Wendy Piersall | Table for Five

Table for Five is in Mom Blogging For Dummies. WHOA.

July 19, 2011 By Elizabeth

It was pretty much a given that Mom Blogging For Dummies was going to be amazing, seeing as it’s written by the fantastic Wendy Piersall. Wendy and I met at BlogHer 2007 and I’ve been a fan of hers ever since. When she asked me on Facebook this past April if she could use Table for Five in her book, I was both thrilled and honored. From the product description:

The population of mom bloggers is growing at a stunning pace and they boast an audience of more than 23 million women reading, posting, or commenting on blogs every week. This fun and friendly guide targets moms who are looking to become a savvier blogger, build a personal brand, earn free products to review or give away, or make some extra cash through ad revenue. Named by Nielsen as one of the most influential moms online, author Wendy Piersall helps you determine the right business model for your blog and then create a professional, in-demand personal brand.

Table for Five is on page 232, as an example of how to use text link ads in the sidebar of a blog. With a screenshot and my URL visible. The first thing I did when I got home from Brands and Bloggers was show everyone in my family, especially since Ryan, Chris, and Kaitlyn are visible in the header, so in a way, they are in a book too!

Wow. My blog is in a book.

Win A Trip To Ride Manta Mania At SeaWorld!

February 11, 2009 By Elizabeth

This is totally insanely AWESOME! My fearless leader Ted Murphy took a group of bloggers to SeaWorld for an exclusive tour of the construction of a new ride called Manta Mania, that has you laying down strapped underneath a giant thing shaped like a manta ray, FLYING through a cave-like Aquarium and then swooping around on a ginormous roller coaster! He’s got a four minute video on his site http://www.ted.me/manta that you have GOT to see, click that link and prepare to be blown away!

In the interest of full disclosure, I’m telling you right upfront, that this post is part of my gig as one of the IZEA Insiders. We get special opportunities to tell our readers about the hottest happenings involving IZEA! So that the ten of us aren’t all running separate contests, Ted is coordinating everything on his site. SO, if you want to WIN A TRIP TO SEAWORLD, head on over to http://www.ted.me/manta to read all the rules, each person can earn three entries. You can leave a comment on Ted’s post, post a tweet, or write your own blog post about the contest. You could also win a prize pack full of SeaWorld swag!

So what are you waiting for, head over to Ted’s and enter the contest! You could win a trip for four including airfare, hotel, and two full days at SeaWorld! AWESOME!

p.s. After watching that video, I am SO glad I’m going to IZEAfest this year. I hope Wendy Piersall is there, cuz that lady looks like a lot of fun to hang with!