5 Blogs to Guide Your Social Media Strategy

Hello Friends!

There are a huge number of blogs relating to social media marketing, branding and strategy.
Here are 5 that I have found the most interesting, fun and helpful so far in my fledgeling social media marketing studies.

1. HubSpot marketing blog
HubSpot Link
I just love HubSpot! They are a company who have really taken the inbound marketing concept to the max. There are simply hundreds of helpful articles available for download. The is even a social media marketing class that you can take for free. All they want is some basic info about you and your company (if any).

2. The Blogger platform's own blogging blog
Buzzfeed Link
There are many interesting articles and tips about blogging, and plenty of links to other interesting blogs. It's important to read other blogs to find your own voice. Buzzfeed also tells you the latest on blogging on the Blogger platform.

3. Personally interesting to me is the Colorado Gives Day blog.
Colorado Gives Blog Link
It has information for the nonprofit professional and it is well designed and updated on a regular basis. It is important to network within your professional area, so I have left a comment (so far) on this blog and will continue to read it and comment regularly.

4. Another nonprofit specialist blog is the Nonprofit Marketing Guide.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide Link
 I follow this blog for excellent advice on social media marketing for nonprofits, but also on how to present your blog in a way that is ideal for inbound marketing. I don't want to, nor can I afford to, spend resources on disruptive marketing techniques, and this blog gives me lots of advice on how to serve my target audience (in the future) with content that is valuable for them.

5. This guy is a genius. Really.
Brian Solis Link
He is a futurist and a big picture thinker about marketing/social media/PR/communications as a whole. He has written several books on those topics and is a sought after lecturer. His posts are on a whole different level from anyone else I have ever read. Mind.Blown.