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As number six on the list I have two complaints:

First, Ted originally wanted to interview me on the phone but I refused, insisting we meet at a Bar or it was no-go. Ted eventually agreed, but once AT the bar he ate more than half of the boneless chicken wings.

Second, use of the word "successful" in reference to my blog MUST violate some sort of truth in advertising law...

Congrats! Large John.

What an amazing list. Thanks for putting it together. I am flattered to be included. Cheers, David

Honored to be on the list.

The power of blogs to start conversations and enlarge them continues to amaze me.

Keep creating,
Mike

Good post, Bill. Ted will appreciate this, I'm sure!

Thanks for including me Bill. Very kind of you to take the time to put together the list.

I actually bribed Ted with chicken wings to be mentioned in his book. It is his currency.

I belong on your list. I was interviewed for chapter 68 of "What No One Ever Tells You..." because of my association with Robyn Tippins, Dennis MacDonald and Jeremiah Owyang. I talked to Ted about the importance of passion and sharing with others.

I'm a security podcaster who happened to see a thread on a mailing list and sent out a call to see who wanted to talk about it on a podcast. Dennis, Robyn and Jeremiah responded, along with Dan Sweet. One podcast turned into several and the group of us have been friends ever since.

Martin

This is one hell of a list. Must of taken a fair while to compile. Kudos and a good read.

"I actually bribed Ted with chicken wings to be mentioned in his book. It is his currency."

Easton you have figured out Ted! :)

What a useless list!

Wow!

I always wondered what are the most important blogs to read out there and this list will come in handy for a beginner like me!

:)

Mr Amit Aggarwal - www.labnol.blogspot.com

The Indian Hero Blogger - Microsoft Most Valuable Person Awardee - Recieved a Ferrari Laptop from Microsoft - inspirations If Millions Of Indian Bloggers

He Can Teach you Digital inspiration :-)

Check Out and Decide What He Deserves ;-)

BTW

Thanks for the inclusion in the list :) Always nice to get mentioned! I can attest that Martin McKeay does indeed belong on the list. I just got my copy of the book and his chapter was engrossing. Admittedly he's a good friend though and I'm biased.

Thanks for the mention! How come no-one told me about the chicken wings until now, though? I guess I could still post Ted some but it's a long way from the UK to deliver them personally!

Invaluable post Bill.. It brought some bloggers I haven't been following and I have now subscirbed to them.. Great collection!

I'm going to stick my neck out before someone else in education does. I can always apologise later ;-) My blog is one of the most popular blogs talking about blogging and its applications in education and in educational management. It's having some effect, too, in the areas in Scotland where people read it, notably East Lothian where I work.

There. I did it. Shameless plug that it is. Will I ever be forgiven? ;-)

Bill,
Thanks for the shoutout.

You've just illustrated something else they SHOULD tell you about blogging. Link-rich posts like this will draw new readers who may well then become part of your community.

I've subscribed and I look forward to commenting on future posts.

Thanks for a great list. Now I have more blogs to read each day and I love it!

Strange how the majority of the 66 most succesful bloggers seem to blogging mostly about blogging.

Kind of puts the whole thing into a non-bubble, real-world perspective, doesn't it?

Oh what a great list...now if I could only find an OPML file of these great bloggers to add it to my RSS reader...

In line with the previous comment, try going through the list imagining a 4-letter word besides 'blog':
29. Mark White - will teach you what to think when planning your ----

30. Richard Boyd - will teach you to not blunder when you ----

31. Meryl K. Evans - will give tips for great content and a winning ----

Hi Bill, thanks for the post - it was great chatting with Ted and I'm sure he'll appreciate the added exposure! It's a terrific read and the tips are truly actionable.

And I echo what Joe said - now I've discovered a new blog to add to my RSS!

Cheers,
Tamera

Wow...what a post...a must read for all the bloggers...i saved it on top of my bookmark.......

GREAT post. This is a keeper. Thanks for taking the time!

Daniel Koontz
http://casualkitchen.blogspot.com

Great list!

I read http://paulstamatiou.com, Paul Stamatiou's (former yahoo intern) blog to learn about tech-related information and how to write successful technical posts.

Hint, your explanation of why carries more weight than just a link that sends me wading through your blog to find something to read.

.. but you just gave us a list of links, with no more than a few words of "explanation" each. Why do you assume your readers' time is so much less valuable than your own?

Great list! I hear that number 39 guy is a real genius ;)
Seriously, thanks for the plug.

Thanks for including my blog amongst the great ones. It's quite a grouping Ted managed to talk to about this wonderful book.

To respond to one of your anonymous commenters:
While many of what these bloggers talked about for the book was about blogging, as one commenter said, if you change the perspective and move it to the offline world, things are just as effective and impactful. Blogs are just the medium, not the message.

Phil, congrats on being in the list, I think what anonymous was asking for was a little more information on each of the blogs.

Thanks for the list Bill!

Mr Amit Aggarwal - www.labnol.blogspot.com

why the hell did you not include this great blogger in the list? I don't know the criteria of your listing but can definitely say that his blog is fantastic.

Thanks for compiling this list from Ted's book, and for including me in the 66. I've appreciated this traffic bonus, and even added a few subscribers.

As one of the bloggers who writes on a "non-blogging" topic (rural small business), I've put a link to the relevant post on my home page so folks can find it.

I can't help but add this to my Favorites. Thanks really for sharing, i just right clicked a few and will start reading...i will give time to reading most of it if not all.

I'm so new to blogging and am very happy that a wealth of information is out here.

More power!

Arelle
http://siteultra.com

wow. thats a lot of blogs to bookmark. thank you for sharing this great list. ill bookmark them one by one :)

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Agloco

Man... that Phil Gerbyshak guy is all over the place. He must be doing something right. He even made "Most Proactive Blogger" on my site.

Thanks for the list... a lot of useful sites to check out...

John

A great refernece for us new bloggers. Thanks.

Many thanks for the mention (#63). Wait, did I write that? Hmm :-)

A very interesting list with intriguing avenues to investigate. Thanks for sharing this compendium of knowledgeable blogs.

I've already found a handful worth adding to my RSS reader. Many more will be bookmarked on Simpy for future reference.

I'm still impressed with the list, but did have a couple notes about it after poking deeper.

#7 Dave Taylor is a blog I've bumped into before and have a very hard time find any value from whatsoever. He does generically present himself as a supposed "expert" on all topics, but the veil is very thin. I don't find any sustainable model to follow or any good advice to be found there.

#38 Chris Garrett should be removed bcause that blog/group is defunct.

#43 Paul Short should be removed because that blog is dead.

The ubiquity and simplicity of OPML being what it is... can you "export" an OPML of the above blog feeds? I'd sure be thankful for it!

- Alister

Bill, I'm humbled to be included in such a list by both you and Ted. Thanks for the link and for the incredible job that you do. Blog on!!

That's my new blog I just put up shown above.
I'm so glad that I came across your site to help promote it. You have alot of information on this site to get through, but I was wondering if you could check it out and give me a summary of how to drive traffic to it faster. (To monetize it through adsense).
Or is that advice part of your paid consultation? If so, please let me know your rates. Thanks.

Hi. I'm #4 on the list of 66 (which is not a merit ranking by the way) and #8 in the Demopoulos book. My web site is about humor and never features the subject of blogging. Here's a brief review of what I've learned since the interview for Ted's book.

Title this post: Blog Lessons From a Novice. A year ago I was averaging 200 daily visitors and I didn't know anything about traffic statistics or search engine rankings. Thanks to my blog, the past week I've had 1200 daily visitors to my web site. Some brief lessons:

1. Steady posting to the blog maintains momentum.

2. Offline and online efforts have little connection.

3. Contests attract readers.

4. Write new posts with links to previous posts. Prevent articles on the shelf from gathering dust.

5. Cross promote your blog and ezine.

6. Life is a writing school. I've learned to enjoy writing and am surprised at the places I find inspiration.

7. I'm just now starting to actively promote my blog. It's the next step beyond maintaining momentum.

Congrats to people I know and have talked to/worked with: Tom Vander Well, Steve Remington, Brian Clark, Mike Sansone, and Scott Allen.

Web - A huge Junk yard - Thanks to google and it advertising concept.

The whole purpose of search engine is defied due to this quick money making scheme. Its come to a point where we search for "Star Gazing" in google and we get search results with almost 4-5 blogspot urls in the first page. and all these blogs are optimised to this keyword but none of them speaks about it.

Is it what we expect from a search engine like Google??

Very Nice Post

I am glad you layed out "some" of the successfull bloggers I was wondering how did you get Darren to link to you? Do you have to pay for it or he just did ?

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I'm totally agree great list and very useful for learning how to blogging well.

A great list, tnx!

Thank you. You saved me days of researching, and I would of more then likely never found all of the ones you listed. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you.