Not for me
One of the reasons I don't like the term mommy blogger is that in Australia we don't spell it like that. It would be mummy blogger. Also because I don't solely write about my son I also don't...
View ArticleSo a question for those chiming in
The name of my site is Mommy Needs Coffee. It is six years old. Meaning, at the time of the naming my kids were 8, 5 and 1. It fit. Now, people know me as Jenn of Mommy Needs Coffee. I also was one of...
View ArticleWill you always need coffee?
If not, you could change it to "Mommy Needs Green Tea". Or, maybe stick with the coffee but call it, "Momma Needs Coffee." Then, as you children grow, get married and have their own children, you can...
View ArticleAs a blogger who's not a mommy
I never realized "mommyblogger" was such a loaded term. Some of the most popular bloggers who happen to be mothers didn't start out that way, but it seems as though the community (and the word) sprang...
View ArticleJenn, I think you should do
Jenn, I think you should do exactly what you want to do. Obviously the words mommy and mommyblogger are a big part of your personal branding; they work for you, and that's great. I don't think less of...
View ArticleGreat question, Jenn
I think one interesting question in all this is how "mommyblogging" will look when the first generation of mommybloggers are emptynesters--when we really HAVE outgrown the name. Shannon @ Rocks In My...
View ArticleIs it really all that bad?
I suppose it depends on the way its used. I mean, if someone came up to me and said "You're such a mommy blogger", I might actually be more shocked that they recognized me more than anything! However,...
View ArticleMommy Bloggers and WAHMs
I abhor the term mommy blogger much the same way that I do WAHM (work at home mom) because I feel that it takes away credibility. When someone asks me what I do for a living, I do not respond with the...
View ArticleI'm a mum & I blog but thats it
When I think of the term "mommy blogger" I instantly think of The Stepford Wives. I have no idea why but that is the image my mind will conjure up of a mommy blogger. You know, its a term that gets...
View ArticleNot usually bothered
I have a blog and it is not centered around kids (athough now it will be for a while as kids are heading back to school)You'd have to visit my blog to see what I mean-- BUT My blog is about all things...
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