Lorraine Ball and myself decided to make a list of 50 of the top bloggers in Indianapolis. Let me give you the run down of how people made the list.
This is not ranked.
50 could be bigger than number 1.
I made the decision on who to make the list by updates on who I read. I read most of the blogs on the list. If you have not updated for the month of November you were not placed on the list.
I apologize ahead of time for anyone I have forgotten. Now. Enjoy
1. Douglas Karr: Technology and everything web
Recent Post: StumbleUpon Continues to Feed My Blog
2. Erik Deckers: Humor:
Recent Post: Sport Stacking: Pretty Cool, But It’s Not A Sport:
3. Hazel Walker: Referral Marketing and Networking
Recent Post: Your Reputation and Networking
4. Amy Magan: Lighthearted fare about Diet Coke, Scrabble and other encounters with life.
Recent Post: Wordless Wednesday: Food Fun
5. Jeb Banner: Web Design and Everything Media
Recent Post: Secrets of Psychic Web Pages by Small Box EXPOSED
6. Patric Welch: Technology Consultant
Recent Post: When You Think Netflix Don’t Think Just Movies
7. Pat Coyle: Sports Marketing
Recent Post: Will Young Fans Choose Virtual Over Reality?
8. Lorraine Ball: Small Business Marketing
Recent Post: My Top 50 Blogs
9. Colin Clark: Social Media Guru
Recent Post: Changing Marketing Hubs
10. Chris Baggott: Blogging and SEO
Recent Post: Blogs for Business: My Lunch with a Real Estate Company
11. Susan Davis: Day Nursery Blog
Recent Post: Setting the Turkeys Free
12. Jason Bean: Technology and all things web
Recent Post: Pockets Can Be Dangerous in Cold Weather
13. Casey Mullins: Pretty much the best mommy blogger I know. 
Recent Post: The Beach Has Gone to the Dogs
14. Matt Zentz: Practical Internet Marketing
Recent Post:Website Chauffeurs
15. Tom Britt: Information about Geist, Indiana
Recent Post: Geist Clubhouse Issue Headed for a Vote
16. CJ McClanahan: Business Org and Management:
Recent Post: Mistakes
17. Amy Stark: One of the smartest people I know and NFP extraordinaire!
Recent Post: One Laptop Per Child
18. Nicki Laycoax: Crazy. Cool. Marketer
Recent Post: Need to Know More About Your Network? Use Twitter
19. Mark Juleen: Pretty much the coolest guy ever and everything marketing
Recent Post: Social Media & Music Story of the Year
20.Aaron Renn: Urban Enthusiast and a “thinker”
Recent Post: The Facts on the Ground
21. Rodger Johnson: Public Relations
Recent Post: For Business Sake Create a Corporate Blog!
22. Megan Glover: Blog Content, Marketing and SEO
Recent Post: Compendium Client – Estridge Homes named in recent article.
23. Ken Moore: Career Counseling, Resume Writing
Recent Post: How To Avoid 3 Common Job Search Mistakes
24. Brad Ruggles: Marketing, Social Media, Design, Religion
Recent Post: Watch. Think. Discuss
25. Chuck Gose: Cellular Digital Signage
Recent Post: Updates From The Strategy Institute
26. Duncan Alney and Chad Richards: Social Media, Marketing, Design
Recent Post: Obama Marketing
27. Erin McMahon: Social Media NFP and the Internet
Recent Post: Does Twitter Ranking Constitute Vanity?
28. William Brown: Sports, College, Education
Recent Post: Colleges Tackle Climate Change at AASHE…
29. Jacob Leffler: Amazing Designer and Visionary
Recent Post: Madison Avenue Biggies See Digital Media As Stable
30. Justin Clupper: Digital Signage and Other Fun Things
Recent Post: I hate to say it… but Digital Signage is Old
31. Matt Breeden: Sports Law and Everything Sports
Recent Post: $500,000 in Fees To Fire Sampson?
32. Andy Horning: Government and the Constitution
Recent Post:OK, So Now What?
33. Scott Henderson: MediaSauce Creative Blog
Recent Post: Why Won’t You Listen? AirTran Loses.
34. Noah Coffey: Technology and Web
Recent Post:Win a Nintendo WII from Mr. Noobie
35. Kevin Makice: Indiana University Professor
Recent Post A Very Long Wait
36. Stephen James:Designer, Thinking, Just plain Awesome
Recent Post: CSSsprite: Photoshop script combines two images for CSS hover
37. Deb New: connecting ideas between business and communication
Recent Post:Talk the Talk with Gen Y
38. Joe Wikert: Future Visions of Print, Online, Video and All Media
Recent Post: An Interesting New Publishing Model
39. Chris Lucas: Sports and Information
Recent Post: Rich Rod Is Right
40. Michelle Hartz: Design, Branding, and Dreams
Recent Post: Four Foods on Friday
41. Ed Illig: Branding and Design
Recent Post: Yes, It’s Shameless Self Promotion
42. Hoosierati: Culture and Humanitarian Concepts in Indiana
Recent Post: Master the Technology and Share The Cookies
43. Ruth Holladay: Ex-Journalist and an Amazing Writer. I love reading this blog
Recent Post: Gannett fans flames of resentment with deep sacrifices comments.
44. Emily Sutherland: Everything Gaither.. and some personal stuff
Recent Post: Wes In A Booster Seat
45. Hope Baugh: Everything Theatre.. This is a great blog.
Recent Post: More Alike Than Not: Stories of Three Americans
46. TheContent Wrangler: Content is a business asset
Recent Post: DITA Metrics: Developing Cost Metrics
47. Brad Ward: Social Media and Education
Recent Post:The Good Project Graveyard [Part 1]
48. Neil Cox: Thoughts on Serving People and Christian Community
Recent Post: 7 Ways To Bring About Change
49. Santina Sullivan: Marketing, Consulting, and PR
Recent Post: Product Placements and Breakfast at Tiffany’s
50. John Wooten: Marketing, Social Media, and Web Design
Recent Post: New Site: Kristie Blankenhorn
51. Nila Nealy: Branding, Branding, Branding, and Design
Recent Post: It Really Is The Little Things
52. Susan Conyers: Marketing Professional and Twitterati
Recent Post: A Reality Based Argument
If you know of anyone else that has been a great blogger in Indianapolis. Please place their name and url in the comment box. I want them to be added to the list.
You can find many more Indianapolis and Indiana bloggers at Smaller Indiana.
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Thanks so much for the inclusion Kyle!
I feel like to be fair I should add that I kinda only qualify as an Indiana blogger…
Being down south in New Albany and all…
You need a medical device / life science blog on your list:
Jon Speer
Creo Quality
http://www.creoquality.com/creoBlog/cq/
Is it the gay thing, Kyle? *sigh* I can give you an honorary membership card, if it’ll help. LOL
I noticed most of your blogs were tech or business oriented, but there’s quite a few political bloggers out there too. Since we’re going for “top bloggers” I’ll try to keep the names coming first…
Josh Gillespie – Hoosier Access
Jennifer Wagner – Capital Watchblog
Abdul Hakim Shabazz – Indiana Barrister
Lalita Amos – American Values Alliance
Steph Mineart – Commonplacebook.com
Scott Barnes – Sardonic Bomb
and then there’s the three from outside of Indy technically:
Thomas Cook – Blue Indiana (Bloomington)
Doug Masson – Masson’s Blog (Lafayette)
Melissa McEwan – Shakesville (South Bend area – she is probably the one who should get the “Indiana Top Blogger” crown; her traffic and sphere of influence far outweighs any of our own!)
Of course, I’d also love to humbly submit my own name for The Bilerico Project, Bilerico-Indiana and Huffington Post. But, you know, it’s okay. Pick on the gay guy.
Bully.
*snickers*
Great list – lots of folks to add to my feeds!
Don’t know if 15K hits/month get me on the list at all, but that’s my traffic for blog.isen.org
Not bad for not having a product.
Yet.
Highly specialized group of folks visiting, not many posts though, could produce more hits if more content I’m sure…
Great list Kyle. I have a local blog that touches IT strategy, data center,disaster recovery and humor.
http://www.lifelinedatacenters.blogspot.com
Wow, you’ve given us a lot of blogs to look at although we usually read the lifestyle ones such as Feed Me/Drink Me, Middle West Meals, and Urban Indy (all linked off of our blog http://worthyourattention1.blogspot.com/ )
I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.
Sharon
http://www.autoloans101.info
Hey pal, I never thanked you for inclusion in the big list. So here it is: THANK YOU!
I hope readers aren’t completely thrown when they get to my blog and realize I’m not talking “brand” in the typical business sense of the word. I do that over at blog.dicoverelementthree.com. My personal blog is my commentary on the human condition as I experience, including the concept of identity – which is how I view brand first.
Lots of great stuff in that list. Thanks for compiling.
And here’s to a great 2009!
Wow this was doubtlessly one of the most effective posts I’ve had the chance to view on the subject so far. I do not know where you gather up all your info but up! I’m gong to send a few folks your way to take a look at this post.
Zillow readers just voted the Indianapolis real estate blog at http://www.indyhomespecialist.com/blog the best real estate blog in Indianapolis.
In all humbleness I'd like to throw this one out there. =) http://www.4tunate.net
Quadruplets. Motherhood. Life. Faith. And a Touch of Insanity.
Wow… Are these just Indy residents who HAVE blogs, or Indy residents who actually blog as a full-time profession? If it's the latter, I'm honestly surprised. Here I was thinking it was all but impossible to survive just from blogging… Hehe
And I thought I was the sensible one. Thnaks for setting me straight.