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The list of blogs relevant to the construction industry has grown exponentially since the first Construction Marketing Ideas blog posting in October, 2006.

From the beginning, I have sought to link to any relevant blog (without expectation of reciprocation). In recent months, as the number of blogs has increased, I’ve tightened the rules somewhat. Blogs need to be established for at least a few months, updated at least weekly, and contain useful and relevant original information to qualify for free listings. If I sense the blog’s primary purpose is search engine optimization, I will invite the person posting to purchase a sponsored link/listing.

Before a recent system crash, we had enhanced this listing into a comprehensive blog directory. Because readers will need to resubmit their materials, we are restoring the old list until we can complete the rebuild.

The Best Construction Blog Competition

The 2011 "Best Construction Blog"

The judges’ votes are in for the 2011 Best Construction Blog competition. Our five judges set their own criteria for selection. The judges overall selected (in ranking order): Atlanta Home Improvements (AK – Home Renovations), Construction Law in North Carolina and (tied for third), Burgin Construction and Homeowners Resource Center — SLS Construction.

I then overlayed these results with the popular vote. While Michael Stone’s Markup and Profit blog achieved the highest vote, he could not vote for himself as a judge and the other four judges didn’t provide his blog with enough votes to reach top place.

However, Melissa Brumback’s Construction Law in North Carolina achieved second place and Burgin Construction achieved fifth place in the popular vote, ahead of Atlanta Home Improvements.

So, accordingly, Construction Law in North Carolina achieves first place overall, Burgin Construction is second, and Atlanta Home Improvements places third.

Special thanks to our judges: Marketing consultant Michael Jeffries, industry consultants Michael and Devon Stone, Brian Reuhl and Neil Brown representing the Construction Marketing Association, and general business consultant, Bill Caswell. Michael Stone and the Construction Marketing Association blogs participated in the competition, but judges could not vote for their own blogs — effectively reducing their opportunity to win.

You can view the overall standings and results on the Best Construction Blog page.

V0ting is under-way for the 2012 Best Construction Blog competition. You can view the current year entries and vote for your favourite blog here.

Construction Blog listings

If you think your blog qualifies, please feel free to email me at buckshon@cnrgp.com. Of course, while reciprocation is not required, I certainly appreciate your linking back to this blog!

Business management and consulting

AEC Insight http://www.aecinsight.com

Chief Architecture Blog (for Chief Architecture users and design professionals) http://www.qualityplans.com

E-Quip Blog (Mel Lester) http://www.blog-bizedge.biz

Hardingco Blog (Ford Harding) http://www.hardingco.com/blog

The Heart of Business (Craig Galati) http://www.lasvegassun.com/blogs/heart-business/

Markup and Profit Blog (Michael Stone) http://www.markupandprofit.com/blog

Public Contracting Blog (Mike Purdy) http://publiccontracting.blogspot.com

Remodel Buddy (Tim Nagle) http://www.remodelbuddy.com/blog

Revit-BIM PLAYBOOK http://excel2bim.com/revitbim

Tradesmen Insights (John Sonnhalter) http://tradesmeninsights.com/

Tempest Company (Oh, By the Way) http://blog.tempestcompany.com