Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Mommy and Me Photo Contest
ExploreSpring.com partners With Houston Work at Home Moms for Mommy & Me Photo Contest. Photo contest spotlights the relationship of the mother and her children .
Spring, Texas July 21, 2008 – Explore Spring http://www.explorespring.com/, which hosts monthly online photo contest for Spring TX, announces the "Mommy and Me Photo Contest." This month's contest, which is sponsored by Houston Work at Home Moms (HoustonWAHMS), encourages entrants to "break out the cameras" and become their own "personal photographer."
The contest is all about spotlighting the relationship between a mother and her child(ren).
What makes your relationship unique? Do you and your child(ren) look amazingly alike? Do you and your child(ren) have the same quirky habits? Explore Spring and Houston WAHMS wants to know--and see--the dynamics behind your children.
August 1 through August 31, 2008, mothers and kids of all ages will be able to enter the Explore Spring/Houston WAHMS Mommy & Me Photo Contest for a chance to win a $35 Visa prepaid Visa and a Explore Spring personalized shirt(s) for each member in the photo.
The winner is chosen by Explore Spring online viewers. Entries and voting take
place online at www.explorespring.com/pages/Photo_Contest . The entry with the most online votes at the end of the month wins the prizes.
"The Mommy & Me Hair Contest gives kids and moms the opportunity to showcase their relationship and really have some fun," says Holly Munsinger, Houston WAHMS Founder. The mommy and me contest photo entries may be from anytime and any place or can be taken specifically for the Mommy & Me Contest.
For more details about Spring/Houston WAHMS Mommy & Me Photo Contest, please visit the Explore Spring website. If it's about Spring
Texas it’s on Explore Spring.
About Explore Spring, is a locally owned and operated online city guide and business directory for Spring, Texas. Here you can find all kinds of services - from restaurants and automobiles to shopping and home services.
ExploreSpring.com provides a central online location 24 hours a day to find information relevant to the Spring TX Community. The web site is located at http://www.explorespring.com/.
About Houston WAHMS Houston Work at Home Mom is a networking organization for mothers who are striving to open, grow or establish a
home-based business. Launching in January 2007, this local organization is for those in business for themselves.
After several months of being up and running, our membership has grown to 44 members from different direct sales and work from home companies. The web site is located at http://www.houstonwahms.com/.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
How Strong is your follow up?
WOW, did we have a great South Chapter meeting (Houston) on Monday Evening. Our topic of discussion was "Follow Up", in the case of many of us there, is the Hap-Hazard method of follow-up that we each implement. While each of us present represented a different company, some in direct sales, some not. . . we each were guilty of knowing what we should be doing and yet were not doing.
Now you may wonder what we mean by "Hap-Hazard" . . . well it's when we think of it, or get around to it. We each seem to forget that those lead cards from Shows, or the business cards that we've picked up at networking events or even past customers are warm leads.
Now, whether you are just starting out in your business, or have been in business for awhile, for most of us, that telephone weighs 600 pounds and it's so hard to pick up! Remember that these warm leads are your opportunity to build your business, and the phone is actually lighter, I PROMISE!
What's truly amazing is that the more that you lift it and make those calls the lighter it actually becomes. We've all heard that a customer has to see and hear your name 7 times before the remember you. So why not with follow-up calls.
The other advice that we receive that it takes 10 no's to receive a yes. So start making those calls to get you no's so that you can receive your YES!
Part of our resolve in moving forward in our Follow-up is to each implement a "POWER HOUR" for our telephone calls. Some agreed to try and do it one or two days a week, some more. We're going to report back next month on how the "POWER HOUR" has helped each of us.
We also want to thank the "Direct Selling Women's Alliance" for producing some exciting tools that we can use. We each took some great "Follow-up" notes from their Chapter Go the Extra Mile from More Build it Big, a great resource.
Before I close I wanted to welcome the 4 NEW Members that joined the South Chapter of HoustonWAHMS this week.
Catherine "Cathy" James
South Chapter HoustonWAHMS
Now you may wonder what we mean by "Hap-Hazard" . . . well it's when we think of it, or get around to it. We each seem to forget that those lead cards from Shows, or the business cards that we've picked up at networking events or even past customers are warm leads.
Now, whether you are just starting out in your business, or have been in business for awhile, for most of us, that telephone weighs 600 pounds and it's so hard to pick up! Remember that these warm leads are your opportunity to build your business, and the phone is actually lighter, I PROMISE!
What's truly amazing is that the more that you lift it and make those calls the lighter it actually becomes. We've all heard that a customer has to see and hear your name 7 times before the remember you. So why not with follow-up calls.
The other advice that we receive that it takes 10 no's to receive a yes. So start making those calls to get you no's so that you can receive your YES!
Part of our resolve in moving forward in our Follow-up is to each implement a "POWER HOUR" for our telephone calls. Some agreed to try and do it one or two days a week, some more. We're going to report back next month on how the "POWER HOUR" has helped each of us.
We also want to thank the "Direct Selling Women's Alliance" for producing some exciting tools that we can use. We each took some great "Follow-up" notes from their Chapter Go the Extra Mile from More Build it Big, a great resource.
Before I close I wanted to welcome the 4 NEW Members that joined the South Chapter of HoustonWAHMS this week.
Welcome!!!!!!
Melinda Sena -- Melinda's Precious Gems and Jewelry
Becci King -- Private Quarters
Natalia Sena -- Mary Kay
Christina Hartsfield -- Pampered Chef
Catherine "Cathy" James
South Chapter HoustonWAHMS
Friday, July 18, 2008
So Many Choices
At last months South Chapter meeting of Houston Wahms we discussed blogs, how to get them started and exchanged some great information. I took that basic information that I presented there and presented it last night to the ABWA Chapter in Baytown TX. A question was asked "How Do I know What to Write About?" Very simple write what you like, about what you are interested in, write about what's important to you. It's your choice.
On the drive home, it dawned on me that we already know that Direct Sales and other Home Based Businesses are growing in numbers. We all make the decision to "Start a Business" out of need, but that need is different for each of us. It could be because of job uncertainty, or it could be because we need that little extra for a new car, or to help offset those gas prices, or we need to build a new life for our selves.
There are So Many Choices out there, the hardest decision is finding the company that is right for you, then I realized that maybe we should be thinking about the company that we become involved in, like deciding to write a blog or what the topic of that blog will be.
There are many wonderful companies out there that offer great products and great compensation plans. . . so do you choose because your friend is selling it, do you choose because there are not many selling that product in the area, do you use the product that you will be selling . . . the questions go on.
Make a short list of what's important to you and then "CHOOSE" the company you wish to represent.
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