Industries That Are Missing the Mom Blogging Boat
If you’re a marketer who works intimately with the mom blogging community you might find this information interesting. For the past three years I have conducted surveys with mom bloggers about the latest products they reviewed when connecting them with unique opportunities with brands who partner with the Mom Bloggers Club. Below are the results. … Read more
My Obligatory Blogher Post: Advice on How Not to Stress Out
Last year was my very first Blogher conference and believe me, it was crazy! This year I am taking a completely different approach. I am going, but I’m not obligating myself to too much. There just isn’t enough time. As someone who ran around like a crazy woman last year, here’s my advice on how … Read more
Do Mom Bloggers Need Thick Skin?
I spend a lot of time reading Twitter and mom blogs and oftentimes I run across lamentations about the competitive spirit of mom blogging. It’s true: there is a lot of competition out there. I want to be completely candid about that. When much is at stake — paid ambassadorships, spokesperson jobs, premium advertising, trips, … Read more
Mom Bloggers Club Now Has An Ad Network
I can hardly believe it myself, but this week saw the launch of the Mom Bloggers Club ad network. If you read my posts about ad networks, you know I hate them! So why did I start an ad network if I’m not fond of them? I told myself I would only start an ad … Read more
Is There Still Room at the Top of Mom Blogging?
Emphatic two word answer: Heck yeah! I field questions and concerns from mom bloggers all the time who sincerely believe that since they aren’t a part of the first or even second wave of mom bloggers they have no chance of ever reaching the top. And we all know where the top is, even if … Read more
If Ads Don’t Earn You Money, Ditch Them
If this headline caught your attention you probably have an affiliate ad in your sidebar that earns you zilch, or you are a member of an ad network that isn’t working out so well for you. You’re probably wondering why my focus of late is about earning money on your mom blog. The simple fact … Read more
When Their Conclusions Always Become Your Conclusions, You’ve Lost!
Opinions in the mom blogosphere are rife these days. Advice is rampant about how to blog “properly”, how to truly be authentic, or how to stand out in the sea of blogging voices. Even I write opinion pieces and advice about these very topics. But, they’re just that: my opinions! Sometimes my advice may fall … Read more
