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Balancing Blogging and Mothering

I squinted to make sense of scattered letters through the glare on my screen.  Focused attempts at deciphering HTML became distracted by bursts of giggling from the other side of my window.  Rejoicing from finally making a text box that scrolled, I missed a small excited voice asking me to “look at me”.  Dripping hair and sopping wet footsteps ran inside to beckon me to join their mini water park complete with a blow up monkey pool.  Promising just five more minutes I shooed away wet fingers from my computer.  Next I looked up and the time for sprinklers, popsicles, and water slides … Continue reading →

Making LinkedIn Work for You

What is LinkedIn? LinkedIn is an online networking site for professionals. It is not just another Facebook or Twitter. LinkedIn boasts 100 million members who are interested in professional connections. Those on LinkedIn are business owners, CEOs, writers, those looking for a job or those offering a job and more. All of them gather to share ideas and opportunities. LinkedIn is where you talk shop. This is your virtual water cooler without the gossip and with all the knowledge. How can LinkedIn benefit your business? Connections: People are more likely to work with those they feel are friends. I know … Continue reading →

Dogs and Cats Who Blog

Do your pets keep a blog? Do they tweet? Do they have a Myspace page? Do they chat with other ani-pals on Facebook (or Dogbook or Catbook)? Writing for your pets can actually be a great creative exercise and imagination outlet. Think about it: you’re writing in a voice that is not your own, imagining what a pet’s daily life is like, and even interacting with other imagined animal personalities. If you’ve got a reluctant writer in the house, writing as a pet might be a good way to go. Twitter is fun for the one-liners — you have to … Continue reading →

Summer is a Good Time for Classes and Extra Training

As long as your home business is not a summer business or one where you are working harder during the summer months than any other time of year (and there are plenty of home business that are seasonal), summer can be a downtime or a slow time. For those businesses where summer affords us a little more leisure or non-work time, this can be the perfect time of year to take a class or get some extra training to help us improve our skills and business savvy. Many of us find that business just naturally slows during the summer months. … Continue reading →

Networking: What It Is and Why You Do It

Networking, simply defined is the art of building alliances. The goal is not to try to get as many business cards as possible in your rolodex but to build some sort of relationship with those whom you meet. Make a good impression and a lasting impression, and your job search might be just a little easier. Why Make a Point to Network? Everyone agrees that times are tougher and that getting your foot in the door is harder. In a survey of hundreds of businesses it was noted that in recent years, most new hires knew someone. Sending out cold … Continue reading →

Making it ALL More Manageable

Alright, maybe I’m biting off more than I can chew here–surely I cannot give everyone advice on how to make every aspect of their home business more manageable–but we can put the problem out here on the table and brainstorm ways to take a home business from hectic and scattered to more “under control” and manageable… Here is what I do know–we humans have a tendency to avoid those things that are most problematic for us. When it comes to our home businesses, this can mean that we do the stuff we like and that comes easily for us and … Continue reading →

Networking Tip: Don’t Hang “Outside” The Group

Going to a networking activity, meeting or party isn’t enough—you have to actually learn how to behave and “work” the room in order to make the most of the opportunity. I am not talking about the schmoozy, speedy roaming from cluster to cluster that many people think of when they hear the term “working” the room—but you do have to actually move inside the circle in order to make the most of the gathering. Often, people who are uncomfortable or new to networking hang around by the food or beverages, or wander the edges of the room (looking at the … Continue reading →

Acquiring Lists From Networking Activities

Of course, the main reason we all attend networking activities is to grow our businesses. By making contacts and spreading out our sphere of influence, we give ourselves an increasingly broad collection of prospects. In addition to handing out and collecting business cards, and relying on our memories to make the most of networking activities, many times there are lists available of the other people in attendance. It pays to find out about those lists, and understand the protocol or restrictions in using them. If you attend a conference or workshop, chances are a list will be provided of all … Continue reading →

Networking in the Adoption World

There seem to be two types of adoptive parents. There are those who pretty much keep to themselves throughout their adoption journey and then there are those who jump into cyberspace and start making connections. Which “type” you are depends somewhat on your personality, but I also think that a great deal of the people who keep to themselves do it because they are unaware of the resources that are available and the help that they can be before, during and after your adoption. Why Network: There are so many reasons to network with other adoptive parents and also with … Continue reading →

How Networking on Message Board Forums Can Enhance Your Home Business

Earlier this week, I was contacted by a friend about a business venture that she is starting. Interestingly, I have never met this person nor have I ever heard her voice, but I feel an amazing connection with her and I am anxious to assist her with her project. Late last month, someone e-mailed me and said, “Traci, there is a great blogging job available that you would love”. I applied, here I am…and she was right! I have never met that person either, yet I consider her a dear friend. For anyone involved in a home business, networking with … Continue reading →