BlogHer Newbie? If I could give you one piece of advice…
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Oh summer, where has the time gone? It’s almost August and right now I am all about getting ready for BlogHer. The annual convention of 4,000+ bloggers kicks off on Thursday in my backyard – NYC. Over the past few months, …
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Tagged bloggers, blogher, conference, Disney Social Media Moms, marcy massura
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Type A Conference Recap
I’m a few days back from Type A Con and I can’t stop thinking about what a great time I had. I met some amazing new people that I’ve been daydreaming about connecting with. I also had a chance to …
Posted in Blog Conferences, Blogging, Travel
Tagged amy fandrei, chris garrett, For Dummies, kelby carr, melanie nelson, peter pollack, type a conference, wiley
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Book Blogger Con Recap
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Last week, I attended the Book Blogger Conference held in conjunction with BookExpo America. I was thrilled to be able to participate this year. In previous years, the conference was held on the Friday after BEA, when all I want …
Posted in BEA, Blogging, Books I love, The Business of Books
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2012 Guide to BookExpo America for BlogWorld Expo Attendees
Last year, BlogWorld Expo officially became a bi-coastal event by co-locating with BookExpo America in New York City. It was such a success, they are going to do it again next week. I’m not sure of how the locations will …
Celebrating Authors!
My job title, as many of you know, is Director of Marketing at Wiley. What does that really mean? Well, many days it means talking to someone in sales about a new release that’s doing well, talking with editors about …
Posted in Blogging, Books I love, Disney, Making a Book
Tagged Disney Social Media Moms, For Dummies, kelby carr, pinterest, type a conference, type a parent
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When Bullies Target…Amazon – UPDATE
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Earlier in the week I wrote about how a book of ours by an author I adore was being targeted by bullies writing fake reviews on Amazon. We got the word from Amazon that the reviews, even the ones that …
Posted in Blogging, The Business of Books, You gotta have friends
Tagged amazon, mom blogging for dummies, wendy piersall
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When Worlds Collide – BEA + BlogWorld Expo = Hectic IT Girl
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Last week was the first co-locating of BlogWorld Expo and Book Expo America – two conferences that usually take up a lot of my time separately. Putting them together was completely and totally overwhelming, and only sometimes in a bad …
Posted in BEA, Blogging, BlogWorld Expo, The Business of Books
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Making the most of BEA @ BWENY
This post is also running on the official BlogWorld Expo blog. If you are attending BlogWorld East at the Javits Center this week, you may not be familiar with the other conference that is co-located with BWE – Book Expo …
How to Switch to FIOS and Not Lose Your Friends
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About 2 years ago, my family decided to make the switch to Verizon FIOS phone, Internet and television service. This was in some ways a very easy choice to make. In other ways, it was very hard. Let me explain. …
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It’s getting better all the time
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Every since I attended my very first BlogHer in 2007, I’ve dreamed of having a “capital B” BLOG. You know the kind of blog I am talking about – well designed, packed with content, and fitting the majesty that is …
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Tagged blog design, Blogging, Facebook, I'm so not a designer, mom 2.0 summit, wordpress, wordpress themes
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Mom 2.0 Summit Recap
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So, you say to yourself, it’s been a while since IT Girl got back from Mom 2, where the heck is her recap post? Everyone else who is everyone has already written theirs! Was she taken out by the …
Posted in Blogging, Marketing, Travel, Working Mama, You gotta have friends
Tagged Blogging, laura mayes, mom 2.o summit, ritz carlton new orleans
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On Mantras and Meanings
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Later this week I leave for Mom 2.0 Summit where I will be learning, connecting and speaking with some amazing people. The posts will get a little lighter then, but for now, I’m still thinking about Julie. Julie was a …
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Mom 2.0 Summit – Help Me Make Our Session ROCK
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Next week, I will be speaking at Mom 2.0 Summit. HARD TO BELIEVE IT’S NEXT WEEK. After agreeing to do it last year, it seemed like it was going to be so long ago, and now it’s here. In case …
Posted in Blogging, Making a Book, Marketing, The Business of Books
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Borders Books and Music Declaring Bankruptcy Affects More than the Store
Today, I’m hanging out on BlogHer, talking about Borders. For those not following the business press, Borders filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this morning, and announced they were closing over 200 stores. I wrote a rather personal post about my …
What I learnt from Blogging Heroes: Top Blogging Tips PART 1
Wanted to share this post I found on WordPress.com.� In publishing, the backlist is often the moneymaker for the house.� Not so in tech publishing, where books often have the half life of the household fruit fly.� But this post …
