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June 25, 2013

How to make money from your blog: My Britmums Live presentation

Last weekend I took part in a panel discussion on how to make money from blogging at the the BritMums Live conference in London.

Luckily for us, Julie Hall of Women Unlimited recorded the whole session.

Quite a few people now have asked me for a recording of the session so….ta da!…here it is:

It’s thirty-five minutes long, but full of incredibly useful and honest info from people who are making money from blogs.

The panel members are (left to right in the video):

– Kirstie Pelling from The Family Adventure Project

– Helen Wills from Actually Mummy

– Me!

– Julie Hall from Women Unlimited

Julie has written a concise and very helpful summary of the video here if you don’t have time to watch the video.

I have a few more BritMums videos up my sleeve, so keep watching over the next few days for more.

Enjoy!

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February 11, 2013

I’m launching my new blog today!

It’s been a long time coming, but today I’m proud to present…WomanPlusBusiness.com!

So why did I want to start a new blog? Let me tell you…

Here’s a summary of what I say in the video:

I started Business Plus Baby over three years ago now after I realised I didn’t want to leave my baby in a nursery and go back to work full time. I couldn’t find the information I needed online, so I decided to start my own website.

Three years on, many of my readers have school-aged children, have more time and business experience and are ready for more. On the other hand, I have new mum readers too who are short on time, experience (and sleep!) who I don’t want to forget about. I’ve been there, I know what that’s like and three years down the line I have information to pass on that will help you.

So lately I’ve felt like I need to split in two to meet the needs of both groups. Plus, I know there are many women I’m not reaching, either because they don’t have kids at all or because their kids are older. Had I discovered BusinessPlusBaby.com when I was childless and newly self-employed (the first time I went self-employed!) I wouldn’t have given it a second look because of its title. Even though there would have been lots of incredibly useful information there for me.

So…I’ve actually decided to split in two!

I’ll continue to write and speak about growing a business around a young family at Business Plus Baby and I’ll write about mindset and marketing strategies for women at Woman Plus Business.

I’d be delighted to see you over at WomanPlusBusiness.com, please do have a look around and even leave me a comment.

I have a fab new e-book ‘How to sell online: Your essential guide to making more sales and more money‘ over there that I’m sure you’ll want to download, too.

September 28, 2012September 28, 2012

Toyota – the real deal

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May 5, 2011September 6, 2011

Business Blogging: 9 Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started Out

Two years ago I decided I wanted to earn a living online. It was the only type of business flexible enough to fit around my chaotic family!

Back in 2009 I didn’t really know how to earn good money on the internet, so starting a blog was my way of diving into this world, getting to know people and learning as I went along. Back then my blog was hosted by WordPress and I moved over to businessplusbaby.com in July 2009.

I’ve learned so much in the last two years (copywriting, search engine optimisation, getting published, social media, internet marketing…), I’ve written a book, I’ve got to know some amazing people, I’m a regular writer at My Family magazine and next week I launch my first e-course, Earn What You Deserve as Mumpreneur. Oh and I had a baby! It’s been quite a journey.

So if you’re starting your online business or hoping to make a decent income from your blog, here’s what I wish I’d known back in May 2009… Continue reading “Business Blogging: 9 Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started Out”

September 15, 2010September 26, 2010

From Blog to ‘Blook’

You may have heard that I’ve written a book called Start a Family Friendly Business?

For the last few months I’ve been guest blogging and tweeting about the fact that the book is out today, 15th September. Unfortunately there’s been a bit of a hold-up with the publisher, but it will be available by the end of September, I promise. Continue reading “From Blog to ‘Blook’”