JustMOMsensations

I started on a ‘Social Journey’, and then let you all down by taking an extending vacation.   Why?   Social Media can be all consuming!   No matter what site, the goal is to get people to ‘like’ the contributor and commit to receiving regular updates on what is shared.   The more people collected the better.   But what if I’m not witty and brilliant every day? Previously for Women’s Post, I wrote the following articles: 1.        Going Social 2.        Adventures in Blogging – Built it and They Will Come 3.        Adventures in Blogging – Does This Make Sense? 4.        The Push and Pull of Blog Promotion – Part 1 5.        The Push and Pull of Blog Promotion – Part 2 I am a creative, experienced business professional and writer – surely I can come up with more to talk about.   I bega...

********My new column in Women's Post Magazine .************* How it was …   A few months ago, ‘Social Media’ was a foggy acronym for internet dialogue. I had used Facebook to reconnect with old classmates and distant family members.   I even created a LinkedIn page, after being peppered with connect requests from business colleagues.   I did not, however, blog, Tweet, Insta-anything, Pinterest or utilize any social media tools to promote my business interests.   Not until I was given a little push.   At a family dinner, my cousin was surprised to learn I was blog-less.   “Who better to blog than a Mompreneur who is also a writer?”   That little push got me sliding toward my first blog.   The defining moment … After decades of business writing, my creative writing skills needed refreshing.   Three of my short stories were published through traditional channels.   I needed a medium that offered full control over the t...