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Slim in 6 DVD Exercise/Fitness Program Giveaway (Ends 1/25)
January 11, 2010 – 8:25 am | 274 Comments

One lucky winner will have the chance to check out the Slim in 6 exercise/fitness program just like I am!  This set comes with 3 DVD workouts, several workbooks to help you plan and keep …

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Investigative Interviews-Getting the Dirt on My Fellow Bloggers-Featuring: My Fabulous Life With The Crazies
November 16, 2009 – 8:08 am | 2 Comments
Investigative Interviews-Getting the Dirt on My Fellow Bloggers-Featuring: My Fabulous Life With The Crazies

I’m nosy…it’s a well known fact that I tend to like to know as much as humanly possible about everyone…hey being nosy might be a bad thing but at least I admit and know that …

CNN, Mom Bloggers, Ethical Conflicts and Beating a Dead Horse. What’s Up With All This?
August 18, 2009 – 7:14 am | 7 Comments
CNN, Mom Bloggers, Ethical Conflicts and Beating a Dead Horse.  What’s Up With All This?

You know…this whole mom blogger debate has really been beaten within an inch of it’s life with different people basically saying the same thing in different ways…heck it’s gotten so old that the different people …

Is Tweeting the New Blogging? 140 Characters vs. 740 Words
August 13, 2009 – 5:29 am | 7 Comments
Is Tweeting the New Blogging?  140 Characters vs. 740 Words

I was on the phone with a company marketing guy last week and he brought up something that I have been thinking about for a bit.  I made the remark that blogging is getting more popular…especially in …

How Giveaways Benefit Companies and PR-The Inside Scoop from a Review Blogger’s Perspective
August 6, 2009 – 3:06 pm | 10 Comments
How Giveaways Benefit Companies and PR-The Inside Scoop from a Review Blogger’s Perspective

Giveaways are fun to enter…everyone likes the thrill of possibly winning something cool.  Now, I myself have the worst luck with contest and giveaways…I rarely, if ever win anything, but that doesn’t mean that I …

Blogher ‘09- The Real Deal on the Pros, the Cons, the Drama and the WTH Moments
July 30, 2009 – 7:23 am | 16 Comments
Blogher ‘09- The Real Deal on the Pros, the Cons, the Drama and the WTH Moments

I have had time to digest the Blogher Conference…I have written up the random things that I thought were important to know about Blogher and I have read a ton of articles from people about …

Random but Important Things I Learned at the Blogher ‘09 Conference
July 27, 2009 – 7:41 pm | 21 Comments
Random but Important Things I Learned at the Blogher ‘09 Conference

* Unless you know your roommate really well, it’s hit or miss as to whether you will get along.  I strongly suggest you know your roommate pretty well.  I loved my roommate (Cissy from Cool …

The Blogger’s Code of Conduct-Ethics, Niceties, and Etiquette for the Blogosphere
July 21, 2009 – 6:44 am | 20 Comments
The Blogger’s Code of Conduct-Ethics, Niceties, and Etiquette for the Blogosphere

There has been a lot of controversy in the mom blogosphere in the past couple of months, and after reading comments, articles, views and whatnot, I decided that bloggers need a quick refresher course in …

With All This Talk About Mom Blogs, PR Blackouts, and Taking Back Control of Sites…What Exactly is a Mom Blog or Mommy Blogger?
July 16, 2009 – 9:51 pm | 15 Comments
With All This Talk About Mom Blogs, PR Blackouts, and Taking Back Control of Sites…What Exactly is a Mom Blog or Mommy Blogger?

Mom blogs have been in the blogosphere news recently: first with people railing against review bloggers {check out Misconceptions about Mom Bloggers for more info on that}, then came the FTC and people saying that mom …

The Weekly Linky List-Where to Find & Where to List Giveaways in the Blogosphere
July 16, 2009 – 12:37 pm | 11 Comments
The Weekly Linky List-Where to Find & Where to List Giveaways in the Blogosphere

Linkies
Linkies are hosted on other blogging sites and are meant to allow other bloggers to publicize their giveaways, and to allow readers to find other cool giveaways around the blogosphere.  Most bloggers ask you to …

“PR Outages”-What’s Up With That?
July 14, 2009 – 1:05 pm | 31 Comments
“PR Outages”-What’s Up With That?

There has been a lot of discussion out there about “bloggy burnout” recently, and it seems like many of the bloggers I know are having their own blog identity crisis.  Some bloggers who started as …

Why Comments are Important to Bloggers
July 12, 2009 – 2:15 pm | 27 Comments

Many of you have probably seen the buttons around on some sites that say something like “we love comments” or you have heart the term “comment love”…heck even I use “comment love” as a bonus entry …

How to Deal with Mom Bloggers-Tips for PR Reps and Companies
July 7, 2009 – 9:31 pm | 19 Comments
How to Deal with Mom Bloggers-Tips for PR Reps and Companies

So, I have the opportunity to work with a lot of PR reps and company reps when I arrange reviews and just in general.  I have had really exceptional experiences with some companies and with some …

Tips and Tricks for Bloggers Who Run Giveaways
June 24, 2009 – 1:13 pm | 7 Comments
Tips and Tricks for Bloggers Who Run Giveaways

Last week I covered Tips and Tricks for Entering Blog Giveaways, which was intended to help contest entrants understand what bloggers are looking for in their contests and giveaways.  This week I am going to …

Blog Popz-Summer Solstice Edition
June 22, 2009 – 6:32 am | 9 Comments
Blog Popz-Summer Solstice Edition

What Are Blog Popz?
A blog award.  A blogger recognition program.  A virtual representation of the lollipops you gave in school to friends and admirers.  Each color represents a different regonition theme.  Get popz from authorizied …