One of the books that has hit my mailbox lately for review is Blog Blazers - a book of interviews with 40 top bloggers exploring how to create successful blogs.

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The book was written by Canadian entrepreneur Stephane Grenier from FollowSteph.com,  and features 40 (mostly American) great bloggers including:

The format of the book is interview style with Steph asking  the same set of questions to all bloggers and the bloggers responding. Each interview makes a chapter of the book. Steph asks questions such as:

  • What makes a blog successful?
  • When did you decide you finally reached success with your blog?
  • How long did it take you to become a successful blogger?
  • Who do you think are the most successful bloggers on the Internet today?

The book is overall very easy to read, providing bite-size pieces of information about the secrets you’ve always wanted to know about the top bloggers out there! I also really enjoyed discovering new bloggers such as Jennnette Fulda (hilarious!), The Secret Diaries of Steve Jobs or the Manalo Shoe Blog. There is something for everyone, not just marketing and business bloggers.

I think the book is great for advanced bloggers willing to use a refresher course and willing to pick up blogging tips from top bloggers!  I guess we all secretly want to know how really successful bloggers made it…

The book has definitely given me some inspiration and I’ll try to follow their advice and implement a few changes to my blogging technique.

Thank you Steph for contacting me directly – I really enjoyed reading your book!