Entrecarders!
WHO DID YOU FIND WHILE DROPPING THIS WEEK?!

It’s time for us to give out some linky love to our favorite Entrecarder of the week!
COPY THE BANNER AND BLOG ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE THIS WEEK.
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EntreCard Find of the Week is now a collaborative effort between Moomettesgram’s Musings and
The Mom With Brownies.

I luv participating in Entre-Find of the Week!’ What a cool way to share the newest blogs you’ve EC dropped in on!

Yes, I know today is Sunday, and as usual, I’m always a day late & dollar short.  Since Slugger’s arrival about 10 days ago, I’ve found myself helping DD out with ‘Lil Moomette.  It seems that since Charming Son-In-Law went back to work after a short “family time leave,” DD has had a meltdown of sorts and is finding out that….geez, being a mommy of 2 isn’t a piece of cake!  So who does she call?  Her own mama!

Anyways, I’m here today, ableit late, about my friend Kim’s new website, JA Blog Grapics.

Long before JA Blog Graphics was born, I had Kim do a few 125 x 125 banners for me. You wouldn’t believe how talented she is, it just blows me away!  See, Kim is an architect by profession ~ and that just amazes me too.  Kim has a natural talent and eye for presentation.  Kim also writes a mean blog at What’s That Smell, and is also one of my award winners of Moomette’s Best WAHM/Blog Site Award.

While I’m at it ~ What’s That Smell is sponsoring a Virtual Baby Shower ~ and Moomette’s Magnificents Olde Towne Shoppes is one of the sponsor/donors ~ you have to see the cool Baby Blankets that I’ll be donating!

Besides banners of all sizes, Kim also does Headers & Sets.

Like my new Banners?  Kim did the WAHM Guru one for me, matching Plug Buttons & a non-static Avatar, as well as the “Been Around the Block” one promoting my Product Reviews.

Now I’m all gussied up for all the WAHM and eBiz forums that I belong too.  No longer is anyone looking at my Maxine Avatar!

So if you’re in the market for some unique artistic talent to promote your WAHM blog, site or eBay store, go check out JA Blog Graphics, and let Kim know Moomettesgram sent you!

Who was your favorite EntreFind this week? Click here to learn how to play. Don’t forget to come back after you blog about your weekly favorite to leave the link to your post below. We want to read your favorites too!

When my DD was pregnant with ‘Lil Moomette, she developed preeclampsia and was relegated to bed rest for the remainder of her term. Now, mind you, when this child was 2, I purchased the book entitled “The Difficult Child” for my easy reading pleasure. To envision her on total bed rest doing puzzles or watching TV…I have to say I’m glad she was finally induced.

I belong to several networking forums, and one of the gals indicated she is somewhat of a shut-in and recovering from surgery, on bed rest and is looking for a way to pass time. Forum members wished her a speedy recovery and mentioned that we’ll be looking forward to her posts on her progress. I suggested she start a blog or ezine to promote her eBay business!

Why The Most Popular Home Based Business Opportunity These Days Involves A Blog

by Carael Knight

Today more than ever, chances are that if you have found a successful home based business opportunity, then most likely it involves either the heavy use of a high traffic blog or two or alternatively you’re making use of some effective classified ads to generate your targeted traffic.

It is no secret that popular search engines love blogs because of the fresh and constantly updated content found in plenty in this amazing new medium. Most bloggers have no problem enthusiastically updating their content daily or on a regular basis because they love their blogs since they give them “a voice” and a unique chance to publish their views and comments on a subject that they are usually crazy about. This powerful combination of factors has ensured that blogs have grown in leaps and bounds. The result has been the emergence of a powerful and effective medium that is by far the best for promoting any home based business opportunity.

In actual fact what happens is that the blogger uses the blog to work their home based business opportunity by directing some of the huge traffic to appropriate affiliate programs they have already signed up for. They mostly do this by making good use of affiliate links pasted at prominent and very visible positions all over the blog site.

So what happens is that the blogger has lots of fan blogging while at the same time working their home based business opportunity.

But blogging admittedly is not for everyone. And that is why there are those who use carefully selected effective classified ads to direct targeted traffic their home based business opportunity site.

Why just about anyone can make money online

Most people think that making money online is one of the most difficult things in the world and yet the reality is that anyone can make some serious money online. It really is easier than you think.

What makes it difficult is the attitude and the approach of most people. Many have plunged in blindly and inevitably the have failed. The net is full of these failures and they are constantly busy telling others that it cannot be done, just because they themselves failed.

Actually one of the biggest hindrances and obstacles to folks making money online is that most of us want to do it overnight and without having to learn anything first. This is a really strange mindset when you think about it because doctors train for years before they can be allowed to practice and commercial airline pilots also train for years before they can be allowed to fly passengers. So why should you expect to start an online business today and start making money tomorrow. Is that really realistic? Is it any wonder that so many people have failed in their efforts to make quick money online?

The big secret here that should not even be a secret is that anyone who takes a little time to learn the ropes and takes their minds off making money for a short time only will quickly find that they can earn much more than doctors and airline pilots after just a few months (instead of years) of learning. In other words anyone who is prepared to take the time to learn can make money online.

Carael Knight is a very aggressive Internet marketing expert.

MajorEnterprise is an Independent Internet Marketing And Advertising Company That Specializes In Boosting Website Sales.
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Today is PLUGBOARD Day ~ the day I visit all the sites I have plugs on. In an earlier post, I spoke of the benefits of advertising your site through Plugboards. You submit your usually 88 x 31 banner or larger to the boards, and when it falls off rotation, plug again!

Starting out & don’t have a banner yet? Get one at Ready Banner for Free, or a nominal charge for custom work!

I do this once a week, as I maintain a list of all the sites I have plugged my various businesses, eBay Store and Moomette’s Magnificents Olde Town Shoppes site on.

Want a terrific Plugboard that’s hosted by a WAHM site? I know some folks use the free Plugboard hosting sites - I did too for a bit, until I found the site was usually down. But you usually get what you pay for. Then I came across WAHM PLUGBOARD Hosting, and I am sooo happy! For a nominal annual fee, I get all the benefits of a dashboard that works, terrific up-time & support, and the best thing of all…WAHM PLUGBOARD includes

* Installation and hosting of your plugboard
* Your site listed in the plugboard clients list(found on the front page)
* AND your site’s banner will be added to their banner rotation for 3 months at no extra charge - a $10 value!

Check them out!

Such a good deal for such a reasonable annual fee! Come Plug YOUR site on my Plugboard!

I’ve been busy, busy lately! My DD, Moomette’s mom, is not only between jobs, but is expecting her second child in August! She say’s that although she & DH will find out ahead of time whether it’s a girl or boy, she’s not planning on letting us know until the baby’s born, so it’ll be a “surprise.” Ha. If it’s a boy, I bet I’ll be writing about it here sooner than the arrival date!

In the meantime, I’ve put all my “venture”s under one roof and you can see them all at MOOMETTE’S MAGNIFICENTS OLDE TOWN SHOPPES.
I’m employing many of the wonderful techniques that Betsy, over at Smart Moms shares. A great way to empower & market your WAHM eBiz. Come exchange Links with me and PLUG your site!

Online Marketing Strategies for Home Based Businesses

If you own a home based business, more than likely you are looking for creative ways to market your business. Thankfully with the internet, there is a whole online world just waiting for you! By creating an online marketing strategy you can essentially market your business for free and drive traffic to your site. And the great part is that most of these routes are few and don’t require a lot of time or effort.

Here are just a few simple ways to market yourself and your business online!

Blogs: A great way to get started is simply to start a Blog. A blog is completely free and is a glorified online journal. Blogger and Wordpress are two of the more popular hosts. Look around and see what you like and then just get started. Keep in mind the goal of your blog. Is it to promote yourself, your business or simply to talk about your daily life? You can start out slowly by just posting a couple times a week, however, if you really want to utilize your blog as a resource for traffic, make it a goal to post something worth reading on a daily basis.

Forums: Forums have become an increasingly popular way to network with other people. There are thousands to choose from, so just start looking. Whether you go to Yahoo and type in groups or Google “forums”, you will be amazed at what you find. Try to find groups that will allow you to promote your business as well as gain insight and knowledge from others. It might take a while to find a good fit, but don’t give up. A good forum can be an excellent resource for you when you’re first getting started as well as an excellent tool once you’re established!

Articles: The purpose of articles is to drive more traffic to your site or blog. To do this, you simply write an article on any subject, include your bio with links and then submit them to various article submissions sites. Once accepted, your article will be on these sites for anyone to read or use for their site, blog, eZine or other publications. Whether your article is viewed by curious readers or is published on other sites, the traffic you generate can be very rewarding.

Since articles are a free resource, be sure to write articles often. Make it a goal to write at least one a week, if not more. Post them on several different article submission sites and then site back and watch your hits and sales go up!

Blogs, forum, and articles are just a few simple ways to start generating traffic and creating a presence online. All three are simple and free ways that you can begin to target a cold market on a daily basis; reaching potential customers from around the country and world! If you begin to focus daily on these three sources for marketing, you will quickly start to see your traffic increase. Be consistent and offer helpful information and you will surely see your sales increase!

Betsy Canevari is a Work at Home mom with a toddler. Her passion is to help other women learn how to make money by working at home. For more great tips for marketing online, visit her Work at Home site.
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In previous posts, I taked about the benefits of FREE ADVERTISING Internet Marketing for your eBay Stores or WAHM eBiz eCommerce sites on Traffic Exchanges

Another great site I came across and now advertise on is CINNAMON HOLLOW TRAFFIC EXCHANGE.

The general premise is the same. The more you surf, the more exposure your site(s) get! I use it for all of my sites, my eBay Store, Moomettes Magnificents, Create A Can, Affordable Mineral Makeup, Kountry Fixins, Teaporia and this Blog.

The surf ratio is 2:1. Don’t always have time to surf? You can buy “hits” for a nominal fee. The more you surf, the more exposure you gain through “hits”. Although you never see your own site when you surf. You can add banner, web sites or text adverts or your blog listings. Again, only family friendly, and non-frame breaker sites.

For a nominal fee, you can upgrade to PRO. The benefits of Pro include enhanced surf ratios, impressions and downline builders.

Cinnamon Hollow also offers a Plugboard & Advertising Cafe. Any questions you may have are also answered in a professional, timely manner.

Fridays are AUTO SURF Days ~ All Day!

Grab the brass ring & get on-board with this family-friendly site~

More good information to pass on for any WAHM or Dad who has an eBay Store, eCommerce or eBiz! Plugboards are a great way to get the word out on either your new or existing business. To effectively make use of Plugboards, create a sub-directory in your Bookmark file, and keep re-visting it when your site ‘falls off the board’. Successful Power Sellers use them all the time. If you don’t have a plug-sized banner, many Graphic Designers are available on banner exchange sites and surf sites such as Shopping With Moms, or there’s a link on my side panel to
Ready Banner where you can create one for free or a nominal fee to remove text.

There’s a Plug Board on Moomette’s Magnificents Olde Towne Shoppes & my Blog, so please PLUG away!

Read on for more good info:

WHAT IS A PLUGBOARD AND HOW CAN I USE IT TO ADVERTISE MY SITE? by Stephanie Davies

A plugboard, as they are termed, is a small script that runs on a website that allows you free advertising of your own website or URL. There are several types of plugboards out there, and we will go over those individual types in a moment, but first let’s get the idea of how a plugboard actually works.

A plugboard has a set number of spaces or “slots” for advertising. The basic idea is that you enter your own information for your website in the space provided, and your advertisement is placed at the bottom space in the plugboard. When you add your “plug” or website information, the advertisement at the top of the plugboard, which has been there the longest, is then pushed off, or removed from, the plugboard. As others add their own website advertisements, your own advertisement will be moved further up the spaces on the plugboard. Eventually, after you have been pushed up through all the spaces on the board, your own advertisement will be removed, and you will have to revisit that board and re-enter your information again.

As I mentioned, there are several different types of plugboards available. The most common one is a button plugboard, which will require you to have an 88×31 sized button that represents your website. If you do not have a button, or know how to make one, there are many reasonably priced places on the internet to get one made. My own business sells them at $5 per button, which is a low price for banner or button design. Once you have your button, you would upload your button to your own website server, or to a picture hosting service on the internet, and then place the URL to your button on the space provided in the plugboard. Then you would specify the URL to your own website as well. Then your button would be placed on the board once you submit that information, in the bottom space on the board.

There are also regular sized banner plugboards that use 468×60 banners, which work the same way as the other plugboards only with full sized banners instead of the smaller buttons. You may also run into text link plugboards, which are much less common that the other types, however they are just as useful for advertising purposes.

As plugboards are a free resource for advertising, they should be used if you encounter one. It never hurts to add your advertisement to a plugboard. You also may wish to bookmark the site that you have added your advertisement to, as you generally aren’t notified when you have reached the top of the plugboard and your add has been removed. Visit the site every so often to check to see if your ad is still there on the board, and if it isn’t, take the time to re-submit your information.

Plugboards are abundant on the internet, and can be found in a large number of places. You may also do a Google search for “plugboard” that will net you a ton of results for places you can list your website on free plugboards. Overall, they are a much-overlooked, and very positive method of advertising your business.

Stephanie Davies is a 27 year old Missourian with a loving husband and an 8 year old son. She currently owns her own business, Mystickal Incense & More, and sells handmade candles, incense, bath & body products and more at http://www.mystickalincense.com

Article Source: The WAHM Shack Article Directory

I’ve been busy, busy lately! My DD, Moomette’s mom, is not only between jobs, but is expecting her second child in August! She say’s that although she & DH will find out ahead of time whether it’s a girl or boy, she’s not planning on letting us know until the baby’s born, so it’ll be a “surprise.” Ha. If it’s a boy, I bet I’ll be writing about it here sooner than the arrival date!

In the meantime, I’ve put all my “venture”s under one roof and you can see them all at MOOMETTE’S MAGNIFICENTS OLDE TOWN SHOPPES.
I’m employing many of the wonderful techniques that Betsy, over at Smart Moms shares. A great way to empower & market your WAHM eBiz. Come exchange Links with me and PLUG your site!

Online Marketing Strategies for Home Based Businesses

If you own a home based business, more than likely you are looking for creative ways to market your business. Thankfully with the internet, there is a whole online world just waiting for you! By creating an online marketing strategy you can essentially market your business for free and drive traffic to your site. And the great part is that most of these routes are few and don’t require a lot of time or effort.

Here are just a few simple ways to market yourself and your business online!

Blogs: A great way to get started is simply to start a Blog. A blog is completely free and is a glorified online journal. Blogger and Wordpress are two of the more popular hosts. Look around and see what you like and then just get started. Keep in mind the goal of your blog. Is it to promote yourself, your business or simply to talk about your daily life? You can start out slowly by just posting a couple times a week, however, if you really want to utilize your blog as a resource for traffic, make it a goal to post something worth reading on a daily basis.

Forums: Forums have become an increasingly popular way to network with other people. There are thousands to choose from, so just start looking. Whether you go to Yahoo and type in groups or Google “forums”, you will be amazed at what you find. Try to find groups that will allow you to promote your business as well as gain insight and knowledge from others. It might take a while to find a good fit, but don’t give up. A good forum can be an excellent resource for you when you’re first getting started as well as an excellent tool once you’re established!

Articles: The purpose of articles is to drive more traffic to your site or blog. To do this, you simply write an article on any subject, include your bio with links and then submit them to various article submissions sites. Once accepted, your article will be on these sites for anyone to read or use for their site, blog, eZine or other publications. Whether your article is viewed by curious readers or is published on other sites, the traffic you generate can be very rewarding.

Since articles are a free resource, be sure to write articles often. Make it a goal to write at least one a week, if not more. Post them on several different article submission sites and then site back and watch your hits and sales go up!

Blogs, forum, and articles are just a few simple ways to start generating traffic and creating a presence online. All three are simple and free ways that you can begin to target a cold market on a daily basis; reaching potential customers from around the country and world! If you begin to focus daily on these three sources for marketing, you will quickly start to see your traffic increase. Be consistent and offer helpful information and you will surely see your sales increase!

Betsy Canevari is a Work at Home mom with a toddler. Her passion is to help other women learn how to make money by working at home. For more great tips for marketing online, visit her Work at Home site.
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Advertise here, on this blog ~ PR 3 Rating,  Alexa Rating of 125, 343 and approximately 4,000+ unique monthly visitors ~ a tremendous accomplishment for a blog less than one year old!

Also check out my Moomette’s Mama Mentor blog advertising.

Banner Advertising Summer Special!

Advertise your eBiz at the top of my home page ~ get Prime Real-Estate visibility!

125 x 125 Banner Advertising Spots - For only a USD $10.00 donation, you can get one of the three 125 x 125 banner advertising spots for ONE MONTH ~ or 3 MONTHS FOR USD $25.00. Just Donate me via the Paypal link and then send an e-mail to moomettesmagnificents06@yahoo.com with the following information:

1. Your PayPal Confirmation Number
2. The link you’d like me to use
3. Your 125 x 125 banner

I reserve the right to reject any links if they are deemed wholly inappropriate. I will send out an e-mail with confirmation of posting to the address the information was sent from. Please see the Home Page for the Paypal Button.

Text Link Advertising

Only 6 text slots will be available.

Advertise your eBiz at the top of my home page ~ get Prime Real-Estate visibility!

Click the PayPal donate button and donate USD $1.00 or more. Then wait for your confirmation email from PayPal. Please email me at moomettesmagnificents06@yahoo.com and supply the following information:

1. YourTransaction ID (look for it on your Paypal confirmation email).
2. The URL link you’d like to have posted.
3. The text you’d like to link.

If accepted, your link will stay on my list throughout rotation until it’s bumped off, similar to how a plugboard operates. 24 Hr. minimum.

I will also consider a barter for products in exchange for advertising. Please contact me for consideration.

Please allow 24 hours for a response.

Disclaimer: FAMILY FRIENDLY sites only. NO sites connected or displaying evidence of a hate site, spam site, or P-o-r-n site will be listed and NO refunds will be issued if that is the case.