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I’m sure most of you are aware of the e-course I launched at the end of November. Well it’s grown wings (is that the right saying?) and is now a 35 week course featuring beginner, intermediate and advanced sections. If you haven’t signed up you can still do so for free – Free Mum Blogger E-course
Well, although all the feedback has been excellent, and I’ve only had one ‘unsubscribe’ (from a nice lady who has got herself a new job with more hours – Good Luck in the …

We all go through it, don’t we?
Those times when you wonder why you bother. Any number of things can bring it on, a slump in traffic, a nasty comment, the housework piling up around your ears (just one more tweet and then I’ll do it). If you’ve ever found yourself wondering if now is the time to make your blogging exit try these tactics, and if you still feel like giving up then you probably should
1. A new theme/widget
It might be that you’ve …

I have quite an interest in small businesses, especially when they are run by parents, you can read about businesses like this in my mumpreneur series.
I’ve made my points about PR people contacting me with various promotions, and it isn’t the PR people themselves but their approach that has been the issue. On a more positive note I’ve had some great direct communications with small businesses with which I’ve done interviews and promotions with, like my recent relationship with Frugi. We’ve done an interview which helps them tell …

This post is in respone to A Modern Mother’s post on a potential PR blackout.
The debate on reviews, competitions and giveaways on blogs runs and runs. I think that three simple things need to be present for these relationships to flourish.
A Relationship
As bloggers we want to be wined and dined a bit, we want a PR person that knows a bit about our blogs and perhaps the names and ages of our children, they know roughly where we’re located and a few things that we’re passionate about.
There …

I’ve done a few courses on blogging and related media now, the most recent one I’ve been doing is with Caroline Middlebrook who is based in the UK.
The course is called the Bloggers Bible and is delivered via email. The course is split into 49 units and you receive one unit per week. This course is ideal for the beginner and intermediate blogger, all of the content I’ve received so far was covered in Yaro’s course however that was a paid thing so I think this …

Well, it’s all happening in the blogosphere at the moment isn’t it. Did anyone miss the double page spread in the Times? If you did the links are here;
Mums the word in cyberspace
Mummy bloggers hit Disney
Two great articles, and not just because I get a mention in both
The debate about reviews rumbles on with the majority favouring the ‘if we all pick our freebies wisely there is space for the review thing in the British blogosphere’.
A point that has been raised further with myself …

Okay maybe not, but I do have an exciting new gig that may bag me a few more freebie trips, what with Disney World becoming a dim and distant memory I need something to keep me in freebie trips.
Introducing Have a Lovely Time, the latest travel blog brought to us by Linda of You’ve Got Your Hands Full fame. My exciting news is that I’ve joined her team and will be the correspondant (her words not mine!) for anything that may come up in Scotland. Exciting eh…
And my …

One of the best (the best?) things about my trip to Florida was meeting the other bloggers (and Sarah of course). I couldn’t have imagined how well we would get along considering we knew barely a thing about each other and most of us had never even read each others blogs.
Let me introduce you;
Cynical Jane of dance shocker fame blogs at Diary of a Desperate Exmoor Woman and her new blog Never Knowingly Overwhelmed. She hates rollercoasters, loves spas and has many interesting experiences to share, and since …

I’ve been tagged by WAHM-BAM!, here goes;
1. What are your current obsessions?
Definitely blogging at the moment as I’m on a bloggers trip, I might not have mentioned it
2. Which item of clothes do you wear most often?
Hoodies and trainers
3. What’s for dinner tonight?
I’m not sure but I know we’re going to Tony’s Town Square which is in Magic Kingdom, I think it’s Italian.
4. What’s the last thing you bought?
A present for my husband, I can’t say what in case he’s reading, but it’s very …

I’ve been following Michelle’s blog Scribbit since I started my own blog. When I saw that she had released her first ebook Blogging in Pink, I couldn’t help myself but do a quick review.
Now you should understand that Michelle’s writing is always engaging, enlightening and full of wisdom. I know, it’s sick for someone to be given all the blogging talent. So after that ‘bigging up’, as you can imagine I had very high expectations.

Blogging Platforms
Blogging in Pink is an ebook written for would-be, beginner, or intermediate …

Michelle left a comment, she noticed that I’d been AWOL, I’m back to explain myself!
Well, as you can see I’m still here, and still blogging. I’ve celebrated a birthday and have been inspired to change a few things, they are quite big things and it’s taking time,I should be honest too and say that I’ve been indulging in quite a bit of poker recently (and winning yay!).
Whats changing…?
Em, where to start really, I’ve been working a lot on Project 500 as well as the freelance project that kicked off …

The urge not to post my videos this week was strong. You know when you see or hear yourself and you think, is that really me? I had that bad and didn’t want to post the videos. I felt really self-conscious but I forced myself to do it because;
I bought a Flip
I bought a portable digital video camera specifically so that I could take short video clips. It would be a complete waste not to use it. Blogging is a creative outlet, producing pictures, audio …

Why start a blog?
As a mother it’s a great way to keep track of milestones. When your child gets older they may like to take over the blog themselves – if you can give it up!
If your child is already a bit older it’s a great activity to do together, use it as a reason to research interesting topics to post about or to display art and craftwork.
If your interested in starting a blog here is a great HOWTO.