BloggerLuv – Giving Back to Bloggers

June 27, 2010 - Last Modified: February 14, 2013 by Nile Flores

I recently became a member of BloggerLuv (and no, that is no affiliate link because the site is free.) The site allows bloggers to communicate to each other in a social network setting that is not Facebook or Twitter.

While there are other great communities, I truly feel this is promising for bloggers who really want to engage in conversation with others who are just as eager to communicate. I am passionate about making a good connection with my readers and social network followers, as well as readers of sites I love to visit. I also know a lot of people I talk to online are just about as passionate as I am about connecting with others.

Why? – why not is the better question. Even I get guilty of not always following up and returning a comment. It is a sad thing when you become a bit busy and popular. However, I enjoy what time I can and hope others feel my sincerity. Social media is awesome as you can talk with other people and all of a sudden, you have a web design job (happens with me) or some other great opportunity.

Most of us have gone through school and years later only keep semi-strong tabs with a handful of individuals. Because of the Internet, this connection can be re-fortified through online communities. BloggerLuv is like that and that is why I had to mention the social hub for bloggers. It is a community that allows that type of give and take that anyone usually enjoys.

BloggerLuv will be going through some changes in the near future – some cosmetic (design) changes to enhance the user experience and of course. The site operates with BuddyPress, which I have been exciting about since the project started (I even met James Jacob Jacoby at WordCamp Chicago 2010 – awesome guy who was a core developer of BuddyPress.)

Despite the fact that I am mentioning BloggerLuv and it would be great to see you there, I actually am curious about all the great communities out there that you all are a part of. If so, can you mention them? What do they do that makes them different from other communities for bloggers? Why do you like it?

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MaggieMae says:

Hey! Nice one...I just started a network called "Connecting all Bloggers". It's a bit different to BloggerLuv as it is there to interact about actual posts. The site in itself is a sort of forum. I am still looking for some kudos on it, so I could you some feedback or some love. I went for a (second) look on BloggerLuv, but it seems so crowded. Is it a place where people actually "hear" you, or did I get such a wrong impression?
chi3nming says:

it is still new I think I only saw 95 members well is it really a good place to go? i mean i only have 2 hours of surfing hours per day and shld I go there?
ashok says:

Love BloggerLuv, hope to see many of you there - I'm really enjoying my time on that site. Right now the community is very, very social, and everyone's eager to promote everyone else. I don't think it's possible to ask for more from a community, but there's even some decent advice being given about blogging.
element321 says:

Finally got the chance to join the site yesterday. So far, I haven't had much time to look more into the site. But it looks its a great community and I see potential for this site to keep growing.
ravi says:

I would like to try it out,i love blogging communities and I heard about bloggerluv on famousbloggers first time today.
Melinda says:

BloggerLuv is great for picking up some tips and ideas a newbie like me might not know about. John's a great guy who is sincere in his wanting to bring bloggers together to share and learn...and just have some silly fun. When you have a question, someone is always willing to share their knowledge. I'm always happy to promote my fellow members with some tweeting LUV when I can. I, too, just wish I had more time to spend "hanging out".
Paul Tech says:

The problem for most of us is too many social networks around and we don't really have time to engage the various communities. Just a signup, a brief interaction and then a disappearing act get us nowhere. I will sign up at BloggerLuv and hopefully make some contributions there...
DiTesco says:

I have signed up for BloggerLuv a while ago and been receiving some interesting "questions" through my email so I occasionally login to see what's going on. Like Kristi, it is a pity that my time constraints won't let me find out more about the network though. Maybe in the near future I get to have the habit of visiting it more often.
John Sullivan says:

@ Everyone This is an awesome experience and a great way to cap off thousands of nights of reaching out and psuhing forward through good days and bad. I have seen 1000's come 100's quit and I hope this all is just a preview of how we all work together, regardless of financial status, race, national origin, sex etc To be honest I'm learning a lot I was bored with a regular wp install and needed something to bring me closer with bloggers and them with each other. This is one project I can't loose on cause I already won in the sense that I had to realize I was going about things the wrong way and continuing to rant on potpolitics was only pushing me further out to sea. I promise to be honest, open and work hard just like Hesham does on behalf of all bloggers around the world :) I also promise to never add any code that doesn't put bloggers FIRST Thanks everyone for the amazing learning experience and the excellent feedback :) PS the site on the main domain is like a month old the community on the subdomain is mainly older bloggers that like the spot BOTH will be like that for now as I add new features everyday all for the LUV LOL :) Thanks Hesham I added this post to the link directory you and all your readers are welcome to add your links comment from inside or out and whatever it takes for your success.
Colleen says:

Thanks for the heads up on BloggerLuv Nile. I have it opened up in the other window and I recognize a ton of folks over there. I'll give it a good look. Funny how an avatar or gravatar is so big in branding. One thing I think the site needs (for slower people like me) is a how-to link with some user generated screencasts to show new visitors around. Just a thought. I'll check BloggerLuv out.
Kristi Hines says:

BloggerLuv is definitely a great network, and the creator, John, is an awesome blogger to know. Always giving to the blogging community, and this is definitely the ultimate example. I just wish I had more time to really hang out there. Any chance we can get some HootSuite integration? :)
Kimi says:

I have started to register to BloggerLuv a few weeks ago, and i got nice and friendly people there, they tend to help me as i was a newbie in BloggerLuv What I like from BloggerLuv: The concept is very helpful for bloggers, and the members are friendly. It was running very slow, took me a few minutes to load, but today i checked, it loads faster! Keep it going :)
Lee says:

Ditto what the other members say about Bloggerluv community. I was one of the first to join and have had nothing but a postitive experience interacting with the members. Some awesome peeps over there and John, Karen and Niles are always there to help no questions asked. Thanks guys. I like the look of FB here too Hesham and find your content valuable and helpful.
roezer says:

Because the Community in not very large yet it is also a good idea to join so when it does get bigger you will be one of the established members of the online community.Bloggerluv is doing what no other blogging circles do and that is promoting the user and not the website
Blazing Minds says:

John is doing an excellent job over at BloggerLuv and he's always working hard, I'm just proud to be part of the BloggerLuv entourage of awesome bloggers ;)
Sam Sall says:

Hi, excellent review Nile.I never enjoyed any social network as much I do in bloggerluv...I'm addicted to it it's fun and easy to use and John always helping and replying and improving the site ...any activity I do their give my site a push to better ranking ..bloggerluv is a dofollow site and all the links there are from powerful successful bloggers ..who also very humbled they are keen enough to visit your site and even comment... The Alexa ranking of bloggerluv is through the roof and increasing. @Hesham ,well done your influence and sucess is amazing ..I'm proud of you buddy...good luck
- Hesham says:
  
  Sam.. Sam.. :) hey man :) I really appreciate your great connection, I remember that we are online friends now for maybe over two years, that's pretty cool! I sow your entries at BloggerLuv, and said to myself.. that's so nice to see you there hanging with other friends of mine! I really appreciate your friendship!
Latief says:

Yes Nile, CommentLuv is just more than a comment service. I love CommentLuv from the first time and Thanks for Andy for awesome CommentLuv plugin ;)
Alex says:

Hesham, Talking of blogging communities, thanks for commenting on my post at TheInfopreneur so that I could then find you. This is a fantastic resource you have created and this post is particulary interesting to me. I utilise BloggersBase and BlogEngage but neither of these are Blog Communities in the sense, well not how I see it anyway. They are places to share your content and meet bloggers but the real community happens once you start blog hopping. For me, the best community is TheInfoPreneur site because it is a hub of interaction and through this site I have met a throng of amazing bloggers that are now equally friends. I suppose that is the purpose of these sites (so I Take it all back :) ) because they are not forums, but where else can you meet other motivated bloggers - google blog search!? Yeah right! Thanks for the intro to Bloggers Luv, will check it out later, but as Mars pointed out - there is way too much going on already!
- Hesham says:
  
  Hi Alex, I know that TheInfopreneur have great followers, I have been a reader! and I was watching every step made by James since he started the blog (I hope he is doing fine!) I appreciate the blogging communities and I give a lot of respect to these as I see and feel it's real power! I agree with you both, Alex and Mars.. that there is a way too much going already :) Thanks a lot for stepping by, I will visit you back on the first chance I got!
John Sullivan says:

@ Hesham after giving it some thought in the hot summer sun I just wanted to say Sorry for being a kid about our previous dealings and your site looks amazing. Lucky for YOU I don't snatch some of that CSS :) For my personal site Serious excellent work and I will be around for any partnership,deals,friendships you got. Sometimes we get so stressed for success we are blinded for a moment. Oh no reply button ? I just wanted to mention that YES there was something in the theme I was using like 6 months ago. New theme new database new attitude Let's ROLL After all we both want the same things and share the same passion for bloggers and blogging. To all your success Still down the road in San Antonio :( Not for long LOL I been saying that two yrs now Thanks Hesham And Niles for her excellent post and helping with some design tweaks :) It's all GOOD we getting close now ;)
- Hesham says:
  
  No worries buddy, I know that feeling ;) Glad you liked the work we have done on FB, feel free to snatch anything you want lol! it's OK! I see that you are doing great work for bloggers, I am following the news! Yes there is a reply button, you will see it when you mouse over any comment, it's a trick I got from Thesis site ;) I didn't went anywhere since we talked last time by phone, I am still setting on my sofa, behind my laptop.. I some times jump into the swimming pool to refresh, it's HOT.. HOT summer buddy lol!
John Sullivan says:

WOW what an awesome post. But did you know Hesham was the one who actually made and gave me that header pic ? This is also a perfect time to mention that I have been stubborn in the past thinking all bloggers should look out for each other according to my expectations doing so only sets us up for disappointment. I was actually thinking about the contest and tweeting Andy's tweets about it :) Thanks Nile and Hesham
- Hesham says:
  
  Hey John, long time we didn't talk buddy! I have some busy bloody moments since we planned and started the blogging contest :) Thank you for mentioning the BloggerLuv header banner, and glad you like it and still using it, it's just a very simple gift to an awesome community flooded with Luv!
- Nile Flores says:
  
  I never doubted Hesham approving this post because it is free and targets people we all like to talk to. Plus, some of our regular FamousBloggers readers are already members there too. John, you have a good thing going and people like to help out... this is just another leg up for allowing me to help you. :D
  - Hesham says:
    
    Probably you don't know this, but John and me are friends since a long time :)
Mars Dorian says:

mmm, sounds like an interesting network. Although I'm already overkilled with Twitter and Facebook, lol, how much more can you take ? We'll see, I take a look.
- Nile Flores says:
  
  I hear you sometimes... however, even if overkilled on Twittering and Facebooking, you might be surprised on how many of the core loyal readers are already members.... and even before I joined myself, I was already networking with these people. However, I know you are about as busy as I am... so no matter - thank you for reading about BloggerLuv. :D
Joe Boyle says:

I'll be sure to check out Blogger Luv! It sounds like an amazing idea and, by what you said, should be an excellent way to connect with others! Great post!
Anne Moss says:

I really like the folks behind that project and was making attempts to join but Chrome used to kick me out with malware warnings... so I gave up. Truth is, I'm getting busy with some projects now, so not sure I'll have time to be active in yet another bloggers community. I hear it's doing well and real glad for the people running it.
- Nile Flores says:
  
  Try Firefox. I am not much for a Chrome fan because I have problems with it crashing like crazy myself. John has a lot of great plans, and so do I design-wise.
- Roezer says:
  
  Malware warnings I have never seen them on bloggerluv but I have got them from .edu sites check your security settings
Ileane says:

Hi Niles, I'm really excited to be a part of BloggerLuv and right now that's the only community that I'm active in. John is a great guy and it seems I'll follow him anywhere because it always turns out positive. I'm looking forward to the upcoming changes and the benefits I'm sure we can all share in. Thanks for spreading the word, nice job!
- Nile Flores says:
  
  You are welcome. I think it is great to spread the news. I am lucky Hesham agrees with good ideas for bloggers because there are not so many site owners who are as open-minded.
Asad says:

These blogger communities are really good for bloggers because they can easily interact with each other and they can learn new things from each other.I am going to join this community so i can learn from other bloggers.
- Nile Flores says:
  
  Awesome... friend me there. :D

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