A bit of time ago I had a list of the top 10 female bloggers and then the top 10 young bloggers. Now, it’s time for me to put up a list of the top overall guys right? There are so much great bloggers and I have put up the importance on ” influence ” rather then just income. There are some bloggers that earn more money and that aren`t in this top 10 list but I prefer focusing on bloggers that have huge influence in the blogging world whether it`s in the Internet Marketing niche or not.
#1: Micheal Arrington – Techcrunch.com
Michael Arrington started Techcrunch in his backyard as a hobby . The main issue with him was that he was obsessed with silicon valley startups. because he updated his blog with 20-30 posts every day giving minute details of each and every budding idea in the valley and He attended every seminars and presentations and inserted his head into the veins of budding entrepreneurs. His blog has became one of the most popular (if not the most) news and tech related blog.His blogging team is now made of 40 bloggers and he had extended his network of other tech blogs.
#2: Pete Cashmore – Mashable.com
Pete started Mashable when he was just 19 and is now one of the most read blog centered around social media. At 35 million monthly page views and growing, this multi-author blog is already the king of tech and business blogs, but Mr. Cashmore’s goals are much bigger. The company is up to 30 employees, including some recently hired veteran journalists, and has offices in New York and San Francisco.
#3: Mario Lavandeira – Perezhilton.com
Mario Lavandeira is the man behind Perezhilton.com and who earns big time by just spreading rumors and juicy gossips of celebrities. He is in the celebrities niche and is definitely the leading man in that niche. He writes 25-30 post everyday. Blogging have made him a celebrity and he regularly gets featured on talk shows and events.
#4: Seth Godin – sethgodin.com
Seth is a 12 time best selling author and is consireded a big leader in the Internet marketing industry.His high level of quality writing is also seen in the articles of his blogs. He is considered by many the leading authority in building a personal brand and had been called “Americas Greatest Marketer,”. He is also the founder and creator of Squidoo.com. He serves as the guide to many bloggers and entrepreneurs around the World and his teachings serve as commandments to online marketing. If you want to kno whow to start an online business, Seth Godin might be your teacher.
#5: Steve Pavlina – Stevepavlina.com
Pavlina is known as the ‘ personal development ‘ guy because he is a leader in that niche/field. All his articles on Stevepavlina.com are focused on growth and devleipment. If you need some tips on improve your daily life or your habits, Steve Pavlina is your man. His high quality of writing makes him a leader in his field.
#6: Darren Rowse – Problogger.net
Darren Rowse is a blogger, speaker, consultant and founder of several blogs and blog networks, including b5media and ProBlogger.net. This Australian blogger has two main personal blogs are ‘Digital Photography School’ which features photography tips and ProBlogger which features tips on blogging. These two blogs generate 85,000-100,000 page views a day and over $20,000 in total ad revenue a month.ProBlogger has been as a number two on Technorati’s most favorited blogs list and number 40 on the most linked to blog.In 2006, Rowse was awarded the Best Web Development Weblog blog award in 2006 for ProBlogger.In 2008, Rowse co-authored the book ‘ ProBlogger’ : Secrets For Blogging Your Way To A Six Figure Income (Wiley) and founded Twitip- a blog dedicated to Twitter tips. He also has a Twitter Page and is co founder of the Third Tribe and founder of Problogger paid community.
#7: John Chow – JohnChow.com
John Chow is the man behind Johnchow.com which a top Internet marketing blog. His level of influence is huge because has has over 120,000 subscribers and his blog ranks for many make money keywords on Google. This means that he is living the dream of making a huge income by blogging from home! John Chow is a leader in the internet marketing and blogging fields.
#8: Tim Ferriss – fourhourworkweek.com
With two New York Time best sellers and one of the most popular blogs on the internet. Tim writes about challenging the ordinary life and grabbing life by the horns. His self experiments and accomplishments speak as proof of what he writes about. His personal achievements include; first American in history to hold a Guinness World Record on Tango, speaks 5 languages, National Chinese kickboxing champions, actor, best selling author and the list goes on…Isn’t he an awesome man?
#9: Yaro Starak – Entrepreneurs-journey.com
Yaro Starak is the australian man behind Entrepreneurs-Journey.com where he blogs about blogging tips and Internet entrepreneurship. His level of knowledge about entrepreneurship and marketing are just one of the things that got him on this list.t. He is a great teacher and his writing is directed at teaching others how he did it. His blog is now also a multi-author blog. Check out my interview with Yaro Starak.
#10: Collis Ta’eed – tutsplus.com
Coolis taood is a german geek and web designer who has turned its blog into the most powerful tutorial blog on earth. He has skills and the work ethic of a leader.
Honorable mentions: Daniel Scocco (Interview), Leo Babauta, Pat Flynn, Jake Dobkin, Matt Marshall, Vitaly Friedman, Richard MacManus, Amit Agarwal
Great info, but how you can say these bloggers in top 10 list ???
Hey Sania, its mostly because of their huge authority and number of subscribers. Their blogs also have very high tehcnorati rank and alexa as well. They generate hundreds of thousands of visitors monthly.
awesome list. didn’t knew a few of them.
Great list dude.