The 11 Types of Bloggers
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As a Blogger myself, a lot of my time is devoted in reading other blogger’s blogs. The one thing i have noticed is that each and every blogger is very different in their approach and also in their style of writing. The same topic may be written in two entirely different forms.
We usually have the tendency to categorize people into groups on the basis of their behavior, characteristics. Today I am going to categorize bloggers into 11 different groups on the basis of their tone and style of writing.
1. The Funny One
This blogger has a very good sense of humor, and he always manages to make you laugh, even if he is writing on the most boring topics. He uses his wit to add a little bit of humor in each post. These type of bloggers are very difficult to find, but you can see a shade of this in every blogger.
2. The Friendly Guy
The guys we all like, the one’s who are true friends. These bloggers have a unique quality, that they promote their friends along with their work. They are amiable, they are helpful and very kind. Because of these type of people, the blogging community is surviving. Otherwise there would not have been a community, just a bunch of bloggers posting and promoting themselves.
3. The Angry Bunch
Bloggers whom you don’t like very much. These bloggers are not happy with what’s going around them. They just happen to have a problem with everything. They are short tempered and in get into bad mood very easily. Their content is full of caustic comments and allegations.
4. The Highly Opinionated
People don’t like other people who are very frank. The Highly Opinionated ones are guys that blog straight from their heart. They are not very diplomatic and they don’t care what others think about them and you will not want to meet them in the dark alley. The best quality about them is that they are very genuine and are not influenced by others.
5. The Humble One
This type of bloggers are a very rare find. These are down to earth human beings, who will interact with anybody whether big or small, even if they are very popular in the online world.
6. Crazy for Money
Most of bloggers are there just for making money. There are a few like Shoemoney and John Chow that know how to do it. But the rest just forget about the main idea behind blogging and start their pursuit of grabbing as much money as they could, even if their reputation is at stake. These bloggers can be really annoying, if they become very greedy.
7. The Lazy Pigs
This is class of bloggers is looked down upon. Why should everyone write a posts a day or 3 posts per week? This is the question they usually ask. They don’t write a lot, they are very unproductive and are surrounded by a number of distractions. Many bloggers pass through this phase in their early days of blogging, where they don’t want to blog anymore and some of them quit blogging because they are very lazy to do it.
8. The Social Media Bug
The socialites, the ones that spend most of their time in social networking sites. These bloggers don’t blog much, i.e. they prefer quality over quantity. They know the art of marketing their articles. They promote their articles in a way which is not usually perceived as self promotion or spam. These are the guys, who are usually topping the charts.
9. The Conversationalist
The talkative people in the blogger community. These people have an inherent urge to comment and start a conversation with others. Whenever you see a threaded comment, you will always find a conversationalist there. I personally like these bloggers, because they are very engaging and they also give you positive feedback, which can help you grow.
10. The Perfectionists
Everybody wants to be perfect in what they do. But not all are able to actually implement that. A few of them are really good and have a good command over their writing. These are workaholics who put their day and night in blogging. And they don’t just make posts but actual pieces of art.
11. Copy Cats
The most hated people in the blogosphere. People with little or no conscience, cheat or i say copy from other people’s blog and then publish it without giving credit to original content provider. These are masters of copyright infringement.
What type of Blogger are you??
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about 7 months ago
I guess am the friendly guy. which one is yours?
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February 8, 2010 - 12:09 am
I think I would be a mixture of 2 and 8. But actually I have shades of 7 and 9
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about 7 months ago
7. The Lazy Pigs
and “7″ said to be my lucky number.
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May 13, 2010 - 7:24 am
Me too thinks like I’m with 7, but i don’t like the word ‘Pigs’. If you remove the word, i’ll join the 7th group
LOL
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about 7 months ago
Um, friendly? I can be a conversationalist and opinionated, too. At least that’s what I think. lol.
great post.
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about 7 months ago
Where’s the “Who gives a flying fuck about blogging guy?” Oh wait thats the lazy guy… apparently feeling like all bloggers should be murdered in their sleep for the betterment of mankind is being lazy.
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about 7 months ago
Great post! I I have a small piece of alot of these blogger types. I can be witty, friendly, opinionated (but not annoyingly so). I love social networking to promote my blog but haven’t mastered it yet. I’m just fun & so is my blog!
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about 7 months ago
Awesome post! I’d have to say I’m a hybrid blogger, Mostly #2 with a bit of #1 and #3. Once in very great while, I’ll throw in a #4 if I’m passionate enough about the topic.
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about 7 months ago
Good post. Thanks for sharing.
I wounder what the Blogging version of this is: Old skiers never die – they just go down hill. #pun
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about 7 months ago
1. The Funny One – I have seen many, may be I am saying this because whenever I stumbled upon some one from this category, I just kept on reading their blog.
6. Crazy for Money – Seen a hell lot of them, they never produce anything readable enough.
7. The Lazy Pigs – Again seen a lot, no interest in blogging any more.
10. The Perfectionists – I know one, my one of the best friends, Hitesh. I have actually seen him editing his article on paper at his home before posting it. He blogs at: http://unturnedpages-hitesh.blogspot.com/
Finally,
8. The Social Media Bug – This is may be what I can be categorized into.
PS: My blog is currently not in working condition, will try to get it up & running as soon as possible. BTW the link is http://techglider.com/kartik/blog
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about 7 months ago
I think I come under The Lazy Pigs category :p
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about 7 months ago
I’m the funny and friendly one, but also a lazy one… hahaha
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about 7 months ago
i’m a blogger! nyehehe…
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about 7 months ago
The Friendly one, though I’m slowly going down the Lazy one path … haha!
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about 7 months ago
I guess I’m a mix of the funny, friendly, and perfectionist one. Oh those copy cats are so annoying! Sometimes they even rank better than you do!
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about 7 months ago
oh dear i’m a mixture but mostly #7 lazy pig ha ha ha.
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about 7 months ago
i Pick Number 10 (with modesty) , nice post
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about 7 months ago
This article hits all the types of blogger quite well. I have seen and read blogs from each of these types.
As for me,my style is I tend to be a mixture of 2 and very small amount of number 7. Don’t get me wrong, I love blogging, but I do get side tracked and have a busy real life that can get in the way of posting everyday. I try and post almost every day except for weekends. Thats my real life and family time. But that is also research for blog posting for the next week as well. When I am not posting I spend a lot of my time promoting my work and other blogger’s work that I read as well.
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February 3, 2010 - 8:17 pm
I think you are not lazy. Posting everyday is a really good frequency. I think managing work and blogging along with it is really difficult. You are doing a good job.
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about 7 months ago
Well, just a beginner.But i would like to choose “the highly Opinionated” for myself!!:)
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about 7 months ago
Wondering where to place myself.. Lazy perhaps?

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about 7 months ago
good post!! keep blogging
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about 7 months ago
I’m new to blogging and twitter so I’ve made a few errors here and there, but with articles like this, I’m learning. Old bloggers never die, they just go off topic…
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February 8, 2010 - 12:12 am
That;s a very good thought, They never die
. And I think you should try and try and you will succeed.
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about 7 months ago
me i would say
6 , 8 , and 11…hahaha..but ive managed to change my habit of doing the 11th habit, i wanted my blogs to earn more money, rather than care to people on my blogs whom read, i only received 2 post of replies in my comments..=)
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about 7 months ago
OMG! Great Blog! So true, I was laughing at these. I think I’m a merge between 1,2,4 and probably a little 6. Sooner or later it’s got to pay off!
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about 7 months ago
Gauti dude!! U’ve come a long way in blogosphere…keep blogging…Liked this post very much.
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about 7 months ago
And this moderation feature sucks!!
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February 8, 2010 - 12:14 am
The moderation is only for controlling the spam
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about 7 months ago
Fantastic post. I recognise myself in a few, though these 2 traits are stark — the Angry one, and the Perfectionist (Can’t say my blog is a work or art, but I work on it day and night!).
Would you don’t mind it if I shared this post on my blog? Do let me know. Thanks!
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February 4, 2010 - 12:08 pm
I meant:
Would you mind it if I shared this post on my blog? Do let me know. Thanks!
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February 4, 2010 - 12:33 pm
Juanita, you can always share this post on your blog. You can link to it and write about which type of blogger you are.
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about 7 months ago
I guess I would be a mixture of the conversationalist,the friendly guy and the opinionated guy
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about 7 months ago
I don’t fit in well on this list, lol
I’m a mix of everything except angry and copycat.
Lately I’ve been really lazy though, I don’t see why that is looked down upon so harshly though.
I like to keep my content original and passionate, I don’t think I could write multiple posts per day like that.
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February 5, 2010 - 12:30 pm
I agree wid u, We may have prior engagements. But the competition is such, that we have to be regular.
And I think multiple posts per day is not even wise. Better is to market the posts.
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February 6, 2010 - 7:05 am
Yes, my thoughts exactly!
I actually steer away from sites with too many daily posts. I like quality over quantity.
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February 8, 2010 - 12:17 am
I agree, I believe even if you write one post, it should be complete in all respects. There is no need to write, just for the sake of it.
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about 7 months ago
I believe I am left out of this, as I am
“In love with food art” (for a better word)
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about 7 months ago
The Transparent,
I don’t have anything to hide and I want my personality to come through, I’ve found I have the must fun when I’m writing off the cuff.
I like this post and am glad I subscribe.
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February 12, 2010 - 5:39 pm
The Transparent would have been a good type. The ones that put their personality into their blogs. this would be really good blog, because it will be impersonal and so readers will feel more connected to it.
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about 7 months ago
I’m almost all of those types and proud to be #4 lol
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about 7 months ago
Can I be a mix between #8 and #9?
Eh?
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about 7 months ago
I hope I am the friendly and sometimes funny blogger. I might argue, though, that there is another blogger … the Spread Too Thin blogger … who tries to blog about too many things on too many sites. As an author, trying to crank out another book, blogging often has to take a back seat because there are too many irons in the fire. But boy, blogging is fun …
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about 7 months ago
Actually, now that I think about it, we’re probably each some combination of the 11 types of bloggers I know that I’m sometimes (perhaps rarely) the Humble blogger who thinks, “Why is someone going to want to read what I have to say?” And other times (too often perhaps) I’m the Highly Opinionated Blogger who gets on his soapbox and refuses to step down. “All right, now easy … just drop the blog and no one gets hurt …”
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about 6 months ago
And there is the inspirational one – who is trying to make the world a better place, and touch one heart at a time!
Olga Rasmussen
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about 6 months ago
i think im a friendly blogger..
wat do u think ?????
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about 6 months ago
I am considered in no. 11 sometimes but I link back the post to the original authors.
Last time I used to copy the full post and just make a new entry . . . but nowadays I review the whole post and post it back in my own native language (a little bit mixed up with English though). And if I feel like there is one or two points missing or I feel is necessary, I include it up in the post.
I am a lil of No 2, No 6, try to be No 10. I think.
I think. Hehe
This is a real good entry. Really.
Is it okay if I post it back in my blog ?
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April 18, 2010 - 12:09 pm
Sakira, you can post it on your blog, if you link to this artcile. You will not be considered a copy cat if you take an excerpt of this post and post your views along with it, so that it makes your post unique.
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about 6 months ago
I just started blogging now .i think i am bit of all these ! gud post

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about 6 months ago
As I’m new to the blog world, I’d have to say Im a cross of the friendly/conversationist because I love dialogue mixed with the lazy. I have yet to figure out how to blog actively. This article is a keeper. It actually answered a question I had on whether there was a certain voice a person shoud blog in
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about 6 months ago
I don’t think I fit any of those types… and especially not the the Copy Cat! The Friendly Guy sounds like me the most though I think I’m too shy to be friendly – but I’m too new to blogging to be much of anything!
Thanks for the post. This makes good inspiration for a post of my own.
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about 5 months ago
i think im the friendly one..i think..ahahahahaha
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about 4 months ago
To be true, I come under a combination of 5 & 6 category.
I am amazed that you used John Chow’s and ShoeMoney’s name openly
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about 4 months ago
nice article.
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about 4 months ago
I would say 1 and if i am honest sometimes 7 i suppose it depends on your mood, I’m also with amy i am also a bit too shy to be friendly, interesting post and fun looking at other people’s responses.
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about 4 months ago
I try for #1 and a bit of #2. But with my tendencies towards being a perfectionist (#10), I often slip into #7 and there are gaps in my timeline.
I am running several sites so that probably contributes to the gaps, but I find that I spend a lot of time learning new stuff and trying things out. Not enough time gets spent on the actual writing 8=(
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about 4 months ago
Nice list!
I think a lot of people start out ‘humble’ but as they get more popular in the blogging industry they tend to move away from that… But I think I fall under the friendly one, lol… after all that’s one of the best!! lol.
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about 2 months ago
I am 2 + 4 + 7 + 9 + 10. I am crazy one too.
Hey Gautam, Nice Post. I think I will make a similar type of post on my blog.
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about 2 months ago
Perfectionist. You perfectly described my desire to craft posts as works of arts. Now if I only had the skill!
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about 2 months ago
Gautam, I only post once a week. Hope that doesn’t make me a Lazy Pig (#7)! I put up a new post every Friday morning. I’m sure most of my readers read multiple food blogs and so don’t have time to visit MINE every single day, so once a week is all I’m asking for!
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July 8, 2010 - 8:47 am
Jean – Being a lazy blogger does not mean that you have to write every da – it only means that bloggers like these don’t invest time in replying to comments or writing good quality articles.
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about 1 week ago
Hi, Hans. This article of yours made me smile. Can I rewrite this article for my blog in National Geographic Indonesia (http://teknologi.blog.nationalgeographic.co.id).
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