Installing Google PageRank Checker on th...

The Google toolbar is a very useful feature for anyone, but is particularly helpful when running an online business as it allows you to access many tools quickly and easily. Download the Google toolbar by going to http://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/toolbar/ie/index.html and following the instructions. After downloading the toolbar you will want to add some custom buttons to make your browsing easier. To do this: Go to the downwards arrow next to “search”, then “more”, then “button gallery”. From here you can choose endless buttons...

Earn an Income from Blogging

There are so many ways to make extra money. We just need to figure out the best way for our own personal circumstances. But what if you could make some extra cash from writing about your favourite hobby or something you are really passionate about? It wouldn’t really feel like work, would it? If you are not so good with words, but love to sew, you could take some photos of your finished projects and give step by step instructions on how to make that lovely cushion, knit that cute little teddy or bead that beautiful necklace. You get the picture. Blogging has taken...

Why Not Start Your Own Business?

Many mothers do not want to return to work full-time after the arrival of children. Others want to, or feel they need to for financial reasons, but the cost of childcare makes it virtually impossible. Starting your own business could be the answer.  Maybe your new business idea could be an extension of your original career choice. For example, if your job involved working directly for clients in the past, could you do this from home on a freelance basis? A couple of hours here and there, when your child is napping or at nursery. An hour in the evening when daddy is doing...

Mumpreneur or not a Mumpreneur

  Mumpreneur:  a woman who combines running a business with looking after her children. It’s a real word and has been included in the Collins English Dictionary since October…..but this word has caused a bit of a stir amongst business women. Many of us have chosen this path, the perfect way to combine a career without passing on the childcare to someone else. But is the term derogatory? Becoming a Mumpreneur has meant a positive change to many mothers who have struggled with need to earn a living whilst being there for their family and retaining...

A Question of Time

It’s hard to believe that the festivities are over and 2012 is upon us. Where did 2011 go? I am sure time has sped up since having a family, I don’t remember rushing through the days in a haze of shopping, work and ironing when I was in my mid twenties. So what’s changed when I compare my “today” self to my “25 yr old” self? Then I used to sew (a lot) – make all our home furnishings, the odd dress or two. I also used to knit and cross-stitch. I read novels and magazines, watched television (uninterrupted) and worked as a...

Welsh Mums Reborn

Initally a Ning network, Welsh Mums was established more than two and a half years ago. A Facebook page and Twitter account quickly followed and the network grew naturally, with little effort….we all wanted to connect with similarly minded Welsh Mums! The Ning network has long gone, but the Facebook page has remained a popular place where we can share what’s going on locally, advertise charity events and promote our businesses. This new blog will celebrate all that’s great about us Welsh Mums. We can network, share ideas and ask for help. Guest posts are...