The Best Construction Blogs and Forums

The Best Construction Blog and Forum contest has concluded and the voting results are in, but what do they mean?

Obviously, results from what essentially is a “get out the votes” competition provide a different perspective than we would discover from an independent judging panel.  They suggest, for example, that Bobby Darnell (http://www.buildingnewbusiness.com) in Atlanta has mastered the art of online viral relationships and networking, while Michael Stone (http://www.markupandprofit.com/blog) has the most enthusiastic and loyal followers, certainly judging by the positive comments associated with his votes.  Burgin Construction Inc. in California (http://www.burginconstructioninc.com/blog) , meanwhile, has proven that a local construction business can be a contender in an international competition.

What happens next?

In the next couple of weeks, I will interview by phone, email and possibly video link the top five bloggers and representatives of three most popular forums and report on their approach to marketing, blogging and business success in individual Construction Marketing Ideas blog postings.  These results will then be co-ordinated into a comprehensive article in the next Design and Construction Report, to be published within the next month.

Meanwhile, I’ve started reassembling the blog and forum hyperlinks into their new home on the Construction Blogs links page.  One challenge is organizing the long list in a cohesive and useful structure and I’m not sure if the categories I’ve used are the best and whether I’ve categorized the individual blogs correctly.  (I also need to set up a separate page/system for forums.)  This process will take a few days to get right initially and I will revise it again within a few weeks with your feedback and suggestions.

Here are the final results: