Top 10 Social Media Blogs: The 2015 Winners!

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Top 10 Social Media Blogs: The
2015 Winners!
By Cindy King
Published February 5, 2015
Are you looking for some good social media blogs
to read? Look no further!
Our sixth-annual social media blog contest
generated over 600 nominations.
A panel of social media experts carefully reviewed
the nominees and finalists. Each of the social
media blogs was analyzed based on a number of
factors, including content quality, post frequency and reader involvement.
With that in mind, here are 10 social media blogs to put at the top of your
reading list.
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Discover the top social media blogs of 2015.
#1: Buffer Social
Buffer Social, which has one of the best curated blogs in the social media space,
provides well-researched, comprehensive content that’s useful for all levels of social
media marketers.
Buffer Social offers the best tools and strategies to keep you up to date on social media.
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#2: Grow
Grow by Mark W. Schaefer flips content marketing on its head. His superb content
consists of thoughtful experiences, which are devoid of ego and designed to help
other businesses find success.
Grow your company, reputation, customers, impact and profits. Grow yourself.
#3: Jon Loomer
Jon Loomer‘s core approach to content rocks. He shares fantastic, in-depth articles
focused on Facebook that include experiments, real-life examples and supportive
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Jon Loomer’s blog is enthusiastic, helpful, detailed and w ell-illustrated.
#4: Convince & Convert
Convince & Convert‘s Jay Baer continues to raise the bar for seasoned marketers.
This established thought leader creates consistent, quality content.
Convince & Convert takes your social media and content marketing from good to outstanding.
#5: Rebekah Radice
Rebekah Radice has a beautifully laid out blog that’s easy to read. She is a strong
writer who provides in-depth advice for novice to intermediate marketers.

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Rebekah Radice helps you maximize the potential of your social media.
#6: Socially Sorted
Socially Sorted‘s Donna Moritz shares solid content with thought-provoking and
curiosity-driven headlines, along with great visuals.
Socially Sorted show s how to get more reach, referrals and results w ith visual social media and
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#7: RazorSocial
RazorSocial, published by Ian Cleary, has tons of detailed articles for businesses.
Plus, Ian’s stellar software tool reviews include his favorite features, as well as step-by-
step instructions on how to use them.
RazorSocial’s useful content is delivered w ith no-nonsense, practical, actionable, step-by-step
instructions.
#8: Jenn’s Trends
Jenn’s Trends, by Jenn Herman, shares quality content while narrowing in on her
niche: Instagram for businesses. Jenn’s tips are helpful for novice to advanced
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Jenn’s Trends has an engaging style that is easy to digest.
#9: Simply Measured
Simply Measured has well-written content, which includes outstanding data and hands-
on reporting of actual case studies.
The content found on Simply Measured benefits any social media marketer.
#10: SocialBro
SocialBro provides quality posts on seldom-discussed topics. There are lots of gems

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of great advice on this blog.
SocialBro’s blog shares the latest social media product new s, insights, tips and features.
Congratulations to the winners! Be sure to check out these amazing social media
blogs.
The badge of distinction: If you’re a winner, you can post the
image you see here on your blog. Please link back to this page.
Special thanks to our judges: Douglas Karr (author of Corporate
Blogging for Dummies and founder of the Marketing Technology
blog), Nichole Kelly (author of How to Measure Social Media and
CEO of Social Media Explorer) and Pat Flynn (founder of Smart
Passive Income).
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Niraj Bariya • 3 days ago
Thank you very much for amazing list ! Congratulations bufferapp for top position and specially Kevon Lee !
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Optixor • 3 days ago
Congratulations to all the winners. I've been following most of the blogs on the list. You're all inspiring. Thank you for
giving us always your social media tips and advice.
- Vic
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Mitch Wilson • 3 days ago
Congrats Ian Cleary, well Done!
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Ian Cleary • 3 days ago> Mitch Wilson
Thank you so much Mitch.
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Mark W. Schaefer • 3 days ago
I have such enormous respect for Social Media Examiner, its readers and the expert judges on the panel. I am quite
amazed and proud to be on this list for the first time. Thank you to those who nominated me and everyone who has
noticed and appreciated my very hard work all these years. I have never put a "badge" on my site before but I think
this will be the first one because of all the amazing people who were behind it. Thank you so very much!
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Ian Cleary • 3 days ago> Mark W. Schaefer
Well done Mark, delighted to be on the same list as you! It's people like you, Jay, Mike and others that inspired
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Well done Mark, delighted to be on the same list as you! It's people like you, Jay, Mike and others that inspired
me to start blogging.
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Andy Vale • 3 days ago> Mark W. Schaefer
It's a pleasure to have SocialBro on the list with you Mark. I've found some good stuff on {grow} over the past
few months, keep it up.
Andy
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Cindy King • 2 days agoStaff > Mark W. Schaefer
Congratulations, Mark! It will be fun to see the badge on your site :)
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Jorge Gonzalez del Arco • 2 days ago> Mark W. Schaefer
Congrats Mark! Well deserved!
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LouiseCrooks • 2 days ago> Mark W. Schaefer
Congratulations Mark! You deserve it.
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Ian Cleary • 3 days ago
Delighted to be on the list with all these great blogs!
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Andy Vale • 3 days ago> Ian Cleary
You too Ian!
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Cindy King • 2 days agoStaff > Ian Cleary
Congratulations Ian! It's good to see your blog here!
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Ian Cleary • 2 days ago> Cindy King
Thanks Cindy!
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Sai Krishna D. • 3 days ago
Wow, glad to see nice list here, where you can follow all social trends what's going on on which platform, etc...!
Thanks for sharing!
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Andy Vale • 3 days ago
So happy to see SocialBro in there along with some other blogs that I truly admire, an honour for our blog to be
among such great company. Huge thanks to SME and the judges :-) Well done to the other winners!
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Ian Cleary • 2 days ago> Andy Vale
Well done Andy and team!
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Michael A. Stelzner • 3 days agoStaff
My congratulations to all the winners. I started blogging back in 2006. I know how hard--and often thankless--it is to
blog. Each of these winners are leading in our industry and deserve examination.
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Douglas Karr • 3 days ago
I don't get to read as much as I used to, so the greatest part of judging this was to read the incredible content that's
out there. Congrats to all - very well deserved. You're all helping businesses succeed online - truly changing people's
lives. Keep up the great work!
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Andy Vale • 3 days ago> Douglas Karr
Thanks so much Douglas, SocialBro have even more in the pipeline. Looking forward to the next 12 months :-
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Jon Loomer • 3 days ago
Awesome! Man, just amazing being on this list. And I love sharing that space with Ian, Mark and everyone else.
Congrats all!
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Donna Moritz • a day ago> Jon Loomer
So impressed by you and @Ian Cleary and Jenn Herman for repeat wins on this list!
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Pat Flynn • 3 days ago
Congratulations to all of the winners! It was so awesome to have the opportunity to go through the list of nominees
and it was truly a tough decision. It's very encouraging to see everyone putting out so much great content on the
web! Honored to be a judge, and thank you again to all of the participants!
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Jon Loomer • 3 days ago> Pat Flynn
Thanks so much, Pat! Love what you do, making this honor even more special.
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Ian Cleary • 3 days ago> Pat Flynn
Thank you Pat, I'm a bid admirer to what you do. Ian
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Andy Vale • 3 days ago> Pat Flynn
Thanks for putting SocialBro in there Pat, all the best :-)
Andy
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Rebekah Radice • 2 days ago> Pat Flynn
Thank you so much Pat. I'm a huge fan and follower of SPI and truly appreciate this honor!
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Donna Moritz • a day ago> Pat Flynn
Thanks so much Pat - when I saw the Top 20 I was thinking, wow, the judges have a big job this year. It's a
huge "honor" (enough for me to even use the American spelling hehe) to be listed here, as I have learned so
much through your blog, podcast as well as from Social Media Examiner. Excited to be flying the flag for the
Aussies (of which you are an honorary one by the way after last year!). Have a great weekend!
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Mike Gingerich • 3 days ago
Congrats to all! Well done for all that great content.
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jaybaer • 3 days ago
Thanks so much to our managing editor, Jess Ostroff, our contributors like Jess Gioglio, our terrific cast of guest
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Thanks so much to our managing editor, Jess Ostroff, our contributors like Jess Gioglio, our terrific cast of guest
bloggers, and to all of the Convince & Convert readers who have supported the site for so long. Very gratifying to be
almost 7 years into this blog, and still be recognized in this way. Humbling. Thanks to the judges, too, and to the
others recognized on this list. I am happy to call many of them my friends.
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Andy Vale • 3 days ago> jaybaer
I've been reading C&C a lot lately, always pushing with high quality content. It's an honour that SocialBro is on
the list with you.
Cheers!
Andy
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Peg Fitzpatrick • 3 days ago
This announcement broke the website! Congrats to all the winners! <3
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Mari Smith • 2 days ago
Fantastic line up - congrats to all!!! Love seeing my fave Buffer at #1 spot, hehee!! :)
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Antonio Calero • 2 days ago
Congratulations to all the winners! Specially my friends and favs: @Jon Loomer, @Ian Cleary
You guys deserve it!
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Ian Cleary • 2 days ago> Antonio Calero
Thanks Antonio
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Courtney Seiter • 2 days ago
Wow, what a huge, huge honor and privilege it is to see Buffer Social listed here in such amazing company! Thanks
so much; Kevan and I are beaming! :)
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Ian Cleary • 2 days ago> Courtney Seiter
Well deserved Courtney.
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Shannon Kearns • 2 days ago
Love it!! Awesome list. But where is quicksprout??!
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Kevin Shively • 2 days ago
Great company on this list. Excited and honored to see Simply Measured among em!
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Kevan • 2 days ago
Wow, what an incredible group of blogs here! Congrats to all! Thank you so much, Cindy and team, for the amazing
honor. Very happy to know that Buffer content has been helpful to so many, just as the content from SME & all the
great blogs here have been so helpful and inspirational to us!
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Donna Moritz • 2 days ago> Kevan
@Kevan, your posts are legendary. I have followed Buffer since Leo was guest blogging like a champion and
the posts get better and better. You are flying the flag exceptionally well. Honored to be on any list with you
guys!
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Donna Moritz • 2 days ago
Thank you so much and congrats to all the top 10 winners - I am in exceptional company. I was more than humbled
just being in the finals the past couple of years but this means a lot ...especially with the top 20 blogs this year - the
judges had a tough task! And wowzers... to even sit anywhere near @Mark W. Schaefer, Jay Baer and Buffer (from
the days of Leo to now Kevan, their content is mindblowing) - 3 blogs I hugely respect. And Mr
hat trick to you my friend - 3 in a row! So well deserved and LOVE seeing Rebekah's blog recognised. She has one
of the best social media blogs out there.
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Rebekah Radice • 2 days ago> Donna Moritz
Thank you @Donna Moritz - you are an inspiration!
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Ian Cleary • 2 days ago> Donna Moritz
Thanks Donna!
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DebsSweet • 2 days ago
Congratulations Rebekah!!
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Rebekah Radice • 2 days ago> DebsSweet
Thank you @DebsSweet!
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fredecs • 2 days ago
I loved Jenn's Trends blog! Thanks!
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Vincent Orleck • 2 days ago
Some new ones here that I need to check out! Also a fan of PostPlanner, Simply Measured, and MyEmma
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Rebekah Radice • 2 days ago
To say I'm excited about this would be an enormous understatement. Thank you to Cindy, the SME team, and the
judges. It's an unbelievable honor to sit next to so many bloggers I have respected and admired for so long. My blog
will be wearing that Top 10 badge with pride! Congratulations to everyone!
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Ian Cleary • 2 days ago> Rebekah Radice
So well deserved Rebekah.
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