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Open Letter to Fitness and Health Brands Pitching to Bloggers

On average, I get pitched 4-5 times a week, from some PR rep for a “large fitness or health” brand wanting me to blog about their fabulous {insert product name}. Having worked on both the corporate and agency side of…

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Yes, blogging for bucks is worth it, but…

…like anything you want to succeed in, you have to be committed, focused, find a topic you’re passionate about, and be patient. It doesn’t matter whether we are talking about blogging to make some money, reaching your fitness or weight…

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Fairy God-SugarDaddy, “I’d like an Orange Nano please”

Apple eye candy is the best. It brings out the desinger in me. The new Nano iPods are out, and I’m drooling. LUV, LUV, the colors especially the purple and orange one. Don’t normally like orange but me likey this…

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Part II of II: Blogging for bucks, do ads dollars go more to popular blogs or purposeful blogs?

In Part I, I contemplated during my blog hiatus: “Do you want to be popular or purposeful?” My answer is, “I want my purposefulness to be popular.” Can you tell I’m an idealistic dreamer who wants it all? What helped…

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Part I of II: Blogging for bucks, do you want to be popular or purposeful?

I’ve been blogging for a living for almost 3 years now, and recently, I took a 3 week hiatus because I was burnt out. This girl was beat and cranky. But at a higher level, I was feeling like I…

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After 1,910 posts, it’s time for this Pro blogger to take a Hiatus

Last week, a couple of pigeons started building a nest in the rafters of my porch, and I named them George and Mathilda. They are just the cutest things. What’s odd is that there are plenty of ducks and crows…

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The emotional toll of blogging

I have learned many fabulous things about the business of blogging, but a topic that is not often talked about is the emotional impact blogging can have on a person, positive and adverse. When I started blogging, I was excited…

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Is blogging as a profession worth it?

I’ve been professionally blogging for 3 years now, making money through my two blogs, Back in Skinny Jeans, and Noshtopia, as well as through blogging consulting work, and on occasion writing for other blogs. By far, professional level blogging has…

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Moo: The most amazing business cards that will help boost your personal brand

Yesterday, I received my new business cards I ordered for the BlogHer conference and these puppies made by Moo.com are the most amazing things I have ever seen in my life. I am rarely impressed like this. Look at these…

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Yahoo is going to help women SHINE online

Remember last week, when I said “Someone upstairs is answering my prayers.” Well, here it is. Yahoo gave an invite only preview of their new online property called Shine designed to appeal to women 25-54 years old. Shine officially launches…

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Happy 2nd Birthday Back in Skinny Jeans and thank you to all our readers

Today, Back in Skinny Jeans celebrates her 2nd birthday. Woo-hoo! So much has happened over the course of the year that I hardly know where to begin. First, let’s start of with some milestones: Back in Skinny Jeans reaches a…

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Skinny Jeans featured on Twitter today. Follow me drop the last 10 pounds.

Today, Skinny Jeans is a featured Twitterer on the Twitter Public Timeline amongst TMZ and the New York Times. Woo-hoo! I mentioned on Wed that I am using Twitter to help me shed the last 10 pounds. I’m using Twitter…

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Can Twitter help us lose the last 10 pounds?

There is a very popular social web tool called Twitter which gives one the ability to communicate their daily going-ons to your group of friends in short tiny posts via cell phone, IM or web page. You can only write…

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Scrapblog – Create A Story With Your Photos

It took me all of five minutes to create a one-page Scrapblog as tribute to my companion bird. You can do a whole lot more. By Maria de los Angeles Lemus Scrapblog is a dreamy, easy to use digital scrapbooking…

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Is the Apple iMac suffering from the Size 0 obsession?

Steve Jobs announced the new 2007 Apple iMac yesterday with the headline:The new iMac. You can’t be too thin. Or too powerful. I thought it was interesting that Apple would use a body image metaphor to describe their newest iMac…

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