We want to make membership at PromotingMom something that is focused on meeting all the needs of your budding or growing businesses. Whether it be an eCommerce store, looking to make money with blogs, or checking out what affiliate marketing is all about, we are working hard to make sure we will have the right training for your business whether you are starting out, or looking to dominate your niche.

We want to hear from you! We are going to give away 2 valuable prizes to 2 lucky readers. To a “newbie” (we use that term endearingly for anyone who has not yet fully launched their business), we are offering a 30 minute 1 on 1 phone coaching session, answering your most crucial questions and offering insight on how to get your business off the ground. And to one seasoned mompreneur with an existing business of any kind, we will offer a full review of your site, making recommendations for layout changes, ideas for monetization, marketing strategies, and anything else that might help you take your business to the next level. Each prize has a value of over $150.

In order to enter the contest, we are asking everyone to submit a comment on this blog post:

• If you do not have a business yet, we’d like you to describe your dream business and what kind of training and support you will need in order to fulfill your dream business completely.

• If you have an existing business, we’d like to hear your goals for business growth and what your expectations are from a training site like PromotingMom.

Please submit your comments on this blog post by Friday, November 20th. We will randomly choose a winner from each category and set up the site review and coaching session this weekend or early next week.

Feel free to share this contest with your friends on Facebook, Twitter or your blogs, we are open to anyone who wants to share their ideas and goals with us. We want to gear this community to meet each of your specific needs and goals, so we are asking for your input so that we can make this the best resource possible for you to grow your business.

Cheers!

Ashley and Ashley

There is no such thing as get rich quick. There is no such thing as get rich easy. Should we say that again? Maybe we should bold it. There is no such thing as get rich quick. There is no such thing as get rich easy.

There is no quick and easy answer, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t an answer that will give you what you are looking for. For us, we were moms who wanted to be home with our kids. We also felt a drive for personal and professional success, that brought in income but of course didn’t detract from our #1 priority, our families.

Internet businesses have become that answer for many moms. There are coaching sites out there that will promise you quick and easy riches. Moms, take our word for it as we have been there and tried them, there is no quick and easy riches. But you can find the riches (and whatever that means for you, whether its an extra $1000 a month, or $100,000 a month). It is possible, but you have to be willing to put in a little bit of sweat and tears.

Here are a few tips for making it a smooth transition:

• Make sure you and your spouse are on the same page as far as working as a team when it comes to child/home responsibilities.
• You may have moments where you need to get away to do a few hours of work. Make sure you have family that’s willing to pitch in or some of our mompreneurs have local co-ops where they watch each others kids while the other one works (we love this!)
• Find a place in the house for your business so you can shut the door, and set boundaries for children when it comes to interrupting Mommy.
• Set weekly goals that you think you can stick to
• If you don’t hit your goals, just readjust. Don’t beat yourself up over it, you have a lot on your hands! Cut yourself some slack.
• Make sure you take hours or days off as “you” time. Whether that is alone getting pampered, or spending quality time with the kids. Its important and healthy to keep a good balance and make sure you aren’t overworking yourself.
• Find a good support network, we think we have a pretty fantastic one here at PromotingMom. It is a community where everyone looks out for eachother, we share ideas, we give feedback, we commiserate. Each one of us here wants to see everyone else succeed and we are all “with” eachother in this journey. A network of positive support from people who are embarking on similar journey’s, is essential.

For us, becoming Mompreneurs has been one of the most positive experiences of our lives. We get to be with our kids, but also contribute significantly for our family. It does take some time and work, but if you align yourself with the right resources and set reasonable expectations for yourself, you too will likely find it to be a wonderful opportunity for you and your family.