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8 Ideas for Collaborating with Other Bloggers & Influencers

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Are you wondering how to collaborate with other bloggers and influencers? Read this for eight easy ideas you can implement pretty easily and quickly!

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I recently received this great question from Your Blogging Mastermind member Jaimi Stewart:

“I’d like new/fresh ideas on how to collaborate with bloggers and influencers. You recently mentioned a blog party idea in the last live coaching session, and now I’m curious if there are other new ways of linking arms with fellow creatives!”

Right now in the middle of this pandemic, it’s a really fantastic time to try collaborating with other people! A lot of us have extra time on our hands and there are many people searching for specific topics and resources online.

When you collaborate with other bloggers, you have the ability to expand your traffic, reach, relationships, and online presence.

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5 Ways to Grow Your Blog Audience with Instagram Stories

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Interested in using Instagram to grow your following? Check out these 5 simple ways you can grow your blog audience with Instagram Stories!

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Guest post by Candace of MercyIsNew.com

Can I make a confession? Even though I’ve been blogging for over 13 years, I’m still a total introvert who was SO scared to show my face on video until just a couple years ago!

I’ve followed Crystal for years, and when I saw how successful Instagram Stories was for her, it gave me the confidence to step out and try something new!

And I am SO glad I did, because now I use it nearly every single day to grow my blog audience and truly connect with my readers in an authentic way!

Who would have thought I’d learn to LOVE showing my face on video?!

I’ve been using Instagram Stories for nearly two years now, and the single most important benefit I’ve gained from it is community and relationships.

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10 Pinterest Strategies You Should Be Using

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Wondering how to use Pinterest for your blog or business effectively? Check out these 10 Pinterest strategies that are really effective right now!

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Guest post from Maura of HappyDealHappyDay.com

I’ve heard from many other bloggers that Pinterest is their number one referral for traffic, and it’s true for me as well. 

But just like any platform that gives you traffic outside of your blog itself, there are things about Pinterest that you cannot control. Pinterest is always changing and testing new things, which results in ebbs and flows in your traffic.

Things may be great for months, and then traffic suddenly increases or decreases and you don’t always know exactly why.  While we can’t control the constantly fluctuating algorithms, there are some best practices that I believe will help you stay ahead of the game on Pinterest! 

Even though many still call Pinterest a social media platform, it really isn’t.  Pinterest is actually a visual search engine, and so to be successful in the long term on Pinterest, you have to start treating it as such.

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10 Things You Should Be Doing on Instagram

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If you find yourself intimated by how to use Instagram to grow your blog, don’t miss this 10 Instagram Strategies that are sure to be effective!

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I have fallen in love with Instagram over the past couple of years. It is the number one way I engage my community and I have so much fun with it!

If you’re struggling with where to start or how to use Instagram to grow your blog, try these 10 Instagram Strategies I’ve found to be very effective:

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10 Things You Should Be Doing on Facebook

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Feeling frustrated by Facebook’s algorithm changes? Experiment with these 10 effective Facebook strategies to increase your Facebook engagement and ultimately grow your blog traffic!

Facebook is constantly changing and sometimes it can almost feel like it’s not even worth it to have a Facebook page for your business anymore.

And trust me, I get it! Over the past decade of blogging, I’ve definitely had my share of frustrations when it comes to Facebook’s algorithm changes.

But it’s also kept me on my toes and challenged me to experiment with different strategies and try new things — which has resulted in Facebook still being our number one referrer for MoneySavingMom.com!

So if you’ve been feeling discouraged by Facebook lately, here are 10 effective Facebook strategies I think every blogger should be experimenting with right now!

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My Top 10 Live Video Ideas (That Convert Well!)

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If you really want to try live video because of how effective it can be, but you’re struggling to know what to post, this is a great list of live video ideas you can try!

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Struggling for live video inspiration?

Here are my top 10 ideas for live videos that tend to convert well and/or get a lot of engagement:

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How to Know If Your Idea is Worth Being Published on the Internet

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Do you ever have a great idea, but you’re not sure if you should go live with it on the Internet? Read this post for some tips on how to know whether an idea is worthy of being published!

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I got a great question from a follower a few days ago. She asked:

“What makes something worthy of a blog post, a social media post, or an email newsletter?”

I think this is a really fantastic question, because I sometimes just assume everyone sort of innately knows the answer to this. But that’s not true!

I’ve been blogging for 14 years nearly every single day, so I just sort of know what would make a great blog post or if an idea is something my audience would be interested in.

But when you’re first starting out, it’s easy to second guess yourself and wonder what you should post about.

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How to Get Your Instagram Followers to Click Through to Your Content

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If you have fewer than 10,000 followers on Instagram, you’ve probably experienced frustration in trying to get people to click through to your content without the swipe-up feature! Read this post for some creative solutions!

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Instagram has this super cool swipe-up feature that allows your followers to simply swipe up from an Instagram Story and be directed to the URL you’d like to send them to.

There’s just one problem…

You don’t get the swipe-up feature until you have 10,000 followers and have a business account.

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Hi there! I’m Crystal Paine, wife, mom of three, veteran blogger (12+ years!), New York Times bestselling author, speaker, business consultant, and founder of MoneySavingMom.com.

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