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Jobs For Stay at Home Moms
I'm Amanda Compton, Founder of HomeJobsForMoms.biz, a place to find WORK AT HOME JOBS FOR MOMS. I've been a work at home mom/stay at home mom since 2003. Working from home is a wonderful opportunity for ambitious moms & dads with an entrepreneurial spirit to make extra money at home. We share the latest home jobs leads & opportunities, tips to grow your business & work at home resources for moms. Making money online with your own business or getting real work at home employment is possible. If you want a real telecommuting job or a blogging job we are for you! Work from home whenever wherever...
I just found a free Mini Niche Marketing e-course. It is full of information and help. It helps you with the basics of niche marketing and totally recommend it to anyone creating content sites on the internet. So far, it has been very informative and did I mention that this Niche Marketing course was Free! Here is the link to the free mini niche marketing e-course!
I found a great free resource a few days ago to help with searching for Niche Keywords for your work at home/ home based business website. It is called NicheBot and it is a keyword database and keyword research search engine. So far it has worked really well for me in comparing keywords and competition for content websites. If you want to really succeed, finding your niche is important. Start here.
Niche Marketing is an important term to learn if you are a work at home mom and want to continue to grow your home based businesses. Many of us are focused on growing our home-based affiliate and advertising content websites. What is niche marketing?Niche Marketing is a marketing segmentation strategy in which your business focuses on serving one segment of the market. A niche is a small distinguishable segment that can be uniquely served. For example, "coffee" would be a general market segment and "hazelnut cream coffee" would be a niche in the coffee market segment. Why is niche marketing so important?Niche marketing is important because it is what helps you determine a particular business you are interested in that is not already saturated and thus allowing you to dominate in that niche and make more profits or revenue from your site and/ or home business. Here is a product that I think is amazing and I highly recommend it! Drive Massive Amounts of Laser-Targeted Traffic to Your Site And Instantly Uncover Niche Markets That You Can Easily Dominate!
Join AdsenseChat.com today! If you own a content site and are maximizing your revenue with google adsense then I recommend that you join adsensechat.com ( it's free) to help you make more money with your sites(s). There are so many adsense experts on hand and they are happy to help monetize your site! Join HERE today!
What is your home business? I own several websites and earn my income mostly through affiliate marketing, and to a lesser extent, advertising. When did you start? I started building my first website two years ago but didn't really understand affiliate marketing and how to market a website properly until about a year ago. Are you making money? Yes. And things are getting better every single month. It's very exciting to see your income grow, especially when a lot of it is somewhat passive and residual. Once you set things in motion and do the correct activities, the traffic and income just starts growing. What is your advice to other moms wanting to work from home? Find a mentor that you trust...someone who is successful in the field you want to enter, and follow her! I have a couple of mentors and when they speak, I listen...I buy the ebooks they recommend, read the articles they write, subscribe to their newsletter, and study what they do. I'm all about not reinventing the wheel, and learning from other people's experience. It saves me time and heartache. I also believe strongly in investing in myself and my business. I reinvest a large percentage of my earnings every month in Mom Masterminds, a mentoring program for serious wahms, and also educational ebooks or software that will increase my knowledge (and therefore grow my income) or otherwise save me time and energy. What is the best thing about being a WAHM? The ability to do something "else" (something that isn't related to mothering, wife, household stuff etc) is, to me, just as nice as the extra money. We spend so much time meeting the needs of others, having a home based business can do wonders for our self esteem and it's great for that "mommy brain" syndrome too ;) A few of my sites are http://www.natural-moms.com http://www.lemony-snicket-stuff.comhttp://www.business-moms-expo.com
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I just read Joel Comm's blog post today and found out about a great new resource that he has created. It is an Adsense Chat Forum and right now it is free! Yes, it's free! I just joined and I hope to learn a lot from the Internet Marketing Experts! If you are serious about making money through Adsense on your content based website then head on over to the Adsense Chat Message Boards and join!
I just came across this site today and I must say it is a wonderful resource for those of you who are blogging and want some free adsense help and tips! Darren from problogger.net shares his tips on making money from adsense while blogging. He tells you which aspects of your blog and adsense to work on specifically to make more money. HE tells you step by step on what to do and what has worked for him. This is a must read resource and best of all, it is totally free! If you are serious about making money from adsense then go there NOW!
Head on over to WAHMTalkRadio.com and hear Carrie's Interview! She is a great work at home mom! Kelly and her resident experts can be counted on for a wonderful show every Monday! Thanks Kelly!
If you are a work at home mom then chances are you are working hard at your business and are always looking for more ways to get traffic to your site. Being at the top of the top 3 search engines google, yahoo, and MSN are key to tons of FREE traffic. Yes, this is how you get visitors to your site for free. You pay no advertising money at all. I recommend SEOElite to get you to the top of the search engines quickly! This program will help you optimize your own website pages! This program will help you boost your sales and profits! If you are beginner, don't worry. There is a fool proof guide just for you! Get SEOElite today! You will be on your way to making more money from home!
If you are new to making money on the internet then you need to be made aware of affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is an agreement between two sites in which one site (the affiliate) agrees to feature content or an ad designed to drive traffic to another site. In return, the affiliate receives a percentage of sales from the product they marketed on their site. This means that you make money for promoting/marketing someone else's products. Doesn't this sound great? Some affiliate programs that I suggest for work at home moms is ClickBank.com , Sharesale.com , AffiliateFuel.com, Amazon.com Websponsors.com, Fastclick.com, and Paydotcom.com There are several other affiliate programs for moms to join also. These are just the obvious most successful ones. Clickbank.com has tons of products to promote. There is something for everyone there! Got any affiliate marketing questions? Need further clarification or help? I have just gotten deeper into affiliate marketing and I am really excited about it!
There are tons of work at home moms resource sites online. One in particular that is a true resource is BizyMoms.com BizyMoms.com offers several e-books and classes to help you start your own home-based business. The classes offered at BizyMoms.com are low cost and very affordable for the work at home mom on a budget. There are writing classes, website design classes, and many more classes to choose from. I hope you will stop by BizyMoms.com today and see what they have to offer moms who want to work from home as they are truly a wonderful resource.
Each week I will post a list of real work from home/telecommuting jobs I have found online. These are real at home jobs that you can apply for. For most of the telecommuting jobs, you will need to send in a resume to be considered. *Please remember that I am not responsible for these job listings. I am doing the research weekly in hopes to help work at home moms just like you find a real job from home. I will post what I find once a week right here at www.HomeJobsForMoms.biz This Week's List: Virtual Customer Support - Full Time $7/HRInternet Researcher - Part TimeProfessional Blogger ConsultantMarketing/Business Development - $10/HRCustomer Service/Lead Rep Personnel Designer Who Has Experience in Web Cam SitesPHP/mysql freelance There are several websites online in which you can find telecommuting jobs from home. Try searching Craigslist.org and Monster.com Stop back here every week for a new list of WAHM Jobs! Remember, you can always start your own site or blog, home business, or even join a direct sales company. There are a lot of business opportunities online. You just need the desire and information to succeed. Visit here daily to help you with your work at home journey to success!
The Keyword burner is a new tool that shows you how to get the most current adsense bid prices, adwords keywords, and the most current search information from google. Get your free video today to see how this all works. I got my free video and information last night! Get the FREE Keyword burner video now.
First of all, if you have a blog then you should ping it. Now you are wondering, what is pinging? Pinging is a way to let other users and other blog tracking sites know that you have updated your blog. You should ping your blog every time you write new content and update your blog. This way others know immediately that your blog has been updated. Now why is this good for your business? Pinging lets people know you have updated so they will come back to your site. This allows you to build blog traffic. Your blog is connected to your business or is your business (in my case and many others) and helps to build traffic. Since pinging alerts the major blog tracking sites it then helps search engines crawl and reindex your new content much quicker. This also helps your search engine positioning which is even better for your business. To ping your blog every time you update your blog, I suggest using Pingomatic.com since it is free. Don't pay for pinging software since this one is truly free and works just as good. Good luck with your blogging adventure! Amanda Compton
 What is your home business? Well I actually have two businesses. The first one I started was a virtual assistance business. I actually fell into it and didn't even put a website together until several months ago. I've since revamped the whole website and direction of the business and have included my husband. The second is affiliate marketing. This is my true passion. Since starting my very first information website years ago (which I no longer have) I've been hooked. I enjoy searching out and/or writing content people will enjoy and benefit from and offering affiliate links on the pages so that I can also make some money. It feels good to know there is no limit to the success I have achieve with my affiliate marketing business and no limit in websites either. Currently I have over 10 and am working my way to at least 31. Affiliate marketing is perfect for moms because once you build up your income it's pretty passive. If you do it right you could take days, weeks or even months away from your business and still make the money. And tell me that isn't just amazing! When did you start? I started working as a VA (virtual assistant) about three years ago. I started affiliate marketing around that time as well, but didn't really get the hang of it or become successful until a year and a few months ago. Are you making money? Yes I am :) I am actually now making more at home then I did outside the home and I only see that growing and growing in time. What is your advice to other moms wanting to work from home? Find something you're passionate about and run with it! Treat your business seriously and don't be afraid to spend money on your business. I've invested in learning materials, coaching and hiring VA's for my own business and it has paid off 100%. And also please don't give up. It may take months before you start seeing true success - heck it could be even longer then that. But you need to realize that if you're putting your all into the business and treating it like a business and not a hobby then it will pay off. It might just take a little longer then you had hoped. What is the best thing about being a WAHM? Well this one is easy, Amanda. ;) And I'm sure you know what it is. Of course the BEST is that I'm home with my son. I get to be his mommy every single day all day long. I don't miss out on any of the wonderful milestones in his life and I get to have fun everyday! Second to that is that I truly love what I do. I've been blessed by the Lord with a business that I'm passionate about and that makes me money. I'm truly an entrepreneur and could never see myself working for someone outside the hone again. I actually look forward to the morning now so I can sit down and start "working" but before I would DREAD the morning even as soon as the night before. There is nothing quite like loving what you do for a living. Thank you Amanda for this opportunity to share my story. I wish all the moms out there the best with their businesses.same goes for you. Nell Taliercio Please also provide your website names & URLS. MommysPlace.net
Get your copy of the Home Party 101 E-book on Ebay Here. For only $7.99, you get over 40 pages on Direct Sales Home Parties from start to finish. It also includes over 200 games to use at your home party. This e-book was written by a very successful work at home mom, Sue Enos, in the direct sales home business.
Hello everyone, I just found out today that there is a WAHM Print Newsletter on the way. It is being headed by Kelly McCausey of http://www.WAHMTalkradio.com and it is sure to be a hit in the wahm community! This print newspaper is specifically for work at home moms and it will be packed full of resources. Order your subscription HERE today! The introductory offer is available until September 4, 2005. You can also sign up to be an affiliate and promote Kelly's WC News! To be an affiliate of this product you need to sign up with PayDOTCOM . They are free!
Noteable WAHM Bloggers! WAHM ( Work at home mom) bloggers are popping up everywhere! Work at home moms are using blogs to further their business, to connect to customers, and to increase traffic to their business websites. Blogging, so far, is a good thing for WAHMS! Some work at home mom bloggers have a noticable impact in the work at home mom community and the blogosphere. Most, if not all, of these wahms have more than one blog. Here is my list of "Noteable" WAHM bloggers for now. AliceSebaNellTaliercioKellyMcCauseyCarrie LauthIf you feel like you belong on this list, post a comment!
Each week we will give a listing of work at home mom websites that we feel are worthy of advertising your home business on. 1.) http://www.Webmomz.com Google PageRank: 5 Alexa Ranking: 142,566 This site consistently gets good reviews and testimonials about their advertising spaces. You can get a one way text link advertising space on their main page under Top Sites To See for only $14.95 per month. 2.) http://www.wahmtalkradio.com Google Page Rank: 5 Alexa Ranking:40,563 This talk radio show websites gets tons of traffic and you can purchase a radio show interview for only $25.00. Your interview will be archived for 90 days. You can also get a one way text link with the search term of your choice for only $25.00 per month. 3.) http://www.MommysHelperOnline.com Google Page Rank: 5 Alexa Ranking: 171,918 This site has several advertising packages that you can choose from. The biggest value advertisement is a Button Space for $15.00 per month via subscription. 4.) http://www.MoneyMakingMommy.com Google Page Rank:5 Alexa Ranking: 83,092 Money Making Mommy is a huge resource for work at home moms. There are several advertising opportunities available but I think the best advertising space is the Featured Text Listing for only $3.33 per day. This ad runs throughout the entire site and a bonus is that it runs throughout ParentingHumor.com also with no extra cost. 5.) http://www.OurSmartbaby.comGoogle Page Rank: 4 Alexa Ranking: 360,817 This is a new parenting blog for babies and toddlers. You can get a text ad on the top of the main page and it runs throughout the entire site for only $16.00 per month. If you want to get the ad directly through the site owner instead of going through Adbrite then there is a discounted rate. You get an extra $2.00 off! ***Here at HomeJobsForMoms.biz we offer some great advertising opportunities. You can get a text advertisement or 125x125 or smaller button advertisement for only $15.00 per month. This advertisement is shown throughout the entire site for 30 days! We also have exclusive listings for direct sales companies and business opportiunities.
Three Types Of Websites That Can Make You A Fortune By Joel Comm One of the best things about making money on AdSense is that anyone can do it - and with just about any type of website. You don't have to own a mini-Amazon or build a budding Ebay to make big stacks of cash on the Internet; you just have to have a site that attracts users. AdSense For Owners Of Commercial Sites A lot of people who have built a website specifically to make money worry about putting ads on their sites. They're concerned that people might be put off buying if their browsing is interrupted by intrusive ads. That's absolutely right. If your ads are intrusive, then you are going to annoy your users. But if you've used all the strategies I recommend in my book Google AdSense Secrets to blend your ads into the site, then not only will you keep your users sweet, you'll also increase the number of your click-throughs. Not everyone who reaches your site will buy. In fact, most won't. You've paid for those users; shouldn't you profit from them? Put AdSense ads on the right pages and in the right way and you'll make even more money from your site. And that's the point, right? AdSense For Owners Of Information Sites Information sites are probably the most obvious places to put AdSense. If you've created a site that's designed to teach other people about your favorite topic - whether it's video games, mahjong or raising guppies - then AdSense is ideal for bringing your site money. Again, you'll still need to be smart about the way you use those ads (just put them on the site any old how and you'll barely make enough money to pay for the server.) Do it properly and use all the proven AdSense revenue-generating techniques and you'll be able to turn your hobby into cash. AdSense For Owners Of Blogs Blogs are intended to simply let people know what their writers think - and do no more than that. But a lot of bloggers have recently discovered that with the help of AdSense, their blogs can quickly become cash cows! Because they're updated regularly, Google loves blogs and because they have regular visitors so do advertisers. The techniques used to get blog readers to click on ads are a bit special but once you've read up and know what you're doing, you should be able to turn your writing into a very nice income indeed. For more Google AdSense tips, visit http://www.adsense-secrets.comCopyright © 2005 Joel Comm. All rights reserved -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joel Comm is Dr. AdSense, an Internet entrepreneur who has been online for more than 20 years. Joel is co-creator of ClassicGames.com, now known as Yahoo! Games and is the author of the web's best-selling AdSense ebook, "Google AdSense Secrets (Or What Google Never Told You About Making Money With Adsense)".
Common Work at Home Scams Scams are every where online. Just about every where you go online you will find ads for so-called "easy and fast money" jobs. Anything that promises "easy money" or "big bucks part time" is full of it. Don't waste your time on something that promises fast and easy money because it's not going to happen. Let's delve into the scams out there and then talk about resources you can use to research a company! Common work at home scams to avoid Typing "Jobs" - you can type in typing jobs in any major search engine and you'll pull up many of these so-called "jobs" typing for "easy" money. Most of the time you will pay a fee, and then they will send you information about how to place ads in local papers to "sell" this so-called job to others. This simply is not a "job" and it's nearly impossible to make a decent income with this. They post testimonials that are either made up or of successful internet marketers in order to persuade you into believing this is a great "job" for you. Envelope Stuffing - I'm sure you've seen this one everywhere and might have fallen for it. I sure did. Not once, but twice! I thought, "Well the first company was just a scam but this one looks legit" and, yes, I was wrong. I got scammed by this little sucker twice! Please do not fall for this tempting "job". What you'll probably receive (what happened to me) for your "small fee" (which is usually how its worded) is a letter telling you to place that same "envelope-stuffing" ad in newspapers, magazines, online sites and anywhere else you can get your ad. The only way you will earn money is to pass on this scam to other moms who desperately want to work at home. There's no stuffing of envelopes involved. You simply pass on this scam to others and get paid by charging a fee...the same way it happened to you. Please don't fall for this HUGE waste of time and please don't pass this scam on to others. Assembly/Crafting Scams- If you want to make money with assembly or crafting your best bet is to start your own business and sell your work online, locally and at fairs. The so-called jobs online for assembly or crafts are scams. Usually you will be required to buy supplies or a kit and then, after days or weeks of work, you would send in your work for payment. What usually happens is your work supposedly didn't meet the standards they have and they will either send it back for you to fix or they will keep it and not pay you. If you get the chance to "fix it" and send it back you’ll again be told it didn’t meet the standard. It's a nasty on going cycle and the end result is that you've wasted your hard earned money on the "kit" and you've wasted your valuable time for nothing. Processing Government Refunds- Boy this one sounds pretty interesting huh? Yet another scam for you to avoid. What the meat of this scam? Basically you'll see ads that you can earn $500 to $1500 a week processing 3rd party government refunds via your computer. You are told that you'll get a list of people who might be home owners and might be entitled to a refund by HUD. They make you pay up to $300 (or even more) for this list. What you’ll do is contact these people and try to get them to share the refund with you, BUT what they fail to tell you is these people can get refunds FREE by calling HUD themselves. So, if you go through this list and find a few people owed a refund, phone them up and tell them why you're calling, one of three things will happen: 1. They will hang up on you 2. They’ll listen to you, then tell you that their going to research this themselves. Doing so they will find out they don't need you and can get the refund on their own. Therefore you make nothing. 3. You find someone who actually takes you up on your offer. You "help" them get the refund they could have done on their own and you collect your portion. You've basically scammed that person out of all the money owed to them by withholding the fact that they can do this on their own and collect all the money. Just stay away from this - it's bad for all concerned. And in fact, the HUD site warns people of these so-called "tracers" ... that the public can collect a refund without a “tracer.” Chain Letters- This usually guarantees you to earn large amounts of money with a one time small investment. (See the trend? Scams ALWAYS ask you for money.) The typical chain letter scheme usually requires you to mail the chain letter, along with a specified amount of money to six (or more) people. And then they must do the same. There just simply aren’t enough people in the world to make this worth your time. AND, it's illegal! The post office says that chain letters are a form of unauthorized lottery and may violate federal mail fraud laws. They also warn not to waste your money! Read more about this at US Postal Service Inspection Services Medical Claims Billing- I'm sure you've seen this everywhere and it may have caught your eye. This one caught my eye, but I was fortunate enough to meet someone who told me to stay away. The ad will usually state you can make tons of money part time doing "Medical Billing/ Claims Processing. The fee for the software and training can be as high as $7500 or even more. You supposedly get a list of doctors and sample letters in order to gain clients. Although this isn't necessarily the typical scam, it's not as easy (or possible) as they claim it to be. If you want to do this I would take a local class on Medial Billing (or an accredited online school) and then get an offline job doing this...then build your client list and make it home-based. What have we learned from the examples above? If you have to pay a free, it's a scam, rip off or just not worth your time! So stay away from the above scams. I would also like to discuss some common red flags to look for with any job offer. They ask a fee - you should NEVER pay for a job They claim it's easy work - a real job is never easy They claim you can earn great money for little work - a real job will never claim you can make riches with little to no work. They have testimonials about the "job" - a real job offer isn't going to need testimonials posted. Why would they? If they aren't trying to sell something to you, then they won't need to convince you that it's worth your time. If it says "no kits, no fee's, not MLM...etc." - a real job isn't going to post that in their job ad. If you find a "job" advertised like that you can guarantee it's a business opp. or outright scam. The words "No Experience Necessary" - although there are some jobs out there that don’t require experience they often won't make that a big part of their ad (or at all) and usually you find this on scam ads. A 900 number to call for more information - any legitimate company will call you or provide you with an 800 number. If they are a smaller company and don't have an 800 number, then if you inform then you don't wish to use your long distance to call them, they will usually call you. Resources- The Better Business Bureau Web Assured ("Watch List" to see complaints on companies) The Federal Trade Commission's Consumer Response Center Scambusters - newsletter you can join too The National Fraud Information Center Nell Taliercio is the owner of a leading work at home mom resource website packed full of unique information for the telecommuter, business owner and virtual assistant. Visit http://www.mommysplace.net today!
Each week we will be spotlighting and featuring 2-3 successful work at home moms. I am doing this to give back to the work at home mom community and to show other mommies that you can work at home successfully. If you are interested in being featured totally free and you can answer the interview questions then please send an email to ajcebay@yahoo.com with "Successful WAHM Interview" as the subject line. I would be happy to interview you! Remember this is free advertising for you and your business. I look forward to hearing from many successful WAHMS!
If you are a work at home mom then I really suggest that you get a blog and use it as an extension of your business. I am sure you are probably wondering "how exactly can a blog work for me?" Well, it can. Two main ways that blogging is beneficial to your business is as follows: 1.)Blogging allow you to share your expertise and knowledge in a certain area and allows you to connect to your audience. 2.) Blogging gives you better search engine rankings. So what are you waiting for? Get a blog today! If you have a blog but need to learn more then join Kelly McCausey & Lynette Chandler on August 17, 2005 for Blogging Part 2 in the Hot Summer Seminar Series Live Chat. These two work at home moms are wonderful women and very intelligent when it comes to successful blogging. I will be there. I can always learn more.
What is your home business? Dugan's Travels When did you start? I have been with Dugan's Travels since July of 1999 Are you making money? yes I am! What is your advice to other moms wanting to work from home? Find something that you love to do and are passionate about, then you will be successful! What is the best thing about being a WAHM? Being able to work when I want to. I also enjoy being able to spend time with my children. Barb Cerbie is the Manager & Training Coordinator of Dugan's Travels. The agency currently has over 500 agents with the agency, we take on a train people with little or no experience.Barb lives in CT with her husband of 9 years and their 2 little girls ages 8 and 2 1/2. http://www.duganstravels.com
Work at Home Mom Success Story Interview with Sandi Clark of www.sandistastygreetingsandgifts.comWhat is your home business?I have several under the guise of Sandi's Tasty Greetings & Gifts When did you start?Sandi's Tasty Greetings & Gifts started in June of 2004. I started off with Greeting Cakes and have added several products since then like, Fruta Vida, PlantMakers, Knot Blankets, and more. Are you making money? Yes I am. I always make sure I have several items to choose from by several different companies. What is your advice to other moms wanting to work from home?Don't give up and believe in your products. ESPECIALLY believe in yourself. Keep up on all the information you can on your products as there are people out there who want to take your clients. Also know your competition. Be patient, you won't get rich overnight. What is the best thing about being a WAHM?The best thing is that you have the best of both worlds - Your children and your job. Working from home is a job, not a sideline. It is YOUR job. It's also nice to work in my jammies LOLOL. You set your own hours around your family. It's an honorable way to make a living. About Sandi:My name is Sandi Clark. I am 48 years old. I have 2 natural children, 2 stepchildren, 3 grandchildren, 1 husband who is an 18 wheeler truck driver, and 2 of the cutest dogs in the world. I am a disabled veteran. I served my country for 11 years in the Air Force. One of my natural children was born mentally challenged so I gave up my career to be a stay at home mom to take care of him. To this day, I have never regretted that choice.
Ok, many of you may have realized that this site was down for a few days. We are back up and running with a new hosting company and everything should be fine. We will start with our first work at home mom success story interview tomorow. I will be doing 2 wahm success stories each week. I hope you will stop in each week and read these inspirational stories. http://www.HomeJobsForMoms.biz
It's true! Moms, you can be making extra money with blogging. Jen from JenSense interviewed Jason Calacanis of Weblogs,Inc. and they are on target to make 1 million ( yes, $1,000,000) dollars with adsense over the next 12 months. This is so exciting and inspiring to hear! Head on over to the interview for tips on making more money from adding Google Adsense to your blog. I am currently making money from blogging and it is exciting to hear about the success of other people! You, too, can make extra money from blogging. But first you should know the basics: What is a blog? A blog is an online journal. Where do I get a blog? I suggest starting with blogger. It's free and very easy. Good luck with blogging! I'd be happy to answer any basic questions that you may have. Feel free to comment :)
If you are here chances are that you want to make money from home and run a successful online business. If you want to make money from home then you need to "act" like you are going to a job everyday otherwise your home business will surely fail or atleast not grow. I know this from personal experience. When I first started my home business, I started it as a hobby and I really didnt put the time, commitment, and professionalism into that I should have. I didn't set goals, I didn't get organized, and I didnt even have a real business plan! I just put some information on some pages and said I am officially in business! Well I finally realized that this will not work. I realized I needed to act like I was going to a job and what I mean by this is that I needed to be a "professional". If you have ever worked outside the home then you know you have to be on time, look & act profesional, and do a certain amount of work each day. This is how you need to be ( to some extent) in your home business if you really want to be sucessful. http://www.HOmeJobsFOrMOms.biz
Do you work from home? Are you looking for wholesale products? I have put together a list of free wholesale resources for you to find the perfect products for your new home business at true wholesale prices. This a real, free wholesale list. Please visit the following links to find wholesale products. www.WholesaleCentral.com -The Internet's Largest wholesale directory and marketplace of active wholesalers, importers, and manufacturers. This site offers free service to qualified resellers. This is strictly business to business. www.wholesalelist.com - This is a free USA wholesale directory! No Gimmicks! They offer As seen on TV products, computers, crafts, jewelry, drop ship items, and so much more. www.globalsources.com - offers product & trade information for volume buyers globally. www.accessoriespalace.com - Wholesale dollar store items, Halloween & Christmas wholesale items, charm bracelets & novelties. www.4sgm.com - Four Seasons General Merchandise carries over 10,000 carefully selected wholesale items in 50 different categories. There is a $350.00 minimum purchase. You may also want to check out DollarDays.com.
Want a way to promote your home business for free? Offer a contest on your site and give a prize away to a lucky winner. Contests draw a lot of traffic because contests are fun and let's face it, everybody likes free stuff! Contests will keep potential customers coming back to your site over and over and it wont cost you any advertising money! Listen to me talk "contests" this week with Kelly McCausey over at WahmTalkRadio.com
____________________________________________ Your First and Most Important Sale is At Home By Warren Greshes I'll never forget the day I decided to start my own business (it was two decades ago, when I still had hair!) I came home and told my wife. Normally, when you tell someone you're starting your own business, you'd expect them to say, "Are you sure this is what you want to do?" Or, "Do you think this is a good time to quit your job?" Or even, "What kind of business are you starting?" Not my wife. She turned to me, looked me right in the eye and said, "It's about time." How could I possibly fail? Starting and operating a small business is not easy. It takes a tremendous amount of energy and time, along with a total unwavering commitment. More than fifty percent of new businesses don't make it past the first five years. Sales is an extremely hard profession because it entails so much rejection. Far more people say "No," than "Yes." It takes time to build your business and your customer base. Even after you become successful, it's not over. It takes the same effort to stay successful. Salespeople and business owners, especially new ones, go out there every day and get their brains beaten in. The last thing you need is to go home and get your brains beaten in. Home has to be the one place you can go for unflinching, no questions asked, support. If you are contemplating starting your own business, or a new career in sales, make sure you have total support at home. If you don't, I'd think twice about making the move. Salespeople and business owners, especially those first starting out, work long hours; many of them work nights. I have seen numerous careers and businesses sidetracked because a non-supportive spouse couldn't understand why their spouse wasn't home more often. They also couldn't understand why those long hours weren't yielding an immediate monetary bonanza. But, as I've said many times before, money is always the last thing that comes. It is a by-product of all that action. How can you possibly expect to get through those early lean times without total support at home? One solution I've found is to bring your spouse into the process. First, sit them down and have them buy into your long-term plan. Solicit their input. Explain about the long hours, possible nights and weekends and show them when you might expect to see some real money out of the effort. Then, take them to work with you. I think the best thing you can do is have your spouse spend a couple of days on the job with you. Have them come into the office or out on sales calls. Let them see what you do when you work those nights and weekends. Let them see how hard you're working. I'm sure that will give them a better appreciation for what you do. I know the first time I brought my wife out with me on a road trip it was a real eye-opener. The first morning we were back home she remarked, "I'm so tired and all I did was sit and watch. I can't imagine how exhausted you must be." Everyone needs somebody in their corner. Everyone needs a safe place they can go to feel good about themselves when all around them seems to be crumbling. If you can't convince the people at home to be in your corner, no matter what, how are you ever going to convince your clients? Copyright © 2005, Warren Greshes. All rights reserved. _________________ Warren Greshes, CPAE, Speaker Hall of Fame Speaking of Success 800-858-1516 Listen to Warren's radio show, "Talking Success" on the World Talk Radio Network. http://www.worldtalkradio.com/archives.asp?sid=84 Warren's new Blogging site: http://www.greshesblog.com for up-to-date information on Sales, Success and Customer Service.
I have received a lot of emails asking about how to start a home candle business. Many people have found me through my Business Opportunity Directory via search engines. I have found some great resources that can help you start up your own home candle business. Tips On How To Start Your Candle Business - This site provides in depth information on how to start up, how to make candles, and where to buy your candle supplies wholesale. You should really check this site out if you are a crafty person and would love to make your own candles then resell them! National Candle Association - This is a great national resource on candles in general. It is a must read if you want to start your own candle business.
Candle Making Instructions - This site provides instructions on how to make candles If you dont want to make your own candles and want to be a reseller you can buy candles wholesale. You can also join a direct sales candle company and make a commission from the candles you sell. Go here for more information Work at Home Moms Business Opportunity & Ideas Directory
Message boards or forums are a great place to meet new online friends and network. Most of the Work at Home Mom Boards also allow you to advertise your business for free in your signature and some allow you to post an advertisement on a specific forum or board. We have a free Work at Home Mom Forum over at ContestForMoms.com and you can post your ads and questions, tips, advice, help,etc for free 24 per day! Come on over and join us! There are some other great Work at Home Mom Message Boards out there too! I frequent some of them and they provide great help and advice for moms who want to work from home and for those that already do and want to grow their business! Here are the boards I recommend: InternetBasedMoms Message BoardsMommysHelperOnline Message BoardsMyMommybiz Message BoardsIf there are any other Work at Home Mom Message boards out there that you feel are a great resource, let me know. Feel free to comment! _________________________________________________
Top 10 Ways to Stay Sane as a Work at Home Mom by Nicole Dean The other day, someone asked me what it's like to be a work at home mom. I just blinked back at him, my mind blank. How could I possibly describe life as a work at home mom? Only someone who's lived it can understand the juggling act it requires. Work at home moms have the usual responsibilities of being a mom - folding laundry, scheduling doctor's appointments, helping with homework, reading bedtime stories, and basically being on call 24-hours a day. In addition, there is the conundrum of how to find time to work and answer emails, do networking, update bookkeeping, make phone calls, and more. And, it must fit into a 24 hour day. So, how do we do it? How do we stay sane in the chaos? It's disclaimer time. I am not the person to give advice on sanity. I'm pretty sure I filed away my sanity last year when I did taxes. I have my days where I say "That's it! I'm getting a regular job!" But, then I talk to my wonderful friend who reminds me of the reality of the real world -- the traffic, the boss who won't let me go to my son's field trip, and the fact that I'd probably have to buy pantyhose again. She manages to slap some sense back into me every time. I hate pantyhose. Working from home the last few years, I've picked up a few handy tips. They aren't magic beans, that, when planted, will grow you a nanny and a housekeeper, but they can help you to enjoy being a work at home mom just a little bit more. 10. Freezer Cooking! This is my personal life-saver. Spend one day during the week or one day each month assembling meals and your reward is a freezer filled with food. Then, when it's time to make dinner, just grab a healthful, inexpensive meal from your freezer, heat it up and serve. Think about it. Next time you cook dinner, quadruple the recipe and put what you don't eat into the freezer for later. Presto! Magic food will appear in your freezer the next time you need it. 9. Pay it Forward- By helping others, it reminds us that many of our own problems are much smaller than they appear. Whether you donate money, give blood, or volunteer your time, you are setting a beautiful example for your children. Involve your older kids and make volunteering a family activity. 8. Stay Healthy - Dust off your rollerblades, strap a pillow across your bottom and hit the pavement. Or surprise your children and the dog with a nice long walk. 7. Organize, organize, organize! If you're spending hours each week sorting through piles of paper, looking for receipts or "to do" lists, that is wasted time and unnecessary frustration. Sweep the Magic 8 ball, the empty jar of peanuts, the Slinky, and the Snickers wrapper off your desk right now. You can do it! 6. Save Money - As Benjamin Franklin wrote in Poor Richard's Almanac "A penny saved is a penny earned." Work at home moms know how hard it can be to earn a penny. So, do everything you can to save those hard-earned cents. 5. Time Management - Don't let Time Stealers make you work any longer than you need to. When you're sitting in front of your computer or talking on the phone, that is time away from your children. Always remember your "why". WHY are you working from home? If the reason is to spend more time with your kids, then figure out how to make that happen! 4. Learn and Learn some More! - Find a mentor or someone who you like the way they handle their business. Network with other moms who are successful, take online classes, or hire a coach. Invest in yourself and you'll invest in your business. 3. Play with your Kids - Whether you sit down to play a board game, or drive Hot Wheels around the carpet, there's always fun to be had. If you need some ideas, check out http://www.ShowKidsTheFun.com 2. Keep your sense of humor. Laugh every day! Turn off your computer, put in your copy of The Village People "YMCA" (I know you have one) and Dance! Dance! Dance! And the number one way to stay sane as a Work at Home Mom ..... 1. Always remember "The days are long, but the years are short." Although it oftentimes feels like the days drag by as a work at home mom, remember that the years are flying by. It's that reminder that keeps me grounded on days when the projects are heavy and the beach is calling. If you're looking for me, you can find me at the beach! Nicole Dean is the mostly-sane Mom behind http://www.showmomthemoney.com - helping WAHMs Succeed. If you want to be a successful and mostly-sane work at home mom, too, don't miss Nicole's free tutorial at http://www.showmomthemoney.com/free-tutorial.htm
Job Lead Websites To Use in Your Telecommuting Search Let me ask you a question: are you tired of using job sites only to find scam after scam? I bet you're nodding your head in agreement to that question. I know that I was sick and tired of spending all my time online searching for telecommuting jobs only to find scams. Any type of free job site is going to have a few scams, but some sites have more legitimate jobs than others, and some are easier to use than others. There is one job site that I enjoy, have found the most legitimate jobs from, is the easiest to search through, and has a good variety of jobs. This site is http://www.craigslist.org/. If you've never used this job search website, I would start using it today! What makes it such a superior job lead website? Well, let me tell you what I personally like about it. I like that there is an option to search telecommuting jobs only; not too many job sites have this option built into the search feature. You simply go to whatever city you want, select whatever category you want, and click on the telecommuting option. Then, it pulls up the telecommuting jobs! It's sooooo easy! I also enjoy that there are so many great categories, and there are some really diverse categories. If you're looking for jobs in administration, biotech, writing, teaching or many others, you can find them at http://www.craigslist.org/. I also enjoy that there are so many cities and countries to search through. If you're searching for Canadian telecommuting jobs, there are options to search that country. If you're looking for telecommuting jobs in Ireland, there is an option to search that country and many other countries as well. Plus well over 30 US cities! To find the best results, I go to http://www.craigslist.org/ and start with the first city, Albany, and start with the first category, accounting and finance, and then start searching through every city and category! Sounds simple right? It is simple, but you need to stay committed to looking for jobs everyday. Telecommuting jobs go fast, so searching everyday at Craigslist.org will be your best bet. You need to jump on the jobs the day they are listed. Is this going to take time on your part? Of course, but if you're serious about working at home, you will find the time to search everyday for jobs. Craiglist.org is one of the easiest job search websites I've found, and it's one that I go to in order to find legitimate leads from every single day! My husband has even started using it to find offline jobs in our area. I have other job search websites that you can try out listed on my MommysPlace site. I haven't used all of the websites on this list, so please know that I can't vouch for them all or tell you if they are the best to use. You should try as many as you want in order to decide which ones work best for you. http://www.mommysplace.net/work_at_home_job_sites.html Now get out there and get searching! I wish you the best with your job search. Nell Taliercio is the publisher of a weekly telecommuting newsletter that helps moms and dads work at home. Read more about the newsletter and get your free listing of job links at http://www.telecommutinganswerlady.com - and for more telecommuting and home based business information head over to http://www.mommysplace.net
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