Here, in alphabetical order by surname, are great bloggers whose expertise in their craft are useful to entrepreneurs, bloggers and other online creatives. They each have garnered a full-time income from writing online. They are each generous to their readers. Read the squibs below about their work, then explore their worlds. Get a sense of how they interact with their audience and what stands out to you. What do you like about what they do? What would not work for your brand? Why?
Enjoy!
1. Regina Anaejionu
Website: www.ByRegina.com
About the Blog
Regina Anaejionu is a prolific meta-blogger with several worksheets, ebooks and webinars to improve your blog. Regina refers to her products as “Adult Homework.” To her list of helpful tools, the blogger has recently added a podcast called “The Independent,” which teaches blog improvement strategies with accompanying worksheets.
It is doubly impressive that ByRegina.com has created a full-time income for the founder in only a year (See the income reports). To place this accomplishment in context, remember that many bloggers do not earn a full-time income before two years. Still more quit before giving their businesses a chance.
A Helpful Post
“How to Create a Killer Mini-Course” was the catalyst for the “7 Days to Improve Your Blog Challenge” here at www.DeborahMThomas.com.
2.Marie Forleo
Website: www.MarieForleo.com
About the Blog: Quirky and fun, Marie Forleo creates a website that is not a step-by-step guide to setting up a blog, or anything techie. It’s more entrepreneur philosophy and self-care. With a video every week, encouragement quotes and interviews, Forleo is at the intersection of blogger and television talk show host.
A Helpful Post
“How to Make Your Business Sound Unique (Even If It’s Not)” is about finding what is unique about you and sharing it in your business.
3.Dana Fox
Website: www.icanbuildablog.com
About the Blog:
Dana Fox’s I Can Build a Blog is a thorough blog-building resource guide, giving you the techie side of blogging in plain English and with screenshots as visual aids. The best thing about it is that Fox emphasizes not only the popular WordPress platform, but also those of us who love the Blogger.com platform.
A Helpful Post:
“How to Add a Newsletter Popup to Blogger” helps those of us who do enjoy fiddling around with the code on Blogger.com, and do not mind that it is a bare bones operation, to promote newsletters on our blogs in one of the currently popular methods.
4.Jeff Goins
Website: http://goinswriter.com
About the Blog
Jeff Goins writes about writing and life in general, online and offline. One day he might discuss the idea of landing a traditionally-published book on the New York Times Best-Seller’s List; the next day he may write about what fairy tales teach us about life. Goins also has a podcast which includes an interview with entrepreneur and author Seth Godin.
A Helpful Post
“The Difference Between Good Writers and Bad Writers” might be a useful checklist for bloggers to evaluate our main engine of communication.
5.Lauren Hooker
Website: www.elleandcompanydesign.com
About the Blog:
The design skills and clear business instructions of Lauren Hooker (and her business partner/husband Jake) are deceptively simple. Using everyday language to help you navigate online business jargon, Hooker’s Elle and Company – which began in January 2014- has garnered a full-time income through her design services, paid subscription service, products and paid webinars on specific topics, such as a beginner’s course in Photoshop.
A Helpful Post
“How to Brand Your Pinterest Boards” is a great article for those of you who use the social media platform Pinterest and would like to garner more blog traffic and create a more cohesive style across the internet.
6.Julie
Website: www.FabulousBlogging.com
About the Blog
Julie (who currently runs her online presence with only her first name) provides specific, no nonsense, tech steps for bloggers, with an emphasis on the WordPress platform.
A Helpful Post
“SEO Tips for Beginning Bloggers” might prove useful to you.
7.Jessica Rea
Website: www.jessicarea.me/blog
About the Blog:
Jessica Rea on female online entrepreneurs (Rea calls them “Ladypreneurs”) and their biggest problems, but her advice can be used by anyone. Rea is a community-minded individual. What sets her apart from many others is her very active Facebook group – the Ladypreneurs Community – where you can ask any question and receive very frank, and useful advice to mull over.
A Helpful Post:
“How to Charge What You’re Worth” – Many entrepreneurs undercharge. This article helps you to discover your price range and how to increase it, if necessary.
8.Kyla Roma
Website: www.KylaRoma.com
About the Blog
Kyla Roma creates a delightfully effervescent look for her blog while giving you straight-forward online strategies for your business. Roma’s very active Facebook group -The Daring Creative Workshop- is a good source for bouncing around your business ideas.
A Helpful Post:
“5 Things Pro-Bloggers Do After They Hit ‘Publish'” is a short checklist of activities to help you garner the most return from the work of writing a top-quality blog post.
9.Nathalie Lussier
Website: www.nathalielussier.com
About the Blog
Nathalie Lussier discusses many aspects of online platforms, but a highlight of her business is that she has zeroed in on building traffic. If you need more readers and clients for your blog or website, Nathalie’s courses are the just the thing.
A Helpful Post
“Sales Pages Headlines That Work!” may be of use to bloggers who need to build traffic and guide them towards a product or service.
10. Dale Partridge 
Website: www.DalePartridge.com
About the Blog
Dale Partridge takes on the philosophy of business and life. He also has more technical entrepreneurial posts, which he has recently separated into a completely new website, Startup Camp. Partridge is a businessman first and blogger second, who shares his insights and struggles online.
A Helpful Post
“There’s No Perfect Marketing Strategy, Only This…” helps you to think beyond the standard way of sharing your message.
11.Darren Rowse
Website: www.Problogger.net
About the Blog
Darren Rowse is a full-time, longtime meta-blogger, perhaps one of the most famous ones. He also produces thorough articles. If you have any question about blogging strategy, an answer might be in his archives.
A Helpful Post
“How Bloggers Make Money Blogging” is an article about methods to blog for money comes with a handy, dandy visual aid.
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Candice Carter
08/28/2015thanks so much for sharing I really like to get to know other Leaders and get on their list so this is a great tool!
Sarah
07/09/2015Awesome round-up! Definitely keeping this one in my reading list. Thank you for posting!
Kyla Roma
07/09/2015Thanks for including me here, Deborah! Great round up!
Deborah M. Thomas
07/09/2015Thanks, Shannon!
Cristina, I love your Facebook group list! I have new people to follow on that platform. 🙂 Thanks.
shannoncmazur@gmail.com
07/09/2015Great resources! I’m going to be bookmarking these blogs!
Cristina
07/09/2015I knew 8 of the 11 which means new bloggers for me to stalk, er um, I mean get to know! Love lists like this 🙂
Deborah M. Thomas
07/07/2015You’re welcome, Julie. You’ve helped me a lot.
– Deborah
Julie Christine (@jdeneen4)
07/07/2015Thanks so much for mentioning Fabulous Blogging!