Monday 6 January 2014

Our Favorite Blogs of 2013

Blogging has gone from a platform that people used as an online diary to now having blogs about almost anything from health and fitness blogs to technology blogs and anything in between. Now that 2014 is in full motion, we thought we may as well write about our favorite blogs. There are a lot of blogs to learn from and you can get inspired to bring change to your own blog or even start a blog. In this article we will look at our favorite blogs and we makes them so good.





Our Favourite Blogs

Each of these blogs are very good in there own way and you can learn something from each of these blogs.

The people behind these blogs have put in a lot of work into their blogs and that is what makes them successful.

JohnChow.com


John Chow makes an extraordinary amount of money online and he posts exactly how to do it. He is one of the top bloggers online and is also one of the top earning bloggers. 

John Chow has receive loads of accolades and features in various publications and national television for his success with blogging.

His posts have great ideas on how to make money online and is just an inspiration for others.

Lesson Learned: John offers great content to his users. He puts a lot of work into his content for his visitors and this is something that you should learn to emulate. Great content means more visitors. Once your visitors like your content they will be more inclined to buy your products.

Smart Passive Income


This is another great blog that shows and teaches you how to make money online. Pat Flynn owner of this blog also shows you his monthly income and is fully transparent on how much money he makes a month and how much his monthly expenses are.

Pat regularly makes over $50,000 a month, which is truly mind-blowing and with the introduction of his new projects like iPhone apps and eBooks his monthly income just keeps on increasing! 

SPI is truly a very inspiration blog and by visiting his blog you will learn a lot.

Lesson Learned: Be Transparent. Pat is completely transparent with his blog including what resources he uses, what techniques he has used and how much money he has spent and made. This is one of the reasons why Pat's blog, SPI is so popular. Pat also has a podcast series which is very popular and does helps bring traffic in. If you want to learn how to create your own podcast, Pat has some great articles that you should check out.



Project Life Mastery


Project Life Mastery is a self improvement blog that helps people to change their life and become more successful. 

Stefan Pylarinos shows his readers how to set goals and achieve goals, get more out of life, health and fitness and much more. Stefan also posts videos on his website and Youtube which are popular among his audience and help him bring in new readers for his blog.

Stefan also does post about different methods you can make money online and his own efforts.

Lesson Learned: Stefan utilizes YouTube a lot and YouTube does bring him quite a bit of traffic as his videos are popular. If you use videos on your website or blog it helps engage your audience much more. Also using video sharing websites like YouTube help bring in much more visitors.



Engadget


Engadget was a blog started in 2004 by Peter Rojas. Engadget's popularity increased so much that Weblogs Inc (Part of AOL) bought it out. Engadget mainly covers technology, gadgets and electronics. 

Engadget is pretty powerful as a blog, they reported that Apple would have a delay in releasing the iPhone reportedly from an email by Apple. As soon as they published the article, Apple's share prices fell by 3 per cent.

The design of the blog is excellent and everything is very well organised and everything is professionally done.

Lesson Learned: Engadget is a massive blog and one of the main reasons for that is because it has amazing content and they regularly post content on the blog. They also have a full team dedicated to the blog. Make sure you regularly post awesome content and your blog will grow in no time!




My Blogger Tricks


My Blogger Tricks is a great website that has many tips and tricks to show you how to create great blog. It has some great tutorials and the owner of the blog, Mohammad Mustafa Ahmedzai, is very insightful and helpful.

Mohammad has some great widgets, sidebar tools and gadgets that you can put on your website or blog and the great thing is, he doesn't charge a penny for it! They are absolutely free!

He only has some great tips and article on how to make money and monetize your blog, which is very helpful. He has a team of people writing great content and articles, this is one blog you do not want to miss.

Lesson Learned: One of the reasons that My Blogger Tricks is so popular is because it gives free content and free stuff away. Something that they could easily charge for, they just give away for free. This is a great way to get traffic and loyal readers who will keep on coming back. So if you want to increase your traffic, give away stuff for free, whatever it is; an ebook, wordpress theme, audiobook, etc. It is a guaranteed method to get more traffic.




Money Saving Mom


The good thing about Money Saving Mom is it offers coupons, discounts, free stuff and great money saving tips. But that's not all if offers. Crystal Paine, owner of Money Saving Mom has a great writing style that is both upbeat and humorous.

She also shares personal stories and anecdotes which are always pleasing to read. She has gone on to grow the blog massively and now employs people to help her run the blog.

The blogs design is great  and very appealing and Money Saving Mom is very active on all the major social networks.

Lesson Learned: People like it when a blog has some personality. Money Saving Mom shows Crystals personality and shows that there is a real person behind the blog. Readers love to read a blog in which they can have something in common with.

Being active on Social Network sites like Facebook and Twitter helps bring in new audience and also updates your current readers. If you want to learn how to increase your Facebook likes check this article out. For more Twitter followers, check this article out.



Young House Love


The reason Young House Love is one of our favourite blogs is because it is a simple concept but still really enjoyable to read. Young House Love is about DIY, transforming your house and anything in between. Its also cool to read about their family life and find out about all the funny stuff that they get up to.

The blog is updated regularly by Sherry and John however the main star of their blog is their three year old daughter who provides fun and entertainment.

They have some great tips in their blog and also have published which made the New York Times Bestseller and was named the Amazon Book of the Year. You can get the book by clicking here. Its an awesome read with some great ideas in it!

Lesson Learned: To get your blog known write a book that is named a New York Times Bestseller. No, but all jokes aside you have to put in a lot of hard work in your blog and include pictures to make it stand out. You can tell that Sherry and John have put in a lot of work in their blog and they are reaping the rewards now.


All of these blogs are really awesome. They have amazing content and some incredible resources. There are some astounding things you can learn from these blogs and they all have some pretty amazing people running them.

Obviously there are a lot more great blogs that haven't been mentioned that should be included in the list however if we were to include all the great blogs then this list would be never-ending as there are thousands and thousands of awesome blogs out there.

Do you have any of your own favorite blogs that you enjoy reading? Post in the comment section below and let us know what blogs you enjoy reading!

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