January 29, 2008 at 11:38 pm
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It doesn’t matter whether you are a stay at home mom, work at home mom or work out of the home mom, chances are you are online and wanting to connect with moms just like you. But where do you start? Last year I compiled the Ultimate Guide to Where the Moms are Online - highlighting many of the ways that moms are connecting and using the internet to share advice, get inspiration, support and even make money. Since the online world is ever changing, I decided it was time for an update! The following list is far from complete and in no particular order, but it should give you a really good starting point.
- Blogher - This mega site is home to a multi-author blog, forum, directory, an ad network, and they host an annual conference too.
- Work-It Mom - My new favorite site for connecting with other professionals. Includes member posts, discussions, forum, quick conversations, polls and more.
- eMoms at Home - One of my favorite people, Wendy, has really taken her eMoms site to a new level in the past 6 months. She has added 6 blogs to her site and really started to develop a community for both moms and dads while being the blog for internet business resources. I don’t want to give away too much, but keep an eye on her site in the next few months as even more cool community resources are added.
- Mom Blog Network - Has a Digg-like voting system, blogs, forums, and is part of the ParentsClick network.
- Sk*rt - Social voting site for women. A great place to find new blogs to read.
- 5 Minutes for Mom - Contests, multiple authors, a directory, uses Mr. Linky for quite a few weekly features.
- Divine Caroline - Magazine style site focused on women, not just moms. Tons of content and extras, including its own ad network.
- Crazy Hip Blog Mamas - Another multi author blog, CHBM has over 1,000 members and has daily events (themes).
- Momlogic - Magazine style site with a good mix of news, fun, and plenty of Mom smarts.
- Shakadoo - a network of niche sites all related to your life from family, work, pets, your home and more.
- Maya’s Mom - A rapidly growing community for mom’s to share thoughts, advice, photos, and more.
- Rocks in My Dryer - Home to Works for Me Wednesday, Bloggy Giveaways and other group projects.
- I’m an Organizing Junkie - Laura’s Menu Plan Monday is a great way to connect with other moms, get inspiration for feeding your family and get organized.
- Ladies Who Launch - Entrepreneurial moms will want to check this one out. Features include the magazine, members only areas, classifieds, and events.
- Start Up Princess - Another wonderful resource site for entrpreneurial moms!
- The Mom Blogs - List your mom blog for free and find more moms to connect with.
- Regional Mom Blogs - Silicon Valley Moms, DC Metro Moms, Chicago Moms, New York City Moms, New England Mamas, and more.
I am sure I have missed some! If you have a favorite online “mom spot”, please feel free to share it with us. Meanwhile, have fun making some new connections.
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Lucy wrote @ January 30th, 2008 at 8:13 am
Great list - and covering a range of different mom interests too … thanks for that.
homemom3 wrote @ January 30th, 2008 at 10:30 am
Love the list, many I visit weekly and a few new finds. Thanks for the list.
Great list! Thanks for working so hard to put it together and support the mom-blog community. Another individual biog I would add is Dana Loesch’s Mamalogues (www.mamalogues.com), which I adore.
Kristen
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Laura wrote @ January 30th, 2008 at 11:18 am
Great list Char, some I haven’t checked out before so look forward to doing that! Thanks for the link love 
Laura
pickel wrote @ January 30th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Thanks for the CMB, SVM, DCM, NYM mention! The ladies will LOVE that.
Aruni wrote @ January 30th, 2008 at 11:41 am
Great list Char! Many great sites. It’s wonderful to see people realizing that moms are a great market to provide wonderful tools and sites for.
Char wrote @ January 30th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Oh, I forgot an obvious one! Scribbit has created a custom search just for Momblogs (Search 1500 Momblogs). I know there are more, too.
Yes, the Moms have spoken!
Sarah wrote @ January 30th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Great list. I hadn’t heard of over half of these.
Another good place is CafeMom. It’s a great place to commune with moms of any sort, in pretty much any fashion
Char wrote @ January 30th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Sarah - Cafe Mom was on my first list and it is a great resource.
Sarah wrote @ January 30th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
*eeps* Must have missed that while I was sick. Sorry about that
Char wrote @ January 30th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Sarah - no apologies needed! That just means that CafeMom was definitely worth a mention.
Sheri wrote @ January 30th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
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WhyMommy wrote @ January 31st, 2008 at 9:43 am
Great list! I started writing for the DC Metro Moms blog last year and have been amazed at the scope and depth of the bloggers over there. I also love Rocks in My Dryer and BlogHer — but I hadn’t heard of Work it, Mom! Thanks for the heads-up!
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Kris wrote @ January 31st, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Hey, this is awesome. Great resource! Thanks!
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Matt wrote @ January 31st, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Would be great if you could consider adding Minti to the list (www.minti.com) we launched two years ago and we one a Web 2.0 award for our Q&A functionality. Great to see this put all together.
Matt - Minti Co-founder
Jenn wrote @ February 1st, 2008 at 10:14 am
You must remember that group over at Mommybloggers We are just relaunching with new writers, new editors and a lot of features soon to be revealed.
And of course, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention my own blog, Mommy Needs Coffee. (Why, no, I don’t have a problem with self-promotion. Why do you ask?)
constantchatter.com also has a great mom community and blog. You should check them out.
Char, thanks for the updated list, and for the suggestions from commenters, too. I’m in need of something new to read!
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