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January 10, 2008

Carnival Midway from The Jerk Welcome to Part II of this special edition of On the Moneyed Midways, in which we feature the top blogs we discovered in 2007 while reviewing the best of the blogosphere's business and money-related blog carnivals! This edition follows up Part I, in which we identified the top eight posts and The Best Post of the Year, Anywhere! for 2007.

But before we go any further, do you want to know what's weird? Last year, when we selected the top blogs we found in 2006, we ended up with a list of twenty, despite working with the philosophy that "there are as many as there are," which we would suspect wouldn't produce such a round number. In fact, at the time, we chalked it up purely to coincidence.

And then in selecting 2007's top blogs, doing so once again with the philosophy that "there are as many as there are," it turns out that have an even ten. And we're not trying to find the top 20 or the top 10 or even the top 5 - there are, simply, as many as there are!

Weird? You bet. But you won't be disappointed. They all deserve a place as being among the best blogs out there and just accidentally happen to be the top ten we found in 2007!

The Best Blogs We Found in 2007
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BloodhoundBlog

Simply put, if you want to know what a group of real estate professionals who write extraordinarily well think about the state of their industry, BloodhoundBlog is the place to go!

Copywriting Tips

Carol Bentley delivers practical tips on how to use the written word as a key part of marketing your business.

Craig Harper

Craig Harper is a professional trainer and motivational speaker, which when you think about it, explains 100% of why his blog dedicated to personal development is so great!

The Dividend Guy

The Dividend Guy analyzes and evaluates individual dividend-paying stocks, taking you deeply into the nuts and bolts of doing so. That might sound boring, but the returns you might make from your investments will probably convince you otherwise.

Dividends Matter

More dividend analysis of individual stocks?! What makes average joe of Dividends Matter different from the Dividend Guy is how well he explains the process, which means that you can do it too!

The Dough Roller

The Dough Roller is a great, all-round money and personal finance blog that's well written and well worth your time!

I've Paid Twice for This Already

Paid Twice is all about personal finance from a personal experience. Lots of good stories, lots of real lessons from life to learn....

Small Business Buzz

If you ever thought about starting up a small business, or if you already have, Michelle Cramer takes her experience and puts out some of the best advice about running a small business you can find!

Three Star Leadership

There's a difference between being a manager and being a leader, which makes Wally Bock's blog must-read food for thought for any boss looking to get really good at what they do!

Trusted Advisor

Charles H. Green reflects upon issues of trust in the world of business and in doing so, produces a blog where virtually every post is Absolutely essential reading!

We'll be back soon with our first edition of OMM in 2008, either on Friday or Saturday, covering the first two weeks of the year!

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