CBC:Debbie Asks About Sweeptakes

I am continuing my conversation with Debbie Taylor:The Queen Mommy. On Monday I asked Debbie about her experience as a Mom’s Talk Network intern,you can find her answer here at The Queen Mommy’s Cafe. She gave some fabulous insights on blogging and the importance it has been in her life.

Here is Debbie’s question to me:

I want to know what you learned as an intern that you are applying now – but would you also talk about how you found all the Sweepstakes,Contests,and Giveaways online for Mom Giveaways!?!  Did you have experience before with Sweepstakes,Contests and Giveaways?

The internship gave me a confidence in my writing. I have never been confident in my writing and yet have kept journals for years.  Isn’t that funny?!  I like to write but I don’t like to worry about the little things I do wrong!  So I gained a lot of confidence in my writing style.  I also found that I can come up with good ideas for blog posts.  I have always deemed myself as being uncreative. I know that is not a talent of mine but I can think of things to write just as well as the next person.  That also helped with my confidence!

One last thing I learned…

I learned a ton but I will only cover one last thing.  Kelly,taught us a lot about being social and helped us form habits.  I realized that some things that will make a blog successful I am just not willing to do all the time!  Big shocker,right?  I am not willing to spend hours mulling over blogs just to make comments.  Now I am not saying I don’t read a lot of blog posts or leave comments,because I do!  I read a lot of posts but only the posts that actually interest me.  I am a mom of four kids.  I don’t have time looking for posts to comment on,just to be friendly!  So my socializing is great but I have to do it at my own pace and not on a schedule!  I really think that is the great part of the internship,we were given the tools and we could take it or leave it that is up to us!

Mom Giveaways

I had a lot of fun on Mom Giveaways because I am so passionate about sweepstakes!  I love them and have so much fun entering and winning! I started entering sweepstakes on a regular basis,five years ago.  I have stopped and started many times.  When I filled out my internship application I listed that as one of my hobbies.  So I believe Kelly picked me because of this!  Boy am I  glad she did! I was able to share my knowledge on the website about the in’s and out’s of doing sweeps (as us sweepers call it).  To answer your first question about Mom Giveaways.  I didn’t have to find any giveaways and post them.  Anyone can enter their own giveaway to get traffic!  I did do one post with a bunch of giveaways that were all for cash prizes.  That one I did with the help of some online newsletters that I subscribe to.  There are several newsletters out there that find great giveaways and make the hobby really fun!

Okay Debbie here is your next question:

How long have you been blogging?  As a stay-at-home (busy) mom how has it benefited your life?  Okay and one last question:Why did you choose to start blogging?

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