Comments on: Moms, Blogging, Marketing and Respect

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 14 May 2010 02:29:36 +0000

I totally agree. Some blogs are nothing more than giveaways now. Which I guess if that is their sole purpose then that is fine but I hate when they pretend that it is more than that. .-= Jen´s last post ..Damn I am Easy =-.

By: Bon

Bon — Fri, 14 May 2010 00:05:40 +0000

i don’t know if you knew, but Mom101 posted on the subject of free advertising on mommyblogs yesterday as well. somewhere down about comment 100, there’s actually a consensus reached that some other influential person (Type A Mom? i think) is going to begin a blogging advisory panel/board, one of the goals of which is, i gather, to make some of the information about the business end of blogging, including rates packages, more publicly available to those of us who do not swim at the highest echelons.

me, i don’t do product reviews or advertising. it’s not the game i happen to be in…i get writing cred and some speaking/consulting work from my “brand,” as it were, but i’m in it for the writing venue and the community. like you, i’m wary of a few dollars and the control they’d have over my voice, the impact they’d have on my space. i’m in no way opposed to a serious sponsorship model, but i’d have to go work for that, and it hasn’t been a priority to date.
.-= Bon´s last post ..the future, second verse =-.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 13 May 2010 20:08:25 +0000

As you know, I blog. I also do not offer or sell ads on my blog. A few years ago I did but then I considered, like you, the work and emotional capital in my writing and decided against it.

That said, I think that should a blogger (say, a stay at home parent) decide to offer ad space to earn a few dollars from their hard work, I would not knock it. Bloggers work hard for little to no pay and the benefits are a labor of love more than anything. I would not begrudge someone for trying to make a few dollars to support their family.

By: Amber Krause Strocel

Amber Krause Strocel — Thu, 13 May 2010 19:06:00 +0000

You've got to admit, there's something about seeing your name in print. Especially when someone ELSE put it there.

By: coffee with Julie

coffee with Julie — Thu, 13 May 2010 18:38:51 +0000

I change my mind. I can do that, right? I do think it’s disrepectful, not just lazy. And I hope you don’t mind that I referred to your post via a link on my blog.

By: Harriet Fancott

Harriet Fancott — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:36:00 +0000

teehee – I see my name …

By: Cold Spaghetti

Cold Spaghetti — Thu, 13 May 2010 14:13:19 +0000

This is an interesting topic — I’m sure there are helpful sites out there about PR, etc., on blogs… how much of the conversation is actually by regular folks at home who have blogs on the side? I ignore requests, generally, not out of rudeness or disinterest as much as just complete lack of time. I’m planning to put a design back on the blog after turning back to a plain format for awhile… but the plain format has reduced my requests and that’s sort of a nice thing right now. I’m just not ready to deal with more crud until I’ve wrapped up more work and have more time to think about blogging more formally. At the same time, I feel guilty that I’m not putting more into it to spread the Just Posts. But I guess I wouldn’t be a Mom if I didn’t feel guilty a little over everything in my life!
.-= Cold Spaghetti´s last post ..BP, rethought. =-.

By: Francesca

Francesca — Thu, 13 May 2010 12:06:40 +0000

Just curious, what exactly is a pr pitch? .-= Francesca´s last post ..Away =-.

By: Chrystal @ Happy Mothering

Chrystal @ Happy Mothering — Thu, 13 May 2010 10:58:24 +0000

I’ve been blogging for less than a year, but I receive a ton of PR pitches. I have found that most of them are on target with me and my readers. But some of them are WAY off. I used to respond to those to let me know, but now most of them just get the delete key pressed on them.

I have had mixed feeling about doing reviews as well. I’ve done several and have several more in the pipeline, but I’ve toyed with the idea of separating all of the reviews into a separate blog and keeping Happy Mothering about me and my family. But, that’s several month off into the future.
.-= Chrystal @ Happy Mothering´s last post ..Natural Birth Advocate Suspended in San Diego: Support Needed for Dr. Robert Biter =-.

By: Lady M

Lady M — Thu, 13 May 2010 07:53:33 +0000

Sounds like a great panel. I get a lot of pitches too, but with having to pick and choose between things I *really* want to do, I almost never accept them. I do wish I could attend some of the events in NYC though! .-= Lady M´s last post ..The Trouble with Numbers =-.