After a month long of blog hiatus, we are back! Things may not be moving as fast as it used to but we are definitely going to get the ball rolling with our first blog tour for 2012.

So, fellow Parent Reviewers, be on the lookout for our email on the tour!

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This is the 3rd year that we’ve done an open recruitment for new reviewers and the number of responses just overwhelm us each year. We are truly overjoyed with the support from everyone, those who helped to pass along news of our recruitment drive and those who were interested to join our Review Team.

Thank you so so much to everyone of you.

Now, the time has come to make that announcement….The bloggers who made it successfully into our Review Team are:

http://livinginlalalandblog.blogspot.com

http://thetruthaboutmummy.com

http://life-with-two-boys.blogspot.com

http://www.melanieski.blogspot.com

http://mommy2twogirls.blogspot.com

http://www.homegrownfamilies.blogspot.com

http://wishfulthinking247.blogspot.com

http://www.supermommyreviews.com

http://adventuresinallthingsfood.blogspot.com

http://bookreviewsandotherstuff.blogspot.com

http://www.babasfarmlife.com/

http://www.quicktattletails.com/

http://sweepnsave.blogspot.com

http://www.giveawayswithgrace.com

http://www.ayearwithmomanddad.com

http://tsue-thatswhatshesaid.blogspot.com

http://www.threelilprincesses.com

http://captainfussybuckets.blogspot.com

http://www.ourlifeinblogform.com

http://reflectionsinthewindow.blogspot.com

http://www.mummasminimes.com

http://www.ourkidsmom.com

http://sweepnsave.blogspot.com

There were so many great blogs out there and it was certainly no easy task making the selection. To those who did not make it this round, we hope to hear from you again next year.

Successful reviewers should have received emails from us by now. If you see your blog listed here and have not received our mail, please check your spam folder.

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We were truly overwhelmed by the number of applications received during our recent recruitment drive. It was such a delight to see that bloggers from all over the world were interested to join our Review Team. We are thankful to each and everyone of you for your support and interest.  Every single blogger we reviewed should congratulate themselves for creating and maintaining such wonderful blogs.

Nevertheless, as much as we would like to include everyone, we could not. We had to make THAT decision.

So, here’s the list of new reviewers on our team:

http://adventuresinallthingsfood.blogspot.com

http://ahensnest.blogspot.com

http://blesstheirheartsmom.blogspot.com

http://cailinyates.blogspot.com

http://carissa8402.blogspot.com

http://confessionsofanover-workedmom.blogspot.com

http://giddytigers.com

http://heavenlysavings.blogspot.com

http://homeschoolparent.blogspot.com/

http://jamericanspice.blogspot.com

http://lizhasalife.com

http://madhousefamilyreviews.blogspot.com/

http://mamanbloggeuse.blogspot.com/

http://mamato3blessings.blogspot.com/

http://mommys-minute.blogspot.com

http://mom-of-all-trades.com

http://myweeview.com

http://nugglemamashandful.blogspot.com

http://www.1princeand3princesses.com

http://www.3boysandadog.com

http://www.actingbalanced.com

http://www.fabfindfoodie.com

http://www.faithfullyfrugal-and-free.com

http://www.mommypr.com

http://www.funsavingmoney.net/

http://www.homegrownfamilies.blogspot.com

http://www.mamasmoneysavers.com

http://www.mistyeiz.com

http://cutiepie.mistyeiz.com

http://www.mommylivingthelifeofriley.com

http://www.mummy-diaries.com

http://www.gossipavenueblog.com

http://www.travelshackblog.com

http://www.gamefreakzweb.com

http://www.novembersunflower.com

http://www.raveandreview.com

http://www.shawnann.org

http://www.thanksmailcarrier.com

http://www.thecraftycharlestonian.com

http://www.timandangi.com/blog/

http://www.tobethode.com

http://www.frugalcatholicmommy.com

http://www.jumpin-beans.blogspot.com

Successful reviewers should have received emails from us by now. If you see your blog listed here and have not received our mail, please check your  spam folder.

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We’re finally open for submission of applications from all bloggers (US, Canada, UK, International) to join our PR Team for Year 2010.  Please take a little time to read the details below before you submit your application. Existing reviewers ~ are you still on our list? If you’re still receiving opportunities, you are. If you’re not, you must know why.

First off, a short intro about Parent Reviewers. Essentially managed by 2 women, Elina Ho, a FTWM to 2 kids and the founder of Parent Reviewers and Su Chin, SAHM to 3 kids and PR’s senior editor. We are proud to work with a strong team of contributing editors ~ Christine Brandt, Jenn Walden and Monica Brady. Parent Reviewers is a growing  international community of review bloggers. Our key uniqueness lies in the fact that our review team comprises of bloggers from all over the world – Australia, Malaysia, Philippines, China, Canada, Singapore and of course US of A.

When it comes to reviews, we are also more stringent as we want to stand out from our competitors and we also believe that it is our responsibility to deliver quality reviews to our global readers. Thus, we are searching for parent bloggers who can meet our very strict criteria which we have set below:

Quality Of Review

We want our reviewers that will reflect our professionalism. We will look into the quality of your posts and/or reviews and want to see more than a “Copy ‘N Paste’ work. We want to see the passion in whatever you write about. If you liked it, if you didn’t, why, what worked for you. You have to remember that, real people will google your posts and will make a decision on whether to buy that product/service based on your words.

Needless to say, bloggers with consistently high quality reviews will get selected for more review opportunities. And that goes hand-in-hand with bloggers that do not produce in-depth, personal reviews (read : “COPY ‘N PASTE”), they will be taken off the review team, with immediate effect. Responsibility of remaining on the Review Team is solely based on your ability to respond effectively and efficiently to us.

While we ask for honest review of products, services or websites, we would appreciate that you do not thrash them.  Appropriate constructive feedback, not careless critiques. Be kind, afterall someone has put their heart and soul (not to mention a huge investment of $$$) into their business.

Timeliness is Godliness

When you work with us, we maintain strict timeframes. Why? To demonstrate to our sponsors how serious we are at when it comes to our deliverables. You will appreciate this fact, when the sponsors respond positively and continue working with us, on a long term. Which, in turns, benefits the review team. If you are unable to deliver a review post within the stipulated timeframe, we just respectfully request for the common courtesy to update us via email. Our hardworking and very understanding email servers work 24/7, 365 days.

We repeat, 24/7, 365 days.

Review opportunities

We constantly work very hard to procure opportunities to review great products. Selecting you to review a product, will depend on you. Your work. Your words. Your professionalism. Once we see all this shine in your blog(s), such opportunities will come your way.

Ready to sign up?

If you believe you have it to work with us and have read our detailed Terms and Conditions, take the next step. Fill up this form. We’ll do the math, and get back to you. Names of successful bloggers will be published on our site.

Last day of submission : July 10th, 2010.

NOTE : THIS IS NOT A PAID POSITION.

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To wish our fantastic panel of reviewers and our loyal readers…

A Very Happy New Year filled with
Good Wishes, Joy, Health and Beautiful Journeys.
May 2010 mark the beginning of a Tidal Wave of Happiness, Prosperity and Bright Future for you and your loved ones.

Here’s a toast to “A BETTER YEAR AHEAD FOR ALL“!

CHEERS FROM,

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Wishing everyone a Happy, Healthy Holiday Season

HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

We are very pleased to announce two wonderful Parent Reviewers who will be joining our Editorial team!

They are no other than Jenn Walden of One House Schoolroom and Monica Brady of Mommy Brains! We are so pleased to have them onboard and have already started crackin’ the whips!

For those who have submitted their applications, we thank you, deeply from our hearts. It was a difficult, difficult, difficult choice!

So, let’s give them a warm welcome and wait for those reviews and giveaways!

There will be a couple of changes as well as updates on our site effective May 2009:

• Alyson of 3P’s Mama who had recently joined our editorial team, unfortunately will be leaving due to health issues. However, she will still assist us to complete a few reviews which she had committed to earlier and as such, you will still be seeing her post here in the next couple of weeks. On top of that, Alyson will also continue to remain on our panel of reviewers. I want to take this opportunity to thank her for her support and cooperation during her stint with us as well as wish her all the best of health always.

• With Alyson leaving the team, we will be looking for another US editor to replace her. Ideally, we would prefer to have a member from our panel of reviewers to join us but we are also open to having a non member who qualifies to join the team. In general, we are looking for someone who possess a high level of enthusiasm, who is well organized and timely when it comes to meeting deadlines and is a team player. Those interested to join as contributing editor can submit your application here. Deadline will be on 20th May 2009.

• In conjunction with our first anniversary, we will be launching a contest in June – “Best Review Blog Award 2009” to show our appreciation to product review blogs in the blogosphere. Be on the lookout for more information coming soon!

• On a personal note, there was a recent bereavement in my family which resulted in some chaos at home and many loose ends to tie. To say the least, it has been a pretty challenging week. As I foresee that I will not have as much time online, Su Chin has kindly offered her full assistance (I HEART THIS WOMAN) to run PR while I concentrate on my personal matters. You will be hearing more from Su via emails but rest assured that I will still be online as often as possible to oversee things. Thus, I hope that all of you can extend her the same support that you have provided me all these while.

Thanks to Sheena of MommyDaddyBlog, I got to know about Parent Reviewers’ 3 seconds of fame on Fox40 Live in Sacramento. Christine of From Dates To Diapers, who is also a member of our PR Team was the lucky gal who got interviewed on the show on 21st April 2009 - Congrats Christine!

You can check out her interview clip here and discover for yourself how we received a moment of fame at the end of the interview. 

I am pleased to announce that we have another contributing editor on board to help out with reviews on our site. She is none other than Alyson of 3Ps In A Pod. You can read more about this amazing mom here.

Please join me to welcome her on board and I hope you will enjoy reading her reviews.