I have been tagged by K of ShanKri-La to list my top 5 must-read blogs, and whilst I don’t always enjoy being tagged, this one was easy 
- David Airey: David is a graphic designer by trade, and although his blog obviously focuses upon that, it is by no means exclusive, and still very interesting to non-designers, especially the way he applies his knowledge and experience to blogging. This is further reflected by the stats and rankings attached to Davids site which have been obtained completely organically: There’s no John Chow style gaming here, it’s all about the content.
- Time For Blogging: Relatively new for me, but an instant add to my reader, Josh’s blog is accessible, interesting and always worth reading. Always glad to see a feed update on this one!
- Savvy Affiliate: I only encountered Scotts blog last week when he submitted an article to Blog-Op, but I am already a regular reader. His current output is astounding (and maybe a little too high), but 4-6 good posts a day is quite something. If he carries on how he’s started, this is one to watch.
- Untwisted Vortex: I know I’ve linked RT’s blog before, but I’ll do it again, because there’s always something new there. From personal experiences, to personal opinions and with some brilliant WordPress/blogging/website related tips, this is one you’ll want to subscribe to.
- Niche Marketing: If Andy Beard’s blog isn’t already known to you, then it should be. Rectify that mistake immediately
Opinion, original thinking and some great tech tips make this a real thinking bloggers site.
I’ll also say that I agree with all of K’s choices and would have included some of them here, except that would have made it a top 7 or 8.
One final disclaimer, the above are my favourite blogging/tech/webby related blogs (although it’s hard to catergorise UV!). I have an equal top 5 of personal blogs I may post up on Thermal.
No ‘official’ tags, but I’d love to know the top reads of Maki, David and Andy - If you don’t want to post about it, my comments box will do
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackI enjoy reading ShanKri-la and Untwisted Vortex. Those two and Blog-op are definitely on my regular visit list…
Chris -
Thanks for including me on this list! It means a lot, especially considering the company I’m with. I agree with you on Savvy Affiliate . . . looks good, but I foresee blogger burnout on the horizon. David and Andy’s sites are regular reads for me as well.
Chris, you’re a gentleman and a scholar. Thanks for the kind mention, and amongst great company.
I’ll put some of my top reads on the ever-increasing list of posts to publish.
Nice list. David’s site is a regular for my eyes as well.
I like the pathways that memes can take. The one you did was actually started on my site - I tagged Collis @ NorthxEast; who tagged Hannes, where Shankri-la saw it - who tagged you.
Glad you enjoyed participating.
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No problem Josh & David, I always look forward to your new posts.
Nice invention Paperbull, some of these memes can be a pain, but this is a good one.
Thanks Matthew
Great list Chris! Thanks for taking up the challenge however easy it might be!! You are a good sport.
Hey Chris, tell us a bit more about this “Thermal” you briefly touched on. I’m not familiar with that site…
It’s one of my other blogs
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Yes what is this Thermal? sounds like a load of hot wind to me.
Poof! I’m not in your Must-Read Blog list…I’m disapointed, Chris.
Might post about this a little later on..
Poof? No I’m not….
Maki, you were already on K’s list so I couldn’t repeat it, I said I agreed with his list…..
Anyway, you have had your quota of links for this month
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