I recently attended the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration. As a writer with a strong background in travel writing (especially family travel topics) dating back to the 1990s and spanning travel guide books, newspaper articles and magazine articles, I always find Walt Disney World to be a fascinating and impressive experience. From every cast member…
How to Help the Oklahoma Tornado Victims
I woke up this morning before my alarm went off, my first thought of the children still not found in the rubble at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Oklahoma. It is hard to think about anything else, and I just can’t imagine posting about anything else. For me, Oklahoma is far away but my…
World Immunization Week – Bloggers Please Join in the Mother’s Day Meme and Donate $20
In case you were unaware, this week is World Immunization week, the perfect time to talk about the importance of global vaccinations. Nicole of Sisters From Another Mister, together with shot@life and the United Nations Foundation are very happy to announce a link up to share our stories about motherhood. A Mother’s day meme link…
Epic Type-A Parent Sixth Anniversary (Plus Win a #typeacon Pass + Hotel for You and a Friend)
Six years ago yesterday, Type-A Parent (formerly Type-A Mom) went live. It’s sure come a long way baby. Originally a social network and multi-author blog, it has expanded into an annual conference in its fifth year and, new this year, Type-A Advanced which debuts next week in Philadelphia. You can find out a little about…
Top WordPress Plugins for Productivity
I have this funny little habit. Okay, fine. It’s an addiction. Hi, my name is Heather, and I’m addicted to starting new blogs. While a lot of people have a single blog broken into several categories, I prefer blogs of the niche variety. That is, an entire site dedicated to one subject. The problem here is…
Top WordPress Plugins for Multi-Author Blogs
Multi-Author WordPress blogs can be a great way to build a community and keep fresh content on your site, but keeping up with the editorial process can be daunting. For example, adding things like Google Authorship for multiple authors isn’t the same as it is for single author blogs. As the owner of more than…
Top WordPress Security and Spam Plugins
Blogging is a fun activity, a business, a hobby, and even a way of life for many people. Thankfully, the biggest blogging platform around, WordPress, makes it easy to set up your own blog. Get a domain name, a hosting account, and five minutes later you’re ready to blog. Unfortunately, with great blogging power comes…
Top WordPress SEO Plugins
When I started working online as a writer over five years ago, I dove in head first into the content mill websites, not having a clue about SEO. I just wanted to earn some extra cash while I was in school for web design, a place where you’d think I would have learned about WordPress….
Top 10 Myths About Blogging
There are myths and misconceptions about every industry, I know. It’s just that blogging is newer than many industries and the dynamics are constantly changing, so there seem to be extra misconceptions floating around. Here are ten myths about blogging that I’ve heard more than once and would like to never hear again. 1. You…
CES Edition of Talk of the Parent Blogosphere
It’s no secret that plenty of parents are into new technology and that is even more true of parent bloggers, especially when it comes time for the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Many of us are resigned to enjoying the show from home and if you’re one of us who only dreams of…
Call for Paid Blog Post Ideas (January 2013)
The call for paid blog post applications is open. This month, we’re looking for posts on winter soups and one-pot recipes, Valentine’s Day crafts, health and fitness tips and more! Loading… Photo © Marco Mayer – Fotolia.com
2013 Goals Edition of Talk of the Parent Blogosphere
So it seems I am not the only one who is still focusing on the fresh start given to us just 11 days ago. Everywhere I look around the blogosphere, parents are still writing about where they see their blogs, families and lives headed in 2013. Whether in the form of resolutions or words, we’re…
