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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Is your home office located in a tree house, playhouse or refurbished warehouse? Do you work in a funky, functional or fabulous spare bedroom, basement or attic home office? If so, you and your home office could win the “Where Do You Work Naked?” Contest sponsored by workingnaked.net between March 15-April 15, 2010.
Whether you work from home full-time, part-time or to occupy time, the place where you work naked—without the support of the corporate workplace—could earn you these prizes:
- Elfa products from The Container Store ($250 value)
- Fellowes PS-79Ci Cross-Cut 100% Jam Proof Shredder
- Epson WorkForce 610
- Library edition binders from Russell + Hazel
- Home Office Solutions: Creating a Space that Works for You book by Lisa Kanarek
- One-year subscription to Flexjobs
- Official “I’m working naked…are you?” t-shirt
For more details visit www.workingnaked.net.
Tags: home office, mom entrepreneurs, WAHM, work at home mom, working naked
Friday, October 9th, 2009
My mom recently asked me if I would ever consider going back to work for someone else once my boys were grown and off to high school.
The answer….a resounding NEVER!
She was worried that I was too isolated working at home, by myself with no adult interaction. I attempted to explain that I have lots of adult interaction online and offline. I love it this way!
When I started my business in 2000, I worked at home. Alone. I had previously been working for a company with several other employees and I enjoyed the interaction. But I did not enjoy the insecurity of working for someone else; someone who did not respect his employees and whose business was failing.
It was hard being alone at home as a new mom. My son was less than a year old and entrepreneurship and motherhood were both very new to me.
I was lonely. I desperately wanted to interact with other women who were experiencing something similar. I searched…but could not find anyone.
My business quickly grew, I added six employees, and I moved my office out of the house and into a traditional office setting.
Within two years I was miserable.
Coming back home to work for myself was one of the best business decisions I have ever made.
A recent survey conducted by Gather and Mom Central Consulting of more than 1,300 moms revealed that the majority (60%) feel lonely and unsupported in their day-to-day lives and have turned online – to social networking sites, community forums and chat rooms – to make new friends.
Their survey revealed some other interesting facts:
- 71% of moms are connecting online because of shared interests
- over 60% of moms reported making a new friend online in the past year
- 70% of moms talk to other moms online in forums and communities
- 1 in 3 moms who’ve made friends online tell their online friends things they don’t share with offline friends
I explained to my mom that I loved working for myself and that going back to a traditional work setting would not interest me.
I tried to show her how I connect with hundreds of like-minded women everyday through The Mom Entrepreneur Online Support Group, but she comes from a generation of women who did not connect this way when she was my age. Therefore she did not understand.
In addition to connecting online I:
- go out with my husband a few times a month for date night
- meet other women at the gym
- belong to a local mom group that gets together several times a month
- get involved with activities at my kid’s schools
I feel very content and no longer disconnected from other women as I once did when I started my business almost 10 years ago.
Work-at-home moms do you feel isolated? What do you do to connect with other women who share the same interests?
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
Running a business while raising a family can be an extremely rewarding path for many moms. To do so successfully is a reality for some, and a challenging goal for many of us.
With this in mind, Lara Galloway of the Mom Biz Coach has put together the WoMEN: What Mom Entrepreneurs Need Teleseminar Series. Her purpose is to get you the expert advice of moms in business who’ve “been there, done that.”
On Thursday, August 6th from noon – 1:00pm EST, I will be Lara’s next guest for the teleseminar series, which is broadcast on her Blog Talk Radio Show.
I will join Lara to discuss how I built an on-line community of mom entrepreneurs that share and support each other. Some of the things we will cover are: how to move from a traditional business to an on-line business, why building a community is so important, how can one be successful doing business on-line through social networks, and how does someone begin building an on-line community.
I hope you will join us for this live call in show at blogtalkradio.com/mombizcoach.
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
Are You Kidding, Inc. is looking for help and support from other work-at-home moms. Sometimes entrepreneurs need to come up with creative measures to take a company to the next level. Rachel Martinez reached out to me recently about her idea, and I was happy to help.
They have decided to have a raffle in order to generate a little extra needed income. If you can help, please purchase a ticket for $5.00 (or five for $20.00), which will give you a chance to win the following great prizes:
Prize #1
Issey Miyake women’s gift set
Issey Miyake Men’s gift set
Antica Murina murano heart necklace
Valued at: $225
Prize #2
Tous PerfumeClarins Body set that includes: Baume Hydrant Relaxing Body Balm
Total Lift Manicure Cellulite Cream
Stretch Mark Control
EP3 Screen SprayThomas Sabo Pink
Heart Necklace
Valued at: $375
Prize #3
Baby Genius
DVD Baby Animals
CD Favorite Sing-a-longs, Favorite Nursery Rhyming Songs
Valued at: $25
Tickets are $5 each or five for $20.
The raffle will end on August 17th and the winners will be chosen at random in a live drawing, which will be broadcast on u-stream on August 18th. A link for viewing will be sent a few days before the drawing.
100% of all earnings will be used by Are You Kidding, Inc. in order to help them get a patent for their product and upgrade their website.
We are also running a contest: Whoever sells the most raffle tickets will win a 119 X 119 pixel button ad (supplied by winner) on AreYouKidding.net for one month as well as a regular member spot in The Mom Entrepreneur Holiday Co-op Shop (launching in mid-September). When a raffle ticket is purchased through PayPal, the buyer will be asked who referred them. This information will be tracked and the winner will receive the ad on the website and in the co-op shop for their efforts.
For more information, and to purchase raffle tickets, please click here…>
Thank you so much for your support and for believing in the creativity of mom entrepreneurs. Are You Kidding? is looking forward to continuing to bring laughs and smiles to your family!
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