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.
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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 (links no longer available). In the other 11 lists that were a mixture, only an average of 16% of the people mentioned were women. There have also been a couple of editorial additions to the list, based on proven track records and industry authority.
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 within popular online forums, or met at events such asB log World Expos and, for my area, 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! (These ladies are listed in alphabetical order for simplified navigation. Also, a few have been reluctantly removed after the publishing of this list because they have seemed to drop off the face of the earth and their links are broken.)
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.
Follow her @alexasamuels on Twitter.
Ali Brown
Ali was 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. Some of her 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. Some of her 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” (affiliate link). Her blog, Finslippy, covers adventures, anxiety, city life, moving, parenting, and more. Some of her 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 (affiliate link). Her self-titled blog covers social media, with a particular emphasis on Facebook. Some of her 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 has been a freelance writer and blogger for Blog World Expo. Her blog, Better Blogging with Allison, covers life after college, motivation, goal setting, job hunting, and career information. Her latest posts included some great topics, but have since been removed from her blog. Her blog is still worth checking out and reading what she has there!
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 (affiliate link) with Jay Baer. Her blog, Brass Stack Thinking, covers blogging, branding, marketing, social media, and more. Some of her posts include The Personal ROI of Social Media, The Culture of Good Enough, and 20 Truths.
Follow her @ambercadabra 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. While her site has changed a bit, she still offers relevant content that is worth checking out for yourself at AmyPorterfield.com.
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. Some of her 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. Some of her posts include Email Marketing Burn Out, Trackbacks and Pingbacks Explained, and Ebay for Linking.
Follow her @AnaTrafficCafe on Twitter.
Dr. Anissa Holmes
Dr. Holmes has taken the dental industry by storm in record-breaking time through her ever-growing Delivering WOW website. Dr. Holmes was an early guest on The Dental Marketing Guy Show, where she detailed what she thinks about the future of Facebook marketing. Dr. Holmes opined that video will become increasingly important in order to maintain relevancy and relate-ability with patients. You can check out her interview with the highly respected SEO specialist Justin L. Morgan, here..
Follow her @deliveringwow 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. Another “Fearless Female” on this list, Deborah Anderson, was instrumental in Ann’s MBG team by starting her #MyBlogGuest Twitter Chat, leading eventually to the #ViralContentBuzz Chat and pioneering the MyBlogGuest Hangout and podcast, before podcasts really took off on the net. Ann is also a regular contributor to Search Engine Journal. Her blog, SEO Smarty, covers blogging, branding, SEO, social media, and more. Some of her 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. Some of her 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.
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. Some of her 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.
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 (affiliate link). Her blog, Cameron Chapman, covers books, crafts, fiction, publishing, and other writing related topics.
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 (affiliate link), a book that shows you how success stories into powerful sales and marketing assets. Her blog is located at Compelling Cases.
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. Some of her 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. Some of her 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.
Celena Black
Celena is a blogger of many interests including technlogy and personal development. She has had several blogs, with Introvert Zone being one of the most familiar. It covers the personal development and lifestyle of introverts. You will also want to check out her insightful book about the life of an introvert, called “I’ll be in My Room” (affiliate link). Some of her 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 @IntrovertZone 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. Some of her 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.
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 (affiliate link). Her blog covers personal branding, publicity, publishing, social media, and more.
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. Some of her 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. Some of her 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. Some of her 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. Some of her 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. Some of her 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. Some of her posts include In Other Words Tuesday, Norwegian Phrases, and Autumn Cards.
Follow her @panda444 on Twitter.
Deborah Anderson
Deborah was one of the original sought-after writers on newly emerging topics such as internet marketing, search engine optimization, branding, and hosting. This was back before blogging, in the days of ezines and the time when Corey Rudl held the corner on internet marketing. Her company was innovative in the area of domain registration service and hosting, and she was in demand at trade shows, consultations, and sharing her rare knowledge via popular ezines of the times. Deborah earned the title of “fearless” when she joined the Corporate world, designed and implemented the technological infrastructure for two major player companies and took on some giants in the financial world. When she returned to the online world social media marketing and blogging had just passed infancy. Visit her at SocialWebCafe or catch her #1 Jazz (over a year on Los Angeles charts) music at Deborah E.
Follow her @SocialWebCafe 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. Some of her 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 (affiliate link). Her blog, PR 2.0 Strategies, covers blogging, branding, organizational behavior, PR, and more.
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 covered everything you need for successful business blogging including podcasting, video, and more.
Follow her @denisewakeman on Twitter.
Donna Fontenot
Donna is an eBusiness coach, SEO geek, and online entrepreneur. Her site presents her expertise on such topics as advertising, making money online, site promotion, social media, and more.
Follow her @DonnaCavalier 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. Some of her 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. Some of her 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. Some of her 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 (formerly Attraction Mind Map and Abundance Tapestry) covers conscious living, self-help, self awareness, and more.
Follow her @evelynlim 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. Some of her 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 McEachran (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 covers Internet marketing, web design, social networking, blogging, promotion, and more.
Follow her @fionamceachran 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. Some of her 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! Some of her 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. Some of her 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 (affiliate link). She has also been an editor at Lifehacker. Her site lists some of her impressive accomplishments as a writer.
Follow her @ginatrapani 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 (affiliate link) and Things I Learned About My Dad in Therapy Essays (affiliate link). Her blog, Dooce, covers a bit of everything including general & women’s health, home, family, and some techy topics.
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. Some of her 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. Some of her 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 has lived as a blogger, photographer, bushwalker, and the co-founder of Social Media Sols. Her blog covered many of those same topics. Now she is found tweeting and sharing her thoughts via the Twitter platform.
Follow her @jadecraven on Twitter.
Jennifer Van Iderstyne
Jennifer founded Search Slingshot, specializing in SEO consulting, reporting, and link building. It was later acquired by Jim Boykin, of Internet Marketing Ninjas, as was Jennifer, too. She has also been a regular contributor to Search Engine Watch.
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.” Some of her 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. Some of her 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. Some of her 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 (affiliate link). Her blog, The Creative Penn, covers author entrepreneurship, creativity, ebooks and technology, literary travel, marketing, publishing, and writing. Some of her 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 little bit of everything.
Follow her @jolieodell on Twitter.