Ask HN: What are some small to medium size blogs covering startups?

[pabloIMO]

I'm looking to try to get to know some writers who cover startups and up-and-coming web applications and tools.

I figure that it will be easier to get some traction with the small to medium size blogs because your average Wired or Mashable writer is inundated with emails.

What blogs have decent readership but aren't so mainstream that the writers are impossible to reach?

[Akram]

Some of the blogs that I can immediately think of are..

http://techcocktail.com/ http://thestartuppitch.com/ http://www.killerstartups.com/ http://www.startuphustle.com/ http://www.youngupstarts.com/ http://startupstats.com

Check out the Alltop Startups page and you can find more.

[Akram]

Hey there is another HN post today "List of Places to Submit your Startup for PR" http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3756362 Thought this might be useful.

[pabloIMO]

Thanks for this list.

[ig1]

You should realize that even major startups blogs will only get you a relatively small amount of traffic (less than say being on the front page of HN) and most of that traffic won't be sticky, the value of being on the front page of say Techcrunch is that it puts you infront of potential investors and partners.

And you lose a lot of that value when you go to second or third tier startup blogs. You're much better off going for blogs which are in the same field as your startup (i.e. a health startup should go for health blogs) as you're much more likely to find actual users there.

[regandersong]

I agree completely, but would also point out that a regional startup blog may put you in front of potential investors and partners if you're far away from Silicon Valley.

[pabloIMO]

Ok thanks. This is good info regarding the size of the traffic to expect.

The reason I would like to get coverage from startup blogs is because my startup makes a tool for startup founders. I'm hoping that the people who read these blogs are my market demographic.

The startup in question: http://domiy.com

[rumblestrut]

http://www.siliconprairienews.com for those of us here in the midwest/plains areas.

[maguay]

http://web.appstorm.net/, where I work as editor, is always glad to review new web app startups. Send us a personalized email through our contact form, and we'll usually get back in touch. I'm always excited to cover brand-new apps, as are most mid-range blogs that aren't as hugely known.

[MichaelApproved]

http://thestartupfoundry.com

Edit: This could also be relevant to getting coverage http://thestartupfoundry.com/2011/08/18/7-tips-for-scoring-y...

[Akram]

Michael,

Paul at The Startup Foundora writes about startups but he doesn't feature or review startups.

[pabloIMO]

Good suggestion. Thanks.

[bmelton]

I'm not convinced that StartupFoundry isn't dead. Last post made was November of last year. At the time, I know Paul had said something about expecting more soon, but I don't see that it's happened, unless it was elsewhere.

[regandersong]

http://ArcticStartup.com covers startups based in the Nordic and Baltic countries. We are very reachable at editor (at) arcticstartup.com

[par]

http://devcodehack.com It's not all startups, but there will definitely be more startup and YC stuff to come.

[jbenz]

http://betakit.com/

Betakit just launched a few months ago, but it looks good so far.

[redferret]

I wouldn't just stick to conventional startup blogs. Blogs like ours also report on cool web apps etc - redferret.net

[mjoxley]

Try http://startups.fm/

[mheimstaedt]

check out the berlin based, english-language venturevillage.de