Blog Search Engines - The List

Having a blog is one thing. Having readers is something else. Here are the top six blog search engines and the top three overrated ones. Each link goes to a profile page, with all the information you'll need.

Have I missed one? Please let me know.

The Top 6 Blog Search Engines - The Ones You Need

Technorati: Billed as the worlds largest, Technorati rates your blog based on a number of criteria, and gives you an authority ranking – on a scale of 1-1000. Post useful, well read and commented blog posts and you'll grow. Can be a challenge to get listed, but it's worth it.

Klout: Specifically for Twitter, Klout measures a huge range of criteria, and creates a Klout Score to measure your influence via your witter account. Worth listing, as it takes just a few minutes and helps create credibility of your microblog.

IceRocket: IceRocket began as a blog search engine and now also searches other social networks such as Twitter, MySpace and the Web. This is one to keep an eye on.

BlogCatalog: BlogCatalog is a combination social community and blog search engine. With your free account, you can interact with other bloggers, find blogs and promote your own. Simple to use, and fast turnaround for blog listings.

BlogPulse: BlogPulse offers an impressive array of features, including an automated trending tool for blogs. Definitely worth checking out.

Alltop: This popular tool (by internet celebrity Guy Kawasaki) is easy to submit to, however getting listed can be a little tougher. The one page submission form allows you to request which section to be listed on, and both your URL and RSS feed. Within a week, they'll advise of acceptance or refusal. If accepted, your blog is opened to a huge audience. Alltop is a combination blog search engine and blog/headline aggregator. Its popular and works better than you might think.

The Worst 3 Blog Search Engines - The Ones You Need to Avoid

Blogarama: Blogarama is a basic search engine for blogs. It doesn’t include the quality ranking of Technorati or Blogcatalog.

Bloggernity: A combination directory and search engine for blogs, Bloggernity is a relative newcomer in the field, and it shows.

Bloggapedia: Bloggapedia is a basic blog search engine, that seems to have elements for a social network, but is dysfunctional and unused. Seems moderately popular as a search engine.

Now that you have a promoted blog and thousands of people are reading it, the next question is: What will I say?