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Day 2 of the Work At Home Expo

Well yesterday was a great first day at the WAH Expo! We had a party, gave away several cool prizes and learned tons yesterday. Today is guaranteed to be even better! So make plans now to head over there today, starting at 1130am EST

To enter conference room and have a great time at Day 2 of the WAH Expo!

Check out the list of today’s scheduled events:

11:30 Business & Learning’s Flashcast with Shannon Cherry on how to get free help for your business

12:00 New Media Q&A Session: Blogs, Podcasting & more

1:00 Candi Latham - Max International

1:30 Business & Learning’s Flashcast with Kim Emerson & Jenn Giveler on Focusing on Your Business Using the Law of Attraction.

2:30 Alyssa Avant - Writer for Hire

3:00 - 6:00 Networking & Time to Shop!!

6:00 Sandy Renshaw - Purple Wren (Send Out Cards)

6:30 Open Networking

7:00 Ginger Marks - Documeant Designs

7:30 Melanie Roum - ITV Ventures

8:00 Featured Speaker Felicia Slatter on Communicating Credibility

9:00 Featured Speaker Whitney Hoffman on Raising a Special Needs Child While Running Your Business

10:00 The “official” end of each expo however if you still want to keep the party going….

10:30 till … After Hours Party Songs, virtual shots, laughs and a great time!

Registration is now open for the WAH Expo!

Here’s your chance to take part in the biggest and best online event in history!

Registration is open - grab your spot now - we have quite a few expo partners that will be emailing their very large lists soon and we want to make sure that our loyal past exhibitors, sponsors and attendees get first dibs at participating in the upcoming WAH Expo, which will be held November 13 - 15th.

Check out the new website at http://www.thewahexpo.com.

We also have a networking chat tonight at 9pm ET - feel free to come on by and ask questions about the WAH Expo, share your business, network and have some fun!

Visit http://businessandlearning.com/expo to enter the Expo Conference Room
Username is your first and last name
Password is learning

See you there!

Tammy & Wendy
Business & Learning / WAH Expo

Who Should Win??

Well Kelly McCausey is at it again with another great contest and this time she wants to know who should win the contest!

This contest prize up for grabs is a Lifetime Membership to Mom Masterminds worth $400.00. This is an amazing resource. Just ask those that won that prize at the Expo!

Now Kelly needs your help to pick the winner!!! You can read their submissions here on the Phase One post.

Between now and midnight on Saturday, August 18th, you can vote by posting a comment at Wahm Talk Radio telling me who you think should win.

Voting Rules:
You can only vote once!
Anonymous comments won’t count and will be deleted.
You must use your real name - any suspicious votes will be deleted.

So go over right now and vote for your favorite! One of the contestants is one of our featured speakers from the May 2007 Expo, Jennifer Gniadecki of Atypical VA.

UPDATE!!!! We’re proud to announce the TWO Winners are Jennifer Gniadecki and Alyssa Avant. Congrats Ladies and see ya over at MM!

Work at Home Expo Day 1

We are so jazzed to have the Expo start today!!! Please join us in the conference room which you can access here - http://www.businessandlearning.com/expo.html - be sure to turn your speakers on!

Tammy wants you all to enjoy the Expo so much she put together a handbook for the expo!! You can access that by visiting - http://www.businessandlearning.com/pdf/wahe_may2007.pdf

Our Sponsors and Exhibitors want you to enjoy the Expo too!!! Check the home page for the list prizes that will be given out throughout the expo - it will be up later today - http://www.businessandlearning.com

Here is today’s schedule (all times are EASTERN):

10:30am - Open Networking - Come and see what the Expo is all about!
11:30am - Wendy Cooper - Networking Etiquette, Tips and Tricks
12:00pm - Teresa Morrow - How to Successfully be in Business with Your Spouse.
12:30pm - Open Networking - We want to get to know you!
1:00pm - Business and Learning FlashCast - Time Management Working From Home
1:30pm - Open Networking - Come and meet people at the Expo!
2:00pm - Susan Payton - How to Market on a Shoestring Budget
2:30pm - PodTalkDivas - Live interviews at the Expo!!
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3:00pm - 6:00pm - Networking and Shopping
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6:00pm - Pat Hansen - Pictures + Food = Money Join us to Learn more and Make money while having fun with all 3
6:30pm - Candace Pendleton - Live Wealthy Now
7:30pm - Amy Dykens - Building a Content Based Website
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FEATURED SPEAKERS
8:00pm - Shannon Cherry - Reach for Your Star by Grabbing Your 15 Minutes (or More!) of Fame
9:00pm - Bunmi Zalob - The Secret for Moms- The Lost Art of UnBusy

Please visit http://businessandlearning.com/may-07-speakers.html to access the whole week long event calendar - there are some fantastic speakers and presenters!!

A HUGE thanks to our Sponsors!!

Coastal Vacations - Skydel Enterprises - http://www.ireallyamworking.com/
WAHM Talk Radio - http://www.wahmtalkradio.com
WAHM Cart - http://wahmcart.com
Mineral Girlz - http://www.beautygirlz.com/
Image Ready Media - http://www.imagereadymedia.com
Egg Marketing and Public Relations - http://www.eggmarketingpr.com/
Heritage Makers - http://www.heritagefun.com
Site Build It - http://results.sitesell.com/Doodlebug.html - Who is also offering all of our Attendees a FR*EE Business Resources “Guide to Online Success” which can be found here - http://find.sitesell.com/

Wooohoooo!!! See you at the Expo!!

Tammy & Wendy

Less than a week….

We are so excited that you’ve RSVP’ed to attend the WAH Expo! Please feel free to spread the word!

We have some fantastic presentations and speakers this year!!

Here’s a list of the featured speakers who will be presenting in the evenings:

Shannon Cherry - Reach for Your Star by Grabbing Your 15 Minutes (or More!) of Fame

Tara Crooks - Finding a Niche Market

Felicia Slattery - Increase Business by Communicating Your Credibility

Kelly McCausey - Edible Businesses’ - making money in food/cooking related business

Bunmi Zalob - The Secret for Moms- The Lost Art of UnBusy

Kelly Howard - From Business Casual to PJs & Slippers

Kim Emerson - Discover the Power Within You

Tammy Munson and Amanda Hamm - Why you should use audio/ podcasting as a marketing tool

There are some awesome presentations booked during the day as well:

Amy Dykens - Building a Content Based Website

Jessica Colon - Relationship/ Referral Marketing

Ginger Marks - The Five Key Elements of Business Image Design

Jennifer Brown Price - What is Mineral Girlz?

Nancy Macdonald - Working Online and Transferring Your Skills

Jani Teeter - 10 Keys to Success in your Home Based Business

Robert A. Kearse - How to Make Huge Profits from Free Advertising

Debra Simpson - Be An Author and Make Money From Your Website

… With MORE to come!!

See you at the expo!

Working from home is serious business…

I saw this video from Kelly McCausey (one of our main sponsors at the WAH Expo) on Mom Masterminds and I thought I’d share it all with you!!

Here is the link … http://www.wahmtalkradio.comthis-is-a-serious-business-were-in/

I went and bought my beach ball today how about you?? So what do you do for brainstorming for your business ideas???

new Video for the WAH Expo

GREAT Article by Leesa Barnes - Advice for First-time Exhibitors

Check out this awesome article for first time exhibitors by Leesa Barnes.

Inspiring you to Use Audio in a Text Based World

Business and Learning: Online Audio/Verbal Networking
Inspiring you to Use Audio in a Text Based World

Working from home is hard work. Just ask any one that works from home and they’ll say they have worked more hours and worked harder than they ever did in a JOB. If you’re new to working from home please don’t be discouraged because I guarantee they’ll say that it’s also the most rewarding work they’ve ever done.

For work at home business owners, networking is a key way to build your business and your brand. I’d rather buy from someone I know than some faceless website, wouldn’t you? Building relationships, getting to know people and sharing experiences adds an element of fun to working from home. Connecting with other home business owners creates a sense of community, a great way to realize there is support out there and that you aren’t alone out there. You learn from other people who run their own successful business(es), individuals that are go-getters and who have been there and done that.

The technology used at the Business and Learning WAH Expo and weekly networking chats helps make networking more effective by infusing YOU, your personality, your brand and your business into the experience all at once. In an online world where a lot of networking opportunities are text based this event sets itself above by using audio capabilities so you can personalize your networking experience. It adds your tone and personality to the mix.

Yes, this means you have to talk to people. Don’t be scared.

In a way working from home allows us to be somewhat anonymous. It lets us hide behind our monitor and keyboard. Some people may be less restricted by nerves or not be as shy when networking online via text.

But imagine:

• how much time you could save if you could say it instead of typing it.

• how someone listening would hear your tone so you wouldn’t have to type it ‘in just that certain way’ so that the reader understands you.

• how it would feel to a customer or client to hear your voice and associate the feeling, that they know the person behind the business, with that purchase.

One thing I know for sure (and someone famous has said this better than I ever could) – in order to grow we need to challenge ourselves, step out of the box. Trying something new is uncomfortable and it’s that nervous feeling that challenges us to push ourselves, make the best out of every situation and learn something.

We all draw these imaginary lines for ourselves that we think we can’t cross. “Oh, I can’t do that!”, “What will people think of me!?” Push yourself over that line on a regular basis. There are people out there that have stepped over those lines they’ve drawn for themselves and by doing so have succeeded beyond their imagination. By listening to their stories we can be encouraged to go where we haven’t been before. It’s how we grow and learn things about ourselves and in turn, help each other to realize that living in our bubble isn’t going to bring in that six figure income we were sure we’d have by now.

Call me crazy or a few cards short of a deck but text based marketing and networking on the internet WILL slowly become the way of the past, audio IS taking over. Do you want to be a front runner? Or the one that got left behind?

Come to the Expo or networking events - where we will give you an opportunity to learn and a chance to step over that line confidently. We want to get to know YOU and what you have to offer.

Remember it usually takes a potential client or customer at least seven times of seeing you or your product/service before they’ll even think about purchasing and don’t you think it would be easier for them to remember you if they heard your voice and associated those warm fuzzy feelings with you and your product or service?

We hope to ‘hear’ you soon!

Business and Learning Expo information – http://www.businessandlearning.com

Business and Learning Weekly Networking – http://www.businessandlearning.com/chat.html

Contact Tammy or Wendy – http://www.businessandlearning.com/contactus.html

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