news and notes

I’ve got an exciting new addition to my blog – now you can take Deal Seeking Mom with you on the go with my brand new mobile site at https://m.dealseekingmom.com/!!!

Of course, I’m not advocating that you run out and buy a data package for your cell phone as this IS a site geared towards frugality. But if you have Internet access on your cell phone for business reasons or because you’ve found a fabulous deal through your cell phone provider, you can view Deal Seeking Mom in a clean and easy to navigate mobile format.

Never miss a great deal again because you can’t recall the exact specifics of the scenario or you forgot a code!!! Now, if they could only come up with a way to print coupons from your phone . . .

I ran across this site today and thought it would be useful for my readers. Parentricity is a brand new (FREE!) social network that brings together parents all over the world for fun, advice, and sense of connection. I know as a mom of five I could use a little adult interaction throughout the day. Often the only adult voice I hear is my own until DH gets home from work, LOL!

They’re giving away some great prizes to promote their site right now, including a Tike Tech Stroller just for registering. Be sure to check out their contest page to enter the “Best Kids Summer Photo” contest, as well!

Check it out and let me know what you think!

This should have been done about a week ago, but better late than never I say! It’s been a wild and crazy month, and I still haven’t had time to stop and catch my breath. So much has happened in such a short time, I’m not even sure where to start.

My subscriber count skyrocketed this month! I know there’s lots of freebie and deals blogs out there, so I’m very honored that you feel my blog is worthy of being on your list of daily reads. If you’re new to my site, you can subscribe via RSS or email to the Deal Seeking Mom feed and get daily updates with all of my posts.

Deal Seeking Mom was featured in the Columbus Dispatch recently in an article on shopping for back-to-school supplies titled Parents’ Smarts Pay Off in Stores. If you found my blog through this article, I hope you’ll stick around. I’ve got some irons in the fire for offering more local deals in addition to the national deals!

I also announced my involvement as one of the 12 Walmart Money Saving Moms, aka the “Eleven Moms.” I’m thrilled to be a part of this project, and I’ve mentioned several times that I have an exciting giveaway to roll out in conjunction with this. I’m super excited to tell you that I’ll be giving one lucky reader their very own Flip Video Camera (provided by Pure Digital and Walmart)!!! Look for that contest along with my very first vlog in the next few days . . .

Two wonderful readers nominated me for awards on their blogs! Thanks so much to Penny Pinching Parent and Justine’s Frugal Finds for your encouragement!!! Nominations will be forthcoming.

Finally, I want to thank everyone that has linked to me in a post on their blog or in a blogroll. Community is so important in the blogosphere, and I greatly appreciate each and every mention. My top ten referrers from the past month are :

• Money Saving Mom
• Keeping the Kingdom First
• The “Cent”sible Sawyer
• Be CentsAble
• Baby Cheapskate
• Rocks in My Dryer
• Freebies4Mom
• Cherry Picker
• Free 2 Be Frugal
• Amy’s Life

A special thanks goes out to each of you, and I hope that my readers will take the time to check out your blogs as well. Will you make my next top ten list???

So what’s coming up in the next month? Aside from the Flip giveaway I mentioned earlier, I have some other great giveaways in the works. I’m also hoping to add a few more stores to my coverage once my boys start school, so I’m open to reader input as to which ones you’d like to see covered. Just leave me a comment!

Finally, I’m tossing around the idea of having my site redesigned for a little more professional look. I’d really value your feedback on that, as well as any suggestions for excellent designers at reasonable prices.

I recently announced that I’ve been chosen as one of the Eleven Moms in Walmart’s Money Saving Moms Community project. I just wanted to let you all know that there’s been a last minute addition to the roster. Christine of From Dates to Diapers will be joining us, as well.

We’ll still be known as the Eleven Moms, so the fact that there’s actually 12 of us is just a little added bonus!

So again, here’s the complete list of Eleven Moms (in no particular order). It’s a super bunch of moms with some great blogs, and I’m really honored to be included with them.

• GeekMommy’s WebLife
• From Dates to Diapers
• The Domestic Diva
• Jessica Knows
• MomAdvice
• Classy Mommy
• Frugal Upstate
• Keeping the Kingdom First
• Coupon Cravings
• The “Cent”sible Sawyer
• Beingfrugal.net
• and me, Deal Seeking Mom

If you don’t want to miss anything, please take a moment to subscribe to my feed via RSS or email! I’ve got an exciting giveaway to unveil shortly, and subscribers always receive an extra entry.

You might also consider subscribing to my YouTube channel. I received my awesome Flip Video Camera (provided by Pure Digital and Walmart) just before I left for vacation, so I’m looking forward to posting my first money-saving vlog tip later this week!

Yes, there’s been big things going on behind the scenes here at Deal Seeking Mom, and I’m so thrilled to finally be able to share this wonderful news with everyone. I’ve been selected as one of eleven moms nationwide to collaborate on Walmart’s Money Saving Moms Community project!!! This is a HUGE honor, and I’m still having trouble just taking it all in.

So what does this mean for Deal Seeking Mom? Life will continue on here as normal for the most part; however, we’ve got some exciting new things in the works (including an AWESOME giveaway). As just a taste, I’ll be adding vlogging (aka video blogging) to my format to bring you some great money-saving tips in a much more personal format using my super cool Flip Video Camera (provided by Pure Digital and Walmart)!

I’m sure you don’t want to miss out on joining me on this adventure, so take a moment to subscribe to my feed via RSS or email. You might also consider subscribing to my YouTube channel. You won’t find anything there just yet but all in due time!

Wondering who the other ten moms are that make up the Walmart Eleven Moms? Here’s the complete list (in no particular order). I hope you’ll take a moment to check out these fabulous ladies. I’m so looking forward to meeting each and every one of them in October at Walmart’s headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas!!!

• GeekMommy’s WebLife
• The Domestic Diva
• Jessica Knows
• MomAdvice
• Classy Mommy
• Frugal Upstate
• Keeping the Kingdom First
• Coupon Cravings
• The “Cent”sible Sawyer
• Beingfrugal.net
• and me, Deal Seeking Mom

This project is scheduled to kick-off in early September, so stay tuned for more details as they’re available!