SeaWorld at Chrismas – #typeatrip day 3
Originally posted on: November 29th, 2009SeaWorld was decked for the holidays, from Christmas trees with a seaside theme to twinkling blue lights. There were also several holiday-themed activities there. The Arctic attraction with the polar bears changed from a simulated helicopter ride to a Polar Express ride. Shamu also put on a special Christmas version of Believe (although we went [...]
Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure – #typeatrip day two
Originally posted on: November 29th, 2009Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure are where we spent day two of our holiday visit to Orlando. The highlight of the day at Universal Studios for the grown ups was probably seeing the Mystery Machine and the Simpsons area, and the kids enjoyed the Feivel play area the most. Over at Islands of Adventure, [...]
Thanksgiving at Disney World – #typeatrip Day One
Originally posted on: November 27th, 2009“I’m really here.” That’s what my 3-year-old son said yesterday, softly to himself soon after we arrived at Disney World. I know many families do the traditional Thanksgiving, but this year we decided to pack up the minivan and head south. Today, Thanksgiving Day, was our first day at the parks during this visit. A [...]
Freelance Rates – How Bloggers Can Set Their Rates
Originally posted on: November 22nd, 2009Setting freelance rates can be tricky. Often there is little information out there to see what others are charging (especially for bloggers), and even more often there is little guidance for the many variables from client to client. In the comments on Mom Bloggers Deserve to Get Paid, I could see a lot of bloggers [...]
How to Blog Like a Journalist
Originally posted on: November 22nd, 2009Blogging is a wonderful medium, but I am also a firm believer that we bloggers can elevate our work by taking the best of new media and the best of old media and combining it. It serves us well, and it serves our readers well. I spent 15 years as a newspaper reporter, and now [...]
Mom Bloggers Deserve to Get Paid
Originally posted on: November 15th, 2009I have been talking a lot about the topic of money and pay for mom bloggers lately. There are a few things that have been aggravating me about the mom blogging scene, but one major one is the perception that mom bloggers work for free (or should). Many mom bloggers I know are brilliant. They [...]
Mom Bloggers Guild
Originally posted on: November 5th, 2009I 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 [...]
