Category Archives: Home Business
Sewing Rooms, Craft Areas, and the Home Office
Prepare to lose all respect for me. This was my office/sewing studio/school room. It was a mess. (It’s a different kind of mess now.) I forget the actual measurements of the room, but it’s something like 20 feet by 17 feet. If I wanted to get nothing accomplished today I would go measure it for [...]
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Do Ultimate Body Applicators really work?
You know the ones I’m talking about. The body wraps that claim to tighten, tone and firm. To reduce the appearance of cellulite. Is it to good to be true? I invited a local consultant, Amy Castillo, to my home to give it the test. She brought one wrap, and I elected to use it [...]
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Meet a Superstar and enter a Giveaway
The Giveaway is now Closed. What a great group of entries! Sandi Sullivan, AKA Mom CEO, helps mothers start their own home businesses in the natural household products industry. One of my readers, Danielle Ray, took a risk, clicked on the square button ad and sent Sandi an email. Now she is head of the fastest growing [...]
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Never Stop Learning
This is a huge secret to being successful in whatever you do. There are always new things to learn and discover to make you better at your job–even if you’ve chosen wife and mother as your exclusive careers. When people stop learning, they start to die. I hope to still be reading educational books when [...]
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Small Business Feature: Mom Ceo
You may have noticed our flashing Mom Ceo button on the left sidebar. If you’ve been a little curious but haven’t clicked over yet, here’s some more information for you. Mom Ceo is owned by Sandi Sullivan and here’s her interview about Mom Ceo: Q. Why did you decide to start a home based business? [...]
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Direct Sales Focus: ACN
The company we are featuring today is totally new to me. This product line brings different spin on direct sales that may interest husbands to work alongside their wives. Here’s Amy Johnson to tell us more about it. My name is Amy Johnson. A couple of years ago, when our traditional business began suffering the [...]
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Direct Sales Focus: Mary Kay
It’s no secret that I’m completely biased in the Direct Sales market, so I thought I’d start with a focus on the business I personally chose, though many other companies will follow. If you click on the Mary Kay links, you will go to my personal website and I’m offering a 20% discount on any sales [...]
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5 Tips to be Successful at Direct Sales
1. Do let the people around you know that you are in business, but don’t be a pest. While my friends and family support my business, I’ve found my best cutomers are strangers. If someone tells you “no”, don’t be offended or pester them to get a “yes”. There are plenty of people in your [...]
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Direct Sales: Is it worth it?
If you don’t have an area of expertise or a product to create your own business around, there are lots of ready made businesses available for you to take part in. Some have higher percentages of success than others, and some have more risk than others. Choosing the right business for you isn’t too [...]
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Meet Work at Home Mom, Lori Taylor