I am forming a mom bloggers guild, and I think it is far overdue. I think it could serve so many purposes, but primarly I just think this group needs someone advocating for it. Here are a few things I think a mom bloggers guild could do (and if you’d like an idea of what a guild is, see the Writers Guild of America). Here are just a few things I think a bloggers guild could do (and I qualify that by saying I haven’t researched yet how difficult these are to accomplish:
- Provide professional training such as business advice on things like setting up a company, registering for a trademark, etc.
- Have a group health plan to make insurance more affordable and accessible to WAHMs who blog.
- Have sample contracts as well as a lawyer who can review contracts for members (certainly some lawyer would consider doing it pro bono in exchange for massive mom blogger buzz).
- Establish minimum rates for paying bloggers for content, spokesperson roles, advertising, etc. (I am thinking an extensive survey of members could produce great information for that)
- Establish some basic standards and ethics (again, community-driven).
- Have job listings to match bloggers with paying gigs.
- Perhaps some day have a lobbyist in Washington to represent the blogger perspective when issues such as the FTC regulations surface.
I think it’s very important to have people both on the corporate side who work with bloggers as well as bloggers involved. I am even thinking there could be two types of memberships with different benefits for bloggers and companies.
Bottom line: there needs to be a voice for mom bloggers.
Of course, it is very important that the guild be representative of the community and that some of the brightest minds involved in the mom blogosphere help guide the guild. I am forming an advisory board. I have some wonderful inquiries already but want to be sure as many people hear about this as possible before the board is selected. If you are interested, please fill out the form below. Yes, company representatives who work heavily with mom bloggers are welcome to apply (and yes, men too).
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As a lawyer, I could become involved in contract reviews, so long as people understood that the work was pro bono, did not create an attorney-client relationship, and any modification/dispute concerning said contract would need to be addressed with an attorney retained in the home jurisdiction of the blogger and/or the state in which the contract specifies provides the controlling law for the contract. Does that make sense?
I think this is an amazing idea – and goes well with the town hall meeting we had at Type-A Mom, which I thought was one of the best features of the conference. We need to unite and set industry standards. WE want to do it, before someone else comes and does it for us.
I’m so glad you get all these great ideas out of your head. Otherwise, I think it would explode.
Helpful, innovative idea, I hope it catches on!
Sherry
Brilliant idea Kelby!
Janice and/or I would love to help on the advisory board.
Genius, you are amazing. I can’t wait to see how this develops.
What a great idea! YOU, my friend, are AMAZiNG!
“Have a group health plan to make insurance more affordable and accessible to WAHMs who blog.” – Amen!
This is a wonderful idea!
Fabulous idea! Definitely time to meet this need!
An idea whose time has come! I’d love to support this in any way possible.
great Kelby! Trust you to be a leader!
This is a fabulous idea and I think there is definitely a place for something like this. I also would love to be involved in any way possible. Count me in!!
I filled out the form several months ago and would be very interested in helping out any way I can.
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