Click here.
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Honest Bloggers Create and Go Blogging Community
This group was created by Alex Nerney and Lauren Mcmanus, six-figure bloggers at Create and Go. The group at the time of writing this post had 6.4K members. It is a supportive community of bloggers on Facebook.
This is one of the platforms where I got great feedback on my blog when I first launched.
However, make sure you read and follow the rules of the group, otherwise, you could be removed. They have rules against self-promotion among others.
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Blogging Like We Mean It
Blogging Like We Mean It is a Facebook group for bloggers which was created by Carly Campbell of Mommy on Purpose. According to Carly, her goal for the community is to provide a supportive and engaging learning environment; one that will help bloggers at any stage of their blogging journey to excel!
The group has a membership of 6,303 people (at the time of this post) who ask questions and help one another get along these rocky blogging roads.
Carly like other admins, responds to some questions occasionally. Like the other groups, there are rules you must follow, so make sure you read the rules once you are added to the group.
Request to join Blogging Like We Mean It here.
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Making Sense of Cents Community
This is another Facebook group created by Michelle Schroeder-Gardner of Making Sense of Cents. At the time of this post, the group had 11, 506 members.
Michelle created the group as a community for her readers to find ideas, get advice and receive support from other members.
In the group, she encourages members to connect and support each other by asking questions, offering advice and chatting.
According to her, the more engaged you are, the more you will get out of the group, and I think that is true (with every group).
This group also does not encourage self-promotion (one of the rules). Again, make sure you follow the rules of the group. To request to join, click here.
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Blissful Bloggers
This is the smallest group on the list created by Zarina Amandi of Beauty for Bliss (and this is me :). Since I want us to build our community together and be pioneers in a group where we can communicate freely without restrictions, I have created this group to help us do just that.
I was once kicked out of a group because I shared the link to my new blog when I first launched ( I did so because I needed feedback on my new blog).
I have formed one of the few valuable groups which I believe will not place too many restrictions on members. Yayyyy!!!
You will also get tips from time to time and connect with other bloggers. It is pretty new, and as I said before, I need your support to build it, so click here to join Blissful Bloggers.
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Conclusion
All the above are closed groups, so you need to request to join. In most cases, you are asked a few questions (very easy) about your blog and why you want to join the group before you are added (they are very likely to add you). Remember, they also need you to build their Facebook community so if you request to join, they are less likely to reject your request.
Like all other groups, there may be some days of inactive engagements, but these groups have some value you can tap into, especially as a new blogger.
I am recommending them only because I have been on all of them and I know the value they provide. I encourage you to be active in these Facebook groups if you can. If at any time you feel you are not getting what you need from any of the groups, you can simply leave.
Any other Facebook groups bloggers can join?
