ABC Old School Blogging

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Time for some Old School Blogging with Elaine and Jennifer! You don’t have to be tagged to join in- just copy and paste the questions and add your own answers, then link up over on their blogs. I absolutely loved getting to hug these two girls in person at Blissdom. If you don’t already know… read more »

Your Blogging Voice: Pour Your Heart Out

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That blog is too sarcastic. That blog cusses too much. And that one is all sunshine all the time and seems fake. That blog talks about subjects I don’t think should see the light of day. And that blog isn’t original enough. I think that blog should change this. I don’t agree with that blog.… read more »

A Blogger Goes to Yoga

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And must facebook/tweet that she is going. And possibly check in on foursquare. She wonders if anyone would mind if she instagramed the pretty candles set up for Candlelight Yoga. She breaths in and out and tries to focus. Out of the corner of her eye, she sees a new twitter mention notification flicker across… read more »

What to Do with a Bad Pitch

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It’s going to happen. You are going to receive PR pitches that you consider awful for one reason or another.  But before you decide to blast the company across all your social networks, let’s take a look at the various problems and what you can do about them. They didn’t use my name I hear… read more »

Should You Work for Free?

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Have you set goals for your blog for the new year? Maybe this year, you want to start to work with brands. Almost as soon as you mention wanting to work with brands, you will hear a chorus of “don’t work for free!” And while you should know that your time is valuable and your… read more »

Best of the Year (Link-up)

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Thank goodness for blogs- because Mommy Brain seems to make almost everything a blur, but blogs help us remember all that happened in the past year. Here are my best posts of 2012. If you have written a similar post, feel free to link it up below- or just link directly to one of your… read more »

Twelve Sparkles of Pixie Dust from #DisneyontheRoad

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Last week, I was invited to #DisneyontheRoad in Charlotte, a Disney Social Media Moms event put on by Mom Talk Radio and Disney Parks.  I’ve heard fabulous things about the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration in Orlando, but haven’t had a chance to attend yet, so it was fun to get a little sneak peak… read more »

How to Rock Your Blog: Fall Sessions

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Now that school is back in session, it’s time to get back into the swing of blogging! Blogging isn’t just about blogging any more, though: we have to make sure we’re making the most of the various social media platforms available. But, it can seem overwhelming: facebook, twitter, pinterest, google+, and instagram. What do you… read more »

Hypocritical Blogger

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There’s not much I won’t talk about on the blog. It’s my outlet, my therapy, my little world. I feel comfortable sharing personal struggles and joys with you. Even knowing that I can’t really know everyone who is reading this: I still feel okay “spilling it all.” But when I found out that my son… read more »

How to Use Google Plus: Part Two

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Last week I shared some very simple tips on how to use Google Plus. Those were meant for those of us who had an account but hadn’t done a thing with it other than take a look, shrug, and say “Not another social network! Who has time???” That post talked about adding people to your… read more »