When it comes to lists of leaders in the tech industry, there is usually always one person who notes the lack of women appearing in them. And it’s no surprise they notice.
A Little List Analysis
I took a look at 14 lists that have come out over the last year for the top bloggers, social media marketers, search marketers, and entrepreneurs. The average number of women included is 34% IF you include three lists that were actually dedicated to women. In the other 11 lists that were a mixture, only an average of 16% of the people mentioned were women.
It’s not like there are not any awesome women out there – there just seems to be more men. Please don’t think I’m complaining – I’m not really. I have had the pleasure of being included in several of them, and am highly thankful for that!
Who Are These Women
This list includes female bloggers that cover a huge variety of topics in the blogosphere. They are not only bloggers, but many are also published authors, entrepreneurs, CEOs, experts in their niche, and overall inspirations.
I have included many well known female influences as well as some that are just starting out but have a very promising future in the blogging world that I have come across online, found in other lists, connected with in forums like the Third Tribe and the BlogcastFM Green Room, or met at events such as Blog World Expo and Social Media AZ. Many are pretty active bloggers, although some I include in hopes that they will get going again!
So without further ado, here are the fearless females in blogging, organized alphabetically by first name (as a few in the list go by pen name or don’t publicize their last name). Enjoy! Also, don’t miss the great giveaway at the end of the post!
Adria Richards
Adria is a organic technology consultant, business developer, technology trainer, and empowerment / tech conference addict. Her blog, But You’re a Girl, covers a ton of topics including blogging, business, events, technlogy, Google, WordPress, and more. Her latest posts include Facebook Wants Me to Connect with My Skype Contacts, Leaving Webinars for Business Development, and Writing for Myself First, Others Second on My Blog.
Follow her @adriarichards on Twitter.
Alexa Samuels
Alexa is a social media, web, and ecommerce content curator who strives to cut through the noise while having fun. Her blog, Web Content Curator, covers blogging, book reviews, social media, and more. Her latest posts include Conundrum, You Aren’t As Healthy As You Think, and Is Your Marketing Making Your Customer Think Too Much.
Follow her @alexasamuels on Twitter.
Ali Brown
Ali is the successful entrepreneur behind the annual Shine Event for female entrepreneurs and creator of the Online Success Blueprint System. She mentors women to help them grow their business and live extraordinary lives. Ali’s Blog covers business, fashion, finance, personal development, and more. Her latest posts include Energy Boosters for a Gloomy Day, 6 Cures for Anxiety, and Talk About a Testimonial.
Follow her @alibrownla on Twitter.
Ali Luke
Ali is a writing coach who works with bloggers, novelists, and copywriters to help them take their writing to the next level. Her blog, Aliventures, covers writing, productivity, and questions about life. Her latest posts include A Review of the Freelance Writer’s Guide to Finding Work When Bills Are Due, Change the Future of the World, and a Freelance Writing Guide: Ten Steps, Tons of Resources.
Follow her @aliventures on Twitter.
Alice Bradley
Alice is a writer of both fiction and nonfiction, and co-author of the book Let’s Panic About Babies (due out in March 2011). Her blog, Finslippy, covers adventures, anxiety, city life, moving, parenting, and more. Her latest posts include On the Walk Home, Getting Over Perfection, and Writing More in Less Time.
Follow her @finslippy on Twitter.
Alison Zarrella
Alison is an interactive copywriter, social media fashionista, Internet marketing blogger, and Facebook addict, as well as co-author of The Facebook Marketing Book. Her self-titled blog covers social media, with a particular emphasis on Facebook. Her latest posts include a series on Facebook Marketing Lessons from Buffy, How to Write Shareable Social Content, and The 10 Second Facebook Fix Guaranteed to Send You More Traffic.
Follow her @alison on Twitter.
Allison Boyer
Allison is a freelance writer and blogger for Blog World Expo. Her blog, After Graduation, covers life after college, motivation, goal setting, job hunting, and career information. Her latest posts include Gaining Some Career Perspective, The Huge Ass List of Job Hunting Resources, and Love Your Job in Ten Easy Steps.
Follow her @allison_boyer on Twitter.
Amber Naslund
Amber is the VP of social strategy for Radian6, business and communications strategist, and co-author of the The NOW Revolution: 7 Shifts to Make Your Business Faster, Smarter and More Social with Jay Baer. Her blog, Brass Stack Thinking, covers blogging, branding, marketing, social media, and more. Her latest posts include The Personal ROI of Social Media, The Culture of Good Enough, and 20 Truths.
Follow her @ambercadabra on Twitter.
Amy Parmenter
Amy is an award-winning journalist who is looking to raise the bar in media to include social responsibility. Her blog, The Parm Farm, covers personal and professional development. To prove her committment to social responsibility, the ParmFarm makes a donation to her Give a Listen interviewee’s charity of choice. Her latest posts include You Are On My List, Do You Need New Friends, and 5 Ways to Make the Most of Being Depressed.
Follow her @parmfarm on Twitter.
Amy Porterfield
Amy is an online marketer and social media consultant who specializes in Facebook marketing. She is co-authoring a Facebook Marketing All-In-One for Dummies book scheduled to be released in March 2011, and is a regular author at Social Media Examiner. Her blog on Social Media Strategy covers business, social media, and Facebook marketing. Her latest posts include Social Equity: What It Is and Why You Need It To Grow Your Business, 3 Must Read Facebook Marketing Tips, and The 10 Point Checklist for Your Facebook Page.
Follow her @amyporterfield on Twitter.
Amy Schmittauer
Amy is a social media consultant, blogger, and videographer with an extensive collection of personal videos on YouTube where she documents interesting moments in life. Her blog, Waking Up Amy, covers just about everything from blogging and social media to college football and music. Her latest posts include Two Weeks Notice, What Are You Doing, and a two part Blog World Recap.
Follow her @schmittastic on Twitter.
Ana Hoffman
Ana helps online business owners and marketers build more traffic to their websites in order to increase revenue. Her blog, Traffic Generation Cafe, covers blog, social media, and search traffic. Her latest posts include Email Marketing Burn Out, Trackbacks and Pingbacks Explained, and Ebay for Linking.
Follow her @webtrafficcafe on Twitter.
Ann Smarty
Ann is an SEO consultant, the brains behind the hugely popular My Blog Guest site for bloggers to network and acquire guest blogging opportunities, and a regular contributor to Search Engine Journal. Her blog, SEO Smarty, covers blogging, branding, SEO, social media, and more. Her latest posts include Brand Naming Online, Using Gmail Search for Keyword Research and Inspiration, and 3 Obvious Truths I Cam to Understand When Creating and Promoting My Projects.
Follow her @seosmarty on Twitter.
Annabel Candy
Annabel is a charismatic social media blogger, writer, and speaker who recently released a great ebook on Successful Blogging in 12 Steps. Her blog, Get in the Hot Spot, covers blogging, business, success, writing, and more. Her latest posts include 11 Fun Lessons from Blog World, 5 Ways to Reignite Jalepeno Fire Passion in Your Business or Blog, and 6 Ways to Prevent Blogger Burnout.
Follow her @getinthehotspot on Twitter.
Annette Matzen
Annette, a friend and former collegue of mine, is an Internet Marketing Specialist who enjoys social media and SEO. Her blog, Social Big Top, covers blogging, social media, management, SEO, and more. Her latest posts include How to Remove 3rd Party Apps from Facebook, Management Issues: Social Marketers and Personal Updating at Work, and Imagine a Social Media World Without Your Business In It.
Follow her @socialbigtop on Twitter.
Arie Rich
Arie is a social media savvy web 2.0 enthusiast attending NYU for Digital Media Marketing. Her blog, KMP Blog (Keep Me Posted), covers blogging, entertainment, and more. Her latest posts include 5 Kids Flicks That Adults Will Love, 5 Reasons to Get Fit Before the New Year, and Top 7 Tips for the Budding Entrepreneur.
Follow her @arierich on Twitter.
Becky Holland
Becky has a great tagline – social media marketing genius, bath bomb goddess, and author extraordinaire. Her blog, Social Media Marketing, covers a wide variety of topics including humor, parenting, Q&A, social media, writing, and more. Her latest posts include Thoughts for Thursday (great quotes), What if Pets Used the Internet, and Recharging Yourself.
Follow her @beckyholland7 on Twitter.
Cameron Chapman
Cameron is an aspiring novelist and screenwriter, professional blogger, and graphic / web designer. She has written for major sites like Mashable and Smashing Magazine as well as published the book Internet Famous: A Practical Guide to Becoming an Online Celebrity. Her blog, Cameron Chapman, covers books, crafts, fiction, publishing, and other writing related topics. Her latest posts include The Two-Thirds Slump, Books That Have Influenced Me, and Two Types of Bad Writing.
Follow her @cameron_chapman on Twitter.
Casey Hibbard
Casey is a social media and green technology enthusiast, as well as the author of Stories That Sell: Turn Satisfied Customers into Your Most Powerful Sales & Marketing Asset, a book that shows you how success stories into powerful sales and marketing assets. Her blog based on the book, Stories That Sell Guide, covers B2B marketing, case studies, leveraging customer stories, video testimonials, and more. Her latest posts include Why Companies Need to Free Their Case Studies, Traits of the Perfect Success Story Interviewee, and What’s Missing From This Ad.
Follow her @casey_hibbard on Twitter.
Celestine Chua
Celestine is a peak performance expert and blogger whose passion is to help others achieve their highest potential. Her blog, Personal Excellence, covers career, emotional mastery, health, motivation, people skills, finding your purpose, and more. Her latest posts include How to Finish What You Start, Are You a Self-Help Junkie, and 101 Questions to Ask Yourself in Life.
Follow her @celestinechua on Twitter.
Ching Ya
Ching Ya is a social media enthusiast, blogger, freelancer who specializes in Facebook customization, and contributor to Social Media Examiner. Her blog, Social Blogging Tracker, covers blogging, Facebook, and Twitter tools and tips. Her latest posts include 5 Ways to Create Welcome Tabs, 16 Facebook Tips You Don’t Want To Miss, and Top 10 Facebook and Twitter Resources You Should Read.
Follow her @wchingya on Twitter.
Christie Burdell
Christie is a blogger of many interests including technlogy and personal development. She has several blogs, including Internet Tips, Quick Study Tips, Misc Bytes, and Cat Problems. But my personal favorite is Introvert Zone, which covers the personal development and lifestyle of introverts. Her latest posts include How to Manage in a Brand New Environment with a Big Group of Extroverts, How to Deal with a Neighbor Who Is Pushing the Boundaries, and How to Get to Know an Introvert.
Follow her @internet_living on Twitter.
Cindy Kim
Cindy is a journalist by trade turned PR professional whose passion is telling good stories to capture the imagination of the reader. Her blog, The Marketing Journalist, covers public relations, marketing, social media, and corporate communications. Her latest posts include Social Media: Moving Beyond the Wire To Real-Time PR, How to Operationalize Social Media Cisco Style, and Social Media Planning and Strategy – An Oxymoron.
Follow her @cindykimpr on Twitter.
Cindy King
Cindy is a cross-cultural marketer, international sales strategist and business developer, content marketer, blogger, and social media networker who also is the Managing Editor for Social Media Examiner. Her blog on International Business covers cross-cultural communication, international business, content marketing, sales, social media, and more. Her latest posts include Ethnic Origins of Social Media, 7 Steps to an Open Mindset for More International Business, and International and Cross-Cultural Career Advice.
Follow her @cindyking on Twitter.
Cindy Ratzlaff
Cindy was listed by Forbes as one of 30 women to follow on Twitter and is a certified social media strategist, brand evangelist, buzz marketer, and author of Queen of Your Own Life: The Grown-Up Woman’s Guide to Claiming Happiness and Getting the Life You Deserve. Her blog, Brand You, covers personal branding, publicity, publishing, social media, and more. Her latest posts include Villanova Women in Business, Four V’s of Branding, and Affiliate Programs – Income Stream for Authors.
Follow her @brandyou on Twitter.
ConnieFoggles
Connie is a product reviewer, wife, mom, and advocate who enjoys blogging and social media. Her blog, Brain Foggles, covers a huge variety of products for family, health, home, and entertainment. Her latest posts include Mickey Mote and Disney Preschool DVDs – Holiday Gift Guide, iGo Charge Anywhere Reivew and Giveaway, and Cottonelle Fresh Flush Giveaway.
Follow her @conniefoggles on Twitter.
Corvida Raven
Corvida’s passion is helping others understand things that scare them, particularly on the technology front. Her blog, She Geeks, covers education, mobile, social media, web, and technology. Her latest posts include Official Google Voice iPhone App Review, Facebook Messages: Moving Closer to Human Contact, and The Future Price of a Hashtag.
Follow her @corvida on Twitter.
Cori Padgett
Cori is a ghostwriter who focuses on Internet marketing and copywriting. Her blog, Big Girl Branding, covers blogging, business strategy, marketing strategy, and more. Her latest posts include Are You Ready to Let the Girl Effect in You Shine Through, Entrepreneurial Wisdom, Insight, and Inspiration, and What to Do When Your Biz Morphs Into a #FAIL.
Follow her @biggirlbranding on Twitter.
Cynthia Pedrosa
Cynthia is a freelance graphic designer, most recognized for her work at DeviantART, and also an avid gamer. Her blog, The Game of Life, covers technology, video games, web design, and more. Her latest posts include Tap Tap Revenge 3 Video, Paypal iPhone App Launches Deposit Check Scanning, and Skin It! 9 Online Tools to Design Your Gadget Skin.
Follow her @z3olyte on Twitter.
Dana Lookadoo
Dana is a SEO consultant focusing on audience engagement and all things search, as well as an avid cyclist. Her blog, Find Something You Love, covers blogging, social media, productivity, SEO, and more. Her latest posts include How to Revoke Communication #shudown from Twitter & Facebook, Rebounding From a Fall – My Personal Humpty Dumpty Story, and Twitter – You Both Follow.
Follow her @lookadoo on Twitter.
Debbie Petras
Debbie is a life long learner, interested in health, social media, marketing, technlogy, travel, and faith. Her blog, Heart Choices, covers inspiration and spiritual topics as well as fitness and healthy living. Her latest posts include In Other Words Tuesday, Norwegian Phrases, and Autumn Cards.
Follow her @panda444 on Twitter.
Deborah Ng
Deborah is the conference director for Blog World Expo, as well as a professional blogger and social media enthusiast. Her blog, Kommein, covers blogging, business, community management, social media, and more. Her latest posts include 7 Reasons to Share Link Love, Holiday Gifts for Geeks Around the Blogosphere, and How Social Media Saved Me from the Forwards.
Follow her @debng on Twitter.
Deirdre Breakenridge
Deirdre is the president of Mango! Marketing and author of several books including Putting the Public Back in Public Relations: How Social Media Is Reinventing the Aging Business of PR. Her blog, PR 2.0 Strategies, covers blogging, branding, organizational behavior, PR, and more. Her latest posts include Are You Archiving Social Media, Questions About Social Media Monitoring & Measurement Platforms, and How Private Are You.
Follow her @dbreakenridge on Twitter.
Denise Wakeman
Denise is a business blogging and visibility consultant for service professionals and small businesses, as well as a contributor to Social Media Examiner. Her blog, Build a Better Blog, covers everything you need for successful business blogging including podcasting, video, and more. Her latest posts include Repurpose Your Blog Posts Into Bite Size Audio, 8 Business Blogging Do’s, and How to Get Incoming One Way Backlinks to Your Blog.
Follow her @denisewakeman on Twitter.
Donna Fontenot
Donna is an eBusiness coach, SEO geek, and online entrepreneur. Her blog on Making a Living Online advertising, making money online, site promotion, social media, and more. Her latest posts include Using WordPress as a Traditional CMS, 11 Ways to Make Money Online, and Top TOols to Manage a Money-Making WordPress Site.
Follow her @donnafontenot on Twitter.
Eren Mckay
Eren is an awesome homemaker whose mission is to encourage and provide resources for families and teachers to deal with mounting pressures and responsibilities of day to day life. Her blog, Embracing Home, covers organizing your life, homemade recipes, Christian parenting & marriage, family health & safety, and more. Her latest posts include How to Find Flowing Joy, How to Be and Stay Happy, and Weight Loss Motivation Tips.
Follow her @erenmckay on Twitter.
Erica Douglass
Erica is a successful online entrepreneur who sold her online business for $1.1B at the age of 26, and wants to share her success plan with others. Her blog, Erica Biz, covers affiliate marketing, blogging, business, making money online, social media, and more. Her latest posts include The One Thing Successful Entrepreneurs Do Differently, How to Make Potential Customers Fall In Love With You in 30 Seconds, and What to Do When Critics Attack.
Follow her @ericabiz on Twitter.
Eve Lester
Eve is a web designer whose favorite part of design is making something amazing and functional out of a simple sketch or list of needs. Her blog, Designing with Eve, covers blogging tips, business advice, make money online, social media, tutorials, and more. Her latest posts include SEO Basics – How to Think Like a Search Engine, Offline and Online Organizational Tips for Businesses, and Guide to Using Cufon for Custom Fonts.
Follow her @evelester on Twitter.
Evelyn Lim
Evelyn is a life coach, mother, Intuitive Consultant, and Internet entrepreneur. Her blog, Abundance Tapestry (formerly Attraction Mind Map), covers conscious living, self-help, self awareness, and more. Her latest posts include Inspirational Story: The Rich Merchant in a Tsunami, The 5 Cs of Buddhism, and Bells of Mindfulness.
Follow her @evelynlim on Twitter.
Evita Ochel
Evita helps people awaken and grow through spiritual evolution, conciousness expansion, holistic health, and compassionate living. She operates three beautiful blogs – Evolving Wellness, Evolving Beings, and Evolving Scenes which cover everything from health to personal development to beautiful imagery. Her latest posts include Health Effects of Sugar on Your Body – The Bitter Truth, Everything in Life Involves Choice, and Fire on the Horizon.
Follow her @evitaochel on Twitter.
Farnoosh Brock
Farnoosh is a blogger, yogini, world traveler, engineer, and all around a beautiful person inside and out. Her blog, Prolific Living, is about living life with rich, unique, growth-inducing experiences and covers topics for the mind, body, and soul. Her latest posts include Why Relationships Matter, Embrace Changes of Season with 9 Promises, and From Fear to Motivation in 22 Radical Thoughts.
Follow her @prolificliving on Twitter.
Fiona Bosticky
Fiona is a marketing media consultant for small businesses, helping them make money with marketing as well as with social media and web design solutions. Her blog, Abnormal Marketing, covers Internet marketing, web design, social networking, blogging, promotion, and more. Her latest posts include Are People Too Fake on Facebook, Get Paid to Guest Blog, and Using Foursqure to Promote and Grow Your Business.
Follow her @abnormalmarket on Twitter.
Fionn Downhill
Fionn is an Internet marketing professional, consultant, speaker, and CEO of Elixir Interactive who believes in delivering value and excellent customer service. Her blog, Digital Shenanigans, covers online reputation management, paid search, social media, and more. Her latest posts include Fighting Fake Reviews Online, Online Reputation Management Lessons from BP, and Control Your Google Top 10.
Follow her @fionnd on Twitter.
Gabriella Sannino
Gabriella is an rebel, and SEO geek who loves marketing and finding ways to make her clients more visible. Her blog, Urban SEO, covers urban geeks, SEO, social marketing, and food! Her latest posts include 50 Degrees of Separation, The Dark Side of SEO Copywriting, and Should You Follow These People.
Follow her @seocopy on Twitter.
Gail Gardner
Gail is a blogger who helps people grow their business by increasing their visibility through search and social media optimization as well as encourages collaboration with bloggers and businesses. Her blog, Business Blogging, covers affiliate programs, bloggign, ecommerce, local search, social media, and more. Her latest posts include Stop Competing, Start Collaborating, Twitter: Increase Your Influence with Twitter Lists, and Top 10 Local Search Directories by Importance.
Follow her @growmap on Twitter.
Gina Trapani
Gina is an award-winning blogger, programmer, and author of Upgrade Your Life: The Lifehacker Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, Better. She is also an editor at Lifehacker. Her blog, Smarterware, covers all things to do with great software. Her latest posts include Google Hotpot, Work Smart Video: When to Hold and When to Fold, and Work Smart Video: How Telecommuters Stay Close.
Follow her @smarterware on Twitter.
Heather B. Armstrong
Heather is a professional blogger as well as published author of It Sucked and Then I Cried: How I Had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed Margarita and Things I Learned About My Dad in Therapy Essays. Her blog, Dooce, covers a bit of everything including general & women’s health, home, family, and some techy topics. Her latest posts include Small Business Saturday, The Lowest of Lows, and All the Times, in All the Cities.
Follow her @dooce on Twitter.
Ileane Smith
Ileane is a blogger with a variety of interests including marketing, graphic design, music, networking, finances, and more, and her philosophy of life is to keep an open mind and allow the creative juices to flow. Her blog, Basic Blog Tips, covers blogging tutorials, tips, guest posting, podcasting, and more. Her latest posts include Video Blogging Women on the Rise, Help Readers Find Your Guest Posts, and Feedburner Adds Realtime Stats from Twitter.
Follow her @ileane on Twitter.
Ingrid Abboud
Ingrid is a social media enthusiast and has a passion for writing and sharing what she knows and learns. Her blog, Nitty Griddy, covers infographics, Twitter, and more. Her latest posts include Social Media – How to Use it Like a 6th Grader, 17 Things About Me, If You’re Curious to Know, and 9 Free eBooks on Social Media.
Follow her @nittyGriddyBlog on Twitter.
Jade Craven
Jade is a blogger, photographer, and bushwalker and co-founder of Social Media Sols. Her blog on Blogging and Social Media Tips covers just that. Her latest posts include The Six Degrees of Jade Craven, Blog World Discoveries, and 14 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Me.
Follow her @jadecraven on Twitter.
Jennifer Van Iderstyne
Jennifer is the Online Marketing Direcgtor for Search Slingshot, specializing in SEO consulting, reporting, and link building, as well as a regular contributor to Search Engine Watch. Her blog, Search Slingshot, covers SEO, link building, local marketing, and statistics. Her latest posts include It’s a Social Media World, Stop Quoting Alexa for SEO, and Driving Down Link Value.
Follow her @vanetcetera on Twitter.
Jenny Lawson
Jenny writes for Good Mom / Bad Mom on the Houston Chronicle. Her blog, The Bloggess, has the satirical tagline “Like Mother Teresa, Only Better.” Her latest posts include Does Boone’s Fine Apple Wine Count as Produce, There Are a Lot of Machine Guns on This Vacation, and And Then I Met Neil Gaiman.
Follow her @thebloggess on Twitter.
Jennifer Wagner
Jennifer has a great deal of expertise in parenting, young adults, and teenagers, and has been quoted in the USA Today, New York Times Daily News, and WebMD. Her blog, Connect With Your Teens, covers topics to help parents bond with their teenagers and young adults through pop culture and technology. Her latest posts include Charitable Gift Ideas for the Holidays, Sony Virtual World Free Online Games for Teens and Tweens, and Tips for Teens by Teen Author in Brain Snacks for Teens on the Go.
Follow her @jenwag57 on Twitter.
Jessica Gottlieb
Jessica is a mom, writer, thoughtful consumer, and speaker. Her personal blog covers mom blogging, social media, and tech tips. Her latest posts include Burlesque: Movie Review, Thank You Has Power, and The MomBlogosphere Wants its Photos.
Follow her @jessicagottlieb on Twitter.
Joanna Penn
Joanna is a speaker, blogger, traveller, reinventor of self, and author of How to Enjoy Your Job: Powerful Strategies to Improve Your Work Life Now. Her blog, The Creative Penn, covers author entrepreneurship, creativity, ebooks and technology, literary travel, marketing, publishing, and writing. Her latest posts include How Reading And Book Buying Has Changed With The Kindle, Writing, Blogging And Authenticity With Justine Musk, The Tribal Writer, and Becoming An Indie Author: Is Success Based On Luck.
Follow her @thecreativepenn on Twitter.
Jolie O’Dell
Jolie is a journalist and start-up veteran, computer science student, and tech journalist for Mashable. Her personal blog covers just about everything. Her latest posts include Java 101: Superlotto, The Joy of Pumpkin: 5 Recipes for Fall, and Bread and Circuses: The State of Web App Startups.
Follow her @jolieodell on Twitter.
Julie Joyce
Julie runs her own SEO agency, Link Fish Media, with her husband where she works with clients in ultra competitive niches worldwide, and is a regular contributor to Search Engine Land and Search Engine Journal. She is co-founder of SEO Chicks with a team of female bloggers including Lisa Myers, Judith Lewis, Sarah Carling, and Nichola Stott, covering blogging, business, link buidling, SEO, social media, and more. Her latest posts include The Flourless Chocolate Dome, Do You Want To Rank For Large Fish, and Find A Mentor (Or Some Mentos).
Follow her @juliejoyce on Twitter.
Julia Roy
Julia is the VP of Marketing at Manilla who loves the Internet. Her blog, A Digital Girl, covers social strategy, Twitter, technology, mobile, and more. Her latest posts include MobileMe Found My Phone, My Top 5 Favorite Productivity Tools, and My Twitter Story.
Follow her @juliaroy on Twitter.
Karen Woodham
Karen is a lover of tech, life, and people who make her laugh, as well as an contributor on Famous Bloggers. Her blog, Blazing Minds, cover a little bit of everything including blogging, making money online, humor, technology, and more. Her latest posts include Twiends a Tool to Help Increase Twitter Followers, Five Pound Jobs, Fiverr But For The UK, and HootSuite Goes Pro! What Does This Mean For Free Users.
Follow her @blazingminds on Twitter.
Katie Freiling
Katie is an entrepreneur and personal development coach who loves nature, yoga, and being inspired. Her blog, Integrating Personal Development with Online Marketing, covers entrepreneurism, online marketing personal development, promotion, and social networking. Her latest posts include A Gratitude Practice That Will Make You *RICH* In All Areas, 4 Steps to Overcoming Limiting Beliefs, and Are You Hiding Behind a Mask: The Truth About Authenticity.
Follow her @katiefreiling on Twitter.
Kiesha Easley
Kiesha is a blogger and consultant who loves to write and inspire others. Her blog, We Blog Better, covers blogging, business, design, monetization, social media, technology, and more. Her latest posts include Do You Have What It Takes to Become a Freelance Blogger, Where to Find Blogging Jobs that Pay, and Quick Tips for Easy Blog Branding.
Follow her @krenee76 on Twitter.
Kim Doyal
Kim is mom to two amazing kids, an optimist, information junkie, and WordPress lover, as well as the brains behind the Women in Business 2.0 movie (more info + giveaway at the end of the post). Her blog, The WordPress Chick, covers topics to help the everday user manage their WordPress site and blog. Her latest posts include Anatomy of a WordPress Post, 5 Ways to Improve Your Blog in 10 Minutes or Less, and WordPress Video Marketing: Have You Taken the Plunge.
Follow her @kimdoyal on Twitter.
Kim Woodbridge
Kim is a freelance WordPress consultant who also does Facebook customizations. Her blog, (Anti) Social Development, covers blogging tips, Facebook, freelancing, WordPress, and more. Her latest posts include How to Make Your Custom Facebook Page the Default Landing Tab, How to Randomize the Images with the WordPress WP-Cycle Slideshow Plugin, and WordPress Image Slideshow Plugin: WP-Cycle.
Follow her @kwbridge on Twitter.
Kimberly Castleberry
Kimberly provides life coaching, mentoring, and online social media marketing advice. Her blog, Just Ask Kim, covers marketing, personal development, and social media secrets. Her latest posts include What Are Solo Ads and Ad Swaps, A Hard Lesson In The Need For List Segmentation, and Alpha Networking.
Follow her @askkim on Twitter.
Kissie
Kissie is a philanthropist, vegan, witty writer, and purpose driven mother and grandmother. Her personal blog, Just Kissie, covers a little bit about everything. Her latest posts include Nonsensical, Community Networking Meme, and Beware the Devil’s Hug.
Follow her @justkissie on Twitter.
Kristi Colvin
Kristi is the chief mischief maker of Fresh ID, creator of Intefy, opinionated user/brand experience designer, and customer advocate. Her blog, Fresh ID, covers blogging, brand experience, social marketing, and more. Her latest posts include Covering Your Geo-Location Bases: Using Google, Foursquare, Gowalla, Yahoo & Facebook to Help Customers Find You, Think Like a Rockstar, and Social Media Introduction.
Follow her @kriscolvin on Twitter.
Lakesha Brown
Lakesha is a web designer, social media fan, tech and web junkie who wants to be the source for creative, affordable, professional web solutions. Her blog, Strategy Design Results, web design, search optimization, branding, social media, and more. Her latest posts include What the Heck Are Trackbacks & How Do I Use Them, 25 Creative Ways to Promote Your Website Offline, and 7 Reasons Why Your Business Should Have a Blog.
Follow her @xdwebsolutions on Twitter.
Laura Roeder
Laura helps people create fame for individuals and businesses. Her blog on Social Media Marketing Strategy covers blogging, branding, entrepreneurship, social media, and more. Her latest posts include Befriend Bloggers, How Can A Small Business Use Facebook Deals, and Get Your Business Listed With Google Local.
Follow her @lkr on Twitter.
Leah Baade
Leah is a SEO / sales copywriter and search engine / social media consultant. Her blog on Copywriting, Internet Marketing, Social Media covers advertising, blogging, email marketing, social media, and more. Her latest posts include 9 Steps to Better Copy, The SEO Skinny, and 10 Easy Steps to a Better Blog.
Follow her @leahbaade on Twitter.
Lisa Barone
Lisa is co-founder of Outspoken Media along with Rhea Drysdale & Rae Hoffman-Dolan (profiled below). She is known for her honest industry observations, inability to not say what she’s thinking, and excessive Twittering. Her blog, Outspoken Media, covers affiliate marketing, blogging, Internet marketing, reputation management, SEO, and more. Her latest posts include Nike Women & The ‘Make Yourself’ Movement, How To Find Yourself On Your Blog, and What Sarah Palin Doesn’t Get (About Book Publishing).
Follow her @lisabarone on Twitter.
Lisa Irby
Lisa makes a living online and enjoys blogging and affiliate marketing. Her blog, 2 Create a Website, covers Adsense, CPC, Blogging, Design, Making Money Online, and Promotion. Her latest posts include What’s Your Twitter RT Etiquette, Google Instant & The Hype It’s Caused, and 7 Ways to Highlight Your Blog Archives.
Follow her @2createawebsite on Twitter.
Lisa Johnson
Lisa is a publisher of an online fitness magazine, fitness blogger for AOL, and happy almost always. Her blog On Fitness covers fitness, nutrition, happiness, gadgets, and humor. Her latest posts include Managing Diabetes: It’s Personal and Political, Traveling Healthy: 6 Tips to Get There in Style, and The Top 5 Worst School Lunches.
Follow her @lisajohnson on Twitter.
Lisa Orrell
Lisa helps authors, speakers, small business owners, and entrepreneurs improve their branding, marketing, and public relations. Her blog, Promote U Guru, covers book marketing, branding, business tips, social media, and more. Her latest posts include Literary Agent vs Publicist: What Is the Difference, How to Conduct A Virtual Book Tour to Increase Your Sales, and Cool Online Tools to Reach Targeted Media Interested in Your News.
Follow her @promoteuguru on Twitter.
Liz Hover
Liz works as a digital media manager for a film and television training organization, and runs an adorable site dedicated to her Shih Tzu Sadie. Her blog, Diary of a Webgal, covers blogging, design, development, mobile, social media, usability, and more. Her latest posts include I’m a New Smartphone Owner and I’m Scared Sh**less, How Facebook is Taking Over Our Online Lives, and Will Social Networks be the New Broadcasters.
Follow her @lizhover on Twitter.
Liz Strauss
Liz is the founder of SOBCon, brand strategist, and leadership trainer. Her blog, Successful Blog, has a LOT of content and covers analysis, branding, business, community, motivation, writing, and more. Her latest posts include How Do You Stay Connected to Yourself, How to Be Ever Grateful for What You Have, and How to Bring a 2nd Generation of Evangelists into Building a Brand Values Baseline.
Follow her @lizstrauss on Twitter.
Lorna Li
Lorna is a social media, SEO, SEM, and personal branding expert, as well as a green marketing enthusiast. Her blog, Green Marketing TV, covers green business, careers, marketing, tech, videos & podcasts, and more. Her latest posts include The Ultimate Guide to Green WordPress Themes, Offer Freebies to Increase Traffic for Your Green Business, and 5 Essential Web Marketing Tools for Small Green Businesses.
Follow her @lornali on Twitter.
Lynn Terry
Lynn is a blogger, affiliate marketer, and Internet marketing advisor. Her blog, ClickNews, covers email marketing, Internet marketing, online reviews, blogging, podcasting, affiliate marketing, and more. Her latest posts include How to Promote Products via Social Media, What’s Working Right Now, And What’s Not, and How Specific Are Your Goals.
Follow her @lynnterry on Twitter.
Maddie Grant
Maddie is an association / noprofit blogger on building open community online and co-author of the book Open Community. Her blog, SocialFish with Lindy Dreyer, covers association case studies, implementation, mobile, social organization, and more. Her latest posts include Social Media and Governance, 10 Reasons to Have a Social Media Response Triage Flowchart, and Everything You Might Want to Know About QR Codes.
Follow her @maddiegrant on Twitter.
Mari Smith
Mari is a well-known social media speaker & trainer, chic geek & Facebook passionista, bubbly Scottish-Canadian, co-author of Facebook Marketing: An Hour a Day and Relationship Age: The World’s Leading Experts Teach You Proven Strategies for Creating Profitable Relationships in the World of Social Media, and contributor to Social Media Examiner. Her blog on Relationship Marketing covers buzz marketing, email marketing, Facebook, personal branding, professional networking, social media, and more. Her latest posts include Facebook Phonebook – How Safe Is Your Cell Number, Facebook Marketing: How To Balance Personal and Professional, and How To Contact Facebook: A Directory of 120+ Forms.
Follow her @marismith on Twitter.
Maria Reyes McDavis
Maria is a wife, mother, digital marketing agency director, and strategic consultant to churches & ministries. Her blog, Web Success Diva, covers blogging, email marketing, local, SEO, and more. Her latest posts include Social SEO Friendly Twitter Profile, Social SEO Friendly Facebook Profile & Pages, and Social SEO.
Follow her @websuccessdiva on Twitter.
Marjorie Clayman
Marjorie is passionate about fully integrated marketing, and is a nut when it comes to research. Her blog, Marketing Musings and Morsels, covers marketing, social media, business, and more. Her latest posts include the Heart of Social Media, Musings on Leadership and Customer Service, and Social Media: Some Reminders.
Follow her @margieclayman on Twitter.
Mary Jaksch
Mary is a Zen master, austhor, and psychotherapist who loves dancing tango, as well as author of the book Learn to Love: A Practical Guide to Fulfilling Relationships. Her blog, Goodlife Zen, offers practical instpiration for a happier life. Her latest posts include What Are You Grateful For: 12 Questions, What Makes You Whole, and How Motivation Works.
Follow her @mary_jaksch on Twitter.
Mary O’Brien
Mary is the go to resource for pay per click advertising with Google Adwords, Yahoo, and Microsoft AdCenter. Her blog, PPC Strategies, covers B2B search marketing, bid mangagement, Internet marketing, PPC, and more. Her latest posts include Write Content that Converts Visitors to Customers, Landing Page Optimization: Why an Ugly Site Can Work In Your Favor, and Landing Page Optimization: Is Your Page Relevant to What’s Going On Today.
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Mavis Nong
Mavis is an Internet marketing diva and serial entrepreneur, sharing strategies for success. Her blog, Attraction Marketing, covers affiliate marketing, making money online, lead generation, and more. Her latest posts include How To Promote Your Affiliate Products, Affiliate Marketing: How To Get It Right And Cash In, and 10 Effective Ways to Get More Blog Subscribers.
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Melanie Edwards
Melanie combines her experience in Information Technology with three years in the e-learning industry to digital marketing and social media consulting. Her blog, Modern Mami, covers balance, blogging, motherhood, parenting, wahm, and more. Her latest posts include Cleaning Rituals and Habits: What Did Your Mama Teach You, Finding the Woman Within the Mom, and Baby on the Way: Preparing for Changes in Work-Life Balance.
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Michele Welch
Michele is an online business advisor and coach sharing online business tips and training with entrepreneurs starting their own business ventures. Her blog, New Biz Blogger, covers online business, social networking, video marketing, and more. Her latest posts include The 10 Rules Of Entrepreneurship, Whitelisting Email In Gmail, and 3 Tools To Streamline Your Online Business.
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Naomi Dunford
Naomi is a microbusiness marketing consultant, helping business with fewer than five employees create dynamic marketing campaigns on the cheap. Her blog, Itty Biz, offers advice, motivation, and support for your small business. Her latest posts include There’s No Teacher, Getting People To Buy Every Damn Thing You Make, or How To Get Paid To Read The Phone Book, and Viral Marketing, the Hero’s Journey and, Naturally, the Lord of the Rings.
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Naomi Trower
Naomi is a USC alumni with a degree in engineering, real estate professional, mortgage broker, and an Internet entrepreneur who loves blogging and social media. Her blog on Social Media Marketing for Real Estate & Mortgage covers blogging, coaching, Facebook, niche marketing, passive income, and more. Her latest posts include How to Attract Your Perfect Client Online, Top 7 Famous Failures, and 3 Ways to Make Your Inbox Less Daunting.
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Nea Antoinette
Nea is a self-help blogger, Law of Attraction guru, mother, positive thinker, and healer sharing inspiration to motivate you to live your best life. Her blog, Self Improvement Saga, covers health & wellness, inspiration & motivation, people skills, relationships, and more. Her latest posts include 20 Thankfulness and Gratitude Quotes, Inspirational Words: Attracting Wealth and Abundance, and Why Personal Character Feeds Judgment.
Follow her @nealoa on Twitter.
Nile Flores
Nile is a sassy blonde mom, web & graphic designer, and WordPress fan who helps people rock their sites. Her blog, Blondish, covers blogging, making money online, freelance, and more. Her latest posts include Are Donations For Bloggers Acceptable, The Right Way To Leave A Blog After Selling It, and Freelancing: 20 Ways to Find New Work.
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Pace Smith
Pace is a spiritual idealist, passionate world-changer, and paradigm shifter. Her blog, Connection Revolution, which co-owns with Kyeli, helps you connect with yourself, others, and with Spirit. Her latest posts include Opening the Moneyflow, Why It’s Important to Speak Up, and Pace Explains the Connection Paradigm.
Follow her @pacesmith on Twitter.
Pam Dyer
Pam is a marketing professional helping companies leverage social media. Her blog, Pamorama, covers all things social media. Her latest posts include How are Marketers Using Social Media, 100+ Social Media Monitoring Tools, and Fans, Followers, or Subscribers: Which Are Better For Brands.
Follow her @pamdyer on Twitter.
Pamela Slim
Pamela is a business coach and author of Escape From Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur. Her blog, Escape from Cubicle Nation, covers topics to help you escape your job and find your passion. Her latest posts include What to Do When You Have the Funk, Double Your Learning Speed and Cut Your Mistakes in Half, and Make More of the Right Sales.
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Pamela Wilson
Pamela helps small companies build big brands with good design and strategic marketing. Her blog, Big Brand Systems, covers copywriting, design, sales, small business, and more. Her latest posts include Don’t Miss These Business Branding Opportunities, Please Don’t Squeeze the Letters, and 7 Foolproof Design Upgrades You Can Do Today.
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Patricia Millman
Patricia wants to share the love of all things lavender. Her blog, Lavender Uses, covers lavender uses in crafts, health, recipes, and more. Her latest posts include Lavender Product Review:The Truth, The Whole Truth, Lavenders: Small Niche Big Ideas, and Lavender Recipes: Flower Power in the Kitchen.
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Rae Hoffman-Dolan
Rae is an entrepreneur, CEO, and Internet marketing chick. Her blog, Sugarrae Affiliate Marketing, covers blogging, business, link building, SEO, social media, and more. Her latest posts include There Are No Damn Silver Spoons (or Defining and Achieving Success Online), Creating a Small Niche Affiliate Site, and The Clueless, but “Whitehat” SEO.
Follow her @sugarrae on Twitter.
Rebecca Osberg
Rebecca is a passionate copywriter, avid blog & fiction reader, motivated small business owner, and 100% organic tweeter. Her blog, Social Media Boutique, covers blogging, business, Facebook, marketing, SEO, and more. Her latest posts include How to Keep Eyes on your Site for Longer, Don’t Bore your Blog Visitors – Give Them What They’re Looking For, and The Follow Up.
Follow her @rebeccaosberg on Twitter.
Robin Easton
Robin is a speaker, musician, nature photographer, adventurer, personal development blogger, and author of Naked in Eden: My Adventure and Awakening in the Australian Rainforest. Her blog, Naked in Eden, covers personal development and inspiration. Her latest posts include Choosing to Love, 16 Brilliant Bloggers with Books, and Reaching Out.
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Rowena Bolo
Rowena is a student of life, information marketer, and social media entrepreneur. Her blog on Online Marketing also covers entrepreneurship and personal growth. Her latest posts include Your Playing Small Doesn’t Serve The World, Contemplating Going Online But Don’t Know Who To Trust, and Virtual Team Building in The Business of the 21st Century.
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Sandra Foyt
Sandra is an adventurer, change agent, and mommy blogger who hopes to inspire life-long learners to change the world. Her personal blog, The Journey Mom, covers activism, parenting, homeschooling, education, and more. Her latest posts include Social Media Lesosns for Teens (and Their Moms), From SAHM to WAHM: Opening a Bank Account, and Looking to Home Décor for Blog Design Inspiration.
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Sandra Lee
Sandra is a writer, personal development enthusiast, changemaker, and mediator who shares practical tips and wisdom to create a happier and healthier life. Her blog, Always Well Within, covers balance, beliefs, conscious living, health & wellness, meditation, and more. Her latest posts include Reflection: Is Attachment Destroying Your Happiness, Happiness Is An Inside Job, and Relfection: Taming the Wild Elephant of Mind.
Follow her @alwayswellwithn on Twitter.
Sarah Arrow
Sarah is the director for SameDay Courier services. Her blog, Birds on the Blog, is a collaboration with 23 other business blogging women. Her latest posts include Meet AIDA, Taking It to the Max, and What’s the Difference Between a Tabloid, Broadsheet, and the Radio.
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Sarah Perez
Sarah is a technology enthusiast who channels her passion into blogging on her own site and on Read Write Web. Her blog, Sarah in Tampa, covers social media, technology, software, and more. Her latest posts include Mahalo Just Gave Me 3 Badges, TV-Friendly Web Browser Kylo Gets Media Center Plugin, and Re-Enable DreamScene on Windows 7.
Follow her @sarahintampa on Twitter.
Shama Kabani
Shama is the president of The Marketing Zen Group and author of The Zen of Social Media Marketing: An Easier Way to Build Credibility, Generate Buzz, and Increase Revenue. Her video blog, Shama TV, covers business and social media. Her latest posts include How to Be an Online Marketing Consultant, 3 Key Elements of a Solid B2B Online Marketing Strategy, and How Do I Stand Out as a Blogger.
Follow her @shama on Twitter.
Shannon Paul
Shannon is the Social Media Manager of Blue Cross Blue Shield. Her blog, Very Official Blog, covers social media, blogging, publishing, video, and more. Her latest posts include Social Media Ethics: Competitor Relationships Should Also Be Disclosed, Myths Keeping Social Media out of Regulated Industries, and Why We Still Need Real Social Media Strategists.
Follow her @shannonpaul on Twitter.
Shelly Kramer
Shelly is a marketing & brand strategist, idea generator, and creator of buzz & awareness. Her blog, V3 Integrated Marketing, covers Facebook, marketing, social media, Twitter, and more. Her latest posts include The Angel, The Brain and The Hot Mess, Technology: Making Publishing More Social, and 3 Free PR Resources You Should Be Using.
Follow her @shellykramer on Twitter.
Sherryl Perry
Sherryl is a friendly computer geek who blogs common-sense and low cost tips for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Her blog, Keep Up With the Web, covers blogging, entrepreneurship, Internet marketing, and more. Her latest posts include 4 Tips to Creating Successful Google AdWord Pay Per Click PPC Ads, Is Your Blog Your Business or Do You Blog to Promote Your Business, and Copyright Infringement – What Should You Do if Your Blog Post is Stolen.
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Skellie
Skellie has been blogging for more than 10 years, loves writing, and manages the Tuts+. Her blog, Skellie Wag, blogging, freelance, and business. Her latest posts include Getting Better at Bad: Why Practice Doesn’t (Always) Make Perfect, How to Run a Profitable Freelance Business Through Your Blog, and Three New Blogging Tutorials For You.
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Sonia Simone
Sonia is a marketer for people who hate marketing who is creating better customer relationships with incredibly effective communication. She is senior editor of Copyblogger. Her blog, Remarkable Communication, covers business, blogging, communication, and more. Her latest posts include The 5 Lies of Entrepreneurship, The Spooky Secret to Designing Your Perfect Business, and How to Get Rich and Crazy on the Internet.
Follow her @soniasimone on Twitter.
Stacy
Stacy’s true passino is helping people, and has been able to use her training in Psychology to work with children and run a small preschool. Her blog, Grow with Stacy, covers personal development, blogging, and entrepreneurship. Her latest posts include 20 Things I Learned From My Preschooler, Generosity Killed the Cat, and How to Become More Productive.
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Stephanie Quilao
Stephanie is a health evangelist, spreading information for healthly living and happiness. Her blog, Noshtopia, covers all thing food including recipes, food product reviews, restaurant reviews, and more. Her latest posts include Jillian Michaels and So Delicious Like Our Vegan Pumpkin or Butternut Squash Soup, Real Simple: What I Made With My Turkey Leftovers and The Thanksgiving Feast I Ate, and Semi-homemade: Pumpkin, Portobello, and Spinach Risotto on Portobello Bowls.
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Stephanie Sammons
Stephanie is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, and coach helping professionals to think creatively and strategically in a wired world, and is also a contributor to Social Media Examiner. Her blog, Smart Social Pro, covers social media, business networking, reputation management, and more. Her latest posts include 5 Ways to Develop More Meaningful Connections on LinkedIn, How to Promote Your Blog in LinkedIn Groups, and With Blogging and Social Media, Focus on What You Can Control.
Follow her @stephsammons on Twitter.
Stephanie Suesan Smith
Stephanie is a freelance writer, photographer, vegetable garden blogger, and garden product reviewer. Her blog, Information Central, answers gardening questions. Her latest posts include Mason Bees, Growing Gourds, and Plant Diseases.
Follow her @lambdakennels1 on Twitter.
Tamar Weinberg
Tamar is a social media consultant & trainer, blogger, and author of The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web. Her blog, Techipedia, covers all things social media and technology. Her latest posts include Invasive or Indispensable: The Case of Permanent GPS, Why Most People Fail in Social Media, and 3 Golden Business Rules for Social Media Engagement.
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Tess Marshall
Tess is a life coach who teaches others to live a bold, fearless life and author of Flying by the Seat of My Soul. Her blog, The Bold Life, covers personal development, self imrpovement, motivation, and inspiration. Her latest posts include Life Changing – The Rule of 5, Bob Carlson Shares Wisdom of 90 Years, and Interview with Leo Babauta On Focus.
Follow her @theboldlife on Twitter.
Thu Nguyen
Thu is a blogger, optimize, and all around nice gal sharing tips on web usability, blogging, and Internet marketing. Her blog, Blogging for Info, covers blogging, making money online, and more. Her latest posts include 50 Things I Didn’t Know About Starting A Mailing List (But Do Now After Studying Others), 7 Tips For Starting Your Own Mailing List, and Have You Raided the Nearest Blog Lately.
Follow her @thublogger on Twitter.
Thursday Bram
Thursday is a freelance writer who started out creating resumes for clients and moved onto writing for magazines. Her blog, The Business of Writing, covers blogging, freelance writing, and more. Her latest posts include Just Remember, There is a Chicken Magazine, How I Write Multiple Blog Posts Each Day, and Kickstarter: An Opportunity for Writers.
Follow her @thursdayb on Twitter.
Tia Peterson
Tia is founder of Webbed Ink Online Marketing and has been working on developing her own sites, sites for clients, and spending a lot of time with WordPress and other blogging platforms. Her blog, Biz Chick Blogs, covers blogging, community, design, promotion, SEO, and more. Her latest posts include 3 Ways to Bring Power to Your Blog, Manage 404 Errors Elegantly with Smart 404, and 5 Ways to Improve Blog Readership With Simple Design Changes.
Follow her @bizchickblogs on Twitter.
Tia Singh
Tia Singh of Your Life Your Way Tia is a connector, entrepreneur, and life coach who is on a mission to empower smart, curious people who are ready to take inspired action, discover what they want to be, and what they want to do. Her blog, Your Life Your Way, covers brain food, beliefs, being your own boss, entrepreneur interviews, and more. Her latest posts include Your Life Your Way Interview Series # 4: Gideon Shalwick, You’re Good at a Lot of Things, Just Not This, and The Authenticity Paradigm.
Follow her @tiasparkles on Twitter.
Tina Su
Tina is a personal happiness writer, spiritual seeker, and professional blogger. Her blog, Think Simple Now, covers clarity, communication, creativity, family, motivation, productivity, and more. Her latest posts include A Story of Parenting & Happiness, Stop Feeling Depressed, and Overwhelmed? 8 Ways to Overcome It.
Follow her @thinksimplenow on Twitter.
Tola Famakinwa
Tola had not found anything that she was passionate about to blog non-stop on until she became an SEO blogger who wants to share her experiences and learning progress. Her blog, SEO for Beginners, covers blogging, keyword research, SEO, social media, and more. Her latest posts include Tips For Doing Keyword Research, Learning SEO and Things You Should Know, and What’s in a SEO Report.
Follow her @tola_seo on Twitter.
Valeria Maltoni
Valeria is a brand strategist who is passionate about integrating new marketing and communications, developing connections with customers, communities, and social influencers. Her blog, Conversation Agent, covers business, communication, social media, PR, and more. Her latest posts include Is Twitter the News System of the Future, Jumping to Conclusions, and Should You Shift all Your Spending Online.
Follow her @conversationage on Twitter.
Vered DeLeeuw
Vered is a professional blogger, social media consultant, and mom. She actively blogs on both her personal site, MomGrind, and Social Media Consultant, which covers blogging, Facebook, Google, SEO, social media, Twitter, and more. Her latest posts include How to Get More Facebook Fans, Twitter for Lead Generation, and Do You Have Thick Skin.
Follow her @vered on Twitter.
Yoon See
Yoon See is a full time coach teaching piano, and art. Her blog, Greener Pastures, is a place to share life experiences and artistic creations. Her latest posts include Random Shots from My China Trip, Characters’ Study, and 4th Art Expo Malaysia 2010 V.
Follow her @yoonsee on Twitter.
Zeenat Merchant Syal
Zeenat is a counseling psychologist, spiritual counselor, motivational speaker, naturopaht, and writer. Her blog, Positive Provocations, covers topics for healing the mind, body, heart, and soul with positivity. Her latest posts include The Secret Happiness Weapon, Go Fly Little Girl – The Girl Effect, and How Facebook & Twitter Can Keep You Happily Motivated.
Follow her @zeenatsyal on Twitter.
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Events for Women
Want to network with women in blogging and business? There are several industry events that are specifically dedicated to women. Two of the most popular include the following.
BlogHer
BlogHer a blogging conference in San Diego, CA on August 4 – 6, 2011, which will bring over three thousand attendees together from all over the world to share hands-on learning, rich discussions, opportunities to meet with the brands that support them and plentiful networking opportunities.
Shine
Shine Event, a three-day event that will jump-start your success like nothing before. Whether you’re a home-based mom with an idea for a part-time business or you already run a wildly successful million-dollar company, Shine will deliver stellar education, inspiration, and networking bar none. Dates for next year’s event have not been determined, but will probably be around November in Las Vegas.
Women in Business 2.0
Kim Doyal, a blogger and entrepreneur listed above, brought an amazing group of women who are living their dream and making millions on the web together to share their stories of how they went from where many of us are now to becoming successful.
The movie is called Women in Business 2.0. You can preview the trailer here.
Giveaway UPDATE: This contest is closed.
In celebration of women in blogging and business, I wanted to do a little giveaway of a copy of this DVD to a lucky reader, worth $97. If you can’t wait for the giveaway, or are interested in the 12 holiday bonuses offered starting on December 1st, you can go buy it now!
You can enter in a variety of ways, each giving you additional points towards the contest.
1. Join the Women in Blogging LinkedIn group. This group is for women bloggers worldwide to get together and network. No matter what you blog about, from art to technology, if you’re a woman who blogs, this group is for you!
2. Subscribe to the Kikolani newsletter for blogging and social media news.
3. Share this post via Twitter and Facebook.
4. Let me know you want to enter in the comments, and share what you did for extra points!
The winner will be chosen and announced in the Fetching Friday post on December 3rd!
Thanks to everyone who entered! Be sure to visit PsPrint Online Printing to get the best deals in commercial printing!
Your Thoughts
Obviously, there are a lot more women in blogging today. Please share who in this list are your favorites, and other women bloggers that you know!
About Kristi Hines
Kikolani covers blog marketing and blogging tips for personal, professional, and business bloggers to succeed in search and social media marketing. Kristi Hines is a 
Great article, I have so many new blogs to check now
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What an honor to be on this list! Thanks, Kristi.
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You’re welcome Pamela!
HI Kristi,
You are such a dear for compiling this amazing list of women blogger. And you are even more awesome cause you have me on it. Thank you! I am honored for the mention.
Some women on this list i know, and love, but there are still some I need to check out. Wow! We women do rock the world!
Its always empowering to see successful women comfortable in their ow skin, being themselves and shining.
Thank you again Kristi. You are awesome.
Much love,
Z~
Of course you would be in it, you silly!
Zeenat, you are an amazing blogger but an even more amazing person. No surprise in you being on the list my dear. The real shock is to have me on here. Gosh is this a beautiful day or what!
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Great to see someone from my city blogging , that too a female
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Yes, ZEENAT is amazing!! If you need love, just pure love, then visit Zeenat!! She will love you, no question about it.
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@Farnoosh,- awww…you are a sweetheart! And how funn that we are here in this beautiful list together.
@RObin- You know I love you…and your words here just make me do a happy wappy jumpy dance…YAY! Thank you for being you and for being in my loving circle of love. love and hugs~
@Bishwajeet- oh my…am I in your city?? I had no idea! I am gonna come over to your side of the blog o sphere and then maybe stalk you
How fun to find another person from the same geographical location!! Thank you for your kind words 
You’re welcome! This was the post I mentioned working on Twitter to you maybe a week ago.
Hi dear Kristi, seriously honored to be on this list – I really am – and such an amazing resource to go through and check over the next days or weeks since I like to take my time to get to know new bloggers well….
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On the topic of men vs. women, my only thought is this: Only the best should (and eventually do) float up to the top. To me, it shouldn’t matter if you are a guy or a gal, if you come from one end of the world or another, so long as you are the BEST in that field or for whatever list you are being featured – or for that speaker slot at Blogworld (that was a long debate too) – then you deserve it fully – and if we only focus on the best of the best, and not any other factors, then the true numbers show up without a bit of discrimination…..they really do – and for me, all through my career (12+ years at large and small corporations) and all my interactions in other communities, men are hugely supportive of women succeeding but never of anyone just complaining. I think we just have to get on with the game and show what we have, which is no doubt what all the women here on this list are doing, and you being on top of it all. I am so happy to know you dear Kristi and that lunch is so on me next Blogworld
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I haven’t felt like there was discrimination, per say, in the lists (hence why I mentioned I wasn’t complaining).
I have just been following women bloggers that I expect to see on these lists but aren’t usually mentioned. I even read on a blog post somewhere that one blogger felt like there weren’t enough women bloggers out there – she was wrong, but I thought it might be partially due to the small percentage of ones that are included in big time listings. Blogging seems to be a pretty equal playing field, especially from what I noted at Blog World. Just thought I’d shed some light on some great women who deserve to be on every list, including you! 
Kristi, I wasn’t talking about YOU my dear (so sorry if it came across that way!) – I was just expressing my thoughts on this topic because it comes up more often than not and I wanted to emphasize that there really is greatness everywhere and no one is trying to hide the women from the lime light. It just seemed like an appropriate place to share those thoughts, that’s all
! Your recognition here is extremely kind and very well thought-out …. and I am glad you don’t think there is any discrimination at all, I don’t either – we have a fantastic playing field here and we should do with it as much as we can….thank you again for including me among such good company!
Hi Kristi,
This is super of you to do this!! It’s such an honor to be included here among all of these wonderful women bloggers. I’m excited to be considered “Fearless!” – it makes me feel all tingly inside
Anyway, please count me in on this giveaway.
To share what I did:
Guest posting has made the biggest difference in my blogging life. I wrote a guest post for the former owner of WeBlogBetter and he liked it so much that he thought I would make a good new owner for the blog – I didn’t realize he was looking for someone to take it over, but he had a lot on his plate at the time. Ever since I took over the blog, I’ve been doing my best to produce quality content geared to help and inspire other bloggers.
Also, having my blog featured on Lisa Irby’s blog (another great woman blogger on this list), has made a tremendous difference as well – I was afraid to submit the blog for her review at first, but I decided to toss my fears aside and just go for it! I’m glad I did.
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That’s an awesome story of how you got to own the site – proves the power of guest posting right there! You have been producing great content – I remember when I first saw the site, I was definitely impressed!
Hi Kristi
Thank for the including me on the list
I an following the twitter list as well, thanks for putting it together.
Birds is a multi author blog and I am privileged to blog with such strong, purposeful business women.
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It’s a great blog… I’m glad I found it!
Great post , great list ! Thanks for letting me know about all these power – women!
Holy Moly what an awesome roundup of fabulous women you got there Kristi!
And THANK YOU a million times for including me here
. I’m honored and flattered to be on the same page as some of these absolutely brilliant “blogaladies” – many of whom I religiously read and admire – including you. But you already know that lol.
Kristi, this was an excellent idea for a post and a wonderful way to acknowledge the hard working, well-spoken, intelligent, admirable, talented, bloggers, business minds and leaders that are women.
I look forward to going through this list one by one and getting to know those ladies that I don’t already. Looks like I’ve got my reading set for the next couple of weeks lol
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Thanks again for everything. Coming from someone like you, it means a heck of a lot to part of this bunch!
Happy Monday
Cheers
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Ooops, I new had forgotten to add something
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Hello again Kristi,
. As to what I did:
I’d love to enter the giveaway
*Well, I’ve told everyone I spoke to in the last 2 days – and their mother – that the uber cool, popular and famous Kristi Hines wrote a post about 125 awesome and fearless women bloggers – and that I was in it
. I’ve been rather popular all day lol.
*I tweeted the crap out of this. And I’m sure I’ll tweet again a few more times – in small doses though – as not to bombard my followers
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* I shared it on my Facebook group (nittyGriddy) where some really cool folks have been stopping by to leave their ‘likes’ and 2 cents. And even better: some friends also shared it on their profiles – just cause they think us gals are uber cool and brilliant in a fabulous way
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* I just joined the “Women in Blogging” LinkedIn group – but it’s still pending approval. Hope they let me in lol
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* I subscribed to the Kikolani newsletter – although for some reason I could have sworn I had already done that. Hmmmm…well just in case I haven’t before, I did so now
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* I attempted to create a pretty widget where I could boast about being on Kikolani’s “125 Fearless Female Bloggers” list – but, it didn’t look so great – CSS and I aren’t that close. But soon, when my new blog redesign is up and running.
* I thought of writing a short post on my blog (started it) – and realized I would want to mention and congratulate every single one of these women – first and foremost you. And if I do, it would be another list of 125 names lol. So, that one’s out for now, but you never know what else I could come up with in regards to that
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* I’m thinking about having t-shirts made (one in almost every color) saying “Hey. Look at Us gals” hahaha. But…modesty has its limits I suppose lol.
All that to say, thanks and to everyone who doesn’t win this DVD – I would still recommend that you buy one – I’m sure it will be great (seeing the women featured) and provide some A+ stories.
Cheers
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You’re welcome! I really liked the post you did on your birthday where you just talked about the things people didn’t know about you – it’s always great to see someone show their personal side as well! Enjoy the journey through the other great bloggers here!
Thanks a lot Kristi.
I had fun writing that post – although I hesitated quite a bit since I’m not really used to sharing that much in public or online lol.
But I’m glad I did it! It’s gotten some great comments and reviews and I’m thrilled with the fact that people found it entertaining to read.
Cheers to your continued success Kristi
. I’ll be looking forward to reading more great and useful posts from ya.
Ingrid Abboud recently posted Social Media – How to Use it Like a 6th Grader!
Kristie, what a tremendous list of powerful women bloggers you put together. I’m blushing
This is my first time seeing Gail’s pic, you’re a great detective too. I’ve got my work cut out for me keeping tabs on all these awesome gals. I’ll follow your Twitter list for sure.
Have a great week Kristie.
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I actually had to do a bit of detective work on a few people listed, but it was fun getting to know them in the process!
Kristi, oh Kristi, I just don’t know how to thank you. I am speechless and feels so humbled, thinking how I made it to this list of great female bloggers!
I have a confession to make, as Kristi and I haven’t had any form of interaction before. I discovered Kikolani around three months ago, the same time I started blogging! I knew how famous she is, and I made the right decision of connecting with her, both just on facebook & twitter. But, that’s the only communication I have with her. So to say that I’m surprised with being included in the list is an understatement – I could’t hide my excitement until now!
I look up to so many female bloggers from my niche, and if I may add a few, here are their sites:
Emma Tiebens: http://www.therelationalmarketer.com/
Amanda Marie: http://amanda-marie.com/
Jennifer May : http://www.JennKMay.com
Layla (from Toby & Layla): http://workwithtobyandlayla.com
Outside of my niche, of course there is “the” Marie Forleo…
Marie Forleo: http://marieforleo.com/
I am thanking you from my hometown here in the Philippines with an unreliable connection (the reason it took me sometime to go through most of the comments & the list itself). I’ll be back in Singapore this Friday, and I can’t wait to connect with the rest of the females in this list! ^_^
Being a part of this list is both a great blessing and definitely a challenge for me. A challenge to always learn from the best (such as yourself & the women in this list), and to take action, NO MATTER WHAT
BIG thanks and BIG hugs to you all!
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Kristi,
I have a Twitter list, I call it the Butterflies , I was about to create a nice post like this one , but when I open my email today I found out that you was faster than me
Anyways, thank you for the awesome list or Butterflies!
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Hesham,
I’ve had a similar (but somewhat different) post regarding women – sitting in my Drafts folder since May lol.
What’s even worse, is that it’s been half way finished since then. Looks like it may sit there a while longer.
But I think Kristi has done a hell of a job here! And it means quite a bit when it comes from someone like her.
Cheers to your lovely butterflies
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Ingrid Abboud recently posted SuperPost Sunday – Weekly Roundup 6
I would complete it and get it online if I were you!
Yes She did amazing work! I know her.. she is a hard worker
Hesham recently posted Get 23 Business Courses From 23 Successful Entrepreneurs
You know, it’s funny you mention that. It took awhile to compile this, and the whole time I was thinking that I hoped someone didn’t beat me to it! Then Mark went and created the awesome 100 marketers you should follow on Twitter list which struck a little fear into my heart.
Happy to say I know/read many of these women, but so many more to check out! Thanks for compiling this list.
Please enter me in the drawing. I have also posted on Facebook and Twitter.
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You’re welcome, and I have you entered!
Hi Kristie,
I am speechless…OK not that speechless that I can’t say THANK YOU. What an awesome list of women and what an honor to be on it.
I know we’ve only touched base a couple of times but each time has been great and I’m really looking forward to watching it grow.
This list must of taken you forever to create…you once again raised the bar! It’s going to take me days to go through it and see who I’m not following on Twitter so I can connect with them.
Hey listen I was going to email you if I didn’t hear a response from you, but since I’m here, check out my post today. I’m creating something and it would truly be an honor if you could participate in. And it will only take a few minutes out of your day.
Thanks again and awesome job as always!! Ciao.
Thanks again
I did the research process over the course of two weeks… the compiling definitely took a lot longer than I planned, but was well worth it!
Wow and wow again. Do you ever sleep Kristi??!! What a list
I was very surprised to see myself on it. Being fairly new to blogging I have so much to learn. Some of these awesome women I already follow on Twitter and read their blogs regularly.
However heaps I have just been introduced to. Have bookmarked this page and will work my way through them all. I am sure I am going to be learning even more. Thanks for including me on this list Kristi. I am smiling and although it’s nearing the end of the day in this part of the world, can’t resist going to visit some of these ladies now.
Patricia Perth Australia
Patricia@lavenderuses recently posted So Little Time- So Much To Do
I do sleep. I’m just super busy during the waking hours.
I’m glad you are getting to add some great ladies to the ones you’re already following through this list.
Kristi, this is a fabulous list and is going to keep me busy for a long time checking out the women, the blogs and following them on twitter. Thank you so much for including me in this illustrious list of women. Also, great idea on the Women in Business video give-away – it’s a very inspiring film.
Blog on!
Denise Wakeman recently posted Your Blog Becomes A Bestseller
The video was part of the inspiration leading into this post actually. It started when I entered their contest, and when I didn’t win it, I preordered right away. I popped the audio version onto my iPod and listened to all of the women’s stories. Very motivational to hear them!
Thank You so much I am honored to be on your list.
You’re welcome Fionn. It was great seeing you at SMAZ!
WOW! Thanks so much for including me in such an awesome list of bloggers Kristi.. this list is amazing..definitely going to set aside some reading time as I saw several bloggers I hadn’t yet run across that I’d love to get to know further.
I agree it seems women are a bit of the minority at times when it comes to lists like these, unless it’s a list geared specifically for women..hopefully with posts like this, the tides will turn a little more in an even keeled favor.
Hugs, hope your holiday was awesome!
C
I have always known that there are so many great women blogging – just thought it was time to get them showcased! It’s really awesome reading the comments and knowing that people are discovering new bloggers here!
Kristi,
What an honor to be included on this list of amazing women. And what you dont’ know is that your blog is (and has been for a long time) on my list of “never miss reads” on a weekly basis.
The information, resources, thoughts and ideas you share are truly invaluable and even though we’ve never met personally, I see your blog and your face and consider you “friend.” Oh the beauty (and the power) of social media.
Thanks again so much for including me here – what a lovely treat to start the week with. I already know and follow many of these amazing women, but can’t wait to check out and start stalking the rest right away
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Take care and thank you – I’m so very honored.
Shelly
@shellykramer
http://v3im.com
Shelly Kramer recently posted SEO Strategies Webinar With Me And The Redhead
Thanks Shelly! That really does mean a lot. It’s always great to know I have the amazing support of online friends, which are just as powerful as those offline.
WOW! I don’t know what else to say! Thank you, Kikolani! What an honor to make a list with such courageous women bloggers! Muchas gracias!
You’re very welcome Amy! Great meeting you at Blog World.
What a great list of bloggers , I haven’t visited most of them but some of them I know are great at social media n seo stuff .And they are hotties too
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What an amazing list Kristi! I don’t know how you do all you do, but I am so HONORED to be on this list. I’m looking forward to checking out all these blogs and bloggers.
Christie recently posted How the internet helped an artist get one of his paintings licensed to appear in a textbook!
Most of the time I don’t know how I do it all either… I’m just happy to get things done.
This is a great list of woman to follow! Thank you for putting the time and effort into curating such a great list. Couple of woman you should keep an eye out for in 2011 are:
Meghan Wilker @irishgirl
Nancy Lyons @nylons
http://www.clockwork.net or http://www.geekgirlsguide.com
Jennifer Kane @jenkaneco
Kary Delaria @karyd
http://www.kaneconsulting.biz or http://www.kaneconsulting.biz/blog.html
Another great blogger and person is Erika Napoletano @redheadwriting http://www.redheadwriting.com/
Have a great week!
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I almost forgot and I should not have and I apologize Tara!
Tara Hunt @misrogue horsepigcow.com & Co-Founder of shwowp.com
Ok I am done now! Sorry about that. I still totally dig the list you put together and now have found a whole new group of fabulous people to keep an eye out and follow. I completely understand the data analysis takes you where it goes to form these lists. Thank you for publishing how the data lead you to this list, this makes it easier for most to digest.
What advice would you give this group of woman to show up in the analysis?
Keith Privette recently posted Opt-In checkbox is not 2-way- but it can be!
Advice… I guess it’s all about marketing and getting on people’s radars. I’m sure that the lists I have been on have been the result of regular interaction with those bloggers in their comments, on multiple social networks, and so on. It takes time and dedication (not sure I was that widely noticed until I had been at it for at two years). But if you’re creating good content and really engaging with lots of bloggers, it will happen!
Kristi,
Thanks so much for taking the time to reply. This comments section is really cool too! I’ve met even more bloggers through it.
Well, it’s a good thing I’m prepared to wait for time to work it’s magic, then. Good to know I’m on the right track.
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Hi Keith,
Kudos on Erika from Red Head Writing. I’m a big fan of hers.
Not only does she tell it like it is, but she has a great way with words. She’s an excellent and captivating writer. Much like the title of this post here – fearless – is exactly her style and tone.
I’ll check out the other 2 you mentioned as well. Good to know.
Thanks for sharing.
Cheers
Ingrid Abboud recently posted Web Designers vs Web Developers- The Face-Off
Thanks for the great suggestions Keith! I will definitely do so!
Cool Ingrid and Kristi! Krisiti I just a fyi I have come back to this list 6-7 times this week to show people how to find new people. Plus again would like to give a virtual high five for curating such usable information! Plus discovering all this great woman!!!
This is such a great blog post! So proud of Ingrid !!
and cant wait to check out all these other blogs to get help on how to improve mine!
Thanks!
Leila
Leila – you’re the bomb, thank for you that Ms. NinuNina
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It’s quite an honor to be on Kristi’s list! And she’s done an amazing job of rounding up these Super Women – and I have to say, I’m totally psyched about being included among them. YaY
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Thanks again.
You definitely should go through the names and blogs of those you don’t already know. Each one has a ton to offer and all the ones I do know and follow are brilliant writers. I’ve learned a boat load from them.
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Kristi,
What an amazing list of people…and truly very well respected women making strides in our world! I know several on this list, and will just echo what you’ve said – these are fearless female blogger making a difference!
So, so awesome to see you highlighting all of these wonderful women of the world wide web…and beyond!!
Lance recently posted Sunday Thought For The Day
And if there ever was a list of the most supportive & friendly bloggers ever, you’d be top of the pops Sir Lancelot
You rock!
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Thanks Lance!
Great round-up! I think it’s great you included seasoned veterans as well as women just starting out. Great range and variety of bloggers…
Thanks for compiling! I found lots of new people to follow!
Betsy Weber recently posted Screencast of the Week – Behind the Scenes of a Screencast
Yes, I wanted to have a bit of both – people that if you haven’t heard of, you should, and people that you probably haven’t, but again, you should!
Thank you so much for including me!! *running off to go check out everybody else*
Maddie Grant recently posted Social Media and Governance
Kristi,
This looks like a lot of work and I’m sure it will pay off in spades. Thank you for including me in your list! The only person missing up there is you!
Deb
Deb Ng recently posted How Social Media Holds Us Accountable
It was a lot of work, but it was totally worth it!
I was pleasantly surprise to be mentioned on this list. Good I follow you and I always click your links to read your content. As I read everyone’s bio and requested everyone on Twitter I noticed I was listed and that made my day an probably my entire week! Thanks Kristi!
I would also like to enter the giveaway. I Tweeted & share on FB and I’ll subscribe to the newsletter and linked in group.
Have a great week!
Arie
Arie Rich recently posted Have You Been… Naughty or Nice
You’re welcome! I just added your name to the giveaway list!
Thank you!
Arie Rich recently posted Are You A Social Shopper!
What a fantastic list! And huge thanks for the inclusion, very much appreciated
It’s even more awesome to see so many great names and faces here — loads of women who I know on Twitter, or chat to on Skype, or see at conferences…
Will be checking out some of the new names to me, as well.
Thanks for putting this together!
Ali Luke recently posted I Didn’t Plan This- Why Goal Setting is Overrated
I know most of them just by their blogs or Twitter, and few by IM. Hoping to meet more in person at various events in 2011!
An amazing group of women and amazing you include me. Thank you. I would like to enter the contest and did 1-3 for extra points. I retweeted your tweet on the blog post, but not sure if that counts for number 4.
Stephanie Suesan Smith recently posted Free Report: Preparing a Garden From The Ground Up
Those count! I added you to the giveaway list!
Thank you so much for including me
Now I have about 100 women to check out.
Kim Woodbridge recently posted How to Make Your Custom Facebook Page the Default Landing Tab
Just a 124… though you probably know some already.
Thanks for the great list but the name of Kristi Hines must be there.
Thanks for the vote! I wouldn’t feel right about adding myself to my own list, but I did add myself to the Twitter list at least.
Great list! I look forward to checking out these incredible women and getting to know them (and you!) better!
Andrea recently posted Black Friday Made Over My Living Room
Thanks Andrea! I like the blog name, being from Mississippi and all.
Kristi,
So imagine my big old grin when I saw my name included. How exciting! Thanks again and I totally love your work and appreciate your support.
Thank you so much for including me in this post! It’s so funny as I was reading through the list, I thought to myself: It would be neat to be included in a list like this one day.
Naomi Trower recently posted HOW TO- ATTRACT Your Perfect Client Online
How could I miss you! A) You were totally awesome at Blog World and B) I think you might be my only Real Estate expert.
Great list!
I know a few of these women and agree they deserve this honor. Will most definitely start following the others:)
Thanks for this.
Clara.
Hi Kristi!
Wow, what an awesome tribute to all of us women bloggers here
Thank you so much for making this and sharing this and bringing more awareness to each of our work – and thank you so much for including me too
You are and have always been so generous with your talents and kindness on the web, it is such an honor and pleasure to know you
You’re welcome. I haven’t gotten to visit as much as I’d like, but I love how you have the three blogs that compliment each other so well for spiritual and physical well being, plus the beauty of Evolving Scenes. It’s great to know you as well!
Fun list, but one question: no female sports bloggers? There are plenty out there…
Elizabeth Engel recently posted Happy Thanksgiving
Hi Elizabeth,
I have to admit, I don’t read a lot of sports blogs. But now that you mention it, the one I do read is Forty Deuce. It’s a witty / humorous blog on tennis. I’d love it if you would share more female bloggers in the sporting industry here in the comments!
Female Sports Bloggers? Hmm.. I’m totally into sports and haven’t seen too many women bloggers. Be sure to come back and list a few, Elizabeth.
PS I love the diversity of this list too!
I forgot to mention in my previous comment that my good friend Mirna Bard is another awesome female blogger to follow! http://MirnaBard.com & http://twitter.com/MirnaBard.
Naomi Trower recently posted HOW TO- ATTRACT Your Perfect Client Online
Great list, maybe next year i’ll make that list….would be great thanks for it. added some new networks.
This is definitely one of the most well-rounded lists of women bloggers I’ve seen, and I’m so pleased to recognize a number of them.
The recognition is awesome. Thank you for putting this together, for promoting these women, and for keeping up such a helpful blog.
Cheers, Kristi!
Tia
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Thanks Tia! There are certainly a number of niches I missed out on, but I would have been compiling the list forever if I got into those. I’m glad lots of people have been suggesting those bloggers that I missed!
Kristi – my heart is in my mouth. Thank you so much for thinking of me and deeming me appropriate for your list. I am truly honoured.
Liz Hover recently posted I’m a new smartphone owner and I’m scared shitless
You’re welcome Liz!
Fantastic list! Thank you very much for including me among these great women bloggers
You’re welcome Diedre!
Dear Kristi, I just love you for doing this for so many wonderfully dynamic women!! What an honor to be included here. Wow!! I’m quite stunned. I have always admired your work and incredible uplifting energy. To be recognized by someone whom I look up to, is just thrilling.
This is an astounding resource for me. It took a lot of work and time to put this together. I look forward to connecting with these other women bloggers. The whole post is powerful because you have not only honored us all, but in bringing us together, you have acknowledged women as a powerfully positive force in the world. Bless your heart for such a generous gift. I’m very touched by it. Hugs, Robin
Robin Easton recently posted Choosing to Love
Thanks Robin, that means a lot! You’re quite inspiring as well… I think I found you through Jonathan @ Advanced Life Skills. I’m always motivated by those in the personal development and inspiration arena!
Hi Kristi,
I’m so delighted that you are shining a light on talented women bloggers. I’ve found it curious that even in the personal development field men are listed far more than women. This is an amazing list and I look forward to discovering more smart and inspiring women. Farnoosh Brock, Tess Marshal, Evita Ochel, Zeenat Syal, Robin Easton, and Mary Jaksch are a few who inspire me regularly.
I’m thrilled and grateful to be include among these fearless stars. Thank you so much.
One of your keynote characteristics is boundless generosity, which you have demonstrated once again with this resourceful list.
Sandra Lee recently posted Is Attachment Destroying Your Happiness
You’re welcome Sandra! Don’t miss Celestine for personal development! She’s a great inspiration amongst those you listed.
Hi Kristi,
Yap! I know I’m a…boy but to be sincere I know most of these Women and they’re doing a lot to contribute to the blogosphere. I haven’t seen must list about women bloggers and this sums it up!
Guess what? I’ve been wanting to guest post for lots of women bloggers for a long time and I think this list will make work easier for me
Thanks so much for the awesome list!
Onibalusi Bamidele recently posted How to Effectively Get More from Article Marketing – Content Professor Review
There are definitely a lot of great guest posting opportunities in this list! You rock the guest posting world, so they would be lucky to have you!
Incredible list! I have no idea how you came up with all these phenomenal women bloggers, but I am so grateful! Thank you~!
My favs? Geez so many! Ok here goes: Cori Padgett, Mari Smith, Erica Douglass, and Marjorie Clayman
Other fantastic female bloggers? (well there’s Me, of course! haha) and Martha Giffen of Marthagiffen.com; MJ Schrader at mjschrader.com; Kelly Maria Clark at 365onlinetips.com; Lynette Patterson at mystrategiclifeplan.com – and tons more!
Karen Kay recently posted Giving Green
Thanks for the suggestions! Coming up with everyone was pretty simple – there were about 50 that I knew off the top of my head, and as I went to their sites, I would see other familiar names that I’d have to add on.
A great list – and there are many more who deserve to be here too. Some of us have been blogging for 6 or 7 years now. Like Susan Getgood and Toby Bloomberg.
Sally Falkow recently posted 3 Tips to Engage with Latino Audiences Online
That’s pretty impressive! I’ve only been actively blogging for 2 years, although I have done it on and off for 10. To be seriously engaged for 7 years – I would love to see a post on how blogging has changed from then till now.
I would be remiss if I didn’t share Heather Lloyd-Martin, the widely-recognized pioneer of SEO copywriting. She posts very helpful blogs Monday – Thursdays at http://www.seocopywriting.com/blog She’s extremely passionate, responsive, and a great help and resource for all women copywriters.
I’ll definitely check her out… thanks for the suggestion!
This is a great master list. I know for myself, I like to keep my lists shorter, but some of these I have connected with via social networking, and others I still need to meet. A few of these I have met in person and that list actually grows all the time.
I met Liz Strauss at WordCamp Chicago 2009 and it was awesome to meet her. I am going through getting sponsorship to try to go to SOBcon 2011. Apparently Chris Brogan will be there too… my chance to possibly interview him…lol
Nile recently posted Are Donations For Bloggers Acceptable
I was starting with just 50… then I found more and more people that I couldn’t leave out.
On the one hand, I love this list! It’s got a ton of new women for me to check out and I always like to see women acknowledged.
On the other hand, I hate that there has to be a list of “women” bloggers in order to be recognized. I’d prefer we were all just bloggers with no distinction needed in order to get a little love.
I agree. The inspiration behind the post is that some really amazing women in blogging never seem to get mentioned, even though they have as many Twitter followers / readers as some of the others in lists, maybe because of their niches or whatever the reason. I thought this way, I could hit both the A-listers and ones that I know will be one day as well.
Wow! What an awesome list of female bloggers. I follow several of these women already – shout out to Ann Smarty, the Outspoken Media ladies, and several others!
I am sure there are even more wonderful women who are blogging that we don’t know about. Sometimes, we just get drowned out by the mass of men in our industries, which is too bad. Come on ladies! Blog proud and loud! (Some of these ladies are already making their voices heard! Woo hoo!)
One outstanding female blogger who I would love to add to the list is Heather Lloyd-Martin over at http://www.seocopywriting.com/blog/. Heather not only tackles topics related to content marketing, SEO copywriting, and client relations, but she also blogs about roadblocks that cause you to get in your own way. Sometimes the timing of her blogs is scary, especially when she touches on an issue that I am struggling with, but haven’t mentioned.
Thanks again for highlighting these women and for the Twitter list to follow these amazing bloggers.
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Ann is great, especially putting all the work into My Blog Guest. That is Heather’s second recommendation – I’m sorry I missed her in the list!
Thank you for including me on this list. I totally do not deserve to be in the company of these fantastic female bloggers! I am honored and totally humbled.
You so definitely do! I KNOW you, and you’ve got the skills!
I was shown this blog as a list of Fearless Female Bloggers. Frankly i was rather surprised to see very little in mental health. Most of these folks appear to be coaches, bloggers who write about blogging, gardeners etc. I’m sure these are all fabulous women…but fearless? Perhaps for ypur next list you can take a look at some of the really brave work that’s being done to help women in the venue of MH Blogging?
I consider many of them fearless because, if you read their bios / posts, they write about topics / experiences that are extremely personal and would be tough for anyone to share on a worldwide platform. Especially the women in the personal development area. I’m not sure I could even be as open as some of these ladies are on some subjects, but they were extremely inspirational.
I would be happy to hear about some of the bloggers you read, if you want to list them here!
Thank you so much Kristi for featuring me with so many other inspirational bloggers! I consider You at the top of this list. I you see just going for it – writing such great content. I really admire your work- keep it up!
Blessings ♥,
Eren
I appreciate it, but there are definitely a lot of other women who deserve the top of the list honor!
Hi!
I kinda agree there; mental health doesn’t get the attention it should. I have a severe anxiety disorder and I’ve spent the past two years pushing through it and building a business. It is something I talk about rather openly in interviews and on my blog.
Because I am so open, people come to me with their stories. There are so many brave, fearless woman who are choosing to be discreet with their mental health issues.
I’m actually starting a site called ‘theanxietyproject.com’ where I can encourage some of my friends to share their story. I have no idea how it’s going to work but just wanted to say that people aren’t ignoring mental health. I get annoyed at how it is shoved under the carpet but thats because there is no-one encouraging the conversation in their niche.
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actually i don’t find that weird , women are presidents now , why cant they be bloggers ? and successful bloggers !!!!!!!!
well ,i do believe that this field is not made only for man because hen it comes to creation and writing and managing , women can handle themselves and be very known !!!
i do agree with the fact that many of women can have a bright and promising future since they are active and taking care of what they are doing !
Very nice Post , thank yOu for sharing it
Looks like a great DVD, count me in for the contest! I joined the LinkedIn group and shared this post on Facebook. As a fellow woman blogger, it’s great to see women featured in a list like this
Love your list and have become a fan and follow on twitter and retweeted and shared on facebook. I want to go through and read all about these women.
Hi Kristi, thanks for the mention. This is an amazing list of women and I’m honored ot be a part of it. Of course you should be up there as well
Jen recently posted The Bad Ass SEO Guest Blogging contest
Thanks Jen! I quite enjoyed your entry on the SEO contest – definitely deserved the #1 spot!
I love this list! It is a very diverse group of women, and it was my pleasure to meet some of them in person at Blog World 2010.
What a fabulous display of Link Love Kristi!
-Eleanor
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I love sharing the link love! Sorry I missed you at BWE… maybe in 2011!
Can’t wait to persuse the list! Thanks for sharing.
Dawn Baird recently posted The Oxygenated Highwayman
Thanks so much for including me in with the other 124 Fearless Women Bloggers. I appreciate you!
A Few Favorites:
Mary from http://www.GoodLifeZen.com
Evita from http://www.evolvingbeings.com
Farnoosh from http://www.prolificliving.com
Robin from http://www.NakedInEden.com
Sandra from http://www.AlwaysWellWithin.com
Stacy from http://www.growwithstacy.com
Zeenat from http://www.positiveprovocations.com
The above list are all friends.
The rest I can’t wait to check out.
Who would I add to the list?
Katie from http://www.momentumgathering.com
Angela from http://www.poweredbyintuition
Barrie from http://www.liveboldandbloom.com
Aileen from http://www.KaizenVision.com
Thanks again…you’re the best!
Tess The Bold Life recently posted With Hearts Wide Open
Tess, you are so sweet to list those you know and call friends from the list and also a few to add. Thank you for including me in your list….and for adding others we follow in the blogosphere together!
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Thanks for sharing your favorites and your suggestions!
Hi Kristi, thanks for including me on your fab list.l What a resource and only one hot chick missing but I think we know who that it don’t we;) Off to join your LinkedIn group now and of course I’ve Stumbled, Tweeted and FBed this – delighted to share it. xox From me and all the koalas of Australia, Annabel
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Thanks for the support Annabel, and for mentioning the koalas. My hubby and I will be in Melbourne at the end of January, and we’re looking forward to meeting some of those cuddly looking cuties!
Hi
I just wrote a long comment and can’t see it…either it’s waiting for review or I’ll write another. Just know I love that you’ve included me on your list. I live in the Southwest as well. Let’s do coffee…I’m thinking you’re in AZ?!? I’ll be back
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Hi Kristi,
I can’t thank you enough for including me in this list! I’ve followed your blog for quite a while, and always find it inspirational — thanks for all of your hard work providing great content, tips, strategies, etc., for all of us!
Pam Dyer recently posted How are Marketers Using Social Media
WOW! Thanks Kristi!
What an honor!
I’m excited to go through the list more thoroughly & make some new connections! Thanks again,
Kim
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These are really a great list of female bloggers. They’re all totally deserving and they really are an expert on their particular field of expertise. If I have the time I will definitely checkout their sites.
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Interesting article. I tried blogging years ago. Unfortunately I ran out of inspiration and quit. There are so many interesting people out there blogging, funny people too. And for many of them it’s their hobby, not their regular job! Thanks for sharing, I’m gonna go check out some other blogs now =)
Now I have another big list of blogs to visit, hooray! Thanks for compiling this. I do love seeing what other women are doing and look forward to some awesome reading.
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I entered the giveaway by joining Linkedin and signing up for the newsletter.
A few of my close blogging friends–whom I’ve also met offline–are on this list..as is my mentor and also a few of my teachers. Which means I have amazing people guiding me! I recognize several names from blogs I frequent for personal insight and there are many new names for me to check out..Thank you!!
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Wow, this is truly…an unexpected and wonderful honor, Kristi. I have looked up to you nearly from the moment I joined this space. To be mentioned on such a list, by you, is really pretty darned awesome
Thank you thank you thank you. I am awfully proud to be in this company!!
Marjorie Clayman @margieclayman recently posted Social Media and Marketing
What a terrific post, thank you! I’m only up to the A’s so far and have already found masses of great content in their blogs, phew! If I can only get my workload under control I could post to my blog more often and one day make a list like this. Thank you for the resource
Wow, it took me a while to follow all of these great bloggers but now I have a great list of gals I will learn from.
Some of them I have already heard of and some of them helped me a lot.
All in all, a great list and great ladies!
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I must mention Suzanne Vara here – she blogs at kherize5.com/blog. I certainly would not be on this list without her guidance.
Marjorie Clayman @margieclayman recently posted Social Media and Marketing
Great list! I’m looking for a list of older bloggers, within 5 years or so of 60. But I haven’t figured out a good way to search! Do you have any suggestions?
Paula Lee Bright recently posted What A New Site But Nothing’s There!
I LOVE seeing all these successful female entrepreneurs, Kristi – thanks for introducing me to so many!
My deepest respect for putting together this post…
Ana Hoffman
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Please count me in for the DVD! I’ve shared this post via Twitter (@divinemscharity), Facebook (Charity Gamble), I’ve joined the LinkedIn group, and subscribed to the newsletter (same email as I used in the email field).
Bloggers I already knew and loved on this list were Ileane, Nile, Kimberly Castleberry, and Blazing Minds.
They are all just plain great bloggers with a lot to say and a lot of knowledge on their topics.
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An awesome list there Kristi, and you’ve mentioned many female bloggers that I’ve been following for the past few months, like Denise, Gail of Growmap, Mavis, Ching Ya, Cori of BGB and Celestine (she really is a good writer). I’m surprised that you haven’t included yourself on this list of fearless female bloggers
Congratulation Kiesha for landing on the A-list! I have been following your blog, and I enjoy every article you post on it. Keep it up!
Thanks for putting me in with such amazing women. I was really pleased to see a few completely new faces, and dig into some blogs I’d never heard of (but should have)
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Hey Kristi, awesome list, I know how much work this takes and you did an amazing job. This is definitely one to bookmark and revisit.
I have a few to add:
Erika Napoletano / http://www.redheadwriting.com
Marie Forleo / http://marieforleo.com
Ash Ambirge / http://www.themiddlefingerproject.org
Danielle Laporte / http://whitehottruth.com
Fantastic ladies, all! There are so many I can’t even remember the names of that I could add right now but these are definitely top of the chart, Francisco
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You know what really blows my mind? How very hardworking, giving and detail oriented you are. Every post is carefully written and you put your heart and soul into it. That speaks volumes about you Kristi, as does the way you honour others.
So I want to honour your passion and commitment to blogging excellence. Truly, you’re one of a kind and everyone can see that. Thank you for including me in this list, it’s phenomenal to meet other women entrepreneurs rocking it out. Much love sister xo Tia
Tia Sparkles Singh recently posted Your Life YOUR Way Interview Series 5- Mike Dooley
Wowza. I’m back again! I wanted to go through the list again and meet some more.
Sigh. Now if only I could figure out how to find some old lady bloggers like me, and I could feature the good ones amongst them. But I just can’t seem to locate them.
They HAVE to be out there! Don’t they?
Paula
P.S. Let me know if you kids know how I could search for them. I’ve tried a lotta phrases. No luck yet.
Paula Lee Bright recently posted What A New Site But Nothing’s There!
Hi Kristi, many thanks for listing me and my blog in your list with a brilliant collection of top bloggers, it’s very much appreciated.
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Hi Kristie,
I’m really proud to see Ileane (my Mom) and Kissie on this list. I’m learning so much from them. I’m going through the list looking for other fashion bloggers like myself to see if I can network with them.
Thanks for putting the spotlight on the ladies!
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I forgot to mention… done all of the requirements. I would not mind being entered in the giveaway. I am not usually one to win any, but hey… worth a shot.
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Super!! I already know of Marjorie Clayman from her outstanding presence on Twitter. (She was mentioned in my most recent blog post for her Twitter community building at #tweetdiner.)
I’m bookmarking this page so I can explore the blogs of the others at my leisure and in depth! Looking forward to some excellent reading.
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Wow what an awesome list of women. I am honored to be in such great company. I kinda like the title too “Fearless Female Bloggers” lolol I will have to mention it to my mother next time she says I take too many chances at pissing people off
As a woman I have never known (accepted) the word can’t. As long as you believe in your heart you can that’s all that matters.
Grazie bella you are very gracious for putting this list out. I did want to mention Urban-SEO is my personal blog glad you dusted it off, reminds me I should be posting more often there than all the other places I write.
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I’d like to simply RT, err…say “dittos” to Gabriella’s comment. I am honored, but I feel a little unworthy given the list of those who regularly pump out great content. And “grazie bella” for putting together this list.
I learned 1) about some women I have not “met” online, 2) about the Women in Blogging group on LinkedIn, 3) I was no longer following you on Twitter (how did that happen), 4) I need to get my blogging Mojo on a regular schedule, 5) about your rich website and content.
Thanks again!
Dana Lookadoo recently posted How to Revoke Communication shutdown from Twitter & FaceBook
This list is brilliant! I’ve been talking to my Girl Scouts about “Girltopia” a journey to create an ideal world for girls. This list goes a long way to show that there are a LOT of awesome women doing amazing work online. Thank you!
Giveaway: I had already joined the Linked In group, but I just subscribed to the newsletter (in addition to having this blog in my Google Reader.) I’ve also shared this post in Twitter & Facebook. And I’m looking forward to going through the list to add to the conversations on Twitter.
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Thank you so much for including me on this impressive list of female bloggers. I took the time to click through to each one of them and was literally blown sideways by the variety, the humor, the information, the great twitter backgrounds and the resources. I’ve booked marketed everyone, am following everyone and am grateful to you for bringing so many smart new women to my attention.
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Women bloggers are really wonderful and talented. They have a personal touch towards writing. They have a certain passion in the way they deliver their posts that keeps you reading. I am also an avid fan of one blogger. You can visit her site http://www.beinglease.com
Come join 50+ other bloggers and I as we take the December Peace On Earth Challenge here: http://womenlivingwell-courtney.blogspot.com/2010/11/peace-on-earth-december-challenge-come.html
Come Link up!
Courtney
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Hi Kristi
I have not checked all their bio’s but is this a global list or are they all US based?
One person who is worth checking out is Sangeeta Haindl (based in the UK) who blogs on Social Media for Just Means.
Steve
I didn’t pay attention to where everyone was from, but I know there are bloggers from Singapore, the UK, and Australia, to name a few far and away places. I’m sure there are more represented, just can’t think of them off the top of my head.
Thank you for including me on your list. I feel very honored to be listed amongst such great women. It’s wonderful of you to take the time to recognize female bloggers!
Melanie Edwards – Ella Media & ModernMami.com recently posted Talking Bras with My Four Year Old
Great list – lots of familiar names, and a few that I am going to check out. Thank you for including me!
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Awesome list! Thanks for sharing. I already bookmarked it and can’t wait to read them all!
You certainly have an awesome list, but I would like to nominate one person I feel is missing – Dr. Ellen Weber. She write a powerful blog, Brain Leaders and Learners and has a large following. She averages over 300 visitors daily on her blog and she participated in the Bloggers’ Hub at the World Business Forum in 2009. Though she may not participate in many of the arenas you mention, she has great expertise in her topic and has published many books with major publishers and articles in many magazines and journals.
Incredible!
I cannot imagine the time spent, how selfless of you!
Thank you, thank you for sharing this wonderful group of bloggers with us and I surely appreciate making an appearance as well.
I’ve shared through Twitter and Facebook, I already subscribe, and I am definitely following this list. So please add me to the drawing!
Finally, two female bloggers who comes to mind quickly:
Evelyn Parham (http://evelynparham.com/) Become A Healthier You
Denene Millner (http://www.mybrownbaby.blogspot.com/) My Brown Baby
Kissie recently posted Who Taught You That
Thanks to these ladies and a few others, I am able to find my way around the world. Us men would be lost without them!
I have another good friend that I want to mention Melissa Hincha Ownby who I’ve known for almost 10 years. She has several blogs http://raisingthemgreen.com and she guest blogs for Mother Nature Network http://www.mnn.com/featured-blogs/mhincha
Please post if you have additionals blogs.
My 2nd blog is http://FatLossByEatingWhatUWant.com which is my journey back to fitness after 2 kids (& the resources helping me) when I used to be a skinny multi-sport athlete.
Thanks so much for the mention Kristi! I appreciate it. You are pretty fearless yourself!
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I would have put a lady called Ebele into that list. She runs a rather interesting blog, with an equally interesting name, called Get Paid To Fart.
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Oh my goodness, that made me laugh. I just checked her blog out and read the line “my blood pressure danced the salsa.” That is so fitting of anyone who has found their website was down. Great suggestion!
Kristi, thank you for identifying me as one of your fearless (ha! if only you knew) bloggers. I am deeply honoured to be included with such accomplished women and to be part of a piece which clearly took a great deal of effort to compile. Many thanks for going to the trouble.
For fun I blogged about how I discovered I was on the list http://alexasamuels.com/2010/11/30/a-social-media-mystery-revealed/.
A couple of ladies worth following:
April Dunford, http://www.rocketwatcher.com/. Excellent insight – focus is product marketing, but relevance is much broader.
Nicole McKinney, http://bcadgroup.com/. Consistent, passionate blogging about business and social media.
Thanks again!
P.S. Please enter me in the contest if not too much trouble.
Alexa Samuels recently posted A social media mystery revealed!
What a superb list!! I have sooo many people to check out now. Thank you for this valuable resource!!
Hi,
this is an excellent list, albeit quite long! I am going through it as we speak, hopefully have combed to the end by January…
WoW Kristi.
You have captured some great gals here. This for sure show some fearless determination from you. We all can learn from your example.
Have to add a couple of great bloggers from your list to my own.
I really love how you support your fellow fearless female bloggers. Shoot we guys has something to learn from you gals here.
Great job Kristi
Cheers.. Are
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Great list Kristi. I absolutely love that you didn’t stop with the well-known faces. You brought my attention to so many female bloggers whose talent I hadn’t known about until now. And of course…I’m truly thankful that you included me. You rock!
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Kristi, I’m truly honored by your kind mention here. You’ve clearly put a considerable amount of effort in researching this wonderful group!! I made sure I’m following all now. [I don't often consider myself a blogger as I think it's supposed to look a 'certain way' - you know, three times a week minimum. Lol!!
That's all about to change, though! ;0]
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Hey,
A list of 125 – that is an impressive feat. We try to do various top 10 lists and by number 5 we are running out of ideas
Seriously, this is a great list – I have bookmarked it and it makes a great reference. Thanks!
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I’m honored to be part of this amazing group of women bloggers. Thank you so much. This must have taken so much work on your part. I just followed your Twitter List and will go through it to connect with the women I’m not already following.
As for suggestions – Cindi Matthews @Moomettes Her blog is http://moomettesmagnificents.com/blog/
Kelli Miller @momof3boys3702 Her blog – http://3boysandadog.com/
Cat Davis @3kidsandus Her blog – http://3kidsandus.com/
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Thank you Kristi and an honor to be enlisted with these wonderful, talented women.
It’s nice to see that lady bloggers are acknowledged. Found some new blogs / Twitter accounts to follow too, thanks to you! You should have included yourself in the list too, I’m sure nobody would object that. You are well deserved to be mentioned too.
@wchingya
Social/Blogging Tracker
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Kristi – This list is definitely an eye opener that there are some great women out there in the blogging world. I am sure this list took you a good while to put together and it definitely shows you put time in because I check out some of the people on this list and there blogs, and in the information they provide are really impressive.
I also took a look at the DVD called Women in Business 2.0. and that also looks great. Anyway, great list and I will try to check out the rest of these lovely ladies in this list.
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I’m glad to say that I’m following a fair few of those people on Twitter or through RSS. But that 16% statistic is shocking. Surely women bloggers deserve some real recognition?
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What an awesome list!
Many faces I know of and many new ones.
Thanks Kristi!
-Skye King
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Wow! I have known that women know what to do and are success in online business but this list is huge – thanks a lot. I gonna visit all their sites and become one of them!
This list is not complete without Cortnee Howard and her blog, http://bestdamncreativewritingblog.com/ . She ranked 23rd on Black Web 2.0′s Top 50 Tech Tastemakers list. Check out their interview with her and you’ll see why she deserves to be on this list. http://www.blackweb20.com/2010/11/17/tastemaker-cortnee-howard-leader-of-a-new-school/ Did I mention she’s only 21 years old?
What a wonderful bunch of women! I am a PR student who will be graduating in the Spring. I had to keep a blog for PR Writing this semester and have had trouble getting the hang out it. I took the time to read the bio’s of several of these women who are leaving their footprint in the virtual world… and am extremely impressed! Keep up the good work and thank you again!
Hey Kristi,
What a great list of incredible female bloggers and entrepreneurs out there! I’m truly honoured to be included in this list of amazing women.
Thank you very much for putting this together. And you deserve to be in the list too, Kirsti!
To girl power,
Mavis Nong
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As a brand new blogger myself , I aspire to be on this list someday for real estate! Thank you for the great article; such a great find! Will you be at BlogHer event in August?
Holy cow! This is what I call a massive list of explosive women bloggers! You have really kicked the blogging game up a notch here Kristi and now I’m smiling wide.
Really glad to see a lot of familiar faces as well as amazing professionals I haven’t gotten the chance to connect with. This list will come in handy to learn more about my neighbors and help me to expand my network experience. Thank you!
But mostly, thanks a bunch for putting together this awesome post. More folks are now aware of how powerful blogging is, that it’s not only for personal means anymore but a way to professional develop and build your presence online.
The proof is here among these great ladies. I look forward to learning from them all. And all I did to start was reach out, connect and blog about it!
OK, so what am I going to do to earn some points for this giveaway?
1 – Tweet and Follow the list
2 – Share on FB
3 – Join the LinkedIn group
4 – Will mention this post in upcoming Month in Review article, yay!
5 – Share it on other social network streams, if not vote if already on Blog Engage, BloggerLuv, BlogKube, StumbleUpon, Digg and so on
Hope all is well on your end and that you didn’t have too much Turkey as I did
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Really appreciate you for making my day awesome. Beats the flurries outside at the moment.
Talk soon Kristi,
Thu
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Oh, I did forget to mention, I am already subscribed to your newsletter. Apologize for the double response, but yeah, I want this DVD!
Wow!
Plenty of inspiring ladies across many diverse fields on this list! It’s always great to see anyone, male or female, sharing quality content, entertainment and value, and the ones I’ve checked so far from this list do exactly that.
Thanks for putting this resource together,
Jym
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Great resources for my blogging learning. I only knew some of them before but Now, I know all of them, thanks to you.
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Hi Kristie:
How is it that you did not include your name on the list? Being quite humble, I would take it. You have now developed a fabulous list that every new and not so famous female blogger would have to strive to get into and set that as their goal. There is such a variety out there, it is quite interesting. Thank you.
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Kristi – I see lots of women bloggers here I’ve been either following for a while or have come across (happily!) in the blogsphere. But I must admit that Fiona Bosticky and Denise Wakeman are two of my all time favorite bloggers – they rock!
I’ve entered your generous giveaway, too, and thanks! I’ve shared this post on Twitter and Facebook and joined the LinkedIn group. Best of luck to all the participants.
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P.S. and Oops. I also subscribed to your newsletter, Kristi, and forgot to mention that in my previous comment. BTW – your newsletter will probably be one of the few emails I’ll actually look forward to opening. Is it just me? Or is everyone getting tons and tons of frivolous junk in their inbox these days? It’s almost impossible to keep up with.
That’s why I rarely subscribe to anything anymore.
Great list – some I knew, some I didn’t. Have shared and will be back for more!
I too am pretty fed up and the gender bias in these list – would be nice to see some great women making it onto mixed lists without having to do a female only.
Cathy
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Kristi,
What a great introduction to these fearless female bloggers. Look like I’ll have to come back to your post a few time this weekend to keep up with all these amazing female bloggers in your list. Thanks for sharing!
Kristi,
This is an amazing list of talented women, thank you for sharing.
I have personally worked in groups in Ana Hoffman and Mavis Nong. So it does not surprise me that they are on your list. They provide valuable content and I learn something EVERY TIME I visit their blog.
I hope to see two other bloggers, Heather Stephens and Susanna Hess added to your list in the future. They are involved in the same group with myself, Ana and Mavis.
They all make me a better blogger!
Thanks for sharing this Mavis!
Tommy D.
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Wow! Great list. Many of my favorites are included. One other I’d recommend is Danielle Keister over at http://www.grittyva.com. She puts the “F” in fearless as well.
Thank you for sharing this great resource!
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What a great shout out to some great bloggers. I’ve found some more good reading now.
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Hi Kristi!
I’m truly amazed by the list you’ve put together and I am so excited about your contest. I’ve joined the linked-in group, joined your list, tweeted, shared and liked your post on facebook and I’m blogging about it as well as sending it out to my email list! I will also be following every one of these amazing gals!
You absolutely inspired me with this list! Thanks to Mavis Nong and Ana Hoffman who let me know about it. I’m looking forward to your fetching Friday post!
Heather
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Kristi, Thanks for taking the time to put this list together. I definitely want to visit all of the ones that I have not seen before. The ones that I am familiar with are excellent ones. Thank you so much for mentioning my blog as well, I really do appreciate it!
I love the giveaway that you have set up! The DVD sounds great! I have joined the LinkedIn group, signed up for your newsletter, tweeted, and shared on FB. I am also following the list on twitter.
Stacy recently posted Generosity Killed the Cat
Oh my gosh – how fun to see this list and see several blogs that I read and others that I am friends with on Twitter.
I signed up for your newsletter, joined the LI group AND shared on Twitter.
Also, for your reading pleasure and because I think she’s also one to watch and is beyond fearless is @RedheadWriting (RedheadWriting.com)
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I second Michelle about @ReadheadWriting! I loved her posts from the first one I read. Was hooked, lined, and sinkered!
Paula Lee Bright recently posted What A New Site But Nothing’s There!
I can’t imagine how long this amazing list has taken you to put together so big congratulations on celebrating the many wonderful women bloggers out there.
So happy to see many friends and women I admire on this list and there’s even more – can’t wait to see a series on this like I do with top women in business to follow on Twitter.
Glad to have connected with you here too Kristi and looking forward to joining the LinkedIn Group
Natalie
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Hi Kristi,
thanks for putting this list together, awesome. I am particularly happy to find Ana Hoffman and Mavis Nong on your list, two good friends I work closely together with on a regular basis.
Your list will keep me busy for a while, some of the other bloggers I know as well, for example Kimberly Castleberry and Shama Kabani.
Take care
Oliver
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Great list, I frequent a lot of these blogs already and they are top notch. It’s wonderful to see so many people making a difference and putting together quality content.
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Thanks Kristi for taking the time to put together this awesome list of women. I have connected with a couple of these ladies but now I will enjoy meeting some others on this list. I would like to say – it sure would be interesting to see the demographic statistics. In other words, how many of these women are from certain areas of the U.S. or other countries. Maybe that would make for another good post?!
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Definitely a good point. I know there are probably a lot from the US, but also some from the UK, Singapore, Australia, India, and other various parts of the world. I thought about including it, but I couldn’t find information on where some people were located, so I just left it off. I’m sure that there are bloggers all over the world though, and depending where you are located, you will find some more easily than others.
I’m a first time reader of your blog and really appreciated your list! I blog in the world of nonprofits, specifically social media and multi-generational topics with a little bit of board governance mixed in. I would DEFINITELY add Rosetta Thurman and Trista Harris to your list. You’ve inspired me to start a list of my own and share some of my favorite female bloggers from the nonprofit world. Thanks for the inspiration!
Wow, I love the list!
I’ve had the pleasure of knowing several of these extraordinary bloggers for a little while now, but most of them I wasn’t aware of. In looking through the list, there are some I’m looking forward to checking out further.
Thank you for putting this together. It’s truly a great list!
Susanna
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Kristi you put in a great deal of time putting together this phenomenal list. I love to see great women being recognized. I’ve got a lot of new leaders to add to my twitter list. What was your criteria for making the cut? Is this a list that you’ll be putting together every year? Thank you so much for exposing me to a new group of fearless women.
Golda
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What a great list of inspiring women, I have followed some of these women on there blogs and now I have more great names to follow and read about
Speaking of Fearless! Have you read Allison’s new post at Blog World? Here is the Link
http://www.blogworld.com/2010/12/04/why-changing-your-profile-picture-means-nothing/
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Hello Kristi,
Congratulations on your great article on these very creative women. As a blogger yourself, you are adding to the collective innovative voice. It takes daring creative skills to connect, interact, link, comment, communicate. You and each of these bloggers and commentors are somehow offering your skills to empower others. This ends in making the whole world a huge Chat Room, which is indeed a great purpose when we look at things with a little perspective, it is certainly a new necessary stage in our society and world development.
Warmest regards,
Christiane
Wow, Kristi,
241 comments on this post already and 23 trackbacks! I keep coming back to it because there are so many bloggers on it that I don’t already know. Thanks for including me and I’m off to meet more of the women you’ve included here.
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Hi Kristi,
I know one of your honorees, Margie Clayman as a friend and mentor. Being familiar with her work I know she gives back so much to so many. She is always willing to assist anyone that seeks her advice that wants to learn about blogging and social media. I am familiar with many of the names that have made your list and now I feel I have a treasure trove to explore and learn from.
Thank-you,
Gaga
Kristi girl, you have just made my day! I appreciate the honor to be amongst such great women and know I will be developing great new connections just from this list alone!
It’s going to take me some time to really delve in and get to know everybody as I’d like to not just follow them but also check out their websites, connect with them personally, and learn more about their passions. So much to do, so little time! Now I have to make sure I maintain my new status
Make it a great day and talk to you soon!
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Hi Kristi,
I am a man who read and follows many blogs around the world, and for some reason I read mostly female bloggers, women writing a little deeper and better articles. My personnel favorite is Kim Woodbridge who also is on your list.
I’ve been an avid reader of some of these female blogs for my own knowledge and out of interest. My favorite is Erica Douglass her entrepreneurial story is very inspiring.
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Kristi, thanks for sharing with us the names and the blogs of the most awesome female bloggers out there. For sure, the count of “125″ will surely multiply as time passes by.
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I believe I have read a lot about social marketing by Ching Ya. The only one I recognize but good list of blogs to read!
You said…”Many are pretty active bloggers, although some I include in hopes that they will get going again!” I always wonder why the over 50 female bloggers get overlooked. I am one of the MOST ACTIVE bloggers under and over 50. How about if I just add myself as #126 http://www.boomerworld.blogspot.com; http://www.babyboomerbev.blogspot.com
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Wow Kristi!
I know I’m late for the party but I am truly honoured! To be included in a list like this… with all these powerful women online and offline, it’s amazing. Thanks so much for that and believe it or not, this just pushes me to keep doing more…
Well done to everyone else on the list too! Women Rock!!
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Hi Kristi,
What a great list this is!
Can it be added to, and if so can I nominate Nikki Katz?
She’s the Managing Editor for BlogWorld.com, has been a freelance
writer and blogger for over a decade, writing for About.com, iVillage
and b5media. Her Twitter accounts are: @nikki_blogworld and @katzni.
Here’s some background on how Nikki came to be Managing Editor of
blogworld.com:
http://www.blogworld.com/2010/04/02/blogworld-is-proud-to-announce-our-new-managing-blog-editor-nikki-katz/
Here’s a link to her posts:
http://www.blogworld.com/author/nikki/
Here’s Nikki’s personal blog:
http://www.nikkikatz.com/
I know I’m biased, but she wows me, and I rally for people who wow me,
what can I say!
Best to you and yours on the holidays,
Dave Cynkin
Co-Founder, Sleep Deprivationist & Thrill Seeker
BlogWorld & New Media Expo
http://www.twitter.com/dave_blogworld
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Thanks for the comment and nomination Dave! I’m sorry I missed her in this list!
Just as an update for you and everyone, I’ve received so many amazing nominations that I will be compiling another post of all the recommended bloggers here in the comments. Unfortunately, it does take a bit of time to do, so it probably won’t happen until the new year. But it’s coming!
What an awesome resource of great minds, some of these woman, I’ve seen grow their business from the ground up. I’m excited to see other big things they do in this business.
I don’t know if you know Maren Kate, but she should be added to this page as well I believe.
http://www.escapingthe9to5.com/ and http://zirtual.com/ is her startup. Oh and her advice is awesome.
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What a great list – I have to say that 85% of the bloggers I have never even heard of. I know have a nice long list to start reading and learning from in 2011! Perhaps by 2012 I’ll make it to one of your faved lists!
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WOW! What a terrific list and incredible resource. Mahalo nui loa, Kristi, for taking the time to put this together. Off to share it with the world! Aloah. Janet
I keep returning to this list because there’s no way I can absorb all the information about 125 people in one sitting. I think I’m going to have to make this a weekly thing. Actually, maybe I’ll visit this post twice a week, learning all I can about one or two women each visit. By the time next year’s list rolls around, I’ll have managed to become fully informed about each woman on the list. I’m honored to be amongst such fearless folk!
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I am honored to be included on your list!
It’s been way too long since we’ve connected. So many changes have occurred in my life in the past year. And yet …I continue to blog!
Did I say I love blogging? It’s evolved for me and I’ve made so many lifelong friends through blogging. I can’t believe I only found this list today. But better late than never, right?
Thank you Kristi,
Debbie Petras
Hey Kristi
Wow, what a long list and that should give me some great additions to my RSS reader. Thanks.
One that you missed – and that will confuse your list – are the famous twins at http://www.5minutesformom.com/, Janice Croze and Susan Carraretto.
They have been blogging since 2006 and 5MinutesForMom was quoted as 2nd top parenting blog in the Wall Street Journal and constantly ranks around the top at Technorati.
They also run five sister blogs such as 5MinutesForSpecialNeeds.com and 5MinutesForFaith.com and, as if that isn’t enough for no sleep, they run two ecommerce toy stores.
The twins pioneered the concept of giveaways, carnivals and Twitter parties in their niche and are the inspiration for untold numbers of mom bloggers.
Notable events they run or are involved with are the Ultimate Blog Party, Disney Social Moms and Blissdom Canada.
Oh, and they look kinda cute, lol!
Jon
ps: no, they didn’t pay me to write that!!!
pps: you have fabulous blog content, btw. I’ll be back often
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I couldn’t find myself, so here it is, #126:
I’m a speech therapist and Kindermusik educator and on my blog I like to talk about language development, child development, music benefits, bilingualism and more!
Seriously, I follow some of these women and they are amazing!
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Wow, I love this list! Thanks for all the work that went into putting this together!
warmly,
Maia
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Great great post!
Lists posts can be overdone, but this one took it to the next level, great topic and execution!
Wow -so many great women bloggers that I hadn’t heard of! I am going to be BUSY visiting these awesome ladies and adding them to my Google Reader!
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Wow, I love this list very much! Thank You for all the hard work that you give to make this list and i am proud of these type of ladies who have the guts to speak as some does not have no matter even if they are man or women!!!