How to collaborate with other bloggers

I love blogging and one of the things I love the most is collaborating with other bloggers. Most of the time we work on our own and so it can be wonderful to work with others. Collaborations can take many forms, so I thought I would give you my thoughts on collaborations and hopefully mention some that you haven’t considered before.

 

 

Why collaborate with other bloggers?

 

 

  • Working with others can be more fun than going solo.
  • It can be useful to have another blogger as a sounding board.
  • We can learn from others.  See things from another viewpoint.
  • It’s a great way to get to know other bloggers or strengthen existing friendships.
  • You can inspire and motivate each other.
  • Together you can make more of an impact.
  • To be able to pitch a bigger brand than you would be able to pitch alone.  Your combined stats will be much more desirable.

 

Together we are stronger.

 

  • You with both increase your readership, gaining exposure to each other’s audience. Collaboration will expand your blog’s community and may even increase opportunities offered to you.

 

How to find bloggers to collaborate 

 

 

You might already have a ‘tribe’ or a list of people that you would immediately want to work with.  However, it you don’t, here are some tips on how to start a potential collaboration.

 

 

  • Identify bloggers that you would like to work with.  These could be in your niche or maybe in a complimentary one. This decision depends on what you hope to achieve from the collaboration.
  • Talk to them. Engage with their posts, chat on social media, just get to know them.
  • Pitch them your idea.  When you feel the time is right, pitch them your idea.  You might be nervous, but chances are they will be flattered that you have asked to work with them.

 

Ways to collaborate with other bloggers

 

 

There are lots of ways that bloggers can work with each other;

 

 

  • An interview series.  This is quite easy to do and doesn’t take either party too much time. Send over a list of questions and some guidelines, that’s it really.  Then when the interview is live on your blog, they will help to share on social media too, giving you exposure to their audience too. They in turn get exposure to yours.
  • Feature series.  Pick a theme i.e. party planning and everyone involved writes a post on one aspect, you can then all link to each other, or post one a day and link on to the next person’s blog post.
  • A ‘one-off’ double whammy.  Both bloggers create a post based on a theme/topic, post it on the same day or within the same week and you both link to and help to publicise each others posts.  One post written, but double the exposure.  Why not do a part one and part two?
  • Recommend.  Why not recommend each other to your readers and brands. If you do a sponsored post, ask if they are looking for more bloggers and if so pass your collaborators name on.  I have a few people that I always recommend to brands I work with.  The brand will love you for it, trust me.  It saves them time searching for good bloggers.  I also recommend other bloggers to event organisers.
  • Run a linky together.  I run four linkies all with other bloggers.  You tap into all of your audiences and divide the workload.  It is also more fun.
  • Collaborative blog.  Why not join together are write a blog together?
  • Comment on each other’s posts/social media.  Subscribe to their newsletter, like their Instagram feed, Facebook status’, retweet, share and +1 all their status’.  To keep on track you can use twitter lists and you can even choose to be notified if they post to Instagram to help keep you up to date.
  • Chats.  Twitter chats or talks in a Google+ community/Facebook group at a set time.  We recently did a Twitter chat for Live. Love. Blog and it was so much fun.
  • Guest posts.  Allow another blogger to post on your blog.  They will then help to promote it on social media and expose your blog to their audience.
  • Guest appearances.  You could also post on someone else’s blog yourself. This is fab for SEO, as the piece will include a link to your blog, you will also reach their audience.
  • Giveaways – Combine together to give away a larger prize and have your giveaway reach a large audience.
  • Roundups.  Share your favourite bloggers in a post, or top blogs in a certain area.  If you don’t know your collaborators, then a ‘5 new blogs’ roundup might be a possibility.
  • Set up a facebook group.  In which you can share ideas and ask questions.
  • Actually work together.  If you live near enough, why not work with each other. You could alternate houses or even meet in a coffee shop.
  • Attend events together.  The other person will introduce you to people they know but you don’t, perfect.
  • Contests.  You could run a post a picture contest on Instagram.
  • Pin it party.  Invite guest pinners to add content on a particular board at a chosen time
  • YouTube video, Google+ Hangout, Podcast, Live webinar.  Lots of possibilities using these methods to reach your combined audience.
  • Books, eBooks, workbooks – Share your knowledge and create a book/ebook for your readers.
  • Hold each other accountable.  This is a great way to collaborate and help each other to stay on track of your goals/workload.  Share your ideas and keep each other updated.
  • Courses.  Do you have knowledge or a skill to share?  You could teach together, either online or a physical workshop.
  • Physical products.  There are lots of products that bloggers, especially those with a flair for design could produce to sell. 
  • Newsletters.  You could combine your email lists and produce a joint newsletter.

 

 

So these are my ideas for some possible collaborations.  Do you currently collaborate with other bloggers? What sort of collaboration do you have?  Has this post given you some ideas?

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  2. Great posts, thank you. I really want to do a collaborative post and more so a collab video for my YouTube channel (mumadventures) I think it would be lots of fun doing something like that with other people. Thanks for the tips! X

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    1. Hi Lara,
      I have a channel too and was looking at doing a video. Would love to know what ideas you have and maybe we could work together.
      Please email me on my site.
      Sheena x

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  7. Some great ideas! Collaborations aren’t something I’ve really thought about yet but I can really see the benefits – hopefully it’s something that i’ll be able to do soon. Thanks for sharing #TwinklyTuesday x

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  9. Wow, this is such a great list and contains things I had not even thought of, so thank you! I have not collaborated with other bloggers as of yet (I am relatively new to the blogging world) but would definitely love to in the future. This has given me some great ideas 🙂

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  14. Working collaboratively has definitely helped me. I enjoy doing things together and also have a few that I set gaols with and just streamline my thinking.

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  15. I’m really excited to try a guest post soon. You are the go-to blogger for blogging advice. I always come away from your posts with something new to try and feeling more motivated about progressing my blog. I hope you realise how supportive your posts are! #twinklytuesday

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  17. Great post! Been reading a few of your posts in your blogging series. I love to host other bloggers on my home series and take a very small part in a recipes blog too.

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  19. I love the idea of pitching to a brand with another blogger, showing combined stats definitely would cement the partnership with brands. Thanks for such a lovely post

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  23. So many great ideas here Aby! Loads of them I hadn’t thought of. I would love to collaborate with other bloggers – I just need to get my confidence up a bit first! xx #brillblogposts

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  25. Great post with some really fab ideas. Don’t suppose you have any suggestions for how to manage your suggestions eg tools to allow multi user accounts, how you schedule or divide workload that sort of thing? #thelist xx

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      Hun, are you thinking of anything in particular? If you have a project in mind, I can help. Dividing workload would be on skill/expertise really, but I will try to help if you can give me an example collab xx

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  26. Another great post in your blogging series Aby! You really do walk the talk too with lots of collaboration with other bloggers – an inspiration for me! I’m planning some awesome tie-ups this year over on The Joy Chaser so will be putting some of this advice into action xx #TheList

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  27. Great post! I would love to start collaborating more with other bloggers but it’s hard to find the time, this is a great guide for getting started! #TheList

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  28. I recently set up a little group for 7 of us on FB who all started a blog around the same time in our genre. It’s been so good! I decided to do it after being inspired by your ‘Find your tribe’ post! #TheList

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  29. This is such an interesting read! So informative, my lovely friend Claire (the Free Range Family) recommended your blog to me as I am such a newbie! I’ve joined in with your linky too…hopefully I’ve done it right! I am still finding my feet 🙂

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  30. Some fantastic ideas there. I’d love to collaborate with a fellow blogger on a project, that would be fab. I love chatting over social media and sharing others work but sometimes it feels s little impersonal sometimes if you know what I mean. I think I need to get to a blogging event to put some names to faces and meet some of the lovely bloggers I have met via blogging! X

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  34. AS always these are absolutely fab ideas and one I will be bookmarking for the future as I would love to collaborate with other bloggers more. Thanks for sharing Aby x
    #thelist

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  36. great ideas Aby, I didn’t realise just how much you could gain from collaborating with other bloggers, I just thought it was for linky’s. I’ll try and make more of an effort to find a blogging clam now! #thelist

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  37. Thank you for this Aby. I really want to collaborate with someone but I think I really need to sort out my SEO first. It is giving me a major headache. lol! #TheList

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  38. Great post lovely lady! I have been thinking about doing a linky I just need to find someone who wants to run it with me! I’d love to recommend other bloggers to brands but as you know it’s more likely other bloggers that will be able to help me than the other way around, hopefully in the future I’ll be able to give back. Here’s hoping! Linking up with #thelist and happy to be back xo

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  39. Wow! Now that is a list, there are so many things that I had never thought of! Perhaps that’s why you are so good at working with others. Thanks so much for all the ideas! LOVE it!!!

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  40. I love the energy in this post. I am at the stage where I really need to connect with other bloggers. I have been feeling lonely and just wanting to share. I did reach out to a local woman and she kinda shit me down. Turns out she was into competition and I was looking for a more sharing is caring approach. Nevermind – off to a few blogger meet ups in coming months. Thanks for sharing. Mel xx #twinklytuesday

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  43. Fab post Aby with tons of great ideas for bloggers, I love featuring inteviews with other bloggers and my Daddy bloggers and also working with others. Thanks for linking up to #brilliantblogposts x

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  47. Oh wow, this is great!! This is something that I need to start thinking off!! Thanks again for all these information. 🙂 xx
    #sharewithme

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  48. I love this Aby never really thought about on going collaborations with bloggers but it definitely makes sense. Love it. Might have to look into some of these 🙂 Thank you ever so much for linking up to Share With Me. #sharewithme

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  49. Amazing tips as always. Collaborating with bloggers, is I have to say, one of the loveliest things about being a blogger. Always fun, always great to get some support and feedback and always wonderful to know you’re not alone. We bloggers really are the only ones who truly get what this blogging malarkey is all about! 😉

    You’re a pleasure to work and collaborate with my love. x

    #Thelist

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  54. Thank you for this. I’m new to blogging and have heard that collaborating with other bloggers is so important but I feel so lost on how to. This is such great information and I can’t wait to make some new blogger friends!

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  56. I loved your post. It’s so informative! Already charged up to do many things.
    I am a blogger, and write on Parenting tips & ways to keep kids engaged skilfully so found helpful to me.

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