“Ok, let’s pick a date.”
“How about February 22nd?”
It seemed like eons away even though we knew how much work we still had to do to get there. Christina and I were sitting side by side. Laptops open. Coffee in hand. Epic plan on paper.
Although our long weekend together in Tampa in November was the first time meeting in person, I felt like I had known Christina forever. (oh boy, this is already sounding like a cheesy romance, but bear with me here.) I’m impatient, relentless, careless about details, overly optimistic, and I throw out new ideas at an obnoxious rate. But despite all that, Christina was on board and ready to take what was the seedling of something special and turn it into a kick ass tree.
Last April, I corralled a handful of bloggers I admired and threw us together in a little Facebook group. I was craving stronger relationships with some of the bloggers I admired and figured this could be a good way to connect. With little expectation, I was quickly blown away by how much these talented ladies were willing help each other and how much fun blogging was when you felt like you belonged to something bigger than yourself.
This was the piece I felt that was missing from my blogging career since the start. The group slowly and steadily grew in size and engagement. I watched it take on a life of it’s own. People I had never met, helping each other through challenges and triumphs.
Simultaneously, my own blog was steadily growing and I felt more connected with my readers than ever. BGB was making a huge difference in how I felt about blogging and as a result the work I was creating.
In September, Christina reached out to me and asked me the question I had been asking myself that entire summer.
“What if we made the Bloggers Gonna Blog Community something bigger?”
So six months later here we are. We made something bigger.
Introducing the BGBCommunity Website
We built this site as a resource and hub of inspiration, information, connection, learning, and teaching. Our vision is that this site will not only be written by us, but by you, our community experts.
This will be a place for bloggers who are starting their journey to learn and for veterans to teach and lead. This is your blog.
BGBCommunity is:
- More than a Facebook Group
- More than a blog
- More than a (kick ass) #hashtag
- It’s a movement.
- What the kids might call a “squad.”
- It’s a tribe of driven, talented, female bloggers who believe that we grow stronger together.
- The #BGBCommunity knows that it takes a village to build a blog… and we are that village.
So with all that hoopla we invite you to peruse the brand new BGBCommunity Website.
We can’t wait to hear what you think.
Have an awesome idea for BGBCommunity? Let us know. We wanna make it happen.
This is so so wonderful, and such a great resource for bloggers! You guys have helped so many of us already – I can’t wait to see what the future holds for you guys 🙂 *doing happy dance for you both*
I can take credit for starting the Facebook group but the epic tribe is all you guys. I’m just so lucky we’re all in the right place at the right time and I can’t wait for what the future holds.
I am so lucky to call you my partner in crime and a wonderful friend. I am so excited for what’s in store and I’ve got to say, we couldn’t ask for a better family to be on this journey with. I’ll see you soon 🙂
YEEEEE BGB TAKES NYCCCC
I’m so excited for this new venture! BGB is the new BBG 😉
Haha yaaaas
I’m so pumped about this! You two ladies have already helped me and Y&R SO much (hello, especially with my logo thanks) and yall just give give give! Thanks for working so hard and bringing us all together and making blogging less solitary and stressful!
The pleasure is seriously all mine because seeing people I care about win is just the best feeling in the world. I’m just so excited to see your blog continue to kick ass and grow <3
Awwww you guys!!! This makes me so happy! I’m SO excited this is happening! 🙂
Thank you so much Marina <3
So happy for you guys!! Can’t wait to see the big things that you have planned for the bob community! 🙂
Thank you so much Rachel. We’re beyond lucky to have such an amazing group of people and I can’t wait to see everyone to continue to grow in their own journeys
Absolutely loving the new site. I can’t even begin to explain the new perspective blogging has given me through BGB. Having a ‘squad’ of lovely ladies always there for me when I need the help or support is simply amazing. Can’t wait to read through every post today!!
Thank you so much Brie. It’s so nice to know you’re not alone and even when you get stumped or have a bad day to know that there are people who genuinely want you to win just makes those ups and downs ok. <3
Congrats, you two! I can’t wait to take even more advantage of this resource!
Thank you Catherine! So glad we’ve been able to connect through blogging.
So excited to check this out! Congratulations to you both – and I guess to all of us 🙂
Heck yes All of us is right!
This is BEYOND exciting! I have been more of a passive member but love reading all the tips and tricks and support. I also agree that the blogging community is so unique that when you do connect outside of the blog world (hello real life), it’s like you’ve been friends all along.
Isn’t it crazy? So many amazing people out there who are just trying to be the best versions of themselves and help others on the way. Gives me the warm and fuzzies. Hopefully 2016 will bring more IRL meetups <3
This is so so so exciting! You guys are seriously amazing
Thank you so much Kayla, you’re too kind <3
I am SO proud of both of you and so happy to be part of this amazing community! The website looks awesome! Congrats on a successful launch and so excited for what the future of the BGB Community has in store 🙂
Thank you so much Kellen <3 So glad the interwebz connected us <3
So so so excited about this and for you two beautiful land-mermaids! I remember when I joined BGB I’m pretty sure there were like 15 other ladies and it has blossomed into such an incredible community. So happy I stumbled upon it because it’s the best thing ever <3
Omgosh you had me at a Parks & Rec reference <3 We're seriously so lucky to have you and I can't wait to see the epic-ness in store for your blog
I’m so honored to be in this group, and I can’t wait to see what’s to come. You ladies are both so inspiring and I’m so proud of you for taking this next step! Congratulations and best of luck on this next step!!
Thank you so much Gretchen! We’re so lucky to have you as a part of this community.
Georgie, you are incredible. I feel humbled and honored to be apart of such a fabulous group of empowerment. This is just the beginning. I cant wait to see what else is in store for our community and for YOU. You deserve all the recognition today. <3
Thank you so much Julia, but I’d be nothing without the help of the squad. So lucky the interwebs has connected us all and cheers to hopefully some great meetups in the near future.
Love this! I’m so excited to learn and grow from this website. It’s so neat to see how something so small at first has turned into something huge. You guys should be really really proud of how many people you are helping!
Thank you Amanda – I’m always blown away by this little community’s fierce awesomeness is. I have a feeling this is just the beginning.
This community has taught me everything I know about blogging! Congratulations again! The website looks gorgeous 🙂
Thank you so much Diana! So lucky we have you as a part of this tribe
Wow, I wait for this fo-re-ver! Can`t wait to learn something new about blogging 😉
Yaay thank you!
Woooooo this is amazing! I can say hands down that BGB has completely shaped my blogging experience so far – I honestly don’t know where I would be or what I would be doing on the interwebs with this amazing support group. I’m so proud of y’all and I can’t wait for so much more to come! <3
That seriously means so much because your blog’s growth is unreal. The amount you’ve grown since the summer is insane. I just love seeing all your amazing creations on my various feeds <3
congrats you two! i have been part of this group not for a very long time but it has been so resourceful! best wishes 🙂
Thank you so much Dixya, we’re so lucky to have you
The community itself has changed my entire outlook on blogging. Thank you both for making it what it is!
You have NO idea how happy that makes me. <3
I love this!!! Congratulations!
Thank you Sarah!
So so so so sooooooo pumped for this can’t even begin to describe all my feelings! You ladies are INCREDIBLE and I am so very honored to be a part of your tribe.
Much love to you both XX
Seeing as I have a total obsession with every creation you make, it’s me/us who are truly honored for YOU to be in this tribe with us.
This is definitely kickass, Georgie and Christina! Love the idea of “branding” the BGB Community as more of a movement rather than just a “group”. Love, love, love! And one idea I have for the BGB Community website is maybe there could be a weekly guest post? Or a bi-weekly guest post with a feature of that blogger? We could sign up to guest post (it could be random selection as well, of those who are interested) and contribute a blog topic (recipe, thought-provoking, fitness routine, etc.) each week or bi-week? 🙂
P.S. Maybe each month could be a different theme, too, in order to provide more of a direction of the general topic the blog posts should be based off of!
Love that Kaylin – we’re trying to find as many ways to make this site dynamic and collaborative so that’s perfect. We do have a contributor “pitch” form so if you have any specific topics you’d like to write about in the meantime we’re definitely excited to have guest bloggers on board.
I am so excited to see this progress! Congrats and can’t wait to be more involved.
Delayed comment here, but I’m so excited for you guys and happy to be a part of such a supportive group. BGB provides such insight that I was missing with blogging before.. cheers to helping many, many more bloggers! Xoxoxoxo
Yay! congrats on all of the success you have created for this community! Cant wait tog et more involved as I have more time in my later years of school!
Georgie – love, love, love this website. So many useful tips and tricks. I’m already instituting some of them. Thank you!
That’s so awesome to hear Abby, thank you!