We’re ready to move on to Phase Two of the first ‘Who Should Win’ contest.
The prize up for grabs is a Lifetime Membership to Mom Masterminds worth $400.00.
Our contestants are:
- Alyssa Avant, Beauty By Design Online
- Monette Kollodge, Kollodge Design
- Barbara Ryan, Cherish Collages
- Melissa Ingold, Writing From Home
- Jennifer Gniadecki, Atypical VA
You can read their submissions here on the Phase One post.
Now, in Phase Two you get to pick our winner.
Between now and midnight on Saturday, August 18th, you can vote by posting a comment here telling me who you think should win.
Voting Rules:
- You can only vote once!
- Anonymous comments won’t count and will be deleted.
- You must use your real name – any suspicious votes will be deleted.
Campaigning Rules:
Contestants and friends of contestants may promote by:
- Linking from their blog to the Phase Two post.
- Asking for votes on forums
- Emailing friends, lists, etc.
Keep it clean, keep it fun and let’s find out Who Should Win!
August 13th, 2007 at 11:51 am
I think Jennifer has quite a lot of valuable information to add to a community like Mom’s Mastermind. I don’t know that she’s giving herself credit for all she knows. She’s a networking nut and has a lot of internet savvy.
August 13th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
My vote is for Jenn! I know a boost right now would push her business into the stratosphere .
August 13th, 2007 at 12:22 pm
My vote is for Jen. She “gets” it and would be an asset to the MM community in addition to being able to reap the benefits as well.
August 13th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
I think Barbara Ryan should win. Her diverse background and ability to multitask a home business, a family and still remain creative is impressive. These are the kinds of moms and business owners that we need more of. We need to tap into these inspiring minds! Her well-roundedness and tenacity make her an ideal addition to join the elite MM community. Good luck!
August 13th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
My vote is for Barbara. She is running 2 online businesses and raising her 2 boys all at the same time. She is da mom and deserves a ‘treat’ and it would be awesome if it was something that could help her biz too!
August 13th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
I vote for Jen! She absolutely deserves to be part of the awesome MM community. Of course the other moms do too but we can only pick one, right? :)
August 13th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
You should definitely choose Barbara! She’s an inspiration to the rest of us!
August 13th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
I’d like to vote for Alyssa. It would be awesome to watch Mom Masterminds help her reach more young girls and equip them to live God-honoring lives.
August 13th, 2007 at 1:49 pm
I vote Barbara! She took a simple idea to solve a problem with her own photos and made it into a growing business. Watching her learn through the process has been amazing! She is a perfect example of how to achieve a goal in my book and would certainly be an asset!
August 13th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
Jen totally rocks and would be a powerhouse in MM. Not only would she be totally blessed in her business, but MM would as well.
August 13th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
I vote for Jen. Jen would be an awesome asset to your group and I know it would be the boost she needs to take her business beyond what she can imagine. Mom Masterminds would be truly blessed having her wisdom and knowledge in the group!
August 13th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
I would like to vote for Barbara Ryan. She has worked hard to get her website to the level it is right now and continues to strive to make it even more successful. The membership would be a valuable tool in allowing further insight on how to be a successful WAHM and will allow her to take her business to the next level.
August 13th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
I vote for Alyssa Avant, I admire the fact that she teaching and supporting healthy relationships between mother’s and daughters.
August 13th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
I also vote for Alyssa Avant, who supports a personal, Christian viewpoint to mother-daughter relationships.
August 13th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
I vote for Barbara. She is an amazing woman to be able to multitask a business from home while raising two young boys at the same time. If anyone deserves to win it would be her.
August 13th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
I vote for Barbara Ryan. She is a shining star in the WAHM community and is the epitome of a hard-working, juggling-it-all mom. Barb runs 2 online businesses and is a constant morale boost to other moms, such as myself, considering WAHM-hood. She makes it look easy, but I know she devotes much time and energy into her business(es), as well as to her 2 small children. Barb deserves this!
August 13th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
I would like to cast my vote for Alyssa Avant. I’ve been so impressed with the wealth of offerings and content she has on her site. Not often do you see a start-up business that has been so well thought out. Alyssa’s passion and dedication to shaping the lives of young girls and women is apparent in everything she does, and all of it shines with the highest quality. For the work I do I study a lot of web sites and entrepreneurial endeavors, and I’m not easily impressed. Alyssa’s site and business acumen impresses me greatly. Best of luck to all these worthy women!
August 13th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
I want to vote for Alyssa, she is working very hard to help mothers and daughter build a lasting relationship. Something that is hard to do today. She has taken a step of faith to be a WAHM and she need what ever support we can give her.
August 13th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
I vote for Alyssa. She touches so many lives with her newsletter. I’ve learned so much from her in how to reach my daughters and I appreciate her time and effort in her Beauty by Design site. Thanks!
August 13th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
My vote is for Melissa Ingold. She is a very smart business mom who just needs that MM “edge”!
August 13th, 2007 at 5:39 pm
I believe Alyssa Avant, Beauty By Design Online should be the hands down winner. Her ministry to teens and girls is sorely needed in todays throw away generation.
August 13th, 2007 at 6:13 pm
I vote for Aylssa Avant with Beauty by Design Online. I love how her ministry focuses on turning girls’ hearts toward God!
August 13th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
I would like to vote for Alyssa Avant, the reason that I feel that this website takes it all for me . It reaches the heart of youth , the young woman of tomorrow that will be the nurturing mothers of the next generation.
August 13th, 2007 at 7:06 pm
It’s really hard to only choose one because after reading all the contestants reasons why they should win I think they all deserve to win. But to choose one I say Jen. I know she’s going through some difficult times right now and I think MM would help give her some extra ‘umph’ for her business.
August 13th, 2007 at 7:50 pm
I vote for Barbara! Not only is she a SAHM to 2 kids but has the inspiration and creativity to launch not one but two online businesses! I’m truly impressed, Go Barbara!
August 13th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
Oh I wish all 5 moms could win! I’ve gotten to “know” Alyssa through MM and both my daughter and I enjoy her newsletter and materials – such a refreshing viewpoint! Anyhow my vote goes to Alyssa.
August 13th, 2007 at 7:54 pm
I vote for Alyssa Avant! She is an inspiring lady with lots of potential and with the ‘right foot up’ she could really soar! She is a WAHM of 2 precious little ones and is in a transition period as she pursues all that God has for her…She enjoys using MM as a resource and would take full advantage of all it has to offer! She is bright, outgoing and full of productive energy!
August 13th, 2007 at 9:59 pm
I vote for Alyssa Avant. I love what she is doing for moms and our future generations. She I feel would truly use MM to the fullest and I can see her growing bigger and stronger. It is amazing the things she has aready done and I am excited to see her continue on in her ministry.
August 14th, 2007 at 12:15 am
I think Barbara of Cherish Collages win. I visit her blog regularly. Its quite honest and a very good read. Most importantly she updates her blog regularly.
Good luck Barbara…
August 14th, 2007 at 7:07 am
My vote goes to Barbara. Anyone that is able to juggle two home online businesses, while raising two boys, and a husband, deserves to win. I think she is doing a great job. You go girl!!
August 14th, 2007 at 8:03 am
I vote for Jen! She would be a great asset as well as learn a lot!
August 14th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
Hello, everyone.I would like to vote for Alyssa Avant. Because she is wonderful in many ways.She has a wonderful speaking Ministry for Mom’s and their daughter’s on many subjects that are apart of life and she present it in a Christian way.
She helps others when they need help, she give great advise, she is very patient and understanding.Alyssa has information on many subjects on her sites that she has done a wonderful job on.Alyssa deserves to win for all her hard and carring job that she is doing.God has surely Graced Alyssa with a lot of wonderful tallents.Her heart is filled with so much joy. It would be a shame if she did not win.
Everyone Be Blessed,
Blessings, TrinaLynn
http://www.freewebs.com/wahmangelsadvertising
August 15th, 2007 at 12:19 am
I vote for Jen. She is on the verge of greatness. I have been seeing her out and about and reading so many awesome things about her. I think this would put her over the top.
August 15th, 2007 at 2:17 pm
I would like to vote for ALyssa, because I know how wonderful MM is to a mom in ministry, and I also know how hard it is to afford all the little extras while being a mom in ministry. So my vote is for Alyssa! Good luck Alyssa! :)
August 15th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
I vote Melissa Ingold because I have learned quite a bit from her Writing From Home website and I know it had to be a very hard decision to leave MM so she could put the funds toward getting a home.
I’m sure everyone is very deserving of this though so best wishes to everyone!
August 16th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
I believe that Michelle Ingold should win. I have enjoyed receiving her e-mails and I always find a good point or two to implement out of each one!
Good luck, Michelle!
Melanie McClendon, Owner
http://www.BeeGiftEmporium.com
August 16th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
I vote for Melissa Ingold. Her emails are both helpful and informative. I believe if she wins, the knowledge she will gain from the MM will also benefit her readers.
August 16th, 2007 at 5:23 pm
I vote for Melissa Ingold. I think the fact that she gave up her chance in order to pursue her family’s dream of a house is to be commended. It would be easy to have been selfish, but she chose to put them fast. Isn’t that what a “good” Mom does. I’ve also been getting her emails for a while, even before I found out about MM. I think she deserves the change to get back in to where she feels she belongs.
August 16th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
My vote’s for Melissa Ingold. I find her website and ezine to be very helpful for those of us who are not copy writers by nature, and she’s also very professional and pleasant to work with.
August 16th, 2007 at 8:26 pm
I vote for Melissa Ingold. I’d love to see her back in the Mom Masterminds community. I commissioned Melissa to do writing for me and I was very pleased with the quality and promptness. I think MM will be very valuable for Melissa, and vice versa.
Melissa has my vote!
Diana
August 16th, 2007 at 9:45 pm
Please accept my vote for Melissa Ingold. I receive a lot of newsletters in my inbox, and hers is one of the few I read beginning to end. She is a great writer, uses words well, uses good grammar, and I have yet to see a spelling error in one of her newsletters. This is important to me, as I am an editor. She has some very awesome ideas, and is so willing to share them with us, her readers. She deserves this honor.
Marilyn Tenney
http://www.easyfoodmixes.com
August 16th, 2007 at 11:20 pm
wow – I would vote for everyone if I could… but, of these 5 women, I have only had the opportunity to work with Melissa – and she is wonderful to work with! My vote has to go to Melissa…
Good luck everyone!
August 17th, 2007 at 7:53 am
I vote for Melissa Ingold. The information that I have received from her so far has change the way that I do things personally and professionally. Keep up the good work Melissa. Good Luck to Everyone
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August 17th, 2007 at 8:58 am
Whoo Hoo!! My vote goes to Alyssa Avant! She is so deserving to win this contest and wish her the best of luck!!
August 17th, 2007 at 8:59 am
I vote for Alyssa Advant. I think her work is a really worthwhile cause and having the membership to Mom Masterminds will help her to excel.
August 17th, 2007 at 10:10 am
my vote is for Alyssa! She is really determined to make the most of her business and I know this membership would be so helpful to her.
August 17th, 2007 at 10:52 am
I vote for Melissa Ingold.
August 17th, 2007 at 11:37 am
I vote for Melissa Ingold. She has done multiple projects for me and her work has been exceptional. I know she is venturing down a new path in her business and this MM Membership would be wonderful for her.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
I vote for Alyssa Avant.I think she has a truly wonderful ministry for young girls!
August 17th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
My vote is for Alyssa Avant. Alyssa has been a member of my Ryze network, Parents Working From Home & Loving It, for a long time. She has contacted me many times on advice for marketing her business, and just helping to grow her business, so I know that she is very serious about building a successful business. I believe that with the help of the MM Membership that Alyssa would really excel in her business and become a great work at home success story!