Best Blogging & Blogs Books of 2025

YouTube Secrets: The Ultimate Guide to Growing Your Following and Making Money as a Video Influencer by Sean Cannell and Benji Travis is a comprehensive guide for both beginners and experienced creators looking to build a profitable YouTube channel. The book covers essential ingredients for a successful channel, strategies for getting views and subscribers, and ways to make money on YouTube. What sets this book apart is the authors' extensive experience and interviews with over 200 top creators, making it a valuable resource for anyone looking to make a real impact on the platform.

Hook Point: How to Stand Out in a 3-Second World, by Brendan Kane, is a must-read guide for anyone looking to thrive in the digital age. Kane breaks down the most effective strategies to create a compelling brand and grab the micro-attention of potential audiences. With over sixty billion messages shared on digital platforms each day, Kane's communication tool, hook points, helps marketers package their messages in a succinct and attention-grabbing way. As an out of the box thinker and strategist, Kane has worked with Fortune 500 companies like Paramount, Viacom, and MTV, making this book an essential guide for making it in our three-second world.

This book, titled "Sell 100+ Homes A Year: How We Use Engagement Marketing, Technology and Lead Gen to Sell 100+ Homes A Year, Every Year!" is a must-read for anyone in the real estate industry. Krista Mashore, a top-performing Realtor for 20 years, shares her secrets to success, including specific techniques that set her apart from the rest. The book provides step-by-step instructions on how to close over 90% of listing presentations, generate leads while sleeping, and become a go-to Community Market Leader®. Mashore also shares how to create a business model that fits your lifestyle and provides a reliable income stream, no matter what the market is doing. Overall, this book is a game-changer for real estate professionals looking to achieve their goals and reach new heights of success.

This book is a must-read for anyone looking to master WordPress. The author, Andy Williams, takes the reader from the very beginning and covers essential topics like setting up web hosting, installing WordPress, finding and installing themes and plugins, and much more. The book is written in a step-by-step visual approach, making it easy to follow even for absolute beginners. What sets this book apart is its focus on the latest version of WordPress and its commitment to providing free updates. Overall, this is an excellent resource for anyone looking to build a professional-looking website or blog using WordPress.

The Art and Business of Online Writing by Nicolas Cole is a comprehensive guide to writing online that reveals the secrets to capturing and keeping readers' attention. Cole, who has accumulated over 100 million views on his writing, shares his personal toolkit of writing strategies, headline structures, formats, and proven styles. Readers will learn how to beat the game of internet publishing, create a massive library of content, and position themselves as an influential voice in their industry or niche. This book is a must-read for anyone looking to enhance their online writing skills and build a successful writing career.

5,000 Writing Prompts by Bryn Donovan is a comprehensive resource for writers of all genres, from novelists to bloggers. The book includes 150 plot ideas for various genres, such as fantasy, science fiction, and romance, as well as hundreds of other master plots from classic fiction and mythology. It also provides prompts for dialogue, character, and setting, along with poetry exercises and personal writing prompts. With its vast array of ideas, this book is perfect for those experiencing writer's block, as well as those looking to improve their writing skills. Overall, 5,000 Writing Prompts is an excellent reference book for any writer looking to spark their imagination and enhance their creativity.

Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator by Ryan Holiday is a timely and thought-provoking book that delves into the world of fake news and media manipulation. Holiday, a former American Apparel marketing director, exposes the dangerous and toxic economics of the news business that encourages marketers and media manipulators to spread rumors and fake news online. He explains how these manipulators work, how to spot their fingerprints, how to fight them, and how to emulate their tactics. This book is a must-read for media students, bloggers, and anyone interested in understanding how the news media landscape works.

The latest edition of WordPress: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald is a comprehensive guide for anyone looking to create websites using WordPress. The book covers everything from setting up WordPress to customizing themes and using plug-ins to enhance your site's capabilities. MacDonald's jargon-free language makes it easy for both beginners and seasoned web designers to follow along. The book also includes tips on SEO, site statistics, and social sharing to reach a wider audience. Overall, WordPress: The Missing Manual is an excellent resource for anyone looking to build a website using WordPress.

WordPress for Dummies, 9th Edition is an essential guide for bloggers and webmasters who want to learn the basics of WordPress. The book offers step-by-step instructions on how to customize themes, create posts, and use multimedia formats. It also shows readers how to add plugins to their site and establish a publishing routine. The book is perfect for both new and experienced bloggers who want to learn more about the full potential of WordPress. Overall, WordPress for Dummies is an indispensable addition to every blogger's library.

Data Sketches by Nadieh Bremer and Shirley Wu is a captivating book that takes readers on a journey through the creative process of 24 unique data visualization projects. The authors provide powerful technical insights and detailed information on data gathering, sketching, and coding data visualizations for the web. The book explores 12 different themes, blurring the boundary between visualization as an exploratory tool and an art form in its own right. The practical lessons based on the data and design challenges overcome during each project are particularly beneficial. This book is a must-read for anyone interested or working in data visualization and information design.