An incredible amount of research and transformation has been happening with the formalization of my web business. It's been fun, stressful, informative, unclear, but mostly very exciting. As opportunities have come and gone and I continue to follow my gut, the true direction of where I want to go is being decided. What a wonderful thing to have, this freedom. It is definitely not something I remember feeling when I worked in the corporate world. All of this change may affect you as my reader of this blog. Readership and interaction has grown steadily here (THANK YOU!), but I'd like to … [Read more...]
The Impact of Sun & Sites on HeatherActon78
June 4, 2010 By 2 Comments
I have been notably slow on my favorite social media sites Facebook and Twitter lately, but that doesn't mean that there's been nothing going on in both my real world and my web world! To make up for my absence of status updates and tweets, I'll get everyone up to speed here and now. Home/Family Updates On the homefront, we're enjoying the summer so far with the kids. We do something fun every day, whether it's just playing outside, going to the park, meeting Mike for lunch, or going to Target. I've never been one for scheduled playdates or particularly challenging outings with the kids, and … [Read more...]
Mom 2.0 Summit & My Kids
February 8, 2010 By 13 Comments
Quick vlog to let you know about Mom 2.0 Summit in Houston next week. Especially if you are in Chicago or Milwaukee area, hit me up and let's be travel buds! Also enjoy the cute kids! … [Read more...]
Can You Build a Business By Giving Away Your Work?
January 22, 2010 By 19 Comments
This question has been eating at me for the past eight months, ever since I started fixing my family and friends' computers for free. Somewhere in there I got interested in building websites also, so I built some of those for free too. Giving work away to those who really need it makes me feel great. But can it work as part of a business model? Leave a comment after the post and let me know your thoughts. I'm Cheap & Happy The last few weeks have been amazing. I left my corporate job to follow my gut and be an at-home mom and entrepreneur - a.k.a. a "mompreneur." I love that I am being … [Read more...]
