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Many moms are tired of being stretched to the limit by holding a full time job and also caring for a family. If you are one of these moms, there may be a great book for moms to work at home that can show you how to make this transition without disrupting the flow of your family. You will want to find the perfect book that can help you find the needed tools to be successful.

Take a look at the bestselling work at home books available…

When you first look at a book for moms to work at home, you may think about going to a bookstore to find the materials you need. You may be able to find a couple of resources in your local book store, but it may be much easier to find these resources on your own personal computer. (more…)

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Mothers in their thousands are becoming internet success stories by applying tried and true systems to sell their own or other peoples products online as affiliate marketers.

At BiziMums.com ‘mumprenuer’ Leigh Kostiainen is showing other mothers just how she has been making a living from her website. The recently launched e-course titled 8 Step Getting Started Plan walks mums (and dads) through the very simple basic steps they need to take to begin their own personal journey as an internet based home business owner.

Many gurus will tell that it is easy to be successful, but you ask the millions of people who seek out the secrets everyday and for many it is daunting and mind boggling. The BiziMums e-course is simple to follow, has no wasteful fluffy content so you get straight to the point and start building a successful online business from day one.

The bonus is the the e-course is free.

Would you love to start your own internet based home business?

Have you  just heard about this affiliate marketing thing?

Do you feel you couldn’t do it, as you have no experience?

Does the idea excite you and terrify you all at once?

Or, do you already have a blog or website in dire need of revitalisation?

If you answered yes to any or ALL of these questions the 8 Step Getting Started Plan free e-course is for you. And since you work at your own pace there is no pressure.

www.BiziMums.com/8-step-getting-started-plan

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BiziMums is a fabulous new website that is set up specifically to help mothers start their very own online business. There are no catches, hooks or scams … just loads of creative ideas for new business opportuntities, and loads of advice about the cheapest way to set them up.

All the suppliers BiziMums uses themselves are revealed for other mothers to confidently use also.

The hardest part about starting an online business today is not knowing who is scamming you, and of course the expense.

The driving force behind BiziMums came from the internet marketing experience gained through establishing and operating Hire My Mum. This is where it became very clear that mothers all over the world were looking for the very same thing … ‘a genuine online job or business’, that would give them the freedom to raise their children and contribute to the household finances. BiziMums is designed to deliver a genuine and realistic opportunity for mothers to setup their own online business.

BiziMums has set a goal to help 100 mothers start an online business in 2009 … Will you be one of them?

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Readers Question: I am a work at home mum and I run my own business. I have 2 kids which are my priority of course, but I’m finding it increasingly difficult to keep on top of my growing business workload. I am finding I stay up later and later trying to get everything done so I don’t get enough sleep which isn’t good at all – it is affecting my health and I’m really struggling with keeping on top of things – there just aren’t enough hours in the day. Do you have any advice for time management techniques or other ideas on how to successfully juggle a family and run a business from home? I would love to be able to employ someone to help with my business but it’s just not at that stage yet financially. Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Answer:

I think it is our nature as women and mothers to do everything ourselves … I am a big culprit of this, and with a 2 year old at home and an 8 year old at school I do find myself in your shoes, often. Fortunately I really love what I have created for myself and my family so I don’t mind working harder than if I had “a real job … LOL”.

The biggest lesson I have learnt as a small business owner is that I cannot grow my business if I am too busy doing things that are not productive. So the obvious time management tips come to mind:

1. Have a clean and clear work environment – if you spend half of your day looking for things you are wasting your own time,

2. This also goes for your email, set up folders for things like access codes, receipts and important follow up – so you aren’t digging through hundreds of messages to find something you need.

3. Make a list ‘before you go to bed’ of what you want to complete the next day – by making the list before you go to bed you will sleep better because your brain will not be worrying about what you might have forgotten to do.

4. Have a business plan – I am a big fan of the one page business plan because you will read it over and over.

Tips for the kids, first of all you need to deal with your own mother guilt, a video is not a bad thing if you have something really important to do. I try to set up activities throughout the week like painting, play doh etc. things that I don’t bring out everyday, so the interest factor is always there. Child minding, well I am lucky that my mother-in-law wants to look after B2 one day per week, it gives him a break, and me too. If you have someone; family, friend, neighbour who can help you out for one day or half a day per week to free you up a little, then don’t be afraid to ask them to help you. You might be surprised who is willing to help.

Now I don’t want to sound like supermum, because I am not, for me housework is the thing that gets a low priority – it gets done eventually but I don’t worry about dishes on the sink. So that takes a bit of pressure off, I don’t know what your personal situation is like but think about any areas where you apply unnecessary pressure on yourself.

And finally, there are now some very good online job boards that help mothers to find work from home jobs. The upside of these for small business owners like us is that you can get some one to do a single task for a single price, such as bookkeeping once a month for $70.00 or 2 hours per week for $25 per hour, maybe you need to free yourself from writing newsletters. I have a lady who helps me to look for work from home jobs for 2 hours per week at an hourly rate, at first I felt I couldn’t afford it but now I can’t do without her. Actually my new projects would never have gotten started without her taking that workload off me. You don’t have to spend a fortune to find someone to help you. My experience has been that plenty of mothers are happy with a couple of hours per week as they still want the flexibility of being at home. You could try my company Hire My Mum; we have nearly 900 people waiting for jobs like this, or try the new Home Workforce and CareerMums.

Good luck and thanks for this great question.

Leigh

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