What Marketers Can Learn from Successful Mommy Bloggers

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Moms are some of the most prolific bloggers. They write and offer advice on different parenting topics—from handling terrible twos to feeding picky eaters. Because of that, they’ve built a thriving industry that allows different kinds of moms to make a living online. And this success of many mommy bloggers tells a thing or two …

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100 blogging tips from Carrie

100 Blogging Tips from Carrie February 21, 2009 by Kelly Carrie has been on a roll ever since she came home from Blissdom – did you listen to her on this week’s Profitable Mommy Blogging podcast? She’s put together a great report with one hundred really useful tips for bloggers and she’s letting us give …

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Profitable Mommy Blogging #14

February 18, 2009 by Kelly Mom Blogger Carrie Lauth of Natural Moms Talk Radio joins me fresh from her trip to the BlissDom Conference.  We’re chatting about how important it is for mom bloggers to realize that their blogs and their writing skills are valuable. We ended up talking about mom blogger who blog for …

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New wordpress themes for moms

New WordPress Themes for Moms February 12, 2009 by Kelly It’s been awhile since I shared some of my favorite new WordPress themes – and no, they are not made just for moms, I just think moms would like them I Can Watch Movies This one is kinda strange and angular, but the 3d effect …

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Profitable Mommy Blogging #13

February 12, 2009 by Kelly This week I get to talk to mom blogger Gina Badalaty. Gina Badalaty has been blogging on parenting since 2002, and her Mom Blog is top-ranked for the phrase “mom blog” on Yahoo! and Google. She is a freelance blogger for AG Interactive, and a web developer. She has been married …

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The Trouble With Mom Bloggers

February 12, 2009 by Kelly Last weekend, I spent two days with 250 mom bloggers. I had a blast. I made new friends. I shared pizza, beer, chocolate, a chick flick, a dance floor, handsome Greek opera singers, a painfully slow wi-fi connection, elevators and a hotel room with funny, intelligent, beautiful, artistic, nutty, gifted, amazing …

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Glossary double opt in

Glossary: Double Opt-In February 10, 2009 by Mary Lutz I’m sure most of you, as mom bloggers, have “opted-in” at one time or another when you requested materials from a website or other blog. The basic process is as follows: Once the verification is received, the potential customer will receive the future messages from the …

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Blogging Interns Wanted

Blogging Interns Wanted February 10, 2009 Kelly Do you want to learn the ins and outs of blogging?  I have a an opportunity available for two new mom bloggers.  You have to make a firm ten week commitment to me – in return I provide an education in blogging and a foundational introduction to internet …

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Final thoughts from blissdom

My Final Thoughts from Blissdom February 9, 2009 by Alyssa My thoughts from Blissdom seem to be neverending, which is certainly good for you! Be sure to read thoughts from Day One and the first half of Day Two. I wanted to share more from Day Two, including the Branding: You, Your Blog, Your Business session, as well as the Book …

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More Thoughts from Blissdom

February 8, 2009 by Alyssa Friday night I shared my favorite thoughts from Blissdom09. Yesterday was another action packed and information packed day. I wanted to share more thoughts from Blissdom. When I found out I was going to get to attend Blissdom, thanks to Mom’s Talk Network, I contemplated whether I would choose Apprentice or Maven …

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Have fun with blog memes

Have Fun With Big List of Blog Memes for Moms February 2, 2009 by Tishia Here is a list of blog memes going on around the blogosphere. Motherhood Lessons http://www.momstalknetwork.com/resources/tag/motherhood-lessons/ This is pretty self explanatory. It’s all about sharing your favorite lesson you learned either from your own mother or about motherhood in general.   …

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Join Kelly tonight another resourceful mommy site warming party

Join Kelly Tonight: Another Resourceful Mommy Site Warming Party January 30, 2009 by Kelly Tonight I’m one of three Panelists that will be answering your questions about monetizing your blog.  The event is a Site Warming party being put on by Amy Lupold Bair for the new Me Time Affiliate Program. You can learn more …

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Those crazy feedburner numbers

Those Crazy Feedburner Numbers January 21, 2009 by Kelly As bloggers, we keep a close eye on our RSS subscribership. It is one of the measures we use to consider how successful we are at engaging our readers.  If our readers enjoy our content and have an understanding of how RSS works, they subscribe to …

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Monetizing my mom blog

Monetizing My Mom Blog January 29, 2009 by Gina Badalaty It’s been a crazy few months, and I apologize for not blogging here in so long! Some situations have arisen that have encouraged me to once again refocus my time and effort into monetizing my mom blog, so I’d like to share with you what …

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Posting more than once a day

Posting More Than Once A Day? January 28, 2009 by Kelly This week I upped my blogging intern’s posting rate to two per day.  She soon asked me why since she looked around at other mom bloggers and didn’t see anyone else doing it.  (I know that some are – she just hasn’t been around …

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Moms talk network is sending alyssa to blissdom 09

Mom’s Talk Network is sending Alyssa to BlissDom ‘09 January 26, 2009 by Kelly Mom’s Talk Network is a thriving multi-blog/podcast network, an ebook publisher, a mompreneur resource center and an affiliate program providing an income stream for hundreds of mom bloggers and website owners. And today – Mom’s Talk Network is a proud sponsor, …

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Blog internship update

Blog Internship Update January 25, 2009 by Kelly It’s the end of week number three for my blogging intern, Sharon Trombly. Here’s a quick update: In week number one her goal was to become familiar with the WordPress Visual Editor, learn how to upload pictures and make a post to the blog each day. Then at …

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Profitable Mommy Blogging #10

January 21, 2009 by Kelly My guest this week is Trisha Haas of MomDot.com.  Trisha is a busy mom with a lot of creativity and she’s here to tell us about a new project called Bloggers Give. I think it’s pretty cool that she’s come up with a program that lets bloggers and companies support deserving …

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oio publisher review

OIO Publisher Review January 14, 2009 by Kelly This is a guest post from Courtney Chowning of Mom Giveaways  The main source of income on my blog, Mom Giveaways, is selling advertising spaces directly. At first it was a very time consuming and tedious task by having to keep track of whose ad goes where …

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Profitable Mommy Blogging #9

January 14, 2009 by Kelly This week I have a special guest, Jennifer James from Mom Bloggers Club. I originally invited Jennifer to join me to share tips from her article ‘How to Become an A-List Mom Blogger‘ – but to be honest, I got a little distracted 😉 Talking with Jennifer was a little …

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Best Mom Blog Header Contest Phase Two Voting

Best Mom Blog Header Contest Phase Two: Voting January 12, 2009 by Kelly It’s time for Phase Two of our Best Mom Blog Header Contest! Our Winner will receive $100 in PayPal Cash! We accepted nominations in Phase One for over three weeks and have an admirable list of unique and creative Mom Blogs for your review. Please visit these blogs and …

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What is a blog internship

What is a Blog Internship? January 7, 2009 by Kelly One of the wishes I received during the Work at Home Moms Talk Radio Business Christmas Wish 2008 was from a mom who wished for blog mentoring. This mom wanted to learn the ropes of blogging. Working with WordPress, developing a good blogging plan, promoting …

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Earn a 25 tip can a mom blogger grow into a Community Manager

Earn a $25 Tip: Can a Mom Blogger Grow Into a Community Manager? December 20, 2008 by Kelly Sure she can – given the right bundle of talents. The big questions is, what are those talents? What unique combination of social skill, writing ability and marketing acumen makes someone perfect? What do you think those …

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Glossary chat rooms

Glossary: Chat Rooms by Mary Lutz on December 18, 2008 A chat room is basically an interactive message board that allows live, online conversation for two or more users. When you use a chat room, whatever you type appears in the main screen next to your login name or handle. Other users will appear in the main screen …

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Its here wordpress 2,7

It’s Here: WordPress 2.7 December 18, 2008 by Alaina If you have a WordPress blog, then you have seen that little line of text at the top of your admin area “WordPress 2.7 is available! Upgrade now.” It sits there just screaming ‘click me, click me‘. If you haven’t seen this then go log into …

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Do you Disclose

Do You Disclose? December 16, 2008 by Kelly I just created a disclosure policy for Profitable Mommy Blogging.  The blogging powers that be (whoever they are) say that having a disclosure policy is the right thing to do. Why Disclose? The idea is to be totally up front about the fact that you’re trying to profit from …

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Glossary Cache

Glossary: Cache December 15, 2008 by Mary Lutz Cache is the action of storing Web files for later reuse so that they can be easily accessed at a later date. When you are browsing the Internet, your Internet browser will store a HTML page code, graphics and multimedia elements in the cache. This way when …

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