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Should pet bloggers work for free? It depends on ...

By Tom Collins

I don't know about your pets, but Chester, Emily, Olive, and Molly like to eat. Heck, Yvonne and I like to eat.

And a few free servings of dog or cat food, or a new bag of litter, or some kind of pet-focused book or video just don't provide enough nutritional value for all of us to survive on. Or keep us warm, cool, dry ... or pay for the electricity and internet, so we can keep blogging. You get the idea.

So my usual answer when bloggers ask about doing product reviews for nothing more than a sample of the product is, repeat after me: "STOP … WORKING … for FREE!"

Are you flying to BlogPaws 2013?

By Tom Collins — [Note: This is a rerun of my post from 2011, but I'm pretty sure the hotel and airports haven't moved! ;-D]

We've had some questions about which is the "best" airport to fly into for BlogPaws 2013, so here's the map showing both the two main airports near Washington, D.C.

<<< Click the map image to enlarge.

Can procrastination (and your blog) help you get your book written?

By Tom Collins

Blog writing and book publishing have always scored at the top of our surveys for topics pet bloggers want to learn about. So here are some quick thoughts on those themes, inspired by two blog posts that hit my inbox this morning.

Confessions of a Reluctant Business Author came from friend and book client, Sybil Stershic, who wrote about some lessons she's learned after completing her second book. (Disclosure: Yvonne and I have published both of Sybil's books via our WME Books service.)

And a few minutes later, another "confessions" post came in from Dr. Coates' "Fully Vetted" blog on PedMD, with an alternate title of Procrastinating All the Way to Reno, in which she describes the concept of "structured procrastination."

How do these confessions connect?

Get Live-Streaming & Recorded Sessions from BlogPaws 2012!

The BlogPaws 2012 Live-Streaming Registration page is OPEN! Two full tracks of the breakout sessions at BlogPaws 2012 will be live-streamed and recorded for later viewing.

And the live-streaming will include the ability to participate in real time via chat and social media!

Check out the video for more info. 

You can see which sessions will be included on our posted Preliminary Agenda (the blue shaded tracks).

Registered in-person attendees will be able to purchase complete access to the recordings through June 21 for $49.

Folks everywhere around the world who are unable to attend in person will have these live/recorded packages to choose from:

Friday Freebies for Bloggers: DogTipper's Free Dog and Cat Photos

By Tom Collins

This one belongs under: How did I not know this before???

But in case you didn't either ... I was over visiting Paris and John's DogTipper blog and noticed the "For Bloggers" link in the nav bar, scrolled over it, and bingo! Down dropped a link to their Free Dog & Cat Stock Photography galleries.