The W (and M) List - Promoting Quality Bloggers
August 8, 2007 | By Rebecca ThormanValeria Maltoni graciously included me in a list of power women bloggers yesterday, and suggested to everyone that they return the favor by recognizing quality women bloggers. This is a wonderful project, and I’m honored to be included and happy to add:
Dooce by Heather B. Armstrong
Lindsay Pollak by Lindsey Pollak
The W List - Women who blog
45 Things by Anita Bruzzese
advergirl Leigh Householder
Back in Skinny Jeans by Stephanie Quilao
Biz Growth News by Krishna De
BlogWrite for CEOs Debbie Weil
Brand Sizzle Anne Simons
Branding & Marketing Chris Brown
Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk
CK’s Blog CK (Christina Kerley)
Communication Overtones Kami Huyse
Conscious Business by Anne Libby
Conversation Agent Valeria Maltoni
Corporate PR Elizabeth Albrycht
Customers Rock! Becky Carroll
Deborah Schultz by Deborah Schultz
Diva Marketing Blog Toby Bloomberg
Dooce by Heather B. Armstrong
Email Marketing Best Practices Tamara Gielen
Escape from Cubicle Nation by Pamela Slim
eSoup by Sharon Sarmiento
Flooring The Consumer CB Whittemore
Forrester’s Marketing Blog Shar, Charlene, Chloe, Christine Elana, Laura and Lisa
Get Fresh Minds by Katie Konrath
Get Shouty by Katie Chatfield
Hey Marci by Marci Alboher
Inspired Business Growth by Wendy Piersall
J.T. O’Donnell Career Insights by J.T. O’Donnell
Kinetic Ideas Wendy Maynard
Learned on Women by Andrea Learned
Lindsey Pollak by Lindsey Pollak
Liz Strauss at Successful Blog by Liz Strauss
Little Red Suit by Tiffany Monhollon
Lorelle on WordPress by Lorelle VanFossen
Manage to Change by Ann Michael
Management Craft by Lisa Haneberg
Marketing Roadmaps Susan Getgood
Moda di Magno by Lori Magno
Modite by Rebecca Thorman
Narrative Assets by Karen Hegman
Presto Vivace Blog Alice Marshall
Productivity Goal by Carolyn Manning
Spare Change Nedra Kline Weinreich
That’s What She Said by Julie Elgar
Tech Kitten by Trisha Miller
The Blog Angel aka Claire Raikes
The Brand Dame by Lyn Chamberlin
The Copywriting Maven Roberta Rosenberg
The Engaging Brand by Anna Farmery
The Origin of Brands Laura Ries
The Podcast Sisters by Krishna De, Anna Farmery and Heather Gorringe
Water Cooler Wisdom by Alexandra Levit
Wealth Strategy Secrets by Money Gym author and Founder Nicola Cairncross.
What’s Next Blog B L Ochman
Wiggly Wigglers authored by fellow Podcast Sister Heather Gorringe
Ypulse by Anastasia Goodstein
… and I don’t think we would ever see a “M List” for men who blog. Or if we did, a male wouldn’t be allowed to start it (the outrage!). I’m an equal-opportunity promoter, so here are just some of the blogs I read from male bloggers (in alphabetical order):
The M List - Men who blog
15 Meanings by Will Kern
Adii by Adriaan Pienaar
Bryper by Bryan Person
Cool People Care by Sam Davidson
Creating Your Name Brand by Adam Salamon
Cube Rules by Scot Herrick
Devin Reams by Devin Reams
Employee Evolution by Ryan Healy and Ryan Paugh
Hello my name is Scott by Scott Ginsberg
I Hate Your Job by Chuck Westbrook
Jibber Jobber by Jason Alba
Mind Your Decisions by Presh Talwalkar
More than a living by Rick Turoczy
Noah Brier by Noah Brier
OkDork by Noah Kagan
Personal Branding by Dan Schawbel
THRILLINGHeroics by Cody McKibben
Young Go Getter by Eric and Travis
Did I forget you? No worries. Just copy the list above, include yourself, and add the best women (and men, if you feel so inclined) bloggers you know who are missing from it. Then, post the list on your site.
Rebecca,
I was on to the idea of creating a list of great men bloggers too, but it looks like you beat me to it!Great job. It will be interesting to see how this evolves!
Comment by Tiffany Monhollon — August 8, 2007 #
hi rebecca:
thanks so much for the link love! i’m flattered to be in such illustrious company:)
anne
Comment by anne — August 8, 2007 #
Three cheers for the M list!
-Chuck, a man
Comment by Chuck — August 8, 2007 #
Rebecca,
Thanks for the list and the compliments!
Comment by Adam Salamon — August 8, 2007 #
Rebecca,
You made another point for us — it’s more powerful (and fun) to infuse each project with our personality and ideas. It is also more more rewarding in the long run. Thank you for spreading the link love.
And I recognize many on your list: Jason Alba (a gem), Dan Schwabel (visited one of my posts at The Blog Herald), Adii (we did an interview on his blog).
Comment by Valeria Maltoni — August 8, 2007 #
Rebecca, thanks for including me on the list! You’re a sport for including the M List! Glad I made the cut and add a little value for you guys here and there. =)
Comment by Cody McKibben — August 9, 2007 #
Thanks for including me in the (short) list of male bloggers; I really appreciate it!
I would add to the women’s list with the ONLY personal finance blog that I subscribe to: The Budgeting Babe at
http://budgetingbabe.blogspot.com/
While currently a little overpowered by work, this is a cool blog about budgeting, saving, and a lot of life.
Comment by Scot Herrick — August 9, 2007 #
Thanks for the include Rebecca.
No thanks for making me add tons of new blogs to my rss reader.
There goes the remaining 5 minutes of “life” I had left per day.
Comment by Travis — August 9, 2007 #
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Yea! Rebecca,
Thank you for your support to both women and men. You are right a guy who generated the M-List would at the very least have a lot to contend with.
Bravo!
Comment by Liz Strauss — August 9, 2007 #
Hi everyone!
I am happy to be part of this project and hope you all visit Valeria Maltoni’s blog who started the project. Keep the goodwill going and spread the list on your blogs. It’s so fun to get to know you all. Thank you!
Comment by Rebecca Thorman — August 9, 2007 #
Thank you and smart idea Rebecca.
Comment by Dan Schawbel — August 9, 2007 #
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I just love an equal opportunity blogger! Great list Rebecca and thanks for including a few of us guys in there too.
Comment by Kirk M — August 10, 2007 #
Thanks Valerie Maltoni and Liz Strauss!…
Interestingly Valeria Maltoni at Conversation Agent shared the list of Women’s PR blogs that was originally pulled from Todd’s list by Kami Huyse at Communications Overtones. Apparently males and female bloggers sit 26 to 6. I’m not s…
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wow, making the short list of hot male bloggers (isn’t that what this is? :p)
Thanks for the inclusion, I’m in excellent company, and it’s great to see who else is influencing people for the better!
Jason Alba
CEO - JibberJobber.com
:: managing career contacts ::
Comment by Jason Alba — August 10, 2007 #
Oopie. Looks like I’m a bit late to the party.
Thank you so much for the mention. It’s an honor to be included with all of these insightful folks–a few of whom I just began reading thanks to your list.
I’ll make sure to add this to my weekly round-up.
Again, I can’t thank you enough.
Comment by Rick Turoczy — August 10, 2007 #
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Rebecca,
Thanks so much for including me on your list, I feel honored. I am glad that you like my blog.
Will
Comment by Will — August 11, 2007 #
Rebecca, thanks for including the list on your blog.
The notion of the M List is interesting, as is the discussion that has begun.
Funny thing, my offline life is filled with men — I work in the financial field, and I’m surrounded by men in a good deal of my community service/volunteer work. When I sit and think about my “virtual life”, I realize that all of the blogs I visit routinely are authored by women. Something for me to contemplate. I’ll definitely check out your M List.
Thanks a lot! and be well.
Comment by Anne Libby — August 11, 2007 #
Thanks for the love, Rebecca.
I looked back at some of my subscriptions and I definitely do not read enough women bloggers. Thanks so much for doing the research for me!
Comment by Devin Reams — August 18, 2007 #
Rebecca, just discovering your incredible site.
Something is going to happen with this list…Can’t collect 150 powerful women without seeing the world change. Namaste.
Comment by Lisa Gates — August 21, 2007 #
Could I formally submit http://newlycorporate.com to the esteemed Ms.Thorman for review?
Comment by Brandon Henak — November 29, 2007 #
m.. why your site loading so slow?
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