As a prominent mom blogger, I am regularly contacted by companies asking me to help “spread the word” about products, services and new web sites. Usually, I blow them off – particularly because most of the time, the stuff they want me to promote isn’t really relevant to you or me.
But last week I was [...]

I mentioned last week that Darren Rowse is running his December Group Writing Project this week. Participating in this fun exercise offers loads of goodies to bloggers, including lots of:

Traffic
Inbound links
New blog subscribers
Swanky prizes

But on this particular Group Writing Project, you also have the opportunity to win the swankiest of prizes (ok, the opinion on [...]

Ah, Friday. SO glad it’s Friday.
Many of you bloggers are posting lightly lately, and no wonder :: I think all of us are working extra hard to get everything done in the last few days before the holidays.
So here’s a good, fun mixup of Most Valuable Posts for this week:
Suzanne Reisman reminds us [...]

My own local Mastermind Group ended yesterday after a wonderfully insightful and productive 12 weeks. We had a wrap-up dinner last night and shared with each other the highlights of the time we have spent together, talking specifically about what we learned and what were our key takeaways from such a huge investment of time, [...]

In my never-ending quest to grow, grow, grow, I’m constantly on the lookout for new ways to expand my business knowledge and add to my efforts to build my business. You all know I am a huge believer in the power of Mastermind Groups – which is basically tapping the minds of a group of [...]

Sometimes us moms get sick too. But as a solopreneur, we can’t always call in sick and tuck ourselves back into bed! In honor of my own cold/sinus infection/allergies/whatever the heck I have, here are my tips to get you (and me!) through the day!

Do the bare minimum
Call in favors (anyone want to guest post?!)
Take [...]

What a truly crazy week. Even I am surprised I was able to blog daily. In the last 7 days, I have been to a wedding, hosted a baby shower, been to a formal holiday party at Chicago’s Adler Planetarium, and I’m wrapping up this post asap to get ready for my husband’s work holiday [...]