The authors of So You Want To Be A Work-At-Home Mom (Jill Hart & Diana Ennen) are taking on the big issues. We want to dialogue about what's going on in the work-at-home world and we want to answer your questions about working from home.
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Q So I've been taking the Crown class at church and have realized how I've disrespected and squandered away God's money and resources! Because of bad habits I had a very expensive hobby. Now that I'm starting over with the right mindset, what free or cheap resources can you recommend to market effectively. For instance, ezine email capture, adding membership to a site, and even this particular form I'm using to submit this question, and ecommerce? Thanks!
A First, let us say that it's wonderful to hear that you're stepping back and evaluating what you've been doing and the tools you've been using. We can easily find ourselves with, like you called it, "a very expensive hobby." However, with the right midset we can also, God-willing, turn things around. Here are a few of the tools that we use to keep things professional on a tight budget (these are not affiliate links, they are simply links to tools we use). :)
1. Ezine - YMLP.com - Many people use other sources like Constant Contact, but I've used YMLP for years and prefer it because of the price point. :) However, if you need additional 'bells and whistles' like ezine templates, you will want to double-check and see what they offer. They have built-in sign-up forms (ezine email capture) as well.
2. Membership - There are several good tools on the market for this, although none that are free that I am aware of. I chose WishlistMember.com because of the one-time fee as opposed to paying monthly.
3. Websites (and forms) - I prefer Wordpress for just about any website I'm creating these days. It's free, it's user-friendly and it allows tons of add-ons (called plugins in Wordpress) such as the forms that you see on CWAHM (which are using a plugin called "C-forms").
More tips next week! :)
May the Lord give you success,
and may he give you and your children success.
Psalm 115:14 (NCV)
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Until next week ....
Jill Hart of CWAHM.com & Diana Ennen of VirtualWordPublishing.com, co-authors of So You Want to Be a Work-At-Home Mom.