It all started with Google Alerts. I subscribe to an alert for "Table for Five". A couple of months ago, I got an alert for a post on "Table for Five Reviews and Giveaways". I clicked the link. Sure enough, it took me to a blog with that title, a blog started in January 2010 by a woman with three kids. I thought to myself well, maybe she didn't realize there's already a blog called Table for Five. So I emailed her. I very politely pointed out that my blog is almost five years old, that I post reviews and giveaways, and that calling her blog the same name as mine would just confuse her readers. I asked her to consider changing the name of her blog. She emailed me back and said NO. No, she said, it's too late to change the name (which, no it's not), and besides she already had a Facebook page set up and she was so proud of herself for doing it, and she wasn't going to change it. Period. WELL THEN. I got an email this morning from one of my RSS email … [Read more...]
In Case You Weren’t Sure, THIS Is A Mommyblog
What does it mean to be a Mommyblogger? When I started blogging in 2005, I was writing about being pregnant with my third child, and my two boys, and my life in general. I found a small group of other Mom blogs that I really liked, I commented on their posts, they commented on my posts. They were my COMMUNITY. And then on February 25, 2006, I decided to write about how much I loved Swiffer Sweepers in this post titled I Love Swiffer, Yes I Do. Why? Because cleaning my house was part of my life, and it seemed like a good topic for a post. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that anyone representing Swiffer would read my post. Except, that's exactly what happened. A P.R. person representing Swiffer read my post and emailed me, saying that he liked my post, and he was getting the word out about a new redesigned Swiffer sweeper, and would I like to get one? And if I felt like it, would I write my opinion of it on my blog? I was dumbstruck! But I said sure, why not, … [Read more...]
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