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In This Issue:
Issue #9
Thursday, January 1st, 2004
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Note from Anita
Hello, Hello, Hello and Happy New Year! I have some really great plan for the New Year and I hope you all do too! Have you all made your New Year's Resolutions? I know I have and I look forward to a great year! I'll give you all one little hint: Stay Tuned for Mommy's Helper's Online Community. I look forward to interacting with you all a lot more. I wish everyone Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year!
Till Next Time,
~Anita DeFrank
Mommy's Helper
Note from Kara
Hello everyone and Happy New Year! Hope you had a great time last night, either "out on the town" or just home snuggled up on the couch. Be sure to check out the New Year's Resolutions page on Mom's Market for help achieving the most commong resolutions. Also be sure to check out our Advertising Auction on eBay. $100 worth of advertising starting at $39.99, so it's deffinately a must see.
See you all next week!
~Kara Kelso~
Mom's Market
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Carolyn Cooper
Tai Chi Flow, Inc.
Children and their ages:
5 Kids: Daughters: 20 yr.old, & 2 yr. old, Sons: 17, 13, 10
Started Business: August 2003
Products:
Fun, easy to follow, Tai Chi exercise videos for kids, for pregnant women, and one for Everybody.
Tai Chi looks like Karate in slow motion, and is a great mind/body exercise that has been compared to ballet, and yoga.
It has numerous health benefits, including increased mental focus, balance, coordination, flexibility. Studies have shown taichi to be helpful with ADD, ADHD, and asthma.
Why you chose this business :
I love teaching, and know tai chi helps so many people,so I didn't want to give that up, yet after teaching 20 fitness classes per week for 15 years, I was ready to stay home with my kids and slow my life down a little bit. (ha,ha!-that was before I knew any thing about
running a website!) My goal is to continue to teach, but reach a larger audience, all while being home more. The videos were the perfect solution.
Hardest part of business :
The hardest part for me was before my website was up and running. For over a year before that I was creating these 3 videos from scratch.
I made them in fitness video-format, so that they are easy to follow right along with and you don't have to commit to a lot of time, and rewind over and
over to learn each movement. I needed to figure out the best way to do that. Getting everything prepared took a tremendous amount of time and energy. I don't mind hard work,
but it was difficult to forgo time with my family and friends to get everything done.
Best part of business:
I've learned so much about so many things by doing this project! It has been a very spiritual adventure for me. When I get emails from customers
expressing how much my videos have helped them, that is definitely the best part!
Are you successful by your standards?
Yes, because I followed my heart. My pregnancy and kids videos are the first of their kind on the market, so of course I had occassional doubts as to whether or not they would be of interest to anyone else.
They are doing well, but why I feel successful has less to do with sales and more to do with knowing that I created this company by listening to the inspiration that came to me.
Biggest support :
Well, lets just say I'm really glad my husband enjoys cooking and cleaning!
Anything you would do different?
At this point, I'd say not a thing. However, if asked that down the road a few years, with more hindsight, my answer may be different!
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Top 5 Work At Home Business Tools
Let's face it, having a work at home business on the Internet is both exciting, as well as difficult. The competition for customers, as well as the anonymity of the Internet, leads to frustration at times by those marketing their work at home business online.
Many online chores can be time consuming also, taking precious time away from other chores that would improve marketing efforts and success. Since many people have to be reached on a consistent basis by anyone endeavoring to succeed online in their home business, a few tools, that cost very little, are probably a necessity in the fast-paced online marketing environment of today.
Five tools that are economical, and practically a "must-have" for any serious online marketer, are as follows:
1. A professional Website: Whether you are marketing your own goods, services, or products, or whether you are an Affiliate Program Member, or a Network Marketing Member, your own professional Website is a virtual "must" (even if it only looks "professional" and you've created it yourself). There are many good template software programs out there for this need, as well as affordable Website design services. Affiliate Program "viral Websites" or any Network Marketing "viral Website" can be used initially, as well as the "sub-domain free sites", but to see "real sales" everyone will eventually need their own domain name, and Website.
2. A good, reliable hosting service: Sometimes the most affordable is not the way to go, as affordability may sometimes result in a lot of "downtime" for your site, which you want to avoid as much as you can. Most hosts do experience some "downtime" off and on (this can't really be avoided, as technology is never that predictable), but ask others about their own "downtimes" on their sites before choosing a Web host, as too much "downtime" will result in too many lost sales.
3. A good Auto-responder: An auto-responder will automatically generate a pre-written message to anyone seeking more information from you or your business. In any work at home business, especially if you are the "sole employee", it can become difficult to respond to many requests immediately. Since sales are lost many times because of "delays in responding" to the initial contact, an auto-responder will keep the prospects happy until you can get back to them personally.
4. A professional Web address with email: Free e-mail accounts are good for personal contact on the Internet, but should be avoided when establishing an Internet home business. It simply is more secure and looks more professional to have a "business e-mail" with a consistent, well-established ISP (Internet Service Provider), than it does to have a "free" e-mail account. This lends credibility to your business.
5. A good, reliable e-book on marketing, written by a well-known reputable marketing "expert": Look around diligently for this. Although marketing e-books abound, the really good ones are few and far between. A good marketing e-book should cover everything from advertising to zeroing in on your niche market. Digest the book you choose before starting, and you'll see your efforts reap rewards much sooner than if you "try and go it alone" immediately.
These tools are just a start, and of course, there are many more. These are what I consider the "basics" though and will help get you started successfully in your work at home business.
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Cristian Montegaza is the editor of Work At Home Business Dot - A website dedicated to assist you whatever you're looking for a work at home business or need some help getting your home business started.Visit him at http://www.work-at-home-business-dot.com.
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