What is the name of your Blog?The Art and Science of Parenting
What is your name?
Mom
Where are you from? (include country, state and/or city)
USA, Georgia
What is your current age or age range?
35
THE place to go for practical parenting tips and ideas, get answers to your parenting questions, or just have fun.
Describe the main purpose of your blogging, what are you trying to accomplish?
I want to provide parents with practical advice to make their job easier and more enjoyable.
What blogging platform do you do and why?
Blogger - because it was the first platform I learned about when I began blogging.
What do you blog the most about?
Parenting advice and tips.
What kind of blogs make you angry?
Cluttered with advertisements and missing substantial content
Give five of your best blogging tips.
Post regularly with substantial and useful content that is relevant to your theme.
Keep your page neat and uncluttered.
Keep the advertising to a minimum to avoid distraction from the content.
DO NOT have auto-play music.
DO NOT have pop-up ads on your blog.
What are some things you would NEVER blog about?
My own sexual experiences.
Did you start blogging for the purpose of making money and if so, are you making enough money?
No, I did not. I do have Adsense on my page, but it is not my sole motivation.
How long have you been blogging?
Almost a year.
About how many hours per day do you spend blogging?
I spend about 45 minutes per day - on average - writing posts. I spend 2 to 8 hours per day, depending on my mood, networking and promoting my blog.
Do you track RSS feeds and if so, how many do you usually track daily?
No
Do you use Digg, and why or why not?
No. I don't want to clutter my site with the widgets.
Do you use Stumbleupon, and why or why not?
No. I don't want to clutter my site with the widgets.
What promotional techniques work best for you and why?
Entrecard has given me a huge increase in traffic and networking. I think it works mostly because I put in a great deal of time and effort to get myself noticed by new people. Entrecard also has a free advertising system that allows me to increase my visibility without spending cash.
If you could post a blog on any blog in the world, which one would it be and why?
I have no idea.
What mistakes have you made that you could warn others about?
Not keeping track of what I've written from the very beginning. It never occurred to me that this would be a long-term endeavor. I've had to go back and catalog my posts so that I avoid repeating myself.
What are your top five blogging site picks and why?
www.meonlydifferent.blogspot.com --- because she's a wonderful friend that has a great style and sense of humor
Beyond that - I don't know.
Have you met anyone offline as a result of your blog?
Not yet. I have made many online friends, some that I've spoken to on the phone, but have not yet met them in person.
What do you want most for your blog?
Traffic and readers. I want to develop a strong and loyal reader base, as well as bring in new visitors on a daily basis. I want to see growth that is valuable to my site and will provide me with more comments and feedback for what I'm writing.
What is the url of your blog?
The Art and Science of Parenting
