Friday, April 2, 2010

27 Social Media Blogs You Aren't Reading, But Should Be

Chances are you've read some of the big social media blogs, like Mashable and HubSpot. These are great blogs, no doubt, but what about the internet's vast collection of other social media blogs? I went hunting for quality blogs that weren't as well known but still had excellent content, and no surprise, I found a plethora of blogs. After glancing through a mountain of sites, I picked out some of the best that I found. Here's a collection of hand-picked blogs that feature excellent content, unique opinions, and a tremendous amount of information about all things social media.


Kim Woodbridge: (anti) Social Development
From About: (Anti) Social Development is about WordPress, Social Media, RSS, Lifestreaming, Twitter, and online tech resources. Here, you’ll find tutorials, useful tools, and fun online resources.


ViperChill: Viral Marketing
From About: Hey, I'm Glen. I help people build remarkable websites that gain traffic through viral marketing.


Park Howell: Sustainable Storyteller
From About: How To Tell More Compelling Stories About Your Green Marketing to Make You and It More Sustainable


Social Media Blog: By Michael Brito
From About: Michael considers himself a student of social media and community building.


Dave Fleet on PR and Communications
From About: DaveFleet.com is about communications, public relations, marketing and social media, and the areas where those topics intersect.


Danny Brown on Social Media for Marketing
From About: This blog talks about everything from social media, PR and marketing to making the most of the various online tools and communities. It’s aimed at everyone.


Jeff Bullas' Blog
From About: This blog is about using the Internet to help business and individuals to market themselves efficiently not in an intrusive way through interuption marketing but engaging other people and companies in conversations that build trust and relationships.


Stacey Harmon's Blog
From About: I show real estate people how to make the web and technology work for them.


Men With Pens Blogging Help
From About: Men with Pens are the ones you turn to when you want your business to go from ho-hum to smokin’ hot in no time flat.


Kyle Lacy: Author of "Twitter Marketing for Dummies"
From About: Recognized both locally and globally for his knowledge of social media he is routinely invited to share his expertise, and his blog is consistently ranked among the best worldwide.


ProBlogger: Blog Tips
From About: This site is dedicated to helping other bloggers learn the skills of blogging, share their own experiences and promote the blogging medium.


Dan Zarella: The Social Media Scientist
From About: Dan Zarrella is an award-winning social, search, and viral marketing scientist and author of the O’Reilly Media book “The Social Media Marketing Book“.


Zemalf: Tips on Blogging, SEO, and Internet Marketing
From About: Zemalf.com is the personal blog of Antti Kokkonen, and is dedicated to help people and their businesses to become more effective and more profitable online by focusing on all aspects of online media, including blogging, social media and online marketing.


RemarkaBlogger: Blog Coaching
From About: Now I help people like you get more sales and more customers with blogging, social media, and Blog SEO (search engine optimization). Blogging has become much, much more than an “online diary.” It’s the number one way for a business to attract and keep customers.


Century House: SEO
From About: There are only 10 people who know how to rank on Google… If there were more, then Google would have more than 10 spots on the first page.


Social Impressions: Reem Abeidoh
From About: Social Impressions is a collection of my personal reflections on life, current affairs and other interests. I use this as a medium to share how I feel about the global political climate, the exponential growth of social media, and the general impact of marketing on branding campaigns.


Socialize Your Cause: Social Media for Non-Profits
From About: Socialize Your Cause is a social media consulting team comprised of internet marketers who saw businesses making great strides within the social media sphere and wanted to spread the wealth to the folks who actually deserve the wealth, Non-Profit Organizations.


Maria Muir's Blog
From About: I thought I would just add my take on things in the blogsphere, topics include social network updates, blogging tips, challenges, inspiration and motivation, as well as guest posts and humour.


Marketing Over Coffee: Weekly Podcast
From About: Marketing Over Coffee is an internet radio program (podcast) that covers both classic and new marketing.


The Write Blog: Tips for Better Blogging
From About: Forge new links in your copywriting repertoire. Battle a plague of banalities. Or unearth a dusty gem of grammar trivia. Join us on our writing adventure, and discover how to turn simple words into profits or Pulitzers.


How To Make My Blog
From About: I am a blogging consultant and I help bloggers with their WordPress blogs, with Thesis Theme, with branding, blog promotion, search engine optimization, and affiliate marketing.


Adam Cohen's Blog
From About: I am looking to generate discussion on a broad range of ideas, including but not limited to interactive marketing, social media, team building and other topics that are relevant to how businesses are leveraging technology to drive and sustain value.


Chris Garrett on New Media
From About: Chrisg.com is where Chris posts daily (or thereabouts) thoughts and advice onthe business of new media, blogging and online marketing.


Social Media Examiner: Guide to the Social Media Jungle
From About: Social Media Examiner is a free online magazine designed to help businesses discover how to best use social media tools like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to find leads, increase sales and generate more brand awareness.


Altitude Branding: Brand Elevation
From About: Amber Naslund is a social media and marketing practitioner, and the Director of Community for Radian6 social media monitoring.


CopyBlogger: Copywriting Strategies
From About:
Copyblogger is all about helping you get traffic, attract links, gain subscribers, and sell stuff!

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for including mine and for this great list. I know quite a few of them but others I need to check out. And thanks for the reminder that I really need to update my about page :-)

    ReplyDelete