Paige Eissinger – Member of The WOMA

Although a newcomer to the outdoor industry, Paige Eissinger is no stranger to the outdoors. She lives with her husband, Richard, on 113 acres of beautifully wooded property overlooking the Big Dry Fork Creek in central Missouri. Populated with deer, turkeys and other wild game, Sunnyside Farm is an ideal hunting spot for Paige and Richard.

Owner since 2000 of 2 Smart Chix LLC, a one-woman web and multimedia design firm, Paige is the web administrator for The WOMA web site and author of Tech Talk, a regular column on the site. Her background is in the technology field as a web site designer, blogger and podcaster. She hopes to bring a taste of technology to the many women (and men) who not only enjoy the outdoors but want to stay up-to-date on the latest tips, tricks and tools the Internet offers for their business and personal technology needs.

You can hear Paige “Chicki Chicki” Eissinger and co-host Kim Beasley, The Blog Queen on their bimonthly podcast, Views from the Coop, at www.viewsfromthecoop.com, or live on Blog Talk Radio, www.blogtalkradio.com/viewsfromthecoop.

Blogging in a Man’s World

I recently read a blog post on TechRepublic by Head Blogs Editor Toni Bowers, about how women bloggers in technology are perceived by their readers. I was pretty disappointed to read that many readers of technology blogs could not care less about what a male technology blogger looks like, but they do pay attention to a female blogger’s looks. I love Kim Komando, but why does she have to be a good-looking blonde?

I started thinking that women in the outdoors media probably face the same prejudices. If we think we’re going to blog in a predominantly male field, then we at least need to be someone who is pleasant to look at. I beg your pardon! What’s that got to do with what we know?

Let me hear from you other female bloggers who dare share your expertise (and yes, I do mean expertise) in a testosterone-drenched field. What challenges do you face? What advice do you have for other female members of a primarily male-populated media field? Do you have any good stories to share? Do you just want to sound off? DO IT HERE!

Until next time, this is The WOMA’s own Tekkie Chik

~Paige Eissinger