First of all, welcome! And yes! I hope you start a blog! Below are an assortment of newbie blogger guides by both me and other users. I hope these help!
These are also excellent for bloggers who are far into their blogging careers; we can all share knowledge sometimes!
- How To Be a Better Book Blogger [and person in general] [November 2018]
- Managing the Life & Blogging Grind, part one: How I Operate My Week [May 2019]
- Blogger Recognition Award: I Share My Origin Story, and Give Blogging Advice[May 2019]
- How To Write a Great, Not-Boring Review [September 2018]
- The Starter Audiobook Guide [April 2018]
- How To Read More // A Long Post [January 2018]
- How To Write a Good Review [September 2017]
- Tips For Keeping Your TBR Low [May 2017]
- All Tip Posts I’ve Written
- A Few of My Not-so-Secret WordPress Tips & Tricks by May @ForeverandEverly
- How To Make Your Blog Pretty a.k.a. All About Blog Organization & Aesthetics —Marija @InsideMyLibraryMind
- I Font It That Way // How to Choose the Right Font for Your Blog by Kat @ Novels & Waffles
- How in the World I Make My Graphics // A Step-By-Step Tutorial by Kat @ Novels & Waffles
- Stand Out Above The Crowd // 4 Ways To Make Your Free WordPress.com Theme Look Different From Everybody Else’s by Kat @ Novels & Waffles
- How to Blog When You’re Not Reading —Marija @InsideMyLibraryMind
- T10T: How I Make (or Break!) My Reading Moods —Destiny @ Howling Libraries
- All I Learned About Audiobooks: A Guide —Silvia @SilviaReadsBooks
- Blogging Slump? Masterlist of Topics You Can Write About! —Aimee @AimeeAlways
- FILM ADAPTATION FRIDAY series by Jami @JamiShelves, a series I LOVE
- All You Need to Know to Start Using Edelweiss —Marija @InsideMyLibraryMind
- Tips & Tricks for Requesting Review Copies for International Bloggers —Marija @InsideMyLibraryMind
- How to Approach Publishers —@AllonsyThornRaxxBooks
- How to Get ARCs: A Step-by-Step Guide —@SmallReview
- How to Get ARC Books (and Not Be a Jerk About It) —@NataliePatalie
- Author/Reviewer Interaction Etiquette part II —Fadwa @ Word Wonders
- The Eternal Frustration of an International Book Blogger —Marija @InsideMyLibraryMind
- How to Get Author Interviews —@BigScreenBooks
- The Buying & Selling of ARCs —Sam @ThoughtsOnTomes
- Sponsorships and ARCs? (+ tips on how to get ARCs) —Sam @ThoughtsOnTomes
- My Bookstagramming process + Helpful tips and tricks —Fadwa @ Word Wonders
- How I Got 40,000 Followers On #Bookstagram (It’s Just Dark Magic, I SWEAR) by CG @PaperFury
- Blog Engagement Tips & Support Strategies by Aimee @AimeeAlways
- My Insider Secrets to Avoiding Blogger Burnout by Kat @ Novels & Waffles
Okay, this one is biased as fuck. But I’m just going to list a few people here whose platforms I absolutely love and am constantly obsessing over. (This needs to be updated with a bunch of new people, it’s from about two years ago!)
- the meme queen of goodreads, Chaima @RunawayWithDreamThieves
- my #1 girl forever and ever, Melanie @MeltotheAny
- group chat icon #1, May @ForeverandEverly
- group chat icon #2,
- my favorite blog aesthetic ever, Marija @InsideMyLibraryMind
- the discussion and mental-health-discussion icon, Amber @AmbsReads
- the #1 recommendation queen, Rachel @RecItRachel
- the #1 critical reviewer queen, Emma @EmmaReadsTooMuch
- the #1 queer romance queen, Silvia @SilviaReadsBooks
- graphic design icon, Danielle @LifeofaLiteraryNerd
- bicon of twitter forever, Jami @JamiShelves
- new booktuber and #1 literary fic reviewer, Hadeer @CaireneLibrarian
- the #1 romance reviewer of my heart, and my og goodreads crush, Alienor @MeetTheBookWorld
- girl who called me Inej one time, Emma @EmmaZenik
- the best sff recommender, Acqua @AcquaDimore
- a twitter crush for years and years, Fadwa @WordWonders
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