The Personalities Of Blogging
Some bloggers can be a funny breed of people. On my travels across cyberspace I have seen a lot of different personalities. These personalities can often fit into one of the following descriptions below.
The leading blogger
The leading blogger is what many of you refer to as the guru. He is commonly seen as the man/woman with the money and control over his/her domain.
As it happens, leading bloggers rule the roost. If they say jump, people jump. If a leading blogger states that “vanilla ice” is the coolest thing since sliced bread – guess what – it will be for most of his avid fans and followers.
The common blogger
The common blogger is the person who takes everything the leading blogger says at face value, without questions. This type of blogger usually just goes about his/her ways without putting too much thought into things. He or she is happy to be part of the scene.
The bully blogger
This is the blogger who usually engages into online slandery, be it out of jeliousy, anger, frustration, or simply because he or she is a bully at heart.
Some people seem to think that the Internet can be used as a playground to do their dirty mud fights. Naturally it only needs a tiny spark of aggravation and the fight takes centre stage.
The opposition blogger
Opposed to just bullying others’ for the sake of bullying this type of blogger loves to stick his teeth into the leading blogger because he hates his guts. Besides being a stickler for putting the leading blogger into an embarrasing situation he also likes the idea of ruling the roost himself, but hasn’t quite won the heart’s or trust of the common blogger yet.
The assassin blogger
The assassin operates under the cover of darkness. He travels the Interwebs cloaked with a black hat and he doesn’t give a damn if he leaves a trail of victims along the way. He is seldom caught, nor spotted in full light which makes it very hard to pinpoint by most people.
The trendsetting blogger
These are the cool people of the Internet. Bloggers who set new trends, either via an accidental discovery, a new product/service launch, or because of their bubbling and happy personality. The trendsetting blogger usually has a large group of followers clustered around him and loves to interact with his fans.
The lazy blogger
True to his name, the lazy blogger is just that, too lazy to bother with updating his blog frequently.
The entrepreneur blogger
Entrepreneur bloggers have found a way to monetize their blog to help them earn money online. They often outsource their content needs to service providers to help them spend more quality time with their loved ones. Entrepreneur bloggers are some of the smarter bloggers around, because they know it takes money to make money.
The money-for-nothing blogger
This type of blogger sets up a large number of niche blogs, then drives traffic to his sites (or not!), and sits back to cash in on the profits once visitors to the site click on his ads.
The oblivious blogger
The oblivious bogger doesn’t give a damn about the blogosphere. He just blogs. He doesn’t care about politics, money, readers, traffic, etc.
What type are you?
Do you fit any of the above personality types? If not, let me know your type below.
Monika
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I’m the leading blogger publishing fiddle tab charts online. It’s awesomely exciting, of course, but we will control ourselves. ;>)
.-= Elan Chalford´s last blog ..Old Joe Clark =-.
Leading is harder then following but a lot more rewarding, as I’m surer you have already figured out
Lol Elan, great comment. It shows your sense of humor and self worth.
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Wow, talk about a reality check. Could it be true that I’m a lazy blogger? No, no…I’m a quality blogger. I don’t just blog for search engines or just because I feel it’s something I have to do. If and when I have something that will help my market, I blog! However, I do have aspirations of being many of the other bloggers you mention, depending on what side of the bed I wake up.
.-= Oliver Olsen´s last blog ..Looking for a Product Launch Manager? =-.
I hear you
I think I’m same way and my blogging style changes several times, sometimes in same day ..
Hi Monika and Alex,
There are different blogging personalities but usually an individual will have qualities of more than one personality.
This is why I think that labeling any one person would be difficult although once in a while a purely defined personality may fit someone.
As for myself I could at times fit almost any of the personality types for a short time but definitely not permanently.
The exceptions would be the bully blogger, the assassin blogger and probably the oblivious blogger.
I may not be the leading blogger yet but don’t want to rule out that possibility in the future.
Vance
.-= Vance Sova´s last blog ..Make Money Online NOW, 5 Steps To Your First Online Dollar =-.
Good points Vance.
I agree with you Vance, the post was really just a bit of fun while trying to think of all the blogging personalities. Like you I’m a combination of several of these – and then some.
Thanks for your insights.
.-= Monika Mundell´s last blog ..Order Articles =-.
None.
I’m the blogger that likes to fracture (for lack of a better word? the commoners neck, just a little, so they only look straight ahead and not just UP; or down for that matter.
labels such as “leading” “guru” “pro” and so forth is what destroys a beginners chances before they even start.
.-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..I Need MORE Aweber USER Affiliates! =-.
This was hilarious, and very true. It reminded me of a website I found years ago that listed the various “forum archetypes”. I suppose blogging has surpassed the popularity of forums these days, so this is most appropriate.
.-= Jonathan´s last blog ..Book Review: Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne =-.
I have to say that I fall into more than one category. I have more than one blog, though I am not actually a lazy blogger when I have to many pans in the fire I am sure I come off as a lazy blogger on one or two of them.
I am not a splogger, I wonder if that is the same as your assassin blogger…those types of bloggers I really despise and they give a bad name to the whole show.
I like to think myself an entrepreneur blogger but the truth is that I haven’t found that perfect flow of things yet so I just tend to be just me in all the blogs that I do, depending on your perception that may make me the trend setter, the follower, or the lazy….over all though I am me, and that is fine no matter where I am
Yep Brad, the assassin is the splogger for sure. As annoying as they are, they are also hard to control and kill (oops, I’m having another secret spy moment).
.-= Monika Mundell´s last blog ..Order Articles =-.
LoL, I never thought there was a category for bloggers. Some of those categories I am!
Great post. Categorizing what type of blogger are you fitted. These are the different personalities of bloggers which we encounter when we visit blogpost. Thanks for sharing these information.
I think most people fall into several different categories.
From time to time I forced myself into the opposition blogger. In the past it has really generated some good responses and links back.
.-= John´s last blog ..Baltimore Real Estate Real Estate =-.
I would have to be classified as the entrepreneur blogger. Mostly anyways. I think that most bloggers fit into a few categories really. If you have to list one, then it would be the one that dominated your agenda.
.-= Brandon Connell´s last blog ..The best wordpress monetization plugin available =-.
I’m looking seriously @ the bully and opposition blogger. I might just fall into those categories but I’m not so sure. When I launch an “assault” on a blogger/internet marketer/company it’s mainly because they are full of cr*p and selling false dreams.
Does that make me a bully?
I could show you a few links if you don’t mind.
Hello Udegbunam: You ask an important question and one I can’t answer because I don’t know. From a standpoint of stating your opinion about someone else, I guess no, you are not a bully because you do what humans do best; forming an opinion (belief). It is tough to say you are right or wrong for doing what you do, because we all do this at some point in time. No one blogger is a saint, and I’m sure most of us would have stepped into the heat of the moment and then maybe regretted doing so at a later date. Great comment, it certainly raises many questions.
Great breakdown of all the bloggers out there. I have read a version of all of them and for me personally, I would have to say I have dabbled in most of these categories at one time or another.
the most common one over the years would be trendsetting or common.
you should make little badges.