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April 2nd, 2008

Twittering Along With Twitter In Your Home Business

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Since I wrote the post, Using Twitter To Boost Your Home Business, I’ve discovered Twitter is a very popular topic.  I’ve received inquiries asking if I’ve started using Twitter, what’s been my experience or that of others.  Co-blogger, Yvonne Russell, mentions she’s curious about Twitter, too.
So, I’ve been doing a bit more research.  I should […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 6 comments

March 25th, 2008

Media PR for Your Business…Plan a Strategy

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You can develop a business, acquire products and be ready to provide services.  However, if no one knows about your home business, you’ll simply sit there.
So you need to develop a PR stragegy.
Over at Biz Chicks Rule, you’ll find a great post by guest blogger, Shannon Cherry, concerning Why every woman should seek out media […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments

March 23rd, 2008

10 Tips On Finding Time For Your Home Business

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Last week I was honored to be a guest writer at Laura Spencer’s Work from Home Momma blog.  Since many of those working from home often have difficulty finding time to get everything accomplished, I wrote about Ten Tips on Finding Time for Your Home Business.
Most moms choose to work from home so they can be […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments

March 11th, 2008

Can Writers Shy Away from the Blogging World?

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 A met a writer friend today, and we caught up with what one another is doing in our writing businesses. When I explained about my blogging work, she shook her head and remarked, “I’ll stick with the writing I’m doing [referring to the traditional writing for a print publisher].”
She admitted that blogging is becoming popular, […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments

March 10th, 2008

Business Blogging Basics - Free White Paper

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Most businesses can benefit from a business blog.
If you haven’t started a business blog, this free white paper on blogging for business from Kendall Copywriting is well done and worth a look.
It’s comprehensive enough to get you thinking and get you started. It goes beyond the practicalities, and ventures into basic social media. I’ve […]

By Yvonne Russell -- 5 comments

February 27th, 2008

Can Blogging Harm Your Home Business?

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 (Oops!  Somehow this title got posted instead of saved.  So I’d better finish  and let you know what I was thinking. So if you saw only the title, here’s “the rest of the story.” )
Generally we regard blogging as a method to help promote a business by informing customers, providing added information resources, bringing a more personal side […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 9 comments

February 26th, 2008

Consider Blogging & Social Media In Your Business PR

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Blogging and social media (the interaction of people on the Internet) can affect your business and sales, even if you’re currently not utilizing these outlets yet. According to Susan Gunelius at BrandCurve, Target encountered a negative situation when they disregarded bloggers. (See her post, Target Dismisses Bloggers (& Customers) as Insignificant & Irrevelant.)
You’re not likely […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments

February 24th, 2008

Are You Going “Too Green” in Your Home Business?

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If you’re joining in all the hype about “going green” in today’s world, do you ever consider that you might turn some of your customers off if you’re focusing too heavily on this to the exclusion of other important aspects of your business or their needs?
Also, as Bob Turek says, at Project Management 411, Green Hype […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 4 comments

February 24th, 2008

10 Ways Blogging Helps With Business Promotion

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Blogging has come into it’s own as more than an online journal to records one’s thoughts and activities. As we’ve mentioned in previous posts, it can greatly enhance the promotion of your home business.The following 10 ways blogging can help with business promotion were written for a writer’s home business and a blogging class I’m […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 1 comment

February 20th, 2008

A “Thank You” to Home Biz Notes Readers

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A big THANK YOU to all our readers for being patient and sticking around during the technical difficulties we’ve encountered at b5media the past couple of weeks.  The Internet and blogosphere, like amost anything you’re involved with, can be affected by situations beyond one’s control.
For instance, where I live in New Hampshire (USA), we’ve encountered blizzards […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments

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