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TOO BIG FOR YOUR BRITCHES?

I have seen, to my dismay, many women in business who put themselves on a pedestal and snub peers whom they consider to be of no use to their
business. These women are making a big mistake. Not only are they
losing potential networking opportunities and a chance to learn valuable
lessons, but they are also creating a bad reputation for themselves.

There are some women who feel that their business of choice is much more important than the business of a woman who has chosen, for example, a direct sales company to represent. They want nothing to do with the woman involved in a business unrelated to their field. This way of
thinking has always perplexed me.

While you may not share the exact goals or similar arenas in which to
obtain those goals, there are certain “business basics” that everyone in
business needs. Customer service skills, tax information for a home
based business, balancing career and family life, and marketing
resources are common needs for all businesses.

If you are of the mindset that you should only associate with certain
women in business, I urge you to reconsider your way of thinking.
You may miss out on learning some of the most valuable skills in business from the women you may be tossing aside. Humility, people skills, and piggyback networking, among others, are all tools which can lead to your success.

TAKING BACK YOUR LIFE

Do you feel like you are a slave to your business? Are you working 7
days a week, with many of those days being 10 - 12 hour work days? If
your answer is "yes", you are not alone. This seems to be the syndrome
that many work at home moms fall into.

One of the downfalls in running a home based business is that many are
not able to break away as they would if they worked outside the home.
It is too easy to walk by your office, pop in for what you think will be
a quick 5 minutes, and end up coming back out an hour or two later.
When your office is in the home, the hours can blur together, and, if you
are not careful, your business will consume you.

Try to set a schedule as you would for work. Allow yourself only so many hours during the day to run your business, and stick to it. Just as you would have regular office hours when working outside the home, you need to create work hours for your home based business. Working at home allows you the flexibility to decide what hours they will be, but be fair to yourself and your family by sticking to your plan.

For most of us, the reason we have chosen to work at home is because we want to be home with our children. If you let your business take up too much of your time and energy, you are defeating the purpose of your original goal.

Take back your life. Allow yourself the freedom to be the mom, wife, and friend that you need to be. Your business is important, but so are you. Don't lose sight of what is truly valuable during our short time at home with our children. What you don't get done today will still be there tomorrow.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR BUSINESS ONLINE?

What are you doing with your business online?   Are you promoting and growing like you want?  Could you do things differently and see more results?  I believe there is still some confusion out here on the internet, especially to newcomers.  They have heard of the vast world of opportunity, the connection with the world right at their fingertips.  On they come....and there they sit.  If you are hoping for any sort of growth for your business on the internet, you need to be proactive.  Proactive in your thinking, proactive in your involvement and proactive in your goals.

If you don't have a website - why?  Even if your funds are limited, there are many places on the internet that you can start your website presence for free. (Moms Network offers free web sites for the taking at www.momsnetwork.com/mnesuites.shtml )  You may not know HTML or exactly how to build one, but there are many people more than willing to help or barter to get you up and running.  There are also numerous sites on the internet that offer tutorials.

If you have a website, are you seeing the traffic that you want?  If not, are you taking the time to promote your site and learning how to promote your site?  Are you submitting to search engines, exchanging links with other sites, joining banner exchanges, running contests or being listed in online directories to help draw visitors in?  Are you getting your name and URL out to message boards and email forums?  Do you utilize a sig file with your email that includes your URL?

Do people know who you are?  Have they seen your name, your business name or URL?  This comes from participating and getting involved online.  Email forums, newsgroups, volunteering at websites, submitting articles, and even doing some paid advertising will help your business get noticed.

If you want to succeed on the internet, revisit what you are doing and how you are doing it.  The WWW can be a world of opportunity and success if you are willing to put the time and effort into it.  Are you?

 Cyndi Webb shares these tidbits of experience with us that she has written and gathered over time. She makes her home in Minnesota with her son Jesse, and her husband Gary.  Cyndi is the Founder and President of Moms Network ( http://www.momsnetwork.com   ), an organization for Moms at Home in Business.  She also owns a web design and web hosting business, T C Connect ( http://www.tcconnect.com  )

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