Monthly Archives: July 2011

How to be a special blogger

With twin boys and a daughter, Sharon Beesley and her husband moved from San Francisco to NYC. No wonder she started a blog. A wonder her blog is. I’m a regular reader of NYC Taught Me and love it. Sharon is enough parts style, charm, wit, smarts and sassy-ness to offer up the unexpected just [...]

July 29th, 2011
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Not the week to have my job

Boy. I sure picked the wrong career to have this week. Working with bloggers, who are nearly all moms? Reading their blogs, about their kids? I don’t have any of my kids at home this week — Lucy is at summer camp and Monte is in Zurich, as is my husband. So you’d think I [...]

July 28th, 2011
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Come Celebrate Somethings New

Blogstar has teamed with Kirtsy.com and Giggle.com to celebrate Somethings New. Invited by Blogstar to create simple (but special) Sunday afternoon crafts, 10 clickable-ly famous design bloggers made pretty. We’re sharing these easy, in-an-afternoon pleasures on Kirtsy.com to celebrate its return to the stage, with a gift for you. Giggle.com is offering $10 off your [...]

July 27th, 2011
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How to blog for clicks not cliques

I’ve known Michelle Horton, the wondermom behind Early Mama, since she was an intern and have worked with her for nearly two years now. She never ceases to surprise me with her ability to deliver, as she did, again, when she launched her blog in April, 2011. Early Mama is about being a young mom, [...]

July 25th, 2011
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The first rule(s) of blogging

Whether you are Pioneer Mom or Procrastinating Mom (the latter hasn’t actually started her blog as yet but she is going to, really soon!) there is a golden rule that you can’t ever forget no matter how many years you have under your keyboard: Rule 1.0: Decide who you are Rule 1.2: Be it Rule [...]

July 19th, 2011
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Blog review: Love Affair With My Brother

When Melissa Dunworth wrote a note on Momoir’s FB page asking for a post on how to get blog sponsorships and advertisers, I thought the best advice I could give would be to choose one idea for Melissa to think about for making her blog, Love Affair With My Brother, more attractive for working with advertisers [...]

July 7th, 2011
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