Exciting New Changes to The Work at Home Woman
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By Holly Reisem Hanna
I want to thank everyone who took the time to answer this survey, I know how busy you are and I truly appreciate the time you took to provide these very valuable answers. The feedback that I received was awesome and I am so excited to let you know the results and about some new features and changes that I will be making here on The Work at Home Woman.
So here’s what YOU want and need…
Your Most URGENT Need at This Time:
- Getting more clients, booking more shows and making more money.
- Finding legitimate paying work-at-home jobs and opportunities.
- Achieving better work-life balance.
- More work-at-home ideas.
Solution: These topics are now my priority for content creation. I am going to give you MORE ideas, teach you how to make MORE money and how to find MORE legitimate work-at-home jobs and business opportunities!
Free Service: Abbey Fatica of Living My MoMent and I have created a free service that will help you find information on how you can start your own business from home. The form that you’ll fill out, will be sent to various work-at -home women, who will then explain to you how they are working from home and how you can too! For more info, please see: Business Opportunities for the Family Oriented Individual.
What Areas You Want More Coverage On:
- Marketing
- Getting Clients
- Blogging
- Social Networking
- Time Management
- Running a Business
- Bi-Weekly Work-at-Home Job Postings
Solution: Besides giving you more articles, information and resources on these specific topics, I have now partnered with FlexJobs to bring you bi-weekly work-at-home job postings. Starting next Friday I will be posting the newest and hottest remote and freelance jobs right here on TWAHW. Along with these job postings I will also be posting various direct sales opportunities. If you would like to have your opportunity included, please email me at holly@theworkathomewoman.com.
Giveaways – What Items You Want:
- Gift Cards
- Advertising Space
- Business Services – Virtual Assistant, Graphic Design, Coaching, Seminars, PR Services
- Coffee, Chocolate & Wine
- Tech Gadgets – Computers, Laptops, Cell phones
Solution: More of what you want! Not only will I give priority to individuals who are promoting these sorts of items, but I will be actively looking for companies who want to feature a giveaway with the types of items above.
Business Book Club:
A whopping 79% of readers did not know that TWAHW had a Business Book Club, and as it turns out the majority of you are interested in such a program. Every 6 weeks the Business Book Club will read and discuss a new business, career or women empowerment book. The Business Book Club was established as a way to stimulate entrepreneurial minds, encourage women to read more, and introduce ladies to new books and people that they would not have been acquainted with before.
Currently we are reading Melinda Emerson’s, “Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months”.
Next month’s pick will be Chris Brogan’s, “Trust Agents”, “How to tap the power of social software and networks to build your business”. You want more on Social Networking, well here it is!
And for the fall, I’m thinking about reading and completing Darren Rowse’s, 31 Days to a Better Blog. Let me know if you’re interested in doing this as a group, I think it would be extremely beneficial, not to mention fun.
Lastly if you would like email reminders for the Business Book Club, you can sign up here.
Your Suggestions on How I Can Improve TWAHW:
1. Reminders to Visit More Often…
- RSS Feed – each day you can get a summary of the newest articles & giveaways published on TWAHW delivered straight to your email inbox simply by signing up for our RSS Feed.
- Newsletter – Twice a month I send out the latest news, updates and popular posts, if you would like a free subscription you can sign up here.
- Facebook -Monday – Friday I update TWAHW’s Facebook Page with the each day’s blog post, giveaways, promos and other interesting tidbits. Become a Fan and you’ll automatically get TWAHW’s updates delivered through your Facebook News Feed.
- Twitter – I love to tweet! Become a follower on Twitter and get new blog posts, giveaways, cool articles and insight into my daily life. Follow me at @Holly_Hanna.
- Business Book Club Updates – Receive updates about the book club, simply by signing up here.
2. Easier Promotion for Your Business.
I have numerous ways for you to promote your business…
- Facebook Fan of the Week – Every Friday I feature a new Facebook Fan of the week, with over 1,200 Facebook Fans this is a great way to get your product, service, business or blog in front of tons of women and moms. Click here to sign up for this free promotion.
- User Generated Posts – Every month I feature 1-2 user generated posts, where I get reader’s tips on a certain topic and then publish them together as a master list. Every reader who contributes a tip will get their name, business and an active link to their website. This month I am looking for your favorite Business Book. If you would like to contribute to this post, please email me your favorite business book, along with your name & blog or website URL to holly@theworkathomewoman.com Please put Biz Book in the subject line.
- Guest Blogging - I am looking for experienced bloggers who can write original, good quality blog posts for The Work at Home Woman. Featured blog posts will include your photo, name, short bio, along with an active link back to your blog or website. Blog posts will be promoted across my network of thousands of women and moms. The Work at Home Woman currently receives over 200,000+ page views a month has an Alexa rating of 120,000, a Google Page Rank of 4, over 5,500+ Twitter Followers and 1,200+ Facebook Fans. This is an excellent way for you to promote your blog and/or business for FREE! Foe more info , please see Guest Blogging.
- Regular Blog Contributors - I am currently accepting applications for two (2) new regular blog contributors. Regular contributors will submit a new post every 6 weeks; in return they will get a short bio included at the end of their blog post and spot on our About Page. For more on information, please see: Guest Blogging.
- Budget Advertising – I have now modified our Budget PR Package to include a basic interview. This is a fantastic package for those who are working on a limited budget. It’s a 3 month premium 125 x 125 banner ad on the Woman Owned Page, a newsletter mention each month and a basic interview – all for $65.00.
- Premium Banner Ads & PR Packages – Our premium banner ads and packages offer you a lot of bang for the buck! All ads can be seen on every single page of the site, including the home page AND all ads are above the fold, giving your business the spot light focus! The Work at Home Women currently receives over 200,000+ page views a month and we are an award winning blog – all this means more exposure for your business! I currently have 1 premium banner available and an Ultimate PR Package for August, these always go fast so email me at advertise@theworkathomewoman.com today if you’re interested in advertising!
There are also some other good suggestions, like adding a search box to the site, which I plan to do. There were also some very specific requests for articles and programs and I will look into those individually. Now for the winners of the Starbuck’s Gift Cards.
Winners of the Starbuck’s Gift Cards…
The winners were chosen using Random.org.
Congratulations to Victoria H. #2 and Angie S. #34. I will be contacting you shortly to get your mailing address.
As always thank you for making The Work at Home Woman such a warm and supportive community. I welcome your ideas, suggestions and input.
Thanks for reading, Holly
Holly,
What a great job you are doing with the website and what a great service you are providing to women who work at home. Thank you!
Yes Holly, so thankful for what you and Abbey do. :-) Thanks!
Mary – Thank you! How have you been?
Janet – Thanks! I’m glad that we can provide you with what you need.
Have a great weekend ladies!
Wow, just came across this website. Love it. I’m working at home also and anyone can do it.
I was out of work for six months last year and decided to build an online gift shop. It’s taken almost a year to become profitable, but now I have income for the rest of my life.
This is a great alternative for older women.
Thanks so much!