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This carries on the discussion I started on this week’s Work at Home Moms Talk Radio – so be sure to listen to that first!

In part one I talked about all of the communities that we’re part of.

Don’t forget that while you’re finding your place in all of the various web communities, that your primary goal needs to be to build your own community – people who are interested in you, your expertise and products.  I’m not talking about setting every person up with a social network of their own – I’m actually talking about your mailing list.

Yes, a mailing list is a community as well.  At least you should treat it that way.  It’s you interacting with a community of people interested in you.

So what are your choices?

My first recommendation is always Aweber, but for the frugal minded WAHM, I also mention Mad Mimi which has an option for starting free.

Stay in touch with Kelly, subscribe to her personal mailing list.

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Kelly is back at last with a fresh episode of Profitable Mommy Blogging.  She’s sharing a few secrets with you so be sure to listen in quick!

Carrie Lauth interviews our guest this week, Kelly the Kitchen Kop. Her blog focuses on traditional nutrition, and she writes about real food and “politically incorrect” eating. We’re talking about the importance of choosing a tight niche for your blog. Instead of trying to please everyone, Kelly has discovered that being a little controversial can boost your traffic and help you gain a loyal following. She also shared her top traffic generating methods and encourages moms to jump into using Twitter because of its high ROI and simplicity.

Be sure to catch Deb Ng at the Hot Seminar Series tonight!

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This week I’m interviewing Cheryl Hansen (oops!) Nelson, the new owner of Because Mom Said So.

Cheryl is so excited to be taking over the site.  She has plans to continue the tradition of having multiple mom voice on the blog – so if you’d like to volunteer to be a co-blogger, please leave a comment here and let her know!

Thanks to Carrie Lauth of Natural Moms Talk Radio for giving this great blog new life and a new owner!

Thanks to April Jones of Rock Star Blog Design for her part in moving the content from blogger to WordPress and for the new look she’s going to be giving!

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This week’s interview is brought to you by Carrie Lauth of Natural Moms Talk Radio.

Jo-Lynne Shane is a Philadelphia mom of 3 who blogs at Musings Of A Housewife. She writes about motherhood, fashion, cooking, faith, and shares blog design tips as well as reviews and the occasional American Idol commentary.

Jo-Lynne shares her suggestions for keeping up the pace with a busy blog and capturing ideas for blog posts as they come to her. She feels that being prolific on her blog has benefited her and that the more she writes, the more she can connect with her audience.

In addition to writing for her personal blog, Jo-Lynne runs a blog design business from home and is self taught in the area of graphic and web design.

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Voting has ended – our winner will be announced on Monday!

This week Carrie Lauth and April Jones ( Rock Star Blog Designs) are back with me to talk about who we chose to move through to Part Two of our big Mom Blog Giveaway.

Each of us chose our favorites from the list of 30+ moms who entered. We came up with nine great moms we’d love to see take over as new owner of Because Mom Said So.

Now it’s your turn to choose

We’ve listed our nine favorites together with their original entry comments.

Pick your favorite from our finalists and leave their name in the comment section below. Whoever receives the most votes will be the new owner of Because Mom Said So.

Edited to add Voting Deadline: Midnight, Friday May 8th.

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In this episode of Profitable Mommy Blogging, host April Jones discusses the methods and benefits of article marketing with Denise Willms, founder of WAHM Articles. April and Denise discuss how to write articles, where you can market them, and how you can use articles to increase traffic to your blog as well as establish your reputation as an expert on a variety of topics.

Denise also tells us about her site, WAHM Articles, and all of the exciting opportunities available to her members.

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This week, April Jones chats with Rebecca Atkinson, a web marketer, analytics expert, and soon to be a first time Mom. If you’ve ever been confused about analyzing your traffic stats, knowing what a bounce rate is, or how to use your stats to attract advertisers, listen in as Rebecca explains it all in simple terms we can all understand.

This is a great topic that you won’t want to miss, even if you thought you understood what all of those numbers mean. And Rebecca will be following up with a blog post here at Profitable Mommy Blogging to explain in more detail and cover some topics that we didn’t get a chance to discuss, like Page Rank and Alexa.

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Mom Blogger Carrie Lauth of Natural Moms Talk Radio joins me fresh from her trip to the BlissDom Conference.  We’re chatting about how important it is for mom bloggers to realize that their blogs and their writing skills are valuable.

We ended up talking about mom blogger who blog for free for other publishers.  If you want to learn more about blogging for shared adsense, read this post.

Catch up on all of Carrie’s great Affiliate Marketing advice for mom bloggers.

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April Jones joins me to co-host this weeks show, run down what’s been happening on the blog and talk about her brand new project, Bad Mommy Blogger. I have to give you a ‘Family Friendly Alert‘ when you head over to check BMB out – there’s a reason we call them Bad Mommy Bloggers

April talks with Nina Frye and Cindi Schmitzer, owners of LTD Chix, a line of t-shirts that capture the joy and stress of Motherhood. Nina and Cindi have discovered a unique way of using blogging to market their business. What makes LTD Chix different is the fact that they don’t have a blog! Find out how Cindi and Nina have managed to increase sales of their product through blogging without having to write a single blog post.

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Join me as I recap what’s been happening on the blog since last weeks show and then we’ll enjoy a great guest interview!

Alaina Frederick, host of the soon to launch Giggle Talk Radio, had a interesting conversation with Jen Matuska of Mommy Instincts. Jen has been a blogger since first wanting to share her joy of a new baby in early 2007.

After starting Mommy Instincts she has found a joy of sharing her opinion on products for children and their parents. So she started a new blog to focus just on these product reviews as she saw that her main focus of Mommy Instincts was going to be muddied by the product reviews. It’s a great reminder to stick to your focus and finding new avenues for things you may enjoy.

Don’t forget to vote for your Favorite Mom Blog Header!

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My guest this week is Trisha Haas of MomDot.com.  Trisha is a busy mom with a lot of creativity and she’s here to tell us about a new project called Bloggers Give.

I think it’s pretty cool that she’s come up with a program that lets bloggers and companies support deserving charities with small actions that can add up fast.

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This week I have a special guest, Jennifer James from Mom Bloggers Club.  I originally invited Jennifer to join me to share tips from her article ‘How to Become an A-List Mom Blogger‘ – but to be  honest, I got a little distracted

Talking with Jennifer was a little like having coffee with a friend from the office.  I’m really pleased to have had the opportunity to get to know her and look forward to having her back on the show in the future.

We talked about mom review blogs, sponsorship, events and more.  Listen in and share your opinions here on the blog!

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In this week’s Episode of Profitable Mommy Blogging, contributing Host April Jones interviewed Dr. Daisy Sutherland of Dr. Mommy Says about her experiences as a blogger and how she plans to build a membership site around her blogging community.

April asks Dr. Daisy questions about how she is monetizing her content and building streams of income and Dr. Daisy shares tips on how she seeks out affiliate products that compliment the content she shares on her blog.