Today is my last day in Stockholm and I’m going to be so sad to leave this beautiful city. This morning I’m heading to the Stockholm Furniture Fair and then (hopefully!) squeezing in a museum before I leave for the airport. Before I head off I thought I would share with you all my Bright.Bazaar ‘Guide To Blogging’ infographic. When I was preparing my keynote speech to deliver at Meet The Blogger in Stockholm I was determined to find a way to condense my key points into a handy memento for my blogging pals in the audience; I think it can be difficult to listen to a lengthy speech and take proper notes at the same time. In the end I decided to create an infographic and used my speaker’s fee to have it specially designed and printed for everyone in the audience. I worked with my designer, Amanda, to create something that people might like to pin on their pin boards at home to give them a blogging high-five long after the conference finished. It’s actually quite a funny story: I was so engrossed in my Q&A session and relieved that the talk had gone OK that I forgot to hand the darn things out until my fiancé reminded me. I couldn’t believe I nearly forgot about them after I spent so long agonising over the wording, design and paper stock! Luckily, they did get handed out and it’s been so fun to see old and new blogging friends sending me Instagrams, tweets and emails of the infographic pinned up in their homes all over Europe. So for those of you that were unable to attend, here’s my How To Build A Bright & Successful Blogging Brand infographic for you to pin digitally instead. (P.S. This was originally designed for print but you can click here and zoom to see a larger version!)
// Designed by Amanda Jane Jones for Bright.Bazaar
05 / 5 / 2013
Beautiful, practical AND thoughtful. Definitely one of my favourite mementos of the entire weekend – thank you!
It was lovely to see you again.
Oh, and huge congratulations on your engagement!
05 / 5 / 2013
I feel like such a geezer. I’m afraid even with my bifocals I am having a hard time reading the infographic. Is there any place to see it a wee bit larger?
05 / 5 / 2013
Love it, although is there a way to enlarge it? I tried clicking on it with no luck and am having trouble reading all the fine print. Let me know, would love to read more WIll, thanks!
05 / 5 / 2013
@Susan, Elizabeth – Sure, I’ve added a link at the bottom of the post for you. It was originally designed for print and not for web so that’s why it’s not optimised for the blog, sorry!
05 / 5 / 2013
@Chi – Thanks so much, Chi!
05 / 5 / 2013
Love this!
So great.
05 / 5 / 2013
I’m new to blogging so this is SO helpful. Thanks so much!
Tip for those having trouble reading it -
Just open the image into its own window and then hopefully you can choose to zoom in.
x Emma
Homely Creatures
05 / 5 / 2013
Love this infographic. What a fantastic idea and so thoughtful to have it printed!
05 / 5 / 2013
how very thoughtful of you to put this together for all the lucky attendees–wonderful advice and very true to the hard work you exhibit so well here. and isn’t it great to have a partner to prod and remind you just when you are about to forget something? you two make a great team
05 / 5 / 2013
OMG Mr … I wANT one too! I can be your Toronto representative and spread the Bright Wisdoms here! Thank god for Mr. T to save the day hey
can’t wait to meet you both again…. soon. We are in February already!!
05 / 5 / 2013
This is just brilliant and I’m pinning the heck out of it! Thanks for sharing your wisdom.
05 / 5 / 2013
Looks lovely – need to be able to enlarge it though so we can read please…
05 / 5 / 2013
Bright, cheerful, practical and o so helpful. Thanks for sharing Will.
I have printed a black and white copy for now. Sadly I don’t have a colour printer at home, but I am heading out later to have a colour one printed to pin to my mood board.
The blogger meet up sounds fantastic as well. I wish I could have been there to hear your talk.
05 / 5 / 2013
Will, this is awesome. I am just starting out in blogging and I’m sure I will refer back to this many times. Congratulations on a successful weekend in Stockholm, and I look forward to reading more nuggets of advice from you!
Hannah
05 / 5 / 2013
Will, I. sooooo love this. What a brilliant idea and beautiful and sophisticated design.
You’re so right about overwhelming note taking.. people learn best with visuals.
As a Graphic Designer, I simply MUST have the printed version. Chi mentioned in her post it’s on tactile paper.
Personally I think you should make them available for sale and I’d like to be your first customer. Name your price Sir!!!
Enjoy your last day in Stockholm and say hi to the fiancé… x
05 / 5 / 2013
I just came back from Stockholm and still have to find a place for the infographic somewhere in my tiny “home office corner” And I see so many sharing it on their blogs and fb pages today as one of the highlights from the weekend. Well deserved!
05 / 5 / 2013
Will this is a wonderful conference takeaway… I’ve been at enough conferences in my time to know that something succinct, palpable & personal is a real bonus for attendees. Well done you! And with great tips as well
05 / 5 / 2013
This not only looks pretty to look at Will, but your tips are all spot on. Hope you enjoyed your stockholm trip! xx
05 / 5 / 2013
A great guide, Will. Love all your tips.
05 / 5 / 2013
I love this Will! I’m printing it out for sure
Great team job!
05 / 5 / 2013
I’m new to blogging, so any advice is helpful. Thanks for sharing!
05 / 5 / 2013
Concise and spot-on! Would have loved to cheer you on in Stockholm but glad it went well
05 / 5 / 2013
Brilliant notes and definitely for keeps! LOVING your bunkers post box clip too! Enjoy your last day in Stockholm x
05 / 5 / 2013
Will this is amazing. You’ve been so generous with your knowledge it’s inspirational. Looking forward to putting it all into practice in the Autumn. Fiona
05 / 5 / 2013
Thanks! This has been so useful and inspiring!
05 / 5 / 2013
Excellent tips, Will!
05 / 5 / 2013
This is fab! Thank you! I bet Stockholm was great!
I’ve taken your advice and started a weekly column today. Hope you’ll come by to see it. hx
05 / 5 / 2013
Another thing my favorite bloggers do, is introduce me to other blogs that I will also love. Broadens my horizons, if you will.
05 / 5 / 2013
This is a great infographic, Will – such a creative way to present your tips! Thanks for sharing it with us, as a fairly new blogger I am going to treat it as my little blogging bible
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xoxo
05 / 5 / 2013
Hi Will! Hope you’re well?
Love this infographic, and all your gorgeous photographs from Stockholm. I’m living vicariously through you!
Becky
x
06 / 6 / 2013
i seriously want this as a poster. any plans? i want to give this to all the blogs i work with. excellent work.
06 / 6 / 2013
pinning this right now!!
06 / 6 / 2013
You are too sweet to use your speaker fee to create this awesome tip sheet. Thanks so much for sharing it.
mikky
http://www.todaloos.com
06 / 6 / 2013
Will you are great!!! This infographic is so creative, so right, so inspiring. Thanks a lot!!!!!!
I was sad not to be present at the MTB but you get my hug from Ilaria!
06 / 6 / 2013
@Vale – Such a shame to miss you but Ilaria’s hug was a very good one indeed!
06 / 6 / 2013
Oooosh this kid is SO SO GOOD!!
I loved your talk, Will and I absolutely loved meeting you finally. Meet The Blogger Stockholm was such a cool experience and very very much looking forward to the London one! Hope you enjoyed the rest of your visit and made it home safe and sound 
xxx
06 / 6 / 2013
What great perfect and concise tips!! I will have to add you to my weekend links because these tips need to be everywhere!! =)
06 / 6 / 2013
Will, it was so great to hear you speak in Stockholm. Thank you for the great info graphic. It will go up on my inspiration board and remind me of all the wisdom of Mr. Bright Bazaar himself
It was lovely to meet you. Kathrin
07 / 7 / 2013
I just stop by to say: I love your blog!!!
<3 <3
that's it..
07 / 7 / 2013
Thanks for sharing your guide to blogging and your inspiring inspiration. It was lovely to meet you!
07 / 7 / 2013
This infographic is so true! Great tips – thanks for taking the time to create this
x
10 / 10 / 2013
Love all of the tips! Yes to be individually in the internet you really have to try hard to create a unique style. Something you really have down. Love your blog and try to learn from it ^^
11 / 11 / 2013
Great job – thank you! There are probably many bloggers (including myself) struggling finding better reasons and ways to express themselves through their blogs at this time every year. Your infographics is so inspiring and well written.
14 / 14 / 2013
Thankyou, immensely helpful!
25 / 25 / 2013
Very useful! Thank you!