What’s on Your RSS Reader?
When I first started reading blogs I didn’t really see the point of RSS feeds, that was of course until I found myself continually returning my favourite blogs only to see there was no new posts. But still I wasn’t going to give into RSS just yet, so I continued returning to the blogs but with greater time spans in between, this worked pretty well.
Then one day I was bored I found myself repeatably visiting the same blogs over and over, I realised it was time for this to stop. I instantly set up iGoogle and added all my favourite blogs to Google reader, and I haven’t looked back since.
Well that’s how I first started using RSS feeds, and I would love to hear your stories too, just post them in the comments section.
I find that it can be very interesting to find out what blogs other people have on the RSS reader, it can offer quite a lot of information such as: the genre’s they prefer, if they read many or hardly any blogs and sometimes its a good way to find good blogs you weren’t aware of. So my plan for today is to list all the blogs on my RSS reader and some explanation of why I added them.
Whether you are blogging about diving equipment or chocolate liquers, you are bound to find hundreds of tips on Problogger that you can use to give your blog a boost. Darren started blogging in 2002 and since then has pretty much perfected the art, his blog is read by tens of thousands of people everyday and has over 50,000 subscribers.
In my mind CopyBlogger is the number one blog focusing on copy writing, I learn something new with every post Brian publishes, and I think this blog is one of the main reasons I have become confident enough in my writing to create my own blog.
This is the first blog on my list that has slowed down tremendously, Blogtreprenuers posts are of high quality but are they worth waiting upto 20 days for? I’m still undecided so its staying on my reader for now.
This blog does exactly what it says on the tin, offers Daily Blog Tips. Daniel Socco is a great example to all bloggers, he has built a fantastic blog, some of the key features being free wordpress themes, Q & A sessions and blogger face-offs.
Why Do Work is dissimalar to most blogs, as it not only offers a blog, but also forums, jobs and more. This blog is probably the most like a community than any others I read.
Judging from Gyutae’s blog he seems to be pretty good friends with Tyler Cruz, I always find it fun to to see their little competitions, although during the last one Tyler didn’t seem to be very motivated..
Similar reasoning to the above, plus Tyler has been holding some pretty generous giveaways in conjunction with market leverage, unfortunately I’m not an affiliate marketer otherwise I would enter.
As well as both being bloggers, me and Jason have another thing in common, we both run other projects, its always good to see how someones blog is going, but learning about their other projects can be a lot more interesting.
Seth Godin’s blog is like a drug, I seem to keep going back, his unique perspective on marketing amazes me and I’m always interested to here what he says next. Seth is also a best selling author, probably most well known for ‘Purple Cow‘ Which focuses on creating remarkable products or services.
In my mind SEOmoz is the #1 source of SEO news, my favourite posts are Rand’s Whiteboard fridays which I thoroughly enjoy every week.
Pretty acurate domain for a blog about blogging eh? Blog about your blog is another site I have on my feed because simply put, you can never have too many blog tips! One way BAYB is unique is with ludovico’s contest round up’s which highlight contests he has found that week.
This is my second favorite blog focusing on copywriting, James and Harry are both great writers and I enjoy each and every one of their posts, they are even doing a kinda of site review on LinkersBlog in December which I’m exstatic about and can not wait for. I’ll be taking into account every point they make and hopefully using there critism to improve the blog.
John Cow started off as a parody of John Chow, it quickly shot to fame and secured the number one rank on google for ‘John Chow’ after John Chow himself got a penalty. Since then both the websites have had new themes. John Cow has since then became a good resource for blogging tips, so good that I’ve added it to my RSS reader instead of Chow.
As with a lot of blogs on my RSS reader, J David Macor has ceased to post on a regular basis, this is quite upsetting as I did quite enjoy reading his posts. I guess its just another case of a blogger losing focus on there blog until they stop posting completely
In terms of education I don’t really gain much from Shoemoney, Jeremy’s blog in my mind is one where he has made it in the affiliate world, and now he is blogging to tell us all what its like being at the top, and I suppose he has every right to.
Surely You Read More Blogs Than That?
If you have been following me round the blogosphere in the last month or so you will see I comment on alot more blogs that those listed above, and you’re probably wondering why they’re not on the list.
The thing is I do read and comment on a hell of a lot more blogs, but I visit those blogs for more than just the articles, I visit those blogs for the community. So instead of adding them to my RSS reader, I feel I am a more valuable visitor if I simply visit the blog instead of just reading the article from my RSS feed. I won’t list all those blogs/bloggers, because you know who you are! Especially when you see me wreaking havoc in the comment section.
Over To You
So there ya go, a quick free review of the blogs on my RSS reader, I guess us readers are worth more than just a number on your ticker! I’d be very interested to hear what’s on your RSS, so either leave a comment or do a post like this on your blog!
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I havent yet bothered too much with RSS when reading blogs, but after readng your post I think I’ll give it a go. Thanks.
Ok no problem, it’s all a matter of personal preference, some people like it, some don’t.
Wow, Danny, great post!
My story is very similar to yours. I discovered Google Reader this past Sunday! That is the reason you may have seen me commenting so much more around the blogosphere. Google Read is a BIG discovery for me.
I have a bunch of blogs on my reader.
http://imwithjoe.com - You have to be reading Normal Joe. Come on!
http://suitej.com - Jay is funny and always presents a different angle to MMO.
http://www.theathomecouple.com - Elijah has a fresh perspective on Internet Marketing, plays the guitar, and sings.
http://notabeneconsulting.com - Neal is a professional in this crazy world.
http://www.benjaminpatton.com - Big Ben is back!
http://brilliantjeni.com - She is always on vacation, so she must be doing something right.
http://jarretcade.net - Jarret is my source for SEO and site development. His detail is what I appreciate.
http://freddietaylor.com - I had to throw my site in there, right?
There are more, but I have company over and got to get back to the gathering. I know, don’t say it. I am a real nerd for dipping off and dropping a comment on this site. But let’s face it, this is going to be a great resource.
Thanks Danny!
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Thanks for taking the time to do that Freddie, if we can get a few more people to do so it’ll be great.
No problem, Danny. It was my pleasure. I like the big bloggers that you mentioned, but I have not even checked out CopyBlogger yet. That is crazy, right? I had read that is the place to be from a hundred sources. I will get on top of it.
Like someone else said, I was thinking of doing a post on Google Reader, but will definitely give you a shout out whenever I do.
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I am surprised you haven’t read copyblogger before, it has some amazing posts for bloggers.
Danny, been hanging out on copyblogger today. I see I got a lot of reading to do. That’s cool. Thanks again.
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Yea, there is some really good content on there, I have learnt alot.
I’m subscribed to like… 3 blogs maybe, mainly because of competitions - but I manually visit like 70 blogs a day
- I need to get myself more organised.
I think the 3 I am subscribed to are Balkhis, SlyVisions and IronBlogger (and myself to make sure its all working fine
Well, Otooo why not subscribe to my blog also?
@Danny - I think I will do a post just like yours.
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Look forward to it, remember to mention me
Turns out I am already subscribed to your blog
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Cool blog you have!
im subscribed SEOmoz & Daily Blog Tips..
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Some of the blogs in my rss reader is johnchow, johncow, thenetfool, shoemoney, theuniversitykid, your blog, and so many more.
Anyway, may I know your rss reader?
I use Google Reader, implemented onto my iGoogle dashboard.
Wow, thanks for first of all the great post but the link love… that is some pretty awesome company you put me in with! I am very happy that you like the changes over at JohnCow.
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No problem cow man, it’s nice to see you are paying attention to some of us smaller bloggers, unlike alot of the bloggers on the list.
BTW Do you have msn or anything I have a few things to ask you..
use the contact form on my blog and then I can email you back. That way I dont get spammed to death
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Okay man, just done so, look forward to hearing from you.
I used to use readers but I ended up subscribing to so many blogs that it wasn’t pleasant any more scrollling through all the new posts, especially if I had been busy for a few days and hadn’t open up the reader.
I like your idea of only sticking to a few main good ones, I might go back to that again
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I don’t use it only on ‘good ones’ I use it on the ones which I don’t feel I am commenting on a lot so there is no point visiting the blog.
My goodness I’m not in your RSS readers when I have yours on mine. How dare you!
No, it was a joke but I could be damned pissed off you don’t…..AND IT”S STILL A JOKE……:-)
I like a post such as this as it kinda gives me an idea of who you are and what you like. Keep up the good work, buddy and remember it’s just a joke…
Yan
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Like I said Yan there are blogs which I like to visit the actual blog rather than just read text on my rss reader, your is one of those
Cool! Don’t take it too seriously, it’s just a casual joke….you’ll get used to it one day….
Yan
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Danny, where’s SlyVisions on the list?
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Do you see that one visitor on analytics that stays for ages waiting for the author to reply to comments? That’s me
Haha, I usually comment, close the page, then come back a few hours later
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Haha. I always reply to my readers’ comments. If there’s a case where I missed yours, please tell me which one! I got some making up to do.
I have been using iGoogle since the day it came out. I love it for reading my blogs. Right now I have it set up with 2 pages one for the blogs I have made friends on, and the other for blogs I like to follow but haven’t yet made great relationships with. One day hopefully they will all be on one page.
Adam
P.S. you made it to the friends page. But mostly to see if I can steal your post ideas
jk.
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Heh, I was wondering why our posts seemed so similar ^_^
I didn’t even know you could set up pages, learn something new everyday.
I think you are underestimating my sneakiness sir. I’m Very Very sneaky.
But the pages are great for keeping track of those blogs you want to be quick to get to and then having your casually read blogs on another page.
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I don’t use a rss reader. Well I guessin away comment sniper is and rss reader althought it only give you the blog and the title as a pop up when someone posts on their blog.
Either way you stioll have to visit the post tp post comments so I like the way comment sniper works instead of reading through the whole feed.
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Wow I subscribe to almost all the same blogs as yours. Looks like we are reading from the same blogs too.
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Wow..that is strange..maybe we’re connected in some way!
Great post Danny , I subscribe thro Email , but I need to get used to reading posts thro RSS reader
Once you’ve subscribed to more feeds you will see how easy and useful using a RSS reader is.
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Hey Danny!
My RSS reader’s getting pretty full as of late. I’m sure you know Jason of University Kid fame, as well as Adam from Creadiv, there’s of course, your blog too. Here’s a few of my favorites from my RSS:
Problogger
Blog Oh! Blog
The WWW Blog
Blog Perfume
Daily Blog Tips
Skelliewag.com
Daily Writing Tips
IronBlogger
Money Bites
Blog for Beginners
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Yea we both follow a lot of the same blogs, I don’t think I’ve seen blog perfume so I shall check that out.
I have never used RSS reader. Maybe one of these days I will.
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You will probably find it increases your productivity and saves you alot of time.
yeah i recommend using google reader, if you organize everything properly you can manage a lot of feed without the feeling of being overwhelmed.
good post danny, will do one myself too.. and yes i will mention you
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Ok cool Kathan, I look forward to seeing it!
I think I’m the only left who prefers email to readers 100 fold. I never remember to check ‘em!
Cool list, I’ve been meaning to do one, thanks for the reminder!
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I wouldn’t be able to keep up with all those emails man, just keeping up with comments is enough!
No, Dennis, you’re not the only one - we’re the only ones
And as I keep subscribing to more and more feeds, the time it takes to receive the emails just keeps getting bigger and bigger… I’m starting to get like 50 emails a day now
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50 per hour (minimum), of course it’s not all blogs
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Subscribing to RSS feeds is a great way to save time! I’ve subscribed to this blog and a lot of other ones. Whenever there’s a new post I can just see that in my RSS feeds. It saves me a lot of time from having to keep on coming back to check for new content. It’s worth it! Google Reader is the only RSS feed reader I use.
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I now use an rss reader called fresh. You can do some really great things like drag and drop your feeds into folders, etc. that you can’t do in google reader.
You can also very quickly click “view in tab” to view the article in it’s origional context. This makes is really easy to comment. Infact, I am using it now.
It is an adobe air program and you can find it here.
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Those are some great blogs, but I would also highly recommend ThouShallBlog.com It’s a great tutorial for bloggers, great information on there, o yeah and of course, mastersofseo.com as well lol.
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Thanks, buddy. The same respect is given to you too. Good luck with the blogging idol.
Yan
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I plan to write a post similar to this as i’ve seen a few and it is a great way to let readers and visitors know what you read and are into.
What will probably SHOCK the living day lights out of some is that i use (and prefer) Yahoo Reader. As i use Yahoo as my main email account. It is my home on the web.
I have many feeds on my reader and they are categorized as i subscribe to blogs from various niche subjects, not just blogging stuff.
When i write my “What’s On My RSS Feed” post, i will send a link your way. Cool?
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I too wrote a “Blogs that I read” post on my blog recently. Don’t take me wrong, but I prefer subscribing via email instead of RSS.
I agree with what you said about ProBlogger. Darren has been perfecting his blogging art since years. Its common sense to read his blog.
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I really loved reading Blogtrepreneur. Thanks for mentioning it.
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