As once thriving businesses struggle to stay afloat in a tough economy, businesses are surviving by relocating to the home. Renting office space in a high traffic area can cost as much as $4000 a month. If you are not making your rent, It would behoove you regroup and work from home. Here is a story of a couple who did it.
Think you've built a killer website? Think again
Here is an excellent article of 20 things you don't want on your website. I.e. 20 ways to scare customers away.
I have done several of these in the past, and will be doing an audit to make sure I am not doing any of them now.
Excerpt:
I have done several of these in the past, and will be doing an audit to make sure I am not doing any of them now.
Excerpt:
Hello Everyone, many website owners make schoolboy errors, that makes their website, well, crap. These errors can cause an annoyance to a large percentage of visitors, and can actually drive traffic away. If you avoid all the reasons I have listed below, you are sure to have an outstanding annoying free website!
Just remember value. If you provide that on your website, your visitors will keep coming back time and time again for more. Read full article
WOG recommendation: Darla Dixon
Dear Group,
My dad died about a year and a half ago. They say time heals but I still miss him so much. Darla was running a special on her pencil portraits. (I think she was trying to do a certain number of portraits in a certain time frame) I emailed her and asked her if she could do a portrait of my dad for me and my mom. The portraits were fantastic and mean so much to me and my mom. Darla, again thank you. I would highly recommend Darla's work to anyone. I can't wait till I have grandchildren so I can have her do another portrait for me.
Sue Keppel
(Darla's Website)
Sue Keppel Group Manager-Discovery Toys
3439 Rosecliff Trace Buford, GA 30519
phone # (770) 271-5757
shop 24/7 www.discoverytoyslink.com/suekeppel
Play with your Children...It's The Best Investment
You'll Ever Make!
Start your own business right now for only $125.00! Valued over $350.00
Call me for free information!
My dad died about a year and a half ago. They say time heals but I still miss him so much. Darla was running a special on her pencil portraits. (I think she was trying to do a certain number of portraits in a certain time frame) I emailed her and asked her if she could do a portrait of my dad for me and my mom. The portraits were fantastic and mean so much to me and my mom. Darla, again thank you. I would highly recommend Darla's work to anyone. I can't wait till I have grandchildren so I can have her do another portrait for me.
Sue Keppel
(Darla's Website)
Sue Keppel Group Manager-Discovery Toys
3439 Rosecliff Trace Buford, GA 30519
phone # (770) 271-5757
shop 24/7 www.discoverytoyslink.com/suekeppel
Play with your Children...It's The Best Investment
You'll Ever Make!
Start your own business right now for only $125.00! Valued over $350.00
Call me for free information!
WOG Recommendation: Jan Pepe
Since I'm a stay-at-home mom, there's not a lot of extra money for vacations in our budget (we're usually pretty content with a week at the beach). So this year, when we found ourselves with a little extra in the vacation budget, we decided to take the kids to Disney World. We'd went to the Magic Kingdom for one day seven years when the kids were 2 and 5, and we'd been planning to take them back and "do it right" as soon as we could swing it financially. Since we were already thinking about taking a trip to Disney this summer, Jan Pepe's ad back in April caught my attention. I contacted Jan, asked a few questions and then put it on the back burner for a few weeks. Jan answered all my questions, but didn't pressure me at all about booking a vacation.
A few weeks later, I got back in touch with her and told her we had decided to go to Disney this year, so she and I started a dialogue about my budget,what we wanted to do while we were there and the many options available from Disney. Over the next two weeks, Jan and I emailed back and forth and got all the details worked out. She took care of everything!! Even though everything Disney is expensive, we got a good deal and Jan's services are absolutely free!
Jan booked our rooms, our tickets, our travel insurance and our dining plan. She even made all our dining reservations for us and they were great! She shared tons of tips about things she's learned in her Disney travels and we had a great, stress-free week at Disney World! No matter where you're headed, call Jan and let her take care of your travel plans; you won't be sorry!
Susan Boswell
You can contact Jan at: Jan Pepe
janp@mei-travel.com
Affiliated w/ MEI & Mouse Fan TravelR
http://www.mousefantravel.com/
direct: 770-676-0828
fax: 815-301-8288
toll free: 866-679-4708
A few weeks later, I got back in touch with her and told her we had decided to go to Disney this year, so she and I started a dialogue about my budget,what we wanted to do while we were there and the many options available from Disney. Over the next two weeks, Jan and I emailed back and forth and got all the details worked out. She took care of everything!! Even though everything Disney is expensive, we got a good deal and Jan's services are absolutely free!
Jan booked our rooms, our tickets, our travel insurance and our dining plan. She even made all our dining reservations for us and they were great! She shared tons of tips about things she's learned in her Disney travels and we had a great, stress-free week at Disney World! No matter where you're headed, call Jan and let her take care of your travel plans; you won't be sorry!
Susan Boswell
You can contact Jan at: Jan Pepe
janp@mei-travel.com
Affiliated w/ MEI & Mouse Fan TravelR
http://www.mousefantravel.com/
direct: 770-676-0828
fax: 815-301-8288
toll free: 866-679-4708
This is not a spam blog
Because I made post today with all of the WOG members website links, this blog was classified as an automated spam blog. It is currently being reviewd and the spam warning should be removed soon.
The fact I put a request for review should prove to them that the blog is not automated.
Andrea
The fact I put a request for review should prove to them that the blog is not automated.
Andrea
What is Women of Gwinnett?
Women Of Gwinnett (WOG)is a women's networking group for women in the Gwinnett County GA/ Atlanta GA area. Our group was founded by work at home women, run by work at home women and for women to exchange business information among each other to help promote and advertise each other's businesses on and offline. If you are working from home, AND LIVE IN GWINNETT COUNTY GA, please join us, so that we may build our businesses together.
Current members of Women of Gwinnett is listed below (and can be found in the side blogroll)
Advertising, Marketing, Promotional
Lynn, Robyn - Creative Inc Promotions Sandberg, Rosane - Embroidery Sandberg, Rosane - Promos & LogoWear
Animals and Pets
Bieniek, Randy - Pet Crazy Portraits Dixon, Darla - Pencil Portraits of Cats, Dogs Edwards, Terri - Pet Natural Solutions Jeanne's Pet Sitting - 404-291-3617 Russell, Teresa - Pet Parties Plus
Bieniek, Randy - Pet Crazy Portraits Brown, Andrea - Photography Dixon, Darla - Pencil Portraits Harrison, Mechelle - Mechelle Designs Hermitt, Andrea Norris, Melissa - Digital Heirlooms Reynolds, Cindy - 770-314-9120
Boswell, Susan - Dylan & Co. Cavanaugh, Kris - Life & Business Coach - Begin to Shift Cockrell, Soshana - Find In GA Dill, Jennifer - B-Support Solutions Elkins, Tina - T.A.M.A. Investigations Flowers, Andrea - Send Out Cards (If you have a new link, please forward it to site manager)
Harwell, Pam - Ol Hometown Gazette Jones, Alice - Brand New Line Maxwell, Nadene P. CPA MBA Sims, Valencia (V-Source) Please contact site manager if you have a new link Taylor, Michelle - Virtual Assistant & MTTS Thomas, Toni - Astrologer
Angell, Frances - Wacky WAHM Bloom, Shelly - Crystal Collection Brooke, Leigh - PartyLite Candles- Brown, Crystal - Crystal's Creations (F)
Keppel, Sue - Discovery Toys Larkins, Rosanne - Pasquini, Anne - Cloud 9 Tea Watson, Natalie - Thirty One Gifts
Computers-repair maintenance, networks
Boswell, Susan - Stampin' Up! Clifton, Wendy - Heritage/Legacy Makers Dyer, Linda - Creative Memories Pepe, Jan - Making Scrapbooks (TLC)
Sollenberger, Jen - Scrappin Gap (If you have a new website url, please forward it to website manager)
Moon, Alice C. - Author Newton, Allison - Usborne Books(if you have a new website link, please forward to site manager)
Williams, Debra, JD -
Abraham, Shupan - Cakes
Brown, Andrea - Photographer Gordian, Heather - Johnson, Jamilia Ervin - Event Planning Milner, TeresaKay - Errand Svc Pillert, Yvonne - Catering - 404-787-4699 Russell, Theresa - Pet Parties Plus Wace, Alfie - Photographer
Brawner, Harriett - Lia Sophia Jewelry Coats, Nelda - Silpada Design Jewelry (if you have a new website url, please forward to site manager)
Boatman, Antonina - Arbonne Combs, Estelle - Zuris Pride Naturals Edwards, Terri - Organic Connection Flaherty, Nancy - A Reiki Experience Fournerat, Denise - Halstead, Ann - Hair Stylist , Haircuts Hayes, Tracy - Mary Kay Hendrix, Melissa - Mary Kay (Please contact site manager if you have a new link)
McDermott, Debbie - Serenity Lakes McTaggart, Lori - Arbonne Mehal, Iram - BeautiControl Newton, Allison - AVON Owens, Patti - Scrubbles Soap Peterson, Lois - Mary Kay Plott, Becky - Juice Plus Rodriguez, Tracy Smith, Beckie - Arbonne Yarbrough, Roxanne -
Coughlin, Chana - Davies, Angela - Tupperware Jones, Alice- Tupperware Larkins, Rosanne - Lissemore, Christie - Tupperware Majoris, Rebecca - House Cleaning Newton, Allison - Tupperware Parsons, Cheryl - Pillert, Yvonne - Carpet Cleaning Qamar, Karen - Roberson, Dawn - Sanders, Laura - Longaberger Shands, Deborah - House Cleaning - Smith, Traci - PC 404-797-1193 Taylor, Michelle - Oil painting,
Coats, Nelda - Allied Asset Protection, Inc. Perryman, Melissa - Perryman Insurance Waddell, Jennifer - AmeriPlan
Bloom, Shelly - Advance Realty Maxwell, Nadene P., CPA MBA Mitchell, Donna - A-Plus Mortgage Williams, Debra, JD - Realtor
BeautiControl (Email for Gift Cert.) Crystal's Creations Organic Connection Pencil Portrait Gift Certificates Pet Naturals Solutions V-Source Virtual Assistant Services
Current members of Women of Gwinnett is listed below (and can be found in the side blogroll)
Advertising, Marketing, Promotional
Animals and Pets
Art, Artists, Photographers
Business & Financial
- 770-831-9092
- Medical Transcription
Collectibles & Gifts
- 770-554-2673
- Cookie Lee Jewelry Ind. Consult.
Computers-repair maintenance, networks
Crafts
Educational
- Educational Consulting Service
Event Planning
- Office Suites Plus - Venues
Fashion
Health & Beauty
- Attuned Hearts Wellness
- 770-713-1341
- 770-601-9644
- Hair Stylist, Hair Cuts
House & Home
- Tupperware 770-279-2957
- Organizing Consultant
- Chem Pro Carpet Cleaning
- Expert Blinds & Shutters
- Southern Living at Home
- 999-999-9999
- floral arranging, and custom scrapbooking 706-557-9764
Insurance
Other
Real Estate
- (Senior Real Estate Specialist)
- - Mortgage Loans
Support Groups
Rodriguez, Tracy
Travel:
Gift Certificates
Member blogs
Creative Ideas for new businesses
How do you open a new business in a bad economy?
You can consider sharing a space with an existing business to cut costs
A food preparation business can hold a kids summer camp where the kids prepare meals for their family dinners.
These are just a few ideas utilized in Tallahasee FL this past year.
See video
If you have a business that is suffering in the recession, you should take a look at what you can do to cut costs. If you have a Sports Academy or Martial Arts Studio that is closed on the Sunday, consider leasing space for a day to a fledgling church.
If you are a Mary Kay consultant, you can do wedding and special event makeup.
If you sell kitchen items and do lots of food demonstrations, maybe you should consider catering parties.
Let's brainstorm! If you run a business and could use some ideas to expand your niche, leave a comment and maybe we can come up with some ideas together.
You can consider sharing a space with an existing business to cut costs
A food preparation business can hold a kids summer camp where the kids prepare meals for their family dinners.
These are just a few ideas utilized in Tallahasee FL this past year.
See video
If you have a business that is suffering in the recession, you should take a look at what you can do to cut costs. If you have a Sports Academy or Martial Arts Studio that is closed on the Sunday, consider leasing space for a day to a fledgling church.
If you are a Mary Kay consultant, you can do wedding and special event makeup.
If you sell kitchen items and do lots of food demonstrations, maybe you should consider catering parties.
Let's brainstorm! If you run a business and could use some ideas to expand your niche, leave a comment and maybe we can come up with some ideas together.
Read: The Girls Guide to Building a Million-Dollar Business
"Women are starting businesses at twice the rate of men because Corporate American just doesn't get it."
We have to raise young children and event take care of our parents and our jobs need to be flexible enough to allow that. In addition, because we are so smart and saavy, we can recognize problems in business and come up with solutions... these solutions often turn into our own businesses.
Our only obstable is ourselves. You need to admit you want to create a million dollar business and to be able to find resources.
Author interview here:
www.ahermitt.com
We have to raise young children and event take care of our parents and our jobs need to be flexible enough to allow that. In addition, because we are so smart and saavy, we can recognize problems in business and come up with solutions... these solutions often turn into our own businesses.
Our only obstable is ourselves. You need to admit you want to create a million dollar business and to be able to find resources.
Author interview here:
www.ahermitt.com
Are you blogging
Blogging is a very important part of the at home business. It is a way to step out into the world and interact with potential customers. It is a way of gettin business to come to you.
"Moms have always had a lot of power in the marketplace, and now the so-called mommy bloggers are really getting noticed. AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney explains. "
Two years ago, I wrote an article entitled "Why blog for business?". It is still quite valid today.
Full article here:
"Moms have always had a lot of power in the marketplace, and now the so-called mommy bloggers are really getting noticed. AP Personal Finance Editor Trevor Delaney explains. "
Two years ago, I wrote an article entitled "Why blog for business?". It is still quite valid today.
Years ago, it seemed that having a journal connected to a business would be way too personal. Who would read your journal and purchase something from you? Well times have changed.
Full article here:
How's Business?
"Business has been tough for many companies, but recent reports have shown that businesses may be turning the corner... The worst may be over"
How is business going for you?
Personally, I have had to adapt and adjust and even change gears and focus to survive. I am considering diversifying when I have always preached on staying focused on one core business.
What have you had to do to survive? Talk back.
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