HELLO everyone!! Well behind the scenes the Minti team and Board have been strategising and working towards making 2010 a very exciting year. We are in the midst of reviewing some new plans and ideas to come up with unique ways for community involvement. The idea is the more you engage the more you get back!

Latest News!

Business Directory

We need your help to add any cool parenting related business that are Australian into our database. We are also canvassing the current lists in our directory to encourage the businesses to upgrade to a featured listing for more prominence.

If you are a member and are a business you can also include your listing for FREE!

Lamaze topics

Okay parents you are full of knowledge, so help out with blogging, advice writing, and Q&A on the topic of "The Lamaze Techniques" to be honest I myself don't know much about the actual origins of Lamaze and we do get a lot of interest to learn more about this area.

Support our advertisers, who support this site

What I love most about being involved with Minti, is that I actually use the products and love finding out that they also advertise on our site. So, if your getting into the school preparations, Identikid is run by a mum and the team at Identikid are working round the clock!!! to get out all the name labels before school starts. I have just received my stack of labels....

Site Audit

Minti is currently undergoing a site audit being lead and conducted by myself. This is in planning stages and strategy mode. Hopefully by second term of school, members will actually feel and see the benefits of our first quarter hard work and mind stretching.

CEO on the panel - Web 3.0

I will be in Sydney in early June on the panel of industry people to discuss what social media will look like going forward. It will be great to potentially set up a Minti Meetup. If you live in Sydney, register your interest here...email Rachel

A big thank you!

Last but not least, a bi thank you to our members, admins, community manager, ad sale and social media manager, tech team, board and Minti management/founders. All your love and efforts make this site a pleasure to manage and grow. Keep sharing, keep explaining your parenting experiences, all these positive efforts makes our site glow for those bleary eyed mums, dads and carers who just need a little sharing and help...

Here's to a great start and New Years Resolution!

Helping parents by sharing parenting knowledge!!! Lets help build a generation of happy kids!

Best,

Rachel Cook

CEO

I am back from my break and the Cook family had such a wonderful holiday. I am feeling refreshed.

I will be back on deck tomorrow :0)

Cheers

Rachel

Our lovely friends at Queensland's Paradise Resort are having a holiday competition!

Now, what made me excited when Paradise Resort was advertising with Minti, was that I HAD "actually" stayed their last year and used their kids clubs.

I can't say enough how much Clay and I enjoyed the holiday knowing that both boys were able to enjoy themselves as well.

I think it is the only place in Queensland mainland that provides care facilities for children under 2.

Feel free to tell all your girlfriends to enter into the competition...

Paradise Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland - Win a Holiday!!!

Howdy all, (yes Josh awoke and my brain is in overdrive lol, about to get my milo! Dont tell on me to Clay lol that its 2:23am in perth)

It has been insanely busy here on the Minti front, with back to back meetings and getting a fast track absorption on the business. One thing we have lined up quickly for November was the awesome competition that you would have all received. Would love feedback here, as we have one lined up for December and then the real fun starts.

Just to let you know we are scoping out our communications system and Belinda our Social Media Manager, has so many improvements of our newsletter system, she has really understood what needs to improve and better connect with our members in a way that makes them excited.

At the same time we are about to launch a new area for business. If you know of any parent related businesses Minti-mail me as I am happy to give a spotters or referral fee, but will give you details upon launch :0)

So excited to work on ways to give back to Minti members!!!!