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

January 22, 2010 By 15 Comments
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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…

Product Reviewers are Bloggers, too.

October 22, 2009 By 68 Comments
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This issue has been boiling inside of me for a few months now, and was reconfirmed, again, when I attended the Type A Mom Conference town hall meeting, and heard the same conversation ignited. Product reviewers.  Giveaways.  Apparently, it is a HUGE deal. Product reviewers seem to be looked down upon, or considered the “bottom rung” of the blogging ladder.  Why?  Maybe because it doesn’t fit inside the blogger mold?  Some would even dare to say that review and giveaway bloggers are not real writers. …