Junta42: A Funny Thing Happened While I Was Out

I broke some of the most important rules of blogging recently.  Namely, I didn’t blog.  That’s just the way it will always be for me.  My busy-ness level is cyclical.  I have kids.  I have interests outside of work and blogging.  It’s ALMOST Spring here in Indiana, even though it’s mid May.  Do NOT get me started on that one.  I don’t get paid to blog.  It’s not a function of my job, really, though I can’t stand rules like that.  And I’m not even an acknowledged blogger within my own company (the kickoff meeting of our annual sales conference last week gave me a specific reminder of that).  I think I’m OK at blogging, nothing special.  It’s all good, so they say.

So when I received an email last week telling me I’d made the Junta42 Top 42 Content Marketing Blogs, I wasn’t biting.  Now I feel bad, because they named me to their list.  Apparently I’m Mr. Irrelevant, to borrow an NFL draft term.  I came in at #42.  But that was good enough to make their “top” list, which has its own press release and everything.

Not only that, but I ranked well in my category, publishing. I’m 2nd only to my friend and esteemed colleague, Joe Wikert.  (HE made our company’s list last week though.)

Seeing that “content strength, depth, regularity and, to a very small extent, popularity” are what it takes to make the list, I must have some solid content strength and depth.  Regularity and popularity?  Eh.

I may need to dig around a little more to find out what all this means.  Movie deals?  Licensing revenue?  Speaking engagements? 

Thanks, Junta42!  I feel legitimized.

“About the Junta42 Top 42 Content Marketing Blogs
The Top 42 Content Marketing Blogs list was designed to organize and feature the best blogs on the internet that discuss some aspect of content marketing. This page is a must bookmark for anybody interested in creating content to attract and retain customers.

Each blog on the list has been rated by our expert staff in terms of content strength, depth, regularity and, to a very small extent, popularity. Junta42 members are also able rate each blog by Hitching (or voting) on the blogs they like the best, creating an independent user rank in the process. The list shows more than 42 blogs as the “up and coming” to the Top 42 list. The Top 42 list will be updated periodically as new blogs are reviewed for the list.”