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Come on in — the ULTIMATE BLOG PARTY 2012 is HERE!
Welcome! You have made it to the right place — this is the place to party April 13 through April 20 for the Ultimate Blog Party 2012.
We are Janice and Susan, the twin bloggers behind 5 Minutes for Mom and we are so excited you are joining us for our SIXTH annual Ultimate Blog Party!
The Ultimate Blog Party is just that — the ultimate place to party and meet new friends, (but no babysitters, airplanes, or tickets necessary.)
Yes — it really is quite simple. Write a party post on your site, sharing a bit of what you and your site are all about, and then add the URL of that party post to the applicable linky list below.
Then start partying! Blog hop through the linky lists, leaving comments and making friends as you go. We’ve also got Four Online Live Events happening during the week, so you’ll want to RSVP for those.
If you are new to the UBP, or you have any questions, you’ll get the answers in the recent post Ultimate Blog Party 2012 – Tips & Tricks.
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To enter to win the Prizes on the Prize Page you must fill out a PRIZE ENTRY FORM. You can submit it any time before midnight Friday April 20th. So take your time and browse the prize listings, because in your entry form you will have the chance to indicate your top prize choices from the incredible Ultimate Blog Party 2012 Prize Pool!
We will ALSO do separate random draws for 10 individual $100 paypal cash prizes from our Featured Linky Lists Sponsors for each of the 10 Linky Lists.
Here We’ll Tell You All About The UBP in 45 Seconds…
What 5 Minutes for Mom is all About…
Janice and I created 5 Minutes for Mom in March 2006. We wanted to bring together and support the online mom community. Along with our directories for mom owned blogs, stores and websites we started sharing our lives as work-at-home moms and sharing posts from other mom bloggers.
Thanks to you and our other loyal readers, we’ve steadily grown and been able to live out our site’s mission.
We are here to inspire, support, connect, encourage, empower, and entertain you. And we don’t do it alone — we have a great group of writers, editors, and guest contributors. In fact, if you are interested, you can find information here about joining our team.
So while 5MinutesForMom.com is also our personal site, infused by our lives as moms, bloggers, and business owners, it is about more than us… it’s about YOU! It is about the Bringing Moms Together through the incredible power of the online mom community.
Meet Us…
If you’re new here, we are Janice and Susan, identical twin bloggers who each have two children and live two blocks apart.
Janice has a 10 year old boy Jackson and a 4 year old girl Olivia.
I (Susan) have an almost 7 year old girl Julia and a 4 year old girl Sophia.
We love being moms and we love blogging. Janice and I live kinda crazy chaotic lives immersed in our passion for social media. We love connecting with blogging friends online and in person and at conferences.
Here’s a fun animoto video slideshow of our kids partying for the UBP.
Now that the party has started…
- If you have a blog, publish a “party post” on your site.
- Add your blog party post url AND/OR your facebook link AND/OR your twitter link to the appropriate Linky that you’ll find below.
- Visit tons of blogs, facebook pages and follow new twitter friends from the Linky.
There will be tons of virtual partying going on this week and it all ENDS — 11:59pm Eastern, April 20, 2012. (Well, the link lists will live on forever and you can keep blog hopping for weeks and months to come… but the ‘official’ party will be over.)
Entries for the fabulous prizes close at 11:59pm Eastern, April 20, 2012. And then we will begin trying to draw ALL those winners! Please have patience.
Follow @5minutesformom and watch hashtag #UBP12 on Twitter.
Remember to post an Ultimate Blog Party badge on your site and invite everyone to party with you!
Linky Lists — Add Your URL’s Here
You must PICK ONE category to add your Blog Party Post URL. There are 8 Blog Category Linky Lists. And 3 Social Media Profile Linky Lists where you can add your Facebook Page, Twitter Handle and Pinterest Handle.
If you want a further explanation of what a Linky is and why we choose Linky Tools to host the party links, click here for our detailed explanation.
Linky #1: Mom Blogs with Product Reviews and Giveaways
Mom blogs that include product related posts and giveaways. If your blog is PR friendly and you don’t mind being contacted by brands, include your site here.
One Random Winner from the following Linky List will win $100 cash!
Provided by: JGoodLinky #2: Mom Blogs with very Little Product Emphasis
Mom blogs focusing on personal narratives that rarely include giveaways or product related content. If you’re a Mom Blogger who prefers to delete emails from PR folks, your site likely belongs in this list.
One Random Winner from the following Linky List will win $100 cash
Provided by: EllheLinky #3: Christian and Religious Blogs
Blogs with an emphasis on Christian or Faith related topics. If you often blog about your faith and you want to connect with other faith-based bloggers, add your link here.
One Random Winner from the following Linky List will win a $100 cash
Provided by: Pedal Cars and Retro CollectiblesLinky #4: Special Needs Blogs
One Random Winner from the following Linky List will win $100 cash
Provided by: The Caboose Trailer Bike – For Special NeedsLinky #5: Specialty Blogs
Photography, Cooking, Crafting, Homeschooling, Shopping, Couponing etc
One Random Winner from the following Linky List will win $100 cash
Provided by:Linky #6: Business Blogs
Entrepreneur, Work at Home, Social Media, Internet Marketing, SEO or Blogs associated with a company or online store
One Random Winner from the following Linky List will win $100 cash
Provided by: A Rocking Horse To LoveLinky #7: Daily Life and Opinion Blogs
Wide open range of blogs including Political, News and Celebrity topics
One Random Winner from the following Linky List will win $100 Visa cash
Provided by: Lotus BumzLinky #8: Dad Blogs
Guys, we don’t want to leave you out!
One Random Winner from the following Linky List will win a $100 cash
Provided by:Linky #9: Facebook Pages
List your Facebook Page if you want others to take a look and possibly “Like” it. If you add your link here, please make a significant effort to visit many of the others and “Like” those that appeal to you.
IMPORTANT – Include the FULL Link to your Facebook Page
eg http://www.facebook.com/5minutesformomOne Random Winner from the following Linky List will win $100 cash
Provided by: Cyco CycloneLinky #10: Twitter
Include your Twitter url here if you want to connect and engage with other party-goers on Twitter. If you list your handle here, please make an effort to follow many of the others.
IMPORTANT – Include the FULL Link to your Twitter Profile
eg http://twitter.com/5minutesformomOne Random Winner from the following Linky List will win $100 cash
Provided by: CycoCycloneLinky #11: Pinterest
Include your Pinterest url here if you want to connect and engage with other party-goers on Pinterest. If you list your handle here, please make an effort to follow many of the others.
IMPORTANT – Include the FULL Link to your Pinterest Profile
eg http://pinterest.com/5minutesformomOne Random Winner from the following Linky List will win $100 cash
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The Ultimate Blog Party is all about you and this awesome community of bloggers. We are honored to host it and we’re looking forward to partying with you April 13th through 20th.
Remember to follow @5minutesformom and watch hashtag #UBP12 on Twitter.
New UBP Navigation Drop-down Menu
To make browsing to the different Linky List pages and the various Prize pages, we’ve added a new Ultimate Blog Party menu in our top nav bar. You can now get directly to the particular UBP page you want right from the menu as shown below.
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Oh no! I missed it 🙁 Count me in the next time around!
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http://itchylittleworld.wordpress.com
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Thanks for hosting such a fabulous event! I’m already looking forward to year three (for me!)
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I’m quite overwhelmed by this whole thing. I’m still unsure if only bloggers are welcome to enter or not. So confused:(
Looking forward to partying with you! Am all excited!! Visiting from UBP.
I cannot believe that I {almost} missed this awesome event! I will make sure to post this as soon as possible.
My blog is all about my son, Wes – and of course me and my hubby. Wes is due any day now, and he will be born with an extra chromosome of awesomeness! This blog is currently following our journey on becoming parents, and parents of a child with Down syndrome. Our goal is to post pictures of our little one as often as possible to spread the word that just because he has Down syndrome, doesn’t mean is isn’t valued any less than other children.
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This is a fantastic event! Third year I have participated! Thank you so much for all your hard work!
Better late than never:) Just joined the party. Fairly new to the blog world, so this is my first blog event. I’m off to explore:)
Oooh, I just love parties. Thanx for the invite!
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I love the support offered here for moms.
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Bette, blogger, Caregiving.com
It’s my second year participating! Lots of fun!
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Finally had time to post. It’s my fourth time participating and I’m looking forward to finding even more new blogs to read!
So all I do is post a party post on my blog to join, right?
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I always look forward to the UBP … I think this is my 3rd maybe 4th year participating. 🙂
So excited to be part of this again this year! Thanks ladies for all your hard work!!
Can I stay up this late? I’m going to try….but with a 13 month old that wakes at the crack of dawn….we’ll see. Love the idea of this BLOG party!
I just heard about this today and am so excited to join the party! The button is up on my blog and I’m working on my intro post. What a fun event, can’t wait for midnight! 😉
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So excited- this will be my 3rd time joining! 😮 I can remember right after I started my blog in 2010 this was one of the first big blog events I did. I totally credit the UBP for jump starting my blog. 🙂
I’m so excited for this year! I just moved my blog to WP and lost a lot of followers because of the change. 🙁 Hoping this will help!
Hi Ladies! This will be my first UBP and I’m super excited! Posting on it tonight and have already added a button to my blog as well. So do we need to make a monetary donation towards the prizes? I’m a little confused. Sorry about that. Will I be able to list my blog on the Linky w/out adding a prize? I looked at last year’s start up but still am unsure. Either way I’m excited!! Oh how can our followers join in? During Spreechats & Twitter parties? Sorry for all the questions.
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I can’t wait to see how great the party is this year. I even decided to offer up a great prize too. Looking forward to partying with you all for the second year in a row (for me!)
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This will be my first year joining the UBP – I will be adding the banner to my blog tonight and also have the twitter party on the Twitter Party Calendar my blog hosts! Hopefully I can get my fellow bloggers who have smaller blogs to join in on the fun! Going to look through some boxes, perhaps I have a prize to put up as well.. Thank You for having this, hasn’t been quite a year for my blog yet.. but I remember this from last year!
Looking forward to the party! I’m working on my post for it right now.
I was thinking about joining the party. But I’m a single childless blogger. Would I feel out of place?
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I have the badge on my blog.. I Joined the FB event and I follow you on twitter. What else do I need to do?
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Hi Terry
Thanks for sharing all that you have so far. All that is left to do is your party post!
The way the UBP works is that you will write a post on your site introducing who you are and what your site is about. Be sure to include one of our banners so others can find out how to join the party.
That is the post that you will link up during the party so that others can come and visit your site.
I’ve added the date to Cozi, added a badge to my blog, posted about it, and submitted a prize…as SpongeBob would say, “I’m ready! I’m ready!” 😀
Hi Christy!
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Your button is on my blog already 🙂
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Thanks. I will let Susan and Janice know you said so 🙂
Can’t wait!!!!
Hi Jen
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I love this! I have never done this before. How does it work? I have added the badge to my blog. What else do I do after writing a post about it?
Hi Crystal
The way the UBP works is that you will write a post on your site introducing who you are and what your site is about. Be sure to include one of our banners so others can find out how to join the party.
That is the post that you will link up during the party so that others can come and visit your site.
Can I join the party even though I don’t have my own blog? And how do I do it?
Hi Christina
Yes! You can join the party and promote your Facebook, Twitter, or Pinterest pages this year.
Looking forward to partying with you.
I just signed up and already copied the banner to a post. What do I do now? Do you guys a preformatted post you want us to use or do we do it just like a normal giveaway? This is my first time and I have no clue what to do. Could you please let me know if I treat this just like a regular giveaway or is there a post you guys give us to put up like in a regular blog hop event? Thanks!
Hi Mary
The way the UBP works is that you will write a post on your site introducing who you are and what your site is about. Be sure to include one of our banners so others can find out how to join the party.
That is the post that you will link up during the party so that others can come and visit your site.
If you are submitting a prize for donation, please do so using the form here:
http://www.5minutesformom.com/51771/ultimate-blog-party-2012-announcement-prize-submission-form-is-ready/
We will take care of promoting the prizes here on 5 Minutes for Mom.
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Hi Deanna
Thanks SO much for partying with us again this year and donating a prize!
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Hi Diane
Thank you for your donation of a prize and we look forward to partying with you again this year!
I’ve been so busy that I almost missed the party! Thank you ladies for your emails to remind me! xoxox I’m officially coming to the party! SusieQTpies
Hi Susie!
So glad that you will be partying with us!
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We are so excited to have you as part of the party too!
This sounds like a lot of fun. Count me in. I will try and comment on peoples blogs but unfortunately I can’t seem to be able to comment on most wordpress blogs right now, from what I have figured out it has something to do with the Askimet plug in wrongly marking me automatically at spam. I think it might have to do with me changing my name line to include my blog name and then one rare afternoon where I had time to explore blogs I made a tonne of comments in a short time period, and during that time frame suddenly my comments stopped appearing on peoples blogs. I think the combination of the two created the problem. However, I will try and comment on all blogs that will accept my comments, and hopefully I figure out a solution to my problem soon.
Hi Victoria
So sorry you are having commenting issues. You should talk to your web hosting company. They might be able to figure out what the issue is. We hope to see you at the party!
I’m excited!! This is a first for me. I love your badges, just posted one up on my blog 🙂
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http://www.livinglife2itsfullest.com/
Hi Grisel
We are so excited to have you join us this year! It is SO much fun and you will meet lots of new blogs and make tons of new friends!
Hey ladies,
I had so much fun reading other blogs last year, I can’t wait to read some more! I doubt I’ll get to them all but that’s the beautiful part: diversity.
When will we be able to list our blogs? Are we required to give away prizes? Just askin’.
Emiliana
Boricua Confidential
Hi Emiliana
The linkys will go live on the 13th. That is when you can link up and start visiting.
The prizes are not required but are a great way to get your blog noticed even more as people will visit your site to learn about your giveaway item. If you want more info on that just email me from the contact page and I can tell you all about it, or you can visit this link for more info:
http://www.5minutesformom.com/51771/ultimate-blog-party-2012-announcement-prize-submission-form-is-ready/
Just added your badge to The Healthy Moms Magazine! I can’t wait to join in once again this year.
Hi Cascia
Thanks so much for putting our badge on your site!
Looking forward to partying with you this year!
Love this idea!! Very excited to link up!
Awesome Heather. Watch for the linkys that will go live on April 13th.
Wow, looks like a great way to meet other bloggers. I hope I can attend!
We hope you can too Julie!
Thanks for doing this again!
Hi Posh
You are so welcome! We look forward to partying with you!
So excited to return to UBP!
Me too Heather!
I am joining in the blog party this year and am excited for the opportunity! Looking forward to the fun. I added a button link to my sidebar and a blurb on my welcome page! Blessings & many thanks ~M
Hi Michelle!
Thanks so much for supporting and promoting the UBP! Looking forward to partying with you this year.
Wow! I can’t believe it’s Blog Party time again! Cannot wait to join in!
I know Henrietta! I can’t believe it’s blog party time again either. Looking forward to partying together!
Wow! The year just flew by. This will be my 3rd party. Wouldn’t miss it. Now I am off to post.
Awesome Andrea! Really looking forward to partying with you this year!
I will be relaunching my site that week! I plan to join the party and will have lot’s of giveaways on my site as well. I’m new to linking up and look forward to being a part of the fun. Will there be a place to submit my site link? Thanks for coordinating this, great idea!
Hi Susan
The linkys will go live on the 13th of April. You will submit your blog link then.
Hooray – can’t wait! Thanks for the fun invite again this year. I’m adding the button and inviting plenty of boomers and seniors and others who are in the Sandwich Generation with me. As caregivers for aging parents while raising our own children (or babysitting grandchildren, like me), we can’t always get out and about easily. But your blog party is a ton of fun – right in our own homes and we APPRECIATE you for it. 🙂 Thanks again!
Hi Kaye
Thank you SO much for sharing about the UBP with your blogging friends! We are SO excited to party with you this year.
SO excited!! UBP is a highlight of my year!!
Mine too Ashley! Looking forward to partying with you this year.
Wow, forgot all about this. I have added the button and will share more later, getting a tad tired.
Thanks for sharing! Glad we could remind you about the party!
Each year, the weather warms up and I get that Ultimate Blog Party feeling. I start checking 5MFM for the badges. Yea, I’m a weirdo, lol. Grabbed the button and brainstorming on my post!
Awesome Sheena! Thanks for putting the badge up 🙂 We’re looking forward to partying with you!
Susan,
It’s my 2nd year with you, gals, and I’m looking forward to this year!
Thank you.
So excited you will be participating again this year. I love the UBP myself. It’s the highlight of my blogging year 🙂
I have been WAITING ALL YEAR FOR THIS!!! This is my 3rd year with UBP and I love it more and more! I can’t wait for APRIL! Whoo-hoo!! My banner is up and I ready to start!
Hi Kimberly!
So excited that you will be partying with us again this year!
The Ulitimate Blog Party was the very first thing I participated in when I started blogging! Woo Hoo!!
Hi Cathi
So glad to hear that. Me too!!! Looking forward to partying with you.
I’m excited but I hope I actually get visits this year, last year no one gave me any blog love 🙁 Made me a sad panda.
Hi Jenny
We will definitely see if we can make that happen!!
Thanks for partying with us!
Yay! I’m so excited! By the way, the pics of the kids are just plain awesome.
Hi Diana
Thanks so much for the comment on Janice and Susan’s kids. They have some new ones coming soon so watch for those!
Looking forward to partying with you!
Haven’t missed a year yet! Posting the banner now! 🙂
Hi Erin
Thanks SO much for putting the banner on your site. We’re looking forward to partying with you 🙂
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! I can’t wait 🙂
Hi Connie
We are excited too! Looking forward to partying with you!
I have shared this event to Twitter and back to FB, congrats on all the years you have been doing this, I will bookmark and relook at this tomorrow.
I am coming from the Grand Event FB group. Just shared this post to Twitter
Hope that you can come visit Oh! My Heartsie would love a visit 🙂 Thanks so much, Karren
HI Karren
Thanks SO much for promoting the UBP for us! Looking forward to partying with you this year!!!
Woohoo! I’ve participated in every UBP since 2008! I’m really excited! Can’t wait!
We’re excited too Jerri! Really looking forward to the party myself.
I love this time of year! I haven’t missed a linky sign up yet have I?
Hi LaVonne
No. The linky sign up will start on April 13th so be watching for it!
Never been to one of these… sounds like fun! I’m always down for a good party =)
We’re looking forward to partying with you Apple! You will LOVE the UBP!!
wooo! I’m so excited! After my new design is done I’ll be adding your button to it!~ Can’t wait!!
-Samantha
Awesome Samantha! Can’t wait to see your new design.
It’s up! Just made a new button today for my blog and am on my way to fixing a couple things to be prepared for Friday! I’m super excited!
Published a blog post earlier letting people know about the party and will be posting about it all week! (my top ten Tuesday and wordless Wednesday all circle around it! hehe) couldn’t help myself! 😀
And I entered my sponsored prize earlier.. slowly getting things checked off the list! hehe
One thing I’m wondering though is when does your linky list open up exactly? If you can tell me. Because I’m up at 3am for work, I plan on setting an alarm to wake me so I can link up if I’m able to. ^.^
-Samantha
This will be my first year participating in this. So excited!
We are so excited about you getting your first taste of the UBP Angela. You will LOVE finding new friends and blogs to read!
Just added it to our Social Media Calendar! Can’t wait!
Wonderful. So excited to have you joining.
Yay! Can’t wait!! Will you girls be accepting prizes again this year?
Yes, we will be publishing the prize submission form very soon.
wow, can’t believe it is Blog Party time already 🙂
I know… it’s crazy how fast the year has gone.
I was just thinking it’s almost time:) SOOO MUCH FUN!
Yup… it’s that time again!
Yay! Can’t wait! Love the new badges btw.
Thanks Shelly. So happy you like the badges. Christi from http://www.ArtDesignsbyChristi.com
Woo Hoo! I’ve been waiting with great excitement for this. The banner is up on my blog and I will begin promoting this out!!!
Fabulous Barbie. We are thrilled to have you joining us again.