{"id":2528,"date":"2012-06-01T20:19:22","date_gmt":"2012-06-02T03:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.streamdoubletrouble.com\/?p=2528"},"modified":"2012-06-01T20:19:22","modified_gmt":"2012-06-02T03:19:22","slug":"how-to-approach-the-mommy-blogger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streamoftheconscious.com\/how-to-approach-the-mommy-blogger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Approach the Mommy Blogger"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was recently approached by a PR agency with a few questions about approaching\/working with Mommy Bloggers. \u201cThought you might have some insight into how YOU prefer to be contacted by us annoying agency folk,\u201d the request began.<\/p>\n

Now, lest you think I\u2019m about to flame flacks and get all haughty about being targeted thanks to my Voices of the Year<\/a> recognition, I\u2019ll just go ahead and faceplant right on over that high horse and remind you \u2013 I work in PR<\/a>. I know the people asking. And I like them. I am one of them.<\/p>\n

(But just in case: Dear Agents, Publishers, assorted various other \u201cPeoples,\u201d I have been nationally recognized. I\u2019m kind of a big deal now. Want to work with me on my book?)\u00a0Sorry. Stepping away from the shiny object that is BlogHer12<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And the agency really did ask for my advice. And I\u2019m full of ideas. (Whether or not they\u2019re any good \u2013 well, let me know how successful you are.)<\/p>\n

Beware of calling anyone a Mommy Blogger.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Me? I\u2019m totally fine with it. I\u2019ve embraced my role in the niche. But wait. Is that all I am? I do occasionally write about other stuff. And at some point those little rugrats are going to grow up.<\/p>\n

So keep in mind, we may be mommies. And we may be bloggers. But more likely than not, the better of those blogs are going to be bloggers who are mommies \u2013 not simply a Mommy Blogger.<\/p>\n

Personally, I like to think of myself as a writer. I am a storyteller.<\/p>\n

Right now, the best stories I have to share are about my experiences \u2013 in the hopes that I may inspire someone. Whether that be with hope in regards to the unknown (prematurity \u2013 I\u2019m totally calling myself an expert now) or simply making someone laugh because \u201cOh, how I have been there\u201d (or because I\u2019m calling myself an expert at anything.)<\/p>\n

The best told tales are those derived from that which we\u2019ve lived \u2013 and that someone can relate too. Right now, mine just happen to involve more Cheerios than most.<\/p>\n

Read the blog. Get involved. Comment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Without fail, I get giddy when someone comments. Check out the site \u2013 maybe you can relate to something (that being the whole point of this endeavor in the first place.) I know this is common sense for PR practitioners, but do your homework.<\/p>\n

If you pitch me about toddler snack foods while I\u2019m writing about attempting to wean preemies off a feeding tube\u2026won\u2019t go over so well. However if, hypothetically speaking, you pitch me on a book review about a preemie book<\/a>\u2026there is a high likelihood that\u2019ll get written.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t pit us against each other.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m guessing that the majority of us in this particular (totally not small) niche category aren\u2019t doing this as our full time profession. It\u2019s a labor of love. (Ha. Ha. See what I did there? Mom blog humor.) But it still takes a decent amount of time \u2013 no one really loves being given an \u201copportunity\u201d to shill something for one-sided benefit.<\/p>\n

Contests suck. I wasn\u2019t a fan of the popularity game when I was a kid; I won\u2019t do it now. I\u2019m not going to beg friends, family, readers, sponsors or the UPS deliveryman to vote for my blog.<\/p>\n

Mom? Mom? Mom? Hi.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Um. So I\u2019m all about building my community. And if you reach out to me. And then I respond \u2013 possibly with a question or clarification \u2013 ANSWER ME! Spray and pray pitches = not cool.<\/p>\n

Please note, take all this with a grain of salt. I\u2019m a mommy. I\u2019m a blogger. (I pretend I\u2019m a grownup sometimes too.) I\u2019m making this up as I go along \u2013 ultimately just hoping my words resonate with someone, somewhere. I\u2019m in it for the laughs. This is my story. I am not a category.<\/p>\n

Now, if you\u2019ll excuse me, my girlfriend left me responsible for her Love Fern for the week. I don\u2019t necessarily always kill foliage, but I do have an unfortunate tendency to make them suffer. So while I\u2019m talking to the drowning plant, how can we best work together to share information on raising tiny humans?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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