Enter to Win a Free Banner Ad!
Tags: Free Advertising, Promotion, Promotional
Posted in Promotion 
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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.
Would you like to win?
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
20 Sites Where You Can Promote Your Business for Free
Tags: Business, Free Advertising, Getting Traffic, Promotion
Posted in Getting Traffic, Marketing 8 Comments »
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?
Here are twenty websites that will allow you to advertise for free: more
5 Key Job Hunting Tips to Land Your Ideal Work at Home Job
Tags: Interview, Land a Job, Networking, Resume, Work at Home
Posted in Business Information, Land a Job 8 Comments »
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.
For more resume tips see: Resume writing – 10 tips to generate more interviews and higher salary offers more
How Many Social Networks Should You Belong to?
Tags: Blog, Social Media Marketer, Social Networking, Social Networks
Posted in Getting Traffic, Social Networking 4 Comments »
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.
Facebook being more personal, I use to connect with friends, family, and more personal contacts I have made through networking. more
Lovable Links – Favorite Blogs
Tags: Blog, Blogging, Social Networking
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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.
Check out these great posts by Kristi: Twitter Lingo & Tips For New Twitter & Facebook Users, 8 Reasons to Use Delicious for Social Bookmarking, and Vacation Proofing Blogs and Social Networks.
The Blogger Source is a blog filled with “tools, tips and how to for the everyday blogger”. Highlighting different social networks and writing techniques, The Blogger Source is a must read for all bloggers!
Here are some of my favorite posts: What Twitter Tools To Use, Top 100 Blogging Tips and 10 Reasons Why You Should Leave Blog Comments. more
Repercussions of Blogging
Many stay at home moms, who want to create a second source of income, are jumping on the mommy blogging bandwagon. Blogging after all can be a wonderful opportunity for moms; it doesn’t require any special education, it can be done in the comfort of your own home, and it gives moms a way to interact socially with other moms.
The thing that makes mommy blogs so popular is that moms have a wealth of topics to write about. From poop explosions to interactions with the local play group, moms have an emotional connection to readers that many other niches can’t obtain.
But mommy bloggers beware; there can be negative repercussions to personal blogging. Nobody knows this better than Heather Armstrong of Dooce. Rated 24 out of the top 100 blogs by Technorati, Dooce is a mommy-themed blog with a loyal following of over 850,000 monthly readers. more