Finding the courage to articulate your message and be unapologetically you in your blog doesn’t have to be difficult, in fact with the steps I’m about to show you, it’s completely possible. ⁣ It’s time to let go of all the things people said you “should” be doing on your blog. Let’s be authentic and build a true audience that way. ⁣ Step 1: Find your passion and your ideal client. Before you just start posting content on social media at random, come up with a plan! What are the topics that inspire you to build your blog and serve your audience? Speaking of followers who are they? Start a goog ..read more

The team of bloggers that run this website and the Portland Bloggers’ meet-ups are always working on their own blogs and social media accounts in addition to the work we do here on Portland Bloggers. We know firsthand how important social media sharing and engagement are for our blogs and for yours. So, in efforts to help create more of a community of sharing and engagement, we’ve come up with a fun new weekly challenge for Portland Bloggers looking to work on their social media accounts. Each week we are posting a different social media challenge on our Portland Bloggers Discussion Grou ..read more

It’s the new year! Many of us have goals and resolutions around blogging- which is AMAZING. The new year is a great time reset your goals for your blog. It’s important to make sure you are finding joy, creating content you love and growing your following (if that’s your blog goal!). Sometimes our goals can be too generalized.  For example “I want to work on my blog” or “I want to grow my blog.” We are here to help refine your blogging goals and help you find attainable resolutions to help your blog succeed in 2018. We have 5 specific blogging goals you might find relate to your goals ..read more

The sometimes dreaded About Page! As a blogger, you spend a lot of time writing about various topics, but it can be total writer’s block when it comes to writing about yourself. Your About Page is a crucial element of your site. It’s where your readers, potential brand sponsorship, and others go to find out who is behind the beautiful blog. Make sure your About Page really reflects you and your passions. Here are some of our top tips for writing the perfect About Page: pdxbloggers Tips: The Questions Who are you? What is your blog about? What sets you apart? Why you started your blog? These ar ..read more

Hey Bloggers! Remember us? We polled our members on social media at the beginning of 2019, and the resounding request for this community was: EVENTS. Well, we listened and are ready to bring you the first event of 2019. Speed Networking. Our community is growing every day and with so many new faces, we wanted to create an event where we could meet you all. Here is all the information you need about our next event. Don’t worry, if you can’t attend this event or tickets sell out, more events are coming your way in 2019. We can’t wait to meet you all! Get your tickets here. About this Event Welco ..read more