tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932Sun, 01 Sep 2024 08:47:54 +0000mom entrepreneurmom owned businessmomsbusiness planningconstant contactfamilyinternet marketingmompreneursalesIndie Rock CDsJuliet MarshallMOB Gold ClubMotivationPop Art UniverseSouthern Living at Homeacronymsanita renfroeblog from cell phonebudgetingbusiness planbuyerchildrenchristmascluttercreativitydirect salesgetting into storesgoing viralholidaysideasincentivesjottmom's overturenetlingo.comopt inselling productsmall business planningsocial networkingsocial networkssurveytext messagingtime managementtime mangementtranscription<br> Mom-entrepreneurs blending family and businesshttp://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger22125en-usno Mom-entrepreneurs blending family and business Mom-entrepreneurs blending family and businessJulie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSWnoreply@blogger.comJulie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSWtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-425036340993157963Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:29:00 +00002007-12-10T10:37:37.197-07:00clutterFines are accruing on your account. Please return item(s) listed below to avoid further charges. If you feel you have returned the item(s), please call 720-887-1234. Your library card will be blocked until your account is cleared. AUTHOR: Emmett, Rita.The clutter-busting handbook : clea CALL NO: 648.5 Emmssshh, don't tell anyone ...I over looked it amongst all the clutter on my desk!I guess we http://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/12/does-anyone-else-see-hilarity-in-this.html6noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-3200364163100578035Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:20:00 +00002007-12-10T09:23:27.979-07:00MotivationMany months ago when Kelly Paull (my BGBP blogging partner and awesome friend) first met. She sent me the link to this movie. After watching it, I knew she shared my same belief on kaizen - constant never-ending improvement. Take a few moments to watch and then ask yourself this "How can you add one extra degree to efforts? In chaos and creativity,JWShttp://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/12/212-degrees.html0noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-4321585263440952699Sun, 09 Dec 2007 21:42:00 +00002007-12-09T14:44:03.884-07:00salesA friend of mine sent me this mini-movie because she knows how much I believe in the inspirational power of authenticity and creativity. So...how are you putting your personal signature on your business and your life? In chaos and creativity,JWShttp://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/12/your-personal-signature.html1noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-5064106090049147103Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:21:00 +00002007-12-03T13:18:38.405-07:00christmasholidaysmomsA little non-biz blogging today...“Most Americans gain five pounds between Thanksgiving and Christmas” reminded the article I was reading. Surely, they must have been watching as I snuck Santa’s cookies off the plate and into my mouth leaving him with just a few leftover carrots for the reindeer last December. This year, however, I decided to reform my holiday eating. My family and I were going http://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/12/holiday-five.html1noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-7142832558355129967Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:44:00 +00002007-11-18T15:19:54.435-07:00acronymsnetlingo.comtext messagingWU, BGOMBP friends. It's time to face the music...with the ever-increasing popularity of text-messaging paired with our gotta-have-it and gotta-know-it know society, complete sentences and full word spelling is becoming a thing of the past. In fact, new acronyms are coming at us FTASB! So how can you be sure you say the right thing without making LOL? NetLingo.com that's how. This GR8 site gives http://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/10/imo-lol-gr8-imho-sahmsay-what.html0noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-8295573744508599002Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:39:00 +00002007-11-07T15:10:21.076-07:00This is a quick shout out for some tips and advice...flu season is upon us! Julie is nodding her head frantically right now. Last we spoke she was home with two of her three little ones sporting the flu. Not just the cough, cough flu, we are talking the high fever, sick as a dog INFLUENZA! So, what do you do when you run your business from home. You are playing servant nursemaid to everyone in http://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/11/what-happens-to-home-business-when.html2noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-4964678423426088712Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:42:00 +00002007-11-11T15:03:43.490-07:00familymom entrepreneurmom owned businesssurveyOctober's Chicklet question was whether you are a mompreneur. Seventy-two percent of you said "Absolutely!" "Are you kidding" was the response of 18% and 9% said "Not yet."Well, I have a little secret here...whether you have a business or not, you can still be considered a mom-entrepreneur in the Bubble Gum's eyes. The reason? Family mechanics mirror business operations. Think about it - you havehttp://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/10/chicklet-survey-wrap-up.html0noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-8306483793873473719Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:22:00 +00002007-10-22T20:30:28.646-06:00direct salesincentivesIndie Rock CDsJuliet MarshallMOB Gold ClubPop Art UniverseSouthern Living at HomeIn tonight's MOB Gold Club call, MOBster Juliet Marshall of Southern Living at Home, Pop Art Universe and Indie Rock CDs, posed a question...Is it worth it to offer incentives to your customers (i.e. $50 in free product for booking a party, 2-for-1, etc)? How do really know if the ROI is worth it?Instead of answering, I'm going to throw this one out there to our Bubble Gum Business Babes out http://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/10/is-it-worth-it.html0noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-2908275882493649697Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:23:00 +00002007-10-20T20:49:16.117-06:00constant contactinternet marketingopt insalesFirst of all, black and white email is like black and white TV! The professional look of the Constant Contact campaigns will not only help you project a polished image, but they will get your information READ!Of course it isn't all JUST about sending an HTML campaign. Plenty of people do that and don't get much business off of it. The same holds true for those who plaster the town with business http://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/10/whats-in-it-for-me.html0noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-925757631401834782Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:29:00 +00002007-10-18T13:47:59.490-06:00buyergetting into storesmom entrepreneurmompreneurmomsselling productRecently, a new MOBster (mom-owned-business) asked me, "Do you have any tips for when I meet with the boutique owner regarding my product?" Yes, I do.1. In the beginning, be open and flexible with your minimum order amount. In fact, you may even want to consider having no minimum order amount in the beginning. Once you establish a relationship with your new buyer, you can enforce the minimum http://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/10/lucky-sevens-of-meeting-with.html0noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-6924940713440340347Sun, 14 Oct 2007 06:06:00 +00002007-10-15T08:20:25.096-06:00budgetingmom entrepreneurmom owned businesssmall business planningI recently wrote a post about planning, and quite honestly, it feels very incomplete without also addressing budgeting. Planning and budgeting go together like peanut butter and jelly – or for those with peanut allergies – cookies and cream.Whether at home or in business, a budget is a necessity. Learning to live with a budget is an education in and of itself. It is a form on restraint to http://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/10/lucky-sevens-of-budgeting.html0noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-4322077616966612806Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:53:00 +00002007-10-13T10:17:25.026-06:00business planningcreativityideasmom entrepreneurmom owned businessmomstime managementDo you ever find yourself flitting from new idea to new idea in your business? Are you changing your focus based on the latest industry fads or trends? Do you find that you have started many projects but none are brought to completion? If you answered yes to any of those. Then you, my friend, may be afflicted with Shiny Object Syndrome. How do I know? I too am a victim of this dreaded http://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/10/shiny-object-syndrome.html72noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-3660439854795462677Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:26:00 +00002007-10-13T10:19:14.535-06:00childrenfamilymom entrepreneurmom owned businessmomstime mangementHave you ever heard the saying, "If you are chasing two rabbits, you won't catch either." I'm not sure if I have the wording exactly correct, but I'm close enough. Anyway, I first heard this insightful tidbit from Kelly (my phenomenal Bubble Gum partner) a few weeks ago. Basically, it means that if you are going in too many directions, you'll never be able to get very far in any of your http://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/10/chasing-two-rabbits.html22noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-3059249252374722449Sat, 13 Oct 2007 00:23:00 +00002007-10-12T18:23:58.061-06:00Commnet on the ways you would use this service. http://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/10/video-demo-of-jott.html1noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-6119628202781841439Fri, 12 Oct 2007 23:20:00 +00002007-10-12T18:20:09.532-06:00blog from cell phonejotttranscriptionWe all joke about losing our minds, having "mommy brain" while pregnant and a decline in memory as we age. OK, at 38 (or am I 39?) I can't seem to remember much of anything. Friends from college tell these really great stories and I smile like I remember, but inside I am thinking, "Was I there? Maybe they are thinking I was there, but really I wasn't." Some of these stories are real doozies too..http://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/10/where-did-my-memory-go_12.html0noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-5754980254616887245Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:06:00 +00002007-10-11T14:22:23.615-06:00Take a glance at your spam box, or your trash can, or the list of emails that you are about to delete without even reading them. When you are getting ready to send out your own form of internet marketing you will start looking at these emails a little differently. Many of us delete because we don't know who it is from, because we don't really need any more Omaha Steaks right now, or because it http://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/10/5-ways-to-get-them-to-click.html0noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-5569917164027496544Mon, 08 Oct 2007 03:28:00 +00002007-10-08T10:54:42.727-06:00business planbusiness planningmom entrepreneurmom owned businessmompreneurWhether you are a part-time, weekend mompreneur or a full-time mega mom-corporation, business planning is essential. I’m not just talking about the importance of having a business plan; I’m addressing the need to have annual plan – a roadmap – of where you want to go in the next 12 months. Without one, you and your business will meander aimlessly never knowing if you’ve achieved the level of http://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/10/lucky-sevens-of-annual-business.html0noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-5765384192325855022Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:37:00 +00002007-10-07T23:15:21.001-06:00constant contactinternet marketingsocial networkingsocial networksYou need to stay in front of your clients/customers, creating "top of mind awareness". This means they think immediately of YOU when the time comes that they need/want your service. Consumers are very fickle, they will jump ship to a competitor if it is more convenient, not necessarily because it is less expensive.Email marketing is fast, easy and really inexpensive if you do it right. Try http://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/10/10-reasons-to-begin-using-internet-to.html0noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-726681962980942198Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:16:00 +00002007-10-02T13:16:48.388-06:00http://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/10/mom-overture-by-anita-renfroe.html1noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-5979491344511148537Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:09:00 +00002007-10-02T13:34:26.508-06:00anita renfroegoing viralmom's overtureHave you seen this video? Chances are you have either seen it or can expect it to be sent to you by your mother, best friend, or, my personal favorite...the person who NEVER emails with any sort of communication...just email spam, forwards, jokes. But, I digress. This is my first post to our new endeavor to help the mom entrepreneur of today. I am the technology nerd (note I did NOT say http://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/10/going-viral.html2noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-6279043444607269445Sun, 30 Sep 2007 15:12:00 +00002007-09-30T09:16:40.163-06:00As a mom-entrepreneur, I have many different roles: wife, mom, coach, boss, speaker, author, writer, coach, volunteer, mentor, homework checker, chauffeur, cheerleader, short-order cook...the list goes on. As many of you business owners understand - what don't you do, right?However, I was out a month or so ago, and someone asked me, "What do you do?" And, usually I can roll of a short, sweet http://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/09/lucky-7s-of-30-second-pitch.html4noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112893494448939932.post-8920076279631525071Sun, 30 Sep 2007 12:16:00 +00002007-10-13T10:23:51.928-06:00Hi all!Welcome to Bubble Gum on my Business Plan. My name is Julie Watson Smith, founder of Inspired Imaginations, LLC and Doodle Dot, Inc.Kelly Paull of Slumber Parties by Kelly and I created this blog for mom-entrepreneurs to grow both their businesses and their families.Mom-entrepreneurs are a phenomenally creative breed forging ahead in both family and business. Kelly and I are proud to be http://bubblegumonmybusinessplan.blogspot.com/2007/09/welcome-to-bubble-gum-on-my-business.html0noreply@blogger.com (Julie Watson-Smith & Kelly Paull, LCSW)