If you have not heard the name Jessica Gottlieb in the past few years, you have been living under a rock - or simply not online. Jessica Gottlieb, aka Motrin Mom, has rattled the industry by commenting on how marketing campaigns and blogger outreach have been handled by Motrin, Nestle and most recently, The Corn Refiners Association.
In addition to her own site, JessicaGottlieb.com, she is a Momversation panelist. Jessica has been featured on Dr. Phil a number of times, is often quoted in national parenting magazines and on NPR, and has been dubbed a “Power Mom” by Nielsen Online two years in a row.
Yes, Jessica is controversial and not afraid to speak her mind. She has rocked the blogosphere by publicizing poorly executed media campaigns and forcing brands to pause, before entering the world of social media.
Here is what we covered for the 2010 State of The Blogoshpere:
- Experiences with Motrin, Nestles, Corn Refiners Association.
- Wanting to effect positive change when it comes to brands which are targeting women.
- Concern: women bloggers are willing to give their voice and value away for free.
- Working with brands that INSPIRE.....
- Use of mobile devices and social media tools to reach audience.
- Providing valuable content is key.
- Networking with other bloggers to extend reach.
- How to handle negative backlash from naysayers.
- Monetizing content: bloggers should not have expectation of making money when it comes to blogging. However, bloggers should leverage blogging for OTHER opportunities.
I think we can agree that the pursuit of money won’t make you happier. However, in my experience, if it’s spent the right way, money can help you enhance the things in life that do make you happy. Here are five things I’ve spent money on that could help raise your happiness index.
Saving Time
One of my favorite things about our modern economy is how specialization means you can find an expert to help you out with almost any problem you run into. As you can probably tell from my Angie's List review, I’m a big fan of the service and have used it to hire contractors for many big jobs around the house.
If you can pay someone to do a job in a few hours that would have taken you most of the weekend, that’s money well spent in my book. Of course, you have to balance the costs against the time saved and what you do with your re-claimed time.
In my case, I’m not particularly great with home improvement or maintenance work, so the time and money I save by hiring an expert more than pays for the expert's fee. I typically spend my re-claimed time hanging out with my kids, then working on my online business once they’re in bed. To me, that’s a better life investment.
Saving Money
If you can spend money in order to save money within a reasonable payback time, then you’ll come out ahead.
So how can saving money make you happier in life? One good example is refinancing your mortgage. You’ll have to pay hundreds or even thousands in fees and closing costs, but refinancing can free up tens of thousands of dollars that would have been spent in mortgage interest over the next 15-30 years. The money you save in interest can be used to go on vacation, help send your kids to college, retire early, or spent on whatever you’re passionate about in life.
Making Money
I’ve spent a lot of money over the years learning how to improve my investments, career, and business.
On the low end of the price spectrum, you can pick up a lot of great actionable information simply from reading books. If you’re willing to spend a little more, you can buy courses or tools to help you learn or give you an edge. On the high end, you can get personalized assistance by hiring a coach or going back to school.
If you can learn to make money more effectively and/or more efficiently, then you can reduce the number of total hours you spend focused on money and use that time doing other things you enjoy.
Providing Protection
I definitely don’t enjoy paying for insurance, but having coverage to protect my family against the financial challenges of catastrophic events can certainly help me sleep better at night. I’m not using that as a figure of speech either. I’ve experienced first-hand how the strain of worrying can have an impact on your health, your relationships, and your ability to sleep.
There are, unfortunately, plenty of opportunities to spend more than you really need to on insurance, so shop carefully. Having at least a minimal level of coverage to guard against the worst case can give you the security you need not to worry.
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The Buffalo News updated every day with news from Buffalo, New York. Links to national and business news, entertainment listings, recipes, sports teams, classified ads, death notices.
Web type <b>news</b>: iPhone and iPad now support TrueType font embedding <b>...</b>
This is also exciting news, as TrueType fonts are superior to SVG fonts in two very important ways: the files sizes are dramatically smaller (an especially important factor on mobile devices), and the rendering quality is much higher. ...
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If you have not heard the name Jessica Gottlieb in the past few years, you have been living under a rock - or simply not online. Jessica Gottlieb, aka Motrin Mom, has rattled the industry by commenting on how marketing campaigns and blogger outreach have been handled by Motrin, Nestle and most recently, The Corn Refiners Association.
In addition to her own site, JessicaGottlieb.com, she is a Momversation panelist. Jessica has been featured on Dr. Phil a number of times, is often quoted in national parenting magazines and on NPR, and has been dubbed a “Power Mom” by Nielsen Online two years in a row.
Yes, Jessica is controversial and not afraid to speak her mind. She has rocked the blogosphere by publicizing poorly executed media campaigns and forcing brands to pause, before entering the world of social media.
Here is what we covered for the 2010 State of The Blogoshpere:
- Experiences with Motrin, Nestles, Corn Refiners Association.
- Wanting to effect positive change when it comes to brands which are targeting women.
- Concern: women bloggers are willing to give their voice and value away for free.
- Working with brands that INSPIRE.....
- Use of mobile devices and social media tools to reach audience.
- Providing valuable content is key.
- Networking with other bloggers to extend reach.
- How to handle negative backlash from naysayers.
- Monetizing content: bloggers should not have expectation of making money when it comes to blogging. However, bloggers should leverage blogging for OTHER opportunities.
I think we can agree that the pursuit of money won’t make you happier. However, in my experience, if it’s spent the right way, money can help you enhance the things in life that do make you happy. Here are five things I’ve spent money on that could help raise your happiness index.
Saving Time
One of my favorite things about our modern economy is how specialization means you can find an expert to help you out with almost any problem you run into. As you can probably tell from my Angie's List review, I’m a big fan of the service and have used it to hire contractors for many big jobs around the house.
If you can pay someone to do a job in a few hours that would have taken you most of the weekend, that’s money well spent in my book. Of course, you have to balance the costs against the time saved and what you do with your re-claimed time.
In my case, I’m not particularly great with home improvement or maintenance work, so the time and money I save by hiring an expert more than pays for the expert's fee. I typically spend my re-claimed time hanging out with my kids, then working on my online business once they’re in bed. To me, that’s a better life investment.
Saving Money
If you can spend money in order to save money within a reasonable payback time, then you’ll come out ahead.
So how can saving money make you happier in life? One good example is refinancing your mortgage. You’ll have to pay hundreds or even thousands in fees and closing costs, but refinancing can free up tens of thousands of dollars that would have been spent in mortgage interest over the next 15-30 years. The money you save in interest can be used to go on vacation, help send your kids to college, retire early, or spent on whatever you’re passionate about in life.
Making Money
I’ve spent a lot of money over the years learning how to improve my investments, career, and business.
On the low end of the price spectrum, you can pick up a lot of great actionable information simply from reading books. If you’re willing to spend a little more, you can buy courses or tools to help you learn or give you an edge. On the high end, you can get personalized assistance by hiring a coach or going back to school.
If you can learn to make money more effectively and/or more efficiently, then you can reduce the number of total hours you spend focused on money and use that time doing other things you enjoy.
Providing Protection
I definitely don’t enjoy paying for insurance, but having coverage to protect my family against the financial challenges of catastrophic events can certainly help me sleep better at night. I’m not using that as a figure of speech either. I’ve experienced first-hand how the strain of worrying can have an impact on your health, your relationships, and your ability to sleep.
There are, unfortunately, plenty of opportunities to spend more than you really need to on insurance, so shop carefully. Having at least a minimal level of coverage to guard against the worst case can give you the security you need not to worry.
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Miller returns to net tonight - Sabres Edge - Blogs - The Buffalo <b>News</b>
The Buffalo News updated every day with news from Buffalo, New York. Links to national and business news, entertainment listings, recipes, sports teams, classified ads, death notices.
Web type <b>news</b>: iPhone and iPad now support TrueType font embedding <b>...</b>
This is also exciting news, as TrueType fonts are superior to SVG fonts in two very important ways: the files sizes are dramatically smaller (an especially important factor on mobile devices), and the rendering quality is much higher. ...
No Batmobile in Arkham City <b>News</b> - Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
Read our news of No Batmobile in Arkham City. ... Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 teaser 14 December, 2009. Latest News. Batman: Arkham City details emerge . Batman: Arkham City revealed, dated . Batman domains name Arkham sequel? ...
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Miller returns to net tonight - Sabres Edge - Blogs - The Buffalo <b>News</b>
The Buffalo News updated every day with news from Buffalo, New York. Links to national and business news, entertainment listings, recipes, sports teams, classified ads, death notices.
Web type <b>news</b>: iPhone and iPad now support TrueType font embedding <b>...</b>
This is also exciting news, as TrueType fonts are superior to SVG fonts in two very important ways: the files sizes are dramatically smaller (an especially important factor on mobile devices), and the rendering quality is much higher. ...
No Batmobile in Arkham City <b>News</b> - Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
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