No one is born knowing how this online marketing thing works.

Luckily for us, there are several awesome bloggers out there who do know how it works and are willing to share what they know. 

They have different styles and different subjects, but they also have one thing in common: the ability to break down this online marketing thing into bit-sized, understandable and actionable pieces.

Here they are, 5 awesome blogs you should read and learn from to rock your online marketing (in alphabetical order):

 

Copyblogger

Founded in 2006 by Brian Clark, Copyblogger is a powerhouse for all things content marketing – blogs, email lists, social media, copy writing, and more.  The blog is updated several times a week and touches on everything from improving your blog post titles and building your email list to how to build relationships on social media.

Copyblogger is funny and smart without being too smart.  They’ve built an amazing site practicing what they preach, and their blog posts are chock-full of information and inspiration on using content (like blogs) and communication channels (like email lists and social media) to attract awesome clients.

 

Vital Stats

Copyblogger Blog: Copyblogger

Cool Email Freebie: Internet Marketing for Smart People 20-part email course

Follow Copyblogger on Twitter: @copyblogger

A favorite post: Email Marketing 101 – How to Push Send and Grow Your Business

 

Laura Roeder

Laura founded LKR in 2009, when she fired all of her website design clients and made the switch to social media consulting.  In her own words: “I make technology, specifically social media marketing, dead-simple to understand and implement.”

Laura is, in my humble opinion, the best social media trainer on the internet today. Her clear, no-tech speak style makes setting up your Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest account seem the easiest thing in the world.  And her blog posts are the same way – simple, fun, clear, with one easy action to implement to build your social media presence or your business.

 

Vital Stats

Laura’s Blog: LKR Social Media

Cool Email Freebie: List of all the techie tools she uses in her business

Follow Laura on Twitter: @lkr

A favorite post: SEO: Put a Pin on It

 

Marcus Sheridan

Marcus started his pool company, River Pools and Spa, in 2001 and grew it to be one of the largest pool websites in the world.  How? He used his blog to answer his customer’s questions, even the ones that most companies don’t answer publicly. Now, Marcus can be found at thesaleslion.com, where he writes about using a blog to grow your business.

I like his style because it’s easy to imagine that Marcus is having a one-to-one conversation with you that happens to include clean and direct blog marketing advice. Plus, he’s one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet – he’s invited his email readers to take him up on a quick piece of personalized advice on their blogs at least twice in the last 6 months.

 

Vital Stats

Marcus’ Blog: The Sales Lion

Cool Email Freebie: Inbound and Content Marketing Made Easy e-book

Follow him on Twitter: @TheSalesLion

A favorite post: 9 Lessons I Learned From the Biggest Blogging Jerk Ever

 

TaDah

Sarah Burns is small business owner, blogger and social media enthusiast who launched TaDah! because she saw small businesses implementing social media training, only to let it slide after a few months.  TaDah! is an accountability team who reminds you  each week to work on your  social media and gives tips and tricks to make social media easier to do.

I like Sarah because her emails and blog posts are short, easy to read, and fun.  She’s got a great blend of humor, down-to-earthness, and useful advice that’s easy to digest and implement.  Best of all, her email updates always feature a different tech tip or software to make running a small business even easier.

 

Vital Stats

TaDah Blog: TaDah

Cool Email Freebie: Weekly tech tips to rock your online marketing and business

Follow TaDah on Twitter: Sarah Burns @theohanamama

A favorite post: A Super Simple Solution to Organizing Your Blog: An Editorial Calendar

 

ThinkTraffic

Corbett Barr, the founder of ThinkTraffic.net, is all about using websites and blogs to attract thriving audiences and build successful online businesses. His blog focuses on ways to attract more visitors to your website, either through your blog, email lists, social media, webinars, SEO, or anything else he and his team have used successfully.

The whole topic of attracting website traffic can be really boring, but not with Corbett.  His blog posts are long, but chock-full of great ideas for getting more new clients to visit your website. Even more awesome, he focuses on how to turn those new visitors into leads by building blogs that matter to your clients.

 

Vital Stats

ThinkTraffic Blog: ThinkTraffic

Cool Email Freebie: Free toolkit with several short videos for generating more website traffic and earning more money

Follow ThinkTraffic on Twitter: @ThinkTraffic

A favorite post: 21 Quick Actions You Can Do Today to Set Your Blog Up for Massive Success

 

As a bonus, check out Marie Forleo (kick-ass advice for business and life) and Chris Brogan (creating human relationships that work).

 

Your Turn

What other online marketing blogs do you follow? Let me know in the comments!

~ Felicity

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