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Rockin’ the Roundup: Blogging Series – Starting a Blog

Rockin’ the Roundup: Blogging Series – Starting a Blog

Last updated on: February 20, 2015 at 12:22 pm by Jennifer Fancher

Rockin’ the Roundup: Blogging Series – Starting a Blog 2015-02-20T12:22:00-05:00 Jennifer Fancher

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This week’s Rockin’ the Roundup is featuring some of the best blogging tips out there on the web. I- by far– am blogging challenged. HTML and coding are a foreign language to me, but I have found some great tools that have helped me along the way and I want to share them with you! These have been my go to links that offer incredible tips and tutorials on everything blogging.

If you find something *swoon* worthy and want to pin or bookmark it, please, please pin from the original source linked below to give the blogger the credit they deserve. Let’s share the bloggy love!

Let’s meet this week’s Rock Stars!

Elle & Co.

How to Start a Blog: Finding Your Niche

Lauren at Elle & Co. has a great post to help guide you to finding your voice. She has great tips on how to treat your blog like a business from day one. Be sure to peruse her design portfolio – she is Ah.May.Zing!

The Scenic Life

How to Blog Without a Niche

So you don’t have a niche? No problem. Stacey helps you embrace the ‘niche-less’ blog. Not all bloggers are cookie cutter types, and she encourages you to still write with a purpose and helps you develop your content.

By Regina

How to Launch a Blog on a Budget

Regina’s tagger is “I’m a ninja” and indeed she is! This woman excels at helping bloggers find their voice and purpose. She breaks down the costs involved in a blog start up and helps you make the best choice for you within your budget. Plus – there are worksheets! She also has an awesome newsletter that is full of tips and resources for any blogger. She is an awesome blogging coach.

Twelve Skip

10 Things You Need to Know Before Becoming a Full-time Blogger

Twelve Skip is an awesome blogging resource I refer to often – especially Pauline’s Pinterest page. She has a great post about the realities of blogging and is able to take off the rose colored glasses, but still keeps you encouraged to stay the course.

Liz Marie Blog

How to Start & Grow Your Blog

I love me some Liz Marie Blog! Not only is her house gorgeous, but she is so encouraging and willing to connect with her readers! She is a huge success and has shared her top 10 tips to get your blog rolling. She also gives a great break down on how to approach the social media aspect of blogging.

Meredith C. Bullock

10 Reasons Why You Should Blog

Not only is Meredith a fellow Tennessean, but she is a very talented visual artist. Her post helps you develop your blog from a creative perspective. Meredith is a creative coach and offers retreats for women to let go of fears and limitations. This is a must read post for any female blogger!

Freeing Imperfections

20 Thing I Wish I’d Known Before I Started Blogging

On her one year Bloggiversary, Melissa shared the lessons she learned her first year blogging and more importantly, what she wish she had done differently. It’s a humorous post that is still educational to help the beginning blogger.

Save to Splurge

What I Learned from Two Failed Blogs
Sometimes, the best educator is what NOT to do. Jen has an incredible blog filled with money saving tips, but she shared what drives her to blog after learning her lesson – twice

The Blog Builders

Start Blogging

This guy, Court, is a true Blog Builder and has an entire series to help you set up your blog right. Not only does he offer great tips and tutes on his sight, but he also has an incredible video series!

Making Sense of Cents

How to Start a WordPress Blog on Bluehost

Michelle has an awesome tutorial on how to launch a blog on wordpress. I am not on wordpress, but after reading her article – I’m thinking of converting. In fact, her blog is a treasure trove of blogging tips and a must bookmark for any blogger.

I hope you are able to find the encouragement to start your own blog with these expert Rock Stars!

To find more blogging tips, be sure to follow my Pinterest Board where I’m constantly adding new content for bloggers.

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