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Online magazine looking for London franchisee

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
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Operating an online magazine can be quite a daunting experience for someone who doesn’t have an idea on how to generate traffic (visitors) or keep them coming back for more – especially not when the portal is designed by designers and web developers who know nothing about search engine optimization.

 
Rima McDonald, publisher/ owner of Women’s Online Magazine, also an Internet Marketing expert among other women business owners in the United States, knows what it takes to run an online magazine successfully. (more…)

My Little Wrapper business opportunity - half price

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
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Do you think selling chocolate bars with customised wrappers is a great business idea? I’m not convinced, but over 200 people have signed up for a My Little Wrapper business.

 My Little Wrapper is brought to you by Sue Botterill, founder of MyMag and Raring2Go franchise opportunities. Together with husband Nigel, who spearheads theBestOf website business op, I suspect Sue does know what she’s doing in the way of business, whatever my doubts.

Anyway, this month Sue has over-ordered the chocolate for My Little Wrapper. Not a big problem? Well, it is if you have over ordered by a factor of 10 due to a fax error. So, if you can get the money over to them by the end of Monday 29thth September, you can get a My Little Wrapper business for les than half price:

Mini Business Pack   WAS £1,999 with 1 box of chocolate     NOW £800  (plus VAT & P&P)  
 INCLUDING 4 boxes of chocolate (that’s 400 bars worth over £140!) that’s a saving of over £1,200 

Professional Pack     
  WAS £2,749 with 4 box of chocolates    NOW  £1,400  (plus VAT & P&P)  
INCLUDING 8 boxes of chocolate (that’s 800 bars  worth almost £300!) a saving of over £1,400 

You can get the full details about My Little Wrapper on the website www.getmylittlewrapper.co.uk.
To take advantage of this ‘one off’ offer  call Steve or Thom on 0121 765 3400 and tell them that you’d like to take advantage of Sue’s Incredible Chocolate Coated Deal. They’ll be able to take a card payment over the phone and get the Pack shipped to you straight-away.  If you prefer, you can buy online here. And if selling chcolate bars doesn’t appeal, read about lots of other flexible home business ideas at Family Friendly Working.

 


 

Mum: do you want to run your own business?

Saturday, September 13th, 2008
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 Over half of new mums would like to run their own business, and the number of mumpreneurs is growing daily. If you want to start your own home business, here are some pointers from Antonia Chitty, author of Family Friendly Working, to get you going:


Get a great business idea.  If you’re not sure where to start, sign up for the Ideas and Inspirations E-course at Family Friendly Working. (more…)

Finding content for your magazine

Monday, August 25th, 2008
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I have written a few articles in this blog recently about the ins and outs of running a community magazine. It is a subject that fascinates me. I have worked with several women who have done this and, as long as you don’t mind selling adverts, it is a great was to earn a good income from home. Mums returning from maternity leave are more and more looking at magazine franchises as a real home income opportunity. And of course, one of the things that most magazine owners enjoy is creating the content for their magazine.

Depending on your set up you may have free rein over the entire content, or have most or all of it supplied by the franchisor. If you have some input, or are setting up a magazine by yourself, you may wonder how best to fill your pages with gripping content that has readers retaining your magazine and passing it on to friends. Here are some tips to get you inspired: (more…)

Choosing a magazine franchise

Friday, August 22nd, 2008
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If you want to run your own community magazine, you might be bewildered by the choice of franchises now available. If you do want to buy a franchise, I have made a useful list on Family Friendly Working, alongside hundreds of other resources for people who want a flexible job or to become self employed.

The most important thing to find out about the franchise is the sales training that they offer. Ad sales will determine your magazine’s success or failure. Ask about the traning, as well as the practical side of magazine production.