Kelly interviews Lynette Chander of Tech Based Training, a new resource for learning the technology services that are in such huge demand these days. Lynette created this especially for Virtual Assistants and other service providers who want to add new skills and make more money offering specialized services.
Tishia Lee interviews Angela Wills of Marketers Mojo. Angela has been working from home for 7 years all together – 3 years full time now. Tishia and Angela talk about how Angela got started as a Virtual Assistant by offering an insanely crazy low price on her services but within 24 hours had 12 clients from that special. And that’s how Angela’s VA business took off with a boom! Listen in as Tishia & Angela talk about some tips for working from home as well as the pros and cons of it.
This week’s time saving tip from Mary Lutz, the Efficient WAHM, is ‘Cut out the Crap’. By crap, Mary means those time wasting activities we allow to distract us from getting our work done. Listen as Mary tells us how she cuts the crap of her day and saves time.
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Thu, Mar 18, 2010
They grow so fast, but the candid moments they leave in our memory and in our hearts are forever. This photo is of two of my precious children, the youngest and my only boy. There is so much about this photo that has changed, but happy memories indeed spill from it’s view, it certainly speaks “A Thousand Words”.
Check out the Meme “A Thousand Words Thursday” and join in!
Wed, Mar 17, 2010
We’ve sold TEN packages during Blog Week so far and I’ve decided to celebrate with a giveaway.
I’ll give one person a FREE upgraded Blog Week package – and I’m going to draw that person’s name at random from a list of everyone who leaves a comment on any Mom’s Talk Network blog in the next twenty four hours.
Just visit Mom’s Talk Network – and comment on any of the blog posts you see listed there.
Actually, comment on as many as you like! Every comment counts as a separate entry.
On Thursday at 8pm Eastern, I’ll draw one commenter’s name and they will receive the Blog Week Upgrade package worth over $200!
That includes:
What are you waiting for? Comment like crazy!
Wed, Mar 17, 2010
With Work at Home Business Options making the 100 Best Blogs for Women in Business on AccountingDegree.com today, I had to take a moment and mention them. Actually more than mention but break it down why they would make such a list in the first place.
Shelley Hill and Sophia McIntyre are the women behind this resource site. Upon visiting for the first time months ago I always beeline to the about page, it’s just something I do. I can appreciate the concept and the angle in which they decided to go with it.
Work at Home Business Options is super easy to navigate and has a ton of useful information! There navigation is amazing, making researching each topic a cinch.
The Business Article section for example:
There is also a section for Exclusive Articles, too.
If you’re into direct sales, they have a section totally dedicated to it. They also offer a direct sales company directory. As I mentioned using the easy drop down navigation makes researching so convenient.
If you think that’s it, think again. WAHBO also offers a shopping directory, a link directory, ghost writing services, affordable advertising and a section on home life. Whew, that is a lot of information! However, I am not finished yet.
The section Work at Home and Jobs is a HUGE section:
Shelly and Sophia have dedicated there time, knowledge and skill into this resource site and it certainly shows. I highly recommend this to anybody looking into working from home!
Tue, Mar 16, 2010
Yesterday I stumbled across a two page story from the New York Times, “Honey, Don’t Bother Mommy. I’m Too Busy Building My Brand”, by Jennifer Mendelsohn that floored me! You mean “Work at Home Moms”, oh I am sorry I think they used the term “Mommy Bloggers” (better make that call as some do not use the term WAHM) are getting big stories in the news that are positive, and in the New York Times to boot? Rock On!
The story covers the Bloggy Boot Camp tour, which was created by Tiffany Romero and Heather Blair, the founders of the Secret Is in the Sauce. Secret Is in the Sauce is an enormous community of I believe 5,000 members mentioned in the N.Y. Times.
Mon, Mar 15, 2010
Can you smell it in the air? The fog that rolls in this time of the year may seem a bit eerie and cold to some but for me it is a sign of spring that blankets with comfort of warm weather to come! If you ride down along the water front here near my home you can see the elegant beauty of this sign of spring.
That also means spring cleaning is near, I am not speaking of the general house cleaning although this is when we decide what stays and goes from the house at this time too, I am talking about spring cleaning your work at home mom clutter.
The idea about doing a spring cleaning on your work at home dealings is to clean out any unnecessary clutter that may be disrupting, hindering and/or holding you back from the next level of success with your business (es).
Mon, Mar 15, 2010
Well, the scale is telling on me.
I spent the weekend at my sister’s and she fed me GOOOOD. Lasagna, homemade soup, grilled cheese, omelet, muffins… oh… and I went to Olive Garden with my son.
I think I should be grateful that I only gained 1.4 pounds!
Today: Back to Weight Watchers!
Sun, Mar 14, 2010
Taking the time to really plan out your projects really makes or breaks a really good business idea. In the past week I covered a basic start to finish this four part series of how to Plan Your Projects.
From the Basics in Getting Started I covered the most important and basic things you need to have in place, from time frames to budgets. I covered the basics needed to even consider the actual preparation phase.
Upon figuring out if you have the time and money to begin a new project, moving on to Let the Planning Begin, I cover research and outlines. These key basic steps are essential to the outcome of your project.
On the Building and Presentation section, I give basic tips in many areas of projects people may launch, regarding how to really build it successfully. Taking time to build it right will in turn show in your results.
Ready, Set, Launch gives you ideas on how to launch successfully and with people excited about your project and potential multiple customer/clients at time of launch.
This series is awesome for those just beginning and serves as a great refresher for those who launch periodically. As a person who has ton of ideas myself, it really helps me to keep things in a perspective or I will as I have in the past launch an amazing idea but not to its full potential. By using these steps myself, my projects although building at a rate slow will be built right and launched with success.
Sat, Mar 13, 2010
I am such a WAHM blog-a-holic and am in constant search of new and unique WAHM style blogs to read. I am a total sucker for WAHM blogs that bring in a personal aspect of their life.
Let me share a few of my favorites with you:
Working WAHM: Val Selby brings such useful information to work at home moms! However, my favorite part of this blog is her quick tips. These quit tips and the every so often personal perspective of working from home is why I love it so much!
Happily Blended: Brandy’s WAHM blog gave more than just the PR and giveaways, she writes about so much you can’t really break it down, WAHM issues to her personal struggles. We personally clicked one day when I commented a bit on the emotional side to one of her post. She emailed me directly and we had a wonderful conversation.
Eccentric WAHM: Not just because this was created by me, it is because of the two other WAHM’s I was honored to bring aboard. With Noel, Val and me we are rocking this WAHM blog. I love food, which Noel covers with some amazing recipes ideas, meal planning and all that yummy stuff! Val covers my other passion which is fitness with her fitness training expertise, so needed to keep myself and others on the right tract. Well, with me I cover design, crafts and the personal perspective of a work at home mom.
Don’t get me wrong, these are only a few of my favorites, it would take me all day long to share them all! These are at the top of my list to read daily. There are more!
Some others you can consider reading daily:
I’m finally digging into my conference notes from Niche Affiliate Marketing System 3!
How To Place an Ad for Your Services in Craigslist
Over the past few weeks we have been talking about working at home as a Telecommuter and/or starting your own business as a Virtual Assistant, no matter which direction you chose you will still need to know how to promote yourself in order to find work and/or projects. So today we are going to talk about How To Place an Ad for Your Services in Craigslist.
What is Craigslist exactly? It is a centralized network of online communities, featuring free online classifieds – with sections devoted to jobs, housing, personals, for sale, services offered, community, gigs, resumes, and discussion forums. Therefore, it is a great free way to reach your target market or to search for local telecommuting jobs and/or work as a freelancing virtual assistant.
Below I am going to walk you through step-by-step on how to post your ad on Craigslist.
1. Go to Craigslist.org.
2. Log into your account on Craigslist (if you do not have an account already set up then you can easily do so, its free).
3. Choose the State in which you wish to list
4. Then it will direct you to the Cities in that state to narrow your search. You then will choose the city in which you wish to list.
5. Next go to the top of the left column you will see “Post to Classifieds”
6. You will then be able to choose where you would like your ad posted. You will want to choose “Services Offered”.
7. Once you make your selection it will take you to a list of categories. You then will choose the category that best fits the services in which you offer.
Note: Craigslist now requires that your account be verified by phone in order to post to some categories. Therefore if your account has not been verified then you will need to follow the instructions to complete the verification. This is a really simple process. Your account will need to be verified in order for you to complete the posting of your ad.
Below is a brief description of how this process works. You will enter a valid telephone number. You can choose to receive an SMS message or a phone call. In this message you will receive an activation code in which you will enter into the box provided on the website. Once you enter that code and click continue your account will be activated and you can then begin posting your ad.
Once you are ready to post your ad you will then be asked for the following information to complete your ad Posting Title, Specific Location, and Posting Description (which is where your ad will go). You then click continue and your ad is posted! (Ads are active for 30 days before they are deleted.)
Before you fire that well deserved email response back at the customer who has complained unfairly – stop and rethink. A simple apology paired up with caring concern may win you a lifetime (profitable) relationship!
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