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How to Beat the Mean Girl Mom Bloggers at Their Game

I’m nice and you’re nice. Okay, so that makes at least two of us. What do you do when the catty mom bloggers come to the cafeteria? Because, let’s face it, we’ve got cliques galore. We’ve got the memoir bloggers (the cool kids) and the coupon bloggers (chip on the ol’ shoulder) and the crafty…

6 Things That Really Annoy Me About the Online World

The internet can be hotbed of frustration and anger, ranging from wanting-to-throw-the-laptop-over-the-balcony rage to slight growls of annoyance. Here’s a list of things that annoy the hell out of me online:     Advertisements. I’m not just talking about those annoying pop-ups or the even more annoying videos that launch themselves and make you jump…

World Exists Outside of The Internet?

Everything I need is right in front of me in screen form, so I had no reason to even take interest in the rumors I’d recently been seeing posted on blogs, tweeted on Twitter, updated on Facebook. The 2D people I knew online were hinting at something special. There was secret talk, Facebook status updates…

How to Deal with Negative Blog Comments

Over the course of a blogging career, there certain things that we will likely all encounter. Spam, for instance, is almost sure to find its way into your inbox. Similarly, it is almost inevitable that you will eventually get a comment that accuses you of being less than human. This comment will both hurt you…

SAVE THE DATE: The @AimingLow Non-Conference #ALNonCon

In the past years, Aiming Low-ers have been conference attenders, speakers, panelists, staff, leaders and party-hosts. While some of us are pretty new to the world of conferences, others are seasoned veterans. There is one thing that you will learn at every conference…regardless of location, target audience and potential “take-away”….unplanned conversations lead to the strongest…

How to Set Up a WordPress Blog in 5 Easy Steps

Blogging is the new “having friends”, or at least that’s what I tell my mother. So! Let’s learn how to set up a WordPress blog so that I we won’t be lonely, hmm?

Cheers to you, Asheville.

On June 23rd- 25th, several hundred bloggers & social media people & dudes will be unleashed upon my smallish yet unabashedly vibrant mountain town of Asheville, NC.  They are flying, driving and motor boating their way here to attend the 3rd annual Type A Parent Conference. There will be tweeting and there will be squeeing….

A Celebration of Good Weblogs: I’ll Show You My Faves If You’ll Show Me Yours

I want to propose a trade: I’ll show you some of my all-time favourite weblogs if you’ll show me yours.