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Have you ever wanted to launch your own work at home mom website? It seems like a lot of WAHMs do – there are hundreds of them on the web. More pop up every month and just as many drop off. Why do some WAHM site owners do well while others struggle to turn a profit?
For today’s show, we’re defining ‘WAHM Sites’ as websites created to provide information to work at home moms. (Not sites owned by moms for other purposes.)
I invited my friend Teresa Smolinski, a long time work at home mom to join me for a chat about the allure of WAHM sites and our thoughts on why some succeed while others fail.
Teresa admits that after ten plus years of working at home, she is starting to feel an itch to create something of value for the WAHM. How will her experience and success in business set her apart from others? Listen in!
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For the WAHM and her family,
Kelly McCausey
September 1st, 2008 at 9:29 am
Kelly,
What a great show Kelly. You two hit so many nails on the head. Thanks you for this great show.
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September 1st, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Great show. I find it very interesting. I took had/have a hankering to start a WAHM Site…but I knew that, aside from my ability to study & teach business principals, thoroughly plan and organize and find great solutions—I didn’t really have anything “new” to say. Which is why I have thought about doing a site for Jewish Work-At-Home-Moms. (Our calendar is very different & we could discuss what the Torah says about business, as well as motherhood. There is a lot out there for CWAHMs—but NOTHING for us!) But I have been reluctant to take on another large product.
But I love what you guys said about “Everyone is entitled to their own blog” I am now considering a “Jewish Work At Home Mom Blog”—I could start it, start building list and see what kind of response I get…
Thanks for making me think! I was great to hear my thoughts and experiences validated!
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Kelly,
Great topic here! I can remember many years ago when there were just a few wahm websites. Over the last few years they have been popping up everywhere, but most act only as an ad dump and offer no real content for the site visitors.
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September 6th, 2008 at 10:36 am
Thanks for the mention on your show. :—)
I agree with Work at Home Mom Tara—- most of the “WAHM” sites are total junk. They are just rip offs of other junk WAHM sites the owners have seen and think to be successful.
Hardly any of them are organized well, filled with good unique quality content and resources and information. And many are so littered with junky ads you can’t wade through the junk to even find the few good articles they have.
I only know of a few WAHM sites I’d ever go to in order to learn or recommend to others. I think if anyone wanted to start another WAHM site they’d need to put quality first and then look how to monetize. I have a feeling many do it the other way around and it shows.