23 Blogs To Check Out

This is not a list of the top blogs on the planet. Rather, this is a list of 23 blogs that I like to visit from time to time. Scroll to the bottom to see how to get yours added.

*THESE are in NO PARTICULAR ORDER.

1. SocialMouths. Francisco has the goods. Follow his tutorial on creating a Facebook Fan Page with iFrames.

2. V3. Shelly has become a friend of mine thanks to her ability to share smart things.

3. Marian Librarian. Wise beyond her years and gets social. Actionable advice. Very direct.

4. Spin Sucks. Duh.

5. DannyBrown. Double-duh. 4 & 5 are the ones I have commented on the most in my career.

6. Real Tech Guy. Jonathan Rivera covers technology for real estate. More actionable advice.

7. Wayne John. In total agreement that his name is a positive differentiator.

8. Expat Life Coach. Real-world advice from someone who has launched several businesses in different parts of the world.

9. Rick Bakas. Love me some Nichification – Rick has it (social media for wineries) and style and panache.

10. Toyota Lift Truck of Minnesota. Kyle has his niche down pat.

11. Social Media DDS. Note: if you get your niche and do the social media thing, share your advice. See Claudia.

12. 12 Minute Marketing. Yes. That’s a service of Area 224. Yes. Big things are in store.

We’re halfway through. Reminder, these are blogs that we visit semi-regularly at Area 224 HQ. At the bottom, instructions on how to get yours (potentially) added to this list.

13. Escaping Mediocrity. Sarah’s gutsy enough to end all of her emails with “Love you.”

14. NittyGriddy. Ingrid is pretty smart and savvy.

15. Develop Socially. Great one-two punch of Justin and Samantha.

16. {grow}. Mark’s blog isn’t just smart because it’s usually the first one alphabetically in anyone’s blogroll. Do visit it.

17. 678 Partners. Parissa is 1/2 of the team, we like companies that have numbers in them. Plus she says smart things.

18. Church Relevance. Visit this one if you want to see how churches are connecting using new media.

19. Awaken Your Superhero. I have gone on record saying that Christopher Penn needs to write a book.

20. The Brand Builder. Olivier is the real deal.

21. Social Media Explorer. Jason is always worth a read.

22. Junta 42. Joe does awesome work in the content world.

23. Valley PR Blog. I tend to stay far away from PR Agency Blogs. This really isn’t one of those.

All right then…

What if you want yours added? Simple – comment on this post, and let me know what we should be checking out. Thanks!