Where to Find a Great Blogging Community
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How To Join a Blogging Community – The Best Places To Find Other Bloggers In Your Niche.
Blogging is one of those funny things, that it can feel like you’re in it alone, even though there are thousands of other bloggers out there!
As much as blogging itself is quite a lone task, you certainly don’t have to feel like you’re alone in it.
You may have lots of physical people in your life around you, but if they aren’t blogging themselves, it can still feel lonely at times!
A big part of blogging is the community.
You may not feel you need it, but it’s highly recommended!
Of course can go it completely alone if you choose to, but it’s a lot harder, and a lot less enjoyable!
You are maybe wondering how to connect with other bloggers, how to collaborate with other bloggers, or even just where to find other bloggers?!
Finding blogging communities and other bloggers in your niche or a similar niche, can help you get steps ahead.
You can build relationships, share ideas, get help and advice, and then even collaborate or guest post on different blogs!
Some bloggers offer advertising spaces on their blogs for other bloggers to promote theirs!
Having other people to talk to about your new venture, who have gone through the same thing, is an amazing support to have.
The other huge advantage is having a place to talk to people who completely understand the feelings you’re going through.
Blogging is an amazing tool and is so rewarding, but at times it can be hard. You may lose motivation, you may doubt yourself, or you may just not be feeling it anymore. Having a group of people who completely understand that part of the blogging journey, makes it that bit easier to keep going when you doubt your own ability.
The other nice thing about being a part of a blogging community is that there will be such a range of bloggers! From the seasoned pros right down to those who only started that day. The advice and tips shared will benefit all, and help each other grow.
Within the blogging communities is also the perfect place to share your little wins! No win should be called little, but to non-bloggers, they may seem small. A blogging community will all celebrate your success with you! They have been there, and know how important it is to celebrate all wins, no matter how small!
So where do you look to join a blogging community and find other bloggers in your niche?
There’s a few places!
Facebook Groups
Facebook Groups are hands down one of the best ways to find other bloggers. Not just bloggers in your niche, but bloggers from a whole range of different niches!
You can search for groups for a specific type of blogger eg food bloggers or Mum/Mom bloggers. The other option is to join groups for bloggers, but of all niches.
Facebook groups are hands down one of the best ways to really feel a part of a blogging community, no matter how new your blog is.
Within these Facebook groups there will be opportunities to share your blog (please always read the group’s rules on promotion). You will be able to share any of the wins you will have as you go along your blogging journey, and ask questions!
Sometimes you may be looking for guidance or help. Other times you may be looking for support or opinions. Both are valid reasons to need other bloggers in your life!
Search for some blogging related terms in your niche, or “blogging” in general, and see which groups suit your needs!
Twitter is one of those social medias that people seem to either love or hate.
The one huge advantage twitter has is that you can search by hashtags or keywords. There’s no waiting to be accepted into groups or limits on how many times you can share tweets with those chosen hashtags in, to attract other bloggers to you!
It’s not as “private” as speaking to someone else directly or being within the walls of a private Facebook group, so it isn’t as favourable to ask questions or get help with your blog. On the plus side, a huge amount of other bloggers use twitter so there will be other bloggers in your niche you can speak to and get to know – at least on some level.
It’s tricker to form relationships on twitter. Not impossible, but a lot harder. You will start to recognise familiar names and faces the more you grow your following, and the more other bloggers you follow, but Twitter is (in my opinion) better for promotion, than to feel a part of a blogging community.
It may take a little trial and error to find out which hashtags bring up the best results for you and your niche. But the best way to do this is to use a generic hashtag like #foodblogger, and then see which other hashtags the more popular accounts are using!
This way you may just find one of the more hidden blogging networks within Twitter.
To be honest, I’ve never tried to find other bloggers on Instagram.
All the bloggers that I follow or that follow me, were all found via one of the other options here.
If you are a big Instagram user you may have success with this as you can of course search via hashtags like with Twitter.
You can search for topics in your niche and find bloggers that way, and then follow/interact on their profiles letting them know you’re in the same niche etc!
Instagram certainly isn’t one of the easiest ways to find other bloggers for most, but for some people it may be perfect. It will all depend on your niche and what sort of content you’re creating!
If you’ve already got a large following, you will have more reach. Of course you can engage on the posts of any other bloggers you do come across and can form relationships there! But just like Twitter, this will be more on a “one on one” basis, rather than having groups of people to talk to.
Pinterest is technically a search engine, not a social media platform. The good part is though, that it acts like a bit of both!
This means that you can search for pins and accounts that link back to blogs you are interested in, or blogs in your niche. It also means that you can follow those accounts, emoji react on idea pins, and leave comments on their pins too!
While Pinterest itself isn’t a social media platform, this can be a great way to find and engage with other bloggers in your niche.
The benefit of Pinterest over Google (which we will talk about in a minute), is that Pinterest will show you new accounts/bloggers as well as the bigger and more established accounts.
Even if you chose to search for “vegan recipes”, “book bloggers” or “crafts for children”, where you know there will be a lot of accounts, Pinterest will show you the newer accounts as well as the bigger accounts.
This is also a huge plus point for being found on Pinterest by others!
Always make sure your Pinterest account, boards and pins are well-worded with relevant keywords, so that your account can be shown to anyone else searching for accounts in your very niche!
As with Twitter, Pinterest is amazingly easy to find other accounts and to engage with their pins. It’s not great for if you specifically are looking to “join a blogging community”, with it being more of a search engine.
The social aspects are more of a plus point to interact with other pins/accounts!
Google Search
Google is the best way to find the biggest bloggers in your niche. Purely down to the fact that their websites are more likely to show up at the top of Google searches!
Pinterest would be second in this area, but you may have to search a bit harder for them.
This can be good if you are looking to reach out to a specific blogger. You can go onto their blog or find them on social media and reach out.
This isn’t the best option compared to most options above. What it can be good for though is if you’re in a very specific niche, you can find others talking on the same or similar topics.
Google Search is a great way to find inspiration and information from similar bloggers or bloggers you look up to, but isn’t my first choice for joining a community of bloggers.
You can search for “blogging communities” but from doing some research, not a huge amount comes up.
The one time I would absolutely recommend Google searching is that for some specific niches, they may have their own forums. A forum is a great way of connecting with other bloggers in your niche!
This is especially useful if you are in a niche that is technical or less visual so less likely to show on Pinterest.
You will of course still find bloggers on Twitter and in Facebook groups. But if you are struggling finding others in your exact niche, Google and potentially forums would be the way to go!
Blogging Platforms
Blogging platforms like WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr, and Medium have built-in communities where you can join a blogging community to connect with other bloggers, follow each other’s blogs, and leave comments.
These can be more like a forum where you can ask questions or get help if needed.
Especially if your questions are relating to the blogging platform itself.
These can be good places to find other bloggers if you are already using these platforms on a daily basis!
Engaging with a community of bloggers can be an amazing way to network, learn new skills, and promote your blog. Definitely worthwhile doing!
Did you know there were so many blogging communities when you started blogging?
Where did you first get in touch with other bloggers?
Did you find other bloggers in your niche from anywhere else?
Let us know in the comments below!
Speak soon!
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47 Comments
Tiffany | Tiffanydoesitall.com
This is very true! This is actually how I came across your blog!
Katherine McLee
Amazing! Thank you!
Rena's Travels and Tastes
I think collaboration and networking among bloggers are really underrated – we all should be doing it more, as it is a win-win situation for everybody.
Katherine McLee
I completely agree! As much as blogging can feel lonely, we certainly don’t have to be alone in it!
AC
Thanks for all the great ideas on finding a blogging community. Blogging is such a solitary thing (at least for me), that it’s nice to meet others with similar interests. I really appreciate all the great info on your blog – thanks for being such a strong supporter of the blogging community!
Katherine McLee
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you like the information! I completely agree, blogging can feel quite lonely but joining a blogging community can really help!
I believe in Daffodils
Hi.
Thank you for these valuable 💜 tips!
Katherine McLee
Thank you so much!
Debbie
For me, joining blogging groups has been beyond helpful. I’ve learned so much information and helpful tips. I started out on Facebook Groups and love them!
Katherine McLee
I’m the same! I never knew blogging groups on Facebook even existed but there are so many amazing people in them!
bunfuns
Great info, thanks for sharing!
Katherine McLee
Thank you so much!
Pearl
Great post for bloggers starting out. I’m just getting into twitter but there seems to be a lot of support for writers and writing communities. Instagram is a lot harder to connect in.
An interesting place is TikTok. Do you feel it’s a good place to connect with bloggers?
I do use it for promoting my products, but connecting with bloggers and sharing insights could be interesting
Katherine McLee
Thank you! Instagram is SO hard, it’s a great app but not for this purpose really. TikTok is a funny one. I think people either find success with it or get very little back. I’m in a lot of blogging spaces and never really came across bloggers when I used to use it so from experience I’d say it’s probably not great! Better for marketing than connecting.
Tracy McHugh
Thanks so much for sharing! I never thought about IG for networking. Building a blogging community has been so important to me. I appreciate the insight.
Katherine McLee
Thank you! IG is a skill in itself and takes up a lot of time. It can be tricky but definitely can be done if that’s your chosen social media!
Laura Levitan - Dallas Photographer
Great blog post on how to find other bloggers and advice on how to join a blogging community. I love all the suggestions you give for locating other people with blogs and platforms for forming relationships with other bloggers.
Katherine McLee
Thank you! Forming those relationships and being a part of a community is so important!
LaToya Rachelle
Joining blogging communities have been so beneficial for me! Both in terms of traffic and just having like-minded collaborators to interact with every day. Thanks for highlighting the importance of this!
Katherine McLee
It’s amazing for bloggers of all experience levels! As you say, being able to talk to like-minded creators and be able to bounce ideas around and ask questions in itself is amazing! Thank you!
Deanna | Life By Deanna
Facebook has been super helpful for me! I recently got on Twitter too… still trying to figure that one out haha
Katherine McLee
Twitter can be amazing as people find your tweets a while down the line if you use specific hashtags! Facebook has been amazing too!
Bre | Somewhere With a Suitcase
I never thought about utilizing Twitter to promote my blog, but this post has me considering making an account!! Thanks for all the great tips!
Katherine McLee
Twitter can actually be amazing if you take some time to find out what works! The fact you can use hashtags to find exactly what/who you are looking for definitely has its advantages! Thank you!
The Curious Dig
I’ve been really grateful for the blogging groups and communities I’m part of. It would have been too hard without this crucial support!
Katherine McLee
Absolutely, they are such an amazing space to be a part of no matter your experience level!
Brandi
In the process of learning this first hand. The support of like minded people has been incredible!
Katherine McLee
It’s such an important thing and something I would highly recommend to anyone!
Fransic verso
Great suggestions! I’ve been in all of these for years. I joined boards on Pinterest years ago. Thank you for sharing!
Katherine McLee
Thank you! I’m glad you liked it!
Julie Russell
Great tips for finding a blogging community! I like the tips about Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest since those are the platforms I use. I look forward to reading more articles!
Katherine McLee
Thank you! Those are amazing platforms to be a part of, especially for blogging!
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Riyah Speaks
Joining different Twitter and FB groups helped me to grow a lot, and make new blogging friends. Unfortunately, Instagram is not the way it used to be so I’m too afraid to utilize it and get penalized for joining groups.
Katherine McLee
All the algorithm changes can make it tricky with certain platforms, but FB and Twitter are still great for finding other bloggers!
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Liv
Enjoyed this read, haven’t tried googling blogging communities so I will definitely try that now!
Katherine McLee
It can be really helpful! 🙂
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Tom
FB groups have been my main source of connection with other bloggers. Sometimes it’s a bit of a challenge to find other bloggers in the pet niche. So many are travel, lifestyle, self-care, food… but every so often I find some great friends and opportunities! And I’m definitely enjoying the journey.
Katherine McLee
Facebook groups are an amazing way to connect with other bloggers! Love hearing about the friends and opportunities as blogging can feel lonely! 😅
Laura Levitan
So many places to find other bloggers and help to grow your community. I always love to connect with other people that love to write like me. I’ll have to check some of these places out that I never thought to look 🙂
Katherine McLee
Absolutely! It’s always helpful and lovely connecting with others with similar interests! 😀
Katie
This is great! As a new blogger, I can sometimes feel alone and overwhelmed. I will start joining communities to help.
Katherine McLee
It definitely will do! Talking to others who understand the struggles and can provide help and support can make such a difference!
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