Well PRettySocial readers, today I have an announcement. You may have seen this coming based on my lack of posts lately, but I’ve decided to end my journey on this blog. It was a difficult decision to come to, and while I’ve enjoyed the past year writing on PRettySocial, the time has come for me to move on. But it’s not the end. After starting the “PRettySocialBride” series here a few months ago, I discovered something: I love blogging about weddings. I love wedding blogging so much so that I’m also announcing a new project I launched today…

I always like to highlight a good idea when I see one, and #BeMyGuest is a great example. During March 2010, anyone taking part will aim to write at least one post for someone else’s blog, and feature at least one guest post on their own blog. A Twitter hashtag is involved, so all you have to do is tweet out your blog details and the hashtag #BeMyGuest to let people know you’d like to take part.

Thinking of starting a blog? It’s no secret that keeping a blog is hard work. Blogging takes time, energy, brainpower, etc…but for me and many others, it’s truly worth it. So if you’ve been thinking of starting a blog and just aren’t sure if you should, here are a few things that might…

A lot happened this year in relation to my professional life. With everything, I’ve been so thankful to everyone who continues to read my blog day after day, interact with me online, and also to those that have inspired me to continue to work at making PRettySocial better. And in the spirit of appreciation and reflection, I’ve decided that my final post of 2009 will be a list post — of my 9 most popular PRettySocial posts and of my 9 favorite fellow bloggers and tweeters…

Year after year, we all make New Year’s resolutions about how we’re going to work out, eat better, save money, etc. And while (in my experience) these don’t always stick, I’ve decided to create a list of my blogging resolutions for 2010…and I’m going to make them happen! So without further ado, here are my PRettySocial resolutions for 2010…

There’s a big difference between a healthy debate and an unprofessional attack. As bloggers, we put ourselves out there and lay our opinions on the line everyday. We know that not everyone is going to agree with us all the time…and honestly, that’s part of the reason we do it. We have a comments section because we encourage others to tell us the opposing side of the story so we can discuss it — like mature adults.

I blog in three places: here at PRettySocial, for work at ReadPyxl and occasionally about the city I live in on Knoxify, so sometimes I find it challenging to decide what content goes on my blog and what goes elsewhere. Not to mention – it’s hard to brainstorm content for three different blogs! When I brainstorm a new blog post, how do I decide where to put it?

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about sponsored blog posts, blog advertisements and sponsored tweets, and I want to know what you think! Love ‘em or hate ‘em? Will you stop following a blog or a tweep just because they’re partaking in this activity? Do you even care? Voice your opinion [...]

Earlier this week, Forbes wrote an article calling out Ted Murphy of Izea Entertainment for paying bloggers to write good reviews of his clients’ products and services. The first line of the article even refers to Ted as a “scam artist”. So what are these “scams” that Ted pulls? He engages bloggers to write reviews for clients like Kmart, Hewlett-Packard, SeaWorld, Sears and Dirt Devil, and he pays them up to [...]

I’ve been trying hard recently to not only get more involved in social media, but also to contribute a little more to the city I’ve spent the past 5 years in – Knoxville! So today, I am announcing that I am an official contributing blogger at Knoxify, a blog that’s tag line reads, “The insider’s take on what makes Knoxville great.”
I really love the blog, and the other bloggers have done an amazing job broadcasting their views about Knoxville and everything within it. I’m very excited to begin working with …