I know I am probably going to catch hell for this but hear me out first. As I understand the term mommybloggers it means women with children who blog mainly about women who have children and are bloggers. Yes some might talk about technology, some might talk about politics and some might talk about .. well just about anything.
And yet they are all lumped into a classification of being mommybloggers. Well pardon me but that has got to be the stupidest most sexists classification of any that I have seen in the blogosphere. It is so wrong so many ways from Sunday that I just am shaking my head. Do we have fatherbloggers? No and we shouldn’t either because that would be just as stupid.
Maybe I am off base on this but why are women even putting up with this gender segregation when it comes to blogging. They don’t do in the business world - can you just hear the uproar if a woman was called a mommyCEO or a mommyBrain Surgeon. Personally I think this is one classification that should be taken out behind the woodshed and shot.
Am I out in left field here ladies? If I am please let this cranky old fart know and why I am wrong.
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The beauty of the tagging ecosystem that we have now is that we can put out content about anything and if properly tagged it will be found in that arena.
What gets me though is when bloggers of any type complain about being in a nice, or feel that they have to be in a niche.
Nobody puts you in a niche except yourself.
The beauty of the internet is that we can all define who we want to be. Bundling your blog with other blogs of a particular niche may well have benefits initially in terms of traffic, however in the long run it can restrict you as an author and you may well find yourself always playing second fiddle to the "authority" or "a-list bloggers" in your niche.
If you go it by yourself, you will suffer somewhat in terms of initial exposure and becoming part of a ready made community. However you will start to build your own unique community who appreciate and read what you write, not just because you are part of the "gang" but because they have a genuine interest in you and the content you produce.
The community you develop around your own brand, may well prove to be stronger and more loyal to YOU as a blogger than any prerolled community we try to insert ourselves into.
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P.S. - @Brett, not sure what you mean? I haven't encountered a lot of product giveaways, mostly just prolific discussion of poop, weird rashes, and - god help anyone who treads here - breastfeeding.
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