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I don’t know about you, but one of the first items on my list of reasons why I should start my own business was “freedom.”…After two and a half years in business I had it pointed out to me today working with a valued friend in the United States that I had just put myself back in jail. Albeit slowly, but none-the-less …jail.
After a wee break over Easter, I am getting back into the swing of things this week finalising the 2012 Mother’s Day catalogue. Our finals competition was neck and neck, right to the end. We had more than 6000 unique visitors to the website in a week and more than 1200 votes in the competition. Congratulations to Handmade by Beez who will feature on the front cover of the catalogue after securing more than 420 votes! I can’t wait to share the final catalogue with you.
Meet the 10 finalists in the Mother’s Day Photo Contest and vote for who you want to see on the front cover of our 2012 Mother’s Day Catalogue! The judges had a really tough time choosing between all of the fabulous entries and were literally up all hours of the night trying to come to a consensus. The finalists were chosen according to how well they addressed the entry criteria, the quality of their images, the quality of their descriptions, and their popularity. Now there’s just one last thing to decide….
It’s easy to write a bad newsletter. Let me show you how. 1. Too long between issues YOU: Newsletters are a nuisance to write. You never know what to say so you push it to one side while you try to think up something brilliant. Evasive action gets you through this month, so you do it again next time. Then just when you’ve perfected your system, one day guilt appears. So you churn out a newsletter and off it goes…
Congratulations to Daily Baby Buys who won the March In the Spotlight Competition. Here are the lucky entrants who were randomly selected for the April Poll. These businesses are in the running to win an In the Spotlight Interview on the Support a WAHP website (valued at $500)! Don’t forget to spread the word to your fans. Voting is open until 3pm, April 30th! Good luck!
Our April Business of the Month is Rascals & Ragamuffins! Read our interview with Julie below to find out more about this fantastic creative biz. Tell us a little about the person behind the business My name is Julie. I am a mother of two. A (soon to be) wife. A creator. A chocoholic. A lover of books, music and rainy days. I love to travel. I love swimming and the beach. My goal this year is to learn how to surf.
A big week in Facebook land with the implementation of the new Timelines for every everyone today, some cool changes to “groups” and for us, the end of the month, bringing with it the end of round one of the Mother’s Day Photo Contest. The judges will now go and choose their top 10 and we’ll all get to vote for the front cover winner. The new round of voting begins in just a few days so stay tuned. Below is my roundup of what is on offer from our Premium and Longterm Sponsors this week.
If you’ve ever advertised in mainstream media or thought about doing so, this post is for you! The other day, a colleague and I had a meeting with a potential client who is looking to get started with social media. We asked him how much he spent on advertising and I nearly fell off my chair when he told us! He said he was spending up to $15,000 per year on advertising with no discernible return on investment. $15,000!!!!!!
Tell us a little about the person behind the business?
I am Jeni Pizzi, a 30-year-old mum of 3 gorgeous children, twin girls who are ten and the world’s cheekiest 3 year old and Partner to Greg. I am addicted to all things handmade and juggle kids, a part time job and two businesses–mine and his. There are never enough hours in the day to get everything done. My favourite colours are green and pink and I have an obsession with pretty stationery, peacocks and of course anything handmade.
Welcome to the weekend wrapup! Have you checked out the latest entries for the Mother’s Day Photo Contest? This year’s entries are going to be so hard for the judges to choose from. While I’m on the subject of judging, I’ve decided to step down as a judge so that the process of picking a winner is truly impartial. So, one of our Support a WAHP bloggers and page admins Lucie Battaini from MultimediART has stepped up in my place.
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