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WAHM Web 2.0 Resource Guide
By Jackie | December 11, 2007
Why a Wahm Web 2.0 Resource Guide?
It doesn’t take much looking around to see the web is changing. It is getting more and more social as the days go on. Word of mouth can be your best friend of your worst enemy and either way is one of your best ways to get traffic to your site.
I put together this guide to Mom related Web 2.0 resources, for myself and to share with you. In a Web 2.0 world it is imperative to get involved with your niche, get to know them, provide useful information, be friendly and be part of the community.
Lucky for me, my “niche” is me! That makes it even more fun when doing my “job” and looking for resources.
Here they are, Interactive Mom, WAHM, and Business sites to get you involved in your Niche community.
Forums/Communities: Forums/Communities are a great way to meet people like yourself. Get into conversation and once you’ve provided good conversation or interesting info, leave a link to your site in your sig file. *Make sure you read the rules around sig files, each and every community and forum is different. *
Just Moms ~ Moms getting together to talk about being moms and mom related stuff.
Cafe Mom ~ Huge community with groups on any mom topic you can imagine.
IVillage ~Another huge community with groups on just about any topic you can think of.
WAHM Forums:
Freelance Moms ~ A friendly group of moms and a lot of WAHM resources.
Blog Communities: It was interesting as I was doing my research I found these communities that looked like blogs, but were way bigger. A perfect example of web 2.0 in action. I have added these to their own category because they are interesting and deserve to be looked at.
Blog Directories: Add your blog to these directories and you will find you get more traffic, and you’ll have some good backlinks too. You will probably have to put a button up on your site in return for being listed. They are usually pretty cute and you can put them together in one spot. There are tons of directories out there I tried to keep these to mom specific directories.
5 Minutes for Mom The wait to be listed is quite long, but it doesn’t hurt to apply
Blogging Fusion ~ Mommy Bloggers
Blogs: Here are some blogs I’ve found entertaining and interesting. By being a regular reader and commenter on blogs you will get quite a bit of traffic and make some new friends. I know this has been the case for me.
Mom Blogs: Mom blogs are a great place to play. Other moms are reading them and some of them may want to quit their jobs and work from home. You should get some decent traffic from your comment link if you leave quality comments that add to the conversation.
Connecting Rainbows Life Balance for a Work at Home Mom ~ mostly mom stuff.
Den Of Wolves Life as the only female in a pack of males
Little Fun Little Learning Fun ideas and activities for kids
Hipster Mom A hip cool mom blog
Busy Mom Better Parenting through Coffee
The Mommy Blog Adventures from the wonder-belly of motherhood
Blonde Mom Blog Just another manic mom day
Silicon Valley Mom A byte of Silicon Valley
Mom 101 I don’t know what I’m doing either
Nature Moms A guide to natural family living
WAHM Blogs ~ These are blogs by WAHMs. I have found the WAHM community to be friendly and supportive. It’s smart to read other wahm blogs, they are like you and those reading their blogs will probably be like you or want to be like you (a work at home mom) so you will probably get decent traffic from your comment link. **Leave good comments that add to the conversation**
The Wahm Blog Ramblings of a multitasking WAHM on topics concerning today’s mom her business and her family
WAHM Spotlight Inspiration and Resources for Work at Home moms
Work at Home Mom Revolution A blog for moms who want to work at home
Mom Works at Home Make money at home, online and with blogging
Show Momma the Money Confessions of an Ebay momma
Home Office Women A meeting place for all home office women
Internet Marketing for Mommies Internet Marketing from a Mommy’s point of view
It’s a WAHM Life One Wahm’s story of keeping it together with 1 spirited toddler, 2 dogs, 3 cats, 1 husband and a house.
My Thoughts, Ideas and Ramblings A day in the life of a stay at home/work at home mom
Make Money/Business Blogs: Reading and commenting on money making blogs is a great idea, not only do you get to learn from others, but you may find other people looking for what you have to offer. Make sure to leave worthwhile comments that add to the conversation.
Successful Blog ~ Thinking Writing Business Ideas
Earn Extra Money On the Internet at Home
Freelance Folder The place for Freelancrs, Entrepreneurs and folks Working from home
30 Day Marketing Experiment Each month a new marketing strategy, how would 1 new business partner a week change your business?
30 Day Challenge Amazing blog ~ Great content, huge community.
Attachment Parenting Blogs: Getting to know bloggers who blog on topics close to your heart is a great way to get involved in the blogging community. I’m an AP mom. Here are some of my favorite AP blogs. If you’re not into AP think about things you love and google it. Get involved in blogs related to your favorite hobbies or interests.
Motherwear’s Breastfeeding Blog
In a Web 2.0 world the best thing a WAHM can do to increase her traffic and her business is get involved. Community abounds in this new day and age online, it doesn’t take much to find people to talk to and places to get involved.
I suggest you find 5 forums, and 5-10 blogs. Read, post and comment on them every day. You will be amazed at the movement you see on your blog/site/business!
Good luck and have fun!
If you’d like your Blog added to this Wahm Web 2.0 Resource Guide, link to this post in your blog and then leave a comment on this post with your blog url and I’ll be glad to add it. 
[tags] blogs, business blogs, mom blogs, mom directories, mom communities, wahm directories, wham communities, wham blogs, mom forum, wahm forum[/tags]
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Topics: Blog Marketing, web 2.0 |
December 11th, 2007 at 9:25 am
Thanks for the shout out!
When I grow up, I want to be a WAHM.
(or at least in 2 1/2 years when my youngest starts kindergarten)
Right now I do sort of half and half and it’s pretty nice.
December 11th, 2007 at 9:27 am
I would love to also mention a new women’s website (I am one of their advisors.)
http://www.DivineCaroline.com is a wonderful site that encourages women to self-publish. They also have several message boards in categories such as parenting, travel, and health.
Thanks!
December 11th, 2007 at 10:46 am
Hi Jackie,
WHat a great post! I am sure many wahm’s will enjoy all of these resources!!!!
December 11th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
I have a topsite list for parents to join if they want. here is the url: http://topsite.thesocalledme.net
December 12th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
Thanks for the link to Little Fun; Little Learning!
December 14th, 2007 at 1:43 pm
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December 15th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
Thanks for those great resources - I’ll have fun checking them out
December 23rd, 2007 at 4:07 pm
Thanks for this, I\’m writing an ebook about starting up businesses right now so this post was very informative.
January 4th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
This is a awesome blog with all the information I was looking for to share with my personal business members.
Keep up the great working and daily updates!.. Wonderful material is found here.
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January 17th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
Hi, I am just starting to learn how to use web 2.0 and am going to start a blog on my site. Which blog service do you recommend? I see you use word press. Are you happy with them?
Codie
January 17th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Your right anyone interested in marketing these days, has to learn they ways of web 2.0.
January 18th, 2008 at 9:10 am
I really love this theme you are using. I hope you dont mind if I use it
January 18th, 2008 at 10:00 am
Hi everyone,
Thanks for all the great comments. I’m glad you are enjoying all the resources. Feel free to link to this post from wherever you feel appropriate.
Codie, If you are to start a blog to make money ~ you MUST use wordpress. It is the only platform that will allow you to do everything you need to do in a web 2.0 world. I started this blog over at wordpress.com and finally had to move it to keep up. (it was a huge pain, so just start with wordpress from the beginning) Feel free to get ahold of me if you need more help.
Every Keyword~ it took me forever to find a theme that I liked. I do like this one very much and you are welcome to use it too ~ it’s a public theme
January 21st, 2008 at 2:59 am
Wow what a great resource. So many useful links to help not just mommies but everyone interested in internet marketing. Well done!
January 21st, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Like Steve said, this is a fantastic resoures. Thank you for the time and effort you put in to gather this great info.
January 23rd, 2008 at 2:01 am
very resourcefull indeed
February 4th, 2008 at 7:40 am
Thanks what a great resource, I’m just starting in internet marketing. So anything I’ve created using wordpress is doing the best.
Keep up the good work.
February 4th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Great blog! Thanks for the compelling information!
February 25th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
What a Great list of resources! Definitely a bookmark page to come back to and revisit over and over!
Thanks-
WAHD!
February 26th, 2008 at 7:18 am
thank you for sharing this info
it was very helpful
February 27th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
I am new to internet marketing and just wanted to say thank you. I have already bookmarked.
Codie
March 7th, 2008 at 7:47 am
Great blog
Thanks for all the pertinent information
March 12th, 2008 at 12:23 am
Nice list of resources, time to learn some web marketing
March 14th, 2008 at 3:35 am
Great Rescourse website……. keep it up
March 16th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Really thanks for ur full list of resource, I will digest them for sure!
March 20th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
I’ve browsed around your blog, and I love it! You really did a great job and please continue doing it
March 20th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Thank you all for your kind words and encouragement. I really appreciate it! Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned, there’s tons more exciting stuff to come!
Jackie Lee
April 1st, 2008 at 2:41 pm
I love your blog! awesome!
April 16th, 2008 at 10:14 am
Great resource site
much appreciated
April 19th, 2008 at 6:03 am
great site we love it… keep up the good work
April 21st, 2008 at 8:20 am
is a fantastic website that encourages women to self-publish. They also have several message boards in categories such as health and travel
April 21st, 2008 at 8:22 am
I’ve browsed around your blog, and I love it! You really did a great job and please continue doing it
May 13th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
As a new breastfeeding stay at home mother, I appreciate the info to find places where I can get together with other moms who are also breastfeeding. It can get lonely when you do not know anyone else who is or has breastfed.
May 22nd, 2008 at 5:19 am
I found this blog to be very appealing and informative. Awesome work!
July 2nd, 2008 at 5:47 pm
As a mother of three, I have found this website to be a truly great website with lots of great information
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Diane,
Glad you found something useful! I certainly try. Goooo moms!
Jackie
August 21st, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Keep up the good work. I really appreciate everything I have learned from your site. Thanks again.