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Parenting Blogging is a Business, Let’s Work on Treating It That Way

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Parenting blogging is a business. That’s what Type A Parent founder Kelby Carr expressed today (November 4th) at BlogWorld Los Angeles. In her session entitled “Parent Bloggers Mean Business: Building Success, Respect, Confidence and Income”, she covered some fantastic points on ways parent bloggers can step it up to the next level and be taken seriously.

She had so many insightful words to say about this industry, (And yes, blogging is an industry. Be sure and take a look at some stats from Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere Report from today.) but I want to cover just a few that stood out to me.

If you want to set yourself up as a business and be taken seriously, it all starts with earning respect. Here are five points Kelby gave on building respect as a parent blogger:

1. Have confidence.

When it comes to parent bloggers in general, Kelby said what she would like to see is “people having a healthy confidence”. Meaning, not seeing yourself as entitled, but also not having a low self-esteem.

2. Don’t obsess over the competition.

Instead of competing against other bloggers, compete against yourself. Don’t get into dragging other people down, so you can try to win.

3. Get paid for work.

This is a touchy and interesting subject among bloggers and PR companies. Do we pay bloggers and how much? Kelby said “If we work for free, it will bring down our image.”

4. Don’t be a brand groupie.

There is a fine line between networking and falling all over a brand. You don’t need to be rude, but remember it’s a business relationship. Kelby said “Don’t be a fan girl just because they’re a fortune 500 company.”

5. Behave like a professional and treat your blog like the business it is.

Spell check is your friend. A good design is your friend. Being mindful of how you act in the social space is your friend. You know the saying, “If you treat your blog like a business, it will pay like a business”.

Kelby shared many more valuable tips on parenting blogger success including strategic risk taking, reigning in your focus and some tactics for making a living at this thing we call blogging. To hear these tips and more, watch Kelby’s entire session when you purchase the BlogWorld Virtual Ticket.

What are some ways you think parent bloggers can gain respect and do better at treating their blog as a business?

Kelby Carr Says Parent Bloggers Mean Business

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Session: Parent Bloggers Mean Business
Speaker: Kelby Carr

Kelby Carr, founder of Type-A Parent and head of the Type-A Track at BlogWorld LA, is doing a track keynote called Parent Bloggers Mean Business and she’ll be talking about the stereotypes that hold parenting bloggers back, how to position yourself as a business, and how to be taken seriously.

Kelby is excited to attend BlogWorld because the learning and networking is incredible. As far as speaking goes, Kelby says it’s quite the honor to speak at the event.

Hear what else Kelby has to say:

Watch more videos and see why other speakers are attending BlogWorld LA. See all Speakers here.

Learn more about BlogWorld LA and register Here!

Join Us for #BWEchat: Conference Sponsorship

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It’s soon time for #BWEchat again! #BWEchat is BlogWorld’s new weekly Twitter chat that features conference-related topics, Q&A sessions with BlogWorld speakers, and more. You can see the complete upcoming #BWEchat schedule here or read more about Twitter parties here.

Here are the details for this week’s #BWEchat:

What: #BWEchat Twitter Party
When: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 9:00 PM EST/6:00 PST
Where: Twitter! (follow the hashtag #BWEchat)
Who: #BWEchat is hosted by Deb Ng (from @blogworldexpo)with support from other members of the BlogWorld team (@blogworld, @dave_blogworld, @nikki_blogworld, and @allison_boyer) – make sure you’re following everyone so you don’t miss a tweet!

This week’s special guest is Kelby Carr (@typeamom), and we’ll be talking about the pros and cons of receiving brand sponsorship to attend conferences. Some of the specific topics we’ll cover include:

  • Why to look for a sponsor (or not)
  • What you should offer sponsors in exchange for paying your way
  • Whether or not it is a good idea for companies to sponsor bloggers
  • Whether or not this is a credible way to attend conferences
  • The biggest mistakes bloggers make when looking for sponsors

We’d also love to include your specific questions. If you have a question to ask during #BWEchat (and want to make sure you’re not missed in the flurry of tweets), just leave a comment below and we’ll make sure to address it. Don’t be shy – my mama always told me the only stupid question is one that isn’t asked. Hope to see you all there!

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