This is a review for Mom Blogging For Dummies which David purchased for me. Inside are my affiliate links if you click on the link and make a purchase then I will make a small percentage from the products you purchase.
When I first begun to blog I knew nothing at all and didn’t even know that much about computers. But I was running a Direct Sales business and joined a community called Nings.
Where we could showcase our businesses through Forums and Virtual Chats. As Nings began to fade out I new I still needed to build a online presence.
I spoke to a friend who had just begun to blog and asked her for help. She let me know she didn’t think I would be able to run a blog because I didn’t know that much about computers.
As I sat in my home I remember bowing my head and Praying to the Lord telling him my needs even though he knew them before I told him.I felt a sense of Peace and went online and researched and started my first blog.
I took as many classes as I could both free and paid. I looked for books I could read that would help me on my journey. One day I was on Facecbook and I had been following Wendy Piersall for a while.
When she announced she had published her book Mom Blogging For Dummies. I was so excited. I called David at work and said I wanted to get this book.
We went to Barnes and Noble that night and picked it up for me. I came home and sat down and read this entire book that night. I begin to do the things she suggested and I actually felt like I could be a blogger.
I learned to make a Media Kit and to work smarter not harder and to hire someone if I didn’t know how to do something. I also learned its okay to invest in our blogs.
I begin to reach out for things I wanted including items to review and I even got to attend a Blogging Conference as a Voulnteer and to take David with me.
Mom Blogging For Mommies has become my Bile and anytime I am asked to help someone start there own blog I give them a copy of this book and assign chapters for them to read then we go over what they learn.
Ready to start your Mom blog or enhance your existing one? This book is for you! 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.
- Serves as a road map for the growing population of moms who are interested in creating a blog or enhancing an existing blog
- Explains how to define a business model, understand your reader demographics, and choose the right look and feel for your blog
- Addresses delicate issues such as dealing with privacy and family members who don’t want to be featured on your blog
- Walks you through using social media to extend your personal brand, building traffic with SEO and blog networks, and having a plan and policies in place when big brands and media come calling
- Offers a very unintimidating format as well as the usual fun and friendly For Dummies approach
This guide presents baby steps for breaking into the often-daunting mom blogging community, with practical advice on how to join and become an accepted member of this exciting world.
About Wendy Piersall
Wendy Piersall has been blogging professionally since 2006 and is both a lifelong artist and writer. She founded the popular Woo! Jr. Kids Activities blog in 2008 and released her first book, Mom Blogging for Dummies, in 2011.
She has illustrated 7 adult coloring books and launched her own publishing imprint, Wendybird Press, in 2016. Her work has been featured on the Today Show, Huffington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and Inc.com.
She offers art business mentoring on her website at WendyPiersall.com
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
