Is Working From Home Getting You Down?

Working from home sounds the perfect solution if you’re a working mum. You can save time on your commute (by reducing it to…er…30 seconds!), you can work flexibly around the kids and you can even work in your pyjamas.

That’s all true, but there are downsides. It can be lonely, plus if you need to do any creative thinking, there’s nobody to bounce ideas around with. Then there’s having the self-discipline to ignore that pile of washing up. (If you got the house tidy before you started work, you’d never actually start work!)

That’s why Jelly is such a fabulous idea. Jelly is an informal co-working event where home workers, freelancers and home-based business operators get together for a day in pre-arranged venues to work, join forces and exchange tips and advice. Continue reading “Is Working From Home Getting You Down?”

Get Your Brand Seen by Hundreds of Mums

Would you like your brand to be talked about by an influential community of parents throughout the next six months? Today I’ve got a list of mummy bloggers who are looking for sponsorship to attend the Cybermummy 2011 conference in June.

Cybermummy is the number one conference for British parent bloggers – last year, speakers included journalist India Knight and Mumsnet’s Justine Roberts.  The event was written about in many, many parenting blogs, covered in the Financial Times, and featured on Woman’s Hour on Radio 4.

For around £200 (sometimes even less) one of these mums could be promoting your brand on Facebook, Twitter and her blog throughout the next six months, plus she’ll represent you at the conference itself.

Here are the mums that would love you to sponsor them… Continue reading “Get Your Brand Seen by Hundreds of Mums”

Mumpreneur Louise Guinda is on TV!

Business Plus Baby guest blogger Louise Guinda is on TV! Louise is the inventor of the Safe Dreams breathable cot wrap and she was being interviewed on Scottish national TV as part of a report on getting advice from Business Gateway. You can see Louise talking about Safe Dreams here.

It’s great to see a business mum on television – Louise says she’s already had lots of extra orders after mums saw her on the show.

How To Make More Money From Your Website: Advertising or Sponsorship

This is the third post in my series on making money from your website. The previous ones are  The Easiest Way To Earn Money From Your Blog and How To Make More Money From Your Website: Be an Affiliate

First, do you actually want to advertise on your website?

If you’ve done the hard work to get visitors to your website, do you want to send them somewhere else?

If you have a blog or information-based website and aren’t selling a product of your own, then selling advertising space may be a great idea. If you have your own products (or services) then you might prefer to concentrate on these instead. Continue reading “How To Make More Money From Your Website: Advertising or Sponsorship”

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