The Hot List of Links for Bloggers

Each week we’re attempting to narrow the entire internet down to five of the very best news items of particular interest to bloggers. After perusing hundreds of potential articles from blogs across the web, here are our five for this week… (congrats to the hot picks)

This Week’s Flames

10 Features to Look for In Wordpress 3.0

This may be the most exciting release of Wordpress yet, and since a huge number of bloggers utilize the platform, we were excited to read the Tuts Plus list of what’s coming. Perhaps we’ll persuade a few more folks to come over to the Wordpress-side!

Bloggers As Evangelists

Joel calls us to remember a very simple truth – it’s not about how many you put your message in front of, it’s whom you put it in front of. With that in mind, a blogger with a small and faithful following may have a tremendous impact.

15 Noteworthy Websites That Changed the Internet

Where exactly did blogging come from, and how in the world did we get to where we are today online? Hong Kiat does a pretty great job of surveying some of the most impactful ventures in the online world that have created all the stuff we blog about the most.

The Fundamentals of Blog Branding and Identity

Lindsay Branscombe has done a sweet job of pointing out one of the more important facets of blogging – keeping in mind that every blog has a brand, a story that gets told. She talks about doing what is in our power to control that brand.

The Art of Writing with Personality

We always like to highlight a good post about writing when we talk about the “hot picks” among blogging news because great writing is such an integral part of strong blogging. Patti Stafford is no stranger to the subject and has written a nice piece about writing with personality.

Check’em all out. If you want to find your blog in this list someday do these two things: introduce yourself with the contact form above and be excellent!

Brandon has been doing web and logo design and this blogging thing for about six years. He’s also a Pastor at Saddleback Church in southern California, where he lives with his wife and kids. You can catch him on Twitter or Facebook.