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Hi guys,

Just wondering, when you have to call prospective clients, or people that want to information about your business, how do you control your nervousness at calling someone you've never met to give them a "sales pitch"?

I run a B2B business (business to business), and have a few publications wanting me to advertise with them, however I'm not sure if they are the places Mums would go for business support!

Where do you go? Do you go online to Google or forums such as this? Or do you go offline such as your local paper or the Yellow Pages?

Melissa

Hi All,

Just found this free to join website, thought you all might be interested, since it allows you to shop online at over 1000 stores and even earn a little cash if you're interested and it's completely FREE! (No monthly or setup fees ever, no product handling ever). I'm using it to add a little cash to our monthly budget and boost my business budget a little. Here's the link, or minti mail me if it doesn't work for some reason:

http://www.mypowermall.com/biz/home/30072

Hi, my name is Teshia and I have just starteda home business that has taken off a lot faster than I expected. I am very excited about it as I have tried other home businesses with no luck & this has been amazing. I would love to share this opportunity eith others, so if anyone is interested please let me know and I will get some information out to you. The start up costs are very good and the products are fantastic!

Hi all!

Just stumbled across this group and thought I'd join. I'm a stay at home Mum of a 14mo baby girl (Aaliyah), and expecting another in October. Although I stay at home and don't technically work, I do run my own business from home using the internet (see homepage).

I am currently running a survey about why Mums start a business.  If you wouldn't mind, please take a minute or two to complete the survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=MXSk9gfoJdzYLfdBiom5og_3d_3d

I hope it's OK to post this :) 

We are aiming to get 300 replies and are nearly half way there.  We'll let you know the results when they come through :)

Melissa

So many sites that offer Mums the opportunity to work from home never actually advertise a product or occupation for you to do.  Then, they make you pay to find out what the job is, so really it's just pyramid selling because then you have to make the same sort of website to recruit others to recoup your joining fee and make some money.  It's just a wrought and not contributing to the overall economy at all.  It's ridiculous and those sorts of sites (you the long winded wordy things with testimonial after testimonial and at the end you find out you have to pay to find out what the product is).

Be warned, everyone.  Dont jump into their nets.  Build your own ideas, market your own product (whether it be your skills/services or a product/goods) and get ahead of these scammers.  Lets make the net a better place which contributes to the world economy and generate more dollars to contribute to worthy charities, not a place where small dollars are just handed around the scammers.

Hi - please visit my directory www.needbabythingsnow.com.  If you would like to advertise on this site, I do a free of charge link exchange for Minti Members.  Please contact me if you are interested.

Is it better to post business tips here in this group or in the advice section?

I'm so excited.  Last week, my business was mentioned for about 3 seconds on A Current Affair during a report on Mums working from home.

As a result of this, my traffic that day was 5 times more than normal & sales and new members went through the roof!  This was because of one of my members (who was featured) showed the journalist my magazine :)

I haven't stopped smiling since.

Lesson: Never underestimate the power of publicity for your business!

Melissa