A family vacation to the Curtain Bluff Resort in Antigua »
Mom Central CEO, Stacy DeBroff and her family recently vacationed at Antigua’s all inclusive Curtain Bluff Resort. While there they enjoyed fabulous food (including a real British “high tea”) water skiing, tennis, boating and more including a trip to their spa and to see the island.
Read more...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...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...A visit to the I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! test kitchen »
Learning about ICBINB marketing and nutrition. After the cooking demo, we went into a meeting room and saw some of the older commercials with Fabio and the new “Turn the Tub Around” commercial with Megan Mullally. (See them for yourself at the I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter YouTube video channel.) The new commercial is pretty silly, but entertaining in a Glee sort of way. However, it does get across the point that there are no transfats and no hydrogenated oils with their new formulation.
Read more...Slow cooker vegetarian recipes: Turkish-Style Barley Soup »
This high fiber and protein soup recipe comes from The Vegetarian Slow Cooker: Over 200 Delicious Recipes by Judith Finlayson.
Read more...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...Your online profile: how to get a good headshot »
Recently, I had a new headshot taken by Aimee Giese of Greeblemonkey. My last professional photograph was taken in 2006 and I had been using a picture a friend took two years ago in all my online profiles. I was way overdue for an update.
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