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10,000 Ideas and Resources for Writers and Bloggers: 100 “Top 100″ Lists
Posted by kathrynv at 12:50 pm in freelance, writing

Every once in awhile 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!

  1. Writers Digest Top 100 Listings
  2. The Top 100 Freelancer Blogs @ Bootstrapper
  3. 101 Ways to Monetize Your Website or Blog @ Vandelay
  4. Top 100 Blogs @ Make Money Online
  5. Top 100 Articles on Writing @ Writing Information
  6. 100 Tools Freelancers Can’t Live Without @ Bootstrapper
  7. 100 Writing Tips @ How to Write for the Web
  8. 100 Ways to Get More Traffic to Your Blog @ InternetBabel
  9. 101 Best Sites for Writers @ Writers Digest
  10. Make Money Online: 100+ Tools and Resources @ Mashable
  11. 101 Ways to Create A Powerful Web Presence @ Hello, My Name is Blog
  12. 100s of Resources for Finding Blog Content @ Lorelle on WordPress
  13. 101 Reasons Freelancers Do It Better @ HR World
  14. Top 100 Books of the Last 25 Years @ UK Telegraph
  15. 101 Ways to Monetize Your Blog without Irritating your Readers @ Inside CRM
  16. 114 Ways to Build Links @ SubHub
  17. 100 Niche Job Boards for Web Workers @ Bootstrapper
  18. 100+ Untapped LinkBuilding Strategies @ ZanyPixel
  19. Top 100 Essay Sites for Students
  20. 100 Ways to be Better Entrepreneur @ Entrepreneur.com
  21. Top 100 Social Bookmarking and Social Networking Blogs @ Virtual Hosting
  22. 100 Web Apps for Freelancers @ Codswallop
  23. 131 Legitimate Link Building Strategies @ SearchEngineWatch
  24. Over 100 Best Firefox Extensions @ LifeHack (many of which are great for improving writing productivity)
  25. 120+ RSS Resources @ Mashable
  26. Top 100 Highest Paying Adsense Keywords (post dated May 2007 but still relevant)
  27. 101 Great Posting Ideas To Make Your Blog Sizzle @ I Help You Blog
  28. Top 100 Action Verbs for Resume Writing @ ESL Teachers Board
  29. 100 Best Green Bloggers @ Daily Maybe (because green writing matters)
  30. 101 Blog Posting Ideas @ SEO 2.0
  31. 100 Web Design Tips @ Web Watch
  32. 104 Ways to Get Backlinks @ SEONoobs
  33. 100 Ways to Make Money Online @ Jawaan.com
  34. 100 Ways to Make Your Blog Famous @ Bloggletype
  35. 100 Tips to Improve Your Web Presence @ Business Zone
  36. 101 Ways to Improve your Blog @ Connor Wilson
  37. 101 Essential Blogging Skills @ Skelliewag
  38. The WAHM’s Toolbox: 100 Links & Resources @ Bootstrapper
  39. 101 Free Ways to Increase Blog Traffic @ Can I Make Big Money Online?
  40. 101 Resources on the Web for Writers and Bloggers @ JenWriter
  41. 101 Ways to Write and Finish your Screenplay @ SearchWarp
  42. 100 Ways to Get More Traffic @ Programming Talk
  43. 101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger @ LifeHack
  44. 100 Writing Topics @ Red Ravine (writing prompts)
  45. Top 100 List of Make Money at Home Blogs @ Freelance Folder
  46. 101 Tips I Learned from Blogging @ Etienne
  47. 101 Resources for Self Published Writers @ Self Publishing
  48. 100 Best Works by Women Writers @ Madison Public Library
  49. 101 Ways to Monetize your Website or Blog @ Lets Blog
  50. 100 Portable Apps for your USB Stick @ MakeUseOf
  51. 101 Best WordPress Plugins @ One Man’s Goal
  52. 101 Essential Freelancing Resources @ Freelance Switch
  53. 120+ Resources for Bloggers @ Mashable
  54. Blog 100 @ CNET
  55. Top 100 High PageRank Free directories @ Blogging Tips-n-Tricks
  56. 100 Ways to Increase Web Traffic @ Web Pal
  57. 100 Most Misspelled Words in English @ YourDictionary.com
  58. 101 Essential Blogging Resources @ Blogtrepreneur
  59. 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes @ Smashing Magazine
  60. 101 Ways to Better your Blog @ SEO 2.0
  61. 100+ WordPress PlugIns @ Geek Glue
  62. 100 Tips to Speed Up Your Software @ CNET
  63. 150+ Online Video Tools @ Mashable
  64. 100+ Writing Prompts @ ScribeTime
  65. Top 100 Blogs on Technorati
  66. 100 Resources or Entrepreneur-Writers @ Bootstrapper
  67. 101 Tips and Ideas for Writing on the Run @ Writing on the Run
  68. 120 Self-promotion Ideas for Freelancers @ Design News
  69. Top 100 Social Networking Sites @ DulceNegosyante
  70. The Top 100 Business Blogs @ The Kiss Business 2
  71. 100 Ways To Ruin a Corporate Blog @ Business Blogwire
  72. 101 Links to Better Blogging Articles @ DeWitt’s Media
  73. 101 Tips for Writers @ Young Writers Society
  74. 101 Blog Tips @ DailyBlogTips
  75. Squidoo’s Top 100 on SEO
  76. Top 100 Speeches @ American Rhetoric
  77. 101 Ideas to Generate More Freelance Work @ Freelance Switch
  78. 101 Ways to Jumpstart Your Traffic @ David Macor
  79. Top 100 Classic Websites @ PCMag (many of which are on writing, business and social networking)
  80. Over 100 Great Productivity Tips @ Instigator Blog
  81. 100 Basic Writing Prompts @ CanTeach
  82. The Top 100 Alternative Search Engines @ ReadWriteWeb
  83. 100 Best Last Lines from Novels @ American Review
  84. 100 Web Development Cheat Sheets @ Virtual Hosting
  85. 101 Ideas to Write About in Your Money Making Blog @ Malima
  86. 100+ Tools for Flickr Addicts @ Mashable
  87. Top 100 Web 2.0 Sites @ Web 2.0 magazine
  88. 100 Tips to Defeat Content Thieves @ Virtual Hosting
  89. 100 Google Adsense Tips (Links is to part 1 of 5)
  90. 100 Legal Sources for Free Stock Images @ Virtual Hosting
  91. 101 Ways to Brew Up a Great Idea @ Marketing Profs
  92. 100 Web Development Tips and Tricks @ DotSauce
  93. Top 100 Blogs @ BlogBridge
  94. 100 Tools and Tips to Tap the Facebook Market @ Inside CRM
  95. 101 Ways to Market Your Small Business @ Andrea Goulet
  96. 101 Ways to Get More Traffic @ Dart Creations
  97. 100+ Markets for Writers @ Bella Online
  98. 100 Ways to Create, Package and Sell Ebooks @ Software Blog
  99. 101 Ways to Improve your News Site @ CyberJournalist.com
  100. Top 100 Motivational Blog Posts of All Time @ Bootstrapper

Looks like Bootstrapper, Virtual Hosting and Mashable win the prizes for putting out the most Top 100 lists! Thanks guys!

Question of the Day: Did I manage to miss any other great “100″ lists for writers?

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  1. Priya wrote:
    March 13th, 2008 at 10:24 pm

    Hi there. This list is really good. I would like to do link exchange for this blog. Can you please include my blog url also in the list and in turn i would add your blog link into my blog.

  2. Mark wrote:
    March 14th, 2008 at 3:23 am

    A great top 100 of top 100’s (as it were).

    And a pleasant suprise to see a SubHub article at number 16. Thanks for that.

    You can find plenty more free articles, related to how writers and bloggers can build and market their content websites, at http://www.subhub.com

    Now, to spend a couple of hours reading through these top 100 articles :)

    @ Mark; Glad you were able to drop by and see all of the other great articles that are out there too. We all have a lot of reading to do! - Kathryn

  3. Inspired! - “Top 100″ Lists | Real Words wrote:
    March 14th, 2008 at 6:08 am

    [...] doing my research for yesterday’s post linking to 100 different Top 100 Lists for Writers, I realized that doing a list of one hundred things is actually really difficult. It’s [...]

  4. QuoinMonkey wrote:
    March 14th, 2008 at 9:57 am

    <p>kathryn, great list and I’m sure it took a bit of research to pull all that together - 10,000’s a big number. Thanks for adding red Ravine!</p>

    @ QuoinMonkey - Thanks to you for creating a great list that I could add to my links. Hope you also found some other fun reading here!

    - Kathryn

  5. Heidi Richards Mooney wrote:
    March 14th, 2008 at 11:19 am

    What a great list! I will refer to it in a post.

    Have you checked out 100 blogging resources women recommend? WE Magazine for Women published it in late 2007 and it has been a great resource for our readers. You can check it out at http://wemagazineforwomen.com/100-blog-directories-to-submit-your-blog/.

    Thanks so much,

    Heidi Richards Mooney, Publisher & Editor in Chief

  6. kathrynv wrote:
    March 14th, 2008 at 1:02 pm

    @ Heidi Thanks for the link; I hadn’t seen that yet but I think it’s a really terrific resource and will definitely make sure to draw some attention to it on the site in the near future!

  7. Terry Finley wrote:
    March 14th, 2008 at 5:22 pm

    Thanks….this saves me some time.

    @ Terry Thanks for dropping by. Glad the list helps you to find some of the great things out there on the web!

  8. Steven Snell wrote:
    March 15th, 2008 at 2:45 pm

    Thanks for the link.

    @ Steven … Thanks for being one of the folks out there making terrifically useful lists! -Kathryn

  9. What a Writer is Reading on the Web, 3/16/08 | Real Words wrote:
    March 16th, 2008 at 7:11 am

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  10. Quiet Rebel Writer wrote:
    March 18th, 2008 at 7:26 pm

    Holy schnikes, what a list! I’m looking forward to making my way through this. I’m also cursing you for filling my free time to the brim :) Thanks for the great work.

    @ Quiet Rebel Write - It’s not free time, it’s research time. :-p Thanks for reading! Kathryn

  11. Quiet Rebel Writer » Blog Archive » The QRW Moves wrote:
    March 19th, 2008 at 1:36 pm

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  12. Bob Younce wrote:
    March 20th, 2008 at 12:56 pm

    DANG!

    Just…

    DANG!

    It’s going to take me <i>years</i> to get through this list!

    @ Bob; Hopefully before those years are up I’ll have put together another list of new resources! :-p -Kathryn

  13. Andrea Goulet wrote:
    March 22nd, 2008 at 1:31 pm

    Thanks for the link!

  14. Nate wrote:
    March 23rd, 2008 at 9:04 pm

    This is awesome! 10,000 writing tips… incredible and thanks for doing this!

    @ Nate - Thanks for coming by to read it! -Kathryn

  15. The Young Writers Blog » Blog Archive » 10,000 Writing Tips wrote:
    March 23rd, 2008 at 9:06 pm

    [...] Ha, a round-up of the Top 100 “Top 100 lists.” [...]

  16. March Real Words Round-Up | Real Words wrote:
    March 31st, 2008 at 10:03 am

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  17. Stacey wrote:
    April 13th, 2008 at 12:20 pm

    Thanks for the list. I can see I’m going to be busy for awhile!

    @ Stacey - Hopefully you’ve dug into the list - would love to know which links you liked! -Kathryn

  18. Writers from across the blogosphere - Writers’ Block carnival « The Writers’ Block wrote:
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  19. Pardenrorne wrote:
    May 9th, 2008 at 6:21 am

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  20. digitalscrap.net wrote:
    May 13th, 2008 at 1:54 pm

    I still come back to your excellent write up time and time again because I still havnt gone over all the resources. Thank you again and again :)

  21. totall_insane wrote:
    June 19th, 2008 at 8:47 am

    I love it! i hope you can publish more

  22. Brisbane SEO Consultant wrote:
    July 7th, 2008 at 7:52 pm

    I find top 100 lists too overwhelming. It’s a bit like a kid in a candy shop running from jar to jar wanting to taste what is seen, but already looking at the next delight and never really being satified :)

    Thanks for your list. I’ll break in into blocks of 10 to better digest the importance.

  23. Traffic2MyPage.com wrote:
    July 10th, 2008 at 6:49 pm

    great list!

    lots of useful information… just have to select the one that is relevant and read.. and great to know this resource

    thanks

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  25. 100 x 100 « Gerrys SchreibBlog(gade) wrote:
    July 23rd, 2008 at 10:08 pm

    [...] Da wären zum Beispiel: 100 Useful Web Tools for Writers How to write a novel in 100 days or less 10,000 Ideas and Resources for Writers and Bloggers: 100 “Top 100? Lists. Und das ist nur die Spitze des Eisbergs Obviously there are many people compiling top 100 lists [...]

  26. Australian Web Directory wrote:
    August 13th, 2008 at 1:16 am

    Has anyone done a Top 100 list of Top 100 lists? If so, this list should be on it. There goes the rest of 2008.

  27. Cheap Hotel New York wrote:
    August 17th, 2008 at 10:17 pm

    Excellent collections

  28. RSA certificate wrote:
    September 20th, 2008 at 3:01 am

    Excellent list. Now how do I find the time to read them all?

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