Meet Sara Brzowsky, a great Mom Blogger at Parade! »
Moms are natural facilitators. We want to use our energy and empathy to smooth things out,wipe up tears, make things better. We don't want to be killjoys is how DeBroff puts it. (In myexperience, the best moms are the ones who are exactly that on occasion). And yet we all know thatwe have to withdraw, little by little, so that our children can learn to do more for themselves—whether it's in the area of personal hygiene, schoolwork or human relations. Some moms are better atthis than others, but many are struggling. Obviously, if you lay out your kids clothes every singlemorning, he isn’t going to know how to choose his outfit by himself; if you speak to his teacherabout a homework issue, he won’t learn how to have that discussion himself; and we all know, don’twe, that trying to solve a social problem for your child (after a certain age) generally spellsdisaster.
Read more...Renewing My Commitment to renu: What happens to Consumer Trust Post-Recall? »
Ever since one day playing tennis during law school and I realized that the ball was completely blurry on the other side of the court, contacts (right alongside contract law) became a part of my daily routine. Along with them came renu saline solution, and all was well. That is, until the spring of 2006, when Bausch had a major voluntary recall of renu with MoistureLoc due to possible linkage to fungal eye infections. My optometrist recommended another brand. I switched. The other brand worked fine. It was safe. Four years passed, and renu faded from my brand retinue.
Enough, Enough of the “So-Called Mommy Bloggers!” »
That’s it. I’m finally ready to throw pieces of blog shard at the next person who refers to the “so-called mommy bloggers.” I got quoted in a piece this morning from the AP entitled, “Procter & Gamble hosts bloggers in stepped-up counteroffensive on Pampers Dry Max diapers.” In the article’s opening foray appears this one line, “It hopes the effort — including flying in the four so-called "mommy bloggers" from around the country because they can influence parents seeking product reviews, moneysaving tips and other advice — will deflect undeserved criticism.”
Read more...iPhone App Searching: There’s an App for that! Just where? »
How do you find if “there’s an app for that”? Besides the list of the Top 50 free and paid applications in the App Store, and maybe a “Hey you HAVE TO try this” recommendation from a friend, finding helpful and entertainment apps can be a mystery. There's hundreds of thousands of them after all, with thousands more emerging weekly as brands and developers get into the game. The suggested apps or “application of the day” generally prove to be much too broad or uninteresting.
Read more...Why should you monetize your blog with OpenSky? »
Connecting cool stuff with cool bloggers. So here's our BIG IDEA. There are amazing things being made all over the world right now by people whose businesses are just too small to reach the radar of the big chains. People like Donald from Duluth, Minnesota who makes really delicious almond butter. But no matter how awesome your stuff is, if you can't find a place to sell it you're kind of screwed. You don't need a graduate degree in economics to figure that out.
Read more...Second edition of ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income just released »
Last week, Darren Rowse of Problogger.net and Chris Garrett of chrisg.com announced the release of the second edition of the book they wrote together a few years back - ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income. (They refer to it as “ProBlogger the Book,” which makes me wonder if “Problogger the Musical” is in the works.)
Read more...Is the iPad just an iFad? »
When the innovative tablet made its mainstream debut on April 3rd, lines snaked around the mall as anxious techies clamored for the their first glimpse. As a bonafide early-adopter, I remain a huge Mac advocate, and usually wait impatiently for the newest product to launch. As the days dwindled to the unveiling for the iPad in retail stores, my feelings could only be described as lukewarm. I just do not see the intrinsic value of a large-scale iPhone – without the phone capabilities! I have my laptop for internet, email, word processing and the like. I have my Kindle or actual, real-life books for reading. My iPhone or Wii handles all my gaming desires. Never once have I thought, “Man I wish all these things could be in the same place! There must be a more efficient way!”
The Performance Marketing Association introduces an associate level membership »
A few months ago I wrote how you can fight the affiliate program tax in your state. One of the groups that is working hard on this is the Performance Marketing Association. The PMA is dedicated to representing the interests of the performance marketing industry through government legislation and regulation, and shaping policies that impact online marketers.
Read more...How to get more inbound links to your blog: blog carnivals »
How to participate in a blog carnival. Go to blogcarnival.com and sign up for an account. You don’t need to have an account to participate, but it helps you save time in the carnival sign up process if you do. Plus, it enables you to save favorite carnivals so you don’t have to search for them every time.
Read more...So You Accidentally Infringed on a Trademark, Now What? »
I have received a number of emails lately from Mom bloggers basically stating: “Stacy, I recently started my blog/e-zine/newsletter and immediately received an email from company X saying I was in violation of their trademark(s) and they would take legal action if I do not resolve the issue. What does this mean!?”
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