Still Defining “Mommy Blogger” with LaTara Ham-Ying
April 3, 2009 by Stephanie
I’m continuing a cross blog conversation with LaTara Ham-Ying from Mom Unplugged today. Our topic is “Defining Mommy Blogger in Today’s Blogosphere.”
LaTara, I laughed when I read your initial stereotypical definition of a Mommy Blogger as being someone who gushes about her children!
I confess, I’m probably one of those bloggers who gushes about her kids. Though they aren’t my “reason for living,” taking care of them is what I do all day so it naturally carries over into my writing.
Having said that, let me say, I love your answer and I LOVE your second definition of a Mommy Blogger! Writing about our life’s passions really is what sets Mommy Bloggers apart from the rest of the Blogosphere.
What is interesting to me is how life’s passions cover a wide range of subjects. It’s that diversity of passions that shows up on most of our blogs in the wide variety of our post topics.
For example, I am passionate about creating memories with my family, as a result, I blog about different fun outings we take to local parks and museums. But, I am also passionate about encouraging and equiping other women to care for their homes so I also post tips and ideas describing what I do to manage my home.
Do the two topics, field trips and home management, go together on one blog? I think the answer is yes, and no. Yes, they work together as long as I don’t delve deeply into either topic for long periods of time. But, if I’m blogging about field trips to local child friendly museums 4 days a week and then throw in 1 post about how to clean stains out of your shirt, my blog isn’t going to work well and my readers are going to be confused.
That brings me to my next set of questions, LaTara. Does a Mommy Blogger have to write about a variety of topics she’s passionate about? If so, is there a limit to the number of topics she can make work on one blog? Or can a mom write a niche blog about 1 or 2 closely related topics and still be considered a Mommy Blogger?
I can’t wait to read your insights!
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