Back to School Blog Tour:: Meet Market Mommy!

Hi everyone! And a special hello to everyone who is here to visit because of Abbey {Living My MoMent} and Holly’s {The Work at Home Woman}  Back to School Blog Tour! I’m glad to meet you!  I hope you’ll find some exciting things here at Market Mommy and choose to stick around!

There are so many things I could tell you about us! Where should I start?

Well, in the spirit of ‘back to school’, I had my first, first day of school as a mommy a couple of weeks ago. My oldest started preschool. I’m happy to say that he loves it. After I got over my initial sadness, I welled up with pride. He really is an amazing little boy. You can see a few pictures and read about it here.

In addition to my wonderful son {age 4}, I also have a great daughter {age 3} and a pretty terrific husband. We live in rural Ohio. My background is in marketing/communications/journalism and I’ve been a mom business owner since 2007. In 2009, I launched Market Mommy as a way to reach out and help all the other mom small business owners who were struggling with marketing.

In a little over a year, Market Mommy has really blossomed. We’ve worked with hundreds of women all over the world and would love to work with you, too. Below is just a brief synopsis of what we can do for you. But, please, browse our site and check out everything we have to offer! And, don’t forget, we are sponsoring a prize at the Tour! Be sure to enter to win our $25 gift certificate! 

• See that awesome Back to School Blog Tour button at the top of this post? Market Mommy designed it. We have a variety of low-cost marketing services available to mom entrepreneurs!
• Have a product that would make a fabulous holiday gift? We have low-cost advertising in our second annual Holiday Gift Guide now available!
• Have a blog or website and want to attract more advertisers or product reviews? We partner with and list sites like yours!
• Have a mom-owned business? List it in our FREE directory!
• Need a little marketing help? Choose an hour-long marketing consultation and we’ll get you started in the right direction!
• Need a press release? We do that too!
• Business cards? Flyers? Postcards? Marketing materials are an essential part of any marketing plan. We design and print all of these and MUCH more. And our prices are fantastic!
• Want to interact with other mom entrepreneurs? Join or start a conversation in our forum, it’s free!
• Be sure to subscribe to our free marketing e-newsletter and blog feed! We post almost daily about tons of great business related stuff and send out a monthly newsletter to our mailing list full of insider information!
• Have a business opportunity to advertise? You can do that at Market Mommy.
• Want to get the word out about your business and products? We have advertising options for every budget!
• Need some honest, easy to understand marketing know how? Browse our site, it’s packed with info!
• On Facebook? Twitter? We’re there too! Right now, we are running a referral contest on our Facebook page, the winner will receive a free listing in our Holiday Gift Guide!

Tell Me What You'd Like to See Here & Maybe I'll Buy You a Starbucks

I have an ongoing list of upcoming blog topics that I fully intend to write about in the very near future. I was reviewing them this morning and trying to pick one …

I know, I know, you’re surprised that I don’t plan further in advance. Sorry to disappoint you all. I have a list and when I think of ideas I jot them down. Then each day I mull over what I might write about.

There are some really good things coming down the pike, I promise you.

Just not today.

I have plans to write about holiday product pitching, media kits, Google page rank, our holiday gift guide, my business bucket list, and I’m preparing a great guest post on marketing acronyms for Holly over at The Work at Home Woman.

But, what would you like to read about on Market Mommy? What are the marketing and business related topics that you are struggling with?

What would make Market Mommy:: The Blog better for you?

I really want to know! I’ve created a short survey {really, it’s only 3 questions and will take you less than 2 minutes to complete!} Fill it out, if you’re so inclined over this long holiday weekend. Hopefully you can all help me add some topic ideas to my running list of upcoming posts.

And, to make it just a little more fun, I’ll draw one lucky responder and send you a card for a free Starbucks. Now, seriously, a two-minute survey is worth it for the chance of a free cup of java!

Have a great Labor Day Weekend everyone!