Today I’m giving a talk at Spring Fair in Birmingham (for anyone who’s going today you can come and see me at 11.15). The talk is about growing your online brand by creating compelling and engaging content and then using social media to promote it and gain fans. I’m hoping everyone will come away with a new (or rejuvenated) love of blogging and be ready to start sharing away their lives and talents with all of their followers new and old.
But I only have half an hour and that’s no where near enough time to dive into a in depth look at social media strategy and content creation. So instead I’ve rounded up my favourite blogs and online sources that provide quick and concise information in bitesized chunks. These are great resources for a quick read when you have 5 minutes to spare. It’s amazing how much information you can pick up in such a short period of time every day. I’ve also included my favourite podcasts for when you don’t have time to read, have one of these playing in the background and you can multitask your way into expanding you business brain!
So instead of just handing out all of these great links to only the attendees why not make the round up available to everyone right here on the blog? This is exactly the sort of content I’ll be speaking about creating during the talk so it’s the perfect solution in so many ways! I suggest you Pin this post and come back to it throughout the next few weeks so that you have time to go through each of the following links and digest the information within them. I’ll also be Pinning more business advice over on my own Business Pin Board so follow along over there for even more resources.
- Blogtacular
- The Blog Loft
- The Blog Stylist
- The Wonder Forest
- Kaleidoscope Blog
- ByRegina.com
- The Daily Positive
- Love Grows Design Blog
- My Guide to building your followers on Pinterest
- Social Media Examiner
- Mashable
- Problogger
- Social Media Today
- Blog Clarity
If you have any go to podcasts or blogging and social media links please feel free to share them in the comments below.
Ive only really just discovered podcasts – so its great to find a few to start with. Something about going for a walk whilst listening to some one talk rather than music appeals to me!
Thanks!
Lx
Hope the talk went well Fran! I adore the Elise Gets Crafty podcasts. Thanks for sharing these resources.
Thanks for this – what a great list, it will take me a while to work through it and I’ll no doubt get side tracked along the way. I actually just found the after the jump podcast last week – it’s really good.
Hello Hello,
Hope you are feeling better!!!! It has been way too long since last time I visited your blog, I am sorry for it, I keep taking screenshot of your post to remind me haha
Anyway, thanks for all the good advice, I am starting my blog and you are as always very inspiring!!
I wish I had the chance of seeing you at the talk, hopefully you will come to London one day :)
Have a lovely day!
Emilie
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Thanks for post!
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