Tip Junkie ♥’s Mom-preneurs

Tip Junkie is in full-force this holiday shopping season with some fun promotions and social media marketing for Mom-prenuers. Let’s get the word out about these products created by women!

I recently gave a presentation at SITScation (a blogging conference) on “Creating Your Own Blogging Experience” that incorporated 6 steps. Step #4 was to create a blogging alliance. I came home from the conference with a renewed conviction of networking and the influence that comes with connecting with like-minded women.

I know that if we change our perspective from competing with each other to forming a Mom-preneur alliance we will see a change in our bottom line.  With that new perspective in mind, I’ve come up with several creative ways we can unite together to sell your products.

Are you ready?  I know it looks like a lot, but most of it you’re probably already doing. The key is to collaborate with each other so we’ll all be more successful.  Here we go…

1.  Holiday Mom-preneur Shop-a-thon:  Every Wednesday Tip Junkie features the 3 most popular products from the TJ Mom-preneur Shops.  If you like what you see, then blog, tweet, or post it on Facebook.  If you help promote Mom-preneurs then others will do the same for you.  (The principle of reciprocity – “you get what you give”.)

To be featured in the Mom-prenuer Shop-a-thon is easy!  Simply make sure your EH Mom Shop or TJ Mom-preneur Shop listing is active and then e-mail me your 3 most popular products using my form under “other”.  Products are featured on a first come, first serve basis.

2.  12 Days of Junkie: To help promote & feature some of the amazing women who have joined the Mom-preneur Shop-a-thon, I have set up the 12 Days of Junkie where there will be two winners every day.  It starts on Monday!  {{squeal with delight}}

This HUGE giveaway has 2 purposes:

1.  To spotlight women’s products in hopes that you’ll find something you love and then buy or barter for it.
2.  To give away products for you to use at home or save some cash and give as a gift.

3.  Buy Mom Made Pledge:  I’ve united with CreatedByMom and MomMadeThat to create a Buy Mom Made movement that promotes women in business!  Our goal is to bring as much business to moms as possible, wherever they may be located online.  (You can also be a “mom a heart”.)

Everyone benefits from awareness and exposure to Mom Shops.  It’s another way we’re creating our Mom-preneur Alliance.  Please help us spread the enthusiasm under one movement by taking this pledge.  This is my passion and the reason I do what I do every day -  promote creative women.  I hope you’ll join our movement and help us spread the word.

4.  TJ Community Expert & Mom-preneur of the Week: Every week I will be spotlighting and featuring a TJ Community Expert as well as Mom-preneur of the Week.  The TJ Community is an easy way to rub elbows, gain fabulous ideas, and promote yourself and our products.  And it’s just straight up fun to learn from some of the most creative women on the net.

There are MANY perks in participating in these programs.  If you are interested, please submit under “other” your name, blog/site address, and a little about yourself. (Having an active blog for more than a year is the only requirement.)

Feel free to join the TJ Community and upload pictures of your products and be in direct contact with your holiday shoppers.  Add friends and comment in the forums and groups. These women are your target demographic! Sell to them.

Holiday Gift Guides:

• TJ Mom-preneur Shop-a-thon on Whrrl – Gifts Under $25
• TJ Mom-preneur Shop-a-thon on Whrrl – Grandparent Gifts
• TJ Mom-preneur Shop-a-thon on Whrrl – For the Person who has Everything!
• TJ Mom-preneur Shop-a-thon on Whrrl – Christmas Themed Gifts
• Check out all the #momshop gift guides!

5.  Add your products to the Whrrl TJ Shop-a-thon Gift Guide:  I’m most excited about the networking possibilities with this promotion.  I’ve included all the details on how to add your most popular products to the #momshop Whrrl page in the link.  Feel free t0 e-mail me if you have any questions.

6.  Twitter Users:

• Join the Mom-prenuer Twitter Group to further build our alliance and network with each other. Use hashtag #momshop when you tweet about the Whrrl page. If everyone does this it will group all of out Twitter messages together – thus strengthening our Mom-preneur alliance and influence.

• Follow Tip Junkie on Twitter for future announcements and mom-preneur alliance strategies.
• fyi:  The best time to tweet about your shop or any other one is Tuesdays between 10-2.

8. Facebook Users:

• Join the TJ Mom-prenuer Shops Facebook Page.  Every time a new shop is added it shows up on everyone’s wall who is a fan.  This further promotes women in business and attracts new followers and shoppers to see all the Mom-prenuer listings.
• Post about the Whrrl stories in your facebook pages and fan pages for your shop.  If we all do this – it will better promote everyone.

9.  Buy from other Mom-prenuers!  If you want people to buy from you then buy from them. It promotes the buy mom made movement and will show you as an active participant in the community.  Trade and barter with each other. It keeps money in your pocketbook, you get a great product, and your product gets added exposure.

Whew! You made it through the entire post.  {{giggle}} I want you to know that I am fully committed to promoting all the fabulous women who participate in the Mom-prenuer Shops on Tip Junkie and Executive Homemaker.  I hope you’ll help me unite everyone together and help me promote our Mom-preneur Alliance with these collaboration efforts.

As usual, if you have any questions or need any assistance, feel free to contact me or leave a comment.  Whoohoo!!

xoxo
Laurie

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