Working From Home: Mommy Bloggers
I’m a single mom now and I look around at my life and realize I never, ever thought I would have to find a way to support my child on my own. I assumed, back when I was married, that I would be home for my daughter and once she was older I would work part-time. As it stands I will eventually need to work outside the home again fulltime (more than likely by utilizing my teacher certification here in Florida), but for now I have found ways to make money from home so I can be home with Gigi for a couple of more years. I’m what a lot of people call a Mommy Blogger.
Mommy Blogger has become a convoluted term, but if I were to define it I would have to say that a Mommy Blogger is someone who blogs either for pleasure or for income, with a definitive focus on writing about parenting, children, education, and similar topics. Mommy Bloggers tend to be stay-at-home moms (SAHM) and as such, they are in a particular demographic that is well revered by advertisers. They tend to have the purchasing power of the entire family behind them, and more often than not they make most of the purchasing decisions for the home.
Enter companies like SocialSpark, a social networking hybrid that brings together bloggers and advertisers in a mutual union. It’s an ideal environment for a typical Mommy Blogger. It incorporates the best in social networking and also provides the chance to make a little extra money while doing what you love to do anyway – that is, blogging. I’m making the most of my demographic and that of my readers.
SocialSpark is in an invite-only alpha right now, but you can visit the site and sign up for the mailing list so you’ll be one of the first know when it’s time to sign up.
On a personal level, I am just happy that I have a way to be there day in and day out for my daughter. It is what I always wanted and it’s the best gift I can give my child right now.
Would love to hear more!
It’s still in the invite only mode, but I will be sure to let you know as soon as it goes public. I’m really enjoying the ability to do paid reviews and still use the nofollow tag. Plus, the social aspect is a lot of fun.