http://auntiewahm.com Work at home life from someone who has "been there, done that" for fourteen years Wed, 12 May 2010 20:30:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Looking for a bargain? For ten days, a group of us have discounted our services or products to just $5.00! Yes, five bucks! Hop over to the Ten Day Sale page and check out the deals! I've got my Kids' Business Ideas on special, just in ... http://auntiewahm.com/2010/05/12/the-amazing-ten-day-may-madness-sale/ What exactly are the options for a mom to make money at home? Unfortunately, there are scams everywhere - some you may have heard of sound too good to be true - and they usually are. Oftentimes, women lose a lot of money before they even find a legitimate opportunity, let ... http://auntiewahm.com/2009/08/24/so-you-want-to-be-a-work-from-home-mom/ Hiring your children in your business can be a great tax savings strategy, as well as a way to teach your children about business and money. Wages paid to your children (between the ages 7 and 17) are a valid business deduction, as long as they do bona fide work, and ... http://auntiewahm.com/2009/07/10/hire-your-kids/ Tempted To Compete On Price? Resist it, if this is your main strategy! It's true that prices may come down as competition grows fiercer for the consumers that still have money during this tough recession. However, if your only reason to reduce prices is to gain more customers, this strategy is ... http://auntiewahm.com/2009/06/07/pricing-am-i-too-cheap/ It's not big news that having a business card is an essential business tool.   Whether you have been in business for years or are just starting out, VistaPrint is a great resource.   I ordered a bunch for our Pre-wrap business.  We uploaded our own design and opted for the glossy  ... http://auntiewahm.com/2009/05/14/business-cards/ My girls were invited to be guest panelists at the CT-YES in New Haven last week.  The symposium, held at Gateway Community College, was designed to be both inspirational and informative for local high school students interested in starting a business.  As a parent, I was thrilled to see so ... http://auntiewahm.com/2009/03/10/connecticut-youth-entrepreneur-symposium-ct-yes/ I'll admit it - I primarily hang around with other work-at-home moms that I've met online.  They understand me.  They share info, know my businesses, and often bail me out when I'm learning something new.  Recently I joined a forum that has nothing to do with working at home, but ... http://auntiewahm.com/2008/12/31/do-you-have-a-debt-crisis-or-an-income-crisis/ It's not like we don't have enough mommy guilt, just being moms... Being a wahm means that the kids actually get to see us at work. They know how tied we are to our computers, to our jobs. They know they compete with the computer for attention. Some savvy kids are ... http://auntiewahm.com/2008/09/08/wahm-and-mommy-guilt/ I'll admit it. I really want to have a site that helps women become work-at-home moms. I want to teach them how to stay home. I want to offer tips and tricks for every age, from newborns up to teens.  I want to hand-hold them every step of the way. ... http://auntiewahm.com/2008/08/25/wahmsite/ If you have Adsense on your site, you need Adspy Tracker.  Period. Friends have been chatting up this neat little tool for months and I kept putting in a mental bookmark to check it out.  I'm sick over the months of lost income that I missed by not getting this earlier. I've ... http://auntiewahm.com/2008/08/14/adspy-tracker-my-new-must-have-for-wahms/