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Check out my listing on Thumbtack to hire me as a freelance writer. Thanks much.

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Right after college I sold everything I owned to buy a plane ticket to Lithuania to teach English at a teacher’s college.

I met a bunch of other 20-somethings who were there doing similar things – English Club.

At a Halloween party, this Russian or Lithuanian man I had never met walked in the room, made a b-line for me, threw me to the floor groping me and french kissing me.

I was not thrilled. I was pissed off.

When this drunken a-hole passed out, I shaved his eye brows off and cut off big chunks of hair from one side of his head. We stuck him, still unconscious, in a cab.

The next day I died my hair  a horrible shade of red, because he was suspected to be in the Russian Mafia and I believed red hair would be a great disguise.

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Many of you have noticed the header at the top with the rotating of photos. The photos are of The Girl Revolution’s reader’s daughters or grand-daughters and/or themselves.

I would like you to send me more photos. I intend to use 13 or so photos on the Chapter Title Pages of The Girl Revolution Book. Coming soon.

I will choose the best photos for the chapters in the book. Those that are not chosen will be used in the rotating header. The rotating header is fed by a Flckr account, which is public (so is the header). If you have a blog, I will be happy to tag the photo with the name and address of your blog. No other identifying information about your daughter will be released.

Please email the photo to me at traceesioux@gmail.com. Please copy and paste this consent form into the email with the photo, so I can keep them on file.

I give permission for Tracee Sioux to publish my daughter’s photo on TheGirlRevolution.com and/or The Girl Revolution Book I understand the photos will appear randomly by computer generation from a public Flickr file and may also appear on a chapter title page of a book distributed digitally and in print. I understand that no identifying information will be given about my daughter beyond her first name.

These can be photos of girls doing anything they love doing. They can be girls of any age, sex, race or religion. They can be photos that include siblings or relatives. If they include other friends, I’ll need a consent from the other children’s parents.

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To put my money where my mouth is, I’ve drafted a document that sits on my desktop titled, “TGR Income Statement.”

When any corporation contacts me for product reviews, product giveaways, advertising or publicity exposure I simply copy and paste this document into a reply email.

I’ve already decided. I don’t have to make a decision every time I’m contacted.

Women have been living with this myth that we shouldn’t talk about money or tell others what we’re making and charging. Which totally sucks – because we’re operating without adequate information. In Secrets of Six-Figure Women: Surprising Strategies to Up Your Earnings and Change Your Life one of the secrets is to talk about money so we can get the support we need.

Jessica Gottleib and I exchanged letters after I wrote 10 Reasons Mommy Bloggers are Broke. She wrote back that I should double my fees and not do a review for less than $250. I immediately edited my letter. I thank her for pointing out my true worth.

Dear Marketer,

Thank you for contacting me about your product or service. I’m so glad to see you wish to participate in The Girl Revolution. It’s wonderful that you value girls and women and what they can offer in all aspects of life, including business and the economy.

The Girl Revolution has a very loyal and receptive audience. In marketing terms, they are Thinking Parents.

I would love to review your product, especially while it’s in the development stages. I’d also love to consult on effective and ethical marketing practices in regards to how it impacts children, especially girls.

I adore books. As an author myself, I want to see the publishing industry make money and do well. As a blogger, reviews are very time consuming and labor intensive. Therefore my regular rates apply.

My rates are $120 per hour for consulting and $250 per post. Each post gets one full day of exposure, including links on Twitter and Facebook pages.

Sidebar advertising and spokesperson opportunities are negotiable.

Thank you for contacting TheGirlRevolution.com.

Sincerely,
Tracee Sioux
Executive Director
The Girl Revolution
traceesioux@gmail.com

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10 Reasons Mommy Bloggers Are Broke
10 Reasons Mommy Bloggers Deserve Condescension from The New York Times

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I will give away two copies of The Motherhood Manifesto. Its a totally awesome book discussing the mission of Momsrising.org, a non-profit organization which aims to help families with increased political participation of mothers. You’ll like it. You can use it as a Mother’s Day Gift.

On Saturday, Feb. 6 I will choose two people (using random.org) who have Fanned The Girl Revolution on Facebook. You get an extra entry if you “share” one of the articles or posts from The Girl Revolution Facebook Page.

Tell all your friends, post the contest on your own Facebook Pages.

This is how we grow our Tribe.

Oh, and Thank You. I appreciate every single one of you who come here to read or click over from a social networking site.

Fan The Girl Revolution on Facebook. Now.

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