Bloggertunities: Best Blogging Opportunities for Mom Bloggers 7/3

“There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning.” – Christopher Morley

As an online media producer – which is what you are as a blogger, right? – you have to be constantly striving to learn new things. The web changes daily. Heck, maybe even hourly! There is always a new tool to discover, a new tip to learn, a new plugin to check out, a new way to earn money to try. The moment you think you’ve hit the big time, get comfortable, and stop yearning for more… That’s the moment that the competition passes you. So – I totally agree with this week’s quote: Learning, Earning, and Yearning are what will drive you towards success when working online. And hopefully you’ll learn some new tips in this post to help you earn more, and motivate you to keep yearning for the next new cool discovery that will boost your blog up another notch. Got tips to share? I love comments – and the more great tips, resources, and links you leave in the comments of this post, the more great content there is for everyone who stops by to read this week’s post! I look forward to seeing what types of cool stuff you guys have to share {and if it’s something ongoing like a linky, let me know so I can feature it here next week.}

Sponsored Opportunities

• RewardIt Sponsored Posts: They’re looking for bloggers who would be interested in running sponsored posts, social media shout outs, and giveaways. If this is you – fill out this form today.
• Julep: We are currently working on growing our VIP Blogger program and are accepting new members. If you are interested in reviewing Julep products on your blog please send us an email to vip@julep.com or follow us on Twitter at @JulepBlogVIP.
• Guac Squad: I just got a big ol’ shipment of Wholly Guacamole products – and I can tell ya – They are GOOOOOD! To join the Guac Squad, and have opportunities to partner with them on fun promotions, fill out the form here.
• Simply Sassy Media: Two of your fave bloggers – Simply Stacie and Sassy Mama in LA have combined their amazing set of skills and contacts to build Simply Sassy Media. The site will be live soon – and if you’d like to be contacted for cool new opps and events, fill out their form to share your details.
• Paper Coterie: Are you promoting their amazing monthly promotions and gorgeous photo products yet? Jump on board and make extra bucks every month. This is one of my VERY favorite affiliate programs, hands down.
• Mom Central: Have you updated your stats lately? If you’re not getting many opps here, you might want to visit the Mom Central Blogger Info Update page – that way they’ll have your best and brightest info.

Tools and Good Reads

• Facebook App for WP: This article will show you step by step how to add and set up the new Facebook app for WordPress. I’m still deciding if I’m going to use it… You know how much I hate adding new Plugins, but this does have some cool features. If you’re using it, leave me a link to your site so I can see it in action!
• Monetize Your Blog: This week, instead of sharing all of the links to monetizing, I’ll just share this post that I wrote a couple weeks ago for the Blogathon – it has 5 Simple Steps to monetizing your blog, with resources to check out for each one.
• Prize Confidential: This is  a totally free way to get your giveaways promoted – simply fill out the form with your giveaway details, and get your best giveaways shared with a bigger audience – Prize Confidential.
• Website Guide: This is a pretty cool tool – fill out the questions on the form, with info about your blog. You’ll then get a personalized set of recommendations for improvements to make. Free, and only takes a few minutes to fill out.
• Dictionary.com: They are offering a free trial on their service right now – But even if you sign up later, it’s only $4.99 a month. Check it out, see how it can help proofread your writing… If you struggle with effective writing skills, this will MORE than pay for itself by boosting the quality of your writing. Dictionary.com Free Trial.
• Finding Your Niche: While not everyone agrees, I do truly think that as the blogging world has gotten more crowded, and brands are getting more wary of choosing bloggers due to a few bad apples who fail to deliver – having something that really sets you apart is getting more important all of the time. Read tips on why Finding Your Blogging Niche is Important.

Giveaways and Events to Join

• Mom Blogger Scholarship: They are looking for one lucky mom blogger to award with a $1,000 scholarship. No catch – they just want to use it as a case study, to show how a little extra funding can make a big difference. Easy to apply – check it out here: Apply for $1,000 Mom Blogger Scholarship.
• Ultimate Blog Challenge: This runs through the month of July. I just got done with the Blogathon Bash {which I totally recommend you check next time – loved it!} and I’m excited to take on this new challenge now too. If you’d to join, check out the info here – Ultimate Blog Challenge.
• Mission Giveaways: Madame Deals – a total blogging rockstar – has an app you can fill out to join her Mission Giveaway group. She’s a super smart cookie, and definitely worth working with! Apply here.
• Baby Shower Event: This will be a series of cool giveaway events, with the amount of bloggers added to the entries depending on the size of the prize package. Learn more and fill out the form here: Baby Shower Blogger Event.
• Travel Tuesday: This is super fun – send in a pic of a cool place that you’ve been, with a tip. Mama Goes Bam will feature some of them each week, with a link back to your blog. Love it, right? Fill out the form here: Travel Tuesday.
• Giveaway Linky: Add your new giveaways to the Giveaway Gurus linky – Love linkys like this that show the photos. Check it out and link up your giveaways this week.
• Birthday Bash: Join the Summer Birthday Bash giveaway event on Woman of Many Roles – $5 bucks gets you your choice of 2 great links into the giveaway. Get details on this event in the post.
• Back to School: Yep, it’s hard to even imagine back to school when the kids are JUST getting into their summer groove, but it’ll be here before you know it. If you like to plan your events in advance, there are a few great ones to join: Back to School Blast, Back to School Bash, and Back to School Bloggie Boogie!
• Baby Bash: Join Makobi Scribe and MomVantage in the Bloggers Giving Back Baby Bash to celebrate everything baby! Sounds like a great hop and is free to join with a post about the event!
• Stack Your Stats: Link up your blog in this blog building hop to increase your stats! Find it here on Mommies Point of View.

If you love it then you should put a tweet on it…

I Love #Bloggertunities! The best new list of opps for mom bloggers – sunshineandsippycups.com/2012/07/blogge… #RockYourBlog2012

— SunandSipCups (@SunandSipCups) July 3, 2012

Lol, sorry, that was pretty dang cheesy. {You got the Beyonce reference, right?} Anyway, what I’m saying is, if you love this post, make sure to give it a quick tweet so your bloggy buddies can get these sweet tips too. And again – make sure to leave your best tips in the comments: Favorite linkys, event sign ups, cool hops you host, blogging tips or tools that you find super helpful – whatever! I learn a ton reading your comments each week.

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