Social Networking Sites for Mommy Bloggers

New to Blogging?  Looking to network?  I have been blogging now for 4 months and have found some great social networking sites for "Mommy Bloggers".  I noticed when I started joining the networks that they all seem to look very similar, but I have found many differences.  For example, I started a discussion on 2 different networks, same exact discussion.  I found that the one network yielded no responses but the other yielded many.  With that said, here are 4 of the Social Networking sites that I have joined as a "Mommy Blogger":

1. Mom Bloggers Club (Over 12,000 Members) - This was the very first network that I joined.  I have gotten many followers from this site.  I would have to say that the majority of people that follow my blog are from MBC.

2. Social Moms (Over 29,000 Members) - This was the second network that I joined.  They used to be called TwitterMoms.  I have found a lot of people to follow on Twitter in this network.  One thing I really like about this site is that they provide you an opportunity to write different posts for prizes.  I entered one sponsored by Cuddl Duds, and won a Cuddl Duds $40 Gift Card.  I was so excited and it was fun to write:)

3. Bloggy Moms (Over 4,000 Members) - This is the most recent site that I have joined.

4. Twitter -  This is a very great way to network and increase traffic to your blog.  After every post, I link it up to Twitter.  It gets your blog noticed by individuals that do not necessarily follow your blog.  You can also monetize your twitter account with Sponsored Tweets.  I have earned .39 cents so far.

Each site has something different and unique to offer.  Try them out if you haven't already, I am sure you will enjoy them:)

Feel free to comment and leave information on other sites that I may not have listed:)

Blog Traffic...Where does it come from?

Blogging update: I have been blogging for almost 2 months now and I am loving it. I have found that with time traffic to my blog has increased. When I first started I wondered how much traffic "mommy blogs" get and now I have some statistics, which I get from Google Analytics.  I also use the statistics from Blogger, but Google Analytics is a more detailed.  The first month I had:

195 Visits

899 Pageviews

4.61 Pages/Visit

47.69% Bounce Rate

00:07:19 Avg. Time on Site

55.38% % New Visits

So, the next question is where is the traffic coming from?  I have been to numerous "mommy blog" social networking sites.  The sites that have sent me the most traffic in my first month of blogging have been:

1.  Mom Bloggers Club (MBC) - A network with over 11,000 mom bloggers!

2.  Twitter 

If you want to build on your blog traffic, once you join these networking sites, you need to network.  Join some of the groups, start discussions and share your blogs!