A list of the top 25 blogs that every small business owner should read in 2014.

1. Top 25
Blogs for Small
Business Owners

2. Small Business
Marketing
Blogs

3. SocialTriggers
As any professional marketer will tell you,
ultimately marketing all comes down to the
psychology of the buyer. Up until recently
there were no blogs out there that focused
solely on psychology and the psychological
“triggers” it takes to get people to buy.
That was until Derek Halpern came along.
Follow Derek on Twitter @derekhalpern
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4. LocalVisibilitySystem
Phil Rozek makes his living helping local
businesses rank highly in Google. Through
his weekly blog posts he pulls the curtain
back on the entire process he uses, giving
you the exact steps that do-it yourselfers can
take to gain higher rankings.
Follow Phil On Twitter @philrozek
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5. Amy Porterfield
With over 1 Billion users, Facebook is
basically like a second internet, and a must
for local small businesses looking to attract
new clients. Amy Porterfield breaks down
what it takes to gain customers from
Facebook in her free and paid webinars.
Follow Amy on Twitter @amyporterfield
Like her Facebook Page
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6. Social Media Examiner
Depending on your business you may also
want to be involved in other social networks
in addition to Facebook (like LinkedIn and
Slideshare for B2B businesses, Pinterest for
businesses focused on women, instagram for
businesses focused on younger users and
more). Social Media Examiner has in depth
how to posts on all these and more.
Follow Social Media Examiner on Twitter @smexaminer
Like their Facebook Page
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7. LocalVox
LocalVox provides local marketing software
to small businesses, and have an expert
dedicated to providing high quality local
marketing education via their blog. Where
other sites like Social Media Examiner cover
social media marketing for all types of
businesses, LocalVox focuses exclusively on
social media for local businesses.
Follow Local Vox on Twitter @localvox
Like their Facebook Page

8. Moz.com
If you want to go deep into search engine
marketing and what it takes to rank your
website in google both locally and nationally
then the Moz.com blog is for you. They have
daily posts and weekly webinars covering
topics ranging from Google Algorithm
updates to specific tactics that you can use to
increase your website traffic.
Follow Moz on Twitter: @moz
Like their Facebook Page
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9. Moz.com
An all purpose blog for marketing small
businesses on a budget. Great weekly tips
on the best software, tools, and info that
editor John Jantsch is finding around the
internet.
Follow Duct Tape Marketing on Twitter @ducttape
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10. Damn I Wish
If you feel overwhelmed with where to start
your marketing efforts Andy Sernovitz’s
“Damn I Wish” blog is for you. Highly
actionable advice in bite sized pieces that
you can take action on today.
Follow Andy on Twitter @sernovitz
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11. Small Business
Owners/Advisors

12. Martin Zwilling
Highly respected and widely followed advisor
to startups and entrepreneurs. A must read
for new business owners wanting to know
what it actually takes to start and run a
successful business.
Follow Martin on Twitter @startuppro
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13. Gene Marks
A small business owner himself, Gene shares
his experience and thoughts on
entrepreneurship in columns in places like
Inc, Entrepreneur, Forbes and The New York
Times. You can read all of his columns in
one place via his blog.
Follow Gene on Twitter @genemarks
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14. The Franchise King
Joel Libava gives you everything you could
ever want to know about buying and running
a franchise.
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Follow Joel on Twitter @franchiseking
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15. Exitplan.me
Great advice for those looking to sell their
business. Even if you are not looking to sell
right now, you will find lots of great advice
here on how you can increase the value of
your business so it will be worth more if you
ever do decide to sell.
Follow Exit Plan Me on Twitter: @exitplanme
Subscribe to their RSS Feed

16. James Altucher
An equal mix of entertainment and great
advice for small business owners, James
Altucher spills his guts out on what it’s really
like to be an entrepreneur and how you can
learn from his successes and failures
Follow James on Twitter: @jaltucher
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17. Enmast
This blog from Brad Ferris and his team is all
about the logistics of running a business.
Follow Enmast on Twitter @EnMastBusiness
Subscribe to their RSS Feed
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18. SideHustleNation
Want to have your own business but can’t
quit your day job? Nick Loper’s Side Hustle
Nation is all about businesses you can
start in your spare time and the advice you
need to be successful.
Follow Nick on Twitter @nloper
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19. Paul Graham
Essays on what it takes to be a successful
entrepreneur from the founder of Y
Combinator, the most well known startup
incubator in the world. Alumnus include
AirBNB and Dropbox.
Follow Paul on Twitter @paulg

20. Richard Branson
Actionable advice from one of the
world’s best self-made entrepreneurs.
Richard
Follow Richard on Twitter @richardbranson
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21. All Purpose
Small Business
Blogs

22. Small Business Trends
Run by Anita Campbell, Small Business
Trends has over 50 small business
experts who write about everything from
marketing, to accounting and legal, to
dealing with the day to day grind of
running your own business.
Follow Small Biz Trends on Twitter @smallbiztrends
Like them on Facebook
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23. The Accelerators
A blog by the WSJ that features practical
tips and advice from other successful
entrepreneurs.
Follow The Accelerators on Twitter @wsjstartup
Subscribe to their RSS Feed

24. SBA Open For Business
Great insight into all the programs
available through the SBA and more.
Follow The SBA on Twitter @SBAGov
Like them on Facebook

25. Harvard Biz Review
Big picture thinking from one of the
world’s top business school’s leaders.
Follow Harvard Business Review on Twitter @harvardbiz
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26. The Entrepreneurial Mind
Belmont Professor of Entrepreneurship
Jeff Cornwall interviews entrepreneurs
with a wide variety of backgrounds
approximately every two weeks and posts
the videos to his blog.
Follow Dr. Cornwall on Twitter @cornwallj
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27. Small Biz Survival
Actionable advice designed specifically
for businesses operating in small towns
and other rural areas.
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Follow Small Biz Survival on Twitter @sbsurvival
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28. Small Biz Labs
This is the “thinking man’s” small business
blog which provides commentary on the
key social, technology and business
trends impacting small business.
Follow Small Biz Labs on Twitter @smallbizlabs
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29. BPlans Up And Running
Daily posts to help you make sure you get
your new business off on the right foot
and keep it there once you are up and
running.
Follow BPlans on Twitter @blans
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