Bloggertunities: Blog Opportunities for #MomBloggers 6/20

“IF YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING IN LIFE, YOU CAN’T SIT BACK AND HOPE IT WILL HAPPEN.  YOU’VE GOT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.” –  CHUCK NORRIS

We had an incredibly rough start to this week… {If you haven’t heard, Abby had some seizures on Sunday. Apparently this type of seizure is somewhat common in kids under 5, although I’d never heard of them.} But, I’m trying to really get myself in gear to push my blog to new levels… I am proud of the accomplishments that I’ve made in the past year, but I’m totally excited to take it up a notch. Watch for tweets tagged #RockYourBlog2012 – I’m working on a TON of blogging tips posts and resources, and you’ll find them with that hashtag. And feel free to tweet your own great tips and posts with it too, so I can see ’em and RT ’em for you!

Reviews and Product Opps

• Pregnancy or Motion Sickness: If you suffer from morning or motion sickness, then this will be a perfect review opp for you – fill out the form to be contacted for Psi Band review opportunities.
• DEI Worldwide: Sign up for their Bloggertunities list, for a chance at cool promotional opps. Learn more: Bloggertunities Sign Up.
• Mommy PR: She sends out a great email newsletter with new opps that you don’t want to miss! Visit Mommy PR, and click on the Blogger Connections tab in her navigation bar to sign up.
• OXO: Sign up to be a part of their blogger outreach program! OXO Blogger Resource Sign Up.
• MomFuse: Sign up for POP Alerts – {Post Our Pitch} – to be notified of cool new opportunities for bloggers. These are random and cover tons of different topics – so there’s always something for everyone, no matter what you blog about.

Networks for Women Bloggers

• Social Moms: This is a fun site that I just recently started getting into. You get reward points for doing things like sharing posts, leaving comments, or writing content – and you redeem them for PayPal cash or fun gift cards. Easy peasy, and it’s actually good stuff too. Join Social Moms today.
• Better Networker: This is a new site I just joined this week – but so far, it’s a great experience. They have a no-spam policy that is really strict, so it’s filled with great content. You can get answers to your questions, learn a ton, and network with others. You can find my profile here, {it’s not 100% filled out yet…} and sign up yourself.
• Mom Bloggers for Social Good: If you are passionate about spreading helping to promote great campaigns that give back in communities around the world – learn more, and join us today.
• Blogger Link Up: Sign up for an account, to connect with writers and PR reps, find guest posting opps, and more. Blogger Link Up Sign Up.
• The Motherhood: Sign up to join this amazing network. I’ve partnered with them on a few projects, and have had a wonderful experience. Find their form here – Join The Motherhood.
• Question Moms: If you’re a business owner, you can get great feedback on your products or services. If you’re a blogger – you can earn incentives for sharing your feedback with the brands, and connect with them for product reviews too.

Events to Join

• Twitter Party Today: Join me and Mom Central today at noon PST for a #PullUpsBigKids Twitter Party today. Awesome prizes – so RSVP to be eligible!
• Dallas, Houston, and Northern CA events: Sign up on this form, with all of your info, to get on the list for sweet invites to blogging events in your local areas. {I hear that they’re looking specifically for N. CA bloggers for a grocery store event right now…}
• Free Kinect Giveaway:  Techy Tribe and Mom to Bed by 8 is proud to present the Techy Summer Xbox Kinect Bundle Event from July 8 to July 22. This is a free blogger event and accepting signups now. Join the Techy Summer Xbox Kinect Bundle Giveaway event today, grow your readership and offer one fantastic cleaning tool giveaway!
• Free Giveaway Event List: Love this every week – huge resource to help you find a ton of great free blog giveaway events to join, to help boost your traffic, and to connect with some great new bloggers at the same time.
• Little Girl Prize Pack: This is a super fun prize package filled with almost $500 worth of girly goodies – like tutus, hair bows, and gift cards. You can join for one free link, plus $1 each for any additional links. Super fun.
• Win a Trip to BlogHer ’12: Enter to win a trip for 2 to BlogHer ’12 this year – would be pretty darn awesome, right?

Monetize Your Blog

• BlogFrog: If you’re a member of Blog Frog, fill out their blogger partner form for a chance to partner with them on fun campaigns! Blogger Partner Sign Up. And, if you have your own BlogFrog Community {see mine here – Smart Moms Chat} – make sure to check out the new options to monetize it with ads. I just recently learned about this – very cool.
• Deal Junkies: Do you love finding great deals and sharing them with your friends? Then you’ll LOVE zuuzs – you get rewarded with cash. Very cool – Learn more here.
• Paper Coterie: These are the prettiest paper products you will ever find… Seriously, incredibly creative picks. I’m crazy in love with their photo-cover planners! Sign up for their easy peasy affiliate program {runs just like Escalate} – and earn when you share their fun seasonal promotions and pretty products!
• Social Spark: Get offers weekly for sponsored posts – Only write about the products and services YOU are interested in. Payouts are great. Join Social Spark.
• Escalate Network: I love the quick payouts – They pay at Net 15, quicker than anyone else. And the minimum payout is only $25. Check them out – Escalate.
• InfoStable: Share quick giveaway links, and earn a buck a piece each time one of your readers enter. So simple – and I researched the giveaways, the ARE legit and safe to promote. Earn with InfoStable.

Freelance Writing and Other Paid Work

• Constant Content: I find a lot of great opps on here. Sign up for the newsletter, and they’ll send you a list of new things to apply for each week. The topics have a huge range, and the pay runs from $20 bucks for a short post, up to $200 for longer articles. Writing Job Sign Up. I’m sure you’ll find at least a few topics that you’re comfortable writing about, and love it.
• Examiner: Get your own local column of choice, and get paid to post cool content. {See mine –Yakima Frugal Living Examiner}. Get started by applying to be an Examiner today.

Helpful Reads and Resources

• ProBloggers 31 Days to Build a Better Blog: This is the most helpful book I’ve had in a long time! Click here to view more details.
• Mom Central: Sign up to get their Trend Report and Weekly Insights Round-Up of great info on marketing, trends, and social media in the mom space.
• Social Media Boost: I’m partway through this book now, and LOVE the practical, results oriented, and step-by-step tips to really boosting your social media. Super helpful – 30 Days to Social Media Success: The 30 Day Results Guide to Making the Most of Twitter, Blogging, LinkedIN, and Facebook.

If you’d like more great tips, tricks, resources, and blogging opps –  CHECK OUT ALL OF THE OTHER WEEKLY BLOGGERTUNITY POSTS TOO, OR BROWSE MY BLOGGING & SOCIAL MEDIA BOARD ON PINTEREST. I hope you’ll find a lot of great content to help you #RockYourBlog2012. Make sure to subscribe to my Smart Solutions email updates, so that you never miss an opps post or other great content in the future. And don’t forget to leave your own blogging tips posts, favorite tools or site links, and giveaway events or linkys in the comments below. Love hearing what you guys are lovin’ lately too!

Thanks for Reading – Have a Great Week!