Drew McLellan of Drew’s Marketing Minute never ceases to amaze me. He’s always coming up with practical activities that serve a purpose. His newest venture, Help me build a new blogger toolbox, is no different. There are so many new bloggers jumping onto the scene every day and this is a great way to give them resources that encourage them to come up with engaging, well-written content.
I had plenty of help from other bloggers when I started and I’m sure you did too. Even if you’re not a blogger, I’d follow this list as you’ll probably find incredible content you didn’t know was out there.
Here’s how this works:
1) Anyone who is interested, create a post listing a few blog sites (and maybe give a word or two as to how you’d categorize them) that:
- Are chock full of practical tips
- Act as a living lab on how to write compelling blog posts
- Demonstrate how to build a community
- Teach marketing tools
- Are welcome wagons - bloggers who spotlight newbies
2) If you want, use the photo above as the graphic - great, gotta love consistency
3) Link back to Drew’s post, so he can find yours and add it to the master list
4) If you think its of value to your readers — why not grab the list before yours and just top it off with your new additions
5) Encourage your readers to do #1-4
New Bloggers Toolbox
Here’s The Toolbox List with my additions. More on why I added them below.
Converstations (chock full of practical tips)
CK’s blog (compelling blog post examples)
Viral Garden (demonstrate how to build a community)
Lonely Marketer (teach marketing tools)
Successful & Outstanding Blogs (bloggers who spotlight newbies)
Techno//Marketer
Internet Marketing Monitor
The Marketing Technology Blog
Create Business Growth
Modern B2B Marketing
My Additions:
Techno//Marketer (very compelling posts about new media and technology)
Internet Marketing Monitor (On top of practical tips in the Internet Marketing world)
The Marketing Technology Blog (Great site for teaching and creating marketing and blogging tools)
Create Business Growth (Have done an excellent job of reaching out and building community)
Modern B2B Marketing (Compelling blog posts that contain tips and tricks on Internet Marketing)
I encourage you to jump in and participate - someone just getting started will really appreciate the help and encouragement!
Tags: blogging, Drew McLellan
Pat,
Excellent list! And I really like the idea of noting why they are on the list as well. That gives the newbie a cheat sheet in case they’re looking for something specific.
Thanks for helping grow the t-list! (Love your suggestion!)
Drew
Thanks, Patrick! I truly appreciate the support you’ve shown for my blog over the last year.
I think one of the things I love about blogging the most is perspective - we’re all on similar topics when it comes to Marketing, but we all also have our own perspective and share them openly on our blogs.
Everyday I read my feeds and it’s like attending class! Thank-you for your ongoing lessons and the care you put into your blog.
Hey Drew,
I think this is a great idea - I’m excited to see it grow!
Hey Doug,
You’ve created some amazing tools and content! You’re one of the first I thought of for this list.
[…] Wouldn’t it be nice if, as a new blogger, there was some resource available to help you build a great addition to the blogosphere? Sure… there are a lot of great sites and services that can help. But you have to know what you’re looking for to find a lot of them… and new bloggers may not know what to look for. Drew McLellan wants to fill in the gap and create a one-stop resource to make the process of starting a blog much easier. The way it works is pretty simple: create a list of a few sites of use to new bloggers (and why you recommend them), link back to his post so he can combine them into one, and then encourage your readers to do the same thing. There are actually a lot more details on his site… so make sure you check it out and get your list posted! I’ve got some ideas for ours (but I want to consult with my fellow IMMers before I post anything). Via Patrick @ The Lonely Marketer, who was kind enough to include us in his list - Thanks Patrick!! […]
Thanks for the mention Patrick! What a great idea.
We’re about to publish a recap of lessons learned during our first 60 days in blogging that will offer a ‘behind the scenes’ look at the steps we’ve taken to grow the blog thus far. We’ve got a long way to go and lots of things to learn, but I hope this will help others during their start-up process.
Christine,
That’s great! It sounds like a very useful resource. Looking forward to seeing it.
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