Making Product Reviews, Twitter Parties & Conference Prizing Happen for Moms

Many of you already know that in addition to Mom Spark, I run things over at MomMadeThat.com.  I started Mom Made That! in December 2008, inspired by a Mom Spark Holiday Guide I created.  I witnessed so many amazing mom businesses doing awesome things, so I wanted a place to showcase their talents, inventions, and artistry.

Being an entrepreneur myself, and having tried every home business known to man (i.e. Avon, eBay, housekeeping, home daycare), I know the trials of self-employment.  I know how hard it is to stay motivated when sales are slow, time is hard to manage, and your husband “just doesn’t get it”.  This is what keeps me inspired to help moms in business.

In addition to helping these mom businesses promote and advertise, I have started connecting them with review bloggers.  So far, this has proven very successful for both the business owner and blogger.  In the last three weeks, we have connected over 150 bloggers with review opportunities and have received over 300 requests.  Because of the huge amount of interest, I have created a Premium Membership for those reviewers who would like to be contacted directly when new opportunities become available.  This also means that reviewers do not need to fill out a request form for each product review opportunity, which saves us both tons of time.  The fee for Premium Membership is $10 a year and can be requested in our review form HERE.

Reviewing our products is very simple, which is a big reason why it is becoming so popular.  All you do is click on the “review this!” button for the business listings you are interested in reviewing.  The button will take you to a form to fill out, and the data is then added to my handy dandy spreadsheet.  From there all you need to do is wait and let me do my magic.  Not all review requests will be accepted by the business, but most are several businesses to choose from.  Typically, new opportunities are added weekly, so there is always something fresh to see.  All of our current review requests are listed HERE.

Mom Made That! has also teamed up with the Clever Girls Collective in providing mom product prizing for Twitter parties, and more specifically, every Thursday’s #projectrunway party.  This is another great way for mom businesses to gain online exposure and make new connections.  I am also working with the Clever Girls on possibly providing prizing for future mom blogging conferences.  What a fabulous opportunity!

Obviously, these mom businesses cannot function without sales, so I encourage you to buy from these hard-working moms.  This is an incredibly tough time for many moms right now, and I have seen several online stores shut down.  This breaks my heart.  Please support them, if you can.  We even have a whole section that is full of sales and discounts, just for Mom Made That! shoppers, so please take advantage of these special deals.

If you are a mom business of any kind and would like to participate in these review opportunities, Twitter parties, promotions, and possible conference prizing, please LIST YOUR MOM BIZ HERE.  There are several different listing packages to choose from, which are all very modest compared to traditional advertising and listing sites, and you are getting so much more in return.  We also offer button and banner advertising for everyone, not just moms, so if you would like to tap into our audience, you can ADVERTISE HERE as well.

Thank you for supporting this journey and BUY MOM!