The Parent Bloggers Network

In the company of several bloggers I read every day and others whose opinions I look forward to discovering, I have climbed on board the new vehicle of Kristen and Julie known as the The Parent Bloggers Network.

Based on the premise that bloggers are "savvy, intelligent consumers with the ability to influence the online community at large," the PBN will pick up products and services being marketed by entrepreneurs and PR professionals and will drop them off with us bloggers, who will in turn do our best to provide informative reviews. These reviews will be posted on our own blogs and will be linked to in compilation on PBN.

Hopefully it won't be too overt, this occasional infiltration of advertisement into the daily comings and goings of The Boss, The Partner and me. I often write about products and services as they relate to my family (phones, the need for marital counseling, Cadillacs) but the difference with these PBN reviews is that I will have acquired the stuff for free and will probably include more links. If you don't care for the sale, stay for the story.

I'm always looking for stories.



Parent Bloggers Network

Comments

  1. ChrisJanuary 17, 2007 at 1:38 PM

    I'm down with free stuff. I'm looking forward to testing the latest Binford 3000 Table Saw. That's on the list, right?

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  2. jenJanuary 17, 2007 at 10:13 PM

    I can't wait for the free marital counseling inside a cadillac post.

    oh wait...

    right back at you, sister.

    ReplyDelete
  3. LaurenJanuary 17, 2007 at 10:14 PM

    I want to make money by doing nothing. Why can't life work that way?

    ReplyDelete
  4. T.January 18, 2007 at 6:48 AM

    Good for you. Free stuff rocks.

    But just make sure you give us the REAL scoop. I wanna hear the dirt.

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  5. Mrs. ChickenJanuary 18, 2007 at 7:40 AM

    Happy for you and for me! :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. mothergoosemouseJanuary 18, 2007 at 9:03 PM

    Binky, we're glad to have you. And we're all about substantiated dirt. No yes-moms allowed.

    ReplyDelete

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