One of the biggest things that surprised me about blogging was how important having a community of “friends” online is to a blogger. Over the past 7 ish months I have made lots of blogging friends. We visit each other’s blogs regularly, help each other, and promote each other’s posts.
I have a group of around 10-15 blogs that I visit just about every day. This group is made up of my blogging friends and some of other favorite blogs. I used to go to each blog every day by typing in their address and seeing if they had a new post.
As my group of blogs grows, I needed an easier way to do this. I decided to play around with Bloglovin’ and see if I could use it more effectively. Although I’ve had a Bloglovin’ account ever since I started the blog, I haven’t used it much because I followed so many blogs and so my feed was cluttered.
It turns out there is an easy and effective way to create groups on Bloglovin’ so that you can easily see the blogs you love in one stream. You could also use this feature to sort the blogs you love into niche, such as a group of food blogs and a group of DIY blogs.
Step 1
Log into your Bloglovin’ account and hoover over the blue circle with the heart. You will see a drop down. Choose “Edit blogs you follow” and it will take you to this page. Click on create new group.
Step 2:
Name your group! I wasn’t super creative so I went with “Favorite Bloggers.” As I mentioned before, you could also group blogs by niche, so you might name your list “Mommy Bloggers.”
Step 3:
There are a couple ways that you can add blogs to your list. (1) Click on “Add Blog” and search for the blogs you want to add OR (2) When you first create a group, it will show a list of all the blogs you follow. You can scroll through the list to find blogs you want to add. For each one, click the “Change Group” drop down and select the group you would like to put them in.
Step 4:
Each time you log into Bloglovin’, just click on your group in the right-hand menu. Tada! All the new posts from your favorite blogs in one place.
In addition to being quick and easy to use, the best part about this is that Bloglovin’ will still give pageviews to the blogs you visit. Plus, you see the entire site when you click on the post, so you can easily comment, visit other pages, etc.
Do you use Bloglovin’? What other tips and tricks have you learned? Be sure to check out and follow A Savory Feast on Bloglovin’!
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Erin Miller says
I love Bloglovin’ it comes in so handy! It is a great way to stay organized and keep all the blogs you love to follow in one place. 🙂
Jenna says
I agree! It saves so much time.
Laura Rhinehart says
This is a great step by step tutorial! Great job! Bloglovin’ is my favorite way to read my blogs! Just cozy up with my ipad, a good cup of joe, and I am good to go!
-Laura
The Suzie Lou Blog
Jenna says
Thank you Laura! I was so glad to have found this easy way to read blogs.
Megan Kubasch says
This post was a great reminder for me because I completely forgot about bloglovin’. With all of the change I have made lately I really need to hop over there and update my info. I absolutely love the look of your blog, by the way. I love the updates you have made 🙂 So pretty.
Jenna says
I use Bloglovin’ all the time now! Thanks Megan, I’m loving my new design!
Madison says
I love this!! I do the exact same thing with my bloglovin account. I have a lot of different categories set and even have ones set for my sponsors so I can make reading their posts priority!
Jenna says
I should make one for sponsors once I get some! That is a great idea.
Anna Elise says
Oh my goodness I seriously just went to Bloglovin’ and was about to do this, but didn’t want to fiddle with learning how! Thanks so much for posting this and for having my blog on your favorites list! 🙂
Jenna says
I just love it! Glad I could help.
Megan Walker says
I’ve been using Feedly for this purpose. I like using a service like Bloglovin’ because it puts everything in one place!
Morgan Timm says
This is so helpful! I have had a bloglovin for forever, but I haven’t used it because it’s only given me headaches. I bookmarked this so I can organize myself tomorrow on my day off 🙂
Thanks for sharing, Jenna!
Jenna says
I was the same way until I figured this out! It will save you so much time!
IdlewildAlaska.com says
LOVE Bloglovin’! It’s such a great way to keep up!
Jenna Secrist says
Yes! I love bloglovin’. My blog reading world changed when I realized you could do this! Great tips, girl!
Jenna says
It definitely made my life easier. Thanks, Jenna!
Ali Smith says
Just got on bloglovin this week to help me navigate this whole world. Super helpful to start organizing from the beginning!
Jenna says
You are so smart! I wish I had figured this out earlier.
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