March 5, 2008

Team up With Other Work at Home Moms

If you're looking for ways to increase your own business, you might consider working with another work at home Mom in order to give your business more exposure.
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Often referred to as "Joint Ventures", when you team up with another work at home Mom, it creates a way for you to promote your businesses together and share in the profits as well. Maybe you are an expert in online marketing and know another work at home Mom who is a wonderful writer. You could work together on a book about online marketing. Or maybe you know someone who is an expert at podcasting, she could then interview you about your business and together you can sell the audio files. The options that you have are truly limitless when you have two people with great skills.
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If you've been considering an idea for some time but don't know anyone with the skills you're looking for to team up with, just start researching. Visit some forums or online networking groups and simply send them an email and let them know you have seen and like their work and that you'd like to talk about teaming up on a project.
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Whichever method you choose to find someone to team up with, be sure that you talk to several people before making your final decision. You do want your joint project to be a tremendous success after all. See if the person has some sample pieces of work that you can review and be sure that you think you'll work well together as you'll be making some pretty momentous decisions on everything from layout to pricing.
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When you do find the ideal person to work with, be sure that you both fully understand how the work will be shared, what kind of deadlines there will be for each step of the porject, how you'll sell the project online and how the profits will be divided.
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Once you've got one under your belt, don't be afraid to go in search of more joint ventures. Remember, this can be an ongoing money-making process for you if you find the right kinds of people.
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By Kristine Wirth

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