Bloggers around the world UNITE! There are now approximately 200 million blogs on the world wide web, and blogging has only really taken off in the past 2-3 years.
And as being a blogger becomes a popular hobby, or as an add-on for a business, or even a full-time online business, more demand is being created to service this new market. Bloggers tend to be hungry for education and community, as they are always finding ways to make their blogs better, gain more followers, and engage with fellow bloggers to share ideas, successes and failures.
From this has sprouted new types of websites, especially for bloggers called “Blog Communities” and “Blog Directories”. There are many popping up everywhere.
Here are a few Blogging Communities and Directories for those SERIOUS about blogging (in no particular order):
1. http://www.blogcatalog.com
BlogCatalog is a blogger only social network and blog directory. The site’s purpose is to help bloggers connect, share ideas, and grow through group and general discussions. It also provides a variety of tools, features, and widgets to help bloggers.
2. http://technorati.com
Technorati has been around for quite a while, and is an Internet search engine for searching blogs. By 2009, Technorati was indexing 133 million blogs and over 250 million pieces of tagged social media. This community leans a lot towards “technology” blogs, but it probably is a good idea to get into the Blog Directory.
3. http://www.bloggapedia.com
Bloggapedia has been around since 2006, and has some basic rules before you can submit your blog – like it must have been going for at least 3 months, and you need a minimum amount of blogs on there. I’m guessing this is to stop spammers. They consider themselves a human-edited directory of blogs, with an extensive blog directory, bloggers forum, news resource, and blog toolbox.
4. http://www.mybloglog.com
Most people know My Blog Log, since it is owned by Yahoo. MyBlogLog is a social network for the blogger community that is based on interactions from a popular web widget that members can install on their blog. Bloggers can initiate a blog community for one or more blogs they author. You can also access stats, and tools.
5. http://www.blogged.com
Blogged is a place where you can get reactions to major news events. With Blogged, you can interact with news like never before. Start sharing interesting news clippings and events with your trusted network of friends and like-minded individuals.
6. http://www.blogtoplist.com
This is a blog directory that is sorted by the score each blog has received during the week. 100 unique visitors will generate 1 unique vote. To get a vote the blog author needs to put 2 buttons on their blog and then the visitor needs to click on the button to vote for the blog. Interesting idea for a blog directory…
7. http://www.blogsearchengine.com
This is the Blog Search Engine, indexing the blogosphere. We’re using Google Custom Search as a partner here, with special focus on high quality blogs.
8. http://www.scribnia.com
Scribnia is the source for people’s opinions about bloggers, columnists, reporters, and other writers whose work is available online. We hope it can be a place for truly great writers to be discovered. We rank writers not on traffic or incoming links, but on the feedback and opinions of readers like you.
9. http://www.bloggeries.com
This is more of a Directory than a community, but you can submit your site, and also rate other bloggers blogs. You are also able to build a poll.
10. http://www.myblogguest.com
Community of Guest Bloggers. It unites bloggers who are interested in connecting to other bloggers, journalists and other content creators in any niche and publish their high-quality articles on their blogs.
11. http://www.blogengage.com
Popular community for socialising bloggers, and you have to be “approved” by the site to be allowed to submit your blog. There has been some debate on the web whether it’s a little harsh, but I think it’s good for keeping the spammers away.
12. http://www.blogburst.com
Blog Burst is more of a Directory that brings high-quality, topical blogs together with high-traffic web sites. With BlogBurst, bloggers gain visibility, audience reach and traffic through placement on major online publishers and media destinations in real time. Great idea…
13. http://www.mmosocialnetwork.com
MMO social network has the “dream” of making a good network of people who are interested in Making Money Online, and give them the ability to communicate through their website. They allow our members to submit content on related topics to Making Money Online and make friendship with other helpful people/ bloggers.
14. http://bloggers.com
Community to meet other bloggers, where you can appreciate and inspire Bloggers by voting and positive comments. You can sign in with Twitter, and also add your blog to the Directory.
Do you have a favourite? Do you dislike one of these? Is there another good community/ directory for bloggers? Feel free to submit your comments below.
RT @abnormalmarket: 14 Blog Communities and Directories for Bloggers http://www.abnormalmarketing.com/2010/06… @jeanettecates #blog30 [1/2way point in blog c …
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June 16, 2010 at 12:49 am | Permalink
Great list and overview of each – thank you!
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June 16, 2010 at 10:54 pm | Permalink
@Michelle Shaeffer, Hi Michelle, Glad you liked the list
Thanks for commenting.
Fiona:
Thank you for this list of blog directories which makes it easier for us bloggers to submit our content. Since there are tons of directories it can get pretty confusing on which ones to sign up. I have signed up for two of them and will definitely look into the other 12.
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June 16, 2010 at 10:59 pm | Permalink
@Jane, Hi Jane, Thanks for your feedback. I think I actually could have listed 100 directories/ communities, but I liked these ones. I hope you like them too
Twitter: jeaninebyers
June 16, 2010 at 2:23 am | Permalink
Great information! I think I will check out MyBlogLog…
Although it seems I am so busy blogging and writing articles and … well, it just seems like there’s no time left to connect with other bloggers, LOL. I am managing it for #blog30, but just barely!
Jeanine
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June 16, 2010 at 11:04 pm | Permalink
@Jeanine Byers Hoag, Hi Jeanine, Yes I know what you mean about not having time for much else, thanks to the Blog Challenge… I hope you have a little break at the end
I think in the #blog30 we are almost our own community anyway 
Twitter: SheilaAtwood
June 16, 2010 at 3:29 am | Permalink
Okay, this might sound dumb but what are the advantages of belonging to a directory? Is there a return on your investment?
Twitter: fionamceachran
June 16, 2010 at 11:07 pm | Permalink
@Sheila Atwood, Hi Sheila, Thanks for your excellent question. The main advantage of being listed in a blog directory, is the external link it provides back to your site. This can help with your blog’s SEO ranking. Also the more popular the directory, the better reputation of the link. I hope that helps
Twitter: Yvonne A Jones
June 16, 2010 at 4:08 am | Permalink
Very comprehensive list for ourselves and can be a useful resource to persons who are new to the internet so they can understand the value of starting with a blog and where it can take you. Thank you.
Yvonne
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June 16, 2010 at 11:09 pm | Permalink
@Yvonne A Jones, Hi Yvonne, Yes, despite the uptake of blogs todays, there still is some mystery about how to start it and use it. I’m glad you found this little resource helpful.
Great insights into blogging communities. Wow, I didn’t realize there were so many. I’ll have to make some time to check them out
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June 16, 2010 at 11:10 pm | Permalink
@Lauren McEachran, Hi Lauren, Yes please make the time to visit and sign up for some of these… You will be glad you did.
Twitter: AlohaCarrie
June 16, 2010 at 9:13 pm | Permalink
Aloha Fiona,
I use most of these directories. MyBlogLog is my very favorite. For just 25 buck a year you can see all your unique visitors, searches, page views and clicks!
Too cool!
Thanks for the several new blog directories I didn’t know about!
Many blessings,
Carrie
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June 16, 2010 at 11:11 pm | Permalink
@Carrie Tucker, Aloha Carrie! Happy to hear you are using these directories and communities. Wow, I didn’t know that about MyBlogLog. Those are very helpful statistics.
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I found your entry interesting thus I’ve added a Trackback to it on my weblog…
This is a good blog, it is encouraging to see people giving value
through great post.Thanks
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June 18, 2010 at 3:39 pm | Permalink
@infinity downline, Hi Peter, Thanks for your feedback
Twitter: twurzbacher
June 18, 2010 at 12:21 pm | Permalink
This is a great post Fiona, thanks for listing so many places for me to go visit and see if I meet their criteria! It must have taken you a long time to compile this list for us. I want you to know I am very grateful.
Terrie
Twitter: fionamceachran
June 18, 2010 at 3:40 pm | Permalink
@Terrie Wurzbacher, Hi Terrie, Thank you so much for your kind words. I hope you find the compilation helpful
Twitter: BrandThySelf
June 20, 2010 at 6:40 am | Permalink
Awesome list! I’m going to sign up for the Blog Catalog right away!
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Twitter: fionamceachran
June 20, 2010 at 8:38 am | Permalink
@Henry Peña, Hi Henry, Glad you liked the list
Yes Blog Catalog is pretty cool – once you’re signed up feel free to connect – http://www.blogcatalog.com/user/fionabosticky
Twitter: uttoransen
June 20, 2010 at 10:48 am | Permalink
great list, good to see bloggeries on the list, it is an old favorite. will check out the others, some of the popular ones am already there and active, and will try to catch up on the others that you mentioned as well
@abnormalmarket i must say thanks for sharing this informative article…
Twitter: Lee_Wise
July 2, 2010 at 5:41 pm | Permalink
Honestly, I didn’t know about most of these! So, thanks for the list. Hope your day is a good one. Technorati, of course, would be one that I have used, but a new introduction to the others.
Thanks for taking the time to share.
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July 3, 2010 at 2:13 am | Permalink
@Lee Wise, Hi Lee, I’m happy to hear you’ve found some new directories and communities to help build and engage your blog. If you do sign up to some of these, feel free to keep me posted on what you think of them…
Thanks for your feedback
Twitter: superblogtime
July 4, 2010 at 11:09 am | Permalink
I like bloggeries and blogengage. Brian @ blogengage has been very helpful on more than one occasion.
Earlier today I joined fuelmyblog.com. My initial impression isn’t very good. The blogs in my niche are all very outdated and one blog link redirected me to a German gambling site.
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July 4, 2010 at 12:34 pm | Permalink
@Curtis, Hi Curtis, Thanks for your feedback on bloggeries and blogengage. I am enjoying blogengage as well
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I haven’t heard of fuelmyblog.com. Hmmmm, maybe not a good one….. unless you’re keen on German gambling of course
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July 5, 2010 at 8:09 am | Permalink
Hi Fiona, There’s a new blogging community that I joined recently that is ground breaking called Bloggerluv.com
Bloggerluv is a DoFollow blog community which is pretty rare these days. It’s one you should check out soon and share with your readers.
BlogEngage, MMOSocialNetwork and MyBlogGuest are really worthwhile also. I belong to some of the others, but these are my picks.
Thanks for the list.
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July 5, 2010 at 1:07 pm | Permalink
@Ileane, Hi Ileane, Thanks for your comment. Yes, I know about Bloggerluv, and it was part of my original list, but I decided not to include it. I find it a little too visually overwhelming (ie the site has so many different things on it, and different colours, and an annoying floating widget).
I think the concept is excellent, and the content is quite good, but they should do something to give the website a cleaner look with simple colours and visuals.
But I appreciate you mentioning it, because it made me think about why I didn’t put it in the list.
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July 23, 2010 at 12:35 am | Permalink
Wow! What a good list. I already joined some of those blog communities above and some are not because I haven’t knew it before.
Thanks for sharing it, I will create an account those sites that I haven’t joined.
- Blogging Access.com
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July 23, 2010 at 1:19 am | Permalink
@Felix Albutra, Hi Felix, Thanks for your feedback. I’m glad I found some new communities that you can join
Which is your current favourite blogging community?
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July 23, 2010 at 2:04 pm | Permalink
Hi Fiona,
Thanks for coming to my blog to day and making a comment. Thanks for your honesty on my post about TextAloud,it’s great to have a real person come to my site All I seem to get is automated comments and messages.I love your blog it’s a wealth of information, I have booked marked you and I will be returning
your visit is much appreciated.
take care
Alex
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July 25, 2010 at 11:01 am | Permalink
@Alex Goddard, Hi Alex, And thank you for coming to my blog
Yes, there is almost an art to getting people to visit and make a comment, and this very idea inspired my latest blog 
I did enjoy reading your blog though, it made me think, and I believe in some circumstances, text-to-audio really is a great idea. But I have a bad habit of finding the “free” version of things people normally pay for.
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Great list Fiona. I had signed up for a couple of these in the past, and was looking for new communities and directories to join. Thanks for making my search a lot easier.
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September 5, 2010 at 9:37 am | Permalink
@Marcia, Hi Marcia, Glad you found the list useful. Which is your favourite blog community/ directory?
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September 21, 2010 at 1:08 pm | Permalink
Amazing job done! Thanks for sharing this information with us, which will be useful for many.
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September 22, 2010 at 2:30 pm | Permalink
@Ashutosh, Hi Ashutosh, It’s my pleasure
Are you currently using any of these? Are you planning to sign up to some?
Twitter: AshutoshDube
September 25, 2010 at 2:22 pm | Permalink
Hi Fiona – I have used blogtoplist and blogcatalog, but not very seriously. I will go through all of them and get involved with at least a few.
Twitter: AshutoshDube
September 25, 2010 at 3:08 pm | Permalink
Hi Fiona-you don’t know how valuable information you have provided. Everyone related to SEO, Online Marketing, Blogging, etc., should go through this list and Bookmark it. Thanks….
What is the most comprehensive blog directory on the Internet?…
Yes, there doesn’t seem to be a main one anymore. Technorati used to be one of the main ones, but I haven’t been there for over a year. I’m spending more time in blog communities like Blog Engage or Biz Sugar. I wrote an article about this last year…