Mommy Blogging: More than Mad Money and Milk

Ever since Elizabeth Edwards sat down with a some mommy bloggers in Silicon Valley, main stream media has started to pay some serious attention to mommy bloggers.

Just this morning as I drove into the city I heard one of my favorite radio parenting commentators talking about her “recent” exposure to mommy blogs.  Hard to believe for many parents this is relatively new.

Many moms blog as an outlet to sort through concerns, anxieties and the joys of motherhood.  Others blog for those sames reasons but also for other more practical reasons as well.  Being the multitaskers we are, moms are finding ways to earn sizable incomes as bloggers so they can continue doing what they love – caring for their children.

Many of you reading this know this already, but I’ve spoken to quite a few moms who were amazed at the seriousness of the mommy blogging “business.”

The Denver Post reports that mommy blogger Dawn Meehan generates about $4,000 a month.

Another mommy blogger, Heather Armstrong claims her blog, dooce.com, now “supports her familly allowing her husband to be a stay-at-home parent, too.”

Remember that Virginia Slims ad “You’ve come a long way baby”? Well tech savvy “new urban moms” - you’ve not only come a long way but you’re leading the way! 

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