In June of 2010, a little over month after I started blogging, Joshua Becker published 7 New Blogs on Minimalism/Simplicity You May Enjoy and included me and my (then) new blog, Be More with Less.
That blog post introduced many of you to me, and I knew one day I would pay that forward.
7 new-ish blogs about minimalism & simplicity you might enjoy.
- Seeking to Minimize. Read about Paola’s mission to minimize clutter, stress and drama.
- Towards Simplicity. Yan is a husband and father walking the path towards simplicity and minimalism.
- Freeing Truth. Joel, a college student in Nashville, TN documents his journey to a simpler life and faith.
- Minimalisto. Aspiring minimalist, Sergio shares his perspective as he simplifies life.
- 36 Broadway. 20 something Amanda is living well in the real world. Check out her tips on food, fitness and living more simply.
- Uberless. Rick is stripping away all that is unnecessary and extraneous in his life, to make room for the things that bring him joy and contentment.
- Almost Bohemian. David is a minimalist and artist on a quest to become a modern renaissance man.
I thought narrowing down great, new blogs to recommend would be a challenge, but unfortunately narrowing down wasn’t the problem. If you’d like to start a blog, I highly recommend it, and if you have a blog about simplicity and or minimalism, please think about:
- the design of your blog. It should be as simple as your message.
- the usability of your blog. Make it easy for a reader to find their way around.
- the readability of your blog. If you want people to read your message, aim for a dark text color on a light background. Everything else is hard to read.
- how you present yourself. Readers will get to know you through your writing, but your about page is the first impression. Make it count.
- don’t apologize. If you haven’t blogged for a few weeks or months and start up again, don’t apologize for your absence. It’s unnecessary and makes new readers think you are unreliable.
These recommendations are not just for simplicity bloggers, and it is not my intention to bash bad blogs. These ideas will help you as a blogger connect with more readers, and will help readers enjoy more great ideas.
Great list Courtney. I’m familiar with Rick and Sergio. I’ll have to go check everyone else out!
Oh, and uh, yes, I would loooove a blog critique Courtney. I’ll be sending you an email. 🙂 Very kind of you to offer that to the first 25. Hope I’m not too late!
Hi Tanja,
Thanks for your interest in the blog review. I learn so much from you and would be happy to offer some helpful tips.
Hey, Courtney! Thanks for including my blog on this list! I love finding new blogs to read. I’d also much appreciate a critique of my blog; email’s on the way!
I’ll be watching for it Joel!
Hey, I visited your site and was going to suggest another blog you may be interested in, but I couldn’t load your contact page. Anyhow, you should check out greenimalist.com. It’s a great blog that connects minimalism and sustainability with christian values.
Thanks Sarah!
Greenamilist.com has been one of my favorites for awhile too. I second that recommendation!
I love following your blog. And I love clicking and reading the links you provide. You always have such great resources to share.
For myself I find it ironic that in an effort to simplify my life and aspire to minimalism, I find myself adding more clutter by reading so many blogs on doing the very thing that is causing such clutter in my daily life. Any tips? Even down to how much I’m on my smartphone. I get the email updates and can’t wait to read! Then I find myself having spent an enormous amount of time reading everyone’s blogs! Then off to write in my own 🙂 Would love some practical tips on simplifying in a technology driven, blog saturated world! Thanks!!
Renee, That is a GREAT question. I find that I have 10 or fewer blogs that I really look forward to reading. I set aside a certain time to read them instead of feeling like I have to read them as soon as they hit my email or reader. Most are not time sensitive.
If I read fewer blogs at a scheduled time, they become important instead of distracting. You will know which blogs really add value to your life and which ones do not.
Great stuff, Courtney. I’m going to check these blogs out. Like yours, I may find valuable insights I can use in some of my blog postings. I always make appropriate attributions and links when I do. I did my review of your book on my blog and it has had the most page views of any posting on my blog since I started it 40 months ago – and it did it in just three days. I hope it sends some traffic your way.
People really seem to want/need information on simplifying their lives, cutting the complications and living free. I can’t say I’ve ever been freer or happier then when I made the big move 2 1/2 years ago. I hope lots of your followers are able to make the leap and experience the freedom and joy.
Enthusiastically,
Ed
Ed, I’m glad your post about my book was a success. The great thing about simplifying is that it doesn’t have to always mean big change. Sometimes the smallest shifts make the biggest difference.
Excellent! I’m always looking for more minimalism blogs to read, and I added a couple of the ones you mentioned to my RSS reader. Oh, and I just started my own blog about minimalism (among a few other things), too.
Thanks Tristan. Congrats on launching your blog!
Hi Courtney! Thanks so much for featuring 36broadway! I am so excited to see some of your readers over on my site. There are so many ways to simplify and live more practically, and I draw so much inspiration from your site and many others.
Amanda, I am happy to introduce readers to your site. I really appreciate your great energy and helpful healthy tips.
Hello Courtney! What an honor to be on this list! I will be stopping by everyone else’s blog over the next few days and soak it in. I’m also grateful for the design and content recommendations, as I am very much feeling my way both into minimalism and blogging. Joshua Becker often wrote about the support bloggers give to each other and yours is truly appreciated. I look forward to learning more from you.
Yan, Without a collaborative effort, bloggers would be lost in space. I can’t think of one blogger I’ve met who hasn’t been more than willing to help.
Hi Courtney! Thank you so much for including Seeking to Minimize on your post. I love reading your blog and find it to be very inspiring. I am very excited about checking out all the other blogs on the list. Thanks!
Paolo, I love your tagline! 😉
Paola, I love your tagline! Happy to include you.
You seem to have a supportive relationship with your readers, and it is wonderful that you are honoring your fellow bloggers.
I have sent an email with a link to mine.
Thanks for the new blog recommendations, Courtney.
Just wanted to say a HUGE thank you Courtney for e-mailing the critque of my blog – it wasn’t as painful as expected 🙂 I have started implementing the changes you suggested… it may take a while as I am not that savvy tech wise, but I will do it! Thanks again! Jo
p.s – Thanks for saying you liked my strapline, I thought it was pretty good – but of course I’m biased!
Courtney, thank you SO MUCH for including my blog in your list. I’m so humbled and honored, and truly grateful for your recommendation. It means a lot to me and I’m already seeing many new visitors thanks to you. This is what community is all about and I can’t thank you enough. Have a great weekend! Rick
What an honor to be included in this list! Really, Courtney, you’re one of the awesomest simple-intentional-minimal-living bloggers, and a personal favorite of mine as well. I look forward to reading the other bloggers you listed as well as continuing the conversation. Cheers!
Thanks for more minimalist blog recommendations – they’re always welcome! I’m reading 36broadway & Seeking to Minimise now. When I have a few more posts, I might be brave enough to submit my blog for a critique too. 🙂
Thank you for reading 36broadway Miss J! I would love to hear what you think!
Thank you for these! Very helpful.
I have been following the International Green Minimalist’s posts in the past few months. I feel that I have been growing my minimalism skills along with her.
http://intlgreenminimalist.blogspot.co.il/
Excellent list to peruse, study, follow! Less is how you find more, simple, not tied to heavy money investments. Replaced with your time, creative spirit and not living in fear of debt. It is removed. Replaced with natural surroundings, home made events.
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