by Stephanie Elie on March 15, 2010
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Really, bundled up? I’m not really into this week’s theme because its a little hard to “bundle up” here in So Cal. Don’t get me wrong it gets cold, but not long johns and snow boots cold. None the less I did manage to pull something out of the archive. I’m going to guess it might have been around 65 ish or warmer on this November day.
Now next week’s challenge – angles, I think I can hang with that one.
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by Stephanie Elie on March 14, 2010
There are two things I hate about books. One – they are a pain to carry around, even if they are the small novels. Two – Once you’ve finished reading you are left with a book that will collect dust and take up more space. I’ve been spending the last couple of weeks sorting through our old books and putting them up for sale online, trying to make space. I vowed to NOT buy another bound paper book unless it was absolutely necessary.
So what did I do? You guessed it I started to buy e-books, I have several on my computer and even more printed out, have I read them. Nope.
Turns out that walking around with a stack of 8 x 11 sheets of paper is way more inconvenient then lugging a book around! Needless to say I haven’t had a chance to read as much as I would like to.
Enter the nook, a very light and portable e-reader designed by Barnes and Noble.
Last week I was asked to participate in a web conference and try out a nook device for myself. I have previously tried reading books on my iPhone but the screen is just too small so I was excited to try a larger e-book reader. It wasn’t until after the conference that I realized the nook is more than an e-reader. You can upload your music, pictures and PDF documents to the device in just a few minutes.
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by Stephanie Elie on March 14, 2010
Whenever I go out of town on a road trip or by plane I always like to carry reading material to pass the time. Except I always hated having yet another thing to keep up with.
This is another reason why the nook is such a great companion for readers. You can store as many books as you want with out being weighed down by the load. Bizzie Mommy readers have a chance to enter to win their very own nook e-reading device.
How to Enter
- Leave a comment telling us about your worst packing woes and how the nook could help you carry less.
- For a Second Entry – Join our fan page and be sure to leave a comment letting us know you did.
- For a Third Entry – Tweet this contest and include @nookBN, leave a comment letting us know you did.
* Deadline: This contest ends on March 21, 2010, so get your entries in quickly.
by Stephanie Elie on March 12, 2010
Guest post by Michelle Strassburg co-founder of oak flooring sellers Wood and Beyond and a very busy mom herself.
The prospect of marketing your new business online can often look daunting at first. There are many online channels to market your business and some are more suitable for your precise product or service than others. The idea behind taking baby steps is to experiment with a particular channel, stick with it or move on to avoid disappointment. Here are couple of online marketing channels which are suitable for new businesses.
1. Register your business with Google Local – This free listing service from Google is very powerful for many businesses who depend on local web traffic such as a local electrician. When a user performs a search in Google together with a location keywords, the search engine will display results from its local listing next to all the normal results. It’s free and effective so register your business today.
2. Become an authoritative brand – This type of long term objective will transform your business from yet another brand to the leading brand, where users turn to and other businesses seek to copy. Although this post is titled ‘baby steps’ if you want to become an authority in your industry work starts from the day you go live. How you ask? start by offering something your competitors haven’t such as guides and tips. Consider turning your business into a hub of information and set the benchmark on the quality of your products or services.
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by Stephanie Elie on March 10, 2010
Last week was probably one of the longest weeks I’ve had in a long time. By the time Friday came around I was ready for it. After a long day, tons of traffic, I found a special box at my door step.
I’ll follow up with a review of this gorgeous bag soon! Happy Wordless Wednesday.
by Stephanie Elie on March 9, 2010
Mom Entrepreneur: Kimberly Reddington
Business: Cereus Women
Website: www.cereuswomen.com
Cereus Women offers resources and coaching to moms to help them turn their strengths, talents and dreams into a successful home based service business.
After studying the struggles and successes of many entrepreneurs, I created the 5 Step Moms in Business Success Formula, which I use to guide my clients down a successful and passionate business path. The Formula will help you jumpstart your business using your skills and talents and take the guesswork out of what to do next.
I place a strong emphasis on guiding moms to find and follow their passion and on the marketing of their business, since those are two of the most important areas of growing a business, yet also cause the most challenges and struggles.
I have been an entrepreneur and a mother since 1995 involved with 3 businesses, and I even sold Avon when I was in High School. I have always been an entrepreneur at heart, and I just love helping other women to achieve the same level of success in their life as I have experienced.
What inspired you to start your business?
I was looking for a career change. I thought a lot about my previous career and what I liked about it and what I felt it was lacking. I really felt I had no support system as a computer consultant working in a male-dominated field. I decided that I really wanted to work with women, moms, people like myself that I could relate to. I wanted to work with other moms who were juggling children and a business as I was.
I also felt that I wasn’t making a difference in the world with what I was doing. I wanted my work to make a difference to someone.
I decided that I wanted to be able to help other moms to live a lifestyle that I had been living for years. So many moms want to work from home so they can be there for their children, but they have no idea how to get started or what to do. I am here to help those moms figure it all out, learn the steps they need to take and to take action on those steps.
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by Stephanie Elie on March 9, 2010
It’s almost sad to say most of my day is spent on the computer, but I guess that’s what happens when your businesses are online. But everyone uses a computer for different reasons, some people spend most of their time networking on Facebook, some like to read the news, and others may just want to watch the latest movies.
How do you use your computer. Take the poll on LifetimeMoms.com and enter to win $100.
