Posted on: Thursday, March 14th, 2013

Most mom bloggers aspire to be an example of how a modern woman can successfully balance between family and career. These tips aim to provide you with the necessary knowledge to balance your online life with your offline life:

*Schedule your blogging time. 

This will help you in keeping the balance between family responsibilities and those to your blog. You need to lay out exactly when and where you’re blogging or commenting, for how many hours. Being a mom means being responsible for a great many things at home and that means blogging has to be done when the kids don’t need you.

*Don’t put too much stress on yourself. 

Social media is capable of making time go by faster than one might think, as we become focused on it without feeling how much time has gone by. Give yourself time offline and remember you need time to relax, away from the computer and with your children instead.

*Keep focused and know you need to unplug every so often. 

It is physically impossible to stay updated about every single site you might be interested in out there and at the same time to be a successful parent. Do your best to focus on only those sites you believe bring you the best results and devote the rest of your time to your family.

*Utilize a smartphone.

A smartphone can allow you to stay in touch with all the websites you’re currently following or working with, while at the same time giving you the much-needed mobility a mom needs. You can do a lot with it and not have to tie yourself down to a computer. You can easily do your home chores or take care of your kids while using spare moments to check on the online world.

*Remember that at the end of the day,  family is all that matters.

Family is much more significant than the statistics of your blog, the number of comments, or the business itself. Nothing can replace family and nothing should. With that in mind you should pay attention to the needs of your children above the needs of your business.  Every woman has to find her own personal formula regarding how to be a good mother and a successful blogger. The most essential point is to always give precedence to your child because moments with him or her are irreplaceable and are the inspiration for all we do.

What tips do you have for balancing your blog with motherhood?

Elle Yi is from Hudson, New York.  She is the author of Parenting Informer and believes that today’s stay at home moms need not abandon their career aspirations or trade their iPhones for ironing boards.  A mother of three, she is bound and determined to match all of the socks of the world.  Keep up with Elle at her blog, on Google+, and on Twitter.