BritMums have got talent
One of the best things about blogging is being part of a lively, vibrant community. For me that community is BritMums, and so I’m absolutely thrilled to have been shortlisted in both the Go! and...
View ArticleI may be a mummy blogger – but I don’t just blog about kids’ stuff
Last week I had one of *those* conversations with a PR. You know the one. Her: ‘I thought you might like to blog about this product (talks about product), we’d be happy to send you a sample.’ Me: In...
View ArticleHow to be a successful blogger
I’ve seen a lot of nonsense talked about blogging over the past year, particularly by self-proclaimed ‘doyennes’ and ‘experts’ of blogging, and also by non-bloggers (I believe that if you’re not a...
View ArticleBlogging royalty? There’s no such thing
During the four years I’ve been blogging I’ve often heard the term ‘blogging royalty’ bandied about. It really is the most nonsensical, meaningless phrase. In Hollywood the term ‘royalty’ is used to...
View ArticleHave you had a Facebook purge?
Although I’m addicted to twitter, I do still use Facebook – mainly as a way of keeping in touch with family and friends, or people who have played a special part in my life. I make it a rule never to...
View ArticleYou may not like or understand parent bloggers – but there’s a lot more to us...
I was doing some research last night and quite by chance I stumbled upon the campaign ‘STFU parents’, which apparently has been gaining momentum in the US for quite a while now and was sparked by a...
View ArticleThe One With the Bloggers’ Caribbean Cruise
I can hardly believe I’m typing this, but in just over a fortnight’s time I’m going to be jetting off on a Caribbean cruise, with five fabulous mummy bloggers (aka ‘a gaggle’), courtesy of Royal...
View ArticleThink before you post
When you first start using social media, it’s easy to get into online spats, or say the wrong thing, which can land you in hot water. Even the most timid people become very courageous when they’re...
View ArticleI won’t win a blogging award tonight — but I already feel like a winner
So tonight I’ll be joining all the other finalists at the Brit Mums Brilliance in Blogging (#BiBs) awards. There will be Champagne, and cackling, and catching up with old friends, or meeting new ones....
View ArticleWhy big brands should be careful about trying to exploit bloggers
Yesterday I received an email from a marketing/SEO company on behalf of a major supermarket bank. It had all the usual waffle – we love your blog, we think we’re a perfect fit for your blog, and so on....
View ArticleHumbled by Camila Batmanghelidjh and Kids Company
It’s the child’s bed that does it for me. A pink bed, with a white sculpture of a child on top of it. Above, a mobile, coat hangers of men’s shoes. They represent, we’re told, the young artist’s...
View ArticleBritMums have got talent
One of the best things about blogging is being part of a lively, vibrant community. For me that community is BritMums, and so I’m absolutely thrilled to have been shortlisted in both the Go! and...
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