Comments on: Why Facebook Groups Won’t Help You Grow Your Blog (And What They’re Actually Good For)

By: Julia Kim

Julia Kim — Sun, 21 Feb 2016 00:32:00 +0000

I love the detailed and informative post! This definitely clarifies my tangles and thoughts about this topic. Thanks!

http://www.thejuliakim.com/

By: Brita Long

Brita Long — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 17:29:00 +0000

I’m in several groups on Facebook. One is an engagement group with different threads. I avoid the follow threads for the same reasons you mentioned. My favorite thread is every weekend. Each person does exactly one request. This makes it so easy to follow through with requests because it can be anything! I usually ask for a comment on a blog post that has wide appeal or a repin on my most Pinterest-worthy post. I then happily engage with other people’s posts since I have way more choices than in other threads.

My favorite blog-specific group is about Instagram. Most people post screenshots when asking for advice or when sharing wins. We’re all good about sharing our advice and asking questions. Sometimes one of us will ask for likes or comments on a specific post, but everyone is really good about not doing that too often, and everyone repays the favor.

My favorite general group is an encouragement group for women. We talk about everything: body image, family stuff, relationships, blogging, school, work, mental illness, EVERYTHING. It has weekly blog thread that helps me find new posts. Since the group includes women other than bloggers, the blog thread doesn’t get too saturated. You’re also not required to check out the other blogs, so all the engagement is organic.

By: Jessica Slaughter

Jessica Slaughter — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 04:52:00 +0000

Well welcome to the blogging community! It’s definitely tough to figure out what strategy works for you, but the best way to learn is to test everything out! I feel like Facebook threads take the most time and effort compared to things like Pinterest or Twitter, which is why I got so burned out too!

By: Alicia Ford

Alicia Ford — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 16:01:00 +0000

I love this. I spend so much time doing the comment/follow/repin threads that I am feeling so burnt out. But, I don’t know how much traffic I would get without it. I’m new to blogging, two weeks, and it’s such a learning process!

By: Jessica Slaughter

Jessica Slaughter — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:09:00 +0000

Thank you so much! I haven’t heard of those groups, I’ll definitely have to check them out! :)

By: Jessica Slaughter

Jessica Slaughter — Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:08:00 +0000

I’m so glad this post helped! Some groups are definitely better than others when it comes to those link threads, so it really depends on the members in it!

By: Beauty in Christ

Beauty in Christ — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:17:00 +0000

Thank you for this… I really appreciate this, and I totally agree that I probably would have left Facebook if it weren’t for the groups too. I’m part of ‘Bloggers Gonna Blog’ and ‘Sweat Pink Ambassadors.’ Thank you for reminding me to be less self-centered and to care more about the other bloggers. <3

By: Kristin Longacre

Kristin Longacre — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 17:49:00 +0000

Oh my gosh, you answered the questions that have been DRIVING ME CRAZY! I’ve seen my numbers go up on days I participate a lot but I’ve also found that the days that I do not my numbers are low. I just asked in another group recently if they are really worth it and some people said without it they wouldn’t be where they are today and others said it hasn’t done much. Thank you!

By: Jessica Slaughter

Jessica Slaughter — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 14:55:00 +0000

Yes exactly! And it’s so much more fun to do that and actually know whose posts are popping up on your feed all the time!

By: Jessica Slaughter

Jessica Slaughter — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 14:55:00 +0000

I’m glad you’ve found some great groups! It’s awesome when you finally find the few that work for you and your niche :)