Yesterday, I had the extreme pleasure of attending PR University's audio conference "Pitching Mommy Bloggers" as a panelist, along with Liz, Christine and Renee (yeah, don't know how that happened either) and was pretty excited about it.
Until, I read Bad, Bad, Mommy Blogger Redux (written by fellow panelist Stephanie Azzarone) and, well, if you are a mom (like me) who happens to blog (no matter the reason) Stephanie is one of many public relations professionals, attempting to reach out to a community, filled with millions of diverse and colorful voices, along with about a billion misperceptions and contradictions enough to choke even the most experienced rocket scientist into smashing his slide rule against the wall, just to see if it would stick.
The only difference is, Stephanie is a mom and, well, she knows that, in my house, everything IS pretty much sticky, already and I'm okay with that.
Being called out as "review slinging money grubbers whose only concerns are freebies and paid for positive reviews of products," not so much!
No, Stephanie didn't say that — this dude did — although, I agree that there are bad blogging practices (see Blog With Integrity badge above) totally understand how marketing to moms can be a real turn off and yes, blogging has changed.
I started blogging in 2003, when the mom blogging community was the social media and we were thrilled to have 1 person leave a comment.
Today, I still am, because feed readers and google analytics have pretty much taken over my once beloved community, but who am I kidding?
Mom bloggers have always been under scrutiny — to cute, not enough rainbows or real hardcore and nauseating — mom blogs…WHOWAH…what is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, unless there's money involved and, well, NOW you're swimming in muddy waters, my friend.
Yes, there are mom bloggers who are making money and those of us who, you know, would like to, but have this little thing inside us call integrity, which, in my thinking, is not a characteristic exclusive to moms, only.
There are some folks (like me) who are trying their damnedest to do something good, or at least give back to their community, with their blogs.
As imperfect as it may be.
So, I am calling you out (yes, YOU!) and ask that, when you decide to target an entire community, or, perhaps, make reference to attendees on a certain audio conference, take the time to stop by and visit the neighborhood, or listen to said conference, first, before commencing with the mud-slinging.
With 2 kids home sick with strep throat and a husband who's laid up with bronchitis, all week, mine is messy enough, already, thanks!
[Disclosure: Yes, I was paid to attend the panel, but NOT for this blog post, nor was I asked to write about my experience. Just so you know]
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60 responses to “Suffering From a Bad Case of Mommyblogger Reflux”
What?
Really? Awesome words from an awesome mom blogger. I love ya.
I blog because I love the community we had back in the day and I miss it and hope it comes back to us soon. I don’t get offered trips and rarely offered products and that is okay because I am in this for me, my writing and friends. If something comes of it, fine. But to have the community I love Being called out as “review slinging money grubbers whose only concerns are freebies and paid for positive reviews of products,” makes me sick.
Nothing will stop me from writing. Not even ignorance and name calling of others.
Mwah!
What?
Really? Awesome words from an awesome mom blogger. I love ya.
I blog because I love the community we had back in the day and I miss it and hope it comes back to us soon. I don’t get offered trips and rarely offered products and that is okay because I am in this for me, my writing and friends. If something comes of it, fine. But to have the community I love Being called out as “review slinging money grubbers whose only concerns are freebies and paid for positive reviews of products,” makes me sick.
Nothing will stop me from writing. Not even ignorance and name calling of others.
Mwah!
What?
Really? Awesome words from an awesome mom blogger. I love ya.
I blog because I love the community we had back in the day and I miss it and hope it comes back to us soon. I don’t get offered trips and rarely offered products and that is okay because I am in this for me, my writing and friends. If something comes of it, fine. But to have the community I love Being called out as “review slinging money grubbers whose only concerns are freebies and paid for positive reviews of products,” makes me sick.
Nothing will stop me from writing. Not even ignorance and name calling of others.
Mwah!
What?
Really? Awesome words from an awesome mom blogger. I love ya.
I blog because I love the community we had back in the day and I miss it and hope it comes back to us soon. I don’t get offered trips and rarely offered products and that is okay because I am in this for me, my writing and friends. If something comes of it, fine. But to have the community I love Being called out as “review slinging money grubbers whose only concerns are freebies and paid for positive reviews of products,” makes me sick.
Nothing will stop me from writing. Not even ignorance and name calling of others.
Mwah!
What?
Really? Awesome words from an awesome mom blogger. I love ya.
I blog because I love the community we had back in the day and I miss it and hope it comes back to us soon. I don’t get offered trips and rarely offered products and that is okay because I am in this for me, my writing and friends. If something comes of it, fine. But to have the community I love Being called out as “review slinging money grubbers whose only concerns are freebies and paid for positive reviews of products,” makes me sick.
Nothing will stop me from writing. Not even ignorance and name calling of others.
Mwah!
What?
Really? Awesome words from an awesome mom blogger. I love ya.
I blog because I love the community we had back in the day and I miss it and hope it comes back to us soon. I don’t get offered trips and rarely offered products and that is okay because I am in this for me, my writing and friends. If something comes of it, fine. But to have the community I love Being called out as “review slinging money grubbers whose only concerns are freebies and paid for positive reviews of products,” makes me sick.
Nothing will stop me from writing. Not even ignorance and name calling of others.
Mwah!
I really liked your take on this whole thing. Even though I’m not a “mommy blogger” I’ve often wondered how I could be more marketable for my blog. Then I just realized that I would hate it, and hey, if free product drops in my lap to try, I’ll try it but other than that? Not for me.
To each their own.
I really liked your take on this whole thing. Even though I’m not a “mommy blogger” I’ve often wondered how I could be more marketable for my blog. Then I just realized that I would hate it, and hey, if free product drops in my lap to try, I’ll try it but other than that? Not for me.
To each their own.
I really liked your take on this whole thing. Even though I’m not a “mommy blogger” I’ve often wondered how I could be more marketable for my blog. Then I just realized that I would hate it, and hey, if free product drops in my lap to try, I’ll try it but other than that? Not for me.
To each their own.
I really liked your take on this whole thing. Even though I’m not a “mommy blogger” I’ve often wondered how I could be more marketable for my blog. Then I just realized that I would hate it, and hey, if free product drops in my lap to try, I’ll try it but other than that? Not for me.
To each their own.
I really liked your take on this whole thing. Even though I’m not a “mommy blogger” I’ve often wondered how I could be more marketable for my blog. Then I just realized that I would hate it, and hey, if free product drops in my lap to try, I’ll try it but other than that? Not for me.
To each their own.
I really liked your take on this whole thing. Even though I’m not a “mommy blogger” I’ve often wondered how I could be more marketable for my blog. Then I just realized that I would hate it, and hey, if free product drops in my lap to try, I’ll try it but other than that? Not for me.
To each their own.
Hi Heather!
That’s just it. I don’t consider my blog “marketable,” but rather a way for me to reach further out into the community beyond my own front yard. The mission of this blog has always been to make other mothers look good and feel better about the less than perfect stuff that, more often than not, happens when raising a family. Sometimes, I find really cool stuff that I get to share. Or, get a behind the scenes look at how stuff is made. More time, I’m writing about “free services” and ways in which we can ALL help make each other’s lives perhaps just a tiny bit better.
Still, some folks keep insisting otherwise and that just stinks more than my bathroom does, at the moment!
I really appreciate your taking the time to leave your thoughts!!!
Liz
Hi Heather!
That’s just it. I don’t consider my blog “marketable,” but rather a way for me to reach further out into the community beyond my own front yard. The mission of this blog has always been to make other mothers look good and feel better about the less than perfect stuff that, more often than not, happens when raising a family. Sometimes, I find really cool stuff that I get to share. Or, get a behind the scenes look at how stuff is made. More time, I’m writing about “free services” and ways in which we can ALL help make each other’s lives perhaps just a tiny bit better.
Still, some folks keep insisting otherwise and that just stinks more than my bathroom does, at the moment!
I really appreciate your taking the time to leave your thoughts!!!
Liz
Hi Heather!
That’s just it. I don’t consider my blog “marketable,” but rather a way for me to reach further out into the community beyond my own front yard. The mission of this blog has always been to make other mothers look good and feel better about the less than perfect stuff that, more often than not, happens when raising a family. Sometimes, I find really cool stuff that I get to share. Or, get a behind the scenes look at how stuff is made. More time, I’m writing about “free services” and ways in which we can ALL help make each other’s lives perhaps just a tiny bit better.
Still, some folks keep insisting otherwise and that just stinks more than my bathroom does, at the moment!
I really appreciate your taking the time to leave your thoughts!!!
Liz
Hi Heather!
That’s just it. I don’t consider my blog “marketable,” but rather a way for me to reach further out into the community beyond my own front yard. The mission of this blog has always been to make other mothers look good and feel better about the less than perfect stuff that, more often than not, happens when raising a family. Sometimes, I find really cool stuff that I get to share. Or, get a behind the scenes look at how stuff is made. More time, I’m writing about “free services” and ways in which we can ALL help make each other’s lives perhaps just a tiny bit better.
Still, some folks keep insisting otherwise and that just stinks more than my bathroom does, at the moment!
I really appreciate your taking the time to leave your thoughts!!!
Liz
Hi Heather!
That’s just it. I don’t consider my blog “marketable,” but rather a way for me to reach further out into the community beyond my own front yard. The mission of this blog has always been to make other mothers look good and feel better about the less than perfect stuff that, more often than not, happens when raising a family. Sometimes, I find really cool stuff that I get to share. Or, get a behind the scenes look at how stuff is made. More time, I’m writing about “free services” and ways in which we can ALL help make each other’s lives perhaps just a tiny bit better.
Still, some folks keep insisting otherwise and that just stinks more than my bathroom does, at the moment!
I really appreciate your taking the time to leave your thoughts!!!
Liz
Hi Heather!
That’s just it. I don’t consider my blog “marketable,” but rather a way for me to reach further out into the community beyond my own front yard. The mission of this blog has always been to make other mothers look good and feel better about the less than perfect stuff that, more often than not, happens when raising a family. Sometimes, I find really cool stuff that I get to share. Or, get a behind the scenes look at how stuff is made. More time, I’m writing about “free services” and ways in which we can ALL help make each other’s lives perhaps just a tiny bit better.
Still, some folks keep insisting otherwise and that just stinks more than my bathroom does, at the moment!
I really appreciate your taking the time to leave your thoughts!!!
Liz
YEAH!
*cheering, and giving you a standing ovation*
YEAH!
*cheering, and giving you a standing ovation*
YEAH!
*cheering, and giving you a standing ovation*
YEAH!
*cheering, and giving you a standing ovation*
YEAH!
*cheering, and giving you a standing ovation*
YEAH!
*cheering, and giving you a standing ovation*
Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, however, why do some folks this being ugly and rude needs to be a part of that?
Hmmm … the nerve of some people’s kids.
Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, however, why do some folks this being ugly and rude needs to be a part of that?
Hmmm … the nerve of some people’s kids.
Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, however, why do some folks this being ugly and rude needs to be a part of that?
Hmmm … the nerve of some people’s kids.
Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, however, why do some folks this being ugly and rude needs to be a part of that?
Hmmm … the nerve of some people’s kids.
Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, however, why do some folks this being ugly and rude needs to be a part of that?
Hmmm … the nerve of some people’s kids.
Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, however, why do some folks this being ugly and rude needs to be a part of that?
Hmmm … the nerve of some people’s kids.
I tend to avoid overly PR-laden blogs. If I wanted tons of ads, I could buy any number of magazines.
I really hate the product stuff that floats over the blog post that I really came to read.
Reading blogs lets me get a glimpse into the lives of other women…I don’t need a glimpse into their shopping carts.
That’s just me.
I tend to avoid overly PR-laden blogs. If I wanted tons of ads, I could buy any number of magazines.
I really hate the product stuff that floats over the blog post that I really came to read.
Reading blogs lets me get a glimpse into the lives of other women…I don’t need a glimpse into their shopping carts.
That’s just me.
I tend to avoid overly PR-laden blogs. If I wanted tons of ads, I could buy any number of magazines.
I really hate the product stuff that floats over the blog post that I really came to read.
Reading blogs lets me get a glimpse into the lives of other women…I don’t need a glimpse into their shopping carts.
That’s just me.
I tend to avoid overly PR-laden blogs. If I wanted tons of ads, I could buy any number of magazines.
I really hate the product stuff that floats over the blog post that I really came to read.
Reading blogs lets me get a glimpse into the lives of other women…I don’t need a glimpse into their shopping carts.
That’s just me.
I tend to avoid overly PR-laden blogs. If I wanted tons of ads, I could buy any number of magazines.
I really hate the product stuff that floats over the blog post that I really came to read.
Reading blogs lets me get a glimpse into the lives of other women…I don’t need a glimpse into their shopping carts.
That’s just me.
I tend to avoid overly PR-laden blogs. If I wanted tons of ads, I could buy any number of magazines.
I really hate the product stuff that floats over the blog post that I really came to read.
Reading blogs lets me get a glimpse into the lives of other women…I don’t need a glimpse into their shopping carts.
That’s just me.
Yeah, name calling is something that we tell our kids NOT to do.
The thing that I’ve been mulling over lately is what about the women, like myself, that are relatively new to the mommyblogging community. I feel like I’ve been lumped into the new-fangled, no-integrity crowd just because my blog is (relatively) new. No one has said that, but that’s how it feels.
In other news, I got a killer scarf that totally reminds me of you!
Miss you, friend. Where is a lottery win when we need one?
Yeah, name calling is something that we tell our kids NOT to do.
The thing that I’ve been mulling over lately is what about the women, like myself, that are relatively new to the mommyblogging community. I feel like I’ve been lumped into the new-fangled, no-integrity crowd just because my blog is (relatively) new. No one has said that, but that’s how it feels.
In other news, I got a killer scarf that totally reminds me of you!
Miss you, friend. Where is a lottery win when we need one?
Yeah, name calling is something that we tell our kids NOT to do.
The thing that I’ve been mulling over lately is what about the women, like myself, that are relatively new to the mommyblogging community. I feel like I’ve been lumped into the new-fangled, no-integrity crowd just because my blog is (relatively) new. No one has said that, but that’s how it feels.
In other news, I got a killer scarf that totally reminds me of you!
Miss you, friend. Where is a lottery win when we need one?
Yeah, name calling is something that we tell our kids NOT to do.
The thing that I’ve been mulling over lately is what about the women, like myself, that are relatively new to the mommyblogging community. I feel like I’ve been lumped into the new-fangled, no-integrity crowd just because my blog is (relatively) new. No one has said that, but that’s how it feels.
In other news, I got a killer scarf that totally reminds me of you!
Miss you, friend. Where is a lottery win when we need one?
Yeah, name calling is something that we tell our kids NOT to do.
The thing that I’ve been mulling over lately is what about the women, like myself, that are relatively new to the mommyblogging community. I feel like I’ve been lumped into the new-fangled, no-integrity crowd just because my blog is (relatively) new. No one has said that, but that’s how it feels.
In other news, I got a killer scarf that totally reminds me of you!
Miss you, friend. Where is a lottery win when we need one?
Yeah, name calling is something that we tell our kids NOT to do.
The thing that I’ve been mulling over lately is what about the women, like myself, that are relatively new to the mommyblogging community. I feel like I’ve been lumped into the new-fangled, no-integrity crowd just because my blog is (relatively) new. No one has said that, but that’s how it feels.
In other news, I got a killer scarf that totally reminds me of you!
Miss you, friend. Where is a lottery win when we need one?
Well written! I don’t get all of the drama, mud slinging, and name calling. Isn’t this place big enough for everyone?
I just stay at my cozy spot and keep on keepin’ on!
Well written! I don’t get all of the drama, mud slinging, and name calling. Isn’t this place big enough for everyone?
I just stay at my cozy spot and keep on keepin’ on!
Well written! I don’t get all of the drama, mud slinging, and name calling. Isn’t this place big enough for everyone?
I just stay at my cozy spot and keep on keepin’ on!
Well written! I don’t get all of the drama, mud slinging, and name calling. Isn’t this place big enough for everyone?
I just stay at my cozy spot and keep on keepin’ on!
Well written! I don’t get all of the drama, mud slinging, and name calling. Isn’t this place big enough for everyone?
I just stay at my cozy spot and keep on keepin’ on!
Well written! I don’t get all of the drama, mud slinging, and name calling. Isn’t this place big enough for everyone?
I just stay at my cozy spot and keep on keepin’ on!
How can anyone of substance make such a stereotypical sweep? The “community” we’ve all formed here is as diverse as society as a whole.
Bah. Humbug. This is why it is important to isolate ones self from society.
How can anyone of substance make such a stereotypical sweep? The “community” we’ve all formed here is as diverse as society as a whole.
Bah. Humbug. This is why it is important to isolate ones self from society.
How can anyone of substance make such a stereotypical sweep? The “community” we’ve all formed here is as diverse as society as a whole.
Bah. Humbug. This is why it is important to isolate ones self from society.
How can anyone of substance make such a stereotypical sweep? The “community” we’ve all formed here is as diverse as society as a whole.
Bah. Humbug. This is why it is important to isolate ones self from society.
How can anyone of substance make such a stereotypical sweep? The “community” we’ve all formed here is as diverse as society as a whole.
Bah. Humbug. This is why it is important to isolate ones self from society.
How can anyone of substance make such a stereotypical sweep? The “community” we’ve all formed here is as diverse as society as a whole.
Bah. Humbug. This is why it is important to isolate ones self from society.
Well I’m in it exclusively for the money. That’s it. Cut and dry. I mean, seriously, over the last four months of blogging, I’ve raked in a staggering TWELVE BUCKS in advertising dollars! TWELVE!!! That’s, like, ten cents a DAY. Wow. A dime per post. Which basically means that over the last decade of posting over 800 blogs, I could have made a whopping 85 bucks. Darn, I shoulda been running ads a long time ago. Maybe by now I could ALMOST be getting a payout from Google Adsense 🙂 LOL!
Well I’m in it exclusively for the money. That’s it. Cut and dry. I mean, seriously, over the last four months of blogging, I’ve raked in a staggering TWELVE BUCKS in advertising dollars! TWELVE!!! That’s, like, ten cents a DAY. Wow. A dime per post. Which basically means that over the last decade of posting over 800 blogs, I could have made a whopping 85 bucks. Darn, I shoulda been running ads a long time ago. Maybe by now I could ALMOST be getting a payout from Google Adsense 🙂 LOL!
Well I’m in it exclusively for the money. That’s it. Cut and dry. I mean, seriously, over the last four months of blogging, I’ve raked in a staggering TWELVE BUCKS in advertising dollars! TWELVE!!! That’s, like, ten cents a DAY. Wow. A dime per post. Which basically means that over the last decade of posting over 800 blogs, I could have made a whopping 85 bucks. Darn, I shoulda been running ads a long time ago. Maybe by now I could ALMOST be getting a payout from Google Adsense 🙂 LOL!
Well I’m in it exclusively for the money. That’s it. Cut and dry. I mean, seriously, over the last four months of blogging, I’ve raked in a staggering TWELVE BUCKS in advertising dollars! TWELVE!!! That’s, like, ten cents a DAY. Wow. A dime per post. Which basically means that over the last decade of posting over 800 blogs, I could have made a whopping 85 bucks. Darn, I shoulda been running ads a long time ago. Maybe by now I could ALMOST be getting a payout from Google Adsense 🙂 LOL!
Well I’m in it exclusively for the money. That’s it. Cut and dry. I mean, seriously, over the last four months of blogging, I’ve raked in a staggering TWELVE BUCKS in advertising dollars! TWELVE!!! That’s, like, ten cents a DAY. Wow. A dime per post. Which basically means that over the last decade of posting over 800 blogs, I could have made a whopping 85 bucks. Darn, I shoulda been running ads a long time ago. Maybe by now I could ALMOST be getting a payout from Google Adsense 🙂 LOL!
Well I’m in it exclusively for the money. That’s it. Cut and dry. I mean, seriously, over the last four months of blogging, I’ve raked in a staggering TWELVE BUCKS in advertising dollars! TWELVE!!! That’s, like, ten cents a DAY. Wow. A dime per post. Which basically means that over the last decade of posting over 800 blogs, I could have made a whopping 85 bucks. Darn, I shoulda been running ads a long time ago. Maybe by now I could ALMOST be getting a payout from Google Adsense 🙂 LOL!