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13 Wildly Successful Bloggers to Follow Immediately (for Increasing Your Blog Traffic and Sales)
Boy, do I lean on my friends.
My theme is a little off as of this writing. OK, not too off, but I want to get rid of the powder blue buttons and links…hope they're not still around as of this writing. If they are, oh well. A lesson in blogging detachment, from Savusavu, Fiji.
Without my friend Phillip Dews, my design would be in utter shambles. I'd have so many more pressing, glaring design problems, and I wouldn't have built my brand in such a creative fashion without his brilliance backing me up.
The design mind behind this blog, the wizard behind the curtain, has engineered a complete transformation for both my old blog, and my new one, here at Blogging From Paradise.
I've met so many successful, engaging, kind bloggers over the years that I feel eternally blessed.
Of course, to attract so many friends I had to be a friend. I helped people by promoting them, or by commenting on their blogs, or by shouting them out whenever I could.
That's the great secret to professional blogging.
That's the key.
The Benefits of Following Successful Bloggers
You can only do so much by yourself but if you have a huge army of supportive friends around you, and successful friends at that, you can impact so many more people as these successes help you out.
I count many folks on this list as friends. Honest to goodness, learning from successful bloggers:
- Cuts down your learning curve by years; you avoid their mistakes
- Inspires you to push yourself through difficult times
- Gives you the secrets you need to retire, to become a pro blogger
- Might just make you want to start island hopping today, or next weekend, or next month
- Can inspire you to make the necessary changes to live the internet lifestyle
Successes have helped me to see where I can become more successful, how I can succeed, and most of all, where I'm screwing up.
Just yesterday I ran into multiple issues on my blog. I mistakenly updated my theme, erasing the fine work done by my man Phillip Dews. Oh well, lesson learned.
I'm also trying to discern whether folks are having problems commenting on Blogging From Paradise due to some internal coding issue. About 6 people have contacted me, letting me know they couldn't leave a comment.
BTW, if you're having problems commenting on this blog email me here: ryan_biddulph[at]hotmail[dot]com
Blogging Successes: The Snowball Effect
Have you ever created a mean snowball? I mean, a really big, impressive, heavy, "smack you upside the head" type snowball.
Ironic I know, me blogging from paradise here in Fiji, and chatting about snowballs.
Anyway, whether you've packed together a huge snowball to toss at a friend or have built a snowman you know how it's done; pack a bit of snow together, then add some more, pack it together, then add, and pack.
In the case of building a snowman you simply roll the snow ball until it grows into a huge, impressive-looking ball of snow, to be used as a head, torso, or perhaps, the lower foundation for your snowman.
As you roll, the ball accumulates more and more snow, growing exponentially.
Think of your blogging success as being similar to that snowball. In your case, the snowball is your blog. You roll that bad boy by connecting with successful bloggers and visiting their blogs, and by learning, studying and implementing their successful strategies.
Slowly but surely, your blog grows bigger and bigger, both through the content you publish and the readers you attract. Your comments received will increase too, as will your blogging sales.
Like the snowball, there's no critical mass within reason. Your potential blogging growth is limitless, really, when you decide to learn from successful bloggers who've been where you want to be.
OK folks, on to the successes. Make sure to subscribe to their blogs, take notes when they speak and put their wisdom into action.
Phillip Dews
Phillip Dews is the man. Really. He's my designer especial, my web developer, my hosting guru, my backend wizard. Phil designed this blog and he designed my successful old blog too. He really, really rocks.
Just the other day he put out fires on my blog, and Kelli's blog….simultaneously. The man is a skilled designer, talented developer and creative blogger who's had as much to do with my success than anybody online.
I completely erased my customized theme the other day by downloading an update. Oops. No worries though, as Phil was quick to the rescue. While he was working on Blogging From Paradise PD was also Skyping and FB chatting with Kelli regarding some theme issues on Live Life Made to Order, her blog.
Problems solved. He's been the man for years, and he shows again and again that he's loyal, trustworthy, generous, kind, and he's funny as hell too. An all around great dude, and a must follow blogger.
Phil's totally overhauled his blog just a few days ago. Do stop in to visit him, OK?
Visit Phil's blog here: Brum Design
Neil Patel
Neil Patel is a brilliant blogger who's perhaps *the* online master at both creating value and building strong bonds with industry authorities. In short, I'm modeling much of what I'm doing here at BFP by mimicking his actions.
OK, maybe I'm not mimicking him entirely because I'm sitting here in Fiji and work a different niche, but you get the drift.
Neil specializes in driving traffic to websites. He's achieved gaudy numbers with some of the most well known sites on the web. NP has built a massive, thriving, ever-growing community on his blog, quicksprout.com.
Visit Neil's blog here: quicksprout.com
Adam Connell
Adam Connell from bloggingwizard.com is a wizard at creating pillar-style, in-depth, mind-numbingly thorough posts. AC is kind, generous and uber supportive of the people he connects with on a daily basis.
I got to know Adam better through Triberr, especially after I became an active member recently when BFP was up and running.
I like Adam's ability to create resource style posts by getting quotes from some of the web's most well known blogging celebrities.
Adam is an all around great dude, and I believe he's located not too far from Phillip Dews, so whatever is in the water that way in the UK, I'd like to drink some of it too, here in Fiji. Even though I am enjoying my Fiji Water.
Visit Adam's blog here: bloggingwizard.com
Adrienne Smith
Adrienne Smith is the queen of commenting, a relationship-building master who leaves the most thorough, genuine and heartfelt comments I've seen on the web.
She's honest, truthful and authentic in all of her dealings. In truth, I find great inspiration in how she meticulously responds to – in great depth – the hundreds of comments she receives on her blog on a weekly basis.
I'm learning to be more like Adrienne, being more present, and writing more in-depth responses while I do the island hopping from paradise bit.
Adrienne creates thoughtful, helpful posts related to blogging.
She's a must follow guys.
Visit Adrienne's blog here: adriennesmith.net
Donna Merrill
Donna Merrill is a networking dynamo who's as persistent as they come. Donna has built a monster tribe over at her blog, covering topics in a practical, easy to embrace fashion.
Donna is another blogger who seems to find the 25th hour to run successful businesses outside of blogging, and she still stops in frequently to share her thoughts through in-depth comments while providing you with an encouraging nudge to boot.
Get to know Mrs. Merrill. She's definitely a good person to connect with, if you want to make buddies with and learn from an influencer.
Visit Donna's blog here: donnamerrilltribe.com
Darren Rowse
Darren Rowse. What else can I say? The brilliant creator of problogger.net is pretty much the head honcho of the top "blogging tips" blog on the web.
Other than launching my new blog (intelligently, from a really high energy space), I feel being published 3 times on problogger is one of my stellar achievements.
Darren teaches you how to build a blog from scratch. He's acquired hundreds of thousands of subscribers and has built a blogging community second to none in his niche.
DR is active on social networks too. He's one of the few guys or gals who you're likely to get a response from if you connect with him and chat for a bit on a regular basis.
Problogger.net is the 1 blog you must subscribe to if you're a new or veteran blogger who needs tips to build a blogging community, as well as boosting your blog traffic and sales.
Visit Darren's blog here: problogger.net
John Chow
John Chow is Mr. Million Dollar blogger. JC registers $20,000, $30,000 and $50,000 days' worth of earnings from his blog.
The man rakes it in at a mind blowing pace, which is evidence of his ability to create serious value for his audience.
John bills himself as living the dot come lifestyle and I must say, he embodies this concept as well as any blogger I've come across. He's particularly skilled in promoting big ticket programs effectively through his blog.
JC's writing style is clear and simple. Smart approach here. Why? He applies to the masses. Some bloggers get a bit caught up in trying to impress, or wow, but John is more about getting to the point and teaching you that anybody can make money online through blogging.
Visit John's blog here: johnchow.com
Zac Johnson
Zac is one of the pioneers of the blogging space. He's been around for a while, successfully building a massive audience at bloggingtips.com while also running a thriving site at zacjohnson.com for a minute.
Zac shares super practical, simple to embrace tips and has also built quite the network of guest bloggers who publish posts regularly on his blogging tips website.
He's also a master networker who has surrounded himself with many of the internet's top bloggers and internet marketers.
I was floored when Zac asked to interview me on bloggingtips.com, and I'd link to the interview here except that the interview was a little off topic for the new direction of my blog. Simply google it, you'll find it.
Visit Zac's blog here: bloggingtips.com
Andrew Spence
Andrew Spence is a blogger extraordinaire and social media guru. He runs a wildly popular Facebook Page – Andrew Spence – Learn. Live. Grow. – and a well-read, entertaining, brilliantly designed blog.
Andrew is funny, engaging and detached in all he does online. I've certainly seen him as a role model when it comes to boosting my engagement, building my brand and heck, enjoying the ride along the way, because what's the point if you ain't enjoying the ride?
Anyway, Andrew is a skilled entrepreneur who knows how to build a sustainable business and blog, and I feel grateful to count him as one of my mentors.
Visit Andrew's blog here: andrewspenceonline.com/
Harleena Singh
Harleena Singh is a kind, warm-hearted blogger who shares seriously in-depth blog posts and comments. She is a networking queen, a person whose authenticity flows through everything she does.
Harleena runs a monster community over at her blog, Aha Now. She's built a tight-knit group of readers who avidly comment on and share her posts across social networks.
Harleena also runs a prospering freelance writing business in addition to her blog.
Visit Harleena's blog here: aha-now.com/
Sarah Arrow
Sarah is another blogging wizard from the UK who's built a successful blog and strong community. She is uber helpful, being a person who'll quickly respond to Facebook updates or comments which beg for a pro blogger's wisdom.
Sarah teaches you how to network intelligently, being active on social networks as well as blogging communities such as Triberr.
I enjoy her fresh, unique perspective on all things blogging.
She's a winner folks.
Visit Sarah's blog here: sarkemedia.com/
By the way, if you love stunning sunsets, and me gabbing, from Savusavu, Fiji, watch this video.
Rebekah Radice
Rebekah is a social media dynamo and generates about as many shares as any blogger I know of.
Her Flare count runs into the hundreds of shares within a day or 2 of publishing her latest post.
This is evidence of how generous Rebekah is with her time and talents, for you receive freely by first giving freely.
I enjoy how Rebekah formats her posts. As for her branding, she's top shelf, with plenty of appealing imagery neatly placed on her blog.
If you want to learn more about how to do social media the right way, and how to integrate blogging into your social media campaign, she's the woman to speak to.
Visit Rebekah's blog here: rebekahradice.com/
Yaro Starak
Yaro Starak is a wildly successful blogger who I count as an inspiration for this blog. He's been a digital nomad for many years now and has made his life's work teaching other people how to become financially free through doing the blogging bit.
I took a cue from Yaro when I chose to publish posts less frequently to spend more time working an aggressive blogger outreach campaign.
Yaro is in the vein of John Chow in that he's earned some serious coin through blogging and is quick to share his knowledge with eager students.
Visit Yaro's blog here: entrepreneurs-journey.com/
The Chief Lessons
Successes will teach you all you need to know to succeed, or they may just do the work outright, for you, if you connect with them.
If you want to show up on some successful blogger's radar help them like crazy. Publish a 5 paragraph comment on their latest blog post. Share their content on social networks. Believe you me, they'll notice.
Keep helping, assisting, learning, and most of all, allow these successes to stoke the creative fire in you, so you too can become a professional blogger – or, can reach new, exciting milestones as a pro blogger – and can inspire other folks to do the same.
Your Turn
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Wow Ryan, What can I say. I am incredibly humbled now and I now got a lump in my throat as I'm typing this!
Talk about eating Humble Pie. To be at the top of this list of some super-stellar bloggers and personal hero's of mine is awesome buddy! I feel truly honored to call you my friend dude!
Personally I think I should be in Yaro's spot but hey your blogpost, your rules. Thank you dude so much for including me in this list! I loved working on this blog as you well know and I am always he to help you and others that may need it!
Feel free to lean on me anytime buddy! Thanks again!
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Hey Ryan you forget to include Neil patel and Harsh Agarwal in this list they are also providing some great tips for blogger which help them drive crazy viral traffic to blog with some extra dose
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Hey Ryan,
Well thank you very much for including me on your list and I'm happy to be known for my comments, community and relationships. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought I would be where I am. All I was doing was leaving my opinion and experiences while visiting blogs thinking that I'm a nobody over here and who would ever listen to me. Well I can definitely say "look at me now".
I'm honored that you are taking a different direction and would like to do a little more of what I do. I've definitely noticed that the more in-depth comments do stand out and get people's attention. I certainly didn't it on purpose but I'm glad it ended being that way.
You are so right about not being able to do this alone. Anyone who thinks they can will soon have a very rude awakening. The support that I've also received from others has just been overwhelming. Just because of your generous and caring nature, I would think connecting with others would come naturally to you as well. That's really what it's about.
Visit other bloggers for what you can learn from them and support them along the way and we definitely can't help but notice. If you're sincere in those efforts they'll stand out soon enough.
Love the people you have on this list and I see a lot of my blogging friends too that are here. They are truly wonderful people.
Thank you again Ryan for sharing this and it's truly an honor to be mentioned.
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Wow, Ryan.
Thanks so much for the kind words, dude!
It really means a lot, especially being featured next to so many other bloggers that I admire.
I love your takeaways, they really work!
"Keep helping, assisting, learning, and most of all, allow these successes to stoke the creative fire in you."
^^ Incredible stuff my friend!
Keep rocking!
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Hi Ryan,
Wow! This is such a wonderful surprise!
Thank you so much for including me in this list along with such awesome bloggers, each one of who is a well known personality based on their various niches.
I'm glad you noticed the warm heart, Ryan, and yes, I do go way out to give the best to my readers through my posts – leaving no stone un-turned. It sometimes takes me more than a day or two to write a well researched post and all to help others and spread a little awareness.
Yes indeed, visiting other blogs, reading posts, commenting and sharing them always helps build relationships with fellow bloggers. That's the one thing that's always worked for me, beside the social media, which rocks! I guess it comes naturally once you just be yourself and be true about what you write and share.
I know one needs to take out time for being here, there, and just everywhere. But if you want something, you need to work for it, there are just no short-cuts, isn't it? Balancing your work and life is the key, and I know you've learnt to do that so well, Ryan – love your way of work, and wish you the best with your new blog too.
Thanks once again for the kind mention, it's indeed an honor to be mentioned. Have a nice week ahead
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What an amazing group of bloggers you've pulled together here Ryan! I'm honored to be listed among them. Each one is so incredibly talented and someone I respect in a multitude of ways.
You have been such an inspiration to me. I've loved watching how your brand has evolved. You are one the most giving bloggers I know and this roundup is proof of that. You're always looking for ways to give more than you receive and that to me is the true measure of a successful leader.
Keep up the fantastic work!
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Hi Ryan,
Thanks so much for this recognition – I really appreciate it.
But what I actually want to say is that I appreciate YOU. You are an exceptionally talented writer and your immense level of selfless contribution has given you the following that you rightly deserve. There are very few people out there that are so open and have such a great outlook on life. I've loved reading your posts since I first came across them and your story is great – living life on your terms and seeing all that is beautiful in the world as you go.
Keep Rocking and thanks again!
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I kind of loved it..I usually don't ready lengthy posts ,but don't know what made me read this .
I especially loved these lines "Successes will teach you all you need to know to succeed, or they may just do the work outright, for you, if you connect with them."
Thanks for writing such an awesome post .
Keep writing
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Hello Ryan, this is my first time visiting your blog, and i must admit you do have a wonderful blog..
You are right, one must follow successful people, in order to be successful, most of these blogger you mention are well known to me, and they are really Good bloggers we need to follow..
will check out the list of the rest blogger..
do have a wonderful day in paradise..
Kind Regards
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I totally agree that this is the list of lists! Everyone on his is so awesome. I am actually going to save this post and use it in the future to stay connected to the right folks. I am very familiar with most but you have opened my eyes to other awesome bloggers out there. Thanks for sharing.
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Hi Ryan,
Excellent post with well-deserved bloggers list.
Especially Harleena join this list is something amazing.
Wow she inspired many, she is simply Queen of Blogging.
Nice collection of information. Keep your good work
Have a Nice Weekend
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A wonderful list and I have to admit that I didn't knew 80% of blogger which you have mentioned so thanks to you for that and I am going to follow all of them right now
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Hey Ryan,
You listed some great bloggers here! I am familiar with most of them and they all have so much to offer for so many different reasons. I def see where they are added to this list.
You could even add yourself to this list. I have seen your new blog make some major moves in a short period of time. You also are worth following and we can also learn a lot from you as well. I'm surely paying attention!
Thanks for this Ryan and have a good rest of the week!
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I think I visited your website before but I didn't look at it much (for some reason) but now, after reading through a few articles, I'm going to have to subscribe and stick around. You're basically living the lifestyle that I'm trying to create. Oh, and I also do freelance writing! Thanks for sharing these links!
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Hi Ryan Biddulph
Very Nice list provided by you to us.I am feeling much happy that you have taken neil patel ,because he is my mentor and i think that he is great and have a genious mind .Here i get to know about many bloggers ,which are new for me .Feeling much glad on being on your blog↓ -
Your List is Great but it is not Complete.
I know one Blogger named something like RB Biddu…… , he got fired from his Security Guard job because he was used to talk very much.
Now he is a Blogger and well-successful Blogger, I would say.
What I learned from him?
I learned the importance of sharing great content no matter if it is yours or someone else. You should always promote High Quality content because people don't care about who created it , they care about who shared it with them.So go on, act on his advice and start promoting the great content of great people.
Thanks for Writing this Comprehensive Article
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Hey Ryan,
I always love to read about successful bloggers that I don't know of.
I know some of these bloggers and regularly visit their blog like Neil Patel and Zac Johnson but most of the others, I was completely unaware of.
Thanks for sharing the list man!
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Hey You are absolutely right I am totally appreciate with your thought. According to my old website which is related to electrical engineering field. When i started practice with connecting my site to another electrical engineering site then i got more traffic from those sites and even google now love my site.
Now i have created one digital marketing website with joining with my expert friend. Hope this article will help more and more blogger and business owners.
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Hey Ryan,
You really did your due diligence by coming up with this great lineup of successful bloggers. They are definitely what you described them!
I felt like I hit the jackpot when I met Adrienne Smith. She tells it like it is and is very, very, very helpful. She has personally email me when she see some mistakes on my blog. Now that's a real friend for you! Through her blog I also met Harleena Singh and Adam Connell who are super people in their own right! Thanks for sharing this list of great bloggers and I hope you have a great weekend!
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Let's try this again… last time I submitted a comment, it gave me an error.
Great list and info. I'm only 6 months into blogging, but have definitely realized that it's very important to comment and network. About 4.5 yrs ago I moved from the USA down here to Santiago, Chile. I see you made it to Cusco, if you make it a little further south down here to Chile let me know. Take care and congratulations on your successes. Keep it up and all the best to you and yours!
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Hi Ryan; I was happy to find several of my favorites on this list. I have regularly commented on adrienne's, yaro's, and harleena's. and as you know harleena featured me in a guest post this week. all it took was being active on her new community site. I imagine my past history of leaving comments and sharing her posts helped too. I am the blind blogger who used to travel with a carnival. I ran my site from the road for a while. It wasn't all that much fun and often the data card I accessed the net with wouldn't find a signal or would run really slow. and back then they didn't welcome you at the mcdonalds like they do now. next time i travel its going to be by plane instead of truck and I'm going to stay in motels and use wifi instead of living in house trailers and hoping i had electricity to run the net. thanks for sharing these bloggers with us. enjoy fiji, Max
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Hi Ryan ,
This is wonderful list of most successful blogger's , From this list i know only a few of themjohnchow a money making machine blog and he is very funny asian guy
and also i visit the zac johnson blog , i like the rise of entrepreneur episode of his blog
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Hi, Ryan, Thanks for this great list of bloggers. However Mine ideal is Darren. I like the way he wrote the articles in his blog and try to follow his writing skills. I am also a big reader of your blog too. You have done a good job. keep it up Man:)
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Doh, i wrote a comment and actually said that i have so far had all my comments work and then….wham….it didn't accept it Will try again!
You have put together an awesome list of bloggers here, most of which I knew of, but some I did not. Now I have some more people to follow
Trying to blog alone is certainly going to be difficult and it is only with the support and learning from others that you can be successful. Everyone has their different areas of expertise and experience and there is always something to learn.
I think you can also add yourself to this list Ryan. You are doing what you love and are awesome at sharing tips with others. Bloggers can certainly learn a lot from you!
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Dear Ryan Biddulph,
Really very good list for me. I am a new blogger. This list helps to improve my skills and follows their updates. i saw John Chow's blog. great information. Thank you for this list
Satish Kumar Ithamsetty
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Hi Ryan,
These are indeed those I will refer to as the maestros of blogging. My favourite among the list are Harleena Singh who I see as the mother of blogging.
The likes of Philip and Adam are great personalities I love a lot as well.
Philip always make sure my posts are twitted on his twitter feed and I am grateful he does that.Please do have a great weekend and this post of yours was seen on kingged.com.
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Hey Ryan sir,
This is my very first visit to bloggingfromparadise dot com. It's really great to see you here and i am amazed to see your lovely stuff. Here you listed some of the brilliant and much popular personalities of blogosphere. Most of these Successful Bloggers are in my favourite list and i am following them.
I am happy to see my most favourite bloggers (Neil Patel, Adam Connell, Adrienne Smith, Harleena Singh, and John Chow) in this list and read their advices. Thank you so much sir for this detailed article.
Keep inspiring us by your brilliant article. I found this useful article on kingged.com
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I really appreciate this list. It's taking me hours to read it because I keep going to the different websites and finding more great information on each one. I really like that you've read all these sites, and it makes me more confident about checking them out. Thank you.
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Thanks for such a useful post, Ryan.
I have already connected with a few through Triberr. But I will look up the rest.
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Hey Ryan,
What a great list of Entrepreneurs – I'm acquainted with most, friends with some and respect them all!
Loved your list of benefits of following successful bloggers, and boy don't ya know it's the best way to learn by listening to others who have gone before you. Gotta love it as hind sight is always 20/20. It's wonderful when folks share their mistakes because it really helps those following along.
I do like your snow ball analogy because it's very true. The compound effect of working steadily to create and develop relationships with marketers with integrity and those with influence is amazing to say the least.
I've been at it over 4 years (the other day I said 3 years, until I sat down and truly figured it out lol), and the wonderful joy it is to establish relationships with like-minded folks is just amazing.
Loved the jerky picture… Haha People think we're nuts for eating Italian cuisine including squid, octopus, etc. It's all about culture…
Cool, will check out Phillip's site – word of mouth is the best recommendation, right?
Ah, Neil Patel – I think he is the most often mentioned person I've come across in a post where influential and successful entrepreneurs are mentioned. He is brilliant, agreed! I'm amazed at his productivity and sheer reach. Love his stuff.
I'm in a tribe with Adam on Triberr, great site and content.
Adrienne is a good friend and just honored me with being my very first guest writer in a new series I have started (one per month). She's awesome at what she does! We shall see who the next guest is…
Donna is a new friend, and I love her style! So knowledgeable and friendly too. She knows her stuff!
Harleena is a sweet lady, and I've learned a lot from her. She's always got time for an encouraging word and is inspiring as well.
Need to get to know Sarah, Rebekah and Spence – never heard of these folks.
Thanks for sharing these awesome bloggers with us, Ryan – I love to be introduced to successful people who I can learn from and can also help.
Really enjoy your blog, and I will be back!
– Carol
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Hey Ryan,
It's my first visit on your blog. But the names you have included in the list are well known by me and they are my guide and mentors in my blogging journey in one or another way.
These people have prove themselves, that now we follow them. This is something that we see in this profession that we call 'blogging'. These people always keep encouraging me by their blogs.
And finally I want to say some important and inspiring words to your blog that 'Your blog post worth it !!!.And even more valuable that all the people who are there in the list are given their views here by taking out their precious time. This can only happen here 'Blogging from Paradise' BFP.
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Someday I will be included in a list such as this one. It may take time, but by no means am I ever giving up on my dream of being a wildly successful bloggers much like the folks you mentioned here.
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Hey Ryan.
That's one hell of a quality list you've compiled there.
First up, I'd like to say THANK YOU. Connecting with successful bloggers is a priority for me right now and just like yourself and Yaro, I've decided to post less frequency, so I can work on my outreach.
I'm familiar with some of the bloggers on your list. And the others, I've just added them to Feedly. So once again, thank you for the introduction.
Finally, I just LOVE your blog and if I'm honest with you, I'm a little envious of the lifestyle you've built for yourself, lol. You're an inspiration.
Keep up the good work. Glad we have connected. I think I can learn a lot from you and hopefully, I can throw some value your way as well.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
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Hey Ryan,
It looks like my previous comment on this blog post got trapped somewhere as I can't find it on the listHowever, I can recall the exact words as I was in my remote office – about 40 km from home. In any case, the truth is that you have listed top bloggers and you are not wrong to say their steps lead to success.
I remember reading John Chow and Zac Johnson before ever starting to blog. Then Adrienne Smith, Harleena became my hot spots. I found Donna on one of these two blogs and her's too has become an attraction.
I read Neil's posts one after the other and of course Adam's and Yaro's who all answered my request and appeared on my last week's money making round up post.
I have interacted with Phillip through Blog Engage. I have known Darren Rowse but have not had any personal encounter with him yet. Thanks for the opportunity to meet Sarah, Rebekah and Andrew.
Hope you had a wonderful weekend
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Great for you to share such a great list. I'm already an admirer of a few of these and follow the likes of Neil Patel and Yaro Stark who are some big names in the world of blogging. Their CVs are very impressive.
Adrienne provides some great, useful comment which I subscribe to. Sadly I'm not able to interact with her site as she doesn't allow me to comment with the name I'm recognised the world wide over with. Her site, her rules I understand. It just leaves me feeling a bit alienated and a bad taste in my mouth. Real shame as she is a fabulous resource.
I'd most definitely add to this list the amazing Pat Flynn of Smart Passive Income. He also runs a great podcast on iTunes which I'd highly recommend to.
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So very true – the importance of collaboration!!! I've been involved with an equally awesome group of bloggers and authors for some time now, and without their support, I would be nowhere, and I do mean that literally. LOL!!! You truly did your blogger friends an incredible service to showcase them here so thoroughly as you did. They are very lucky to know you as well!! Great post. Keep going. Keep writing. Keep creating!
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Wow, this list is amazing! As newbies we definitely try to learn as much as we can from the longtime bloggers and they definitely set the bar high! Our biggest struggle is developing a successful blog while travel at the same time. We're in a new location every few days and barely find the energy or time to write the posts, let along promote/share/network/etc. We'll be renting an apartment for two months this Fall, so hopefully we can take advantage of the stability and really push! Thanks again for sharing such great blogs and we will definitely check them out!
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Hey Ryan,
Really great list of bloggers here. Before I get into the list, I want to let you know I completely agree with something you said.
"Learning from successful bloggers:
1. Cuts down your learning curve by years; you avoid their mistakes
2. Inspires you to push yourself through difficult times
3. Gives you the secrets you need to retire, to become a pro blogger
4. Might just make you want to start island hopping today, or next weekend, or next month
5. Can inspire you to make the necessary changes to live the internet lifestyle"I've been blogging for one year now and I love successful bloggers for all of those reasons. Sure, I've made mistakes on my own as well but they're learning experiences.
Now, onto your list.
I've heard of and follow everyone's blogs here except Phillip Dews and Andrew Spence. This is the first time I'm hearing about them but I'll be sure to check them out and see their great blog posts.
Great share here Ryan. I'll be sure to share this post.
Have a great week.
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Wow what a list! I'm familiar with several but glad to see there are some on here that I need to hop on over and check out. We recently met John Chow here in Costa Rica and hung out with him. Really nice guy, reminds me a lot of my parent's friends (Chinese immigrants) so we connected on that level. I always find great tips on Neil's site about blogging which have helped a ton.
Loving the new look and blog and have been taking away many valuable information from it. Hope to one day have the lifestyle you have! Thanks Ryan!
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Thanks Ryan for sharing this post.
Out of the names you have provided some of them are really worth following. They can be a inspiration for many newbie bloggers.
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Thats one awesome list and more than a lifetime of learning from the best. So much learning so little time!
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Great list, I've heard of a few already but I'll definitely be checking the rest out!


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During the confirmation hearings for his nomination to be chief justice of the United States, John Roberts said, "Judges and justices are servants of the law, not the other way around. Judges are like umpires. Umpires don't make the rules; they apply them."
What Roberts offered was a picture of judicial restraint and caution. When one senator expressed the fear he would be a conservative ideologue, the nominee referred to the opinions he had written as an appeals court judge: "I don't think you can read those opinions and say that these are the opinions of an ideologue."
Since he joined the court, though, liberals have often accused him of preaching restraint but practicing activism — most notably when the court ruled that corporations have a constitutional right to spend money to influence the outcome of political campaigns.
Conservatives, by contrast, have held him up as a shining model. When asked what sort of people they would appoint to the court, the Republican presidential candidates almost all agreed they would do their best to clone Roberts.
So a lot of people on both sides of the aisle were surprised if not stunned Thursday when the court issued an opinion upholding President Barack Obama's health care reform — an opinion written by Chief Justice Roberts, who provided the decisive vote in a 5-4 split. But this was just the sort of decision that might have been expected, given his view of the role of the courts.
It's a measure of his intellectual independence that Roberts' opinion had something to infuriate everyone. On one hand, he affirmed the central argument of opponents who said that the Constitution's commerce clause could not be interpreted to allow the individual mandate. They said that clause, which allows Congress to regulate economic activity, could not be applied to economic inactivity — such as declining to purchase medical coverage.
The administration's interpretation would have the effect of "establishing that individuals may be regulated under the commerce clause whenever enough of them are not doing something the government would have them do," wrote Roberts.
This conclusion is a ringing victory for the idea that the Constitution creates a government of limited, enumerated powers. It's a tribute to the insight and ingenuity of the constitutional experts who challenged the mandate on this ground — a challenge originally seen by most experts as absurd.
But there was another surprise in the decision: It upheld the mandate on a narrower ground, as a permissible use of Congress' taxing authority. Roberts could have taken the opposite view, since the administration had originally denied it was creating a tax. But he said that "it is well established that if a statute has two possible meanings, one of which violates the Constitution, courts should adopt the meaning that does not do so."
Roberts also said Congress exceeded its authority in its expansion of Medicaid. Under Obama's plan, states will have to expand coverage to anyone under the age of 65 whose income falls below 133 percent of the federal poverty line. Those that decline would forfeit not only the new federal funds provided for the expansion, but also the Medicaid funds Washington has provided under the old system.
This treatment of states, wrote Roberts, "is a gun to the head." To let it stand, he said, would threaten the balance between state and federal power at the heart of our federalist system. States may opt out, and Washington may withhold only the new money.
It's a paradoxical decision, delineating limits on federal power that must be respected while allowing a new program that conservatives regard as intolerably ambitious. But it's a decision rooted in a sober assessment of the Constitution's meaning — and a respect for the proper role of courts.
In this case, Roberts astonished his critics and infuriated many admirers. That's because he put aside his personal preferences and used his best legal judgment to reach a conclusion. It's not really unusual. It's just what good judges do.
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Sandra Elaine Phillips, 59 of Waleska, GA passed away Monday February 25, 2013 at Northside Hospital Cherokee. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00AM Thursday February 28, from the Darby Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dana McPherson and Rev. Bill Plymale officiating. Interment will follow in the Green Lawn Cemetery in Roswell. The family will receive friends on Tuesday and Wednesday from 4:00PM – 8:00PM both nights. Survivors include Husband, Emory Phillips, Waleska, GA; Father, Joel Stephens, Cleveland, GA; Brother & Sister-in-law, Joel & Carol Stephens, Cumming, GA; Sisters & Brothers-in-law, Carol & Richard Holland, Woodstock, GA; Donna Stephens, Ellijay, GA; Trisha & Billy Price, Ellijay, GA; Sister-in-law, Retha & Gary Davis, Powder Springs, GA; Brother-in-law, Mark & Christina Phillips, Maxville, FL; Several Nieces & Nephews, 4 grandchildren, Dalton Phillips, Waleska, GA; Megan Phillips, Suwannee, FL; Katelynn Phillips, Suwannee, FL; Austin Phillips, Suwannee, FL.. The caring staff of Darby Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be left for the family at
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Later, Theresa would realize that the drugs hid the fact that her boys were in trouble. The street gangs were metastasizing and in search of new recruits, preferably young ones so they could be indoctrinated early into the gang mentality and commit felonies with relative impunity because of their age.
The three boys--Danny, Antonio and Pancho--were perfect candidates for the gangs, which appealed to kids by professing to love them more than their own families could. They would die for them, gang members promised, and expected the same sort of unquestioned loyalty in return.
Theresa missed the first warning signs. She knew vaguely that Raquel was dating a young black man who had some sort of gang affiliation, but for her, gangs still evoked memories of her youth--nothing too dangerous.
Danny started having trouble at school and was repeatedly suspended for fighting and talking back to teachers. He'd never been a good student, but now every week he stayed home was a week he got further behind his classmates. And Antonio, who loved school and did well, complained that he was having trouble with some of the older kids in the neighborhood on his way to and from Cole Middle School.
Finally, Theresa got a sign that even she couldn't miss. Fourteen-year-old Antonio asked her, "If we give you the down payment on a car, can you keep the payments up?"
At the time, Theresa was working as a cook at a nightclub that a sister had opened. She often didn't get home until 2 a.m., and the boys worried about her taking the bus that late.
"Where would you get that kind of money?" she demanded.
"Don't worry about where it comes from," he replied.
"No," she said. "I don't want it if I can't understand where you got it."
That opened her eyes to the fact that there was more to all this "Blood this and Blood that" prattle she'd been hearing from the boys, the sort of secret language her grandparents had used when they didn't want her to understand them. She told them they were being brainwashed, but that didn't mean much coming from someone who smoked crack--the very drug that gave the gangs their power.
The boys loved their mother. They would later tell her that one of the things that first attracted them to the gangs was the money, so that they could buy her things. They'd offer her trips, cars, cash. Anything but drugs. They wanted her off the drugs.
Theresa realized her sons were right--not just for her sake, but for theirs. If she was going to talk to them, really talk to them, she was going to have to do so from a higher moral ground. So she stopped drinking, stopped smoking crack and pot. She began going to church every day and started trying to learn everything she could about this new type of gang.
The boys had been recruited by Raquel's boyfriend into the Crenshaw Mafia Gangster Bloods run by the Locketts, a family of black brothers who'd immigrated from California and claimed the Park Hill neighborhood. But 2727 California was in the heart of Crips territory, and the Crips were the arch-enemies of the Bloods. That made her boys targets.
Theresa discovered that the gangs tended to recruit boys from families that had some means rather than the homeless or destitute. That way, if the boys were arrested, the parents could pay their bonds. Or if the boys were ripped off for the drugs they were selling for the gangs, they could get their parents to make it up. This lesson she learned firsthand after Danny came to her begging for several hundred dollars. He said he'd been ripped off and was in serious trouble with his gang if he couldn't come up with the money. She gave it to him but said it would be the last time.
Working at night, she found it even harder to keep track of her sons--especially Danny, who began staying out all night. He seemed to have given up on ever being anything but a gang member; he'd fallen so far behind his classmates at school that he dropped out of tenth grade.
Theresa would ask Antonio, who preferred to sleep in his own bed, where his brother was. But Antonio always said he didn't know.
She didn't know what to do. She demanded that they stop using gang language in the house and refused to let them listen to rap music that insulted women. "How can you listen to that around me and your sister?" she demanded.
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I was reading a new manga and saw this add in the back for Dot Hack G.U. + and i thought i should share the news its exposed to take place during all three of the Dot Hack G.U. Series. If anyone knows anything else please let me know right away.
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I am going to try to pick up the first volume this week. A friend of mine read it and said it is really good.
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Grats on the shirt printing Lou Lou and Tummie. It's kind of abstract but goofy. I think it could have done better on a fun shirt color like lemon, but black is fine. Good luck and hope it sells well for you.
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HAHAHAHA wow that link to the game trailer on youtube is hilarious, not my kind of shirt though...
Good luck to Phil!
I think this is a really neat design, but after thinking about it I dont really like all the faces. I think if there were none, or less faces I'd be in because I'm a sucker for anything with tree or ghost like imagery on it.
Just not my style. I got animialhat the other day.....
Decent shirt but I'm not a fan of black tees, I don't know why. Maybe it's cause I'm too pale....
JadenKale wrote:Grats on the shirt printing Lou Lou and Tummie. It's kind of abstract but goofy. I think it could have done better on a fun shirt color like lemon, but black is fine. Good luck and hope it sells well for you.
Ooooh yes! A lemon yellow shirt would be great.
Heck yes I'll purchase a manly black tee with amazingly weird things that have faces...
reminds me of intellivisions "snafu" but not really
could of done it in white would be better but i still got it woot!!!!
Proud to call this craziness my first woot.
I'm having a hard time not hitting the button after watching the Loco Roco Cocoreccho! trailer. What a genius the person was to associate the two. Glad I watched that, it brightened my midnight.
eH9116 wrote:Decent shirt but I'm not a fan of black tees, I don't know why. Maybe it's cause I'm too pale....
Odd. I like black tees because i'm pale. it's all about the contrast.
dont like black shirts... im not emo..
looks cute, i got one
Interesting shirt, promotes my randomness In for one =)
......well...... i need this shirt .. everyone at school will get a kick out of that..... thax woot! $10
bean1427 wrote:its from the psp game loco roco
HOLY COW!! you are right! How the heck did you peice together? In for one :o) No more black shirts-summer is almost here be too hot in the sun plz
I think I actually like this one! Too bad I'm broke.. as usual. =[
That's so adorable I had to buy one. Dig the quirky design!
congrats on the print, it's just not my thang baby
p.s. black shirts are the best! think slenderizing.. ;)
anyone else frightened by this?
looks like u puked and made fun shapes on a black canvas and called it a shirt woot
I like it. I was reminded of the Of Montreal video.
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This shirt isn't too bad really, but I have a feeling it will be showing up in mass in the next random shirt sale
I have no idea what it is, but I'm strangely drawn to it.
I like it and bought one. This is my first shirt.woot in a while.
Not sure if I'm gonna click that beautiful gold button. But I just did. Tight shirt!
Tom84 wrote:I like the name of the JPG Bet_You're_Wishing_For_A_Stupid_Raven_Now,_Aren't_You,_You_Punksg8pDetail.jpg
Now that's funny!
iris420 wrote:Ooooh yes! A lemon yellow shirt would be great.
What about my design for this week's derby? Click on my thumbnail in my sig and show some love for lemon . At least post your comments because this design flopped... lol... o well, back to the drawing board
Well, Global Cooling was all the rage not too long ago. This design is absolutely brilliant. Without a doubt I'm getting at least one.
Whoa. Looks like a japanese-ified acid trip....in a strangely appealing way.
Did he really get fired? Wow tough job. I bet it pays well though...
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There are other posts on Dana's blog too - have a search round for them.
Also there is this - haven't used it myself but, and it is a Labs add-on so please read the condtiions of use.
I have attached a graphic of my proposed river with centreline. I have the river profile done for the centreline but as previously stated I do not know how to create a surface or 3d model of my river with only a cl profile. Now that you can see my river and how irregular shape it is do you think creating numerous sections and assemby's will help create what I am looking for. If there was a way I could apply the cl profile values to my entire river would be great but I am sure there is no easy way to do this.
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Do you need something like this? (Skip to time 1:00 specifically)
Drafting a 3D stream is extremely complicated and I can tell you feature lines are the best method by far. PM me if you have more specific questions on how to do this.
Mike, if you were kind enough to share your method with the group, I for one would certainly appreciate it...
- Mick
Just a thought: what about simply drawing your river bed contour lines (either by hand or by offsets), assigning some elevations then creating a surface from these contours? Your river form could be as organic as required and it would be very quick. Cheers - Mick
Thanks for the YouTube clip. Like you we resorted to using feature lines which were not only better for describing the natural river bed but also in design of the rehabilitated channel. But a point I made at the start of this discussion was around my frustration with the stability of Civil 3D using this approach. As I said before we lost many hours and missed a deadline trying to get the systems to function. It all seemed to start going wrong when we applied the feature lines to the 3D surface and then started manipulating the channel section for the new hydraulic design. If you have a secret to getting around this problem, it would be great to hear it.
We have reverted back to Version 2012 as it seems more stable, and have had our hardware checked out, so we are sure that's not the problem.
I've been using featurelines in 2013 on a few projects, and have not seen any problems like you describe. I am currently only using feature lines for surface breaklines.
Stuart - were you using them with grading objects or just to build surfaces?
We have spent many years developing a process that really works for us and my company is actually offering to train others on this process. I don't want to leave you in the dark completely with that so I will say, the most stable method that we have found to use for stream design is a combination of alignments, profiles, and feature lines used as surface breaklines.
I'm sure we're all aware that actually creating a good design within the geomorphic parameters is quite daunting. However, we have some great tools that help us get our intended design into Civil3D and ultimately constructed the way we envisioned. These tools include spreadsheets and a number of custom styles and parts in Civil3D.
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Yesterday, Vice President Biden delivered remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony for Chicago's first new domestic violence shelter in over a decade. Wings Metro, a state-of-the-art facility, will increase the number of available beds in the city by 36% and expects to serve 100 families in its first year of operation after it opens its doors in June 2014.
The creation of this shelter comes at a needed time in Chicago. In 2012, there were 51,174 reported domestic incidents in the city. In addition, 56% of women in homeless shelters in Chicago stated they had been victims of domestic violence, with 22% reporting domestic violence as the immediate cause of their homelessness.
In his remarks, Vice President Biden asked us all to imagine "how cold today feels to the woman who is sleeping in a park with her four children because she had to run out in the night." Wings Metro will go a long way to support survivors like this woman and will reduce family homelessness in Chicago. The shelter, which was developed through the collaboration of Women in Need Growing Stronger (WINGS), Metropolitan Family Services, and the Greater Southwest Development, will increase the number of available beds in the city from 112 to 152 and will provide comprehensive services to survivors and their children. The Vice President noted in his remarks that this new facility is about more than just shelter—it is about giving survivors access to the services, privacy, and job training they need to rebuild their lives.
The Vice President was joined by Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and Senator Dick Durbin, both of whom have shown a strong commitment to the fight against domestic violence. Since being elected mayor of Chicago in 2011, Mayor Emmanuel has committed to expand funding for domestic violence services. He has dedicated $123,000 to provide court advocates to assist an additional 1,500 survivors as they go through the legal proceedings of their cases. Senator Durbin was one of the leading House sponsors of the original Violence Against Women Act; he has continued to be a strong supporter of the legislation after his election to the Senate.
This shelter will help survivors all over the city of Chicago rebuild their lives in safety. Still, we have much more to do to end domestic violence once and for all. Even after this facility is complete, there will only be 152 beds in Chicago. Vice President Biden is absolutely right when he said that "there will never be enough beds unless we change the culture." Under his leadership, we have made strides in changing attitudes; since the passage of the Violence Against Women Act, the annual rates of domestic violence have dropped by 64%. This legislation and activism on the ground has demonstrated that abuse is no longer something to be tolerated in silence—it is a crisis that demands our attention.
The Vice President has continued to work tirelessly to change the culture and to end the cycle of abuse.
He has repeatedly called upon men to work as allies in ending violence against women. He has taken action to reduce the domestic violence homicides that claim the lives of three women every day. To combat homicide, the Vice President has also led a monumental effort to reduce domestic violence homicides by screening survivors for risks of homicide and connecting them with key services. The federal government as a whole has committed to ending abuse; the Department of Justice publicly released the first comprehensive federal agency policy on domestic violence just last week.
I applaud Chicago's commitment to ending domestic violence and supporting survivors, and I am confident that we are changing attitudes across the country on this vital issue. We are making strong progress, and I look forward to the day when no woman will need to flee her home because of abuse.
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