At TravelingMom, we take pride in distinguishing ourselves within the blogging community by adhering to a high standard of professional guidelines.

TravelingMom bloggers write about travel, whether it’s fantasizing about, returning from, or shopping for a trip. For our readers, it’s all about juggling their all-too-hectic schedules. They want to know they’re not alone. And they also want advice for dealing with everyday situations you and they may find themselves in.

Full Disclosure

TravelingMom was created to make traveling easier for moms.  We know that the best travel guide is another mom and we make it our mission to provide relevant, useful and honest information to save moms time, money, guilt and flab when planning a trip.

However, scouring the earth and vetting destinations to see what works for families and what doesn't can be an expensive endeavor.  Some trips and products are provided to the TMOM Blogger Network in anticipation of a review.  If a service or product has been provided, you should find a line at the bottom of the post telling you that. A TMOM Blogger review is not influenced by the cost (or lack of) of a trip or product. 

We share our experience and if a hotel, in anticipation of a blogger stay and review, provides outstanding service, anyone reading that review should expect the very same service for themselves.  If you do not, please let us know as well as the property.

Blogger Guidelines

Below are the guidelines we share will all TMOM Blogger Network and guest bloggers, designed to ensure all posts are appropriate:

• Rating/reviewing: As a TMOM Network blogger, you will have the opportunity to review products and destinations. Be honest and professional. Criticism is fine as long as it’s factual, accurate and constructive. Rants and disparaging comments are not welcome. Snarky and disparaging blogs get some press, but we don’t want traffic at the expense of others.
• Be respectful: Even when commentators post irritating replies to your posts. Comments that are over the top, vulgar or otherwise inappropriate will be removed.
• No profanity: Avoid vulgar and uncivil language. It will not be tolerated.
• In your name: You must author all posts. You may not create an alias or pseudonym to use in comments or to argue with others who comment on your blog.
• Use links: If you write about a place, person, company or product that has a website, link to it in the text.
• Develop your own voice: We expect consistently strong - even provocative - but always professional writing. 
• Be clear: Write clearly and simply.
• Proofread: Read, re-read and spellcheck before posting.
• Be professional: As long as you are a blogging Mom on the TravelingMom Web site, you represent the TravelingMom brand. We expect you to write and comport yourself professionally whenever you write, speak or appear under the TravelingMom Blogger Network banner.
• Letters of assignment: A letter of assignment is required before seeking a product or trip in the name of TravelingMom.com.