Building A Readership Beyond Your Blogging Community

The other day I had an in-depth email conversation with several of my online blogging pals about who’s reading our blogs. When looking at Google Analytics (and beyond), it’s clear that many bloggers are receiving visits from fellow bloggers. One of my buds reported that for her, it was as high as 85 percent of all visits to her site. She also noted that the bulk of her comments come from fellow bloggers. She feels that, to some extent, Read more

What I’m Really Thinking While Watching Kids' Cartoons

Caden officially outgrew watching cartoons about a year ago. Aless, on the other hand, has just reached the age of being totally intrigued by dancing sponges and doodling dogs. What does that mean for mom? Well, whether I like it or not, I'm subjected to watching hours of nausea inducing animated characters doing things that would cause us real people to get arrested. As you can tell, I'm not a big cartoon fan. Never have been. But I do Read more

The Crock Pot Crowd, A G+ Community

I've been an avid crock potter for more than 20 years and love sharing recipes, tips and stories with others who also enjoy this quick and easy cooking method. I often write here on the blog about what I've whipped up that day such as Crock Pot Cheesy Chicken Bake, Slow Cooker Wimpy Chili and Crock Pot Apple Pie Cake (to die for!). I've loved all the feedback I've received and enjoyed seeing the pictures of the creations you've Read more

Pitter-Patter Go Little Feet, She Is My Heart

Pitter-patter go little feet as she runs up behind me. Her arms wrapped tightly around my legs, the soft giggles begin. I reach back and gently grab her wrists, growling loudly like a bear. "GRRRRRRRR! I'll get you, Alessandra!" The giggles turn to laughter as I feel her collapse to the floor. Bent down, I softly kiss her forehead, taking in each smile and loving gaze from her eyes. She is my heart. Wild hair, big blue eyes, every step Read more

Welcome to MommiFried!

A blog about the adventures of a middle-aged mom suffering from Motherhood Unintentional Distraction Disorder, otherwise known as MUDD. MUDD is the inability to complete a thought or action without being distracted by 14 million other things related to motherhood: balancing work and home life, taking care of pets, changing poopy diapers, cooking, cleaning, shopping, changing poopy diapers...you see where this is going, right? If you're a mom, you've probably experienced two or three or 500,000 episodes of MUDD since Read more
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4 Facebook Features to Boost Post Engagement

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Crystal in MommiFried Extras | 3 Comments

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Facebook used to be a walk in the park for marketers. It was simple to use, had only a few bells and whistles and gave you incredible reach. Today, it’s more like changing the diaper on a wiggly two-year-old. It takes a little work to get this social media platform to work in your favor. They are constantly changing and adding things and testing new ways of promoting old features. So chances are you’re not utilizing the full breadth of Facebook’s arsenal. What you’re really aiming for on Facebook is engagement. You want people to see, interact with and share your content. With that in mind, here are 4 Facebook features that can help you boost post engagement: Read more

Save Some Time: Browning Ground Beef in a Crock Pot

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Crystal in Gram's Recipe Tin | 6 Comments

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A couple weeks ago I discovered a post on G+ that really caught my eye. It talked about browning ground beef in a crock pot to save time. What?!?! Why hadn’t I thought of that? I’m so used to recipes calling for browning meats immediately prior to placing them in the crock pot, that I never even considered browning ground beef in one. Well, that’s changed. I spent some time last week browning and freezing ground beef in preparation for some upcoming recipes. Read more

My Favorite Pins of the Week: Priceless Packaging

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Crystal in MommiFried Extras | 8 Comments

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Quite often I see creative and absolutely gorgeous product packaging images come through my Pinterest feed. Some are absolutely mind boggling! Clothes make the man. And packaging can really make the product. Take a look at some of these beauties! Read more

Top 25 Foodie Moms – MommiFried Was Nominated!

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Crystal in MommiFried Extras | 10 Comments

Time is of the essence! I need your help in getting MommiFried into the Top 25 Foodie Moms for 2013 on Circle of Moms! The blog was recently nominated for this coveted list (Thanks unknown groupie! I owe you one!). I’m thrilled to be in the running with some of my favorite blogs on the planet! Read more

We All Have Secrets

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Crystal in Confessions of an Older Mom | 21 Comments

We All Have SecretsIt’s true. We all have secrets; “things” buried deep within that we hope never dig their way out. Whether it’s a painful past or a drunken rampage or something really embarrassing that you fear might ruin your career or integrity, for most people there is something lingering beneath the surface. Read more

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