Comments on: Spoiled, Not Stupid

By: Skye

Skye — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:27:39 +0000

Erin, didn’t know if you’d seen this:

http://www.wimnonline.org/WIMNsVoicesBlog/?p=1137

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By: crunchy carpets

crunchy carpets — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:12:07 +0000

Blogging and bloggers will continue to evolve and the marketing world will continue to play catchup.

It would be nice if content was king and if a POPULAR blog was based on it’s quality and not how monetized it was or how many google ads it had.

It would be nice for all areas of blogging mommy and not to be respected and given the chance to monetize in a non icky way that showed respect for the content and the power of the review or the good word or whatever

By: Sommer-Green and Clean Mom

Sommer-Green and Clean Mom — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:47:12 +0000

1) Damn, I have a “green” blog and I don’t have some loaned pimped out SUV hybrid. I must be stupid and have the wrong PR firms and marketing companies barking up my tree.
2) Great post Erin. I mostly read your blog verses commenting. I don’t believe you represent Mommy Bloggers rather you represent what you do and if those of us that follow your logic and reasoning want to agree with you and chim in, we do. To say your a masscot for us mommy bloggers is deemening to you. You’re far more than that–oh, “mommy blogger” that comment was to you!

3) The idea of advertising, marketing and PR is changing when it comes to blogging, in my opinion. Not everything is cut and dry and the biggest thing is indeed, transparency. Regardless of who you are, what you blog, where you work or what your represent.

4) This is my last thought (for now) on this. Mommy bloggers just aren’t understood. The business isn’t understood because there isn’t some traditional job description. Maybe someone needs to write out what mommy blogging is and more people will get it, find it legit and then shut up so we can all go on with what we do! Sounds good to me. Erin, bring it on!

By: Karoli

Karoli — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:50:45 +0000

Ditto Suebob.

But this is why I get so exercised about all the PayPerPost bashing that went on. What do you suppose I would rather have had? A free bluetooth headset to try and blog whatever I wanted, or $5 for talking about its features, sight unseen.

As long as the former wasn’t a possibility, the latter at least gave bloggers an opportunity to make some money so maybe they could buy one.

It still galls me that the MEN went after PPP with such a passion, aiming to utterly destroy them and the bloggers who were getting some benefit for their effort.

GM has the right idea. They made it easy, fun, and made me WANT to write about them. It won’t all be perfectly positive, but it will be honest. And yes, it will be search friendly.

And I hope lots of folks visit, read about it, get excited about a hybrid SUV and buy one. More power to GM.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:25:22 +0000

amen sister

By: Suebob

Suebob — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:40:35 +0000

Being a dried-up cranky old spinster instead of a young, fabulous and fertile mommyblogger, I rarely get stuff even if I DO make a really quite decent income…but when I get stuff, I consider it carefully.

The GM folks did good by me. They gave me a plush Chevy Tahoe Hybrid to drive WITHOUT MAKING ANY DEMANDS on me at all. I didn’t have to do squat. But dang me if I didn’t like it. Me, a former SUV-hater was converted by a weekend of driving around in a gigantic vehicle that got 24 mpg. It was kind of cool. That is the low-key marketing approach that I like - try it, and tell us if you like it, no other strings attached.

By: From SCS

From SCS — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:42:04 +0000

Erin,
Why do you think that you have been granted so many liberties throughout childhood? Your father worked hard and your mom stayed home with you. Why do you think your family has been so comfy? What would have molded you if you were left to fend for yourself? You should be afraid of leaving your children. Not for fear itself, but for the mere fact that you are not giving them the same upbringing that puts them in the place where you are. When have you aborted a child and thought “holy crap, I killed a human being?” When have you had to struggle for lunch for yourself when you were nine? You are idealistically living the life you want everyone to have. It is admirable at a minimalistic level, but you are not qualified to be the voice of this nation.

By: canoe chick

canoe chick — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:54:39 +0000

you got to eat at the French Laundry?? that is my dream!! i am so jealous!! my husband is literally saving pennies, so we can one day make it down there and eat….

By: dotlizard

dotlizard — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:02:24 +0000

bloggers *who* might. gah. horribly typo. it’s late.