{"id":1469,"date":"2012-05-04T11:43:05","date_gmt":"2012-05-04T10:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/talesofatwinmum.wordpress.com\/?page_id=1469"},"modified":"2017-07-31T10:03:24","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T00:03:24","slug":"work-with-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/talesofatwinmum.com\/work-with-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Work With Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lxhkf662dfa2b5ada8\" ><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- TofaTM Leader Board ad in post -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5863452911349472\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4494082943\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n.lxhkf662dfa2b5ada8 {\r\nmargin: 5px; padding: 0px;\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.lxhkf662dfa2b5ada8 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.lxhkf662dfa2b5ada8 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.lxhkf662dfa2b5ada8 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.lxhkf662dfa2b5ada8 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.lxhkf662dfa2b5ada8 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<p>Hi, I&#8217;m Karen Bleakley &#8211; the writer behind Tales of a Twin Mum. I&#8217;m also the\u00a0founder of migration website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartstepstoaustralia.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smart Steps to Australia<\/a> and a travel writer for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartstepstoaustralia.com\/australia-new-zealand-magazine-articles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australia and New Zealand magazine<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0I have three young kids: non-identical twin boys born in 2009 and a feisty\u00a0daughter who was born in 2012. I&#8217;m married to my engineer hubby and we all moved from Hampshire in the UK to Brisbane, Australia in 2014 for a better quality of life.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6302 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/talesofatwinmum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Karen-Bleakley-Tales-of-a-Twin-Mum-and-family-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of blog writer Karen Bleakley from Tales of a Twin Mum and her family\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/talesofatwinmum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Karen-Bleakley-Tales-of-a-Twin-Mum-and-family-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/talesofatwinmum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Karen-Bleakley-Tales-of-a-Twin-Mum-and-family-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/talesofatwinmum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Karen-Bleakley-Tales-of-a-Twin-Mum-and-family-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/talesofatwinmum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Karen-Bleakley-Tales-of-a-Twin-Mum-and-family.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I started this blog\u00a0because I wanted to share the positive side of having twins, but it has changed and evolved over the years. It is still a family blog at heart, but the tagline &#8216;chasing the Aussie dream&#8217; now feels an appropriate description for the blog since our relocation across the world for a better lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>The blog&#8217;s main themes are:<\/p><div class=\"bosvx662dfa2b5adfa\" ><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Large rectangle 3rd para TofaTM -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5863452911349472\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"7695214948\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n.bosvx662dfa2b5adfa {\r\nmargin: 5px; padding: 0px;\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.bosvx662dfa2b5adfa {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.bosvx662dfa2b5adfa {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.bosvx662dfa2b5adfa {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.bosvx662dfa2b5adfa {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.bosvx662dfa2b5adfa {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<ul>\n<li>family travel<\/li>\n<li>memory making and having family fun<\/li>\n<li>creating a life for your family that you love.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What Tales of a Twin Mum can do for you<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I write about\u00a0products, places and services if they are relevant to\u00a0my audience. \u00a0I can get involved in\u00a0marketing and PR campaigns, social media, guest blogging on behalf of brands or working as a regular contributor for magazines or websites.\u00a0I love being able to work closely with a brand to help them achieve their goals and share my ideas about a campaign.<\/p>\n<p>I accept product reviews, sponsored posts and advertising providing they are of interest to families and feel like a good fit for my readers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stats<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Domain Authority: 24<br \/>\nPage Authority: 36<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/talesofatwinmum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Tales-of-a-Twin-Mum-Media-Kit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">&gt;&gt; Download my full media kit for all the details&lt;&lt;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you would like to discuss working with me and my family, please email karen@talesofatwinmum.com.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6306 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/talesofatwinmum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Tales-of-a-Twin-Mums-kids.jpg\" alt=\"Tales of a Twin Mum's kids on a beach\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/talesofatwinmum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Tales-of-a-Twin-Mums-kids.jpg 900w, https:\/\/talesofatwinmum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Tales-of-a-Twin-Mums-kids-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/talesofatwinmum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Tales-of-a-Twin-Mums-kids-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"evmlg662dfa2b5ae2b\" ><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Below post TofTM -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5863452911349472\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8253618146\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n.evmlg662dfa2b5ae2b {\r\nmargin: 5px; padding: 0px;\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.evmlg662dfa2b5ae2b {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.evmlg662dfa2b5ae2b {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.evmlg662dfa2b5ae2b {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.evmlg662dfa2b5ae2b {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.evmlg662dfa2b5ae2b {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, I&#8217;m Karen Bleakley &#8211; the writer behind Tales of a Twin Mum. 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