Letter from the Editor

Welcome

March 15, 2010

For the past two years I have been thinking about ways to create a site that would be worthwhile to visit and would be a hub of knowledge for moms who want to delve deeper into the business side of blogging and social media. I have always been big on building communities, and so my vision is to create a community site for writers who have smart things to say about mom blogging and our role in the bigger scheme of marketing, brands, and business.

A criterion I use when creating a new site or blog is asking myself would I stay around to read the articles or even come back if I didn't create it? Oftentimes when I am in the preliminary stages of creating a site, my answer is no or maybe. With Mom Blog Magazine (as it is today) I would definitely stick around! I hope you do, too!

When I thought about the approach I would take to launch Mom Blog magazine I knew I wanted to partner with brands that seek to reach and network with mom bloggers through smart, creative sponsorships. I also knew I wanted to pay writers. Mom Blog magazine will primarily look at the business side of the mom blogging community and will also test my theories of exclusive sponsorships and the sustainability of paying writers and monthly contributors. I wholeheartedly believe it will work and in so doing will raise the dialog and reporting about the day-to-day business of mom blogging from moms' perspectives.

At launch, I have flooded Mom Blog magazine with content I have written over the years, but it will only be when the collective voices of writers are published here that Mom Blog magazine will truly come to life.

If you are interested in writing for Mom Blog Magazine, click here for writer's guidelines and if you are interested in being a regular contributor (who I call Thinkers), click here for more details. And, companies, click here for sponsorship information.

It is my sincere hope that you enjoy Mom Blog Magazine! It's going to take a fresh look at the mom blogging community through the lens of writers who have unique perspectives and advice to share or news to report.

I will also continue to write several articles for the magazine. I hope you enjoy my content that I have posted thus far. And I also hope you join me in creating a stellar site where mom bloggers gather for new media info.

All the best,

Jennifer James

Founding Editor