Do you work at home?

Yes!

Do you have any children?

No, but we have two dogs, Reggie and Roma, who we love very much.

How many hours do you work a week?

70-ish.

Tell us a little bit about Ideal Heel™ and how you got started.

IdealHeel™ is a revolutionary high heel shoe accessory that improves the high heel wearing experience for women.  Its patented technology allows women to traverse rugged urban obstacles such as city street grates, cracked sidewalks, wood decks, grass lawns and cobblestone with ease and confidence, while protecting their precious pumps. (more…)

By Michelle Rodriguez

You would think that finding a Small Business Attorney would be as easy as putting out an email to your business referral groups and have 3-4 emails back with a:

“…call so and so, she helped me out tremendously, and wouldn’t go to anyone else!”

Nope, not the case at all. In fact, I had to send out the email request twice before I received a response. And by “a” response I’m being quite literal, I received ONE email reply to my request. Which made me feel 1) concerned that no one can refer me to a Small Business Attorney, and 2) intimidated that this was my first road block toward expansion of Well Styled. The experience didn’t get any better from there, because from that one email with three Small Business Attorney recommendations, my experience went as follows: (more…)

By Jamie Pitts

Our online business had humble beginnings. My husband’s Internet start up was a victim of the dot-bomb in 2000 which left us with no income. For several years I had been talking to my husband about working together to create a website where families could easily find quality childcare. I really didn’t want to go back to work until the children were in school full time. However, it was the perfect time to try something new and risk starting a new business we were both passionate about. We invested all of our personal savings into this venture and it paid off.

Starting a business from home was not without its challenges. We had to establish definite work hours where we couldn’t be interrupted. While the children did their best to respect our work hours, we had to hire child care to help with the children when they came home from school. My daughter was 4 years old at the time and my son was 6 years old, so thankfully they were not young toddlers who couldn’t understand that mommy needed to work.  The one thing that we didn’t fully realize was how many long hours it would take to get our business off the ground. (more…)

It’s that time of year where us women try to do it all. Throw the holiday parties, cook the Thanksgiving feast, bake the cookies, send out the holiday cards, shop, buy and wrap all the holiday gifts, plan the holiday vacation travel – I’m tired just thinking about it all.

Now it’s time to pamper yourself with The Work at Home Woman’s Ultimate Holiday Giveaway!

One lucky lady will win ALL of these fabulous gifts – valued at over $400.00!

• An Ellen Allen – Murray Hill Handbag
• A Cutie Pa Tutus – Girl’s Tutu or a Child’s Super Hero Cape
• Lisa Leonard Designs $50.00 Gift Certificate
• A fuchsia colored momAgenda Desktop Planner
• A hard copy of The Momma Guide
• A Saving Dinner – Menu – Mailer Subscription
• One pair of Ideal Heels™
• A Blue Lotus, Passionflower Body Spritzer

Would You Like to Win? (more…)

Thank you to everyone who entered the “How to Get Celebrity Attention and Maximize Your Press Exposure” Giveaway!

Winner was selected using random.org… drum roll please… and the winner of the giveaway is…

Amy of Tutu’s 4 Girls – Congratulations Amy!

I would like to take a moment to thank Amy for tweeting this contest 18 times! But more importantly I would like to thank Amy for giving back to the community by donating one tutu to a less fortunate little girl, for every tutu that she sells.

A special thank you goes to Jennifer Finke The PRepared Publicist, for sponsoring the giveaway! If you’re not familiar with Jennifer’s site, services and e-books, do check them out she has a plethora of helpful PR information!

The PRepared Publicist Helps Entrepreneurs Harness the Power of PR – whether you work with us or do-it-yourself! Whether you’re looking for tips and strategies on how to do it yourself, or you’re looking for someone to do the leg work for you, The PRepared Publicist offer three different levels of PR services to fit any need or budget. For more information see: The PRepared Publicist.