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I must take a break from the usual “birth” related topics to showcase an amazing personal experience – and something that may interest you.

I am in essence a business woman working her way through all the information on network marketing, social media, etc.  And asking the perennial question: How do I get traffic to my site? All in an effort to get my message out there – essentially to build my business in helpingpregnant women.

Well, promoting my business/message and services on the Internet got as far as my own desk.  One day I checked my stats and was THRILLED to see lots of visitor hits!! Only to discover I had not changed the settings to ignore my visits – just pick up the millions of other people who came to visit my blog – not mine, theirs … .  Bummer…

I actually disliked Facebook (FB)  sometime ago too because of all the applications and such, and it was slow to load … not now though. Because if I still had ny nose up in the air about FB, I would not have discovered what I am about to share with you now.

I have always known that people make the world go round.  The idea you can live a life without people (although I suppose some do like Jeremiah Jones) , or even start and build a business without people is well, ridiculous.

There’s millions of people on the Internet – yet how do you really connect with them to build relationships while getting your message out to them and others in a “warm” manner?   The internet can be a cold place and isolating. Not anymore. You’ll hear why.

Watch …

Learn more  -TSA+ Tribe Syndication Association

Now, I have only been a member for two weeks since the date of this post and already I have seen an increase in traffic and interest in what I do. Yet it’s WAY more than traffic! It’s being part of a HUGE family with the same goal – helping others.  You may be familiar with Zig Ziglar  who says “If you help people get what they want, you get what you want”.

So here are my thoughts about TSA:

• it’s free ( i know you were wondering about that)
• promote/syndicate others, they do the same for you – and WEEKLY
• meet wonderful people
• make outstanding new friendships
• it’s fearless – we’re all in it together
• no more cold “friendship” requests
• you know who you’re talking to
• it’s educational – reading blogs by others is very educational, and enlightening
• helps to keep writing new content on your blog because you know people will be coming and you don’t want to have the same post up
• motivational
• the results are DIRECTLY related to effort
• it’s fun
• a positive experience
• gives hope that your message will get out to “cyber” space
• you are not alone

So. Join us.  Maybe I’ll see you there and read your blog …

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Years ago there wern’t that many choices available for building a website.  Now there are many solutions, webmasters and so on. But where to begin?Where can you find an affordable one? Who can you trust? Even though it may be a challenge, today it’s really a good idea to have a website.  Especially if you want to build your business, or increase the dynamics of what you do,promote to others, a website is a good starting point.

In 1998 I read an article about a website builder that was easy and affordable. It used a “drag and drop” system of design which made creating a website very easy. This was perfect for me, since I didn’t know any HTML and I have been with them ever since I picked up that magazine to read about it.

Now, the company is Homestead. Intuit bought them (the same company that puts out Quicken) but they still offer the same easy, drag and drop program as when I originally signed on with them in 1998. I LOVE Homestead.

You can go directly to Homestead here.  Or if you would like me to receive a referral fee, you can go here-scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the Homestead link.

Let’s look at what Homestead has to offer you if you’re new to website building. By the way, if you like to create your own website design, you can do it at Homestead. They offer both pre designed templates, or you can make your own.

1. ”Drag and drop” design. This means all you need to do is click on the design element you want from the menu and drag it on to the page. That’s it.  If you are familiar with Microsoft Word, Publisher, you know you have to create a Text box, then you can type in the box. Same thing with Homestead. HTML? No problem. There is a HTML box you use to paste the html code you copy from another place and paste in the box – that’s it. It’s very user friendly.

2. Domain names. Homestead takes care of that as well. I like having everything in one place. So I pick my domains through Homestead and they house it for me.  There are many scams out there about domain names, so it’s good to keep it all together in one place and system.

3. Pick your website template. Homestead has quite a few pre designed templates you can choose from. All you need to do is change the text to reflect your business.  You could literally have a website up in an hour or two!

You can do this and I am happy to assist you. It’s easy, economical, fun, and gets you on the Internet fast.

Lesly

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