Top 5 Blogs for Internet Marketing, Web Development, and Design

As many aspiring bloggers know, it’s hard to find the time to write great posts on a regular basis (or even mediocre posts on an irregular basis, for that matter). So instead of trying to compete against the plethora of useful resources out there I’m going to do one better – direct you to them. These are my top go-to blogs that have taught me much of what I’ve learned over the past few years on the topics of internet marketing, development, and design.

1. Smashing Magazine – I could pretty much stop the list here because there is enough useful information on this blog to keep you busy for a lifetime. It covers design, marketing, development, and everything in between. Very well written posts and tutorials!
2. Six Pixels of Separation – Innovative ideas on internet marketing. What I love about these guys is that they separate the fads from the useful marketing techniques. There are so many blogs out there talking about how important it is to just get out there on Twitter because “it’s awesome,” Six Pixels tells you why you should actually get on it and how you should go about doing it.
3. SitePoint – Sort of like Smashing Magazine but more content about marketing and less about design. It also has some good resources for freelancers.
4. Search Engine Land – One of the most popular SEO blogs out there. This is a great resource to skim once in a while to make sure your site is on top of the SEO trends. Personally I find that most of the tried and true SEO techniques (links+good content) have not changed much over the years but there are always little tricks and site-tweaks you can pick up from here.
5. New York Times Technology – If you’re only reading the up-to-the-minute blogs out there a lot of times you could be missing the bigger picture. NYT has some great articles about technology trends and the companies that are making it all happen. Not to mention, there’s also a great NYT iPhone app that lets me download the news so I can read it on the subway!

There are plenty of other great resources, but 5 sounds like a good prime number so I’ll stick with it. Also, between these 5 there is more than enough information to keep me busy. I feel any more than this would just be a distraction. Post your favorite blogs in the comments!

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One Comment

• web design india says:

  August 24, 2010 at 7:39 am

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