Blogging Resources for Book Authors and Publishers

Group Blogs

22 of the 100 most popular websites in the world are blogs.

This page features group blogs and websites that allow anyone to set up a blog for greater visibility. If you'd like to nominate a group blogging website for this page, email John Kremer, webmaster at TenMillionEyeballs.com

Group Blogs

Blogcritics Magazine: http://www.blogcritics.org — Eric Olson, Publisher, 605 W Acadia Pount, Aurora OH 44202; 330-562-4692. Email: ecolsen2003@cs.com. Eric Berlin, Executive Producer; 626-372-0778. Email: dumpsterbust@gmail.com. Motto: A sinister cabal of superior writers. Features the writings of 1,500 writers offering news, reviews, and opinion. Blog entries on TV, culture, books, music, sports, film, science, technology, gaming, food, theater, politics, comics, and more. Alexa rank: 11,605 on August 28, 2009.

Blogging Authors: http://www.bloggingauthors.com — Founded by Nancy Hendrickson, author of four books and hundreds of magazine articles, BloggingAuthors is now an arm of CyberBookBuzz.com, a communication strategies company. You pay $99 on up to blog here. Alexa rank: 3,124,519 on August 28, 2009. Their Alexa rank isn't encouraging.

BlogHer: http://www.blogher.org. A blogging network of 10,000 women now known as the world's largest new media network. Its ad network: http://www.blogherads.com. Alexa rank: 1,295,546 on August 28, 2009.

The Carnival Christian Writers: http://ginaconroy.com/groupblog/ wordpress/?page_id=243 — Christian writers share in the craft of writing fiction, non-fiction, publishing, and anything else related to writing, including their faith. Post must address the craft, call, process, struggle, etc. of writing. Submission deadline is noon on Saturday before the fourth Monday of the month. Carnival posts on the fourth Monday. If you would like to submit to the Carnival, email Carla Gade, the Carnival Coordinator, at carnivalcw@gmail.com.

ChicagoNow: http://www.chicagonow.com — A collection of 70 blogs created by the Tribune Co. to feature Chicago-area topics. 500,000 unique monthly visitors. Bloggers are compensated based on the number of visits by Chicago-area residents. Alexa rank: 26,219 on August 28, 2009.

Disney Family Bloggers: http://family.go.com/blog — Blogs include Cookies to Caviar, Where's My Manual?, Hugs and Kisses, Fit Mama, Mommy Style, Do-Dad, Balancing Act, The Mom Street Journal, Cirque du Mommy, Seek the Unique, and Breakfast for the Sleep Deprived. Alexa rank: 10,107 on August 28, 2009.

Disney Family Parenting Team Advisors: http://family.go.com/blog/ pta_index.html — Blogs include Phat Mommy, Celebrity Baby Blog, Mom-101, This Full House, Mommies with Style, MommyCast, Baby on Board, Dad Gone Mad, Girls Gone Child, Rookie Moms, Tribeca House, Queen of Spain, Peachhead, SoCal Mom, Silicon Valley Moms, Mom Writes, Crazed Parent, City Mama, Hot Moms Club, Daddy Types, Savvy Mommy, and MommaSaid.net. Alexa rank: 10,107 on August 28, 2009.

Duct Tape Marketing: http://www.ducttapemarketing.com — John Jantsch, Editor. Includes about 20 other blog channel members for much wider exposure (Business Life, The Idea Department, Customers Count, Design Matters, Word Wealth, Selling to Big Companies, The Buzz Saw, Ethics in Business, People Management, The Small Biz Wiz, Referrals for Life, Internet Innovations, etc.). Alexa rank: 24,456 on August 28, 2009.

Fast Company: http://www.FastCompany.com — Allows you to create your own blog within minutes. All blogs are indexed and available to anyone reading the Fast Company business magazine website. Alexa rank: 5,319 on August 28, 2009.

Forbes: http://www.forbes.com — This magazine website currently has more than 500 invited bloggers writing about investments, personal finance, business, and related topics. You must be invited to blog here. Alexa rank: 509 on August 28, 2009.

451 Press: http://www.451press.com — Hosts more than 300 daily blogs with 10 million daily visitors. The site features a blog aggregator, allowing readers to view multiple blogs. This network is ad-supported, so it pays bloggers for their work. Alexa rank: 228,269 on August 28, 2009.

Gawker Media: http://www.gawker.com — You can audition to be a commenter on their main blog. This is a network of blogs. Alexa rank: 1,294 on August 28, 2009.

Glam Media: http://www.glammedia.com — Samir Arora, Founder. Operates a dozen women's fashion sites as well as a showcase and ad platform for 380 small publishers (affiliates, primarily bloggers). 20 million monthly visitors. To join the Glam publisher ad network, check out details here: http://glammedia.com/publishers/glam_publisher_network/index.php. Alexa rank: 37,140 on August 28, 2009.

Guerrilla News Network: http://www.guerrillanews.com — You can create your own blog on this guerrilla news network. Like CNN but GNN, so it's created by users. A great place to blog if your topic is news. Alexa rank: 397,352 on August 28, 2009.

The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com — Arianna Huffington, Publisher. News tips email: scoop@huffingtonpost.com. General info email: info@huffingtonpost.com. A wide variety of blogs from various liberal and progressive politicians, newspeople, celebrities, authors, and experts. They have some 1,600 invited bloggers, including John Cusack, Deepak Chopra, Nora Ephron, Bill Moyers, Al Franken, Bill Maher, Bill Richardson, and John Kerry. They get 3.6 million unique visitors per month and 250,000 comments posted each month. One of the top 5 blogs as identified by Time Magazine. Alexa rank: 313 on August 28, 2009.

Lauren Rich Fine, a publishing analyst at Merrill Lynch, met Huffington at a conference and was invited to contribute to the site's new business section. After her first post, she was amazed at how many people noticed her posts.

MetaFilter: http://www.metafilter.com — This website exists to break down the barriers between people, to extend a weblog beyond just one person, and to foster discussion among its members. They get 11.5 million page views per month from 3.5 million unique users. They use an Amazon Honor System link to solicit donations. One of the top 5 blogs as identified by Time Magazine. Alexa rank: 2,353 on August 28, 2009.

Pajamas Media: http://www.pajamasmedia.com — 100 N Sepulveda Boulevard #225, El Segundo CA 90245; 614-719-9159; Fax: 614-923-4851. A blog portal that features 90 blogs from around the world, delivering over 34 million ad impressions per month with 3.4 million unique visitors per month. Alexa rank: 11,795 on August 28, 2009.

Seattle Post-Intelligence: http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com — This newspaper is going completely online (no print edition). They were looking for someone to blog about pets and other topics. See info at: http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/solicit.asp. “Does your best friend have four legs? Do you know a lot about dogs, cats, birds or snakes as pets? Are you a caregiver for our animal friends? If so, we're looking for people like you to write about pets. Caring for them. Living with them. Helping them to live around us ... and other pets. ... We want you to blog about anything you're passionate about: Hobbies, neighborhoods, sports, news, leisure activities . . . the list goes on. We can give your blog a home on one of the top-20 news sites in America (Nielsen ratings, 2007), and we'll give you the independence to say what you mean. E-mail us at blog@seattlepi.com with your idea, your resume, a writing sample, and a link to your current blog (if you have one). We respond to every request, so contact us today.”

Current reader blogs include Room 4 Design (decorating), Entrepreneur's Journey, Popcorn Review (movies), Ear Candy (local music scene), and Better Than Rehab (pop culture blog).

Blogging for an established website is a great way to start a blog or grow a blog. If you are interested in blogging about your book topic, SPI offers a great opportunity. If you want to learn more about using blogging and other online resources to market your book, subscribe to John Kremer's Create Amazing Friends Course (see info below).

Splashpress Media: http://www.splashpress.com — Offers more than 100 blogs under one umbrella, including Blogging Pro, Forever Geek, Filmsy, and Celebrific. Alexa rank: 154,299 on August 28, 2009.

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