What is it with bald bloggers?

Leo Babauta, Seth Godin, Darren Rowse, Jeremy Schoemaker. If you’re a blogger, you’ll already know these names. If not, you’ll probably recognise their heads. They all have two things in common. Firstly, they’re great bloggers. Secondly, they’re all bald.

These guys are just the tip of the bald blogger iceberg. What is it that links blogging and head-shaving so inextricably, though?

Before we move on, I have an admission to make. I also shave my head. I first started doing it when I was researching an essay on minimalist music and art at university. It seemed to fit well with what I was doing and I was convinced that I wanted to be a minimalist.

That leads on rather nicely to the first of our bald bloggers. Leo Babauta, one of the blogosphere’s superstars and a personal hero of mine (anyone who can achieve what he has and take care of 6 kids deserves instant hero status). Leo’s shaven head fits perfectly with his minimalist ethos and I’m sure it has inspired many time-pressed blogger dads to follow his lead.

The next on our list and probably the most famous of all, Seth Godin, makes a feature of his baldness on his site where readers are encouraged to click his head to get to more of his links. Although the reason for his baldness isn’t clear, it’s a distinctive look and even part of his branding

Darren Rowse, the man behind Problogger and Digital Photography School recently wrote about shaven-headedness being part of his life-changing experience on a road trip he took with his friends. The photo of him that Chitika uses on their ads also emphasises the undecorated nature of his scalp to good effect.

Jeremy Schoemaker (Shoemoney.com), gets asked about it so much that he even made a video on the topic.

Anyway, all this got me thinking – does baldness have an effect on blogging prowess? My initial thought on how to test this was to try growing my hair. That would take too long, though, and I’m afraid it might affect my blogging ability. I can’t risk that, so I’m looking for a volunteer. If you are feeling like your blog is going nowhere or you want to boost your traffic and are prepared to shave your head, get in touch and we’ll feature you on the Webia Massa blog.

Today’s image is by Cecilia Picco.