Hear the Women

Meet some spectacular women in blogging.
ToddAnd made the Marketing Power150. It was built to offer some organization and respect to the wide world of marketing blogs. The Power 150, based on an algorithm of five ratings, is now a partnership between ToddAnd and AdAge.
Yesterday, Valeria Maltoni at Conversation Agent shared the list of Women’s PR blogs that was originally pulled from Todd’s list by Kami Huyse at Communications Overtones. Valeria points out the focus on and the power of male bloggers in the blogosphere.
The statistic Kami drew out is valid pretty much all over the place. Go to Fast Company Expert blogs where I post every Thursday and count the males and female bloggers — 26 to 6.
Are there truly 5+ to 1 men bloggers to women bloggers? Why should we care?
We should care because women are great at conversation, strategy, and writing. We should care for the same reason that no one should be overlooked.
So Valeria has made a suggestion.
Maybe we can start a W-List to help us all discover great blogs authored by women.
I’ve been exploring these blogs since yesterday. I’m proud to present them. I’m surprised at the one I didn’t know were out there. With that in mind, I’m passing on the entire list with these additions:
- Ask Dr. Kirk
- The Artsy Asylum by Susan Reynolds
- Brain Based Biz by Dr. Robyn McMaster
- Brain Based Business by Dr. Ellen Weber
- Build a Solo Practice, LLC by Susan Cartier Liebel
- Christine Kane by Christine Kane
- CustServ by Meikah Dalid
- Creative Curio by Lauren Marie
- Debbie Millman by Debbie Millman
- Designers Who Blog by Cat Morley
- Design Your Writing Life by Lisa Gates
- Do It Myself Blog by Glenda Watson Hyatt
- Enter the Laughter by Marti Lawrence
- Escape Blog by Melissa Petri
- Essential Keystrokes by Char
- Every Dot Connects by Connie Reece
- Fish Creek House by GP
- Franke James by Franke James
- Great Presentations Mean Business by Laura Athavale Fitton
- ifelse by Phu Ly
- Joyful, Jubilant Learning by Rosa Say
- Making Life Work for You by April Groves
- Small Biz Survival by Becky McCray
- The Kiss Business Too by Karin H.
- The Parody by Sasha Manuel
The W-List
I’ve incorporated the above blogs in the list.
- 45 Things by Anita Bruzzese
- Ask Dr. Kirk
- The Artsy Asylum by Susan Reynolds
- Back in Skinny Jeans by Stephanie Quilao
- BlogWrite for CEOs Debbie Weil
- Biz Growth News by Krishna De
- Brain Based Biz by Dr. Robyn McMaster
- Brain Based Business by Dr. Ellen Weber
- Brand Sizzle Anne Simons
- Branding & Marketing Chris Brown
- Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk
- Build a Solo Practice, LLC by Susan Cartier Liebel
- Christine Kane by Christine Kane
- CK’s Blog CK (Christina Kerley)
- Communication Overtones Kami Huyse
- Conscious Business by Anne Libby
- Conversation Agent Valeria Maltoni
- Corporate PR Elizabeth Albrycht
- Customers Rock! Becky Carroll
- CustServ by Meikah David
- Creative Curio by Lauren Marie
- Debbie Millman by Debbie Millman
- Deborah Schultz by Deborah Schultz
- Designers Who Blog by Cat Morley
- Design Your Writing Life by Lisa Gates
- Diva Marketing Blog Toby Bloomberg
- Do It Myself Blog by Glenda Watson Hyatt
- Dooce by Heather B. Armstrong
- Email Marketing Best Practices Tamara Gielen
- Enter the Laughter by Marti Lawrence
- Escape Blog by Melissa Petri
- Escape from Cubicle Nation by Pamela Slim
- eSoup by Sharon Sarmiento
- Essential Keystrokes by Char
- Every Dot Connects by Connie Reece
- Fish Creek House by GP
- Flooring The Consumer CB Whittemore
- Forrester’s Marketing Blog Shar, Charlene, Chloe, Christine Elana, Laura and Lisa
- Franke James by Franke James
- Get Fresh Minds by Katie Konrath
- Great Presentations Mean Business by Laura Athavale Fitton
- Hey Marci by Marci Alboher
- Get Shouty by Katie Chatfield
- ifelse by Phu Ly
- Inspired Business Growth by Wendy Piersall
- J.T. O’Donnell Career Insights by J.T. O’Donnell
- Joyful, Jubilant Learning by Rosa Say
- Kinetic Ideas Wendy Maynard
- Learned on Women by Andrea Learned
- Lindsey Pollak by Lindsey Pollak
- Liz Strauss at Successful Blog by Liz Strauss
- Lorelle on WordPress by Lorelle VanFossen
- Making Life Work for You by April Groves
- Manage to Change by Ann Michael
- Management Craft by Lisa Haneberg
- Marketing Roadmaps Susan Getgood
- Moda di Magno by Lori Magno
- Modite by Rebecca Thorman
- Narrative Assets by Karen Hegman
- Presto Vivace Blog Alice Marshall
- Productivity Goal by Carolyn Manning
- Small Biz Survival by Becky McCray
- The Brand Dame by Lyn Chamberlin
- Spare Change Nedra Kline Weinreich
- Talk It Up Heidi Miller
- Tech Kitten by Trisha Miller
- The Copywriting Maven Roberta Rosenberg
- The Blog Angel by Claire Raikes
- The Engaging Brand by Anna Farmery
- The Floozy Blog by Kate Coote
- The Kiss Business Too by Karin H.
- The Origin of Brands Laura Ries
- The Parody by Sasha Manuel
- The Podcast Sisters by Krishna De, Anna Farmery and Heather Gorringe
- Water Cooler Wisdom by Alexandra Levit
- Wealth Strategy Secrets by Nicola Cairncross
- What’s Next Blog B L Ochman
- That’s What She Said by Julie Elgar
- Ypulse by Anastasia Goodstein
Now the list seems to be filling out nicely. What women bloggers can you add?
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Liz as ever, I am proud and humbled to know you, and strive to live up to your good opinion. Thank you.
Hey Laura!
You make it easy to feel good about being me. 🙂
Liz, you flatter me beyond words. You have put me in such esteemed company I’s slightly speechless..or should I say my fingers can’t talk right now.
Thank you for the recognition. Truly.
It’s great to see this list evolve. I’ve been discovering a lot of great blogs through it myself! Thanks for your additions – looks like my RSS reader is about to get a lot of new additions!
Hi Susan!
You belong there. 🙂
Hrm, I thought that the blogosphere was the one place where this wouldn’t come up. Call me naive , yet I was under the impression that regardless of gender, all blogs were on a level playing field, and your standing in the community was determined by you as an individual and the value you add through your blog.
My intention is not to take away from the list , please understand this – it is merely that I am surprised that gender comes into it at all… *shrug*
Hi William,
I think your comment is valid. I thought about it a lot before I decided to pass on this list. Let me tell you why I did. . . . In 2005, when it was the olden Wild, Wild West of the blogworld, it was the men who fought it out in the comment box. They were quite brutal. The women business bloggers didn’t pay attention. I’ve often called that time Shakesperian — boys dressing in junior high girls clothes.
I just went to a conference at which there were 800 women — the number of women business bloggers was woefully low. They were all but missing.
Perception is reality. If the guys are featured more and louder. Then they will have a louder voice and the playing field you speak of will be an illusion. Strictly numbers I was interested in how many I would find to add. I thought it might be 5 or 10. But look it was twice that.
I’m thinking that women are somewhat undercover. I didn’t see how one list might be offensive since women got here later.
That was my thinking. 🙂
You should definitely feature Suw Charman: http://chocnvodka.blogware.com and http://strange.corante.com
Liz,
Stunned and grateful to be in such good company. So, thank you. Today I heard that ol’ statistic again, women get paid 77 cents to every buck a man makes. Boys get more attention in class because they’re louder.
I don’t live with those statistics like they’re tattoos. I live my life, write my blog, show up happy to do the work I choose to do. Speak up when I’m compelled to. Roll up my sleeves for a cause, you bet.
But it’s life’s little “omissions” that cause me to turn my head and arch my eyebrow.
Glad you were there Liz.
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Goodness – I ended up between Lorelle and Ann Michael. I have arrived! Yes I know it is done alphabetically, but I am going to enjoy this for the rest of the week!
Liz – I can’t thank you enough for all the ways you encourage me. I know you do it for a great many people, but you have a way that makes me feel like I am the only person in the room. Thanks!
Thank you, Liz. I’m honored to be on the list, and I’ll try my best to live up to this honor you’ve given me. More power to all the other women bloggers! Together, let’s make the blogosphere a better place. 😀
Hi Liz
Although I’m very honoured to be included in this list (and will definitely give the whole list a mention on my own blog) I do tend to agree with Tully too.
I do believe in ‘girl-power’ and in equal chances, don’t take me wrong, but also thought, hoped that the blogsphere would have solved this issue somehow.
Apparently it hasn’t. Or perhaps a list like this will make it happen sooner?
Karin H. (Keep It Simple Sweetheart, specially in business)
Hi Karin! Hi All,
I’m about to write a blog post on the subject. I woke up this morning still thinking about this. It’s complicated, isn’t it? 🙂
I’ve never been for splitting camps. In fact, I’ve often been guilty of erring on the men side, if there is one 😉
Women have a harder time being self promoting and the reason is also because when they do, there is a reaction like Tully’s that says: “C’mon, you said we were all equal, etc.”.
Bullocks, if that were true, there would be more women represented in FC expert blogs, Power 150 and all the other lists. As you will see in the coming days if the list takes off, there are plenty of women bloggers. The truth is we need to be as promotional and clever at promotion as guys.
Thank you for spreading the W-List, Liz. At the end of the day each woman on the list may well have a different reason to spread it — that is also what diversity is about. Vive la difference.
Hi Valeria,
I hear every word of Tully’s comment. I hear every word of yours. I, in the same way as you, tend to hang with the guys. I don’t know the numbers, so my reaction is perception and qualitative. Yet most of our lives are ruled by such tings. . . .
I’m addressing that very issue in a blog post now. I think this is worth exploring in a more direct way.
Liz, I understand and support your motivations. It’s not created specifically to exclude one group; it’s created to honor another. And whenever there is an honor, someone has to feel dishonored. Maybe everyone should just celebrate the sheer numbers of talented and committed women bloggers who’ve brought such a wealth of information to the world. In time (if we haven’t already)we will be honoring ethnic bloggers, children bloggers…for all their contributions. You are simply celebrating and noting one distinct segment of the many voices being clearly ‘heard’ in this internet party we call the blogosphere. I’m sure in the future you will find another group to nurture.
Oh, and I started to write about one outstanding woman blogger who this would not be complete without, Carolyn Elefant of MyShingle. Carolyn has been the oasis in the desert for almost five years blogging about issues facing solo practitioners and bringing them a wealth of information when there was no other source for solos. She started blogging before many even knew what a blog was and has been a driving force in our profession.
Hi Susan,
Thank you for your words of support and esteem. I’m exploring my motivations even as I speak. This post will stand for the reason you state — to honor the work of women bloggers. I still want to understand what made publish this list and not others. There’s something here to be seen.
Thanks so much for posting the list. I am honored to be a part of it and am looking forward to getting to know the other bloggers!
hi liz:
thank you for your response to william’s (reasonable)question—your answer was thoughtful and nondefensive.
blogging is a conversation, is it not? I think a significant benefit of the W-List is that it may encourage more women to be part of the conversation. people also have different reasons for connecting with one another, so the list provides opportunities to connect with other women on issues that we may have in common. It is too bad, as Susan notes, that in honoring one group some people feel dishonored. So be it.
Thank’s for including me in this group of smart women.
anne
Liz – Thank you very much for adding me to the list. The talent of bloggers – men and women – is astounding, but from a woman’s point of view, it is nice to see some recognition for the girls.
Bringing together a list like this is helpful from another angle – chances are the women on this list have quite a bit in common – we are dealing with the same challenges, issues, and celebrating similar successes. And from that perspective, it is nice to have a great list of new connections to make.
Hi Char!
What a great point you make about us being able to find each other. We need each other’s influence.
I’m starting to think about how all of the blogging awards are American . . . I never liked that. 🙂
Gack.
You left out Successful and Outstanding Bloggers.
Enjoy!
Hi Brad!
They included me in the original list . . . Liz Strauss at Successful Blog.
You’re so cool to worry about me. 🙂
Thanks Liz for including me and for developing this list. I’m looking forward to reading what my fellow female bloggers are writing!
Wow!! Thank you for the mention Liz! What an honor to be on a list with such fabulous bloggers!
I would like to add Tara at Graphic Design Blog and Vivien at Inspiration Bit. They are the two responsible for getting me into this blogging thing 😀 and I’m loving it!!
I am so honored to be included in this group! I will visit every single one!
You’re the best, Liz – thank you so much! I hope you have a wonderful day!
Hey Rebecca!
I’m grateful to you for making the M List to celebrate men!
Hi Anne!
Thank you for hearing me! I do think that the list has introduced more bloggers to my readers and to myself. I hope it brings them into the conversation too.
Yea! Delaney!
I’m delighted to see you!
And Lauren Marie!
Thanks for including those two great bloggers to add.
Marti,
You are a blogger who belongs on the list. 🙂
“Women have a harder time being self promoting” – whoa, wait a minute here! Do you mean to tell me that people will come over and read my blog more easily because I am a MAN?! Can I simply say “Hey! I’m a man – come read my blog!” and the hoards come flocking while women are grinding it out and battling for every visitor and reader? PAH! I don’t think so. I’m not sure whether I resent that statement or not…
“the olden Wild, Wild West of the blogworld, it was the men who fought it out in the comment box” – they were all geeks sitting in the IT department blogging about games, technology, and other geek-like stuff. This 5:1 ratio bit is complete garbage. It may very well be 5:1, but look at the topics of these 5:1 My suspicion is that it is HIGHER than that in terms of technology blogging, and equally high in the OPPOSITE in blogs about family. Sure, we can look at the entire blogging community and say its male:female 5:1 – well, men had a head start on it and it was primarily technology focused. It just happens to be the way it is currently – it isn’t necessarily good or bad, it just is. It’s also subject to change, and is!
“And whenever there is an honor, someone has to feel dishonored” – absolutely and completely not true. I am in full support of the W-List – my wife has begun blogging and as far as I’m concerned she should be at the top of the list (biased, I know). The issue I have is the underlying current that because men currently outnumber women at 5:1, that women are being oppressed in the blogging community. Drop the useless ratio and make it about brilliant women bloggers who deserve to be recognized. Recognized because they are brilliant and provide value to the blogging community – not because they aren’t men.
Sorry Liz, I ran over the $0.02 budget there…
Amazing, simply amazing.
I’ve got to have more time to read over this particular post and associated comments therein.
Liz, you seem to have touched on something here that may bear doing some research on. It’s got my interest that’s for sure and brings at least one question immediatly to mind:
Why are women business bloggers in such low numbers? To that end why does my wife, a business woman, have absolutely no interest in blogging yet is a longtime webmaster of her own business site?
One of the most frustrating things about your blog Liz, is not having the time to just sit here and run my most excellent group of brain cells (all 4 of them) over posts like these and then go off and do my own associated spelunking around. God help the world of both female and male bloggers if I ever win the lottery and have the proper time to dedicate to this endeavor.
I’m honored to be included, Liz. Especially in the great company of these ladies. You can be sure I’ll be passing the list on and encouraging people to visit.
Just blown away and happy to welcome any new readers who come my way, I’m loving the conversation.
Liz, this is an amazing list and I want to visit folks I haven’t yet met. I find these lists share some great sites so it will be fun to check these out.
You hold your own with the guys because you blog on issues interesting to both sexes as do many women in the list. But if you blog mostly on how the be a good Mommy, that would only draw women to your site.
My sense is that how you fare as a blogger has a lot to do with SEO skills, great writing skills and content that draws folks in. Thoughts?
Liz,
Thanks for including me including me in this esteemed list. I hadn’t considered the men:women issue before. Personally, blogging has opened a whole new world to me, as I imagined it has for many other people with disabilities. Now our voices are heard too.
Hi William!
Sorry it took so long the 1 woman in this house went ou with the 1 man in this house so that we could enjoy a quiet dinner. . . .
I have to say that with regard to the number of women family bloggers, I find your point works against you. What I found making the list was that I knew woefully few women bloggers on the list that existed. In my mind to point to the family women bloggers is like saying that women at home make up for the women we don’t see in business.
On the whole, however, what I find impressive that I think needs to be acknowledged is that no woman here or on the blogs that I’ve seen carrying this list have been taking on the role of victim or oppressed. They seem to be just celebrating each other.
As you said, nothing wrong with that. 🙂
Hi Kirk!
Your question is one worth pursuing. Why do women webmasters not want to be blogging? My guess comes from those I’ve talked to. . . . they perceive that it’s a lot of work and they already have too much to do.
When I explain a blog post can be a few paragraphs about one idea . . . most I’ve spoken to start to take a new interest.
Thak you, Kirk, I like this little cave a lot! I’d love to have your spelunking trip through here anytime. 🙂
Hi Robyn,
What SEO there is is built in the wonderful code that Sean provided. I’m not an SEO expert by any means. I’m so involved with writing for people sometimes I forget that spiders read my headlines.
I agree that the content makes a difference about who reads my blog — men or women or both. Imagine me talking about cooking . . . too funny!! 🙂
Glenda!
I particularly like that facet of blogging! Without it I never would have gotten to know you. 🙂
Aloha Liz,
I clicked over to say thank you, for I truly appreciate your reading JJL, and that you thought to include me, and then I read through all these comments and your next post … I’m a bit late to all of this hoopla, thanks to a few days traveling. It’s interesting.
Thing is, in giving the nod to Joyful Jubilant Learning, you’ve already done some gender blending in the list! I’m actually just the lucky one to accept the honor as the editor-in-chief of a very fine contingent of men and women bloggers who contribute there on a regular basis. So I hope knowing that helps in this discussion!
Mahalo Liz, for all you do is always with only the best of good intent.
Morning Liz
Like to add another woman blogger to the list – although ‘joint-author’ with her two business partners, Nicola from The Heavy Chef project should IMHO be included for her clear and practical writing on issues small business in South Africa encounter.
Karin H. (Keep It Simple Sweetheart, specially in business)
Oh, wow. I didn’t realise that I was on the list till now. Thanks Liz!
I’m over at http://www.the-parody.com now. 🙂
This W-List is worth a look over and it certainly reminded me of Rockin’ Girl Blogger post I did a while back — a list-full of women bloggers.
Thanks again, Liz. 😀
~ Sasha
Liz, you are amazing! What a terrific list you have put together, and it’s an honor to be a part of this wonderul W thing! Thanks.
Hi Rosa!
Aloha!
It’s a pleasure, as always, to have you stop by. Thank you for pointing out the story behind JJL. Yes the guys do a great job there. As do the women you chose. 🙂
Hi Karin!
Thank you for adding Nicola! She’s one more that I haven’t met!
Hi Sasha!
I’m delighted that you have your own domain. I’ll update you everywhere I can find you on my blog. 😉
Hi C.B
Thank you! When are you coming back to Chicago so that we can finish our conversation? 🙂
Family blogs and women, I agree, was not the best example. I simply intended it as a comparison to men and technology blogs. If you go into a blog directory, have a look at the ‘family’ category, the majority are women. Yes, there are men who blog about family, and yes there are women who blog about technology. Just merely using those two as an example of differing ratios that don’t fit the 5:1. No slight intended. 🙂
I understand Tully.
I thin the bigger thing to notice is that we don’t see the business women.
I do see the correspondence you were trying to draw. 🙂
I’ve got my own couple of recommendations
Elaine of Elaine’s Place >> http://elainesplace.net She’s a cardiac nurse who uses her personal blog for primarily health care issues with a warm and compassionate touch.
and…
Micki Berthelot of My Rearview Mirror >> http://mickiberthelot.com/ which is a well written personal blog from a lady whose doing her best to cope with life on a day to day basis just like we all are.
Recommendations from a man? Sheesh…what has the world come to? 😀
I would like to add SOB Deborah Woehr…writer, editor, and blogger who lives in San Jose, California. She began writing ghost stories in 1997. Her short story, Imaginary Friends, is among the collection of the soon-to-be-published Naked Tales: Stories by Writers Who Blog.
http://www.deborahwoehr.com
Hi Kirk!
It’s a fine and upstanding thing that you shared your “secret reading of women’s blogs” with us. However, I fear no one will be able to help you . . . we all know that the women’s blogs are utterly addicting. 🙂
Ah! Marti!
Thank you! Deborah’s work is stunning! Great to read and such fun. 🙂
You’re welcome, darlin’
🙂
Secret? Heck…what secret? I’m a gen-yu-wine equal opportunity blog reader. It’s the way the author conducts themselves (and the subject matter of course)that makes the bottom line with me. And you’re right…they are addicting…to both men and women? Hmmm, I’m not even going to get into the why’s and wherefor’s of that. 😀
And I can’t believe Rhea of The Boomer Chronicles was missed: http://www.thegeminiweb.com/babyboomer/ 😉
Liz — thank so much for including me on your stellar list. It’s a lot of fun to surf around and discover all these wonderful vocal women! Also appreciate you featuring my Green Driveway in the SOB Business Cafe. It’s quite an adventure.
Hi Kirk!
You are indeedy the gen-yu-wine, real-deal opportunity blog reader. You make a realtionship that’s fine and true.
Yeah, no point in trying to explain what makes those blogs addicting. I’m glad you brought a friend with you. 🙂
Hi Franke!
You belong on that list and I wanted other folkls to know about you. Your green driveway is only one reason why. 🙂
Liz, This amazing blogger should be part of your list. She has been bringing brilliance to the web for a long time. Stephanie West Allen.
http://westallen.typepad.com/idealawg/2007/08/star-polishing-.html
Hi Susan!
I’ll be sure to include her when I update this version!
Liz, another one I recommend you should at least look at is Donna Fontenot’s blog. She did a great series on Making A Living In Your Pajamas, among others:
http://www.dazzlindonna.com/blog/2007/06/13/how-to-make-a-living-in-your-pajamas-part-one
Liz, thank you for your kindness and support! I am honored to be on the W-List with such an outstanding group of women. I think the more we all support each other, the more we set an example for other women and younger women to make their voices heard and to express their talents. Blogging has changed my life for the good in so many ways 😉
That would be great Liz, cuz I’ve noticed that they’ve been linking to the old blog instead of the new one. People might think I shouldn’t be on the list if I haven’t been updating as I should. 🙁
Hi Michael!
Welcome! Thank you for bringing another new friend with you!
Hey, Stephanie!
Yep I agree. Blogging has changed so many people and lead us all to appreciate the strengths and knowledge of others. That’s one more reasons I passed on these links. 🙂
Hi Sasha!
I’m fixing your link now!
Hi Liz – I’m so honored to be on your W list and will blog about it today!
One request – could you fix the spelling of my name and blog? It’s Lindsey Pollak (I know – it’s a hard one!)
Thanks,
Lindsey
Hi Lindsey!
It’s all fixed. I’m sorry. I do care about names. I hope you understand that I hold you up high.
Thank you for pointing it out. 🙂
I would be remiss if I didn’t thank you for including me. Like I said the other day, Liz, you do an amazing job of connecting people, and for no other reason that it’s a nice thing to do.
As for women blogging, when I’ve asked many business women why they don’t blog, they often say they plan to get “around” to it, but seem to be concerned that it will be a difficult ordeal. Also, I think women are concerned about how it might affect them professionally…they’ve heard plenty of horror stories about women being conveyed in a bad light online, and they fear going down that path.
Finally, many of them mention to me how “overwhelmed” they are with everything else in their private and professional lives, and feel like blogging will just add to their load.
Still, I think by looking at other blogs (especially from women who are just like them) they may feel more encouraged.
I don’t think there are easy answers, but we can continue to do what you do, Liz, and just be there to offer good advice and friendly support.
Anita Bruzzese
http://www.45things.com
Hi Anita!
You did such a beautiful job here of poiting out why so many women shy way from blogging. I think you should take it back to your blog and use it to write a blog post. 🙂
Thank you for being you. It was so fun to talk with you yesterday!
Liz, thank you thank you. Since yesterday I’ve been checking around the list. Today I added Inspiration Bit to my blog reading. Yes, I have to be careful who else to add, so I add sparingly!
On the subject of women bloggers … I’m not sure why more women don’t blog. I do feel the subject deserves research time. But, in saying that, I can’t resist throwing one idea out there.
I keep reading that women take on more household and family chores in a relationship than men. With this in mind, what with working full time and all, except for going without sleep, where would women find the extra time for blogging?
It would make a hilarious cartoon actually.
One frame with a man blogging and a women in the background sweeping away.
The second frame features a women blogging, broom leaning against her desk and dust collecting around her computer. A dish filled sink in the background.
Talking of dust, it’s so thick at my house it’ll take weeks to clear it all out … and thank goodness for dishwashers!
Hey Cat!
Great to see you! I know you have a LOT giong on. The last thing you need is more to read, but there are some delicious blog in this list to take on. 🙂
I love the cartoon you propose! 😉
Hi Liz, thanks! It’s great to be ‘almost’ back. A week should see me clear of the reno. And hopefully I’ll be unpacked at the same time.
Then Jay (the other women blogger for BoDo) and I will get tucked into the revamp. Poor thing, she’s escaped from cold Melbourne to come out here to the warmth, and didn’t count on this much dust and disrepair.
But, I do need to keep my sanity and one way I can see to do that is to dig into the blogs here.
You see, after touching down into a few, it’s clear they understand the troubles with the juggles 😀
Hi Cat!
Ah to have the renovation over and a clean and quiet home to live in! That is something to look forward to!
More BoDO work to do, isn’t blogging fun that way — HA! always more to do, just never finished?
We all understand how hard it is to keep up. You got our number on that point. 🙂
Hi Cat
I’m one of those fortunate people who could turn your cartoon the other way round! My partner mostly does the housekeeping (besides his normal job as floor-fitter) and does make a much better job of it than I 😉 But him and blogging? No, don’t think he will ever be interested in it – as much as I dislike housework, he dislikes computers 😉
Karin H.
Hi Karin!
I guess I must be in the middle, my guy tries to turn everything into a computer, but he also does the floors. 🙂
Hi Liz
I see him brushing up the bits and bytes of any floor 😉
Karin H.
Hi Karin!
Good thing too, because it’s likely he’s the one who dropped them there. 🙂 🙂
I humbly sumbit my Expecting Executive Blog: Where Women Talk About Childcare, Careers, Eldercare and Other Life Details.
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Erin @ http://www.expectingexecutive.com
Aloha..
I’ve actually been blogging for 4 years and I’ve seen many people start and then stop – both men AND women. The thing is at least 4 of the blogs I used to follow stopped because the female author was being ‘stalked’ by an ex/ family member etc etc.. I wonder how many men have this problem online..?
This is a VERY valid concern. I, myself, was stalked by two separate men (complete strangers) when I started my newspaper column many years ago. I tell women all the time to put safeguards in place to protect their home addresses, at the very least. It is a very scary thing, especially when you have children at home. To think this is reaching into the blogosphere is not unexpected, I think. Liz…any words of wisdom on this?
Hi Vic!
Welcome!
That’s an interesting question. It’s one worth researching. Gosh if you take it on, please let kmow I’d love to publish what you find out. 🙂
Hi Anita!,
There have been moments in the last year when I’ve been grateful that I live in a locked down building a block or so from a Chicago Police Station, with a close friend who is a certified private invesigator. I know what you mean.
I think that keeping your home address and references to your family separate from your online life is an important separation. Knowing who to share with and how to share your information is crucial. Understanding what the limits are to your protection is important too.
Check out the creators and authors on this collaboration blog. They are great at mentoring young design students. Great post! Thanks for sharing these great blogs.
Hey Kim,
Thanks for adding to the list with a team blog. I love seeing a great collaboration work!
Hi Liz – “Ah to have the renovation over and a clean and quiet home to live in! That is something to look forward to!”
I know, I know! (And they say ‘today’ they’ll be finished … we’ll see … BoDo will be a walk in the park compared to this.
Truthfully, I have to bite my tongue not to blog about it with words and all … only with pics.
And granted, they’ve done a good job for the job they’ve done.
Karin – “I’m one of those fortunate people who could turn your cartoon the other way round!”
I know they exist, I’ve just never managed to get married to one of them. I’ve compromised though, by living in a country where maids are cheap so the odd sock pickup here and there isn’t as painful.
As for blogging, I’m trying to get him to start because he’s such a good writer and his subject is wide open – geology, a fantasy world for adults. He’s agreed, but so far there hasn’t been any time this year.
Hi Cat!
Congratulations! Happy New Home!
I bet you have so many stories to tell!
I love the pictures. I’ll love having you around more. 🙂
Hi Cat
Nothing wrong with alternatives 😉 (compromises?), my partner knows I rely on him to do the housekeeping and he relies on me to do the ‘writing’ 😉
As for pointing a man towards blogging I’ve been successful in that also this year. Although perhaps first reluctant this person knew blogging would be ‘good’ for him and now he’s up and running (paused by a holiday now, but sure he’ll be back with a ‘vengeance’ ;-))
Keep telling your husband it’s worthwhile to at least give it a try (and he will be thinking in blog-post in no time whatsoever, like my mentor has found out).
Karin H.
I loved the idea behind the W-List but I wanted them to be organized so I took it upon myself. I added descriptions and categories to each posting.
http://www.genpink.com/the-w-list-outstanding-women-bloggers/
Hi Elysa!
What a fabulous idea!
Wow! That had to be a lot of work, but it is amazing! Thanks to Elysa!
Yep, Marti!
That’s part of the magic of this list, I think. People are tending to it with such care. 🙂
Liz,
“I love the pictures. I’ll love having you around more. :)”
I’ve enjoyed sharing the process with friends and family. Well, the photo process anyway. And I can’t WAIT to be back to my normal self, where I can come back here on Tuesdays/Wednesdays again. I’ve missed you all 🙂
Karin,
Glad to hear your hubby has taken it on!
For mine there’s a bit of professional twist. He’s already a well known writer in his field and doesn’t want his blog posts to top his scientific papers when it comes to google. I thought he could blog as someone else, but since he’ll be referencing his maps often, it won’t work out. Redrafting is out of the question as it’s too much work and will STILL have to have a credit line to keep within bounds. Technicalities, I know, but it’s important to address now.
Elysa,
I love what you’ve done with the list. And wow, yes, it’s a LOT of work. Seems a pity it doesn’t have a page somewhere …
Hi Cat
‘Hubby’ only takes on the house-keeping and tries to stay away from pc’s etc as far as possible 😉
I’ve persuaded my mentor (business adviser, rock and good friend) to start blogging. He wrote (and writes) other professional books, publications etc too but feels a proper blog will promote everything. Perhaps we could have your hubby and my mentor share stories ;-)?
Karin H.
Hey Cat!
You’ll be back soon. I know that . . . can you believe a year has already whizzed by us. Then about it. 🙂
Karen, apologies for getting it mixed up. I’ll pass on your offer for sure 🙂
Liz, a year? A whole year? In some ways it’s gone by so fast. This past six months, so very, very slow. I’ve been impatient to get back to my life. The new life I started when I first met you. Soon. Yeah!
And guess what? Right when I was wondering about a set page for women designers, I’ve come across this one http://wmagicallist.wikispaces.com/
It’s lacking the descriptions Elysa added to the mix. But, it is a wiki …
Hi Cat,
I just looked and the earliest comment I could find was June 6, 2006 . . . Wow!! Too cool! Sounds like you’ve got the magic back!
June 6th. Wow! So much has happened since I found Successful Blog. And I’m sure glad I found the both of you.
Wow! is right! Me too!
Great list. Hope you will check out my blog at http://ultimate-resumes.blogspot.com/ as well.
All the best,
Liz Handlin
CEO, Ultimate Resumes LLC
Can I be so brave to try and add myself to this list?
I write two blogs on mobile strategy in search and advertising:
http://www.msearchblog.com
http://www.gomonews.com
I am Bena Roberts and my partners is Annie Turner.
Thank-you!
Hi Liz and Bena!
Thank you for adding your links to the list!
Your comment is rational :no one should be overlooked.
we should rise the level of women voice in skillful strategy in so many blogs.
Armand Rousso
http://internet.armandrousso.biz/
Hi Armand!
Thank you. I found that so many women were just missing from the radar it was puzzling. 🙂
Thanks for compiling such a fantastic list! I’ll certainly refer my readers to this post.
Please visit my blog at http://www.inspirebyaction.com for leadership and business building tips for women.
I’d love to be added to your list!
Take great care!
Hi TC
Welcome!
I’m looking forward to visiting your blog. I think you just added it. 🙂
In a short time when I update from the comments I’ll be sure to add you. 🙂
What are the critieria of being chosen as an Outstanding Woman Blogger?
Just curious…
Hi Enzie!
As you can see, this list was put together almost a year ago. It was the combined effort of many women bloggers who wanted to acknowledge the work of their peers.
Hi Liz!
Thanks for the reply. I did notice the date, but really what are the critieria of being a good blogger? Is it the actual amount of posts, the content, or the amount of readers that have subscribed.
Or is it a buddy system, where fellow bloggers just like to nominate each other?
Love to hear your comments…
Thought you might like http://www.newsonwomen.com, the daily news site that focuses on women’s achievments in business, science and tech to add to your list.
I would like to introduce you to my blog – Raisin Toast – at http://www.raisin-toast.com. Hope you’ll visit and hope you like my story.
Susan
Great list! Glad I came upon it. Its great to see such a powerful list of women bloggers. Here is another solid list: http://www.blogtrepreneur.com/2009/02/05/100-must-read-blogs%E2%80%A6by-women/
Thanks!
Great list! So many new things to read!! Here is another one to add to it: http://www.theglasshammer.com, which is an award-winning blog and online community created for women executives in finance, law, technology and big business.
Our goal is to inform, empower and inspire women by sharing stories of women breaking the glass ceiling and thriving at the top (in our Voices of Experience, 35 Under 35, and Movers and Shakers series) as well as inspiring stories of women doing extraordinary things outside of their high-powered careers (in our Women and Philanthropy, Passions, and Intrepid Women series). We also report on news, events, and other topics of interest and highlighting companies, programs, and organizations that support the retention and advancement of women.
Liz–
Humbled by the honor and appreciative of the link love. And as I look over the list, it’s a very good company to be in.
Do you know why I attended my first Podcast Expo when I was just a budding entrepreneur? Because Wired wrote an article about how the first PME had very few women attendees. Their conclusion was that women were slower to adopt new technology, and podcasting was just too complicated.
Yeah, right! Thanks for showing that that’s just not true.
Heidi Miller,
I read your comment and I sit here, thinking how awesome you are!
I can just see you thinking and doing that. We need more folks like you around here!
I love this list! I can’t wait to go through it and learn tips, tricks and hints from the structure of these blogs.
Mine is fairly new at TheBusyChick.Com. But I’m growing and learning!
Hi BusyChick!
You keep learning! That’s how we all got there! 🙂