Working mums have a lot of buying power, and research shows women tend to make the majority of purchasing decisions in the home.
What better place, then, to showcase you products and services than our revamped (The Mumpreneur Directory - a fantastic directory that's buzzing with businesses targeting mums, mumpreneurs showcasing their products and services, and even bloggers.
To get the right people to view your social media profile and to wow them while they’re there, you need to know what you're doing. Here are some non-embarrassing or desperate tactics you can use.
You have probably been using cloud computing...you just didn't know it
These days, you’re probably seeing a lot of new TV commercials for gadgets and internet services that mention “the cloud†or “cloud computing.†It may sound like the next big thing, but cloud computing has actually been around for a few years. Some popular examples of cloud services you may already be using are Gmail, YouTube or Google Docs.
So, what is cloud computing?
The Cloud Demystified
When people talk about the cloud, they’re still talking about the internet. In the past, you went online to visit websites and use email, but most of your data and applications still lived locally on your computer. But now, you can store all your files on the internet in the “cloud†and work directly on them at any time via your web-connected devices (e.g. smartphone, laptop or desktop computer). Your PC or device is simply what’s connecting you to the cloud.
We know that juggling a family and work commitments can be hard - whether you work full or part time, or whether you work for yourself or an employer. We promised to bring you a series of advanced videos for you to learn even more time management skills from, and here they are! The following six time management videos are for working mums who are serious about being as productive as possible with the time they have to share with so many demands.
If you have a struggle fitting all the demands on your time in, and you want to learn more time management skills for busy mums, you need to take our Time Management Course for entrepreneurs.
If you’re thinking of starting your own online business, you won’t have your boss standing over your shoulders watching and asking about the progress of your work. You’ll be the boss – so you need to discipline yourself to achieve all the things you want to achieve.
If you are not very good at managing your time or workload, you need to watch our free time management training videos.
Do you feel like you wish you had more time to achieve more in your life, but just don't have enough time?
You may well be busy, working mums are by default, but there are 168 hours a week, so there must be some time in there somewhere for you to achieve your goal.
In the next few days, we'll be showing you some video tutorials on how to really manage your time. This is free to watch - you just need to register for our basic membership (which is also free). In fact, this time management video series is the most definitive course on managing your time effectively, even if you have never been successful before! [More...]
If like many of us busy working mums, you find that your to-do (or fotgot-to-do list) is ever increasing, then you could be suffering from procrastination.
In the last part of our Twitter series, today's videos will be taking a look at more advanced techniques successful online marketers use for businesses.
It really is very easy to do, and what's more a lot of it can be set up to work on autopilot so you can just enjoy the benefits after putting in a little time and effort.
Yesterday, we started looking at how to use Twitter effectively for your business. We started with the basic steps for those wo don't know how to use Twitter, and today we'll be taking things a step further.
Twitter, when used effectively, is great for business
If you’re reading this post then you may well have found out about Motherswhowork.co.uk through Twitter – great!
You may also have come through Facebook, LinkedIn or through a search engine – you’re welcome, too!
Whatever your means of finding Motherswhowork.co.uk, it’s clear that you use the internet and may well have heard about, and even use, Twitter.
If you run a business, work as a freelance, or just want to connect with like-minded people on Twitter, signing up anf setting up an account is a great start – but it’s not enough. There is a lot more to do than that if you want to get a good following of people who you can engage with.
This week, we will be showing Mothers Who Work Club members how to use all the features on Twitter to their full benefit. Every day, you will gain access to video tutorials that will walk you through going from a basic Twitter user to a Twitter pro. We’ll walk you through creating an account, right through to how to find people using keywords, connecting your blog to twitter, and how to find out who is following you back, plus more. You’ll also get access to a 30-page workbook on Twitter.
Do you ever feel like your day is not as structured as it could be while you’re working from home?
You’re not alone – many work form home mums feel the same, and why wouldn’t they with juggling so many balls while working, and dealing with the influx of calls, emails and other distractions.
If you’d like to better manager your day and get more done, watch the following video for some tips and advice.
Friends and family may marvel at how you manage to work from home, but they can also be a distraction, too - phonecalls during your working day, popping in for chats unannounced...they all don't help youto work from home effectively.
But how do you let them know that you really are working from home without causing offence - and before you reach breaking point?
There is a lot more to consider when choosing a domain name for your business than just the name of your business. You may want your domain name to have one of the keywords in your business niche, for example.
