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Do you feel a bit lost on your blogging journey? Finding a list of successful bloggers to follow can give you clarity as you experience the highs and lows of being a blogger.
But first……
Kelli looked like she was performing a Costa Rican version of “Riverdance.”
She hopped from one foot to the other as a select few soldier ants with grotesquely over sized heads sank their ferocious jaws into her shins.
As the last wave of the 5,000 plus army ants marched through the property in the remote jungles of Costa Rica, a final few feisty ants gave her a Tico send-off.
If she even attempted to walk on the jungle floor a few hours earlier she would have been surrounded in every direction by ants spanning out to hundreds of meters. I walked for 20 minutes through the colony into the deep jungle with my kick ass clod hoppers, machete and comical sailor’s hat to track these awe-inspiring predators.
One part Indiana Jones. One part Gringo Gilligan.
The ants butchered huge scorpions, centipedes, wasp larvae and any insect sentient being alive within their murderous swath, for hundreds of meters around.
They proved that team work does in fact make the dream work. If your dream involves swarming and consuming fearsome jungle insects alive.
But the same principle applies to successful blogging. Don’t worry; I will not force freshly killed tarantula down your delicate throat. Â I will say that every single successful blogger on this list had as much to do with my success than I did.
If they did not:
- teach me
- endorse me
- promote me
- support me
- inspire me
- pick me up
- open my eyes
- accept my guest posts
- publish my comments
I am writing a cyber diary. Nobody would read my blog but me. Point blank.
Do you want to know how I appear to be all over? Like that endless swarm of army ants surrounding us in the jungle?
By learning from these pros and putting their advice into action I have expanded my reach. However, most of these bloggers featured me at least once on their blogs. High Domain Authority links do wonders for promoting blogging success. Team work, does in fact, make the dream work.
I write this post to cut through the “Who do I follow, learn from and network with?” excuse.
Answer: These guys and gals!
This list is geared toward blogging tips bloggers but please learn from all the successful bloggers on this list. They leave painfully obvious clues and goodness are they Blogging Heavies you want to connect with, help, learn from and befriend to promote your blogging success.
If you want to live your dreams through blogging help these people live their dreams, by commenting on their blogs, by promoting them, by reading their blogs and learning from them and by finding inspiration in what they do.
Serve these people. Help them. Learn from them. Befriend them. Even if you don’t make personal friends with the people on this list you will learn how to reach the next level by helping pros who teach you how to blog successfully.
1: Darren Rowse
Why Follow Darren?
Darren basically paved the road for every “blogging tips” themed blogger on this list by devoting 100% of his Pro Blogger real estate to covering the topic of blogging inside-out, sideways and zig zag style.
Darren and his army of guest posters – of course I have been spotted there – present smart blogging tips in simple, practical fashion. Newbies to seasoned pros can gobble up his content and use it.
Follow him to learn how to blog via a rich, detailed guide focused on exclusively on yielding sound blogging tips. Darren is one of the few bloggers on this list who exclusively covers the blogging tips niche. If you want a blogging specialist he is your guy.
Darren’s Blog: Pro BloggerÂ
2: Zac Johnson
Why Follow Zac?
Here’s why: he is an online legend who has made millions of dollars but is the most pleasant, down to earth, responsive, caring super star I have met. Sure he writes in a simple, easy to understand style and jam-packs his posts with practical blogging and affiliate marketing tips but he is a really generous, helpful, nice human being.
Follow Zac to learn from a veteran online resource for prospering online.
Zac’s Blog: Zac Johnson Dot Com
3: Neil Patel
Why Follow Neil?
Neil has been one of the top bloggers in the world for well over a decade.
He publishes detailed resources on the regular over at his blog.
Neil is SEO authority who’s generated a dizzying number of organic backlinks over the years because he knows blogging inside-out.
Neil’s Blog: Neil Patel Dot Com
4: Harsh Agrawal
Why Follow Harsh?
I swear to goodness, Harsh is becoming so well known I fully expect him to be interviewed on Coffee with Karan the next time I visit India (Remember I *did*Â travel through India in 2013, for all my Indian blogging buddies).
If you want to learn how to build a community of almost 1 million human earthlings from scratch and crave helpful blogging tips he is your guy to follow.
Harsh also helps you succeed by proving you can go pro despite facing stiff obstacles early during your blogging career. He is an inspirational figure.
Harsh’s Blog: Shout Me Loud
5: John Chow
Why Follow John?
Other than being a member of the probably yo’ daddy foundation, John is a fabulous guy to follow because he forces you to sprint outside of your comfort zone, into your deepest fears, to make money online.
He and his staff share smart, practical, simple blogging and profit-building tips, but he moves you from thinking of making an extra $5 or $10 to making $100, or $1000, or $10,000. He’s forced me to raise the bar and challenge my way of thinking in terms of wealth, which I find neat.
John is a good example of how being a persistent blogger leads to exponential returns over the long haul. I recall watching him speak at an in-person marketing event a few years ago. John explained how he’d still be blogging today if he hadn’t made a dime because blogging has always been a labor of love for him.
John’s Blog: John Chow Dot Com
6: Pat Flynn
Why Follow Pat?
He probably just made $700 during the time it took me to write this sentence. Ya wanna know why? Pat is a sensational community-builder, value-provider, podcaster and all around great dude who shows you how to build a successful online business with integrity.
He is a leader in the blogging income claims department because Pat shares his profits from a genuine energy. He shares his results not to boast or brag but to empower you to live your dreams too.
Pat lays out in step-by-step fashion how to earn Passive Income Online. He is one of the best teachers out there.
Pat’s Blog: Smart Passive Income
7: Brian Clark
Why Follow Brian?
Another blogging icon, like Darren, Zac and Jon Morrow, he helped pave the way for all of us. Brian delivers helpful blogging, writing and copy-themed posts that I have seized and used successful. I vibe with his no-nonsense, clear-cut, confident, humble and down-home blogging style.
Sonia Simone and other guest posters stay true to the one of a kind Copy Blogger voice.
Do you need to tighten up your writing game? He’s the guy to follow.
Brian’s Blog: Copy Blogger
8: Jon Morrow
Why Follow Jon?
Jon is the creative dynamo behind the classic Boost Blog Traffic, now Smart Blogger. He and his writers are damn good at pressing reader pain points, delivering pleasure-inducing solutions and giving you generous, hefty, inspiring blog posts guaranteed to help you build a successful blog.
He may be the most inspirational blogger in the world for the fears he’s overcome to thrive. Jon has a form of muscular dystrophy that allows him to only move the muscles on his face. But his powerful mind combined with technology empower you with a seemingly endless supply of proven blogging tips.
Jon’s Blog: Smart Blogger
9: Jeff Bullas
Why Follow Jeff?
Jeff is one of those blogging icons whose presence seems to expand exponentially every day. He is an excellent study in how to share helpful blogging, content marketing and social media posts across a wide range of platforms. The guy and his writers publish incredibly-detailed, thorough posts for your blogging pleasure.
Jeff also provides you with an example of sheer persistence as he’s been in the game actively for well over a decade.
Jeff’s Blog: Jeff Bullas Dot Com
10: Janice Wald
Why Follow Janice?
She runs a first class blogging tips blog at Mostly Blogging chock full of practical, successful blogging advice that you can read, seize and use for your benefit. Janice and her guest posters put out a dizzying array of helpful, usable content.
She has an incredible work ethic, pumping out long form, valued content consistently.
Janice’s Blog: Mostly Blogging
11: Meg Jerrard
Why Follow Meg?
Meg is a travel blogger deluxe who runs a supreme travel resource through her blog, Mapping Megan.
She gives travel bloggers the gold standard of how to run a travel blog. She provides non travel bloggers a fine collection of experiences through which you can live vicariously.
Meg is also a kind, generous person who goes out of her way to help fellow bloggers.
Meg’s Blog: Mapping Megan
12: Enstine Muki
Why Follow Enstine?
He helps you make money online through a wide range of channels but his talents especial are profiting through affiliate marketing and cryptocurrency.
Enstine also has a wide range of knowledge on the technical aspects of blogging, an area where I have the intelligence of a sea cucumber strung out on sugar.
He is an incredibly nice guy and supremely generous with his time and talents.
Enstine’s Blog: Enstine Muki Dot Com
13: Jerry Low
Why Follow Jerry?
He provides a thorough library of robust blogging tutorials at Web Hosting Secret Revealed. Data-driven bloggers will deeply appreciate Jerry’s approach.
As has become a pattern with this list he is a wonderful human being, valued blogging resource and established blogging veteran you need to connect with.
Jerry’s Blog: Web Hosting Secret Revealed
14: Kelli Cooper
Why Follow Kelli?
She cooks my meals. If I shout her out she is less likely to poison me, which means you are less likely to lose one of the blogging world’s truly warped minds.
The Real Reason: Kelli – my wife, for the uninitiated – helps you live your life made to order, from the inside-out. She empowers you to make meaningful changes by doing energetic work within to be happy, at peace and prospering.
Kelli doles out real world, honest advice to help you live your dreams despite the nutz/depressing/difficult situations we all face while inhabiting our meat suits. She does it in a compassionate way too.
She also publishes a smashing, colorful, popular podcast for the audibly-inclined.
Kelli’s Blog: Life Made To Order
Frequently Asked Questions
What Types of Blogs Are Most Successful?
The types of blogs yielding the greatest success are popular niches like:
- personal finance and investing
- health and fitness
- personal development
If human beings need something or some plan to follow, bloggers who provide these answers generally become the most successful.
Who Is the Number 1 Blogger?
Although the number one blogger may mean the blogger who:
- generates the highest traffic
- gains the greatest influence
- reaches the most people
most people equate the top blogger with being the top earner.
Blogs like:
position themselves as leaders in terms of influence and exposure for their respective niches.
What Percentage of Bloggers Are Successful?
Roughly 8% of bloggers make enough money to support their families.
As Pedro Okoro reports, about 80% of bloggers fail. This rings true with the stat from 10 years ago revealing that 81% of bloggers never make more than $100.
Conclusion
I updated this post to offer my current take on a range of top bloggers from different niches.
Although I do not read and comment on each blogger’s posts as frequently these days I intend to give you a rich list of resources to:
- follow
- learn from
- study
to accelerate your blogging success.
Amplify your freedom. Learn from the best to live your dreams through blogging.
