Saturday

Mom in the SpotLight Rebecca Grantham

Mom in the Spotlight
The Interview


Welcome to Wahm Connector
Rebecca Grantham of Grantham Studio


Where are you located?


We live in Ohio.


Are you married? # of children

yes, my husband is a sculptor and we have 5 children, ---3 boys & 2 girls all under 7 yrs old.


Interests/hobbies:


gardening, reading, music, nature.


Tell us about your business:


I am a fine artist, I draw pastel portraits of people and pets from photographs
along with plein air pastel landscapes, that are drawn outside live.


How long have you been in business?


I have loved to draw and paint since I can remember. The love has always
been there and it has just grown along with my ability to express it.


What is the toughest part about working at home?


whew!!! the toughest part for me, is staying organized, prioritized and balanced.
It is a challenge to complete all aspects of running my business, creating the artwork, marketing it
and taking care of my home, children and husband successfully, I'm a work in a progress. lol


What is the biggest perk?


The biggest perk of being a wahm is the ability to be at home with my children. I adore them and believe it's crucial that I'm here for them, above anything else.


What WAHM tip do you have to offer?


The best tip I have to offer is try to find and have other wahms as friends with similiar goals
and drive. The business's can be completely different but we share the same issues.
The strength and support I've received from my fellow wahms goes beyond words, there are not any ego's, or selfishness , we are all pulling for each other, it's truly amazing!


Thank you for joining us Rebecca, Good luck with your business!



Thank you for the interview and exposure here on wahm connector it's a wonderful site!



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Friday

Blog Links Q&A

A bit about blogging

Blogging or blog started as web logs for companies
now condensed into blog which has exploded!
blogs are online diaries or journals

what do people blog about?

You name it and there is someone blogging about it.
Art, politics, religion, current events, advertising, personal thoughts, computers, poems, photography,stories, reviews for movies, families, parenting, mothering , fathering, advice columns, money, music and on and on and on.

Who Blogs?

Business's, artists, the young, the old, the middle aged, the rich, the poor, the creative, the not so creative, it is open to everyone. Mothers, fathers, singles, teens ................People all over the world!!!!

where do you start?

you can create a blog through many free services or pay for monthly hosting. some free services have banner ads, some don't.

A few Free Blogging services:

www.blogger.com --- my fav. as of today
www.bravenet.com
www.livejournal.com
www.typepad.com not free
www.photoblog.com

Blog promotion pages with lots of links for advertising

www.masternewmedia.org/rss/top55/
http://prosperall.com/free-rss-resources/blog-directory.php


Blog Directories
http://www.lsblogs.com

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http://www.womenbloggers.org

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Feed services

http://www.blogrolling.com

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http://www.feedburner.com

http://www.technorati.com

http://www.bloghub.com


Fun things to do with your blog

http://www.blogshares.com

buy sell trade shares on blogs Fantasy Stock Market Fun

http://www.blogbinders.com

make your blog into a book very kewl

blog traffic exchanges
*Blog Explosion
*Blog Clicker


Mommy/wahm/ bloggers

http://www.wahm-blog.com

http://www.blogsbywomen.org

http://www.thenewjane.com
blog advertising exchange