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Many of us have been reviewing products for quite some time now and I see on the forums at the moment that some people are worried about the future of sponsored posts and reviews. All this talk of follow and no-follow links is scaring some people but I won’t be going into that as I think [...]

I’m pleased to say the review round-ups seem to be well received.  People keep tweeting me with links to their new review posts, so I have plenty of reading to keep me going the whole month through – thanks. This month I have decided to showcase some posts that bloggers have written for products either [...]

February has been an interesting month for reviews and sponsored content on parenting blogs.  If my in-box and some tweets I have seen recently are anything to go by, all the brands and PR agencies seem to be using up their budget and bombarding bloggers with enquiries before the financial year end.  Personally I have [...]

Welcome to the first edition of the BritMums monthly round-up of reviews and sponsored posts. Every first Saturday of the month you can find me here chatting about what reviews and sponsored posts I have seen around the parenting blogosphere that have caught my eye and engaged me. For at least a couple of years [...]

This post was first published on BritMums February 2011 and reposted here to link with our better your blog series. Helen writes reviews about everything from bathroom toy holders to coffee makers on her blog www.petitmom.co.uk and she also blogs at petiteladies.blogspot.com. Here, she shares her tips for getting in to the reviewing game. Do [...]

Check out our piece in the HuffPoskUK today: Should we fear blogger blaggers? The short answer is No! At BritMums we see reviews as part of the creative mix, and a good portion of our bloggers do them.  The great thing about parent blogger reviews is that they are written from experience and are specially [...]

Helen writes reviews about everything from bathroom toy holders to coffee makers on her blog www.petitmom.co.uk and she also blogs at petiteladies.blogspot.com. Here, she shares her tips for getting in to the reviewing game. Do you think you have a unique viewpoint and knowledge to write reviews, whether for products, services or entertainment? Have you [...]

If I was any doubt of the growing influence of British mum bloggers (which – let’s face it – I wasn’t) then a recent trip to America left no room for doubt. Along with Lulu of Family Affairs and Other Matters,  Jenography was part of a UK media contingent attending the launch of the Disney [...]

The first month of the year is nearly done! How time has flown by! Already this year there are bloggers who are moving and shaking the blogosphere. These bloggers are making other bloggers stand up and take notice, are drawing the community together and are making a difference. It’s a great start to an exciting [...]