As a blogger, you receive a lot of email requests and pitches. So many that sometimes it's hard to weed out the real from the spam. There is no way that I contact half of the people that contact me, and there have been many times when several important and highly sensitive emails failed to catch my attention.

Every once in awhile, someone comes into your life and you have no idea why---you just know that you are thankful for them being there for you no matter what. I feel the need to use this blog post as a way to say thank you to a special person who has made all the difference in my life.

Yesterday, Kiyonna notified myself and other bloggers who wore their items during BlogHer that we were featured in their latest mass email campaign, Extra, Extra, Read All About Bloggers. When I opened up the piece and saw me showcasing my red dress, I giggled like a piglet!

The Bleeding Heart Project is an organization devoted to educating and making people aware of heart disease. It is the leading cause of death in our country, and is something that is not discussed as widely as it should be.

Once you become a serious blogger, your appreciation for the artform increases. Or it should. Lately, I have seen that my blogging audience has grown---and I owe a huge part of that to the community that I have subconsciously made on my social networks by befriending other bloggers and writers. ...

Forever 21 has become a staple for fun and fashion forward affordable wear for the young and fabulous. When you don't want to spend tons on a wardrobe items, Forever 21 is the place you go to get something cute and low cost. Always keeping in with the trends, the ...

The power of social media, I tell you. MTV thought enough of Twitter and the social media wave that it came up with a contest to engage its readers and followers. The contest was for an MTV TJ (a Twitter Jockey) for their brand, and it was a stroke of genius ...

I am an event planner by nature, and I am always trying to think of new ways to link and network with people. These last few weeks, I began brainstorming about ways in which I can network more in my own backyard as well as grow and enhance my relationships ...

I have had my blog officially for about nine months. My goal at the beginning was to have my voice heard by readers who appreciated my stories of juggling work, kids, family, home, while remaining fabulous and true to self. Now that I have been given a podium in which ...

Blogging is a complex game of creativity, writing skills, passion, drive, an eye for detail, and technical savvy. You also have to know how to market your blog across various and diverse audiences to grow your blog and encourage repeat visits. Knowing your numbers and statistics will help you gage ...

I am very excited! Last year, I registered to go to the Blogging While Brown conference in Chicago, but was unable to attend because I had a personal emergency situation spring up right before the event. I was so disappointed when I saw all of the pictures and feedback from the ...

I know that I go on and on about Twitter. I am such a fan because it is the single best source for hits on my blog. Twitter brings me more traffic than any other source. And why? Because after using it on my personal account for over a year, ...

According to the June 2009 issue of Glamour Magazine, a full-time blogger makes a salary of $30,000 per year. Tina Su, owner of ThinkSimpleNow.com, was interviewed by the magazine and she disclosed this figure to the author. Tina admitted that she loved working from home and lived off of the ...