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We are glad to release the latest (13th) edition of the Directory of Best Indian Blogs.  Though there has been small change in the way the directory of best blogs is compiled every year, we have made a big change in selection of blog for the directory since 2022. Going by the current trends in blogging - in which personal blogging is giving way to commercial blogging, and blogging is going much beyond the traditional sense of blogging - we include all types of websites in the directory if they (or a section of theirs) is maintained as a 'blog'.  Though good blogs are repeated year after year (and they should, no?), each edition is a fresh, de novo , compilation. Though the term blogging* now includes all forms of digital/ online self-expression and content-creation, we are unable to include video blogs, podcasts and other social sharing content (Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, etc) since we are yet to find a common denominator to juxtapose these 'blogs' along with traditi

This short, transitional, post is for informing dear bloggers that the 13th edition of The Directory of Best Indian Blogs will come out on 1st June, 2023. The following post tells about the blog selection criteria: submit blog for Indian blog directory If you know of a good blog on India or by an Indian, please help us by sending the blog's URL at this email address: kp.nd.2008@gmail.com 

Blogging has come a long way since the days of LiveJournal and Xanga. Today, it's a powerful tool for sharing information, building a community, and even making a living. But what does the future hold for blogging? Let's quickly look at some of the trends and developments that are shaping the future of blogging, especially after the advent of regenerative IA such as ChatGPT.  Let's then see how we can ride the wave. How to use chatGPT effectively One of the biggest recent trends in blogging is the rise of video content. The trend is not that recent but now it has established itself too well. With platforms like YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, video blogging is becoming increasingly popular among bloggers. Video content is definitely more engaging than text, it's also more easily shareable and discoverable on social media, and it surpasses the limitations of written word. Many traditional bloggers have turned to video blogging, but many more have started blogging with vid

In this small article, we tell you how to make use of the  signal of 'experience' for your website's search engine optimization.  And that is not difficult. You do not need to be an SEO expert to implement this. Google now gives high importance to creator experience If you are even slightly interested in search engine optimization (SEO), you would have learnt that Google has an age-old concept of E-A-T (expertise, authority, trust) for judging the quality of websites. Recently it said, it has included one more 'E' to this to account for experience.  You can visit the announcement at this link to Google announcement on experience added to quality rating guidelines   That means, Google now considers web content that has been created by experienced creators as more important as compared to that created by others.  But how does Google get the signal for experience? Going by the latest rater guidelines issued by Google, people or organizations that deal with that topic

After the onset of Covid-19 in 2020, we have been slow in publishing informative and helpful posts for blogger friends. However, we have regularly brought out the directories of best Indian blogs and best Hindi blogs as per schedule.  At the end of a calendar year, we have been doing some minor updates to the directories. So, we will be doing this year too, by tomorrow. There will only be a few additions/ deletions in the listings, not major changes after thorough review. You can visit the updated directories/blog listings here: Directory of Best Indian Blogs Directory of Best Hindi Blogs Hindi web magazines, collective blogs and aggregators Hope to come up with well-researched informative articles and advice in the coming year. We wish you a very happy new year!

हिंदी के श्रेष्ठ ब्लॉगों ( top Hindi blogs ) की डायरेक्टरी का 12वां संस्करण 1 सितम्बर 2022 को जारी किया गया. इसमें करीब एक सौ ब्लॉग हैं. इन्हें ब्लॉग के URL के मुख्य भाग के अनुक्रम में लगाया गया है.  आप में से जो लोग इस डायरेक्टरी के इतिहास को जानते हैं, उन्हें पता होगा कि शुरू में जो ब्लॉग इस डायरेक्टरी में सम्मिलित किये जाते थे, वो केवल व्यक्तिगत (personal) ब्लॉग होते थे, लेकिन जैसे-जैसे समय बदलता गया, ब्लॉगिंग का महत्व सोशल नेटवर्किंग और वीडियो शेयरिंग प्लेटफॉर्म्स में तेज़ी से बढ़ोतरी के चलते कम होता गया. अब पर्सनल ब्लॉगिंग कम हो चली है और वेब/ सोशल मीडिया में अन्य विधाएँ काफी हद तक इसका स्थान ले चुकी हैं. इस वजह से ब्लॉगिंग का चरित्र बहुत बहुत बदल गया है.  इस दौरान हमने हिंदी ब्लॉगिंग में जो बड़े बदलाव देखे हैं, उनपर थोड़ी चर्चा कर लेते हैं.  अब हिंदी में जो पर्सनल ब्लॉग ठीक से चल रहे हैं, वो अधिकतर उन लोगों के हैं जिन्हें लिखने-पढ़ने का शौक है. इनमें से अधिकतर अपने ब्लॉग को हॉबी या जुनून (passion) की तरह चलाते हैं और ब्लॉग से पैसे कमाना उनका उद्देश्य नहीं. कुछ ऐसे ब्लॉगर गूगल एडसेंस,

  Dear Hindi bloggers and visitors, Compilation of the 2022 edition of the  Directory of Best Hindi Blogs  is ongoing. Hope to see your blog in the Directory, if it is being maintained well in terms of quality of content, and if it is being updated regularly. If you know of a good Hindi blog by someone known to you, please  suggest that to us. The directory will be released on September 1, 2022. मित्रो, हिंदी के सर्वश्रेष्ठ ब्लॉगों की डायरेक्टरी  के 2022 संस्करण का संकलन चल रहा है. आशा है, आपका ब्लॉग इसमें संम्मिलित होगा। हाँ, इसके लिए यह ज़रूरी है कि उसमें अच्छे पोस्ट लगातार प्रकाशित हो रहे हों. अगर आपको किसी और का उत्तम गुणवत्ता का ब्लॉग सुझाना हो तो ऐसा शीघ्र करने का कष्ट करें .   डायरेक्टरी 1 सितंबर 2022 को प्रकाशित होगी.