Posts Tagged ‘Born to Blog’

  • Attention PR People, Business Owners and Reps: Please Read This!

    Saturday, May 29th, 2010

    LOOKING TO HAVE ME REVIEW A PRODUCT OR HOST A GIVEAWAY??

    EMAIL ME AT: elizabethreviews@gmail.com

    MY REVIEW BLOG: http://momreviews.net

    Background Story:

    When I started doing product reviews and giveaways, I was running BlogHer Ads. Their terms of service said that blogs running their ads couldn’t have other sponsors, so they suggested creating a separate product review blog, which is what I did. 

    Soon after that though, I decided to stop running BlogHer Ads, which opened Table for Five back up for reviews and giveaways. For over two years, I posted product reviews and hosted giveaways on TWO blogs.  I juggled twice the amount of products, twice the emails, twice the scheduling.  It wasn’t long before I was, well, driving myself insane.

    At the end of last month, for both personal and professional reasons, I announced that I was no longer going to post reviews or giveaways on this blog. I deleted the Reviews & Giveaways Info page, and instead put a link at the top in the navigation bar called “my reviews and giveaways blog” that links directly to MomReviews.

    From now on, all emails sent to my table4five@gmail.com address that have anything to do with a review or giveaway will get a reply with a link to MomReviews.  PR firms with whom I’ve established a long-term relationship that request something appear here on Table for Five will most likely have their request honored, because ultimately, what I post here is up to me.

    I just wanted all of you to know.

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  • A Blogging Declaration of Independence courtesy of IzzyMom

    Thursday, April 29th, 2010
    Declaration of Independence
    Image by Cornell University Library via Flickr

    In 2006, one of the most kick-ass bloggers I know wrote a post on her blog IzzyMom she called a  “declaration of independence from all ridiculous and counterproductive thoughts and behaviors related to blogging.”

    I am long overdue for re-reading this. I’ve been obsessing about comments on my posts (or lack thereof) and trying to please everyone except myself.

    It was relevant in 2006 and it’s still relevant today, so for anyone who has been stressing out over their blog, here you go:

    A Blogging Declaration of Independence

    1. I will only write when I feel like writing. I will not allow myself to feel obligated to write a blog post or do any other blog-related activity if I don’t feel like it.

    2. I will no longer stop to consider if a post will be boring to other people or use that as a deciding factor in what I write.

    3. I will write from my heart and remember that my blog is about me and whatever I want to write about.

    4. I will not compare myself to other bloggers.

    5. I will not allow myself to feel bad if I notice that someone doesn’t come to my blog anymore.

    6. I will not concern myself with comments or stat counters or other numeric devices that might have the ability to affect my mood or what I write.

    7. I will not feel bad if something I care about doesn’t get a lot of feedback or comments.

    8. I will always try to remember that blogging is a hobby first and foremost. When it stops being fun, I will step away and re-evaluate.

    9. I will no longer feel guilty about not commenting “as much as I should” because my first responsibility is to myself and my kids. Though I love reading and connecting with other bloggers, real life needs to come first.

    10. I will make an effort to not get lost in blogging. Just because I can while away an entire evening in the blogsophere with relative ease doesn’t mean I should.

    11. I will not worry about losing readers if I change my focus from time to time.

    12. I will be true to myself and my feelings. I will be cranky if that’s how I feel. Being a diplomat 24-7 is just exhausting and unnatural.

    13. I will try really hard to fight that feeling that I am missing out on something if I’m not reading and commenting on blogs.

    14. In committing myself to this declaration, I am setting myself free so that I can enjoy blogging more and stress about it less.

    15. I will update and add to this declaration as necessary.

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