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Blogging - Why Isn't It Working For You?
OK You've Tried:*Blogging *Blog and Ping *Automated Sites *AdSense *Affiliate Marketing *Creating A WebsiteAND NOTHING IS WORKING!!!NOW I can't help you with Automated Sites . . . they don't work most of the time, but I can help you with the rest. There is an answer to this dilemma and that answer IS...(Drum Roll Please)YOUR LIST Let's go down the list of items above:*Blogging If you own a list you can inform your list about your new Blog and you'll create instant traffic.*Blog and Ping Every time you

something pampering! She is working her tail off to keep the house, raise the kids AND run a business. We start getting a little bit wiped out after a while and need something to re-charge our batteries. Trust me… she’ll “thank you” for it ;)

-Find a Mom’s Networking group…

There are so many wonderful networking groups out there that are made up of other work-at-home-moms (WAHM’s) that are facing (or have faced) the same issues you are. One of my personal favorites is MomPack.com. I have had the honor of making many new online friends there, and count it as a valued asset to my business and my life.

There are lots of others too – what business do you have? I’m sure there is a group out there! Are you a Christian? Try CWAHM.c

The New Marketing Landscape
Many of us in the marketing services and/or agency business are starting to see some real tangible marketing patterns emerging that businesses need to be aware of if they want to leverage their marketing dollars in this "post .com implosion economy."Good Web Site Design increasingly More ImportantIt's imperative for a company to have a quality web site today - but many firms are still throwing up web sites that are just poorly designed or overly complex. Poor navigation (menus and overall site structure) when coupled with low quality graphics is really problematical (!) - online visitors think less of your company as a result which will hurt revenue in the long run. Many think just doing a minimal job is sufficient but they aren't fact

Does this sound like you? Yep, me too. How can we bring in the extra income that our family needs, yet still be a full-time Mommy? There is a delicate balance that every work-at-home-parent has to find. Here are a few ideas that I have used – perhaps they will help you to find your own balance!

-Invest in a timer – and use it!

I’m talking about those old-fashioned ticking kind of timers with the loud, annoying bell. This timer can be used to give your kids a set amount of time to do a task you ask them to do, and it can be used to give yourself a set time to work.

I often will tell my girls “Mommy needs 10 more minutes of work time, then we can play. I need to finish (xyz) and it will take me this much time – IF you will not interrupt.” I have found that this works amazingly well – it keeps me on track with the time I tell my kids, and they know that when that bell rings, Mommy is fair game!

-Get up extra early

Oy, this one is a tough one! I am a night owl, so getting up before my kids is often a chore. However, I have found that when I can pry my eyes open and the house is still quiet, I can sit and have a quiet time with the Lord, unload the dishwasher in preparation for the day, have a cup of coffee with my husband (does this EVER happen anymore?!?!) or any number of other short tasks… in peace!

-Stay up extra late

I much prefer this method! I have found that I need to be asleep before 10:29 pm or I will lay there awake for a couple of hours. Those couple of hours can be very useful! The house is quiet, there are no interruptions, and I can get some real WORK done! My brain can function like a normal adult’s should, and I don’t have to switch gears in the middle from savvy business-woman to Chief Boo-boo Kisser at a moment’s notice.

I recommend choosing one end of the candle or the other – don’t try to do both! Moms also need our rest – which brings me to the next tip

-Take A Break!

We all know how it is… we have a (usually self-imposed) deadline that we HAVE to meet, so we will work all hours of the day and night to meet it. When we finally finish the project, we find ourselves crumpled on the couch sipping hot tea and wondering where this cold suddenly came from…

I’ve been there too. Moms, we NEED to take breaks, if not for our own health and sanity, then for the sake of our kids! They need to have Mommy & Me time even more than we need the break, and, quite frankly, we are useless to the house with a cold! Remember that timer? Set it for 15 minutes & go do the dishes, read a book to your pre-schooler, play a game of tag outside on the lawn. Or take it a step further & schedule your family a morning (or day) off! Take the kids to the park, children’s museum, heck, even McD’s will fit the bill! Get out of your PJ’s (I know you’re wearing them!) and out of your house!

Oh, for the dads that may be reading this… SEND YOUR WIFE to get a haircut, manicure, massage, a night off without the kids… something pampering! She is working her tail off to keep the house, raise the kids AND run a business. We start getting a little bit wiped out after a while and need something to re-charge our batteries. Trust me… she’ll “thank you” for it ;)

-Find a Mom’s Networking group…

There are lots of others too – what business do you have? I’m sure there is a group out there! Are you a Christian? Try CWAHM.co

Little and Big Commitments
The car was drop-dead gorgeous. It had a beautiful dark blue exterior and the interior was brown - very sporty - with a 6-speed manual transmission too boot. There was no use denying it. I was in love. I probably reduced my negotiating leverage immediately by falling in love with it; however, at that point I just wanted to see it in my driveway.The love affair was tempered, slightly, when the salesman handed me the key. It was bent like the leaning Tower of Pisa. The salesman didn’t dare try to bend the key back into place because it certainly would have broken, which would have sent me to another dealership. He promised to order two new keys, so I bought the car and left.They never sent any keys, nor did they communicate with me

rupt.” I have found that this works amazingly well – it keeps me on track with the time I tell my kids, and they know that when that bell rings, Mommy is fair game!

-Get up extra early

-Stay up extra late

I recommend choosing one end of the candle or the other – don’t try to do both! Moms also need our rest – which brings me to the next tip

-Take A Break!

-Find a Mom’s Networking group…

There are lots of others too – what business do you have? I’m sure there is a group out there! Are you a Christian? Try CWAHM.c

Want To Make Money With Affiliate Marketing – Treat It Like A Real Part Of Your Business
When it comes to making money with affiliate marketing, there are a lot of ways not to make money.When a typical website owner hears that they can make money with affiliate marketing, they go out and decide to put some affiliate links up on their website. Since all the hype makes affiliate marketing sound easy, they figure people will click on those links and buy, buy, buy.Two months later when they still haven’t made a single sale, they decide that affiliate marketing doesn’t work. The problem with affiliate marketing isn’t that it doesn’t work. It’s just that it’s not quite as simple as all the hype makes it sound.If you want to make money as an affiliate marketer, then you’re going to have to put some effort into making it

ours. Those couple of hours can be very useful! The house is quiet, there are no interruptions, and I can get some real WORK done! My brain can function like a normal adult’s should, and I don’t have to switch gears in the middle from savvy business-woman to Chief Boo-boo Kisser at a moment’s notice.

I recommend choosing one end of the candle or the other – don’t try to do both! Moms also need our rest – which brings me to the next tip

-Take A Break!

-Find a Mom’s Networking group…

There are lots of others too – what business do you have? I’m sure there is a group out there! Are you a Christian? Try CWAHM.c

Measuring Training Programs: Cost Vs Benefit
For decades companies have been struggling with the real costs, benefits and return-on-investment of training costs. With increasing online learning opportunities, organizations are finding their focus shifting from providing costly onsite training programs to the use of new tools and technology now available. Companies need to understand and apply the business analytics in order to fully appreciate the effectiveness and impact that e-learning and training offers.Companies invest large amounts of money, resources and time in training. According to a 2002 ASTD State of the Industry Report where over 375 major corporations were surveyed, companies spent between one (1) and three (3) percent of their total payroll on training. This tra

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I’ve been there too. Moms, we NEED to take breaks, if not for our own health and sanity, then for the sake of our kids! They need to have Mommy & Me time even more than we need the break, and, quite frankly, we are useless to the house with a cold! Remember that timer? Set it for 15 minutes & go do the dishes, read a book to your pre-schooler, play a game of tag outside on the lawn. Or take it a step further & schedule your family a morning (or day) off! Take the kids to the park, children’s museum, heck, even McD’s will fit the bill! Get out of your PJ’s (I know you’re wearing them!) and out of your house!

Oh, for the dads that may be reading this… SEND YOUR WIFE to get a haircut, manicure, massage, a night off without the kids… something pampering! She is working her tail off to keep the house, raise the kids AND run a business. We start getting a little bit wiped out after a while and need something to re-charge our batteries. Trust me… she’ll “thank you” for it ;)

-Find a Mom’s Networking group…

There are lots of others too – what business do you have? I’m sure there is a group out there! Are you a Christian? Try CWAHM.c

Transfer Pricing
Transfer pricing is a complicated issue, but worth understanding on at least a basic level if you work at all with multinational corporations. The price at which one unit of a firm sells goods or services to another unit of the same firm.The price that is assumed to have been charged by one part of a company for products and services it provides to another part of the same company, in order to calculate each division's profit and loss separately.Transfer pricing is the setting of prices in transactions that are not at ‘arm’s length’—for example, when one company sells goods to another company, but both companies have common ownership. There are several ways to determine the transfer price, including cost methods, market price methods,

-Find a Mom’s Networking group…

There are lots of others too – what business do you have? I’m sure there is a group out there! Are you a Christian? Try CWAHM.com, ChristianWAHM.com, or look online at RYZE.com to find many more! There are forums and groups for just about everything you can think of these days… just google your need followed by “forum” and you will be amazed at what you will find!

-Schedule your kids time first

Many WAHM’s also homeschool. How do they fit it all in? They schedule in school time first – before ANYTHING else can distract them from teaching their kids. Are your kids still too young for school? Not a problem! Set up a schedule for yourself that has time slots that are “Work Time” with lots of intermittent “Play Time” breaks. Your kids will be much easier to convince that you DO need to work if they know that they get Mommy on a regular schedule!

In our home the day starts with breakfast – we roll out of bed & head down to the kitchen to decide what we are going to eat, then I fix it while my girls go get their hair combed & beds made. This works out just about right, as we usually have pancakes. Then we have family time around the table while we eat, and can schedule our day. After breakfast we clean up the dishes and get dressed for the day. Then it is time for school – reading and numbers are as far as we are for now! They get play time while I check emails, and then we have lunch and do a craft. Unfortunately, mine are past the afternoon nap stage, so they usually get to choose a movie to watch after craft time – School House Rock is now on DVD! Then it is time to start dinner (which they now help with), clean off & set the table, etc. Evenings are family time – NO WORK ALLOWED! We have story time and they go to bed around 8:30, which gives us “couple time” for about an hour or so.

Yes, there are days that doesn’t work like this, however I try to keep us on a schedule – the kids function SO much better, and I find that I get more done when I take it in small chunks of time – un-interrupted by kids every 3 seconds!

I hope that some of these ideas will help you find that balance between working at home and the reasons that you chose this path. If we all take it day-by-day, we may find the time to enjoy more of those moments we chose to be at home for!

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