What Five Blogs Would You Follow?
November 24, 2007
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A post that’s a little less blogging tip as opposed to finding out a little more about my readers.ÂImagine for the moment that you had to pick just five feeds to follow - what would your five be, and why? They don’t necessarily have to be in your niche - they could be purely for information, news or simply because they’re entertaining.
For myself:
- Lifehacker: This is a daily requirement for me, and I have more bookmarks tagged ‘Lifehacker’ in my del.icio.us account than anything else. By far. Gina is able to come out with some absolutely amazing stuff.
- MegFowler.com: I have no idea how I came across Meg’s site (probably a search for other local bloggers), but if you’ve never read her stuff, some of it is hilariously funny, and some of it is a good deal deeper. But she holds nothing back in her writing (at least she doesn’t appear to), and she isn’t afraid to poke a little fun at herself while trying to figure out where she’s going.
- Lorelle on WordPress: I don’t think that there’s a better evangelist for WordPress than Lorelle, simply because she posts what she loves about WordPress, and also what gets her ticked off.
- Robert Scoble: For two or three years, Robert Scoble was the face of Microsoft in the blogosphere, and he would equally heap praise and scorn on things that the company did. If I were to compile a list of my favourite Channel 9 videos, they would all be ones that were shot by Scoble. And nothing has changed since he left Microsoft for PodTech, and started his own video blog, the ScobleShow.
- The Blog Herald: I have to admit that when I first started reading the Blog Herald, I didn’t get a lot of useful information from it. But since going back about six weeks ago, I am constantly impressed by the quality of the content that gets posted by the various authors, including Lorelle van Fossen, and Tony Hung. Now it’s where I go for information on the blogosphere and the blogging community.
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November 25th, 2007 at 7:20 am
Even though it’s not my niche, I always follow the marketing and make money online blogs. I guess those are the cornerstones that links blogs together: we want readership and hopefully we can make money from it.
1. Doshdosh - I love his blog because he provides detailed marketing strategy.
2. Problogger - Trusted blogging source with helpful suggestions.
3. John Chow - He also tells you how to make money online when he isn’t rambling about food. Entertaining and informative.
4. Shoemoney - Totally on the flip side, I follow this blog because I don’t get the attraction. He doesn’t lay out the strategy or offer monetization tips or did I miss it? He says he’s not a blogger but why does he have such a following? He’s obviously successful so I’m trying to understand what I’m missing.
5. icanhascheezburger - Okay, I have to throw this one in. How can you go wrong with a bunch of silly cat pictures with captions. Makes me smile.
November 25th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
Phew! That’s tough. There are a lot of great blogs out there. If I *had* to pick only 5, the following would be serious considerations:
Andy BeardCopybloggerDosh DoshProBloggerThe Blog Herald
It would kill me to only visit those 5, but I would have to say those are the 5 I frequent the most.
November 26th, 2007 at 8:27 am
@mariam: Thanks for the comment. I can’t say that I disagree with any of your choices, just for the reason that you mention. Those are the sites that are in the business of helping you bring more traffic in - which, as you say is the goal of every blog, regardless of niche.
I also don’t see the appeal in Shoemoney, but haven’t started following yet to see if I can get it.
November 26th, 2007 at 8:29 am
@J: It is tougher than it sounds, isn’t it? Like Mariam’s five, I’d be hard pressed to disagree with any of yours.
Although I’ve heard of all of the ones you mentioned, I haven’t really followed anything by Andy Beard. Maybe I’ll check it out.
Thanks for the comments. Very much appreciated.
November 26th, 2007 at 11:24 pm
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