So you might be a website author and see something about a professional blogging association. You might be asking yourself-why join an association for this. Well, I joined an association and it has been one of the best decisions I have made since starting my blogging journey.
*Post contains affiliate links* for more information please read the disclaimer on the About Us page.
Membership
I am a proud member of the International Bloggers Association. If you write a blog, you can become a member today too. The day I received the International Bloggers Association Award of Excellence in Writing and Design was a big day for me. While I had to apply for the award, I never thought that my blog was far enough along to actually receive an award. You can tell from the placement of my award seal that I am very proud to display it.
IBA Excellence Badge
I have been blogging since January 2017; I know, not very long right? It takes time to build content, create your niche’, and attract visitors to your blog. Being a member of an organization helps bring validity to my site and interacting with the members has been a great experience. You can see my badge on my Media Page.
Why would you want to join?
- Be part of a professional organization
- Share knowledge and resources
- Join a group of people that support each other
Increase your traffic
Get Exclusive Access
After I joined, my phone kept vibrating. It was amazing how many social media groups I was invited to join.
- Tailwind Tribe
- Facebook Groups
- Google +
- YouTube
Get listed in the member section
Submit your blog posts to be featured on the site for extra exposure
Get peer reviews on your blog
They will check such things as the links, navigation, branding, and overall ease of using your site. Such a great opportunity to make your blog the best it can be.
Education
Get tips and advice from professional bloggers that have been blogging for years. They will share their knowledge to help educate you so you too can be successful. Wide range of topics such as: starting a blog, using landing pages, blog promotion, image compression, social media communities to grow your blog, to monetizing your blog-just to name a few.
Annual Membership
There is a very small annual fee to be a member. It is less than the price of a soda each month and if you are serious about your blogging, you will want to join and get connected to all of the benefits that are available.
Affiliate
If you are a member in good standing, you too can become an affiliate for the International Bloggers Association.
Here is a list of Resources that I use on my blog.
If you loved this post, share on your fave social media. It helps to show me that these types of posts are helpful – thank you!
I never even thought to join a blogging association. This is a really great idea to keep everyone connected. I am going to look into this for sure. Thank you for sharing!
You are welcome. There are so many resources and it is a great community of very supportive people.
Great ideas and something that I will be looking into. Thanks for sharing!
So glad to hear. I am very happy that I found the bloggers association and joined.
This sounds like something that would be really helpful. I’m always looking to connect with other like-minded people.
It is a wonderful group for bloggers that are looking to take their profession to the next level.
I feel like this kind of group would be so helpful. I’m always looking to connect with like minded people.
I hope you take the opportunity to check out the blogging association. I am happy I did.
Vicky I am looking into this because of your post. I guess I did not realize there were blogging associations, although I knew about the conventions, etc. keep me posted on how you like the activities going forward!
Thank you for taking the time to stop by. It is very nice to be part of a blogging association. I hope you find something of value for you too.