The 7 Types of Chick Bloggers to Add to Your Network

The blogosphere can be a very segregated place. Bloggers tend to stick with their own kind. That’s okay for some bloggers, but there is a lot we can learn by checking out how another type of blogger does their thing. Everything from promotional techniques to layout will vary from group to group, and the rules of one group don’t always apply to another.

Do you have a well-rounded network? Not a big, established blog network, but just the circle that you naturally travel in. Think of the blogs you typically share and the places you comment. If it’s kinda homogeneous, I suggest taking a look around and adding some additional flavor to the mix.

1. The Marketing & Business Bloggess

This blogger knows business and marketing inside out. Most likely, she’s a top-notch networker, probably more offline than online, but that is a good thing. Face-to-face networking gurus are hard to find these days.

The marketing & business bloggess brings a great deal of real world experience to her writing, and seeks to help you build a profitable business and not some overnight millionaire deal.

2. The Blogging Bloggess

This blogger focuses on building and [intlink id="2262" type="post"]promoting blogs[/intlink]. She’s a must for any chick blogger’s network. Last year, bizchickblogs.com was primarily a blog about blogging. Everyone needs a go-to blogging bloggess.

Is there room for more? Yes. One thing I noticed when I was building bizchickblogs.com is that people who blog about blogging are as unique as blogs are. Every one offers a different angle or piece of advice on the same subject, and a few of us contradict each other completely.

You may wish to add a few of these to your network, just to be sure you’re getting as much advice about blogging as you can.

3. The Mommy Bloggess

Few bloggers, even social media bloggers, can boast the networking savvy of a well-connected mommy blogger. I’ve watched the mommy blogger phenomenon over the past few years and it’s been amazing to see the trend catch on like wildfire.

Want to throw a good contest? Add a popular mommy blogger to your network and watch how it’s done.

4. The Lifestyle Bloggess

Lifestyle covers topics such as food, health, travel, art & photography, finance, or style, among many others. I personally follow a handful of food and style bloggers because that’s where my interests lie (I can’t cook and I can’t dress, so perhaps that’s why I’m intrigued).

Speaking specifically to those of us who are social media, blogging, or marketing/business bloggers, it’s essential to start adding some lifestyle bloggers to your network. Find people who write about real life – the life outside of your blog, remember it? You probably had one, at some point in time. Lifestyle bloggers, especially the successful ones, remind me that it’s possible to have your cake and eat it too when it comes to blogging.

5. The Social Media Bloggess

Social media bloggers are special. This blogger is like a reporter – and that’s a very difficult job! Keeping up with social media trends is like keeping up with CNN Breaking News. I have to get email alerts just to stay aware of what the heck is going on in the world. I admire social media bloggers for biting off such a huge chunk of this-is-definitely-going-to-change-by-tomorrow-oh-wait-it-already-did.

I put social media bloggers in a different category than blogging bloggers. While blogging bloggers are adept at covering everything from design, to plugins, to getting more traffic, social media bloggers talk about trends and changes, and ask the important questions like, “Is social media really social?”

I also suggest adding a few bloggers with an opposing viewpoints on social media to your network. It’s worthwhile to look at social (or anti-social) media from both sides of the coin.

In any case, you will come up with plenty of ideas for blog topics if you follow social media bloggers long enough.

6. The Newbie Bloggess

I like hanging around newbie bloggers (less than 4-6 months experience) for several reasons. One reason is that they are always on the hunt for news and information, and tend to try things before the rest of us (who are comfortable doing it the way we always have). I always pick up an idea or two from the newbies in my circle.

I also like newbie bloggers because their content is usually full of so much more heart than some of the older bloggers. Newbies haven’t become enslaved by massive amounts of traffic yet, and haven’t felt the sting of riding high for awhile, and then writing something which you think is fant-abulous, only to see your readership diss you because that’s not what they’re interested in. So when newbies write, they are still writing from the heart (from the abunance of the heart, the mouth speaks).

7. The Micro-Bloggess

This chick isn’t really a blogger at all. Perhaps she has a blog… somewhere. But she’s all over Twitter, and probably Amplify and/or Posterous, too. She’s got other things to do, so writing long blog posts isn’t her style but if you want to know what’s new with Ooh, she’s your gal.

The special reason to add the micro-bloggess to your network is that she will share your stuff (because sharing is what micro-bloggesses do best). One day, if she wanted to settle down, she could probably outblog the social media bloggess on her first post, but that day is most likely awhile off. The micro-bloggess likes her tweets and holds them near to her heart.

Where do you fit?

Let us know so we can add you to our networks! Know someone who really shines in one of the categories above? Add her name and blog below.