As a blogger, do you ever feel like you’re out there on your own? I know we don’t all conform to the typical stay-in-your-pjs, never-leave-the-house, social-introvert, I-like-to-work-by-myself mold that we’re often put into. But even still, blogging can feel isolating at times.
If you’re at the beginning of your blogging journey, you most likely are working on your own because you can’t afford to hire a team or rent a space to work from. Your non-blogger friends and family have a hard time understanding how you make a living, and you might not even have many blogger friends to look to for advice and inspiration.
The good news is, you don’t have to look far.
Keeping up with your fellow bloggers
The people in the blogging industry are a curious group. As a blogger, you need to be a dedicated self-starter with relentless passion for your topic. Of all the entrepreneurial circles you could come across, you’d be hardpressed to find the same kind of single-minded ambition spanning such a broad range of topics.With all the industries, sub-industries, and completely niched-down topics blogs can cover, it’s almost impossible to ever have a solid grasp of what’s happening in the blog-o-sphere. The Internet is so alive with blogs that just keeping up with bloggers in your specific industry can be difficult. If that’s true, I think it’s safe to say you also might not have time to take a peek into how other industries that are blogging either– something you should definitely take the time to do.
Keeping up with blogs outside your niche will help you stay fresh in your writing, your blog topics, and creativity. No matter what your core topic is, browsing blogs from all industries is a great way to stay up-to-date with trends, news, and new ideas in the blogging community.
More than anything, it’s important to have other bloggers you look up to. These are people who set the bar for the quality of work you hope to produce, the level of insight you hope to provide your readers, or the amount of time and research you’d like to put into each post you publish.
We all have things to learn and teach each other whether it’s a fresh way to pitch a course, a new app that’s changing your daily work flow, or even picking up a dinner recipe to try out. Look no further than the bloggers around you for inspiration. After all, we’re all in this together, right?
100 Bloggers to We Love to Follow
In case you fall in that camp of never having time to explore the great expanse of blogs, I’ve pulled together a list of some of the blogs inspiring us here at ConvertKit right now.There were no special requirements, conditions, or applications to get on this list. It’s simply a compilation of blogs we admire. I’ve broken it down into industries so you can browse through your kindred bloggers and hopefully find some new favorites to follow!
(Fun fact, many of our own customers made the list! You can tell who’s a ConvertKit-er by the *** with their web address.)
Art
Made VibrantArt to Self
Make Something
Format
Beer, wine and cocktails
PunchThe Hop Review
Vindulge
Imbibe
Boating
Where is BaerCareers
Jenny BlakeThe Cooper Review
Nir and Far
Life After College
DIY & Crafts
The Artful Parent ***Oh, Happy Day!
Paper and Stitch
Education
Dave Stuart Jr ***Fashion
SazanIn the Frow
Effortless Gent ***
Andy Heart
Fitness
Black Girls RunNerd Fitness
Daily Burn
Food
Food52Minimalist Baker ***
Naturally Ella
The Modern Proper
Husbands that Cook
Spoon Fork Bacon
Design
The Nu SchooliPad Calligraphy •••
Webydo
Invision
99designs
Smashing Magazine
Emily Henderson
Interior design
HommemakerThe Vintage Rug Shop
Amber Interiors
Home improvement
Ana WhiteApartment Therapy
Ugly Duckling House
Leadership
James Clear ***Laura Roeder
Abernathy Magazine
Lifestyle
A Cup of JoDesign*Sponge
Design for Mankind
Design Love Fest
Just a Girl and Her Blog ***
Marketing
Elle & Co ***Seth Godin
Moz
Kissmetrics
Social Media Examiner
Nonprofits
Speak Your SilenceWipe Every Tear
Online business
Helene in Between ***Money Lab
Fizzle
Smart Passive Income ***
Sean Wes
by Regina ***
Marie Forleo
Michael Hyatt
My Wife Quit Her Job ***
Outdoor and adventure
Semi-RadDirtbag Diaries
Adventure Journal
Trail to Peak
National Geographic
Parenting
Rage Against the MinivanDesign Mom
Personal development
Amber RaeTim Ferris
Zen Habits ***
Live Your Legend
Personal finance
Making Sense of CentsMr Money Mustache
The College Investor ***
Photography
Jenna KutcherClick it Up a Notch ***
Fstoppers
Real estate
HousingwireSports
Outkick the CoverageA Football Report
Travel
The Blonde AbroadOrdinary Traveler
Runaway Juno
Oneika the Traveller
Wellness
Nutrition Stripped ***Wellness Mama ***
Chris Kresser
Becoming Minimalist ***
Writing
Brain PickingsJenna Arak
Steven Pressfield
Video
Leftcoast Media House ***Noam Kroll
Wes Wages ***
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