28 Jun
There’s going to be a lot of buzz around the blogosphere today talking about how much it sucked yesterday that Twitter was down, multiple times. Add to that, the fact that the direct reply function seemed to be broken (or taken offline by the Twitter guys) and you’ve got a lot of people a bit [...]
Posted in Business, networking & relationships by: Erika
5 Comments
26 Jun
For anyone who’s seen Meet the Fokers, I’m sure you can picture Robert DeNiro’s character talking about the circle of trust — constantly. His idea of inclusion and exclusion takes on comic proportions because Jack is more about excluding people than trying to include people. But what does the Circle of Trust mean for us as [...]
Posted in Business, Editorial, networking & relationships by: Erika
10 Comments
23 Jun
As I was returning from dropping my son off at my mother-in-law’s today, I was listening to an interview on my local NPR affiliate. On WDET, U.S. Representative Joe Knollenberg (R-Mich.) was discussing the Big Three Act, his proposal for lowering fuel costs for Americans. During the interview, among the measures Rep. Knollenberg mentioned that [...]
Posted in Business, Green Working, telecommuting by: Erika
3 Comments
21 Jun
It was time to try a different look for theWAHMmagazine’s Editor’s Blog. The old theme was great, but we needed something more streamlined, but still fun, and one where we could make it more closely aligned with the color scheme of the main site.
Hopefully, you haven’t been caught too off guard. We’re still here. We’re [...]
Posted in Editorial by: Erika
No Comments
20 Jun
Wow. Today, I was hit by a Google Alert that stunned me. The good thing is, that I realized the huge mistake that I made, will be able to work around it and can now share some important marketing advice.
Purchasing your URL
Buy all possible extensions
If you’re a WAHM or WAHD setting up your electronic shingle [...]
Posted in Business, WAHM & WAHD From the Trenches, sales & marketing by: Erika
3 Comments
17 Jun
Editing is a task often overlooked by small business owners when it comes to their printed material (whether online or in print). In my role not as a magazine editor, but as someone who also edits business documents, it is something that I have noticed over the years and in increasing numbers as business [...]
Posted in Business, WAHM & WAHD From the Trenches, Writing/Editing/Blogging by: Erika
2 Comments
16 Jun
Apparently, the Associated Press (AP) has yet to catch on that the blogosphere is hot. Or rather, maybe they have, and that’s why they are in the process of filing claims of copyright infringement against several blogs and bloggers including the Drudge Retort, against which the AP has filed 7 DMCA takedown claims. As Susan [...]
Posted in Business, Editorial, Writing/Editing/Blogging by: Erika
1 Comment
13 Jun
After three successful years providing the work-at-home community with networking and learning opportunities including the highly acclaimed fall and spring WAH Expos, sadly Business and Learning is being sold by its owners, Tammy Munson and Wendy Cooper.
The last Tuesday Night Networking chat will be this coming Tuesday Night, June 17 at 9 p.m. until [...]
Posted in Business, Editorial, News and Sound Bytes, WAHM & WAHD From the Trenches, networking & relationships by: Erika
3 Comments
05 Jun
This is the week where all things seem to be converging, luckily, thanks to the Internet, you can do them all.
First, join me at Business and Learning’s WAH Expo today at 1 p.m. where I’ll be speaking about theWAHMmagazine. Immediately following my presentation is Dawn Allcot, one of our talented columnists.
Then, during a lunch [...]
Posted in Business, Education, WAHM & WAHD From the Trenches, Writing/Editing/Blogging, networking & relationships by: Erika
No Comments
02 Jun
Want a boost to your career as a work-at-home professional?
Want to network with other work-at-home professionals?
Do you want to learn from some of the experts in the work-at-home industry and be a part of one of the premiere work-at-home learning and networking events?
Then make time this week for Business and Learning’s Spring 2008 [...]
Posted in Business, Editorial, WAHM & WAHD From the Trenches, networking & relationships by: Erika
No Comments