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!

Have a great day at the Expo!
Tammy & Wendy
Business & Learning / WAH Expo
http://www.businessandlearning.com

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!

Happy Birthday Business&Learning!

Well its November 13th and you know what that means… the WAH Expo is here. It’s also happens to be the birthday of Business&Learning ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! YesBusiness & Learning turns 1 year old and what a year it has been! Lots of fun but also lots of growth. In the spirit of that, Wendy and I have a very special announcement that we will mention today.

Of course that means we have LOTS of FUN and PRIZES lined up for everyone attending today. So head over to the conference room and have a great time at Day 1 of the WAH Expo!

Check out the list of today’s scheduled events:

10:00 Expo Warm-Up

10:30 Birthday Party

12:00 Open Session

12:30 Eleanor Prior - Tastefully Simple

1:00 Pam Sargent - Delaney Imaging

1:30 Celise Salmon - Heritage Makers

2:00 Open Session

2:30 Merlyn Sanchez - Smart Business Owners

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

6:00 Laurie Dart - Writing Wisely

6:30 Open Networking

7:00 Crystal Berney - AmeriPlan

7:30 Brian Shaler - Assist.com

8:00 Featured Speaker Kelly McCausey on Personalities in Business

9:00 Featured Speaker Shannon Cherry on Getting Reporters to Notice YOU!

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!

Networking From Your Chair!

You know, if you’re a work at home parent – how hard it is to ‘take any time off’ from the house to network and promote your business. What if there was a way to network and share your business without leaving the house.

Let’s say there’s a great event that your company or an association you deal with is putting on over a two day period, somewhere that involves a short flight to get to. You would love to attend (but, but, but), let’s review all this entails, shall we?

• Babysitters – possibly more than one, or maybe writing a manual on how to care for the children and the house for your significant other. This may also involve your partner rearranging their schedule – this may take some hand holding or arm wrestling.

• Preparing a detailed schedule of places, times and supplies needed for the birthday party, Kindermusik and soccer game that will take place while Mom’s out gallivanting around. How DARE she!

• Pet-sitters or arranging a place for them to go while you’re gone. Feeling guilty because you know they are going to be miserable without you.

• Meal planning – taking into consideration the kids only eat things Mom makes, which means they’re going to be living on pizza, cereal and fast food. Can we say cranky and demanding kids when mom returns? Oh wait, that’s normal, forget that one.

• Grocery shopping – probably with the kids since it’s the only ‘quality’ time you’ll get with them before you go.

• Packing - Pack light because you know that you’ll have to leave the car behind and take local transit to get to where you need to be. Sacrificing, so your partner can do what needs to be done while you’re gone.

• Hotel arrangements – the cheapest dirtiest place, furthest from where you need to be because you feel guilty about spending money on something as frivolous as a hotel.

• Flight arrangements – the red eye – cause it was $150 cheaper and you can’t take THREE days off. Plus it’s easier to sneak away in the middle of the night otherwise you’d be attending your event with a kid on each leg.

• Cleaning the house – only to come back to a place worse off than when you left including a week’s worth of laundry and dishes.

• Getting everything related to your work taken care of so that you don’t have to worry about it for two days. Hoping you don’t lose a customer because you didn’t answer their email or phone call within an hour of receiving it or because you weren’t there when they came by to drop off an order.

Do we agree? It takes a few weeks of a whole lot of planning, arguing, negotiating and guilt just to leave the house for two days.

Let’s not even get into the aftermath of taking two days off. You pretty much have to do it all again, while dealing with the kids – who’ve gotten their own way and liked it, pets – that won’t leave your side and follow you everywhere and a partner that’s disappeared for some alone time because two days with full responsibility almost put them in a coma.

But you want to go! So you do it all and then some.

Your event will have networking opportunities in a social setting as well as learning opportunities from people that you look up to and admire. Networking with people that have things in common with you is important for your business and it will all pay off in the long run. Plus it will be a blast! Full on adult conversations not interrupted by a screaming child, dressing up in clothes that won’t get wiped on or spilled upon unless you get a little out of hand during the social event. Justify, justify, justify.

You can do all of this without the hassle if you’re someone that attends online events. No flight, no hotel, Mom is home and taking care of everything, no aftermath, no guilt and no planning. You get to network, socialize and share your business or products with people eliminating the obstacles involved with an in person event.

Forums, Yahoo or Google Groups, Blogs, Blog Comments, Text Chats, Audio Chats, MySpace, Ryze, Networks, Facebook, the list is endless… all places you can network and have conversations from the comfort of your chair. Do yourself, your kids and your partner a favor and explore the opportunities that are available to you right from where you read this article.

Wendy Cooper – A work at home mom, Virtual Assistant and Online Event Organizer who built her business networking online loves helping other work at home business owners realize the value of building relationships from the comfort of their chair. For an awesome, real time opportunity to share your business, products or resources visit http://www.thewahexpo.com

Grow Your Business through Education

As a home business owner, you are most likely always looking for that boost that can help you to take your business to the next level. Right? One of the best options to help you to take your business to the next level is education. Educating yourself about the current trends, newest media opportunities, latest improvements and the like is the best way to ensure that you too can take your business to that next level you so eagerly desire to see it go to.

The best place to learn is from the pros. Don’t you want to learn from someone who has proven that they know and understand what it takes to have a successful business? Well of course, so go straight to the pros when you are looking for educational information, seminars or classes.

Learning from someone else will help you to eliminate those time-wasters that others may have already discovered through their own trial and error and give you the key tools and opportunities that are truly worthwhile. You will know upfront what new methods or services you should seek to use and what you can leave off. Growing your business through education should be at the top of your list as a means by which to truly soar in your business.

This is what the expo is about!

See you there! http://www.thewahexpo.com

WAH Expo Featured Speaker: Jennifer Gniadecki

Jennifer Gniadecki a specialist in online presence and personality creation on the internet. Gniadecki will be presenting on the topic of “Selling vs. Sharing – How to Sell without Selling” on Thursday, Nov 15 at 8pm. She will give participants unique marketing tips and strategies for their business.

In information-rich sessions spanning three days, WAH Expo attendees can experience live discussions from leading experts on work at home business issues. The expo features voice-enabled web conference room that can be accessed by both Mac and PC systems. The direct connection brings the entire experience up to a level that closely resembles being at a real live event.

Gniadecki is the owner of Marketing Curve, a company specializing in online presence and personality creation on the Internet. She is a firm believer in simplicity in marketing. Gniadecki is a DePaul alumni and currently lives in Chicago.

For further details, visit http://www.thewahexpo.com.

Website Review & Networking Chat TONIGHT!

As you well know, every Tuesday night at Business & Learning, we have our weekly networking chat. The chats are fun, informative and even business partnerships have been made. We all can see the value in participating in networking as a great way to build your business!

Another way is to build your business is to have a well-designed website whether it’s a content management site, blog or regular old-school HTML site. It could really make or break your business! How do you know if you have a well-designed site? Well let Business & Learning help you.

Come join us TONIGHT (Tuesday) at 9pm EST for our Website Review Event at Business and Learning!

Conference Room URL : http://www.businessandlearning.com/expo
User Name : type in your own name
Password: learning

Immediately following the Website Review, we will be having our weekly networking session as well chatting about the BIG event that is coming up: The WAH Expo!

Hope to see you there!

Tammy & Wendy

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