My Cybermummy Takeaway

June 26, 2011
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Yesterday I went to the Cybermummy 11 conference in central London. It was HUGE, over 400 mum bloggers plus big brand sponsors and speakers including Sarah Brown (wife of ex-prime minister Gordon), Lord Richard Allan from Facebook and columnist Rachel Johnson. There were quite a few business mums there, including Sam and Helen from Mums [...]

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I started a business with a baby: Jan Steward of Babybond Ltd

June 24, 2011
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Tell us a little about your business My business is Babybond Ltd – The business started in Uppingham, Rutland in 1998. We were pioneers of the time by directly offering parents-to-be an Ultrasound scan for Emotional and Bonding purposes without having to get a referral from the GP or Midwife. It is now a National [...]

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How to shop safely online

June 22, 2011

I don’t know about you, but I shop online all the time. In fact I can go for days on end without handing cash, bank notes or even a credit card over a shop counter. That’s why it’s  no bad thing to have a reminder of how to shop safely online from time to time. [...]

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Save around 90% on courses by 22 authors and top bloggers

June 20, 2011
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Let me tell you about the Only 72 sale… From now until Thursday 23 June, you can download courses from 22 popular bloggers and authors for a fraction of their full prices. That’s $1087 of courses for $97. This isn’t your usual hypey offer where the prices have been inflated, either. These courses are for [...]

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Cybermummy meet and greet

June 17, 2011
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Hello there! *waves* I’m going to the Cybermummy conference next week and there’s a little tradition of introducing yourself on your blog before the big day. So here’s mine. I was going to do a video meet and greet, but it would have taken me quite a while to do my hair and makeup, so [...]

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Business blogging: What’s the point of your post?

June 15, 2011
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The big difference between writing for business and writing for fun is that business writing needs to have a clear purpose. That’s why you need more than just a topic for each post, you need a point, too. Each post on your blog should have just the one point. Whether it’s to encourage readers to [...]

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Social networking: Good for marketing?

June 14, 2011

Remember I said I like to watch how big companies do marketing? With all the resources they have to throw at marketing, big companies must be able to teach a little business like me a thing or two! Well, I’ve just been having a look at Nivea’s ’100 Years of Feeling Closer’ campaign.  Here’s a [...]

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