Gah! Did anyone else have a minor panic attack yesterday when that little message popped up on Google Reader saying that the service is officially closing down on July 1? I have been using Google Reader to follow way too many blogs for years and years. So this came as a total surprise and a bit of a bummer, as I have overall really loved using Reader.
But coincidentally, I had just recently begun exploring Bloglovin’, and had really begun to fall in love with many of their features and layout. Granted, there are many differences between Bloglovin’ and Google Reader, and some of the features I most love on Reader have yet to appear on Bloglovin’. But overall, it’s a great reader, and it is an especially great resource for finding new blogs that are similar to those you already love. So I’m curious to give it a real try at least for awhile!
The good news is that Bloglovin’ offers a really simple feature for importing the list of blogs you currently follow on Reader into your profile with Bloglovin’. So thought I would post a really quick how-to. I might make a more detailed tutorial this weekend with actual visuals (would that be helpful?). But for now, here is the basic idea.
Also, for those of you who do decide to make the switch to Bloglovin’, would love for you to find me and come say hi! My profile is at /gimmesomeoven, where you can click “follow” for my blogs Gimme Some Oven and Gimme Some Life. Happy blog loving at Bloglovin’!
**I also posted a tutorial for those interested in switching to Feedly. You can view that here!***
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Apparently it’s even easier than that now. Guess Bloglovin’ has gotten an influx of Reeder users to convert. Now when you go to www.bloglovin.com/import. There’s a button to import the blogs from your reeder. Worked like a charm. Click the button and allow Bloglovin access to your reeder.
Thank you very much for taking the time to share how to import our blogs to Bloglovin’. It worked!!
Cheers,
Debi @ One Heart
Thanks for this tutorial, Ali! Off to give it a shot~
That graphic is really handy. I loved it so much that I featured it on my blog (crediting you/linking back to your blog, of course). Thank you for taking the time to explain it in a way that is easy to understand!
Thank you for your post! But I have 0 files in ‘Reader’! Maybe there is another way to import readers?
I hope I will find the solution..
When i set up an account w/ Bloglovin, I got a prompt to import from Google Reader and didn’t have to find the download i made last nite in preparation of this change. Was planning on spending some time this weekend searching for a replacement, so thank you so much for saving me time. Actually setup up Bloglovin and Feedly to see which one I like better.
I cannot thank you enough for sharing this. When I learned that Google Reader was going away, I nearly cried! I am so glad that there’s an easy, hassle-free replacement.
you’re seriously on the ball! I want to check out both bloglovin and feedly sometime to see which I like better. super annoyed I have to even bother but thanks for the info :)
When I try it says my Google Reader is empty! Anyone know how to fix that? I follow a ton of blogs!
THANK YOU!! I have finally moved all my blogs over to bloglovin. I’ll be sure to add Gimme Some Oven while I’m in there! I also linked this post for my readers!