I love reading books related to blogging, influencing and social media. In this post, I want to share the 15 best books for bloggers in 2019. Social Media and the digital world is changing at such a high pace it’s good to keep up with trends, new strategies, and ideas. Let me know in the comments if you read any of the books and which one interests you most!
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1. Girl, Stop Apologizing
After reading Girl, Wash Your Face, it was a no-brainer for me to get my hands on Girl, Stop Apologizing by Rachel Hollis after it came out. It’s packed with hands-on device on how to achieve your goals and live a better life. After Rachel build a successful Blog, Business and Media Company she shares her best motivational tips through real-life examples. It definitely one of the Best Books for Bloggers and you can check it out HERE.
2. How to Win Friends and Influence People
One of the most groundbreaking and timeless bestsellers of all time, How to Win Friends & Influence People will teach you:
-Six ways to make people like you
-Twelve ways to win people to your way of thinking
-Nine ways to change people without arousing resentment
Check out why this book has been sold over 15 million copies HERE.
3. #Girlboss
This book follows the Story of Sophia Amoruso, from selling vintage clothes on eBay to being the founder, CEO, and creative director of Nasty Gal, a $100 million-plus online fashion retailer with more than 350 employees. Inspiration for all girls out there who don’t believe it’s possible! Think again. Check it out HERE.
4. The Badass Blog Planner
Packed with over 60 worksheets, this one-year planner will help you review the past year and hatch a plan to improve your online presence. It includes worksheets to evaluate and plan blog content, social media posts, products and services, email newsletters, marketing, advertising, your budget, and website design. Check it out HERE.
5. Blog Inc.
Joy Cho, of the award-winning Oh Joy!, offers expert advice on starting and growing a blog, from design and finance to overcoming blogger’s block, attracting readers, and more. This book will fine-tune what the next generation of bloggers shares with the world. Read it HERE.
6. The One Thing
YOU WANT LESS.
You want fewer distractions and less on your plate. The daily barrage of e-mails, texts, tweets, messages, and meetings distract you and stress you out. The simultaneous demands of work and family are taking a toll. And what’s the cost? Second-rate work, missed deadlines, smaller pay cheques, fewer promotions-and lots of stress.
AND YOU WANT MORE.
You want more productivity from your work. More income for a better lifestyle. You want more satisfaction from life, and more time for yourself, your family, and your friends.
Check out one of the best books I have ever read which is great if you are a blogger fighting the overwhelm. Check it out HERE.
7. Influencer
Whether you’re just starting out or you’re ready for bigger campaigns, Hennessy guides you through core influencer principles. From creating content worth double tapping and using hashtags to get discovered to understanding FTC rules and delivering metrics, she’ll show you how to elevate your profile, embrace your edge, and make money—all while doing what you love. Have a look HERE:
8. Everybody writes
In Everybody Writes, top marketing veteran Ann Handley gives expert guidance and insight into the process and strategy of content creation, production and publishing, with actionable how-to advice designed to get results.
These lessons and rules apply across all of your online assets — like web pages, the home page, landing pages, blogs, email, marketing offers, and on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social media. Ann deconstructs the strategy and delivers a practical approach to create ridiculously compelling and competent content. It’s designed to be the go-to guide for anyone creating or publishing any kind of online content — whether you’re a big brand or you’re small and solo. Have a look HERE.
9. You are a Badass
My favorite book on this list. In this refreshingly entertaining how-to guide, bestselling author and world-traveling success coach, Jen Sincero, serves up 27 bite-sized chapters full of hilariously inspiring stories, sage advice, easy exercises, and the occasional swear word, helping you to:
– Identify and change the self-sabotaging beliefs and behaviors that stop you from getting what you want.
– Create a life you totally love. And create it NOW!
– Make some damn money already. The kind you’ve never made before.
Check it out HERE.
10. One Million Followers
In One Million Followers, Kane will teach you how to gain an authentic, dedicated, and diverse online following from scratch; create personal, unique, and valuable content that will engage your core audience; and build a multi-media brand through platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, and LinkedIn. A must-read for every blogger and definitely one of my top Best Books for Bloggers in 2019. Have a look HERE.
11. Start with Why
Why are some people and organizations more inventive, pioneering and successful than others? And why are they able to repeat their success again and again? Because in business it doesn’t matter what you do, it matters why you do it.
Steve Jobs, the Wright brothers, and Martin Luther King have one thing in common: they STARTED WITH WHY. This book is for anyone who wants to inspire others or to be inspired. Based on the most-watched TED Talk of all time. Check it out HERE.
12. The Art of Social Media
For beginners overwhelmed by too many choices, as well as seasoned professionals eager to improve their game, The Art of Social Media is full of tactics that have been proven to work in the real world. Or as Guy puts it, “Great Stuff, No Fluff.” Learn more HERE.
13. Contagious
This book provides a set of specific, actionable techniques for helping information spread—for designing messages, advertisements, and information that people will share. Whether you’re a manager at a big company, a small business owner trying to boost awareness, a politician running for office, or a health official trying to get the word out, Contagious will show you how to make your product or idea catch on. Check it out HERE.
14. Jab, Jab, Jab right Hoock
New York Times bestselling author and social media expert Gary Vaynerchuk shares hard-won advice on how to connect with customers and beat the competition. A mash-up of the best elements of Crush It!and The Thank You Economy with a fresh spin, Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook is a blueprint to social media marketing strategies that really work. Have a look one of my favourite Best Books for Bloggers HERE.
15. Building a Story Brand
his revolutionary method for connecting with customers provides listeners with the ultimate competitive advantage, revealing the secret for helping their customers understand the compelling benefits of using their products, ideas, or services. Building a StoryBrand does this by teaching listeners the seven universal story points all humans respond to, the real reason customers make purchases, how to simplify a brand message so people understand it, and how to create the most effective messaging for websites, brochures, and social media. Read it HERE.
Let me know in the comments if you read one of the books and your opinion of the Best Books for Bloggers in 2019
Talk to you soon. Xx Katie
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