The Top 5 Blogs at the End of 2007 will be…

May 7, 2007

The Top 5 Blogs at the End of 2007 will be…

Written by Hyder under Blogging

Update: Poll Daddy experienced some delays so I took down their polling widget. I substituted them with Zoho Polls. All previous votes on Poll Daddy will be counted and accounted for. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Update: Voting will close on the 13th of May at Midnight, Eastern Europe Time.

Final Update: The Top Blogs will win PRIZES!!

Since we are almost mid way through 2007 now is a good indicator of what to expect to see at the end of the year in terms of blog popularity.

2005 - 06 was more or less the beginning of what the blogosphere has experienced in terms of many bloggers going pro and solely making a living online. But this is just the beginning and many good bloggers have come up in the past 6 - 12 months and are now slowly making their presence felt. Will they be the new cream of the crop at the end of 2007?

I’ve picked out 5 main categories that represent the hottest topics discussed in blogging today and made a list of the 5 most upcoming blogs in each category. There is also a poll and I encourage you to vote for who you think will be at the top of their game by the end of the year.

The 5 main categories I chose are Internet and Technology, Making Money Online and Blogging, Web Design and Development, Entertainment and Lifestyle, Work and Career.

Internet and Technology

Making Money Online and Blogging

Web Design and Development

Entertainment and Lifestyle

Work and Career

RSS readers might not see the voting widget, so please click through to the site to vote.

So who do you think will be the top blog in each of the above categories? Once votes add up everyone can see who The Top 5 Blogs of 2007 will be based on readers votes. I looked through hundreds of blogs and decided on the list above based on factors such as quality and quantity of posts, design of the blog, readability and some other things. I hope you liked my selection. It was fun browsing and discovering new blogs, I look forward to taking in a lot of reading in the future from the above selection.

This is an entry for Pro Blogger’s Group Blogger Project, so feel free to comment on my post as well as visit the other posts which will be submitted by other bloggers on his blog. Once darren puts up some entries I’ll link to them from here as well.

If you liked this post then consider linking back to me from your own blog and don’t forget to vote for who you think will the The Top 5 Blogs at the end of 2007. Of course if you feel I can contest in any of the above categories then just leave me a comment

Update: Voting will close on the 13th of May at Midnight, Eastern Europe Time.

Final Update: The Top Blogs will win PRIZES!!

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About the author

Hyder has been blogging for the past two years on this blog. He started Weborithm, his web company, in 2007 and along with designing blogs and websites also releases various web related products.

134 Readers Commented »

Rex Dixon on May 7th, 2007

1

Thanks for nominating me!

Rex

Adnan on May 7th, 2007

2

Hey Ali.
Thanks so much for the mention - I hope Blogtrepreneur will be massive by the end of 2007!
Thanks again and good luck in the Problogger Group Contest - $1000 looks awesome!

Jimmy on May 7th, 2007

3

Thanks for the nomination!

Wow, this has been a good year so far
Thanks again! Good luck.

dan1el on May 7th, 2007

4

Thanks for including me Ali. Now I have to go wrangle some votes.

Dave on May 7th, 2007

5

Wow, thanks for the nomination Ali, much appreciated.

That’s a great post, good luck in the competition.

eve on May 7th, 2007

6

Thanks for the feature! I love the article! Good luck everyone!

Janette Toral on May 7th, 2007

7

This is a challenging post as it requires visitors like me to really review the site before casting a vote. Good luck to all finalists.

monawea on May 7th, 2007

8

Wow! Thanks for adding my site. I am so flattered. This is a great idea.

Stan Schroeder on May 7th, 2007

9

Thanks for nominating me. There are many other great sites out there, but it’s fun to do competitions once in a while.

Don ray on May 7th, 2007

10

Kineda is missing from that Entertainment and Lifestyle list!

Ali on May 7th, 2007

11

No problem fellas and felletes. Now get your friends, family and pets to come here and vote. The voting lasts all thru the end of May.

Ali on May 7th, 2007

12

@don

I’ve only concentrated on blogs that were started / made an impact / I predict to make an impact, in the past 6 - 12 months.

But I’ve read you in the past and will continue to do so in the future.

Kiltak on May 7th, 2007

13

Hey there,

Thanks for nominating us

Good luck to everyone!

(Would sending our readers over here to vote be considered as cheating? )

Cheers.

Kiltak
[Geeks Are Sexy] Tech. News

Church of Integrity on May 7th, 2007

14

Go go go iWebis and Dosh Dosh. Sorry, I simply don’t know the blogs in the other categories.

Ali on May 8th, 2007

15

Nope, go ahead and send as many readers as you like to the site here! The more the merrier!

Karlo Luicudine on May 8th, 2007

16

I actually spent some time in checking the different sites that are listed on your list. And I was actually surprised that they have helped me discover new sites.

Thanks for your post.

If you have time, why don’t you drop by my post:
http://mobileko.blogspot.com/2007/05/snatch-top-5-tips-on-how-to-be.html

It’s also an entry for the problogger top 5- group writing project. ^^ Goodluck to us all!

Sarakastic on May 8th, 2007

17

There’s no spot to vote for everybodygoto.com, can I nominate you or something? Ok now I have to sotp commenting because I have to go check out this list.

Rod on May 8th, 2007

18

An excellent list - some I’ve heard of and some that I haven’t. I’ll definitely be checking out the ones that I haven’t seen yet.

aczafra on May 8th, 2007

19

Thank you so much for linking my blog as among the good submission in the group writing project.

And thanks also for your top five lists. I’ve never heard of those blogs before. I will visit them, especially the ones about making money online and blogging.

Matt McDonald on May 8th, 2007

20

Great stuff. Very insightful and very cool how you can get everyone to participate.

Ross on May 8th, 2007

21

Excellent lists - a bunch of those are ‘new’ to me, so it looks like I have some reading to do. Cheers.

Sherri Caldwell - The Rebel Housewife on May 8th, 2007

22

This was such a cool submission for the ProBlogger.net Group Writing Project — well done! I attempted to Digg it, I hope I did it right. (Hopelessly non-techie) Thanks for recommending some great new sites — I really liked MamaPop and I have to go check out some of the others. Live, Love & Laugh, Sherri

Vince Cordic on May 8th, 2007

23

It will be interesting to see if the results from the polls pan out. Anyhow, good post and good submission to the group writing project - good luck with your blog!

Small Potato on May 8th, 2007

24

Thanks for including Wpdesigner!

ww-success on May 8th, 2007

25

Thanks for your comment on my article for the group writing project. You have a good list here. The only blog missing is ww-success.com

Dean on May 8th, 2007

26

WPDesigner rules!

Mike on May 8th, 2007

27

Yeah WPDesigner!

ispf on May 8th, 2007

28

What? No “personal finance” category? Sheesh!!!

Just kidding! Neat project you have here. Will definitely return back to check who tops the lists!

Torian on May 8th, 2007

29

wpdesigner is the best

Kim on May 8th, 2007

30

WPDesiner is very friendly and actually the best developer/design blog!

Jesse on May 8th, 2007

31

Voted for WPDesigner, worth deserving.

Michael on May 8th, 2007

32

Great work done at WPDesigner.. you’ve got a vote man

Alex on May 8th, 2007

33

Thanks for including LifeSpy on the list.

Ali on May 9th, 2007

34

Thank you all for making this Poll a success! Keep the votes coming!

Ali on May 9th, 2007

35

You deserve it! I use your themes on other blogs.

PtitOurs on May 9th, 2007

36

God save WPDesigner !

Adii on May 9th, 2007

37

WPDesigner should definitely take it in the development category. He’s one of the designers that has contributed a bucketload to promoting Wordpress designers. So that’s my vote!

Ange on May 9th, 2007

38

All of those people are sharing great content, but my voice is for WPDesigner.

depi on May 9th, 2007

39

WPDesigneeeer!!

Dana on May 9th, 2007

40

Good luck to all, especially WPDesigner. His work and contribution to the community has earned admiration and respect by many.

Carazariah on May 9th, 2007

41

WP Designer for Web Design. . . I’m not biased at all, I just use his design on my site. . .

C

Runa on May 9th, 2007

42

I voted WPdesigner. It’s an excellent source of themes and news.

P.S.: great idea to make this polls!

MoneyMakingIdeas on May 9th, 2007

43

You’ve got a great top 5. I like it. I place your link here:
http://www.freetipsandwits.com/moneymakingblog/2007/05/top-5-tips-to-win-probloggers-top-5.html

Good luck!

JoLynn on May 9th, 2007

44

Wow, another 25 blogs to check out (if they don’t already have submissions in the group project). Thanks and good luck in the Problogger drawing on Friday!

All the best,

JoLynn

jen on May 9th, 2007

45

Some of these are familiar. I’ll have to come back and check them out in more depth.

Kat on May 9th, 2007

46

YES - WPDesigner!!

etn on May 9th, 2007

47

what about

http://www.FamousFaceInRandomPlaces.com

SLEEEEEPER!

etn on May 9th, 2007

48

oops i mean…

http://www.FamousFacesInRandomPlaces.com

Grazitaly on May 9th, 2007

49

WP Designer for Web Design.

Nice on May 10th, 2007

50

I almost cannot make a decision.
All of them are superb.
but WP Designer for webdesign

Rhys on May 10th, 2007

51

I can honestly say I don’t read a single one of those blogs! Oh well…

Tom O'leary on May 10th, 2007

52

Hi
That is a very cool top 5. I’ll definitely be coming back to read some more

Thanks
Tom

Jonathan Franzone on May 10th, 2007

53

Wow, this is a really great post. I love the way you totally engaged your readers into your site. I never thought of doing a poll as a top 5. Hmmm, but I have taken note and will be adding this to my bag of tools. Thanks for the lesson oh great one. I have also subscribed to your RSS feed… I’m keepin my eye on you!

Thanks for stopping by my Top 5 submission. I almost feel unworthy of your visit: Top 5 Tantalizing Blog Title Techniques

Ali on May 10th, 2007

54

HA! Stop flattering me, everyone has their way of doing things.

I never expected the kind of response I got that I am getting with this article though, it’s amazing!

Cindy on May 10th, 2007

55

I’ve placed my vote. Go WPDesigner!

David Bradley on May 11th, 2007

56

No Science category? Shameful! I’d like to nominate http://www.sciencebase.com

Thanks

Ali on May 11th, 2007

57

Maybe I’ll include that category at the end of the year for the year end poll. Stay tuned for that one.

Tanner Hobin on May 11th, 2007

58

Great Poll, can’t wait to see the results. WP Designer should win the Web Design and Development category. I just integrated one of WP Designer’s templates into my blog and it rocks. It was super easy to customize because of the clean and logical code. Thanks WP Designer!

Joshua Dorkin on May 13th, 2007

59

There were a few worthy blogs on the list, but I couldn’t understand why some others were there. I saw 2 that had a handful of posts over the past month and some that were so busy I couldn’t even find the posts themselves. Sites like these don’t have a chance to be top blogs.

Otherwise, good job with the list. Looks to be fairly popular!