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2. L A T I S M! Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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Founded
in
2009,
La0nos
in
Social
Media
(LATISM)
is
a
501(c)
3
nonprofit,
nonpar0san
organiza0on
dedicated
to
advancing
the
social,
civic
and
economic
status
of
the
La0no
community.
LATISM
ac0vely
engages
in
digital
communi0es
to
ensure
that
online
discourse
more
accurately
reflects
the
rich
diversity
of
thought,
heritage
and
culture
in
our
changing
society.
ABOUT
We
empower
La0nos
to
adopt
and
make
full
use
of
online
social
networks
and
applica0ons
by
providing
capacity‐building
training,
informa0on,
resources
and
networking
opportuni0es.
LATISM
also
researches
and
analyzes
La0no
use
of
online
social
networks
to
inform
decision‐making
by
businesses,
nonprofits,
policymakers
and
others
seeking
to
reach
or
mobilize
La0nos.
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3. Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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What’s a Bloguera, anyway?
They
are
outspoken,
they
are
young,
they
are
extremely
web‐savvy.
Word
by
word,
they
manage
to
change
a
readers’
consciousness,
their
mood,
the
way
that
issues
are
perceived.
From
their
no‐longer
obscure
corner
of
the
web,
they
share
their
worldview
and
succeed
at
coloring
ours.
They
are
the
fastest‐growing
segment
in
the
blogosphere,
the
gateway
to
a
world
filled
with
avid
followers
and
brand
loyalty.
They
are
today’s
influencers.
Our
subjects
for
this
survey
also
happen
to
be
LATINAS:
the
passionate
women
who
capture
the
effervescence
of
our
culture
in
a
way
that
is,
literally,
changing
the
face
of
blogging.
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4. Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
© 2010 Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) All Rights Reserved.
Why a Bloguera Survey?
There’s much to be said for diversity and its importance, for it means a lot more
than minority representation:
– It means the chance for various opinions and worldviews to join the metaphorical “table”.
– It means variety of thought, a place where language and cultural skills can be leveraged
One of the most important missions of the LATISM organization is to provide a
common platform of support and networking as well as promoting emerging talent &
experts in the social media arena.
By June 2008, Technorati was indexing 112.8 million blogs. Latinas, one of the
fastest-growing blogging demographics, have traditionally been overlooked and
undercounted in these type of surveys.
We hope that, with the insights gathered here, we can become the megaphone
through which these blogueras’ stories can be amplified so that their voices don’t
continue to go unheard, so that their messages can reach farther.
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5. d e t a i l s! Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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SCOPE: A comprehensive survey of Latinas bloggers demographics,
psychographics, preferred topics and blogging tools as well as the
impact of their ethnic background on their blogging
NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS: 939 Latinas, ages 18 and older
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION: USA
Survey
TIMELINE: July 1st to July 15, 2010
METHODOLOGY: Invitation to participate in the survey was distributed
to the LATISM community via Twitter, FaceBook and LinkedIn platforms.
Surveys were conducted online via SurveyMonkey.com.
VIDEOS: Interviews with 20 Latina bloggers to help capture a more in
depth understanding of why Latinas blog and what makes them unique
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6. s!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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t
Blogging Frequency
How often do you blog?
l
Latina bloggers
are active
Less than once a week;
contributors. 2%
u
Most, (57%)
write twice or Daily or more; Once a week; 23%
18%
more blog posts
a week.
s
Only 2% post
less than once a
week 2 or more times a week;
57%
e
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7. s!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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Blog Topics
t
Parenting (62.7%), Latino issues (54.4%) and Heritage Culture (18.2%) took the highest
scores. Cooking/Recipe, Beauty/Fashion, Art and Technology were also popular topics.
l
What do you blog about? (Choose all that apply)
Parenting 62.7%
Latino issues 54.4%
Heritage/
18.2%
u
Culture
Cooking/
15.1%
Recipes
Beauty/Fashion 14.8%
Art 14.6%
s
Technology 14.0%
Lifestyle/
10.9%
Personal
Marketing/PR 10.6%
Other (please
7.3%
specify)
e
Social Media 5.8%
Politics 4.9%
Faith/Spiritual 4.7%
Healthcare 2.6%
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0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 7
8. s!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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t
Blogs Managed
How many blogs do you manage?
l
Most Latinas
manage only one
blog, 57%
u
3 Blog;
A significant 43% 15%
manage more than
one blog
s
2 Blog 1 Blog;
27% 57%
e
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9. s!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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Platforms Used
t
Most Latina bloggers use Word press (80%) and own their domain name.
A majority (72%) have also used Ning.
l
What platforms do you blog on?
u
90.0%
80.2% 77.3%
80.0% 71.9%
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
s
40.0%
30.0%
19.9%
20.0%
10.0% 0.9% 2.6%
0.0%
e
Wordpress Blogger Ning A community I own my own Other (please
platform domain specify)
(blogher, etc.)
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10. s!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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t
Reasons For Blogging
Most Latinas blog to share their opinion (45%) and to connect with others (44%).
Top other reason: to market their business or product (24%).
l
Reasons you blog? (choose all that apply)
To share my opinions 45.3%
u
To connect with others 44.4%
To market my business or product 23.5%
To share my knowledge and expertise 11.6%
s
For fun 11.1%
Other (please specify) 2.4%
It's my job (Blog for a brand/Org) 1.8%
I get paid to do blog posts 1.6%
e
All of the above 0.2%
None of the above 0.1%
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0% 50.0%
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11. s!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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Languages
t
Most Latinas blog in English (72%), with a majority also blogging in
Spanish (69%)
l
Which languages do you blog in?
English
72.3%
u
Spanish
69.3%
s
Spanglish
8.5%
Bilingual
3.1%
e
Other
(please
specify)
0.6%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
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12. s!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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Marketing Tools
t
Most Latinas use Facebook (98%) and Twitter (93%) to market their blogs.
Comments on other blogs (62%) was another popular way to build awareness.
l
Which of the following tools do you use to market your blog?
Facebook 98.4%
u
Twitter 92.9%
Comment on other blogs 61.7%
SEO 20.0%
s
Attend blogger conferences 15.3%
MySpace 8.7%
Hire other bloggers 5.2%
e
Other Tools you use (please specify) 2.0%
Pay for advertising 1.3%
0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 100.0% 120.0%
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13. s!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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Monetization & Promotion
t
Latinas are actively monetizing and promoting their blogs: 71% participate in
blog ad networks while 70% also review products and 63% write free guest
posts.
l
Which of the following do you do as a blogger?
Participate in a blog ad network 71.4%
Receive products to review on your blog 69.9%
u
Do free guest post on other’s blogs 63.0%
Receive compensation for reviewing products on your blog 16.0%
Video Blog/Vblog 12.3%
Get paid to write blog posts for other’s blogs 11.1%
s
Host/Participate in Twitter Parties 6.2%
Sell ad space on your blog (includes text links, ads etc. 4.2%
Write sponsored posts 2.8%
Contact Brands proactively to get sponsorships 2.2%
Sell products on your blog 2.0%
e
Get paid to be a Brand Ambassador 1.5%
Podcast 1.2%
Get paid to host contest 0.8%
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0%
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14. s!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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Mobile Use
t
Which of the following do you do via your cell phone?
l
100.0% 93.3%
90.3%
90.0%
81.4%
80.0% 76.2%
u
70.0%
60.0%
50.0%
40.0%
30.0%
s
20.0% 15.3%
10.4%
10.0%
0.0%
Tweet Update on Read blogs Manage my FourSquare Use apps
Facebook blog
e
Latinas actively use their cell phones to tweet (81%), update on
Facebook (90%). Most use apps (93%) and read blogs (76%).
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15. s!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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Being a Latina
t
How
much
do
you
focus
on
being
a
LaCna
in
your
l
While 37% blog?
of Latinas
blog mostly I
have
not
men0oned
about their that
I
am
a
La0na
on
u
my
blog
at
all;
18%
ethnicity,
most Latinas
do not focus My
blog
is
mostly
about
being
a
La0na;
37%
exclusively
s
on this
factor. I
rarely
bring
up
that
I
am
a
La0na;
23%
e
I
some0mes
bring
up
that
I
am
a
La0na
on
my
blog;
22%
R
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16. s!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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Impact of Being a Latina
t
True or False:
l
216
Being a Latina has had no impact on my blogging
715
As a Latina I get less opportunities to work with 214
Brands 717
u
As a Latina I get paid less than non Latina 212
bloggers 719
s
Being a Latina makes it harder for me to get 216
credibility 716
Being a Latina has helped me get sponsorships or 211
advertising 722
e
Being a Latina has helped me increase my 213
readership 721
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17. s!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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t
Why did they start to blog?
“I started it as a place to vent”
l
“I opened a page on WordPress “To look more critically at
and just did it. Thought I'd give Latino leadership”
it a try”
u
“To promote my business”
s
“As a way to work from
home and be able to quit
my full-time job”
e
“To keep track of my art,
and share it with fans”
R
“Because I want to communicate with other Latinas like me” 17
18. s!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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Impact of Being a Latina on topics chosen?
t
“My culture is very much who I am even if I don’t bring it up a lot”
l
“It heavily influences the topics I choose to write
about… I usually start with a personal experience
and then expand into the implications of that
u
experience on a larger scale”
s
“The more I explore food and cooking and
learning and blogging, I realize I really want to
learn more about my culture via food”
e
“The impact has been more about giving a voice and
covering community events that are sometimes ignored
by the mainstream media”
R
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19. s!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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Demographics
t
Country of Birth Average Year/
Started Blogging
Mexico 411
2006
l
US 321
Puerto Rico 66
Dominican 24
Venezuela 21
u
El Salvador 5 Perhaps
Cuba 3 reflecting the
Spain 2 makeup of
Ecuador 2
the larger
Latino
s
Argentina 2
population,
Sweeden 1
the great
Tailand 1
majority of
Pakistan 1 participants
Peru 1 were born in
e
Honduras 1 Mexico and
Bolivia 1 the US
Belize 1
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
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20. s!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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Demographics
t
Bloguera Age Distribution Average Age:
l
Under 24 8
31
u
25 to 29 184
While
every age
30 to 39 641 bracket was
represented,
40 to 49 84 the great
s
majority is in
50+ 16 their 30s.
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700
e
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21. s!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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t
Demographics
l
Household Income – Optional Answer
$150,000 or more 1.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 1.3%
u
$90,000 to $99,999 0.8%
$80,000 to $89,999 46.5%
$70,000 to $79,999 1.0%
$60,000 to $69,999 1.0%
$50,000 to $59,999 1.1%
s
$40,000 to $49,999 0.3%
$30,000 to $39,999 44.0%
$20,000 to $29,999 1.0%
$10,000 to $19,999 0.7%
e
Less than $10,000 0.4%
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0% 50.0%
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22. s!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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Family Life
t
What is your marital status?
l
An
overwhelming
number
of
Blogueras
(70%)
Now married;
u
seem
to
be
making
Never married;
30%
36%
their
own
way
when
it
comes
to
family
and
their
s
own
lives:
Widowed;
only
30%
report
0%
being
married
Separated; 11% Divorced;
e
23%
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23. s!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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t
Family Life - Children
How many kids do you have?
l
(include step children, any child living with you)
A
whooping
85.6%
of
these
u
Kids 6+ 0.2%
La0nas
are
Moms,
having
between
Kids 5 5.7%
2
and
4
children.
Kids 4 14.8%
s
Only
5.2%
has
Kids 3 44.7%
no
children.
Kids 2 26.1%
Kids 1 3.2%
e
None 5.2%
0.0% 20.0% 40.0% 60.0%
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24. Y!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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The
world
has
certainly
changed
a
lot
since
our
“abuelitas”
(grandmas)
A
used
to
keep
a
secret
dairy.
Today’s
La0nas
are
open‐minded,
opinionated
and
love
to
share
their
innermost
thoughts
online…
in
two
different
languages!
At
the
same
0me,
while
they
have
shed
certain
tradi0ons,
these
independent
M
heads
of
households
have
managed
to
tap
into
the
gregarious
aspect
of
our
culture:
the
sense
of
community,
which
earned
high
marks
as
a
main
mo0vator
to
start
pos0ng.
M
They
have
succeeded
at
plan0ng
themselves
right
at
the
epicenter
of
merging
worlds:
between
tradi0on
and
modernity,
between
English
and
Spanish,
between
American
and
La0no
cultures.
The
intrinsic
characteris0cs
of
blogging,
where
the
private
becomes
public
and
U
communi0es
rally
together
around
common
interests,
make
it
the
perfect
plaaorm
for
the
La0na
Passion.
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25. f i n d i n g s!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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•
The
number
of
blogueras
has
been
climbing
steadily
for
the
past
10
years
but
the
numbers
really
skyrocketed
last
year:
63%
started
blogging
in
2009
and
it’s
expected
to
con0nue
climbing.
•
Most
feel
being
a
La0na
has
helped
them
find
sponsorships
and
readers
but
in
general
feel
they
get
less
opportuni0es
compared
to
non‐La0nas
•
Young:
The
largest
group
is
between
30
and
39
•
Mothers:
83%
has
between
2
and
4
kids
•
Heads
of
household:
70%
is
either
single,
divorced
or
separated
•
Commitment:
75%
blog
two
or
more
0mes
a
week
•
77%
have
invested
in
their
own
domain
•
98%
plus
are
ac0ve
in
social
media
•
A
surprising
72%
blog
primarily
in
English
K e y
•
Mobile:
‐
81%
use
their
phone
to
tweet
‐
90%
use
it
for
FB
‐
93%
use
apps
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26. S!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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R
O
S
N
LATISM
Community
via
donaCons
O
P
S
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27. orgANIZING COMMITTEE !
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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Monica
Vila
Dr.
Daisy
Sutherland
Denise
Icaza
Lexi
Esparza
Elianne
Ramos
Jeanneke
Kaplun
@TheOnlineMom
@DrMommy
@Coupon_Chica
@LaPrimera
@ergeekgoddess
@jeannekekaplun
Chief
Reporter
Migdalia
Rivera
Ana
L.
Flores
Kety
Esquivel
Carolyn
Gonzalez
Melanie
Edwards
Julie
Diaz
Asper
@MsLa0na
@LAFlowers
@Ketye
@Carogonza
@modernmami
@JulieDiazAsper
Lisa
Perez
Mariana
Perez
Carrie
F.
Weir
Sylvia
Mar0nez
Ana
Roca
Castro
@NewYorkChica
@OhMariana
@CarieFweir
@mamala0na
@AnaRC
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28. Scholarship winners!
Latina Bloguera Survey – 2010!
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LATISM’s BlogHer Scholarship Recipients
Liz
Cerezo
Dariela
Cruz
Janis
Marie
Blanca
Stella
Maegan
Or0z
Denise
Icaza
Carolyn
Gonzalez
@Thoughtsofamomy
@DarielaCruz
@sneakpeekatme
@micaminar
@VivirLa0no
@Coupon_Chica
@Carogonza
Migdalia
Rivera
Lisa
Perez
Dr.
Daisy
Sutherland
Lexi
Esparza
Laura
Tellado
Reina
Valenzuela
Ofelia
Almedina
@MsLa0na
@NewYorkChica
@DrMommy
@LaPrimera
@Laurita86
@Soylamar
@OfeliaNJ
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29. l a t i s m!
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