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Welcome Work At Home Moms!
When Calgon Isn't Enough
by Alana Morales
As a mom, I always got a kick out of the old Calgon commercials. They would show a woman with great skin and no bags under her eyes and the audience was supposed to believe that she had enough troubles that she needed to "get away." Then she would draw herself a bath and calmly get in and somehow her troubles slipped away.
How unrealistic. First of all, if this woman had been a mom, there is no way she would have been able to draw a bath without being disturbed unless it was after 10 pm. Then she would get in the bath, but still be tense because even though she was supposed to be relaxing, she was instead thinking about the child who might be sick, the bills that needed to be paid or the work she needed to get done.
Once the mom finally did begin to relax, she would run the risk of drowning because she fell asleep in the bathtub.
I would like someone to develop a realistic way for women to get some relaxation that easy. Maybe we could use the dust from Harry Potter and instantly transport ourselves to a peaceful place. If we had the time stopper, we could go to a peaceful place and be back without losing any precious time.
How big would a realistic bottle of Calgon have to be to actually take our problems away? Would we have to use so much that we would be floating in a tub full of goo? On second thought, that wouldn't be very relaxing because we would be too worried about the mess the goo would make.
Maybe you have to combine the Calgon with a certain "organic" shampoo and conditioner? The women in those commercials always look refreshed (or is it flushed)? Would you then be using a double strength shot of stress relief?
I can see the beginning of an entrepreneurial venture here. Someone could work to make a product like Calgon, but in industrial strength. Once they develop that, they need to work double time to make it available in inhaler form. Then, when you are running late and trying to get out the door and one of the kids spills an entire box of cereal on the floor while the other one smashes it into the tile grout, moms could just take a puff of their "stress be gone" inhaler and not have any worries.
Until then, moms will have to be content with pretending to be taken away by our baths. Right now, it's a much better alternative then being taken away by two guys in white coats.
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| Alana Morales taught high school English for six years before becoming a freelance writer. You may read more of her writing at her personal site http://www.alanamorales.com. She is also a sucker for email and can be reached at wah@alanamorales.com.
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10 Steps for Work At Home Moms To Start an Online Business
1. Find a Niche --- Need Ideas for New Business
Do you have a hobby or something you feel passionate about? If yes, finding your niche could be easy. If you do not have a hobby or passionate interest check your local newspaper classified ads and the swap-trade free newspapers to see what items, hobbies, topics are most popular. also check out New Business Ideas
2. Obtain a Domain Name (best if this is the name of your business). Before you sign up for web hosting wheny ou register your domain name read Number 4.
3. Obtain Web Hosting
It is important to have a dependable web hosting service. It the server is down no one can see your website and all of your hard work is wasted. Most websites are only about 5 MB so you do not need web hositng plans that advertise 1 Gig disk space.... Reccommended Web Hosting: Site-Webhosting.com they are dependable and affordable. I personally use this web host.
4. Website Design-- Do Web Design Yourself- Use Web Templates - Buy Ready Made Websites-- Hire a Web Designer
Simple web designs work best! Avoid javascript menus and dynamic content they hinder search engine spiders and result in lower page rank and less visitors.
5. Content - Content is King, especially if you hope to earn money with ads like Adsense from Google. Content gets indexed in search engines and is what brings visitors to your website. Write the content yourself or use online content sources, they are easy to find with a search engine or hire writers
6. Submit Your Website to Search Engines
Do It Yourself with Site Submission Software or Hire a Site Submission Service
7. Seek out Links to Your Website
Search Engines rank your website based on content and number of other sites who link to you. To quickly get your new website business listed in the search engines buy a link on a popular website with a high page rank, 10 or above. Seek out services who with arrange link exchanges or buy text link ads on ebay in the website businesses section.
8. Marketing and Advertising
Buy Traffic this can jump start sales and help you obtain a better page rank in Alexa. Consider using Pay Per Click advertising. Be sure to read up on how to make money using Pay Per Click advertising before you start. You can easily spend more than you earn in sales if you do not do it properly and some products and services are no conductive to this type of advertising.
9. Sell Ads on your website- Sign up for affiliates
10. Refresh Content Regularly
Content is King! Keep your website content fresh-- Add new content regularly
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