Smart Tips On the New FTC Endorsement Guides for Bloggers

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Are You in Compliance?

Many new bloggers might not be aware of the new FTC Guidelines that are now in place as of December 1, 2009.

As a WAHM blogger who offers work-at-home tips, blogging resources information and also reviews and giveaways, I’d like to share some information with you that may help answer any questions you may have regarding product reviews, giveaways and endorsements.

On my product reviews, you’ll see a banner linking to my site-wide Disclosure Policy that’s prominently featured on my Navigation Bar:

For More Information Visit: FTC Endorsement Guidelines

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Enter The Vistaprint Video Contest – Your Chance To Win $5,000

How Do You Use Vistaprint?

I’ve been using Vistaprint for my business cards ever since I was a Power Seller and had an eBay store.

Now that I have several blogs and host Giveaways, I always include my business card when I send out gifts to the prize winners.  I even have cute coordinating notecards and address labels that I had printed by Vistaprint as well!

You don’t have to be a WAHM or Mommy Blogger to be able to find so many things at Vistaprint to personalize!

Many moms have “Mommy Cards” printed up to hand out to teachers, moms at playgroups and more!

Do you have a teenage daughter who babysits?  When my daughters were teens, they had their own “business cards” printed up to hand out advertising their babysitting services – even works well for  pet-sitters!

Vistaprint is hosting a spectacular contest!

Let them know how you’ve used Vistaprint products to make an impact in your personal or professional life and you could win $5,000!

Make a video. In a clip less than 3 minutes, tell how Vistaprint has helped you make an impact.

Complete the entry form and upload or link to your video. Vistaprint will need to contact you if you are the winner!

Remember these dates.

• The deadline to enter is December 15, 2009.

• The winner will be announced February 11, 2010.

Grand Prize

$5,000 in Vistaprint credit, good for one year.

4 Consolation Prizes

$250 in Vistaprint credit, good for one year.

See Vistaprint for Rules

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BlogHer Scholarship Winner From Cozi

Contest Winner

BlogHer10

Recently I participated in a contest sponsored by Cozi to win a $100 Scholarship for 15 Women Not Going to BlogHer09.

I had to submit a post, along with my Top 10 Reasons I Am Excited to Stay Home with My Family this Coming Weekend.  The 15 posts with the most comments would win.

Thanks to all my wonderful readers, Twitter followers, Facebook Fans, Friends and MomDot forum friends who rose to the occasion, I was one of the Winners!  I am so excited!  I really appreciate all the kind comments that you all left for me!

Although I’ve been to many conferences throughout my career, I’ve never been to a blog conference before and am really excited that BlogHer10 will be held in New York City.

Thanks to Cozi, I’ve already started my “fund” and will be hoping I can obtain more Sponsors to help send me to the Big Apple next year.

Cozi is a Free web service that will help you to manage your family calender and more.  I’ll be letting you all know a little bit more about Cozi in future posts, but wanted to thank everybody for getting me off the ground!

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Business Cards for Mommy Bloggers: Vista Print – Review

Long before I became a blogger I began my online presence by opening an eBay store where I quickly became a Power Seller.  To increase my WAHM online knowledge I joined several eBay and boutique children’s clothing forums and was invited to become a Moderator on one of them.

A bit of advice I picked up along the way was to develop a business card to enclose when I shipped out the ecommerce products I had sold on eBay  and encourage customers to become repeat buyers and also leave me feedback.

I ordered several boxes of business cards from Vista Print.

Now that I author 4 blogs I order business cards with the names of my blogs imprinted on them.  Business cards are a great way to promote your brand if you’re trying to secure sponsorships to blogging conferences such as BlogHer.   It’s always a good idea to carry some to hand out if you’re networking at Chamber of Commerce meetings, church functions or community service functions.

I’m happy to have the opportunity to review not only the Customized Business Cards that Vista print sent, but also the matching Folded Note Cards and customized Address Labels.  They go so well with my blog theme!

Vista Print also offers Free business products as well as customized products for every need to help you promote your brand and grow your business:

• Rubber Stamps

• Pens

• Car Magnets

• T-Shirts and more!

Even if you don’t blog, Mommy Cards are also very popular to hand out at your local pre-school, playgroup or PTA events!

Given the state of the economy and today’s job market, networking or introduction cards are  a great idea to have on hand to pass out!

Visit Print is offering my readers 25% off of any orders!

For more information visit: Vista Print

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So You’re a New Blogger: What Makes Twitter so Hot?

My Blogoversary is coming up in less than a month, and within the last month or two since I’ve joined Twitter,  I can’t quite say it’s addicting (OK, maybe a little) and I really feel that it’s increased my blog traffic quite a bit.

My mission this fall is to follow through on a weight-loss plan, and through my Tweeps (Twitter friends), I was able to find out about a website that is similar to WW, but is get this, FREE! Now free, fits right into my budget in today’s economy.  So far, I’ve managed to lose 7 pounds thanks to a Twitter.

I can’t quite sing the praises of Twitter enough!  Although you might not hear those exact words said very often online, you know it’s true when you login to your Twitter account or visit someone’s blog. With the emergence of WordPress plug-ins like “TwitThis” and the various twitter badges found on numerous blogs throughout the Internet, it is obvious people adore Twitter. Just what is it that makes this social networking site so lovable? Let’s find out.

The question posed by Twitter, “What are you doing?” has become almost as popular as AOL’s “You’ve got mail.” So much so that it has even caught the eye of offline news mediums such as USA Today, CNN, and ABC. This helps to make the application popular all on its own. Those who think Twitter is just a place for computer or Internet geeks can rest assured it’s nothing of the sort.

For many, Twitter is a way to interact with like-minded individuals. Whether one is a stay at home mom who craves adult conversation, an at home worker who misses the water cooler chit-chat from past jobs, or the business owner who wants to reach more of their target market, this form of social media fills a need. It makes it easier for people to connect with others in a way they might not have previously been able to.  I have friends all across-the board, for eBay, blogs, public relations, frugal coupon saving tips, affiliate marketing, other Baby Boomers, and on-and on.

The fact Twitter is easily accessible and even simpler to navigate makes it a favorite as well. Anyone can create a twitter account of their own with nothing more than a user name and a password. Once that’s done, it’s easy to customize your profile and begin following other Tweeps, as those who use Twitter affectionately call one another. To follow what another person is doing, just visit their page and click the follow button. You’ve now been added as a follower and when you login to your account you will see their messages on your screen.

Want to use Twitter even when you’re not at home or don’t have access to your computer? No problem. Inside your account you can choose whether to have messages sent via cell phone or instant messenger programs as well. Just browse to your settings and choose the devices tab and in a few steps you’re good to go. This feature makes it possible to tweet on the go. This is perfect for those who travel frequently or while out and about come across something interesting or amusing that they’d like to share with their followers.

Twitter’s arrival has also lead to the creation of different platforms and applications to make it appealing to just about everyone. Popular applications include, Twitter Fox, Twhirl, TweetDeck, and TweetMyBlog. Twitter Fox and Twhirl give users who are prefer the instant messaging look and feel a way to use Twitter in somewhat the same manner. Twitter Fox is an extension for the Firefox browser and Twhirl is a desktop application.  Twitter Fox is the method that I prefer, as I have it set to pop up with new Tweets from my Tweeps every 10 minutes.

TweetMyBlog is a way to automatically post updates from a user’s blog to Twitter. In order to use it all one needs is a Twitter account and an RSS feed from their blog. (More on RSS feeds to come in another post.)  It will automatically posts a tweet using your account when your blog is updated.

Tweet Deck is another desktop application that allows for more organization of updates. Instead of posting all a users tweets one right after another, it allows the user to organize tweets into separate columns within the application. For those who have customers and friends on Twitter this is a great feature.

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