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BlogHer ’12/Pathfinder Day – My Blog As A Book Proposal (RECAP)

Pathfinder Day at BlogHer 2012

Thursday morning I attended an amazing BlogHer session where other blog enthusiasts and myself learned about book proposals. A popular question that went around the room was… “If you were to write a book, what would it be about?” Stefanie Wilder-Taylor of stefaniewildertaylor.com and author of Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay: And Other Things […]

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Blogging Tips Conferences Marketing Tips

Brands & Blogs: The No BS Guide to Advertising & PR for Bloggers

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BlogWorld and New Media Expo NYC: KMP Blog Review Series 3 of 5 Jason Falls of ExploringSocialMedia.com talked about the relationships between bloggers and PR and Marketing agencies. Jason mentioned some great pointers and case studies along with some marketing and PR terminology and descriptions and how they work alongside with bloggers. You can follow […]

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NYC Events

Congratulations! O So Chic Reaches 3

The O So Chic Ladies

I first met these ladies via Twitter. Twitter relationships happen so fast, I can’t even tell you which tweet, RT or follower introduced me to the O So Chic ladies all I know is that I followed them on Twitter, been following them and their blog (osochic.com), since a little over a year and we’ve […]

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Marketing Tips

5 Great Ways to Market Your Brand

Arie Rich

You’ve created a brand for yourself now how do you market it?! Whether you’re a blogger or a small business person having a brand is very important. What’s more important is marketing your brand. Marketing helps people find you, know who you are and creates conversation and curiosity.

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Blogging Tips Holidays

5 New Year’s Resolutions Every Blogger Should Have

New Year

Every year my New Year’s Resolutions change depending on what is going on in my life, whether is relationships, family, healthier body or a better job, I think I’ve set every most popular New Year’s Resolutions out there. I have come to the realization that most of the resolutions on my previous lists rarely make it past the first 3 months.

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Blogging Tips

Blogging Tip# 8 Are you an Asset or a Liability?

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This year you should ask yourself this very important question: Are You an Asset or a Liability?
First let’s look at what each means…

According to Webster’s Dictionary, an Asset is a valuable possession or quality, and a Liability is something owed to another: debt; a handicap: disadvantage.

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Tips Tuesdays

Five Great Dates that Don’t Cost a Fortune

Couple on a park bench

Dating can present a host of difficulties for those who still frequent the scene. Getting to know a new person, learning what makes them tick, and trying not to mess up a good thing by being too, well…YOU…can be a frustrating and disheartening experience. You’re going to meet a lot of Mr. or Mrs. Wrongs before you find THE ONE, and the dates you choose have the potential to make or break a prospective relationship. If you knew the person better, you could definitely come up with something to impress, at least you could if you had the cash on hand for a 5-star restaurant, roses, and a limo. Unfortunately, you may have found yourself a little lighter in the wallet since the onset of the recession (when will it end?!).

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Money Mondays

5 College Jobs That Don’t Suck

College Graduate

Going to college can be stressful, tiring and most of all, expensive. Most students are struggling to get by paying for groceries, rent, and tuition, surviving on the bare minimum. Although having a job while taking a full load of classes can be difficult, it can also be very rewarding and help minimize your debt. Finding the perfect job to meet your busy schedule may not be easy, but when you do find the right job, you won’t regret it.

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Cars

5 Most Incredible New Car Features

People often say that technology is advancing at an exponential rate (as in, our generation will generate twice the tech as our parents, our kids will generate four times as much, and so on and so forth). And if you think about it, some of the technology available for cars today would have seemed like science fiction just ten or twenty years ago.

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Midweek Recap

MidWeek Recap – 12/1/10

I almost forgot today was Wednesday! This week seems to be flying by, even though I feel it should be Friday already… 2 more days Arie… Anyways, what have you missed this week on the blogger world.

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Travel Thursdays

Tuscan Villas: The Perfect Holiday Gift for The Whole Family

Tuscany villas

The holiday season is getting closer, and in a month or so you will be exchanging gifts with your loved ones. What if this year you gave your whole family the gift of a week or two in a Tuscan villa?
Tuscany is usually conceived as a summer destination, but there is nothing more underrated than a beautiful winter holiday in this wonderful region of Italy, especially if spent in one of its many splendid Tuscan villas. These accommodations have all been restored to offer you a stay with modern comforts.

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Midweek Recap

Midweek Recap – 11/24/10

Thanksgiving is nearing in, and most of us are probably super busy trying to get some cooking done. I’m actually attempting to make some Roast Pork Shoulder (Pernil for my Latinos), this is a must-know-how-to-cook dish for us Latinos, if I can master this, then I’m good! At least for most holiday cooking, because EVERYONE loves Pernil (pulled pork, Roast Pork, etc…)

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Midweek Recap

MidWeek Recap – 11/17/10

Let’s Link Together! This is this week’s MidWeek Recap. What have I read and found interesting this week…

This week I came across a few good posts and new blog sites. First I would like to mention this new site by Darren Rowse aka ProBlogger, this week he launched a site called FeelGooder.com.

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Midweek Recap

Let’s Link Together – Midweek Recap

Here are some links to some of my favorite blogs and what you’ve missed this week…

If you missed Black Girls Rock on BET this week The Chic Factory gives us a recap…

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Beauty NYC Events

Beauty (Blog) Event in NYC 9/23/10

This seemed like a really cool event hosted by some really popular NYC beauty bloggers:

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Wear This Wednesdays Wearable Wednesdays

Call It Spring Blog Event

A new line of shoes has hit NYC Manhattan mall, Call It Spring shoes specializing in creating high-quality fashion footwear, leather goods and accessories. Spring has both quality and cutting-edge trends at affordable prices. Spring is also the sister company to Aldo Shoes.

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Wear This Wednesdays

Are You a Slight, a Demi or a Bold?

If you have no idea what I’m talking about you soon will! These are all names for the new Levi’s Curve ID jeans to hit the Levi’s stores this Summer/Fall 2010. Bloggers from around the NYC area gathered at the SOHO Levi’s store for a special event to get measured and try on these new jeans. The jeans are strictly for women, sorry men, but us ladies have a harder time finding the perfect pair of jeans; myself included.

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NYC Events

AOL Blogger’s Night Out – BlogHer 2010 (Pt. 3)

After a long day, we ended the night at the AOL Blogger’s Night Out event at the Hudson Terrace. What a way to end the evening! This place is beautiful, from the couches, location, to the decor, it felt great to close Thursday night at the Hudson Terrace. AOL really hooked up for the bloggers, from Specialty blog drinks, to photo/video booths, to manicures, and Top Chef presentations, to AOL branded pillows on the leather couches, bloggers felt WELCOMED!

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NYC Events

NYCity Mama Madame Tussaud’s Party – BlogHer 2010 (Pt. 2)

After the OpenSky event Kitty Bradshaw and I headed out to Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum, were we met with Eb The Celeb and Melissa from O So Chic.

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NYC Events

OpenSky Event -BlogHer 2010 (Pt. 1)

Thursday, August 5, 2010 was a great day for Bloggers in NYC, with BlogHer Conference kicking off in NYC, many companies as well as bloggers took the opportunity to keep our schedules busy with fun networking events.