From the monthly archives:

November 2009

Easy SEO Rituals

by Christine on November 27, 2009

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The other day, I wrote about the basics in driving content to your web site. I mentioned that you should be optimizing your site – particularly your content and the code around your content – to help increase your rankings in Google and other search engines. You could get obsessed with creating only content that is relevant today, right now – but then you wouldn’t necessarily have a focused or niche web site. Or you can follow these little tips whenever you have an article idea or when adding a new product to your web site.

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5 Questions with Karen Wilmes

by Christine on November 26, 2009

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Karen Wilmes is the lady behind Frugal Rhode Island Mama Blog, a blog about saving money on everyday items. 5 Questions is a series where online business women are asked 5 questions about life as a mom and entrepreneur. To be featured, please contact me.
1. What or who inspired you to start your [...]

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Tips for Driving Traffic to your Web Site

by Christine on November 25, 2009

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Yesterday, I had the privilege of participating on the Ask the Experts panel hosted by Liz Gaige of Market Navigators (Liz is the Vancouver chapter leader of Ladies Who Launch). The topic was “Driving Traffic to Your Online Store” and each of the panelists were asked to provide a five-minute intro and tips for the informal session before Q&A kicked off.

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5 Questions with Nikiah Seeds

by Christine on November 23, 2009

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Nikiah Seeds is the owner/creator of Mama Goddess Birth Shop, which is a proud Canadian, eco-friendly on-line store offering high quality home and hospital birth supplies, water birth pools, organic baby products and more…

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5 Questions with Suzanne Franco

by Christine on November 23, 2009

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Suzanne Franco is an internet marketer and blogger of her self-titled blog SuzanneFranco.com, which teaches others how to use the internet to make money – either how to start their own online business or how to market and grow their existing online business.

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5 Questions with Andi Aizer

by Christine on November 23, 2009

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Andi Aizer is the owner of L’il Monkeys Personalized Baby Gifts, a Manufacturer of the original personalized waffle fleece baby blanket.

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Marketing Must-Dos

by Christine on November 18, 2009

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We might not always have the resources on hand to invest in our companies as much as we would like, but we can’t under estimate the importance of marketing and media outreach in today’s marketplace. Overlooking the basics in either grassroots marketing or mass media can really put you behind when you are making your efforts to get ahead.

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For Straight-Talk Tuesdays, I asked Natalie Kaminski of FinCode Solutions what sites she’d recommend to women starting out their business. Her list includes Savor the Success, The M3 Race, Women Entrepreneur and Tut.com, for positive thinking and inspirational quotes. As for her take on social networking sites:
“My all time favorite is LinkedIn. It is an [...]

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5 Questions with Kate Marsh Lord

by Christine on November 12, 2009

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Kate Marsh Lord is editor of The Shopping Mama, a source for all the unique and fabulous things mamas want but don’t have time to find themselves.

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Diary of A Stressed-Out Birthday Mom

by Christine on November 10, 2009

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My daughter celebrated her third birthday this weekend, and in spite of all efforts to be the relaxed, effortless birthday mom, I’m pretty sure I lost a few marbles.

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5 Questions with Deidrea Haysel

by Christine on November 9, 2009

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Deidrea Haysel is the “Hot Mama” behind Hot Mama Gowns, an alternative to the generic hospital gown and made of 100% Organic Cotton with sizes to fit every size Mommy and bump (XS-XXL).

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