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WAHM NETWORKING: This can be achieved through varies
ways
Networking is vital to your home
business.
Not only will you be getting the word out
there about your business but more often then not
you will be meeting some great new friends and also
be developing valuable business relationships you
will get benefit both your and your work at home
business. There are several way to achieve this.
We have listed the most common ones.
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Networking
through Groups
such as Yahoo, MSN and other groups.
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Subscribing to some Yahoo Groups www.yahoogroups.com
is a great resource for wahm home business
networking and even wahm advertising. Sure be sure
to read each groups guidelines and most are there
for promoting and encouraging each other as whams
and moms in business but once in awhile you will
come across a yahoo group that is just a spam list.
Those can become very tiring with all of the spam
emails a day. You can choose the daily digest option
on most yahoo groups.
The Yahoo groups we recommend are:
MomPack
The MomPack<tm> is a cooperative,
not-for-profit organization, founded by working
moms, run by working moms and for working moms to
exchange business information amongst each other to
help promote and advertise each other's businesses
on and offline.
The mompack has spin off groups for the best in
Home Business Networking & Advertising - WAHM
Networking - WAHM Advertising!
But you MUST be a mompack main list member to be
on a spin off list
The yahoo group is part of the MomPack website!
The mompack is a group
of moms in business who work together to build our
businesses. Their mission:
To Support Our Mutual Goals of Success through an
Innovative Free Advertising Partnership.
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/themompack/
Website http://www.mompack.com
NetworkOfConnections yahoo group
This group is for the work at home person who
wants to network with others through link exchanges
and sharing ideas. Smaller then the Mompack but
still effective.
Their goal is to help each other find ways to grow
our businesses through networking, advertising and
making connections. To exchange business information
between each other to help promote and advertise
each other's businesses on and offline. If your
working from home, please feel free to join us, so
that we may all build our businesses together!
Don't forget to visit http://www.NetworkOfConnections.com
for even more great things, tips, articles and more!
Join - NetworkOfConnections-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
HomeSpun Yahoo Group
The HomeSpunShoppes group is for work at home
moms, stay at home moms and dads to network together
and support each other in our online businesses in a
friendly group.
Share your wahm networking and advertising with
others. Our goal is to promote & encourage each
other as unique individuals who choose to be online
from home. Post about yourself and websites, sales
and ads but not allot of spam will be allowed. We
are all about being moms and wahms ( men are invited
also!) Come join us as we network and offer and find
affordable advertising for our Home
Businesses
Join at - homespunshoppes-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
WAWHUR
Newer- This groups was a former Christmas Around
The World consultant group until HOL went out of
business
NOW it is a NEW place for women to vent and
support each other! WE ARE WOMEN HEAR US ROAR!
From the down days of life to the great days you
want to shout your good news to the world! From home
& family to a wahm business or working out side
the home talk if it's for women and family friendly
then feel free to join us!
Visit Yahoo groups for more listings!
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Wahm
Networking & even advertising through
links
Link exchanges are a common thing between work at
home women and moms. They benefit both websites
whether they are text or banner exchanges. Most WAHM
websites have link or friends pages.
Besides the usual link exchanges you can often find
other whams / moms who will either barter for text
links or do a “ partner sites” Partner sites
usually agree to do a text link on each others home
pages plus sometimes they will also have a partners
page.
Like all link exchanges even partner sites
exchanges you need to check that your link as agreed
is still there, it usually is but make sure and
check.
Themompack has 1 of the best text link programs
available to work at home advertising moms! If your
have a website of your own - non company website
then be sure to join the mompack and then the
mompack text link program as it will be beneficial
to your website and business. They do require
membership and a few rules on how the text links are
to be placed on your site but the few rules are
nothing out of the ordinary and really just common
Mom to mom courtesy Themompack.com is a 4 plus year
old mom promoting website. That has really been in a
field all of it’s own when it comes to women/ moms
online helping their fellow moms! They have a mom
pack free advertising packet that has been seen on
the Today Show and over the years copied by other
wahm businesses. They say the best flattery is
coping so the mompack must be truly flattered! The
mompack packets are moms networking and advertising
through the Mompack coupon offer program.
The Mompacks filler program is another way to get
known! Their free filler program called mom packs
are sent out free by the members with their orders.
If you send out orders being part of the mompack
filler program can and as seen does promote and
advertising your mom business! Great way to become
part of an advertising mom promotion for free!
BULLETIN AND
MESSAGE BOARDS
Finding home business Networking and wahm
advertising through bulletin and message boards!
Message boards are a great way to not only to find
ways to network your business but also find friends.
Allot of message boards become friends boards over
time giving you the benefit of both- wahm networking
and wahm in business friendships for support.
Mompack.com has a great message board. The link
is on the mompack home page
Taking the time to visit Mompack can be the best
thing you do for yourself and your home business!
Great bunch of networking and advertising moms who
travel in packs
http://www.mompack.com
ClubMom.com
By bringing together millions of moms, ClubMom
can do more and get more for moms.
Meet other moms who share your interests in
ClubMom's message boards. And connect with other
moms who live near you through ClubMom online and at
local member events such as the ClubMom Day of
Indulgence.
For more on clubmom visit our clubmom
page
ivillage.com
- Subject for every women!
http://beauty.ivillage.com/discuss/boards/
MommyPortal
bulletin board Mommey Portal is a work at home mom
with Home Business Networking &
Advertising http://www.mommyportal.com/bulletin.htm
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Affordable
work at home mom and wahm advertising
Advertising does not have to be pricey! You can
find plenty of good well established places to
advertise. Thos most common forms of advertising
are:
* Text Ads with your business name and url with a
brief description on other websites and in
newsletters.
* Banner ads on other websites- most common
banner sizes are 120x60, 125x125 and 468x60. Most
will ask you to send them the URL to you banner so
be sure to have your own banners on your website
somewhere to send them the banner url with.
Places we recommend for mom advertising- All are
wahm Home Business Networking &
Advertising Websites
* MompackAuctions.com
Top rotating banner options that are affordable for
wahms and do work. You will see hoe effective they
are in your websites stats
* FreeCandySticks.com
Each month FreeCandySticks gives away A FREE bundle
of yummy old-fashioned candy sticks! Then the
months banner is listed on the winners page for a
year. Great for your websites incoming links
* Networkofconnections
A site for WAHM Networking Resources, WAHM
Advertising & more! Our Goal is to offer every
mom affordable networking and wahm advertising!
* Thenewsletterconnection.com/
Offer a top banner ad on it’s home page along with
banner ads on inside individual pages very
affordable for wahm advertising.
* Christmasfromtheheart.com
is a year round Holiday Site. They offer advertising
through listing in their shopping directory. Listing
start at $8 a year and go up to their highest at $15
a year. Plus they offer allot of FREE WAHM
ADVERTISING with a simple submission of a recipe,
craft, holiday song or tradition. Add a gift idea to
their gift giving page and they just ask or a
courtesy link back for offering the free advertising
for moms in business.
* Ourcircleoffriends.com
is a Friendly website of Women Entrepreneurs.
Our Circle Of Friends online mall
style site. We're here to make your shopping
as easy & fun as possible! Our goal is
provide our visitors with great shopping while
supporting each other as friends in business!
* Thewahmconnection.com
Another well established website packed full of
information for wahms offers ad space
for the work at home women and mom. They offer
banner ads, mommy made directory listing and their
WAHM MALL Listings.
* If you feel your website fits into this
category and would like to be listed on this page
just email us your websites name, URL and your name
1st and last name plus valid NON
yahoo or hotmail email address or free website.
Network
with Ryze
What is Ryze?Ryze if FREE and helps people make connections and grow their networks. You can network to grow your business, build your career and life, find a job and make sales. Or just keep in touch with friends.
Members get a free networking-oriented home page and can send messages to other members. They can also join special Networks related to their industry, interests or location. More than 1,000 organizations host Networks on Ryze to help their members interact with each other and grow their organizations.
http://www.ryze.com/index.php
Join
Webrings
Home Business Networking through webrings
* TheMomPack.com
offers one
* Other we recommend also
Our Circle Of Friends in Business Webring
Christmas From The Heart Webring
HomeBasedWorkingMoms Webring
Women Only
webring
And lastly ( for now) What a WAHM in business needs
besides all of the great wahm Home Business Networking &
Advertising - WAHM Networking - WAHM Advertising resources
listed above is time out for herself! Remember we are work
from home with families! So be sure to take time off from
your business for yourself, hubby and kids. And at times we
all need time to ourselves. Take the time to give to
yourself so you can continue giving to others who love and
need you!
A mom is great when she givers it her all and she is a
great mom when she takes the time to give to herself to
rejuvenate!
Author ~ Peggy Ross Copyright 2003
Peggy owns www.networkofconnections.com
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