Since I haven’t officially launched MyDadBlog just yet, what better way to kick it off than to offer a little incentive and thanks for providing me with some advice and helping to spread the word about MyDadBlog.com.
By leaving a comment on this post with any of the following bits of advice, you’ll be entered into a contest to win $25 paid via Paypal once I hit 20 comments. So, a 5% chance of winning for your 2 cents! Given my background on being a father of 2 boys with a girl on the way, a personal finance/investing blogger and a blogging enthusiast in general, I’d like your advice on:
- What are some of the top subjects you like to read about on parenting blogs?
- What advice would you give me for providing a useful, enjoyable experience for parents and prospective parents alike – what topics should I try out and which ones should I avoid?
- Do you have any questions on topics you haven’t seen covered at your favorite blogs that you’d like me to investigate and report on?
- Do you have any recommendations on the blog design itself – layout, visuals, widgets, anything else that would make the blog more interactive and enjoyable?
- Finally, if you leave a comment AND subscribe in a reader or email, just confirm in your comment and your name will be double counted in the contest!
- And Finalllllyyy, if you twit this, stumble this, or blog about it with link back and you’ll be quadrouple counted in the contest! Just leave evidence back in your comment and I’ll reflect in the tally when I run the lottery!
Don’t worry about publicly posting your email address, as it’s captured when you leave a comment in the field. To ensure authenticity, I will utilize Random.org to select the winner and post a screen shot at the end of the contest.
Thanks in advance, and looking forward to your advice!
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I would love for you to investigate and report about things important and informative to special needs parents. Those with autism and autistic spectrum disorders to be more specific. I am always looking for new information and it’s amazingly hard to find. Awesome blog and giveaway!
diane@diane-anderson.com
I’m a working mom, but trying desperately to be a stay-at-home mom. I’d love to see any tips/advice for making that transition work.
I would like to hear ways we as fathers can be frugal and save money. In times like these I think any way we can save money can help. thanks for blogging.
I am a working mom. I wnat to stay home but still need to make money. Any real mystery shopping gigs, or survey things to do?
It would be great to hear advise on how to raise good kids, when the world seems to be teaching them to be spoiled brats! How do you raise a child in the 21st century? I look at parenting blogs, like if you find one blog you like, see who they mention or who follows them, then you can usually find some really good information, from LOTS of different sources.
Thanks!
Wow, these are some great suggestions to get the creative juice going!
Diane – this is a huge topic and I’ve be glad to focus some attention on this. My wife worked with autistic kids for some time and spent a lot of time with one kid in particular. It was a mix between extremely funny and special interactions and extremely challenging at the same time. I’ll delve into these spectrum disorders from multiple angles.
Kate, Phil, Denise – We made the switch from dual income to single income once the kids came and boy, things sure did change around the house. Given my personal finance blogging and experience here on the home front, I’ll be sure to focus quite a bit on these topics.
Sarah – Thanks for the advice and yes, I see horrendous parenting out there occasionally. And sometimes I’m not the best parent and need to have the humility and perspective to recognize when that’s the case and how to turn a situation around.
I would love to hear frugal advice from a man’s perspective. I follow all the frugal sites and work hard to make our one income stretch beyond belief. I have a hard time getting my husband to participate as well. How can I take some of the burden off my shoulders? For example I need to get life insurance. How can I get him to research different plans/pricing w/o endless nagging?
It’s all about frugality and getting back to basics, living like our grandparents did. Any topics that deal with frugal living as well as coupling it with parenting will be a big hit. Also, teaching kids to get away from conspicuous consumerism, even though they are so influenced by what they see in the media and at their schools. I also love contests on blogs (obviously), giveaways, etc. FRUGALITY is the hot topic everywhere, and personally I can’t get enough of reading about it.
well, comming from a mommy’s point of view, kinda excited to see a dad blog. i would love to read anything coming from a man’s point of view and how to get our own husbands more involved, or just things that would make dads excited.
I would love to get more stories from a Dad’s perspective (like the story about your 4 year-old being bullied). Things that make other parents know they are not alone in their experiences and how you deal with them. Also, any advice you have on communication between the sexes would be helpful. For example, what are your thoughts on disciplining your children, and are they different from your wife, how do you handle it, etc.
I am twittering this as well – http://twitter.com/lisanne411
Good Luck!