Have you read some of these must read Bloggers ?

If not, I would suggest that you do !  These guys write incredible and informative blogs and are packed with info !  As part of the Build a Better Blog challenge - Day 6, Darren at Problogger outlined "27 Must Read Tips and Tutorials for Bloggers" in which he asked 9 bloggers that he knows and respects to nominate a few posts from their own blogs that would be most helpful for those of us that are part of the challenge.  In addition, these are just great reads for all of us !

I dived in and read all 27 articles and am pretty much blown away with all the info to digest.  Below are the individual bloggers and their blog posts that resonated the most with me for the moment.  At the same time, I subscribed to several of these great bloggers to receive their updates in the future.  Right now, I have blogging buzz in my brain !

1. Seth Godin

How to get Traffic for Your Blog - Wow, this post mentions 56 tips !  I am doing some of them but can do a lot more.  Am interested in learning more about Digg and Delicious .

2. Rand Fiskin

21 Tactics to Increase Blog Traffic - A great list.  Again, Im intersted to know more aobut Reddit, Digg, Stumbleupon...etc .

21 Tips to Earn Links and Tweets to Your Blog Posts - Wow !  This is a must read... my head is still spinning from this one.

3. Skelliewag

A Complete Guide to Finding and Using Incredible Flick Images- I found this post amazing as I really have not used Flickr much.  We have some of our own photos there but have not searched for photos for our blog as of yet.  But that is going to change after reading this post !

4. Chris Garrett

How to Grow Your Google Authority ?  -This is a very informative article.  I do not think I will ever be an expert on Google rankings and authority, but what I have learned that is key is to be consistent with providing great new content.  I believe with that, it is inevitable that you will move up in the search engines.

5. Yaro Starak

How to Write Great Content - The Pillar Article - This is a great article in terms of writing informative and authorative posts, many of which could be "how-tos" or lists posts.  The beauty about these is that for the most part, they can become timeless.

6. Shoemoney

Why You Should Embrace Negative Press - A very interesting article in terms of negative press giving someone more attention and link-love per se.  The point being is that when you start to grow, people might start to try to bring you down or disagree with your ideas and theories.  When this happens, emrace it - it is part of being successful.

7. Dosh Dosh

Rethinking blog comments: Much More than just a quick way to get Web Traffic - I think we all can relate to this in Active Rain.  How many times do you see a comment on your blog post that has nothing to do with the article ?  Or you see the same person make the same comment on 10 blog posts ?  Commenting is an opportunity to connect with the blogger, to provide relevant communication and an opportunity to grow your networking base.

8. Liz Strauss

10 Reasons Readers Don't Leave Comments - This is simply a great read !  Sometimes I do not leave comments for some of the same reasons Liz mentions.  I think as the blog host this is a must read to help your blog be more interactive.

9. Chris Brogan

50 Ways to take your Blog to the Next Level - Wow !  A must read - packed with info.  I need to read this over and over again.

What other blogs do you subscribe to to help you build a better blog ?

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I am really excited to be doing this 31 day challenge (see Matt Stigliano's post - 31 Days to Build a Better Blog - Who's in ?).  It is not too late to be a part of it.  You can join the Active Rain Group "Build a Better Blog" today.  Or subscribe to our blog to follow along !  Is just a click away !

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