Movin’ on up!- July 19, 2010
I started my little blog as kind of a diary of my pregnancy. I wanted to take the opportunity to stretch my writing wings. I write for my job but, not creatively. Occasionally I like throwing in fun, superfluous adjectives. Who on God’s green, bountiful, lavish, and expanse Earth doesn’t? Pregnancy has provided me with a host of emotional and physical afflictions to describe to you, and I can really lay the descriptors on thick, folks.
In all seriousness, I had no idea how much I would love doing this and how many fun friends I’d meet across the Internet in just a couple of months. I love reading other blogs and networking with other bloggers, which brings me to this post. Today is Day 1 of the 31 Day SITS Problogger Challenge. (#31DBB) SITS is crazy fun and if I didn’t have a job to get in the way I would be on that site all day long. God bless the Internet.
Holla!
Our first task is to write an Elevator Pitch. (Movin’ on up! Get it? Oh, I am witty for a Monday!) An Elevator Pitch is a short overview or pitch. ProBlogger and Wikipedia describe it as this…
“An elevator pitch is an overview of an idea for a product, service, or project. The name reflects the fact that an elevator pitch can be delivered in the time span of an elevator ride (for example, thirty seconds or 100–150 words).” —Wikipedia
We need a short one and and a long one. I’m using my blog tagline as inspiration for my short elevator pitch. So here it is….
Short Elevator Pitch– For the first time we’re going to be somebody’s parents. Are you really pregnant these days if you don’t blog about it?
Long Elevator Pitch– When we got pregnant we thought. “Oh my God, I guess this means we’re gonna be somebody’s parents.” The thought was exhilarating and scary and I couldn’t help but think we weren’t the only first-time parents feeling that way. So, I write Somebody’s Parents to share our uncertainties with all the honest irreverence of who we are. I hope we can relate to others going through the same thing, and give and receive advice on this huge life change. Plus, these days you might not really be pregnant if it isn’t all over the Internet.
These are subject to change. I like the idea I can tweak them as I go. Obviously, the short pitch and the tagline will read like this in a few months…. “You might not really be pregnant parents these days if you don’t blog about it.”
Here’s to the next 30 days and all the gestating and blogging that goes with it!
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I'm Cate and I posted my assignment response right after you on BlogFrog. So I'm here to give you some comment love!
I think your pitch and tagline are great. I completely get what you are blogging about and I think the spin of "Somebody's Parents" is great.
I'm with you – I will be totally tweaking as time goes by…
Cate
"you might not really be pregnant these days if you don't blog about it" … this is the FUNNIEST thing I've heard all day! and SO true. I love your elevator pitch! :]
Very cool. I had to read the short pitch a couple of times to get it. The double negative tripped me up. When I read the long one, I totally got it. Might just be me, but a suggestion could be, "by the way, these days are you really pregnant if you're not blogging about it?" Darren did day questions suck people in.
Just suggestions though. I think you're on to something girl!
Well said Heligirl! I tweaked it a bit. The hubby had some suggestions too. I may change it in a few days. Thanks!
Really good job with the pitch. I haven't written my post yet, but I did answer the prompts in the SITS girls forum. I'm procrastinating. Not sure how to start that post.
I'm happy for you and recall the excitement I felt when pregnant. Blogging didn't exist then, so you're lucky. When your kids are older, you can always ask me–you know the one who moved to a Caribbean island (in Belize)with her husband and 3 sons, to straighten out son #1's defiance, and teach son #2 and #3, to be grateful for what they have.