In continuation of yesterday’s theme, “Promote Your Business For Free” I am giving away one free 125 x 125 banner ad for the month of May, on The Work at Home Woman.

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To enter, sign up for a free subscription of The Work at Home Woman Newsletter, then email me (holly@theworkathomewoman.com) to let me know that you’ve subscribed. In your email please include your name, URL and attachment of your banner ad.

The winner will be chosen on May 1st at 4:00PM CST – so get your email in today! (more…)

By Holly Reisem Hanna

Do you have a new business that needs more exposure?

Are you trying to drive more traffic to your website?

Or do you have a small advertising budget? (more…)

By Holly Reisem Hanna

In this tough economy competition for home-based jobs is fierce, so to get noticed you’ll need to distinguish yourself from the crowd. Here are five key tips to help you stand out in this tough market.

1. Polish Your Resume. To make your resume stand out highlight your past achievements. Example: Increased organic web traffic by 45% by utilizing SEO techniques and social networking instead of the simply saying, incorporated SEO techniques and social networking into marketing plan.

Address any periods of unemployment by listing achievements and tasks completed during the time period. Example: From 2007 – 2009 while being a full-time stay at home mom, I created and managed a motherhood blog, volunteered at the local woman’s shelter and organized a monthly woman’s business group.

Remember to include a memorable cover letter, list of references, follow-up letter and phone call after you submit your resume. (more…)

By Holly Reisem Hanna

With as many as 250,000 social media type sites up and running, and with social networking sites being such effective places to network and promote your business, I often wonder how many social networks I should belong to?

I currently belong to six social media type sites; LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Delicious, Blog Catalog and Technorati; and I use each of them differently.

I use LinkedIn solely for my personal business contacts. (more…)

By Holly Reisem Hanna

For this Friday’s Lovable Links I am featuring some of my favorite blogs; some are related to blogging and social networking and the others are just plain fun to read. I hope you enjoy today’s picks.

Kikolani “the art of blogging ~ technically beautiful, artfully beneficial” is a wonderful blog on social networking, blogging, and other artful topics. Beautifully written, Kristi writes on topics that are thought provoking and useful to all writers. She also provides excellent resources for her readers. (more…)