I never used to be much of a Twitter user. In fact, I've had a bit of a love/hate relationship with it it over the years (leaning a little bit more towards the 'hate' side, that being said). I feel like this was mostly down to me growing tired, not only of my classmates' endless Twitter commentaries in my final year of school, but also as the chronic over-sharer that I am, the potential for my feed to also be subject to their scrutiny. To be honest, I'm just not a big social media fan in general- ironic I know, being a blogger and everything!- and, as a result, for the first several months of my blog's existence, since I hadn't had Twitter for a long time before then, I really didn't feel the need to get it again. However, in September last year, in some moment of reckless abandon, I decided to bite the bullet and create a Twitter for my blog. I think at the time I was just curious to see what I was missing, and honestly for the extent to which Twitter has enriched my blogging experience, I'm so glad I finally did it!
I think it was from then, through Twitter, that blogging and the blogosphere really started to become a community to me. I mean, it always had been before, but now it just felt all the more tangible. Suddenly I was able to really connect with all the amazing bloggers whose content I had enjoyed reading for so long. I could have discussions with them, hear their thoughts and share mine, and consequently, over the last few months I've really warmed to Twitter as well as having begun to really appreciate it's role in forming relationships in the blogging world.
One of the best discoveries of my time on Twitter has definitely been the huge number of blogger chats taking place throughout the week, which is something I literally had no idea existed before! I'm therefore kind of writing this post for the benefit of any Twitter n00bs, like me, out there who have maybe seen something about these chats or have wanted to join in but aren't too sure what the whole thing's about. Just because I wish I'd had some comprehensible breakdown of what the heck was going on!
So, what are blogger chats?
Basically blogger chats are way to engage with other bloggers, generally about topics related to blogging or whatever type of blogging you do, via Twitter. A number of these chats take place at certain times on certain days during the week and are led by "host" accounts that ask questions to encourage discussion, which you can then answer or contribute to using the chat's designated hashtag. Some chats have a specific topic for each chat, some are just general and some are then a mixture of the two.
How can I take part?
I've tried to make up a somewhat comprehensive list below of all the different chats you can participate in and their times! Please note that all the times listed below are GMT unless stated otherwise.
Monday
#bdib: 7-8pm; hosted by @blogsdoitbetter (@touchofbelle)
One of the more general chats. Topics tend to include everything from promoting your blog to finding inspiration for content.
#fbloggers: 8-9pm; hosted by @BeckyBedbug
A chat for all things related to fashion blogging.
#blogtrends: 9-10pm EST (Tues 2-3am GMT); hosted by @BlogTrends
A chat designed to offer advice and support on how to grow and develop your blog
Tuesday
#bookbloggers: 7-8pm; hosted by @bookblogchat
For all you bookworms out there! A chat that revolves around authors, books and book blogging.
#mybchat: 7-8pm; hosted by @MarketYrBlogCht
A chat aimed specifically at discussing ways to market your blog.
#fblchat: 8-9pm; hosted by @fashbeautylife
Another more general chat for fashion, beauty and lifestyle bloggers alike.
#bloghour: 9-10pm; hosted by @UKblogawards
Normally quite a general chat to give you the opportunity to network with other bloggers.
Wednesday
#lbloggers: 7-8pm; hosted by @lbloggerschat
A chat for lifestyle bloggers on a whole host of blogging-related topics. There's normally a guest host each week which is announded on the @lbloggerschat twitter page.
#bbloggers: 8-9pm; hosted by @bbloggerschat
A general chat for beauty bloggers.
Thursday
#crazybloggers: 7-8pm; hosted by @HollyCassell
A newish general blog chat hosted by the lovely Holly.
#fbloggers: 8-9pm; hosted by @BeckyBedbug
The second fashion blogging chat of the week- not to be confused with #fdbloggers (food bloggers!)
#fdbloggers: 8-9pm; hosted by @fdbloggers
A chat for any bloggers with an interest in food
#tbloggers: 9-10pm; hosted by @teenbloggerchat
A general chat session for all teenage bloggers.
Friday
#bdib: 8-9pm; hosted by @blogsdoitbetter (@touchofbelle)
The second #bdib chat of the week.
Saturday
#socialbloggers: 6-7pm; hosted by @Noor_Unnahar and @Skinnedcartree
A fab general blog chat for all bloggers.
#tbloggers: 8-9pm; hosted by @teenbloggerchat
A topic-specific blog chat for teen bloggers.
Sunday
#lbloggers: 7-8pm; hosted by @lbloggerschat
The second #lbloggers chat of the week for lifestyle bloggers.
#bbloggers: 8-9pm; hosted by @bbloggerschat
The second beauty blogger chat of the week.
One of the best discoveries of my time on Twitter has definitely been the huge number of blogger chats taking place throughout the week, which is something I literally had no idea existed before! I'm therefore kind of writing this post for the benefit of any Twitter n00bs, like me, out there who have maybe seen something about these chats or have wanted to join in but aren't too sure what the whole thing's about. Just because I wish I'd had some comprehensible breakdown of what the heck was going on!
So, what are blogger chats?
Basically blogger chats are way to engage with other bloggers, generally about topics related to blogging or whatever type of blogging you do, via Twitter. A number of these chats take place at certain times on certain days during the week and are led by "host" accounts that ask questions to encourage discussion, which you can then answer or contribute to using the chat's designated hashtag. Some chats have a specific topic for each chat, some are just general and some are then a mixture of the two.
How can I take part?
I've tried to make up a somewhat comprehensive list below of all the different chats you can participate in and their times! Please note that all the times listed below are GMT unless stated otherwise.
Monday
#bdib: 7-8pm; hosted by @blogsdoitbetter (@touchofbelle)
One of the more general chats. Topics tend to include everything from promoting your blog to finding inspiration for content.
#fbloggers: 8-9pm; hosted by @BeckyBedbug
A chat for all things related to fashion blogging.
#blogtrends: 9-10pm EST (Tues 2-3am GMT); hosted by @BlogTrends
A chat designed to offer advice and support on how to grow and develop your blog
Tuesday
#bookbloggers: 7-8pm; hosted by @bookblogchat
For all you bookworms out there! A chat that revolves around authors, books and book blogging.
#mybchat: 7-8pm; hosted by @MarketYrBlogCht
A chat aimed specifically at discussing ways to market your blog.
#fblchat: 8-9pm; hosted by @fashbeautylife
Another more general chat for fashion, beauty and lifestyle bloggers alike.
#bloghour: 9-10pm; hosted by @UKblogawards
Normally quite a general chat to give you the opportunity to network with other bloggers.
Wednesday
#lbloggers: 7-8pm; hosted by @lbloggerschat
A chat for lifestyle bloggers on a whole host of blogging-related topics. There's normally a guest host each week which is announded on the @lbloggerschat twitter page.
#bbloggers: 8-9pm; hosted by @bbloggerschat
A general chat for beauty bloggers.
Thursday
#crazybloggers: 7-8pm; hosted by @HollyCassell
A newish general blog chat hosted by the lovely Holly.
#fbloggers: 8-9pm; hosted by @BeckyBedbug
The second fashion blogging chat of the week- not to be confused with #fdbloggers (food bloggers!)
#fdbloggers: 8-9pm; hosted by @fdbloggers
A chat for any bloggers with an interest in food
#tbloggers: 9-10pm; hosted by @teenbloggerchat
A general chat session for all teenage bloggers.
Friday
#bdib: 8-9pm; hosted by @blogsdoitbetter (@touchofbelle)
The second #bdib chat of the week.
Saturday
#socialbloggers: 6-7pm; hosted by @Noor_Unnahar and @Skinnedcartree
A fab general blog chat for all bloggers.
#tbloggers: 8-9pm; hosted by @teenbloggerchat
A topic-specific blog chat for teen bloggers.
Sunday
#lbloggers: 7-8pm; hosted by @lbloggerschat
The second #lbloggers chat of the week for lifestyle bloggers.
#bbloggers: 8-9pm; hosted by @bbloggerschat
The second beauty blogger chat of the week.
I'm sure there are a few more niche chats that I've missed here so let me know if there's any I could add! I hope there's at least a few people out there who might find this post helpful! :)
Do you take part in blogger Twitter chats? What do you think of them?
Thankyou so much for this schedule! I've just starting discovering all the different blogger chats and had no idea there were so many! x
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Hi Beth--Thank you so much for posting about this. I also never was into Twitter, but just caved into getting one about a month ago because I thought it would help my blog and allow to connect with other bloggers more (pretty much everything you said). I'm still figuring it out, but definitely want to check out these blogger Twitter chats. Thanks again! :)
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Thank you so much for this, Beth! Really, really helpful. I follow a few on Twitter but have never participated in any because I found it quite confusing and then I ended up not bothering, but I would love to finally get involved.
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I always forget about twitter chats, I'm always eating dinner or doing something else but I'm going to try and remember to get involved one day! x
ReplyDeleteSomehow I always seem to forget about chats! I definitely need to try and join in with more!
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eeeeeeeep thank you! This has proved super helpful! & I think Jenny Purr is starting a weekly #JennyPurrChat on Wednesdays & the #pabchat is on Sundays 5-6 :) x
ReplyDeleteI've joined twitter only recently and I agree so much that blogging started feeling like a true community once I joined these blogger chats. If I have time, I try to participate in at least two of them every week, it's so fun talking to fellow bloggers out there!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this list, I found a couple of the chats I didn't know about :)
Ohh I always love lists as I can never remember when chats are on! But I do love twitter chats, they are really enjoyable and a good way to connect with people. I only got twitter for the first time with my blog! xx
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I have never heard of blog chats before, but it sounds like a great way to make friends and learn from others. I am so excited to try them out. I will definitely be saving this for future reference. Thanks for the great resource!
ReplyDeleteI love Twitter chats - if only I can remember when they're on! I just use my personal twitter for my blog rather than a separate account. It can be a bit of a jumble at times when I use it for blogging, medicine and personal tweets, but I think the account sums me up and I didn't lose many of my original twitter followers when I started promoting my blog :)
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I've been so much more involved in the blogging community since I started utilising my twitter account. I had no idea there were chats after 9pm so thanks for this! I usually just stick with #bdib and #crazybloggers.
ReplyDeleteI have a Twitter but I have never heard of this! But it's probably because my account is a personal account :) Thanks for sharing THO! I'll muster up the courage to create a Twitter accnt for my blog when I finally feel that I won't be mocked by people I know in "real life"
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On Thursdays there are also #cbloggers chats for anyone creative! Artists, writers, dabbles in crafts. If you make stuff with your brain or hands (or feet!) then you're more than welcome! 8.30pm - 9.30 pm, but since it overlaps you can just pop in and out of it. It can be quite quiet so if you're daunted by the fast-pace of some of the more popular ones you could try this one out first.
ReplyDeleteThis is so useful, thanks for the info! I love taking part in blogger chats but always forget when they are! I'm definitely going to dave this post :)
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I had no idea blogger chats existed. Thank you! Maybe I'll set up a twitter account for my blog. I would love to meet more bloggers!
ReplyDeleteHi Beth, this is a really interesting post, I've never seen a blog post on this topic before! I love reading your blog so much so I've nominated you to for the 'Versatile Blogger Award'. It's a great way to increase your followers and grow your blog's presence online. Check out my most recent post to find out what you have to do!
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I haven't participated in a chat for so long, so this is really helpful! I need to get myself back into them because they are fun!
ReplyDeleteAw not a problem! Glad you found it helpful! :) xx
ReplyDeleteYeah that's basically why I decided to get it too! I definitely felt it was an element of blogging I was missing out on! xx
ReplyDeleteAw I'm so glad I was able to help! It took me soooo long to work out what was going on with the whole blogger chat thing but I love them now, it's such a good way to get to know new bloggers and such like :) xx
ReplyDeleteHahaha me too! I'm literally ALWAYS napping, especially around the time of Wednesday night #lbloggers aha xx
ReplyDeleteI try to keep up with #lbloggers but there are so many I still have to get into. They're such a good way to get to know people! xx
ReplyDeleteAww no problem!! I'm glad you found it helpful! :) Oh great, I didn't know about those, I'll add them in! Thank you! :) xx
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm so glad you did! :) Oh definitely! It's great to hear what other bloggers' opinions are on different issues too xx
ReplyDeleteWow really?! Tbh I find just having a blog Twitter much more rewarding than I ever found having a personal Twitter account. The blogging community is just so great and I love being able to chat and get to know people with common interests :) xx
ReplyDeleteAw yeah, I'd definitely recommend it! I've met so many knew bloggers since I've started participating in blogger chats and now I chat to most of them regularly! It's been a fab experience :) No problem! I'm glad you found it helpful xx
ReplyDeleteAw that's so cool that you're able to double them up! I only have a blog Twitter and then a few of my close friends would follow me on there. I think it's nice to have a bit of a balance and it saves you having to maintain two different accounts as well xx
ReplyDeleteOh yeah definitely, same here! I've yet to properly try out #bdib but have really been enjoying some of the #crazybloggers topics! Hahaha Megan also, I love how intense our conversation about hamsters got the other night :') xxx
ReplyDeleteYeah I know how you feel! I only have a blog Twitter and then a few of my close friends (who I don't mind knowing about my blog) follow me on there, but I do get a little bit paranoid when people outside my inner circle follow me on my blog twitter. It's strange but I suppose with blogging you're making yourself quite vulnerable and it can be scary for people in your "real life" to have access to that- even if you're essentially sharing it all with strangers haha xx
ReplyDeleteOh amazing! Thanks for letting me know! I'll add that in, it sounds really interesting :) xx
ReplyDeleteMe too! It was actually quite helpful for myself to have them all written down. And I found a few I didn't know about while I was researching this too which was cool :) xx
ReplyDeleteYeah I think they're a great way to network, especially when you're first starting out! :) xx
ReplyDeleteAw no problem!! I'd definitely recommend it, it's such a great way to make friends and discuss bloggy topics :) xx
ReplyDeleteAww thank you Tamara!! I'll check it out :) xx
ReplyDeleteThey're so good but it is sometimes hard to find the time to take part cos you basically have to focus on just the chat for the full hour to get the most out of it! Re: your comment on my post about the zoo. That's so awesome that you're volunteering at South Lakes!! I'm sooo jealous, that's just an absolute dream of a job! xx
ReplyDelete#bdib is one of my faves, you should definitely join in if you're free! Hahahaha I know, oops :') xxx
ReplyDeleteI've weirdly never participated in a chat before (mainly because I'm rubbish at remembering when the chat times are but also because I'm a bit shy...) - will be bookmarking your handy round-up for when I get the courage up to participate :) x
ReplyDeleteAw you should just go for it, Tamsin! Throw caution to the wind! haha :) Everyone's always really happy to hear what other's have to say and I know you'd have a lot of really great things to contribute xxxx
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean - I had no need for Twitter before i started blogging, I just didn't "get it" - Now it's a massive part of my blog routine!
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Great post - I'm new to the twitter chats so this is really helpful! Thanks for sending me your link, I'm following and I'll be reading from now on :)
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