Touchpoint:: A Conference for Women Entrepreneurs

I’m excited to share with you some amazing events for women entrepreneurs.  Startup Princess is taking their premier event for women entrepreneurs to 3 cities this year!  Startup Princess is a national organization for women entrepreneurs.  It’s a place where women connect and share resources online and through events.

The event is called Touchpoint - A Conference for Women Entrepreneurs.  Each year Startup Princess holds this conference in Salt Lake City.  They're traveling to Portland, OR and Orange County, CA over the next six weeks.  It’s a one day event to help women entrepreneurs activate their dreams and energize their business.  The agenda includes amazing speakers, networking opportunities, lunch and they tout that you’ll leave with practical ideas on business development, marketing and strategy that you can easily implement in your business when you get home.

If you want to attend in Portland or Orange County, they have created a discount code just for Market Mommy readers!  Use code: marketmommy for $25 off the all ready low-cost, $79 ticket.

Also, if you are interested in promoting your business or selling your products at these events, you can receive a discount on an exhibitor table when you mention "Market Mommy".  Contact Michelle for details!

They are still holding their premier event for women entrepreneurs in September this event will be a 2 day event.

I'm a fan of Startup Princess so I encourage you to make plans to attend at least one of their events in the coming weeks and months where you will connect with other fantastic, inspiring and aspiring women entrepreneurs.  Check out the agenda, speakers and register by going here: http://www.startupprincess.com/touchpoint/

And, don't forget to use code marketmommy for $25 off!

Are You Serious About Writing a Book? Authorize Yourself!

Have you ever thought about writing a book? If you've thought about it, but haven't had the opportunity, now is the time!

"Authorize Yourself" with your own B.E.D. (Brand it, Expose it and Design it) Time Story is a 6 week book writing intensive action shop. This is for those who have a book in them and ready to get it out. Ready to become the authority, ready to be the expert, ready to step into their greatness.

In this 6 week book writing intensive workshop you will learn:

• How to turn your passion, expertise and industry know-how into a book.
• How to bust through procrastination and distractions to write your book.
• How to market your book to establish you as an industry expert.
• How to turn your book into a business.
• How to use your book to monetize relationships and create joint ventures.
• How to come up with a winning title that speaks volumes.
• How to turn your book concept from a Good Idea into a God idea!

In this 6 week book writing intensive,  you will have access to top notch publishers, editors, distributors and book writing experts to assist you  in getting " your book done" using the (B.E.D. Time Story) techniques that will attract media attention and clients.  Here's the program breakdown: (Be prepared to write your book by simply spending three hours a week for six weeks.)

This awesome program is hosted by celebrity mom entrepreneur Lucinda Cross, from Corporate Mom Dropouts. She has partnered with several well-known and best-selling authors and business experts. This intensive writing course will be well-worth the low $297 cost, I'm sure! And, as an added bonus you can sign up and make payments on the fee.

Find out more information, and sign up now so you don't miss the into bonus call on August 24!

Guest Blog Post:: The Christian Moms Business Resource

Hi Market Mommy Friends!

I’m excited to meet you all today! My name is MariLee Parrish and I own the Christian Moms Business Resource and also Mommy Bag Marketing.

Here’s a little background about my company:

The Christian Moms Business Resource (CMB Resource) was founded in 2009 to help other moms start and promote their own small businesses from home. From small business training and freelance writing resources to step-by-step instructions on using facebook and twitter for business, CMB Resource offers tried & true “ideas that work.” These include Small Business Ideas, Seminars, Free Webinars, PR & Advertising Packages for Mom Businesses, including participation in the Mommy Bags that are distributed nationally!

If you are a Christian Business Owner, we have tons of opportunities to help you get the word out about your product, event or service. If you’re interested in becoming a Mom Partner with us, you can view the details here.

We help you navigate social networking sites, we provide a forum to answer all of your questions, and we support one another as Christians in business. When you partner with us, you are immediately introduced to our network of Christian moms who come and fan your pages, follow you on twitter, and become your friend. It has been amazing to see the friendships and mentorships that have come about through our partnership. Our faith in God binds us all together in ways that other groups do not.

Our inspiration is the Proverbs 31 woman. Have you heard of her? Let me share a little bit this amazing woman:

'She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for the task. She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night...She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: "Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all." Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.'
Proverbs 31:17-18,27-30

I must admit that I am a far cry from this strong woman, but it is my prayer that I can honor the Lord in all that I do and that my work would be pleasing to Him.

One more thing: Our blog is a fun way to connect with all of our Christian Mom Partners. We also host the Friday Favorites Giveaway each week. I hope you’ll stop by and see us at: www.wahmblog.info

Thanks for letting me share today! I hope to get to know you all better.

Blessings & thanks,

MariLee Parrish
www.christianmomsbusinessresource.com
www.mommybagmarketing.com

Are you using Twitter effectively?

Twitter is easy and it’s fast. It’s pretty much a gateway into your business, your blog, your life. It’s a great way to get more exposure. But, are you using it effectively?

First of all, do others you regularly connect with know you are on twitter? You should be telling others about it. Your twitter handle, or ID http://twitter.com/MarketMommy}, should be on your blog, on your About Us page, on anything you publish, on your facebook page, in your e-mail signature, etc.

Do you have followers? How many people are you following? One of the most obvious ways to increase your relevant followers is to first seek out others who you want to network with. Find other mom business owners that you’d like to connect with, learn from, sell to, etc. When they get the notice that you’re following them, chances are they’ll check out your profile and maybe follow you back.

In my opinion, one of the most effective ways to make twitter work for you is to make personal connections with others. Read others’ tweets and respond to them. Reply and make conversation, build friendships. You should already have multiple things in common with those you are following, use that to your advantage. You can also use direct messages to exchange e-mail addresses and other information more directly.

It’s been said that microblogging is the future of the internet. On some level I’m sure that’s true. Twitter really is a great tool and there are so many neat things you can do with it. You can search for people, find conversations about things you’re interested in, automatically follow others, track your tweets, automatically tweet your blog posts and add badges to your site.

Keep in mind that everything takes time. Building an effective network won’t happen overnight, but with a little effort twitter can be a lucrative networking tool.

Where to network?

You've heard me talk about networking a lot! I truly believe it is the best {and cheapest} marketing tool out there. Personal and local networking is definitely important, but so is online and virtual networking. It's 2010 and it's become easy and quick to connect with someone across the country or even the globe.

Wikipedia has quickly become one of my favorite online resources. And, they are not lacking when it comes to social media and online networking. Check out this comprehensive list of social networking sites!

Now, of course all of these sites aren't going to be relevant to your business or your life. And, it would be exhausting and impossible to try to engage in each one. However, I highly recommend reviewing the list and seeing what some may have to offer. This list is also great because it gives the genre of the site as well as the number of registered users.

Here is a brief list of the more popular sites::

• Facebook
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• BabyCenter
• CafeMom
• Flickr
• MySpace
• Ning
• StumbleUpon

Happy networking!