Blogging

The Name Change Is Coming

  • Posted on February 18, 2014
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For a few years at least, I have been considering changing my blog name. Should I just use my real name like every grownup I know? But Aimee Giese has lots of i's and e's and no one knows how to pronounce it (Giese rhymes…
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ROAR Retreat in Costa Rica #ROAR14

  • Posted on February 5, 2014
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Ever since I went out on my own with Giese Media, I have had exceptional luck with clients. Even better, exceptional luck with clients coming back. After we launched the new Savvy Sassy Moms and Child Mode sites, their (separate) founders came back to me with a (collaborative) idea. ROAR Retreat will be a social media conference held this fall in Costa Rica, where Andrea of SSM has relocated with her family. The idea revolves around bringing bloggers together to share ideas, to get empowered and to build community.
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How To Pick A Brand or Blog Name

How To Pick A Name For Your Brand, Blog or Company

  • Posted on January 13, 2014
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It's a new year and I have several clients who are starting fresh. New ventures can definitely seem daunting. At my former company, each new project needed its own branding so we got pretty good at the process. Obviously each industry is different, so there…
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Win A Signed Pioneer Woman Holiday Cookbook!

  • Posted on October 30, 2013
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The first time we met, she bolted. It was about five or six years ago, at SXSW I believe, and I got up the nerve to go over and say hi. She was incredibly nice and then just excused herself mid-sentence. I honestly didn't think…
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Minimal Parenting

#HelpWomenAtRisk With Minimalist Parenting

  • Posted on October 24, 2013
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Note: This post is not sponsored in any way. Just pure blog love. I honestly can't remember when I met Christine Koh and Asha Dornfest. Some conference, I think, where you meet most bloggers, but I loved them both instantly. I do remember thinking they…
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What Not To Say To A Mom Blogger

  • Posted on August 21, 2013
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I understand that what people don't understand may seem scary. Or weird. Or not worth anything. Or perhaps "don't understand" is not the right phrase. Haven't seen the value of. Haven't seen in action. Recently I was chatting with someone who puts on a big…
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Writer’s Block

  • Posted on May 30, 2013
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When people ask me, I often say I am a mom blogger, because I certainly started out that way. Most of what I wrote about were things Dex was up to, in order to help me remember them.As he grew, I pulled back to protect…
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