Archive for the "Mom & Dad Blogging" category

 

The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Mom (and a Dad)

 

Back in January, I had a blogging epiphany. Traffic had been on a steady decrease for a while and it wasn’t recovering from the holidays. I took a look at my stats and had a big ‘duh’ moment. I saw that my blogging category was the top viewed category on this blog - and I […]

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94 Ways to Keep Kids Busy for the Work at Home Parent

 

digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/offbeat_news/94_Ways_to_Keep_Kids_Busy_for_the_Work_at_Home_Parent’;I’ve had a couple of readers bemoan the fact that summer break is coming soon. I must admit that though I love my children dearly, I’m not exactly jumping for joy that I will have 3 rambunctious, screaming kids + a friend posse running around my house for the next three months.
But regardless, […]

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Congratulations to the Women of the New Chicago Moms Blog

 

Silicon Valley Moms founder Jill Asher and I met as part of the now-ended BlogJolt Project. But it’s been very cool to watch her and business partner Beth Blecherman grow their site and other mommy-niche blogs region by region.
Near and dear to my heart is Chicago, of course! And this last week these two fine […]

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I am a TopMomma!

 

I’m on the front page of TopMomma right now.
If you go check it out, I get to stay on the front page a little longer! (Hint. Hint.)
And if you’re a mom blogger, you can sign up with them to get into their blog directory and get your own chance to grab some traffic […]

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ClubMom is Hiring a SEM Executive

 

ClubMom launched their own social networking site late last year, CafeMom.com. They are now seeking to grow the site by hiring someone to manage their SEO and SEM efforts. They want someone with media planning and search strategy experience.
Off of the top of my head, I can’t remember where ClubMom is based, as I’m sure […]

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Get Networked with Entrepreneurial Moms

 

I’ve been doing a bit of research lately in the mom blogging and social networking space. Today I came across a new social networking site for entrepreneurial moms called BusinessMom.net.
Ah….. another site to totally distract me from paying work. JUST what I need!

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The Mom Blogs Directory

 

I just got a shout out from the moms over at The Mom Blogs. Seems as though they are building a directory of… get this, Mom Blogs!
You do need to link to them first to get into the directory. Fair enough, I guess, but there are plenty of blog directories out there that […]

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Leslie Morgan Steiner, You’ve Been BlogTipped!

 

It’s time to go BlogTipping! The concept is simple. On the first of the month:
Give a shout out to 3 Blogs
Give them all 3 Compliments
Offer them 1 Tip
The tradition was generously started by Easton Ellsworth over at BusinessBlogWire, as a way to get the word out about great blogs.
First up is Leslie Morgan Steiner’s Washington […]

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Blogging Ethics :: Should We Be Congruent?

 

I’ve had a very interesting experience since I wrote my post the other day about “naive mommy bloggers”. I’ve struggled with what to say, or even whether to address this issue again on my blog.
I believe that Aaron didn’t “mean any harm” (and he, by the way, does indeed write some […]

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Mom Blogger gets ‘Found’ by Entrepreneur Magazine

 

I’m SOOoooooooooooooooooooooooo jealous!
Shannon Cherry at MommyInc was just interviewed by Entrepreneur Magazine, who as it turns out, are regular readers of her blog. Shannon is also out target for the BlogJolt project this week, so she’s sure to get a ton of traffic headed her way!
I wanna get discovered too!
Seriously, CONGRATULATIONS Shannon - […]

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