Knowledge is power! I truly believe that. And while I’m always trying to stay educated on things happening in the internet marketing world, there’s always something else I can learn to improve my online business.
So, today I’m going to share with you 5 of the many different blogs that I personally read to continually educate myself in my attempt to improve both my business and this blog. I hope you check them out, read their content and leave quality comments on their blogs. So here we go (these are listed in no particular order)…
1. Buzz Blogger
First up on my list is Buzz Blogger by Kim Roach. Now Kim doesn’t post too often on her blog, but when she does, the content is pure GOLD! Here are a few of her posts I really enjoyed reading:
- How to Create a Wildly Popular Blog
- One Site or Many?
- Best Fiverr Gigs of 2012
- The #1 Secret to my Success!
2. Basic Blog Tips
Next up on my “must read” blog list is Basic Blog Tips by Ileane Smith. Don’t be fooled by her blog’s name either. There’s nothing “basic” about her blog tips. Her blog really provides great content and solid tips that you can easily implement into your business. Check out these excellent posts from her blog:
- How To Curate Content and Build Authority With Scoop.it
- How to Boost Your Brand on Facebook and Drive Traffic to Your Blog
- How To Get Thousands of Subscribers Using Content Syndication
- How to Get Your Small Biz Podcast Listed in iTunes
3. Nicole on the Net
Another blog I like to read is Nicole on the Net by Nicole Dean. Just like all of the blogs listed in this post, Nicole offers great tips, but what makes her blog different are her “Expert Briefs” posts.
From Nicole: “No, I won’t be showing the undies from Expert Marketers (although that would certainly be funny) – but I will be grabbing my friends who I respect and admire and will be asking them to give brief replies to your burning questions about internet marketing and online business success.”
Here are some posts from her blog I recommend you check out, with the first being an “Expert Brief.”
- How to Grow a List Fast on Your Blog
- 3 Ways to Kickstart your Business in 24 Hours
- How to Make a Podcast to Grow your Business
- 40+ Weird & Crazy Niches
4. Kikolani
Next up is Kristi Hines’ blog Kikolani. I think my favorite part of her blog are her “Fetching Friday” posts. As Kristi explains on her site, “This weekly series covers the top five posts in blogging, design, making money online, personal development, search optimization, and social media.”
- Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Kitten Hugs
- How To Build an Awesome Video Trailer For Your Blog
- How to Get 40,000 Readers Without Guest Blogging
- 16 Business Blog Blunders to Avoid
5. Em Fast Income
And last, but certainly not least, is Em Fast Income by Enstine Muki. This is a blog I was just recently introduced to and I’m really glad I was! Enstine provides excellent content and does so with great passion that really comes through in his posts (like in the first one listed below).
- I’m sick and tired and may never visit your blog again!
- The “killer content” that kills your blog!
- 7 reasons why your readers don’t share your blog posts!
- Squeeze Page – Make It Perfect – Make It Convert
So there you have it! A few of the really cool, quality blogs I read. What about you? Share some of the quality online business and/or internet marketing blogs that you read below in the comments section. I’m always on the lookout for top quality content and tips!
Great list. I have visited most of them including Ileane. You’re right; the name doesn’t begin to describe the depth. I would also add Mitz Pantic’s Letsbuildwebsites. Mitz has EPIC content because she’s done so much. I am in awe of her content and know-how; I hope to have that kind of a blog one day. I’m working on it!
Thanks!
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Thank you Dianne for the comment and for recommending Mitz’s blog to me. I just visited and bookmarked it… will get some reading in over the weekend
Happy Holidays to you!
I’m well aware of Kikolani. It has been very popular, and I do read Kristi’s posts. For the rest, I’ll try to visit them eventually.
Thanks for the information.
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You’re very welcome Jena. Thank you for taking the time to comment! Happy Holidays to you
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Hey Kevin,
I think it’s great to share a lot of the blogs you visit and have been learning from. I know Ileane, Kristi and Enstine but am not familiar with the others. I’ll have to stop by their place and check out their blogs.
I do love finding new people and I’m still a learning machine.
Thank you for these shares and sure hope you’ve been enjoying your weekend.
~Adrienne
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You’re very welcome Adrienne! I intend to do this type of post from time to time. There are a lot of quality blogs out there that people need to know about. And thank you for taking the time to comment. Happy Holidays to you
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Great list, Kevin. Many of these blogs I already follow. I especially love Buzzblogger. Kim is truly a traffic generation phoneme and I’ve learned so much from her. Thanks for sharing this awesome list with our BizSugar community.
Ti
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Thanks Ti, glad you like it! These 5 blogs are great blogs for sure. Appreciate you taking the time to comment and Happy Holidays to you
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Hi Kevin, I am familiar with all of the Blogs in your list. And I have also purchased the excellent Traffic Dashboard by Kim Roach. Which is one of the best products that I have ever brought and highly recommend.
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Hi Paul, thanks for the recommendation on the Traffic Dashboard and thank you for taking the time to comment! Happy Holidays to you
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Hi Kevin,
I was checking out your blog and what a nice Christmas present to come here and find Basic Blog Tips on this list!
I read all of these blogs and now your blog is added to my reading list as well.
Thank you and enjoy the holiday.
Hi Ileane, thank you very much for the nice comment and I truly appreciate you adding my blog to your reading list
I look forward to seeing what you have in store for Basic Blog Tips in 2013! Merry Christmas to you!
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Excellent blogs – I agree!
Kikolani, and Basic Blog Tips are two of my long-time favorites – that has as much to do with the friendly, helpful people behind them as it does with the useful content they provide. I have some fun interviews with Kristi and Ms. Ileane over on thenextgoal.com, too.
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Hello Holly,
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment. Really appreciate it
If you want to, feel free to contact me here and send me the links to your interviews so I can share them with my blog readers here on KOmarketer.
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This is a great list, I’m a friend of most of these bloggers. Ms Ileane is a stand up blogger, Kristi is a sweetheart we’ve been friend a long time and I’m also a huge fan of Enstine. Ileane by far has done the best in 2012 posting tons of guest blog entries really showing the skills pf putting together a guest blog site! I think she is the highest chance on this list to see the big spotlight for 2013. I have never meet Nicole or at least I can’t remember lol but that’s typical of me.
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Hey Brian, glad you like the post. I think all of these bloggers are great and they’re 5 people that new bloggers should look to for how to blog the right way. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. By the way, really like the new design on BlogEngage
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Thanks man, I’m also loving the new theme. The biggest thing for me is the improvement in loading times!
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Yea I’ve noticed the site definitely loads faster. Really like the new layout too man. Makes it SO much easier to vote, share, etc. Keep up the great work!
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hi Kevin Ocasio, i am regular visitor of Basic Blog Tips and now thanks for this other blogs which have some creative and informational content.
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You’re very welcome Nikunj. I hope you find these other great blogs as useful as I do and I hope to see you around KOMarketer.com a lot more as well
Thank you for taking the time to comment on this post 
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I am regular visitor to Ms Smith’s and Kikolani’s blog and I must say they really do provide the best tips regarding blogging and content marketing. But I also would like to say that we will never get all the information that we need from one or two blogs. Its a constant quest, “the more you read the more you will learn and much better you become”, stuff.
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That’s exactly right Balaji… constantly educating oneself is very important and it’s definitely a good idea to learn from as many quality sources as possible. Thank you for taking the time to comment and I hope we see you around KOmarketer.com more often in 2013
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Wow!
Man this was the crown of my year 2012. Thanks for this huge shout out. Your blog is becoming increasingly interestingly bro. Don’t break the flow. Keep it up
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You’re very welcome Enstine! And thank you for the nice comment… glad you like my blog
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Great list KO. Must be all good suggestions.I’ve been already following Nicole on the Net for about 6 months.Thanks.
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Thanks Patricia
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Hi Kevin,
I’m actually familiar with most of the blogs you’ve shared in this post but I especially enjoy reading Kristi Hines’s blog. She has some great content and awesome tips on blogging and online marketing.
I think it’s cool that you share the blogs you read and like on your own blog, people should not be afraid to link out to other blogs especially if the information there is relevant to your own topic.
Have a great day Kevin,cheers.
~Philip
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