My Mom Posse: Mom Masterminds

I’ve talked a lot on this site about topics that pertain to small business owners because I am one myself and know plenty of moms who also own businesses. Sometimes though, it can be tough working from home. The isolation of being with kids all day, the lack of real human contact and conversation, and just the general feeling of “cooped-upped-ness” that working from home can sometimes create.

About two years ago, I decided that I needed a “Mom Posse” of likeminded moms who work from home and really enjoy it and support each other. I was so fortunate to find a ready-made posse of moms at all stages of their business journey. That group is Mom Masterminds.

Mom Masterminds is a fantastic members-only group for moms who own small businesses or otherwise work from home. We support each other, we guide each other and we occasionally give each other a butt-kickin’ to get goals accomplished!

What attracted me to Mom Masterminds originally was the tremendous amount of resources and learning tools that are included with the membership. While I had already been a business owner for almost ten years at that point, I’m always on the lookout for more resources and learning opportunities. So I joined and feverishly read, absorbed and downloaded as much information as I could. It was a great motivational tool for me to know that I was now part of a group to whom I had to be accountable! Plus, the members were so nice and I made friends fast!

Now, I’ve been a member since September of 2006 and I visit every single day…sometimes multiple times per day just to see what other people are working on or to ask for advice or guidance. It’s great knowing that even though I work at home, alone (unless you count a 10-month old as a co-worker!) I don’t have to BE alone in my journey as a business owner. Sometimes we talk about family and relationship issues and how they pertain to our businesses. Sometimes we talk about how to promote a new product, or design a site, or fix a broken blog….sometimes we talk about how to tweak a salesletter, or how to upgrade software on a site or how to fix a buggy computer.

Whether the topics are about technical stuff, marketing, writing, sales, web design, blogging, handling the finance side of a business…whatever….my girls at Mom Masterminds are always there ready to help!

I’m going to be talking a bit over the next few days about some of my friends from Mom Masterminds and highlighting how they have built successful businesses from home. Hopefully, their stories will inspire you to either start on the journey to running your own business or kick your butt into gear to take your current business to the next level. I hope you’ll stay tuned for these amazing stories!

In the meantime, Joining Mom Masterminds has never been easier or more rewarding….starting August 8, 2008 the membership structure of Mom Masterminds will be changing. From the beginning, once a member was active for a certain number of months, they were able to stay a member indefinitely at no additional cost. Currently, if you are a Mom Masterminds member, and you are an active paid member for 18 months, you get to stay a member FOREVER at no additional charge. Here’s the thing….that’s changing on August 8th.

Join AFTER August 8th and you’ll still have access to amazing resources, the lively forum and all future content, BUT the fee is continual rather than it stopping after 18 months. HOWEVER, the monthly fee also DROPS under this new plan, so it’s more affordable than ever to be a Mom Masterminds member!

So whether you join now, or after August 8th, just JOIN! Check out Mom Masterminds now!

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