Attention All Mommy Bloggers: TheBump.com Launches 2nd
Annual The Bump Mommy Blog Awards
Best Fertility Blog? Best Pregnancy Blog? Best Working Mom Blog?
Enter
at TheBump.com/BlogAwards
for Chance to Win an iPad and Keyboard Dock from TheBump.com
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thousands of votes were cast and more than 1,500 nominations were made
for last year?s first-ever The
Bump Mommy Blog Awards. Now, mommy bloggers across the Web are
gearing up for another chance to grab the ultimate title of ?Best Mommy
Blogger.? TheBump.com (www.thebump.com),
a website for expectant
and first-time
parents, today announced the launch of the 2ND Annual The
Bump Mommy Blog Awards program (www.thebump.com/blogawards).
?When first-time moms and dads are looking for parenting advice, the
first people they turn to are other parents?
Kicking off today through Monday, November 8, on www.thebump.com/blogawards,
TheBump.com invites mommy (and daddy!) bloggers and their loyal fans
to nominate their favorite websites for The Bump Mommy Blog Awards. From adoption
blogs and fertility
blogs to stay-at-home-mom
blogs and working
mom blogs, TheBump.com wants to showcase the best of the best in
each of the 17 blog categories for all to see.
?When first-time moms and dads are looking for parenting advice, the
first people they turn to are other parents,? says Carley Roney, editor
in chief of TheBump.com. ?Mommy and daddy bloggers provide incredibly
supportive communities that help connect parents to others who are at
the same point in their life, and we?re thrilled that The Bump Mommy
Blog Awards can bring recognition to all the helpful information and
services they?re sharing.?
On Tuesday, November 9, TheBump.com,
along with the help of two guest judges ? actress and mommy
designer, Ali Landry and last year?s Mommy Blog Award grand-prize
winner Heather Spohr of TheSpohrsAreMultiplying.com ? will
showcase up to 10 of the most noteworthy finalists for each of the 17
blog categories. Visitors can then review the top entries and vote for
their favorite blogs until Friday, November 12.
On Tuesday, November 16, the winners of each blog category will
be announced and will automatically be entered in the running for the
title of Best Overall Blog. Visitors will have until Friday, November
19, to cast their votes. The winner will be announced on Tuesday,
November 23.
What?s at stake? Not just the recognition of being the best blog?but the
grand-prize winner will also receive an Apple iPad and keyboard dock
from TheBump.com
? to help them blog in fashion, of course! Category prize winners won?t
go empty-handed, as each of the 17 blog category winners will receive a
gift card for $50 from Pottery Barn Kids as well as a copy of The
Baby Bump, a comprehensive guide that offers expert and
real mom advice on surviving those all-important nine months, and the
first-ever baby book brought to you by Carley Roney and the editors of TheBump.com.
About
TheBump.com
The Bump is the only multiplatform brand focused exclusively on
first-time moms looking for the inside scoop on fertility, pregnancy and
new mommyhood, reaching millions of moms each year through The Bump Baby
Network, including TheBump.com, Breastfeeding.com and The Bump
local guide. The Bump editorial team, ?born? on The Knot, provides new
moms stage-by-stage advice, stylish ideas, local resources, interactive
tools and a savvy online community that is obsessed with knowing about
everything baby. The Bump is a part of The Knot Inc. (NASDAQ: KNOT), the
premier media company devoted to weddings, pregnancy and everything in
between.
NOTE TO EDITORS: To interview an expert or executive from
TheBump.com, or to obtain statistics, tips, checklists, or
high-resolution photos, contact Nicole Dombrowski, associate public
relations manager, at 212.219.8555 x1020 or ndombrowski@theknot.com.