I love rankings, what can I say. After I published the “Top 25 Blogs About Blogging” list I thought that someone would replicate it for the SEO sphere. But no one did, so here we go again.
This list was made using pretty much the same algorithm (only small modifications were made, mainly due to the fact that SEO blogs are more popular). Once again the list should be useful because it is based on objective factors. There are many “Top SEO Blogs” lists around the web, but most of them are based on the preferences of the author.
The Top 25 SEO Blogs list, instead, ranks the blogs according to their Google Pagerank, Alexa rank, number of Bloglines subscribers and Technorati authority. Each factor has a score from 0 to 10, and the maximum score for each blog is 40. Details about the algorithm can be found below the table.
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| #1 | Search Engine Land |
7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 36 |
| #2 | SEOBook | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 36 |
| #3 | SEO Moz | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 35 |
| #4 | Matt Cutts | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 35 |
| #5 | Search Engine Watch | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| #6 | Search Engine Roundtable | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 33 |
| #7 | Search Engine Journal | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 32 |
| #8 | Online Marketing Blog | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| #9 | Pronet Advertising | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 |
| #10 | Marketing Pilgrim | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 29 |
| #11 | SEO Chat | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 26 |
| #12 | Search Engine Guide | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 25 |
| #13 | SEO Blackhat | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 |
| #14 | Stuntdubl | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| #15 | Graywolf’s SEO | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
| #16 | SEO by the SEA | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| #17 | Link Building Blog | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| #18 | Jim Boykin | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| #19 | SEOpedia | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| #20 | DaveN | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| #21 | Bruce Clay | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| #22 | Blue Hat SEO | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| #23 | Tropical SEO | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| #24 | SEO Refugee | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| #25 | Small Business SEM | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
Blogs considered: the list considers only blogs that have a high percentage of SEO-related content. Topics might range from SEO news coverage to general SEO discussion and link building.
Google Pagerank (0 to 10): the actual Pagerank was used on the algorithm.
Alexa Rank (0 to 10): Ranges were determined based on the Alexa Rank (i.e., 100k and up, 80k-100k, 60k-80k, 40k-60k) and each range was assigned a number (1 to 10).
Bloglines Subscribers (0 to 10): Subscriber ranges were determined (i.e., 1-50, 50-100, 100-150, 150-300) and each range was assigned a number (1 to 10).
Technorati Authority (0 to 10): Ranges were determined based on Technorati’s Authority rank (i.e., 1-125, 125-250, 500-750,750-1000) and each range was assigned a number (1 to 10).
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About Daniel
Daniel Scocco is a programmer and entrepreneur located in São Paulo, Brazil. His first company, Online Profits, builds and manages websites in different niches. His second company, Kubic, specializes in developing mobile apps for the iOS and Android platforms.
good list guy…..
thanks…
Thank you for these some great great blogs to read here.
This list couldn’t be compelete without mentioning Dave Naylor , DaveN has one of the best Blogs on SEO. The posts are very informative and interesting. Readers should check that out too.
Good Guys.
This SEO Blogs are really great I learned a lot from them and hope to be included in the list someday.
Great SEO Blog list…thanks
Thanks for the list!, Youve got a great blog going here..very informative..
This is really great weapon for SEO….Keep up the good work
Yes this is really great tips. Thank you!
top list, thanks, I will make use of it.
This list of 25 blogs is very close to be in my blog
Great list although all those listed out here are already well renowned in Search Industry. I am waiting for my turn, when I can reach to such landmark.
This is great exposure to us. Fantastic tips. Thanks admin.
Thanks for the list this is very useful… now i don’t have to go hunting for information
It is a nice job in listing all the SEO blogs and putting at one place. Knowing the latest trends in SEO is the biggest advantage of the framed blog list. List has answers to all questions in the SEO field. All the SEO experts and marketyers will get benefitted. NIce job. Thanks and God bless!
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very informative post.. my favorite site out there is SEO MOZ
nice post
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Thanks for the list!, You’ve got a great blog going here..very informative..
Are these blogs allowing to add the site links in the signature without no follow tags or not?
I honestly find that it does a pretty good job of accurately identifying the best SEO blogs
Very nice list. Thanks for this mate
I seem to be seeing Matt Cutts’s name everywhere currently.
Nice progekt
Great list there, will have a lot of reading to do. It may be of interest that Danny Sullivan which runs Search Engine Land (#1) was originally a contributor at Search Engine Watch (#5).
Thanks for the list of SEO blogs. Very useful. This is exactly what I was looking for. SEO info changes so rapidly that it is hard to keep up with that. I will pick 3 of them to visit regularly.
Very nice list
seo open tool is good.
how is that seo ?
good luck !
good luck.
nice job.
It may be of interest that Danny Sullivan which runs Search Engine Land (#1) was originally a contributor at Search Engine Watch (#5).
A lot of people complain about this algorithmic methodology, but I honestly find that it does a pretty good job of accurately identifying the best SEO blogs (or whatever type of blogs you apply the algorithm too).
Great list there, will have a lot of reading to do. It may be of interest that Danny Sullivan which runs Search Engine Land (#1) was originally a contributor at Search Engine Watch (#5).
What are your criteria to rank these blog sites?
wow! thats a nice blog list presentation.
wow
Nice list of top blogs and information. Looking to improve my webmasters blog, so these links will help me to see what the top bloggers are doing.
Thanks for posting great article and i always be here. Also for someone that looking for tools to check the pagerank, alexa rank, or something else read bout SEO post at my blog.
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Those blogs that you have listed are the best ones. I consider them the authorities in blogging coz they provide great informations.
Great list.
but where is your blog.
Your blog is the best.
Nice link bait concept.One more thing you can also add in your criteria list that is traffic part – because more traffic more popular blog it is.What i think if i can if i choose this topics i will also recommend rank wise pointing system with particular keyphrase “SEO Blog” – What you think – Am i wrong!
great list
But you are not in the list.
Nice compilation. Plenty of reading for the cold winter nights. Anything to break the bordom that comes from comparing HDTVs is most welcome.
Wonderful post. I am making it my new years resolution to learn as much about SEO as I can. Thanks for directing me to the right place.
Treat, I hope Daniel does not mind, but if you like SEOmoz.org you should check out this post.
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/whiteboard-friday-say-it-aint-sullivan-part-iii
very informative post.. my favorite site out there is SEO MOZ
Nice compilation. Plenty of reading for the cold winter nights. Anything to break the bordom that comes from comparing HDTVs is most welcome.