Mid-afternoon yesterday, we received an incredible surge of votes for the Construction Digital magazine blog.  It seems that someone in the WDM Group, which publishes this magazine as well as other publications, sent out a notice through internal communications to get out the vote.    The blog is now in a strong second place in [...]

In this year’s Best Construction Blog competition, I’ve sought to give bloggers at least one reference and introduction, but (unfortunately) have left a few out of the picture.  Consider, for example, the Construction Law Carolinas blog by Gregory Shelton, who practices at Horack, Talley, Pharr & Lowndes, P.A. in Charlotte. This is a truly useful [...]

Here are the early results for the 2012 Best Construction Blog competition: Burgin Construction Ltd. from Orange County,CA , has taken an early lead.  This isn’t surprising, because the company — and its social media leader, Rhoda Burgin — have been extremely effective in applying relationship-based social media marketing.  You can see my earlier posting [...]

The 2012 Best Construction Blog competition voting is open.  You can vote for one or more of your favorite blogs and, if you wish, encourage others to vote as well. The 30 blogs cover a diversity of themes and topics, reflecting different markets and interests.  (You can vote for the Construction Marketing Ideas blog, as [...]

As the deadline approaches (tomorrow, January 31, 2012) for the 2012 Best Construction Blog competition, the we received an impressive last-minute entry from James Pader with Mountain Laurel Handrails (Apex Wood Railing) in Franklin, NC. He writes: My name is James Pader and I’ve personally been crafting mountain laurel handrails on special requests from clients [...]

Topcoatreview.com is indeed a worthy entry in the Best Construction Blog competition.  This blog, written by Vermont painting contractor Scott Burt, focuses on painting product and technology reviews — but is written from the perspective of real-life experience of a working contractor and a competent published writer.  (This skills combination isn’t that common, but I [...]

As the January 31 nomination deadline for the 2012 Best Construction Blog competition approaches, we’ve received our first nomination from outside North America.  U.K.-based Protec provides temporary protection materials for the construction industry, a highly valid service category I’ve never seen before as a specialized business. Recent blog postings focus on the company’s carpet protection [...]

Bloggingpainters.com is a fascinating and exceptionally well-presented collaborative blog of blogs — specifically focusing on painting contractors.  Co-ordinator Chris Haught of RC Painting in Utah, writes: The Blogging Painters are an eclectic group of business owners whom are passionate about the painting industry. Sounds kind of silly doesn’t it? Like a bunch of guys who [...]