January Tots100 index of the UK's Top 100 parent blogs and bloggers

Welcome to the January 2010 Tots100 index of the UK's top 100 parent blogs and bloggers!

I hope all our Mummy and Daddy bloggers had a fantastic Christmas and New Year, and you at least took your eye off Twitter for one day to open your presents.

It's been an interesting index to compile - you'll notice that some of the more popular bloggers have taken big tumbles in the table - I reckon this is down to some bloggers taking longer breaks from blogging over the holidays, in which case I expect to see them rebound pretty quickly again next month.

As I've said before, the index is absolutely independent and judges all blogs equally - but if you're new and you'd like to find out how it's all done, you can click on the FAQ link in the right-hand sidebar, where all the different metrics are explained in some detail. And you can also leave questions as a comment on this post.

Before we get started, then, let's remember the Golden Rules of the Tots100 index: 

1. It's an index. Not the formula for eternal life. Therefore I reserve the right to (gently) tease anyone who takes it too seriously.

2. The metrics score you based on three basic things: links; comments; readership. As Meatloaf says, two out of three ain't bad. But it won't get you in the top 10 of the Tots100. No, he didn't say the last bit.

3. If you want to boost your score, my top tips are: put a link to your Twitter account on your blog; register your blog with Technorati; make it as easy as possible for people to comment on, link to and Tweet your content. Simple.

Of course, don't forget to get your blog badges by clicking on the link here.

If you’re not listed this month and you haven’t yet submitted your blog to Who’s the Mummy, please leave a comment on THIS post with your blog name, Twitter ID, and blog URL, and I’ll add you to the mix next time.

Right, let’s go!

The Top100 British Parent Blogs and Bloggers January 2010:

Rank	Blog	Score	Change
1	Alpha Mummy	679	=
2	A Modern Mother	662	=
3	Single Parent Dad	657	+6
4	Who's the Mummy?	635	+1
5	Sticky Fingers	632	+3
6	Jo Beaufoix	629	-3
7	Crystal Jigsaw	614	+8
8	Molly Chicken	612	+12
9	Are We Nearly There Yet, Mummy?	612	+9
10	All That Comes With It	609	=
11	The Potty Diaries	596	-5
12	English Mum	596	2
13	Bambino Goodies	591	-10
14	Millennium Housewife	548	+7
15	You've Got Your Hands Full	543	+1
16	Violet Posy	539	-6
17	Little Mummy	537	=
18	Brits in Bosnia	534	+9
19	If I Could Escape	533	+4
20	Noble Savage	531	-7
21	Breastfeeding Mums' Blog	529	+14
22	Babyccino Blog	513	-15
23	Living With Kids	512	+15
24	Grits Day	501	=
25	Motherhood: the final frontier	500	+5
26	Not Supermum	499	21
27	Diary of a Desperate Exmoor Woman	497	+5
28	Notes Inside my Head	495	+9
29	Wife in the North	491	+7
30	Baby Baby	484	-18
31	Welcome to my World, Jan Mary	482	NEW
32	Nixd Minx	481	-6
33	WAHM-BAM	478	-2
34	Maternal Tales	456	-12
35	Bringing up Charlie	452	-7
36	Working Mum on Verge	450	-7
37	Metropolitan Mum	447	+28
38	Insomniac Mummy	447	-13
39	Dulwich Mum	445	+16
40	Hot Cross Mum	444	+39
41	A Mother's Ramblings	441	+2
42	More Than Just a Mother	441	=
43	Bedside Crow	437	NEW
44	Brit Out of Water	436	NEW
45	Patch of Puddles	431	+3
46	Nappy Valley Girl	523	+25
47	Kitschy Koo	408	+14
48	A Midwife's Muse	403	NEW
49	Rosie Scribble	401	+1
50	40 Not Out	397	+37
51	It's a Small World	396	+27
52	Cotton Pickin' Days	382	=11
53	Woods and the Trees	381	-8
54	The Babbling Mummy	374	=
55	Frog Blog	373	+2
56	Wife of Bold	367	-17
57	Yummie Mammy	367	-17
58	Being a Mummy	359	-24
59	Welsh Hills Again	358	+7
60	Mother at Large	357	+2
61	New Mummy	355	-1
62	Mummy Do That	351	+5
63	Thames Valley Mums	340	+36
64	A Place of my Own	340	+17
65	Rebel Mother	338	-7
66	3 Kids No Job	338	+4
67	Home Office Mum	336	+6
68	Live Otherwise	335	-24
69	Hairy Farmer Family	332	-5
70	Tattie Weasle	327	-14
71	The Brinkster	313	NEW
72	Really Rachel	312	+21
73	Diary of a Surprise Mum	312	-21
74	Four Down Mum to Go	307	+18
75	Littlesheep Learning	304	7
76	A Confused Take That Fan	303	NEW
77	Parentdish	298	-38
78	The Madhouse	297	NEW
79	Family Relationships Magazine	294	-2
80	The Bush Babies	287	-4
81	Family Friendly Working	285	-32
82	Muddling Along Mummy	280	NEW
83	Mom or Mum Wars	271	+6
84	Have a Lovely Time	265	-38
85	Tish Tash Toys	263	NEW
86	Perfectly Happy Mum	259	+2
87	The Smell of Little Pong	254	+9
88	Dulwich Divorcee	253	-29
89	And 1 More Means 4	245	+6
90	Keir Royale	244	NEW
91	Daddacool	242	-17
92	Squidgyboo	231	NEW
93	Mothers on the Verge	229	NEW
94	Family Affairs	228	-61
95	Babies Who Brunch	213	NEW
96	I Promise that I will do my Best	212	NEW
97	Sleep is for the Weak	208	-12
98	Tales from the Naughty Step	193	NEW
99	Most/Least	189	-1
100	Musings of a Juggling Mother	180	-25

JUST MISSED OUT THIS MONTH: Son Time Now, My Kids' TV and The Baby Juggler,were all within 5 points of the top 100 parent blogs. Well done!