Please welcome Mandie to Mommies Point of View on a MOMent with....
Who is Mandie? I'm a homeschooling mom of two beautiful little girls, I'm a wife to an amazing man, and I'm overworked and underpaid. :) I run the office end of our family landscaping business and I'm currently working on writing a book.
Can you tell us about your magazine and when
it was started and why? I started it about 5 years ago when I decided to stay home with my children. I needed an outlet and that was it.
How hard is it to maintain it? Very! But luckily I have some amazing contributors.
How much time does it take to run? I work on it every day but Sunday :)
Can you tell us how the site can benefit a blogger or a
direct seller and why you think this. I have blogging tips and will be adding even more for bloggers. I have a weekly stumble list where bloggers can add their posts. On my community I have a group specifically for bloggers. I also have a group for WAHMs and everyone is welcome to advertise their businesses (as long as they aren't spamming)
How do you feel bloggers help or hinder a business? HELP, bloggers are inexpensive advertising and PR companies know this.
You have both a blog and a community why both? They two completely different entities. One is packed with articles the community is for everyone to make friends and promote themselves
Which is easier to maintain? The blog. The community is getting an incredible amount of hits every month but people like to read and not interact. That is what the community if for, I wish more people would utilize it.
Tell us about Promotional Book Tours? I started it to eventually promote my books but decided to use my resources to help other authors as well.
Where do you find the Authors to work with? I'm in several writing groups and I have authors coming to me.
Who besides yourself reviews the books? I have about 30 bloggers.
Would this help a blogger build there stats? Definitely. There are a lot of book lovers out there! A lot of people like to learn about new books and win then.
What types of books do you promote and why? It depends on what the authors bring me. I won't promote erotica.
If you use a Blogger to review a book what do you
look for in that blogger and what happens if they do
not review a book they say they will review? I look for someone who is passionate about books and is a consistent blogger, If they don't review then they won't be able to request anymore books.
How do you handle a review of a product you just did not like
or the company did not do what they said they would do or did not
send what they where supposed to? I always communicate with the sponsor. If it was something I didn't like I always give them the option of me not posting.
Do Blog Hops help or hinder bloggers? Help, the more you get your name out there the better.
Is Facebook or Twitter better to promote on and why? I utilize both and get great results.
If a blogger wants to start a review business what would you tell
them and why? Make sure you are consistent and honest.
What kiind of stats should they need? I think I had a thousand hits in a month when I started and found companies to work with me. Now I have that and more in a day.
Do you have a favorite blog and why? SimplyStacie.net I love her book and product reviews and she is a great resource for bloggers.
It's Mandie, Web sites are
Here is my facebook http://www.facebook.com/time4mommy and twitter http://twitter.com/time4mommy
http://takingtimeformommy.com/ - Blog
http://time4mommy.com/ - community
http://ereadingonthecheap.com/ - blog
http://promotionalbooktours.com/ - Business
Who is Mandie? I'm a homeschooling mom of two beautiful little girls, I'm a wife to an amazing man, and I'm overworked and underpaid. :) I run the office end of our family landscaping business and I'm currently working on writing a book.
Can you tell us about your magazine and when
it was started and why? I started it about 5 years ago when I decided to stay home with my children. I needed an outlet and that was it.
How hard is it to maintain it? Very! But luckily I have some amazing contributors.
How much time does it take to run? I work on it every day but Sunday :)
Can you tell us how the site can benefit a blogger or a
direct seller and why you think this. I have blogging tips and will be adding even more for bloggers. I have a weekly stumble list where bloggers can add their posts. On my community I have a group specifically for bloggers. I also have a group for WAHMs and everyone is welcome to advertise their businesses (as long as they aren't spamming)
How do you feel bloggers help or hinder a business? HELP, bloggers are inexpensive advertising and PR companies know this.
You have both a blog and a community why both? They two completely different entities. One is packed with articles the community is for everyone to make friends and promote themselves
Which is easier to maintain? The blog. The community is getting an incredible amount of hits every month but people like to read and not interact. That is what the community if for, I wish more people would utilize it.
Tell us about Promotional Book Tours? I started it to eventually promote my books but decided to use my resources to help other authors as well.
Where do you find the Authors to work with? I'm in several writing groups and I have authors coming to me.
Who besides yourself reviews the books? I have about 30 bloggers.
Would this help a blogger build there stats? Definitely. There are a lot of book lovers out there! A lot of people like to learn about new books and win then.
What types of books do you promote and why? It depends on what the authors bring me. I won't promote erotica.
If you use a Blogger to review a book what do you
look for in that blogger and what happens if they do
not review a book they say they will review? I look for someone who is passionate about books and is a consistent blogger, If they don't review then they won't be able to request anymore books.
How do you handle a review of a product you just did not like
or the company did not do what they said they would do or did not
send what they where supposed to? I always communicate with the sponsor. If it was something I didn't like I always give them the option of me not posting.
Do Blog Hops help or hinder bloggers? Help, the more you get your name out there the better.
Is Facebook or Twitter better to promote on and why? I utilize both and get great results.
If a blogger wants to start a review business what would you tell
them and why? Make sure you are consistent and honest.
What kiind of stats should they need? I think I had a thousand hits in a month when I started and found companies to work with me. Now I have that and more in a day.
Do you have a favorite blog and why? SimplyStacie.net I love her book and product reviews and she is a great resource for bloggers.
It's Mandie, Web sites are
Here is my facebook http://www.facebook.com/time4mommy and twitter http://twitter.com/time4mommy
http://takingtimeformommy.com/ - Blog
http://time4mommy.com/ - community
http://ereadingonthecheap.com/ - blog
http://promotionalbooktours.com/ - Business
