A couple months ago I applied to be a part of a new beta moms forum called Moms.com. I thought it would be fun to be part of a new website for moms as well as earn a little extra money on the side. It has been a lot of fun getting to know the “beta” mom group as we have created content for the site, which is full of topics from trying to conceive to pregnancy, babyhood, toddler, preschooler, big kid to just for mom stuff. In just over a month of working together, I believe we have laughed, empathized and cried together/for one another through sharing our lives and experiences as mothers – from the first day of school memories to reminiscing about our children’s births and so much more. Unlike other mom type sites, Moms.com encourages moms to be themselves and enjoy the daily sharing of our lives without harsh words and criticism for individual parenting choices. All of the mom members so far come from a diverse background and are a variety of ages, yet we have come together to unite as we share our thoughts and experiences about motherhood, as well as encourage each other in the journey of being a mom.
The Site
The site does require you to join if you want to participate in the conversations. Otherwise the site is very much public, not private. Though I just learned they are working on privacy controls, to be released soon, so this is about to change. When you join you will receive an email confirmation with your login information.
The Moms.com site has different sections such as Mom Moments where we can share photos or animated images in a card form with a few words as a description or caption. This section can be used to share photos of family, write an encouraging or humorous note.
The Best of Mom section is a catalog of topics where there are questions broken down and sub-categorized according to the different stages of Motherhood.
The Find Moms search button on the site allows you to follow other moms, look for moms in your geographical location or for moms with children the same age as yours.
Join Now!
Moms.com went live to the public this week and is open to new members. You can join now!
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Hope to see some of you there!
I’ll have to check them out!
It’s nice to know that in the cyber world we are not alone.
very cool – I actually just got an email about it
I’ll definitely have to check it out!
I’ll definitely have to check this out!
Sounds like a great site for moms to get together and talk about things.
It seems like a great resource and place to connect with other moms.
I’ll most definitely have to check this out!
I got an email about it, but hadn’t looked at it. Looks like a good place to go to get input and share stories.
This looks like an interesting site, I’ll have to check it out.
I am a member! I will make sure I am following you!
I am also on FB, Twitter and Google and will follow you there too!
Cool – thanks for sharing!
Sounds like a great new community to meet like minded people.
I wish this was around when my daughter was small.
What a cool tool for moms!
I got an email about this. I need to check them out!
Love the site!!! It’s been so fun getting to know everyone and reading all the different perspectives on things.
I will have to check them out. I remember the sign ups for them and I was just wondering when they were going to get started.
I love your site and I love being part of moms.com – been a great place to connect without judgement and find tips and ideas with other moms and just to be reminded that you are not alone!!!
Thanks for sharing. I’ll check it out.