As blogging websites have grown, so has the competition. Estimates put the number of blogs well into the hundreds of millions, and standing out through search alone has gotten harder for most independent bloggers.
Blogging networks and communities still help blogging websites thrive, but not as much as they did a few years ago. The value now is less about automatic traffic swaps and more about real relationships, collaboration, feedback, and occasional promotion among people who actually care about similar topics.
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Key Takeaways
- Strong blogging relationships can lead to guest posts, shared audiences, and more natural backlinks.
- Active participation in the right groups often beats passive membership in large, low-engagement networks.
- Commenting, sharing others’ work thoughtfully, and showing up consistently still build visibility.
- Newer bloggers especially benefit from communities for support, ideas, and early promotion.
- The best results usually come from a mix of community activity and your own content, email list, and SEO work.
Benefits of Blogging Networks For Blogging Websites
Relationships that lead to real opportunities
When other bloggers know and trust you, they’re more likely to link to your posts, accept guest posts, or share your work with their audience. These connections tend to be more valuable than random directory listings or automated shares.
Support and learning
Blogging can feel isolating. Groups give you a place to ask questions, get feedback on titles or content, and learn what’s working for others in your niche right now.
Access to promotion and collaboration
Some networks and communities still help with content sharing. The strongest ones, however, are those in which members engage thoughtfully rather than just dropping links.
Why Relationships With Other Bloggers Matter
Blogging can be a lonely endeavor if you don’t have any blogging friends. Having blogging friends helps you to stay more involved in your blogging. Blogging relationships matter because they provide support and motivation.
When you have blogging friends, you can encourage each other, give feedback, and collaborate on projects. If you’re feeling isolated or stuck in your blogging, reach out to your blogging friends and see if, more often than not, they will help you.
You can learn so much from other blogging websites to help you and others in your blogging network grow.
You may be surprised at how helpful they can be. Blogging relationships matter because they can make blogging more fun and rewarding. So if you’re not blogging with friends, what are you waiting for?
👉 Find some blogging buddies and start building those blogging relationships!
Sharing Other Blogging Websites’ Posts and More
When it comes to blogging, one of the best ways to get your name out there is to share other bloggers’ content. This not only helps them, but it also helps you build relationships and grow your own following.
There are a few things to keep in mind when sharing other bloggers’ content:
- Make sure you link back to the original post. This is important for both giving credit and driving traffic back to the original author’s website.
- If you’re sharing on social media, be sure to tag the author or their website. This will help them get exposure and potentially reach a new audience.
- When sharing others’ blog posts, always add your own commentary or thoughts. This will help make your posts more unique and interesting, and it shows that you’re not just copying and pasting someone else’s work.
👉 By following these simple tips, you can share other bloggers’ content while still growing your own blogging platform. So get out there and start sharing!
Bloggers Who Link and Collaborate
One of the best parts of being in blogging communities is meeting people who genuinely support others’ work. Over the years I’ve connected with several bloggers who regularly link to and share relevant content in their niches. A few examples:
- Ryan Biddulph (Blogging From Paradise)
- Randy Lyle Clark
- Erik Emanuelli
- David Leonhardt (THGM Writers)
- Bill Gassett (Maximum Real Estate Exposure)
- Cattis Friberg – Making Money on the Internet
- Sue-Ann Bubacz – Write Mix for Business
- Jaime Shine
- Trevor Warman – The Nomadic Backpacker
👉 I met most of them through blogging groups and online communities. The common thread isn’t that they promote everything; it’s that they share content they actually find useful and build real relationships over time.
Where To Find Your Blogging Groups
Here’s a quick comparison of the main community types in 2026:
- Niche Facebook and LinkedIn groups — Still useful when the group is active and moderated. Look for groups where people discuss ideas, not just promote.
- Reddit — Communities in your niche can drive targeted traffic when you contribute value first.
- Quora Spaces and answers — Answering questions and sharing relevant posts can bring steady, intent-driven traffic.
- X (Twitter) communities and chats — Smaller, topic-focused spaces often work better than broad hashtag efforts.
- Discord and Slack groups — Many niches now have private or semi-private servers where bloggers share ideas and opportunities.
- Selective content-sharing tools — Tools like Quuu can still help with distribution, but they work best when combined with real relationships, not as a replacement for them.
| Community Type | Best For | Effort Level | Potential Benefit | Notes in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niche Facebook / LinkedIn groups | Discussion & relationships | Medium | Feedback, occasional shares | Still useful if well-moderated |
| Targeted traffic | High | Intent-driven visitors | Contribute first, promote sparingly | |
| Quora Spaces / Answers | Authority + traffic | Medium | Long-term referral traffic | Strong for evergreen questions |
| Discord / Slack groups | Real-time collaboration | Medium | Deeper relationships | Growing in many niches |
| X Communities & chats | Quick networking | Low–Medium | Visibility & connections | Smaller groups perform better |
| Content-sharing tools | Distribution support | Low | Extra shares | Works best alongside real relationships |
Older platforms such as Triberr and some traditional blogging networks are less central for most bloggers now. They can still have a place, but they’re rarely the primary driver of growth.
Blogging Is Not A Solo Activity
Blogging is no longer a solo activity. To be found online and generate traffic, you need to participate in the blogging community. This means commenting on other blogs, guest blogging, and promoting your blog content on social media.
Back in the early days of blogging, you could be found on search engines through organic traffic. There were not as many blogs back then as there are today.
The competition is fierce in search, so until you build up your SEO efforts, you may need to find other ways. Be sure your headlines are engaging as well.
For newer blogging websites, social media and blog commenting play a key role in growing your new blog. Through these methods, you can build your blog brand while building relationships.
I’ve made some wonderful friends through the years through blogging.
Guest Posts For Blogging Websites
Building relationships can lead to guest posts on other blogs. Bloggers accept guest posts from people they know, rather than emailing strangers. These types of posts help your link-building efforts by drawing more organic traffic to your blog.
Of course, make sure you submit great content when guest posting on other blogs. These other websites should also have your target audience as their readers.
There is no sense in writing for an audience that does not care about what you have to say. Your content should answer questions and offer additional solutions to your audience’s problems.
Conclusion
Blogging doesn’t have to be a completely solo activity. The bloggers who tend to last are those who combine solid content with genuine relationships within their niche.
You don’t need to join every group or network. Pick a few places where you can show up consistently, add value, and build real connections. Those relationships are more likely to lead to guest posts, shares, and links that actually move the needle.
Have you made blogging relationships with others recently? I’d love to hear about it in the comments below. 👇
FAQS About Blogging Websites and Networks
Blogging networks are groups or communities of bloggers (often in the same or related niches) who share ideas, feedback, and sometimes each other’s content. Some are formal platforms; others are looser groups on social media, Discord, or forums.
A blogging website is a site built primarily around blog content (most commonly on WordPress or similar platforms). The blog is the main way the site attracts visitors and builds an audience.
Look for niche-focused Facebook groups, LinkedIn groups, Reddit communities, Quora Spaces, Discord servers, and smaller X communities. The best ones prioritize discussion and value over pure self-promotion. Content-sharing tools can supplement these, but they usually work better once you already have some relationships.
It’s hard to grow entirely alone. Other bloggers can introduce you to new readers, offer guest post opportunities, share feedback, and occasionally link to your content. These relationships are often more sustainable than relying only on search or ads.
Start with communities, social platforms, and email. Share helpful answers on Quora or Reddit, engage in relevant groups, repurpose content for short-form video or social posts, and build an email list from day one. SEO still matters in the long term, but early traffic usually comes from places where people are already gathering.
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Hi Lisa, totally agree blogging isn’t a solo activity.
I always follow up with anyone I’ve linked to in a post, but what’s been working best for me is Quora spaces. The traffic back to my blogs is good, but the quality of that traffic is great. It also helps me see what topics or specific angles of a topic people are interested in when I write new blog posts.
Cheers!
Hi Patrick, welcome to Inspire To Thrive. I’m glad you agree on this one. Oh yes, I love Quora as well. A great place to connect, learn and teach with others. Thanks for coming by on this one and have a great day!
I run a content site and do some light SEO for a small business. Thanks for the invaluable information. I will be checking out Triberr and Blog Engage.
Hi Alex, welcome to Inspire To Thrive. I’m glad to hear you found the info invaluable. It inspires me to write more here. Yes, those are great blogging communities. Also, Viral Content Bee is another one and Share Biz Sugar. Thank you for coming by and don’t hesitate to ask if you have questions on any of these Alex.
Hi Lisa,
Even though I have had a blog for a long time, it’s been less than a year since I started to blog seriously for my business. And the first network I discovered was Viral Content Bee. It helped boost my traffic tremendously, and also showed me how blogging networks can help.
And it also showed me the nature of these networks. It’s not just about sharing your own blog post as you could do on social media. You only get the benefits when you help other people first.
And here’s the best part. When you have so many bloggers who share you and support you without asking you for anything, you don’t even wait for them to ask you. You share and link and support and comment anyways. Because you also want to help them.
It’s organic and smooth, supporting each other and making friends from all over the world!
Hi Poulomi, interesting that Viral Content Bee was your first. I wish there were more bloggers there as well. It’s a great way to share others’ content. I love visiting new blogs from there as well to comment on. I love the organic sharing that goes on and do not like when people ask me to share something, especially if I don’t know them. I can understand if it’s a friend and they need an extra push though. Thanks for your input and have a wonderful day Poulomi
Hi Lisa,
Being completely transparent, I finally *fully* realized sometime over the prior 6 months that joining blogging networks and building blogging networks is the only way to stand out in a business and blogging world of companies, corporations and conglomerates. I may not have a $100 million marketing budget to spend nor a company of 30 employees putting in 12 hours a day but I can befriend a ton of bloggers by helping them freely, I can drive Google traffic and I can thrive by finding and joining new blogging networks. For 24 hours a day, many, many bloggers are promoting my blog in many, many spots. This is not too unlike having a blogging company, except that I pay in generosity, not salary.
Literally, the idea hit me a few months back that you, me, Dana, Anthony, Nikola and so many bloggers out there are basically in each other’s blogging companies. We may not receive a salary or work for each other but our care for each other influences us to work with each other, in order that we may all succeed with our blogs. It has been so cool to see this unfold. Again; I only deeply realized this truth in eye-popping fashion recently, though I had seen the power of outreach for a long time.
Awesome post!
Ryan
Hi Ryan, yes, there are so many big conglomerates to compete with today. I like how you say for 24 hours a day others are promoting you. That is so true! Right, we don’t help each other for the money but we work well together and enjoy helping each other out. We all have different talents and knowledge levels. It really is cool to see how it has unfolded Ryan. Thanks for your input and for always being part of our group. Make it a great day Ryan.
Hello Lisa, this content is very hot. I like the fact that you mentioned Triberr.
It’s very remarkable tool and one of my favourite. Well done
Hi Foster, welcome to Inspire To Thrive. Thank you. I have been using Triberr for almost a decade now. It is not as good as it once was but is still a valuable tool today for bloggers. Thanks for your input on it.
Hey Lisa,
Awesome post, as usual.
I appreciate the shoutout and that you included me with other wonderful bloggers. I know some of them and will have to check out the others.
I do appreciate knowing you and being in touch with people in the blogging community. There are some amazing people out there. Even just getting to know people like you and chatting about other things and life, in general, has been refreshing. It’s just fun to get to know people from around the globe you would have never met otherwise.
Thank you for being you, Lisa!
Hi Dana, you are welcome. I love getting to know others around the globe and about their cultures. It can be very interesting and fun. It can even turn into a real-life meeting and maybe an overnight stay somewhere in travel too. Thanks for coming by Dana and for the inspiration of this blog post. Have a great day!