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Instagram Hashtags for Mom and Kid Bloggers Printable

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Instagram Hashtags for Mom and Kid Bloggers

I have really wanted to grow my Instagram following so a came up with a plan! Beside most pictures on Instagram I have noticed hashtags that relate to the picture being shared and the communities or streams each person is trying to interact with. Some hashtags I have seen are repeated over and over again. There are a growing number that are new to me.

For the most part I had been using the same hashtags over and over again. Hashtags like #kbnmoms and #childhoodunplugged appear often beside my pictures. I decided to seek out some new ones that I could compile into a list of possible hashtags. I could then try each of them and see if I could use them to increase my reach and find people sharing pictures like mine on Instagram.

After spending some time making a list of hashtags mom and kid bloggers were using on some or all of their posts. I then checked out the types of pictures that were being shared with those hashtags. Some of the hashtags on the list had a potpourri of pictures. Some of those pictures didn’t seem to fit with what I thought mom and kid bloggers were going to share. (I guess the people using them had a very wide interpretation of the keyword or words in the hashtags.) Those hashtags were removed from my list.

The hashtags that I plan on using were put into a printable for easy reference.  I thought you might like a copy of the hashtags sheet too. Below you will find a link to a PDF that you can download of the printable. It looks just like the picture.

Instagram Hashtags for Mom and Kid Bloggers

Instagram Hashtags for Mom and Kid Bloggers

My following and interaction with other people on Instagram is growing. Some of that has to do with trying  to post more frequently. Some has to do with commenting or liking 15- 20 posts after sharing each of my pictures. Finally the largest difference for me has been the hashtag list. It has given me new streams to explore and to be a part of.

Leave me a comment below sharing your favorite Instagram hashtag.

 

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Facts I Learned at the Type A Parent Conference

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I am so blessed to have the Type A Conference held so close to where I live. It was took me less than two hours to get to Charlotte, North Carolina or conference central.

This was my third year at the conference and it was probably the best conference for me.

Why?

Volunteering

I got to volunteer at the registration table and as a badge checker for a party and breakfast.

Fact:
If you volunteer, you get to meet a lot of new people. You are forced to say awake longer at night, attend a party or two, and interact with people you don’t know.

I am not a party girl, but I did go to them and met some amazing people.

Heather Solos’ Bootcamp Sesssion

Every link should have SEO words not click here or too many details.

Fact:
A cupcake recipe link back should be recipe for cupcakes and not ooey gooey chocolate cupcakes. It is broader and will capture Google searches for recipes for all cupcakes and not just the ooey gooey kind.

Amy Lupold Bair’s Time Management Session

Set out a clear list of things you have to do and things you want to do each day.

Fact:
We try to multitask to complete a whole list of things and end up frustrated at the end of the day.

Lynette Young’s Google+ Session

Google+ is a great place to build a knowledge footprint.

Fact:
 100% of your followers see you content. They don’t see all of it easily on other platforms.

Google+ places post into searches faster.

Fact: If you have a Blogger blog, it goes in faster than WordPress blogs.

Your Google+ page needs to be public
Fact:
If it isn’t public people can’t see your amazing posts and follow you.

Melanie Nelson’s Facebook Session

Set measureable goals for growing your facebook presence.

Fact:Deciding on a daily or weekly # of posts shared, # of comments, and # of shares given to you or to others will help you grow on Facebook.

Posting just text on Facebook won’t draw readers to your posting.
Fact:
Placing a picture or video on your Facebook post carries more weight than just posting text.

There is a one hour decay rate for things you post on Facebook.
Fact:
Knowing the best time for you to post is important.

There are several great ways to get readers to respond.
Fact:
You can ask them about themselves, ask readers to click “Like” to respond to a statement, ask yes or no questions. If you ask yes or no questions, ask why they chose that answer.

Adam Keats and Holly Hamann’s Beyond Reviews and Giveaways – Blogger Outreach with ROI for Everyone Session

Understand the objective of a campaign or blog project.
Fact:
Find out for the contact you are working with what the single most important things are.

Building and Maintaining Relationships with pr contacts and project managers is important
Fact:
They will know if you are just staying in contact to just get another project or to get to know  them as well as their agencies better.  They tend to work with people that they know will get the job done and want to work with them.

I could go on and on about things that I learned. This is just a few things I thought you might want to know about too.

This post is linked to AlpabeThursday

Pause Life for a Moment- Early Morning Blogging Stress

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Pause Life for a Moment

Sometimes things just don’t work out! Today instead of sharing a Pause Life for a Moment post I was supposed to be a part of a Valentine’s Day Hop with Kid Bloggers and hosting an Alouette Cheese giveaway tied to visiting the other blogs on the hop.

This morning I woke up and found that the post had gone up but, the script for you to link up wasn’t visible. I could see it in the Html but, but on the live post, there wasn’t anything.

I tried for almost an hour to figure out what was wrong and couldn’t. Tension started climbing up my back and into my head. I asked my husband to look at it and he couldn’t find anything wrong with it. Neither of us is even close to being experts in Html but, but we did what we could. Tension continued to tighten up my body.

Thankfully JDaniel slept through the whole event. If he had gotten up at this usual time, he would have wanted breakfast and to play with mom. I would have been more stressed out than I was and he could have the pleasure or displeasure of starting the day with a stressed-out mom.

So, I ended up pulling the post and reworking the giveaway to just being a traditional giveaway on my site all before JDaniel got up.

When he called to see if it was morning yet, the changes had been made and I was able to do our morning snuggle. The tension started to fade a little.

I was still carrying some of the tension about having to make the change and trying to think about what I could have done to fix it when I put together his breakfast. When the honey bear container dripped honey on the table instead of on JDaniel’s bagel, I felt the tension start to rise again.

Honey on the table isn’t something to be frustrated about in a house where a boy spills things on the table and the floor often. Breathe! I reminded myself that I just needed to breathe.

My husband gave me a kiss goodbye and gave me the look as he headed out the door to go to work. The look that reminds me that I need to pause to pray. The look that communicates that it is time to grab my Bible and hand my day over to God. The look that says that it is going to get better if I just let go of trying to control things I can’t change.

So after taking JDaniel to preschool I did all of those things that my heart told me my husband was communicating in his loving look.

Things look a whole lot better now.

Please if you get a chance stop by and see the wonderful creations the Kid Bloggers have made along with others who have linked up. Here is a link to Mama Peapod’s post on the Valentine’s Day Hop.

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