January Was a Record Breaking Month!

January was a busy month for us.  In fact, we broke all previous records for all statistics and had our biggest day and biggest month ever.  Thank you so much- we couldn’t have done it without you!  Did you miss any of these exciting happenings?

We’ve Got a New Look!

We launched a new design on January 6th, but I just realized that many of our subscribers haven’t seen it yet.  Thanks to my mom for this insight, who was my first email subscriber ever, by the way!  When I asked if she liked the new site, she said, “You didn’t send out an update saying it was ready.” This is true.  So here it is:

If you read our articles through email or a feed reader, please visit the front page to see the newly-expanded magazine.  We strive to be the internet’s most comprehensive Home and How-To magazine, and we’ve added a few new departments:

• Mommy Tech Department  – for blogging tips, how-to articles, twitter help, gadget news and technology tips that save you time.  Being a mommy blogger just got easier!
• Mommy Style Department  – includes not only beauty and fashion advice, but also our personal development and self improvement section called Love Your Life.  Look for a lot of new material to be showing up soon.

Oh, I’m Out There, Jerry… Out There, and Lovin’ It!

Sorry, but I just couldn’t resist the Seinfeld reference!  It seems like I was everywhere spreading the word about Homemaker Barbi in January.  Here are some places around the web and in the media you could find us last month:

• Danelle Ice of Homemaker Barbi featured is a Wal-Mart 11 moms Guest Blogger (pictured at left- the 2nd one is me!).
• Our Inauguration recipes were a huge hit!  The Obamelets even got a link on Huffington Post.
• I was interviewed by local TV news station, KTVF-11 about being a problogger and our frugal tips.
• My friend The Happy Housewife published a guest post of mine about how to make money from blogging.

Speaking of guest posts, you may have missed College Costs Are Rising: Save Now With an Education Savings Account  and our contributing writer, Dr. Hubbard’s Tips on Children’s Medical News Headlines.

We get so many questions about writing for us that we published some info on how to become a guest poster or contributing writer at Homemaker Barbi. 

Check out the new logo and badge to go with our new look!  Get the code to grab our button for your site.

Blog Carnivals

We participated in the Working at Home Blog Carnival, giving probloggers and other work-at-home parents practical tips for setting boundaries with work time, friends, and family.  Our Health Corner column was in the Parents Helping Parents Carnival also.

Looking forward to a wonderful February – thank you so much for joining us!  Subscribe to our free updates so you don’t miss any great articles and tips next month.