Metrics for Measuring Instagram both for Bloggers and Brands

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Do you use Instagram? I’m new to Instagram because it was just released for Android users but I love it and can now see why all my Apple friends were gaga for it! Except, how do you measure the use of it, if you’re in the social media space and you’re interested in these types [...]

Bloggers Working for Free: Brand and PR No-No’s

Have you ever stewed over something for a long time and then there’s the straw that breaks the camel’s back, or so they say? I’ve received a P.R. pitch from a company that will remain nameless for the time being but it’s a brand/company I like and use which annoys me because this pitch was [...]

Media Kits, Traffic and Blogging

Like any business, there’s a lot to staying afloat, being ahead of the competition and making money. Blogging is not an out of the box type of business. I had this call yesterday with a client wanted to know how I was a business, I was “just a blogger”. I explained that I am selling [...]

Blogging and Reviews: Food for Thought

Some blogger do reviews. Not all bloggers. When I first started blogging I liked to do the reviews. It was fun to get new products and try them out, share them with my readers and my in person friends and family. I learned quickly that reviewing products for companies takes more time than I realized. [...]

Should my child blog?

Your child wants to start blogging but you’re not sure if it is safe. Should kid’s blog? There are potential risks in sharing information online through a blog. Kids might not realize that strangers are reading what they write and not all of those strangers are friendly.  Yet blogging has many potential benefits such as [...]

A Gift Bloggers Will Love

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Christmas is right around the corner and that means it is time to start planning, making lists and shopping. My Mommy is a Blogger makes the perfect gift for any of the following people:  Your Child’s Teacher – help them understand what you do and why you might drop your little one off in a [...]

The Digital Mom Handbook Giveaway

Has your child ever asked what it is you do online all day? Mine have! As we strive to be digital moms who grow a business online and still make the car pool lane it is confusing for our children to understand exactly what it is we do. It is a dream for many of [...]

Brands, Bloggers and Money

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I am a paid blogger. Blogging is an income for me and I cannot pay my bills with a free hair cut or bottle of shampoo. Those are great perks but I have bills to pay. This doesn’t mean I get paid for everything and that each review or brand I work with I am compensated for [...]

My Mommy is a Blogger Children’s Book Arrives

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“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” It seems like yesterday I had the idea to write this book and today it is in my hands!  I feel so fortunate to have had Book Bridge be my partner in the process of self publishing. I could have pitched the book to 100 agents and [...]

Blogging for Kids and Online Safety

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Over at Green and Clean Mom (my personal blog), I talk about developing my marketing plan and curriculum to help parents and teachers use my book to help their child start a blog. Through this research process I’ve learned a great deal about online safety and cyber bulling, a definite concern for any parent or [...]

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