We’ve been having some fun this week Blog Hopping.

What is a Blog Hop? Or a Blog Party??

A blog hop or party is a list of blogs or specific posts related to a similar topic. Usually a blog “host” sets up a “Hop” on their site. In order to participate in the Blog Hop you need to place a comment on that blog, follow them on one of their social media outlets and hop around to the other blogs and comment or follow them as well.

A well run hop will have the rules of the hop clearly stated.

When you are commenting on the blogs in the hop be sure to tell them where you found them.

2 Main Rules of a Blog Hop:
1) Each participant adds their info to the Link List so others can see it, and comments on other blogs in the hop.
2) Each participant re-posts the Link List on their blog to promote the blog hop.

As a blogger one of your main goals is to create a connection and build your community. This type of link building through a blog hop will help you do that very easily.

A great example of a well run Blog Hop can be found at Moose Tracks and Tater Stacks  (I love the name of this site!)

Mark your Calendars for our first Dog Days of Summer Blog Hop happening August 6 – 13.