Blog is not just writing.
Blog is reading, communicating, thinking also. However, to blog you have to write.
And good writing is based on good reading, communicating and thinking.
How to write well? I thought that we have to read well firstly. But…
We wouldn’t improve writing skill if we only read bad writing. Definitely. We only receive good things when we were exposed to the same thing. That’s why we always love to choose the high-quality products and services… Therefore, we should choose reading the works of good writers to improve our writing skill.
There were billions of writings you could find to read. The internet is the best place to find content to read for free. And blogs are the most popular place to find good contents on the internet.
There are billions of blog on the internet but not all of them have good content. That’s why we should choose favorite blogs to read.
Besides, selective blogs also gives you some benefits such as:
- Save your time: It’s obvious that reading chosen content will take less time than reading everything.
- Get great idea: We will find many new ideas from the blogs we followed. Also, I have to admit that some of my blog post ideas came from other blog posts and comments.
- Develop your passion: You only follow blogs that share the same interest. You will find more good ideas to support your passion. That’s why you will develop what you love through these blogs.
- Communicate well: On the blogosphere, we can be able to meet a lot of people who have the same interest, passion and so we will get a lot new friends.
- Build quality backlink: We will get back-link through commenting other blogs, and if these blogs have the same niche as yours, you will get high-quality back-link.
10 Blogs I Follow to Help Me Blog Better and You Should Too.
I have read many blogs but haven’t tracked all of them.
You already knew the reason. And here are my favorite blogs:
1. ViperChill: I’ve followed Glen Allsopp’s blog – ViperChill – since 2010. Although I always hated long articles, Glen changed my mind. He wrote super long yet really attractive blog posts. Every article has an average of 2,000 words. Do you have enough patience to read a post at ViperChill? You should because every post that goes up is deeply discussed and appreciated by all readers.
2. CopyBlogger: If you are looking for online marketing advice, this blog is the first place you should visit. Why did I say this while you can find it elsewhere?
CopyBlogger has a ton of online marketing advice written by successful internet marketers based on their real experience. The articles are proved to work well for online marketers and copywriters. I knew many articles about online marketing that were badly written by amateurs. They waste your time. Now only by following your favorite blogs can you gain more knowledge about your field.
3. SmartPassiveIncome: My goal is earning over $10,000 online monthly. Pat Flynn who earns over $20,000 monthly is the person inspired me. He taught me one thing that failure is just the beginning of success. Because he only became a successful blogger after he was laid off from his architectural position (If it wasn’t happened, we wouldn’t know who Pat was). Reading Pat’s story here and you will know why I choose reading his blog.
4. Entrepreneurs-Journey: Yaro Starak is the founder of Entrepreneurs-Journey.com, a blog that gives me many lessons about making money blogging.
I was inspired by the story about how Yaro made money online. I loved Yaro’s blog because he also taught me how to make money blogging with real case studies that made me believe in what I’m doing. His blog not only taught about making money online but also about entrepreneurship, internet marketing, blogging and personal development. You would find many things on his blog instead of finding elsewhere. So why don’t you bookmark his blog?
5. ProBlogger: ProBlogger.net iwas founded by a professional blogger – Darren Rowse who had over 10 years experience on blogging and making money online. You can get to know more about him through these best selling e-books: 31 Days to Build a Better Blog, ProBlogger’s Guide to Blogging for Your Business, The Blogger’s Guide to Online Marketing, Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income and ProBlogger’s Guide to your First Week of Blogging. I have learned so much from Darren and his blog about blogging, making money online and how to become a professional blogger like him. Just visit his blog everyday then we will learn lots of things.
6. ThinkTraffic: Do you have a blog? Do you want more traffic, links and subscribers? What do you understand about traffic? You will see all on this blog, ThinkTraffic.net
ThinkTraffic.net is the best blog for bloggers who want to get more traffic to their blogs. This blog was founded by Corbett Barr, a successful blogger, an independent online entrepreneur and “digital nomad.”
Corbett shared many things about getting more traffic to websites. Also, he ran a project called “Million Dollar Blog Project” to help his readers make money online (I joined). Recently he has reported the first month result of this project and it inspired me so much. I recommend you join Corbett’s project to follow your blog journey.
7. TrafficGenerationCafe: If you want to get traffic to your blog, Traffic Generation Café is an ideal recommendation. This blog collects the technique traffic generation provided by Ana Hoffman and many other successful bloggers. At Traffic Generation Café, you will find high-quality content about the ways to get more traffic such as content marketing, SEO tips, social network, link building and much more.
8. YoungPrePro: Onibalusi Bamidele – founder of YoungPrePro.com – is the youngest successful entrepreneur I knew. I have read many of his free e-book, Blog Income Expose. He inspired me so much. Onibalusi took 8 months to earn his first dollar online. It taught me that making money online was not easy work. You should remember that blogging or making money online takes a lot of time and effort to succeed.
Onibalusi is also a good writer and marketer. You will get lots of advice about practical writing skills. Reading his monthly report to know why I listed his blog on my blog list.
9. ZenHabits: 230,000 readers thanks to high-quality content is the most featured thing at ZenHabits.net, a blog created by Leo Babauta, an inspired blogger.
As Leo mentioned on his about page, Zen Habits is about finding simplicity in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what’s important, create something amazing and find happiness.
I have learned how to organize my life and make good habits from Leo’s blog. It worked for other 230,000 readers as well.
10. Mazzastick: Mazzastick is a blog about spiritual development, created by Justin who wants to share value and insights from his unique point of view.
Justin not only inspires me with his spiritual development articles but also taught me about blogging. read his blog to understand more about myself and learn how to blog better.
What’s Your Passion? What’s Your Favorite Blog?
Everyone has different passion. Are you willing to share your passion? Share with us here and talk about your inspiring blogs. We appreciate your open-mindedness.
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Hi Trung,
Wow, thanks a million for adding me to your list of 10 blogs to follow. I am in the company of some awesome bloggers.
Take care my friend!
Hi Justin,
Glad to see you here, stop by and leaving a nice comment. I follow your blog for a while now and this is great blog I know to help me improve myself. Thanks a billion for your sharing experience to us. BTW, I hope I will get your advice to help me improve my English.
Thanks so much, again, buddy.
hi Trung,
such a nice post you know even i follow this blog, but i found two new blog in this article 1 vipechill and 2 mazzastick. thanks to you!!
Hi Rohit,
ViperChill is great blog about Viral marketing that you shouldn’t ignore and Mazzastick will help you develop yourself, you will improve many things and so you will do everything better.
Thanks a million for your leaving comment here.
Hope to see you again on my blog. Have a great day, buddy.
Thanks for that listing. Currently I start a new blog myself and there are tons of other blogs I have a look at at the moment. This definetly is very a time comsuming process but in the ned I guess it will be worth it to find the handful of blogs that are really helpful and worth the time to follow.
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Hi Carten,
I thought that I should help my readers save their time by showing to them the good blogs should to follow. I’d glad it useful to you and I hope your new blog will be listed in my best blog list in the future.
Thanks a million for your leaving comment here, nice to meet you on the blogging world.
Thanks for your kind reply, Trung. Two of your listed blogs (Problogger and SPI) are already on my radar. Next I will have a look at ThinkTraffic.
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Yes, Carsten, I think you should visit ThinkTraffic. If you are a SPI’s reader, you may see ThinkTraffic was mentioned many times.
I’ve recently started reading SocialTriggers.com. Derek Halpern uses psychological research and business case studies to backup his advice on driving traffic to your blog and monetizing it.
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Hi, Bryan.
I’ve just read some posts on SocialTriggers.com, that clearly are great articles I have ever read, thanks for introducing this blog to us.
Viperchill and SPI are 2 blogs that I subscribe to but there are a few more on your list that I will have to check out now.
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Hi Steve, ViperChill and SPI also are 2 blogs that I subscribe to, those are great blog with killer content, and all blog I listed on this post are great, just check and you will see why.
Thanks for your commenting.
I already visit TrafficGenerationCafe but will take a look at some of the others. Thanks for sharing
Have a great weekend.
Regards
Pauline
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Yep, I hope these blog will help you on your blogging journey. BTW, I’m so sorry about your site have been hacked.
Thanks
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Thanks for the list Trung. I just learned more. One I visit often is johnchow
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Well, John Chow is a big name on the blogosphere, sometimes I come to John’s site and leave the comments, that’s a great place for bloggers to learn meaning thing.