This has been a terribly busy week for me. I was busy in a good way. It wasn’t so much of work in the home office but I was acquiring some new cooking skills with a couple of wonderful ladies. These ladies used to hold jobs in the past but due to parenting, they have decided to become home ministers One of them used to be hold one of those Network Installer Jobs where stress levels can be intense when datelines is near. She finds it more fulfilling being a full time mom now.

I like the fact that I can work from home and still learn domestic stuff as I do enjoy baking and cooking more as the day goes by. The truth is, baking can be a work at home job too for some talented moms, though I don’t think I would be opting this path

This has been such a busy month for me as I have had few lunch gathering with few girl friends. It is nice to gather with friends and share parenting stories apart from discussing work issues. We talk about almost anything, from how to cook the best tiramisu to what retail stores do with barcode scanners. We even gathered at a friend’s house to make some traditional favourite dishes.

It is necessary that you give yourself time to unwind, socialize and bond with others, especially other home office moms. This allows you to truly rediscover yourself and be encouraged to do much more for yourself and others. When you socialize with other moms, you can gain support, ideas and tips to help you with deal with certain parenting and relationship concerns from others who feel just like you do or have dealt with the same issues.

I recalled packing up the picnic basket and our beach gear few months ago when it was summer but we are now at the end of winter and the weather is still a tad too cold for a beach outing. I miss my sleeveless tops and our body boards… can’t wait for the warmer weathers and waters to come again! My son has been asking for a wii and he had so much fun playing xbox games in a friend’s house that he didn’t even want to say good bye! I thought he would be too young to own a wii game but it might be a good idea for some family fun. I suppose we would buy one when the time comes but for now, I still enjoy building blocks and connecting lego during our family play time.

I can’t wait to head to the Sunday markets and we are heading to a school musical tomorrow afternoon. That’s a good break for the work at home mom before the new week begins in no time!

Among my group of work at home moms, there are some who can write very well. I often encourage them to write an ebook and market it online. Many opportunities await these women who have the talent to write and pen their ideas. Being able to offer your own informative, quality ebook will establish you as someone who knows what they are talking about. This will earn you trust and respect and go a long way towards building your online presence. It can be an ebook on bridal shower invitations or an email on parenting… it all depends on your passion and what you have got in mind.

There are many ways to market your ebook. Some of the best ways are listed below:

1) Joint Ventures: Team up with other ebook authors or ezine publishers or webmasters to cross promote each other’s products or services. Agree to send referrals to each other and recommend each other’s products.

2) Use an excerpt from your ebook as an article and submit it to as many directories as possible. Be sure to mention your ebook in your resource box.

3) Submit your ebook to as many ebook directories as you can. The more links to your ebook, the better.

4) Offer two or three free bonuses with your ebook. make and offer that is very hard or impossible to refuse.

5) Offer a free report as a lead-in to your ebook. People love free information and if you offer a quality report that gets them interested they very well may want to buy your ebook.

6) Start an affiliate program and offer people a percentage to sell your ebook. One of the best places to do this is Clickbank. For a small fee you can set up your affiliate program and increase your sales many times over.

People like ‘freebies’ so you may want to offer the first chapter or two as a freebie. Be sure and leave them wanting more.

As with any marketing campaign, you have to stick with it. What’s nice is that you can do work at home and do your writing at your own pace. You should be consistent and not submit to a couple of directories and post to a couple message boards and then sit back and wait to get rich. Marketing is a daily commitment.

The possibilities are endless as to ways to market your ebook. Be sure and combine many of the strategies for one successful marketing campaign. Be creative and come up with new innovative marketing ideas. Find out what works and get started marketing that new ebook!

Last couple of weeks, I have been meeting new moms in the school and many of them are full time moms and some are working from home too. A few are looking at online university where they can study at their own pace while their kids are in school. Being a mom can be a big task with lots to juggle and sometimes we wonder when can we sit down for a cup of cuppa! Tomorrow, I’m taking a couple of hours off with a girl friend who suggested that I go to bible study with her. I thought a long time about it and decided that I want to know God’s word better in 2011. I have been too relaxed in my walk with Him and sometimes I become lazy too. So attending a bible keeps me on track and gives me the opportunity to commit to a devotional time everyday.

With lots of activities leading up to the month of March, I’m ever so busy getting more done in the home office while enjoying my new life here down under. That’s my life now as a work at home mom!