Welcome to “Tuesday Tours: What’s Happening on the Web” where I serve as your tour guide and showcase the best contests, freebies, deals, and reads for moms on the web…all in one convenient location.
Contests
Project Nursery is giving away a $100 gift card to the Land of Nod. I’d buy a really cool wall art piece (preferably a map of the USA). Deadline: July 24.
Win a $20 gift card to Starbucks! I’m not really a coffee girl, but I do like Caramel Apple Cider. And the new health(ier) pastries look pretty tasty too. Submit your entry at Barely Domestic Mama before July 26.
Love the outdoors? Enter to win a $200 gift card to Patagonia over at Baby Loving Mama before July 27.
Lisa {Workout Mommy} is giving away a t-shirt and a $10 gift card to Starbucks. The entry details are super fun (that’s really why I’m posting about this contest). You have to leave a compliment about another blogger. How cool is that? Deadline: July 27.
Treat somebody to dinner with a $100 gift card to Outback Steakhouse. Enter at Mom in the City before July 31.
Carry your baby in style in a Kokopax Classic Carrier. There’s one up for grabs at Mkokopelli. Deadline: July 31.
Good Reads
Erin {School teacher by day, Superhero by night} just had a baby boy…on the stairs at her house…unplanned! It’s a totally cool story: Rocket Man.
Ever wondered how to set up a photo studio in your house? Check out: DIY Backdrop Ideas on a Budget {iHeartFaces}.
Getting ready to write a product review? Read this first: What Brands Really Want From Product Reviewers {Momblebee Blog}.
Starting a blog for the first time? Read Melanie’s 5 Mistakes to Avoid When Starting a New Blog {Blogging Basics 101}.
Daniel shares 4 Steps to Increase Your Blog Traffic {Daily Blog Tips}.
So you want to make money on your blog…Read: 3 Money-Making Magazine Strategies for Blogging {by Rodricus Kirby, guest posting on ProBlogger}.
What do you think about handshakes? Are they a good business gesture…or should the practice end? Here’s something to make you think about it: Handshake Horror: The Awareness Spreads {by Michael Arrington, TechCrunch}.
This is a great creativity exercise. Read Dan’s 20 Tips for Coming Up with Fresh Ideas {Daily Blog Tips}.
Miscellany
I want to whip up some of these: Raspberry Cheesecake Shakes {Better Homes and Gardens}.
This looks like a fun way to spend a day with the family: go on a food factory tour {via The Nibble}!
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*** If you have a contest or an announcement that you think might be a good fit for Tuesday Tours, e-mail me at stephanie@metropolitanmama.net.
Food factory tours – that sounds really fun! We’re going to try visiting a few places around here (Ottawa, Canada). Too bad the Hershey’s chocolate factory closed – that was the only place I knew off the top of my head. I guess I’ll have to do some research!
Oh my I clicked on 6 of these links :)
We have a dairy farm close that we hope to tour one day.
Thanks for the great links, Stephanie!
Starbucks has a caramel apple cider?! how did i not know that!!
Erin’s birth story is incredible! Love your links as always.
Love your tuesday tours..have been sending other bloggers links to your articles on how-to’s of blogging..getting readers..etc :)
ur writing is amazingly helpful to others! and fun to read for me! :)
keep it up!!
u r doing gr8.
keyomi
Steph, my son was into maps and I thought they would make really great wall art. I bought a world and a US map, and then got them laminated at OfficeMax. They are huge, beautiful, and cheap!
Whoops, forgot to mention I got the maps at a teacher supply store ($6).
More great links this week as usual. Thanks!
Thanks for all the useful info. I appreciate the time it takes you to put this together every week.
I have been reading your blog for a long time and you are always consistent. I really like that you are down to earth and real with your readers. I have been reading some of your latest posts and find them very helpful. I just shared your blog with a few friends!
that rocket man story is phenomenal!!!
mom’s are amazing people!
While I am WAY behind on comments, I have been keeping up to speed on your posts. You really do post some fabulous stuff! Thanks!