This list is split into various categories (including sub categories):
- Blogging Goals / Stratetgy / Tactics
- Understanding Readers / Content / Copywriting
- Blog Platforms / Design / SEO
- Blogging and PR
- General
and beginning with: Favourites – Top 15 Blog Posts on Blogging
Favourites – Top 15 Blog Posts on Blogging
- Study Shows Small Businesses That Blog Get 55% More Website Visitors – HubSpot – Aug ‘09
- I Still Rather Like Blogging – Chris Brogan – Jun ‘09
- 50 Blogging Lessons To Know If You’re Starting Today – The Future Buzz – Oct ‘09
- Strategic Blogging and Some Tactics to Nail It – Chris Brogan – Jun ‘09
- Study Shows Small Businesses That Blog Get 55% More Website Visitors – HubSpot – Aug ‘09
- 7 Ways To Develop A Unique Brand For Your Blog – Top Marketing Blog – Jun ‘09
- Since When Are Blogs Not Social Media? – Copyblogger – Jul ‘09
- Is Commenting on Blogs a Smart Traffic Strategy? – Copyblogger – Jun ‘09
- 5 Tips for Getting More From Your Blog – Duct Tape Marketing – Sep ‘09
- Is Blogging Evolving Into Life Streams? – Jeremiah Owyang – Jun ‘09
- What are Your Favorite 10 Blogging Tools? – PRBlogger – Oct ‘09
- 9 Things to Do To Make Sure Your Next Blog Post is Read by More than Your Mom – PRBlogger – Sep ‘09
- 9 Ways To Run Your Blog Like A Small Business – DailyBloggingTips – Aug ‘09
- 6 Reasons Your Blog Traffic Might Be Declining [And What to Do About It] – PRBlogger – Jul ‘09
- 20 Tips for Coming Up with Fresh Ideas – DailyBloggingTips – Jul ‘09
Blogging Goals / Strategy / Tactics
What’s the point of blogging (what is a blog / what’s a blog for)?
- Death of the personal blog? - Seth Godin – Nov ‘08
- Twitter, Flickr, Facebook Make Blogs Look So 2004 – Wired – Oct ‘08
- The Annual Death of Blogging is Baaaaaack! - What’s Next Blog – Nov ‘08
- Blogging is Dead (long live the website) – Logic + Emotion - Dec ‘08
- My Blog Thinks It’s A Website – Logic + Emotion – Dec ‘08
- How Your Blog Helps You Do Business - Chris Brogan – Sep ‘08
- Start A Blog Today - Twist Image - Nov ‘08 – general ideas about why to start a blog
- 15 Reasons Why Blogging Matters More Than Ever – Twist Image - Mar ‘08
- The New Secret To Blogging Success – Moving From “I” To “You” - Twist Image – Oct ‘08
- What Is the Big Deal About Blogging Anyway? – Marketing Profs Daily Fix – Apr ‘08
- Benefits Of Blogging – A Practitioner’s Perspective - Occam’s Razor – May ‘08
- The value of this blog - Buzz Machine - Apr ‘08
- Are Bloggers “Media?” - PR Squared – Sep ‘08
Traffic
- How to get traffic for your blog - Seth Godin
- Is getting “more traffic” your real goal? - Scobleizer
- 1 Rule For A Successful Blog - Twist Image - Nov ‘08
- 10 Ways to Improve Blog Traffic in 30 Minutes or Less - PROBlogger - Apr ‘08
Comments
- If you blog, make it easy for people to comment – Web Ink Now – Aug ‘09
- A Crash Course in Comments – Chris Brogan – Jan ‘09
- The Value of a Comment – The Successful Blog - Mar ‘09
- Blog Comments Still Matter – Read Write Web – Apr ‘08
- A Crash Course in Comments - Chris Brogan – Jan ‘09
- Get Inspiration from Blog Comments When Writing your Next Post – PROBlogger – Dec ‘08
- Soon, All Your Blog Comments Will Belong To Facebook (Or Google) - TechCrunch – Dec ‘08
Photos
- Give Each Blog Post a Pretty Face With Flickr – Chris Brogan – Feb ‘09
Twitter and Blogging
- 10 Ways Bloggers Can Use Twitter - About.com
- Connect on Twitter and Make Your Blog Stronger – Successful Blog – Mar ‘09
- Add Social Proof to Your Blog With TweetBacks -PROBlogger – Jan ‘09
- 10 Ways Twitter Will Change Blog Design in 2009 – Mashable – Jan ‘09
Web Analytics
- Google Analytics Releases Advanced Segmentation: Now Be A Ninja! - Occam’s Razor – Oct ‘08
- Measuring Online Engagement: What Role Does Web Analytics Play? - Occam’s Razor -Jan ‘08
- 4Q – The Best Online Survey For A Website, Yours Free! - Occam’s Razor – Mar ‘08
- Standard Metrics Revisited: #4 : Time on Page & Time on Site - Occam’s Razor - Jan ‘08
- Google Analytics Help: Questions, Answers, Tips, Ideas, Suggestions - Occam’s Razor – Jul ‘08
- Web Analytics Basics For Bloggers - Social Media Explorer – Nov ‘08
ROI
- The ROI of Business Blogging – ChrisG.com - Mar ‘08
- The Real ROI of Blogging- Marketing Profs Daily Fix - Jun ‘08
Online Reputation
- 13 Tools For Tracking Discussions in the Blogosphere - Mashable - Feb ‘08
- A Visual Guide to Online Reputation Management - Marketing Pilgrim - Jan ‘09
- 34 Online Reputation Management Tools – Duct Tape Marketing - Mar ‘08
Understanding Readers / Content / Copywriting
- One Big Way to Avoid a Headline Fail – Copyblogger – Oct ‘09
- Beyond Headlines: How to Get Your Audience to Read Every Word – Copyblogger – Sep ‘09
- S.P.E.E.D. Writing: 5 Tips to Double Your Writing Productivity – Copyblogger – Sep ‘09
- How I Got 294 Comments With One Blog Post – Copylogger – Sep ‘09
- Do Long Blog Posts Scare Away Readers? – Copyblogger – Sep ‘09
- 20 Blog Topics To Get You Unstuck – Chris Brogan – Mar ‘09
- The Winnie the Pooh Guide to Blogging – Copyblogger - Jan ‘09
- Panning for Gold: How Do You Find Relevant and Valuable Information? - Successful Blog – Apr ‘09
- 40 Ways to Deliver Killer Blog Content - Chris Brogan - Dec ‘08
- Great Headlines on the Web Always Win … Except When They Don’t - Successful Blog
- Write like a blogger - Seth Godin - Apr ‘08
- A Foolproof Method for Great Blogging - SEOMoz - Jul ‘08
- Why No One Links to Your Best Posts (And What to Do About It) – Copyblogger - Aug ‘08
- How to Write an Article in 20 Minutes - Copyblogger – May ‘08
- The Inigo Montoya Guide to 27 Commonly Misused Words - Copyblogger - Dec ‘08
Blog Platforms / Design / SEO
- WordPress Lessons - Wordpress - comprehensive guide to Wordpress
- WordPress SEO -Yoast
- 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes - Smashing Magazine - Jan ‘08
- Dummies Guide To Blogger - Blogger
- 70 Fresh And Modern Blogger Templates – Mashable - May ‘08
- Blogspot SEO Checklist: The Practical Way to Improve Rankings - SEO Search Optimization - Jan ‘09
- 50 Beautiful Blog Designs - Smashing Magazine - Oct ‘08
- Now More Than Ever: 50 More Excellent Blog Designs - Smashing Magazine - May ‘08
- 45 More Excellent Blog Designs - Smashing Magazine - Feb ‘08
- Make Your Blog Design Work For You - Chris Brogan - May ‘08
- Wells Fargo Shows Us How To Design For Participation – Logic + Emotion - Jan ‘09
- 8 First Step SEO Tips for Bloggers – PRBlogger – Jul ‘09
- Blog Marketing Tips #1: How to Optimize Blog Post Titles - Marketing Pilgrim - Mar ‘08Blogging Goals / Strategy/ Tactics (blog post list)
Blogging – General
- State of the Blogosphere 2009 – Technorati – Oct ‘09
- Free eBook – The Truth about Blog – Newstex -
- How Do I Get Others to Guest Blog on My Blog? – DailyBlogTips – Jul ‘09
- 58 ways to build a better blog – How to Make My Blog – Sep ‘09
- Seven Things to Consider Prior to Launching Your Business Blog – Hubspot – Oct ‘09
- Why Video Blogging Hasn’t Taken Off – The Future Buzz – Sep ‘09
- How I Built My Authority Blogger Member Site – ChrisG.com – Aug ‘09
- Do You Know Someone Who Loves Your Brand – Influential Marketing Blog – Oct ‘09
- How Do I Get Others to Guest Blog on My Blog? – DailyBlogTips – Jul ‘09
- Forrester Says Paying Bloggers is OK Provided There are Disclosures - Micro Persuasion – Mar ‘09
- Are Blogs Losing Their Authority To The Statusphere? – Brian Solis - Mar ‘09
- How To Become A Successful Make Money Online Blogger – ShoeMoney - Apr ‘09
- The Lazysphere and the Decline of Deep Blogging – Micro Persuasion – Jan ‘08
- Musical Chairs: How Bloggers, Mainstream Press, and Analysts Start to Look Alike - Web Strategy by Jeremiah – Jul ‘08
- We’re All Relevant in Our Own Minds - Hyku - Oct ‘08
- Blogs To Watch In 09 - Twist Image - Dec ‘08
- 13 Tips to Recession Proof Your Blog – PROBlogger – Jan ‘09
- Seven Ways to Offer an Irresistibly Readable Blog to the Undecided Readers of Your Blog – Successful Blog - Apr ‘09