Like most bloggers, I have what Chris Brogan calls “listening posts”. I read dozens of entrepreneur and business blogs daily. And although I don’t think I’m any slouch when it comes to following blogs I have to admit some of the top bloggers “listen to” or scan hundreds, some even thousands of blogs. (No, I don’t know how they do it and maintain a normal life on the side, but if I ever make it to that point, I’ll share the secret with you.)

For now I want to share with you what I think are some of the best or most valuable blogs for an entrepreneur or small business person or blogger to read. I mention “daily” because business feedback on the daily state of things… the economy, the business climate… is a bit like Vitamin C: it can’t be stored up, you have to have a dose every day. And I wanted to create the traditional top 10 list, but, many blogs I read I think only occasionally deserve to be top ranked and others aren’t always as completely on topic.

As Scott Allen in Scott’s Entrepreneurs Blog points out in blogs by famous entrepreneurs: “Entertaining and informative though they are, they tend to be mostly about that entrepreneur’s business and whatever other topics they find interesting. His Top 10 Most Practical Blogs For Entrepreneurs list sticks to blogs that are more generally relevant and practical for entrepreneurs.”
Allen and I share one favorite among favorite blogs by famous entreprenurs and that is Seth Godin. I would also include Guy Kawazaki’s How To Change The World. I am a huge fan of Kawazaki and Seth Godin as well. But they are not always totally relevant for a daily dose so I reluctantly left them out.

• Small Business Trends – Anita Campbell looks at the latest trends affecting small businesses and entrepreneurs. Always valuable information.
• Duct Tape Marketing – John Jantsch is a pro, delivering excellent small business marketing tips.
• The Entrepreneurial Mind – Jeff Cornwall, Director of the Belmont University Center for Entrepreneurship, discusses trends and their impact on small business owners and entrepreneurs.
• Bootstrap Me – is by Shawn A. Hessinger. Anita Campbell, Small Business Trends former Executive Editor, Creative Weblogging Inc. says “Shawn’s a great blogger. He provides timely, useful and actionable advice. He’s honest, and wears his experiences on his sleeves. Bootstrapping is hard for any entrepreneur – but Shawn’s there to help.”
• Chris Brogan – Chris deals with social media business strategy and more. Does this blog belong in an entrepreneur blog list?  I think so.  As Chris himself says: “There are more and more people feeling pressure from the economic downturn who are turning their web design shops, their writing consultancies, and their extra agency cycles into a social media practice.”
• KD Paine’s Pr Measurement Blog – news, techniqes and development in measuring social media, public relations, public affaiars, media relations, blogs. You don’t know how well you’re doing unless your measuring it.
• Up and Running:Tim Berry, one of the most savvy business advisors around with a long, successful record to prove it.
• Ladies Who Launch - Victoria Colligan,founder of Ladies Who Launch offers tips, strategies and tactics to reach your goals. These stories usually hit  home and some are by guys as well. Phil Ives, chief technology officer of the site discusses websites, social networking and other tech topics.

  All of these would be helpful websites to put in your Google or other reader so you can just glance at the topics and get an idea whether you’d like to explore them further or not. Developing a system to check your “listening” posts and making it a habit will help you not only have “grist for the mill” for further thought, to comment on in a blog, but to manage you own business as well.

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