I Wonder What My Job Title Is

I’ve been wondering this for a while now. What to say when people ask me what I do. Usually I say something like “oh, I have several websites that I make money from in different ways”. It’s a lengthy answer though and I really wish I could think of a simpler answer. […]

I Love My New Etched Glass Ikea Desk

Shopping today was even better than I thought it would be. First off, our husbands decided that they would watch the kids so we could shop alone - yay!! This is just sooo much faster and just plain easier to do. Secondly, Judy and I both found great stuff that […]

Do The Links Bother You?

Many of the blogs I read and enjoy have them and they don’t phase me at all. But, as a blog owner myself I’d like to know how YOU feel about them. What they are is links to other people sites and I get paid to include them. Now, the post I […]

The Self Publishing Option

I’ve written a few eBooks in my day - I suspect I’ll write a few more too - but I’m always amazed when I meet someone who’s written a REAL book. It’s not easy folks that’s for sure and sometimes it can seem impossible to get a publisher to print your book.
For some aspiring authors, […]

My Office

It’s been a long time coming but I’ve finally gotten over a hurdle and I can now call the kids’ former toy-room my “office”.  It feels pretty good too :)  I think a huge step in making the name change has been my ability to finally earn a decent wage from home.  Whatever the reason […]

Good Marketing = Good Business

Found an interesting post today called Top 10 Ways to Boost Direct Marketing Results. Although I don’t do B2B Telemarketing - they refer to it a bit - I do find a lot of their suggestions to ring true for my business as well.
Certainly there is always a need for business lead generation and […]

Commercials and Infomercials

Those of us with websites, maybe you have one or seven too, dream of traffic; big, big, bunches of traffic that direct response TV could bring
I would LOVE to have a full service television advertising agency like Hawthorne Direct produce a commercial for Happy Mommy News. I could ask them to […]

My Disclosure Policy

Well, in the interest of disclosure I now have a page devoted to it - you’ll find a link in my sidebar. That page shares with you that, although I do get paid for some of my posts, I will never lie to my readers and that all posts are honest.
Those of you who […]

DIY Logos

I came across a company today that offers Do It Yourself logos. It’s not a new company at all, in fact their PR is 6 and it is a very popular design site. There is a fee of course, but before you purchase, you can create a sample company logo to see if […]

Free Service to Track Business Expenses

Now that my online venture is actually making money (and not just a few bucks a month ), I’m thinking it’s time to start keeping track of money in and money out.  I pondered QuickBooks and SimpyAccounting but I really don’t want to spend the $200+ right now.
Instead, as of today, I have an […]