Personal Web publishing has come into its own in the last decade. It used to be that if you couldn't use HTML you had to hire someone to do it for you or learn how to do it yourself. Web logs, or blogs, have changed all that. This is due in large part to their ability to be used by anyone, because they are so easy to use. When you are just starting out maybe you aren't doing the best blog you could but after you learn how to make 'blobverse' you are off on an adventure that is hard to turn back from.
The urge to be a part of the world and have your opinion be heard is a hard one to ignore. You used to be limited to responding to the happenings of the day through letters to the editor or similar venues but now you can respond to a subject immediately and have hundreds if not thousands waiting for your next blog posting. How do you find the best blogs? Currently, there isn't a really good mechanism that is able to search for the best of blogging. There will always be a lot of hay to dig through to get to your needle.
One good source to find these paragons of blogging is a Forbes.com article written in 2004. They provide links to the best of blogging in the following categories:
- Best Political Blogs
- Best Travel Blogs
- Best Food Blogs
- Best Tech Blogs
- Best Economics Blogs
- Best Medical Blogs
- Best Photo Blogs
- Best Movie Blogs
- Best Sports Blogs
- Best Media Blogs
- Best War Blogs
- Best Celebrity Blogs
The trouble, and the fun, that you find is that many bloggers can go on and on about a subject that they really are not an expert on but really, that is the point isn't it? Although it is nice to get the facts it is just as nice to hear from the laymen and see what they think of the world according to them.
A great source for getting your blog noticed is the site Robin Good. This list is comprised of the Top 55 sites of where to submit your blogs to get more exposure, visibility and reach. This kind of research is very valuable to the new and old blogger alike. The best thing to do is research all your options to find the best blogging sites to read and to submit to. Let those who have more information lead you along your blogger trail.