This post, from Kathryn Vercillo, originally appeared on her Real Words From A Real Writer blog on 3/13/08. While the post was originally aimed at freelance writers, most of the resources on this fantastic list will be useful for any writer.
Every once in a while I come across an article or blog post listing the "Top 100" of something for writers or bloggers. Every time that happens, I’m a little bit impressed. After all, it is common to see "Top 10" lists but it takes a lot more effort to compile a list that includes 100 things. However, it makes more sense to be thinking in terms of hundreds and not tens when it comes to freelance writing.
With thousands of new blogs launching every single day, there is a lot of material online for people to be reading. There’s certainly far more than ten authority sources on any particular topic. So, in an effort to be ambitious as well as to provide others with information about the best writing tips and sites out there, here is my Top 100 collection of “Top 100″ lists that others have put together. That means that you’ve got 10,000 tips/articles/ideas to read here. There are lists about books, lists about blog tools and lists about everything in between. That should keep you busy during your downtime!
- Writers Digest 101 Best Websites For Authors (updated to 2009 edition)
- The Top 100 Freelancer Blogs @ Bootstrapper
- 101 Ways to Monetize Your Website or Blog @ Vandelay
- Top 100 Blogs @ Make Money Online
- Top 100 Articles on Writing @ Writing Information
- 100 Tools Freelancers Can’t Live Without @ Bootstrapper
- 100 Writing Tips @ How to Write for the Web
- 100 Ways to Get More Traffic to Your Blog @ InternetBabel
- Make Money Online: 100+ Tools and Resources @ Mashable
- 101 Ways to Create A Powerful Web Presence @ Hello, My Name is Blog
- 100s of Resources for Finding Blog Content @ Lorelle on WordPress
- 101 Reasons Freelancers Do It Better @ HR World
- Top 100 Novels Of All Time @ Time Magazine
- 101 Ways to Monetize Your Blog without Irritating your Readers @ Inside CRM
- 114 Ways to Build Links @ SubHub
- 100 Niche Job Boards for Web Workers @ Bootstrapper
- Top 100 Essay Sites for Students
- 100 Ways to be Better Entrepreneur @ Entrepreneur.com
- Top 100 Social Bookmarking and Social Networking Blogs @ Virtual Hosting
- 100 Web Apps for Freelancers @ Codswallop
- 131 Legitimate Link Building Strategies @ SearchEngineWatch
- Over 100 Best Firefox Extensions @ LifeHack (many of which are great for improving writing productivity)
- 120+ RSS Resources @ Mashable
- Top 100,000 Search Keywords @ Aleksika (useful in SEO, when adding keywords to your posts)
- 101 Great Posting Ideas To Make Your Blog Sizzle @ I Help You Blog
Read the rest of the post, with links for resources #26-100, on Real Words From A Real Writer. While we’ve verified the links provided in this excerpt (and updated them as necessary) , due to the age of the post we can’t guarantee that when you click through to view the full article, all the remaining links in the post will still be valid.