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WeekOut and About Friday night saw me off to the Grand Hyatt to attend the Telstra Business Awards - what an amazing night! I had the pleasure of meeting Anne Fulwood (right), along with many other inspiring business owners, including 88 years young Dorothy.  New Look & New PixSaturday was a day of total fun. First hair, then a spot of makeup before meeting up with Anthaea Jones, official Savvy Web Women photographer for a photo shoot to capture the new look. The short hair has surprised a few ladies at recent events who didn't recognise me, so time for a few updated shots. Stay tuned. Supporting Fitted for Work Attend our event and support our chosen charity, Fitted for Work, an organisation that supports the long term unemployed and disadvantaged women obtain work, maintain employment and ultimately achieve financial independence. If you have any items of clothing to donate, particularly shoes and handbags, please bring those along to the event and we'll arrange for them to be given to Fitted for Work. Event Silver Tickets are now on sale - Grab yours here. Want to know what to expect? Watch this video now to see why you should attend. Until next
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Creating a website is not just about a bookmark in cyberspace - there is so much more to the whole process. Join Wendy Moore as she steps you through the many steps required to create a website. To listen in live to this f.ree Webinar, just register here. Wendy Recommends Become a Savvy Web Women AffiliateIf you love the concept of Savvy Web Women, why not tell others and earn money at the same time? We are actively looking for Savvy Web Women Affiliates right now to help us share what we do and empower other women in business. Our affiliates can earn up to 40% on a single sale. It's really simple (and f.ree!) to join. Like to know more? Visit our Affiliate page to join and for more details. Feature Article How Email Autoresponders can help streamline your Business Autoresponders are perfect tools for busy business people. In fact, set them up correctly and autoresponders can help you reply to your huge volume of email without even touching your computer. What is an autoresponder? How can you use an
autoresponder? 2. For businesses that provide technical support, an autoresponder is a great help to automatically acknowledge an email. It can inform a client that you have received their email and you will get back to them shortly. With this automated response from your end, clients are assured that their email has been received and you will get back to them when you are available to do so. 3. For publishers and authors who offer ebooks, audio products and other digital courses, an autoresponder can be used to deliver these electronically. They can promote their products and offerings on their website and visitors simply type in their name and email address and hit the GO button. The product or item is then automatically sent via email and arrives in the customer's email inbox. Those who sell courses or ebooks can initially provide a free sample and then follow-up with another email after a few days to find out if the person would like to pursue the course or not. This second email can even ask the customer to sign up and pay for the course or ebook right there, whilst they have the attention of the potential customer. Another example where you can use an autoresponder is when you want the people who register on your site to receive a f.ree product, such as an ebook or special report. You can link the autoresponder with the online registration form. Then, for every person who registers, a welcome email will be automatically sent to them, containing details on how to download the product you'd like to offer them. Autoresponder Programs to use If your business requires you to send many emails, consider the merits of using autoresponders to automate the process. You even have a choice between using either a f.ree or paid system. Often, you can get a f.ree autoresponder system as part of the package offered by your web host. Setting this up is not difficult and it usually just requires you to visit the control panel of your web host to activate the autoresponder. If you are not confident doing this, just ask your web support person to do it for you. Alternatively, you may like to utilise one of the available commercial programs that specifically offer autoresponder functionality, such as www.savvywebmail.com or www.savvywebcart.com. We use both these systems at Savvy Web Women. By Wendy Moore WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE? You
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Question 1 Before I
even started out with my first business, I let the fear of the unknown
stop me. I really wanted to get out of the 9 to 5 (or 7am 'til 6pm!)
corporate routine but the thought of having to deal with taxation,
insurance, licenses, BAS statements etc, prevent me from making the
move.
It took the birth of my first daughter and the desire not to put her into daycare at an early age to finally push me into starting out on my own. So, I began my first business when my daughter was just six months old. Less than a year later I achieved a six figure turnover - and I only wish I'd had the courage, and support from other women, to make the leap into home business before I had children! Question
2 I probably would have done a bit more research into what was required of a membership web site. I started with a web designer and then ended up letting her go because we weren't moving ahead fast enough. I then signed up with another company and launched within six weeks. Fortunately I didn't lose much money out of it, but it did delay things. My recommendation to anyone starting out is to seek advice and support from other business people in the same field, before you start. Question
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4 I'm also really motivated to help women realise they can be successful working from home. I want women who've had children to know that there are other options beyond putting your child into care and going back to a job you don't enjoy. At the moment, I also have a big deadline which motivates me to grow Home Biz Chicks - and that's the due date of my second child in September! Question
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Tell us about Sue... Home Biz Chicks is
the ultimate resource for women working from home. Home Biz Chicks
brings together a range of experts in a number of fields including
finance, marketing, public relations, technology, organisation, mindset
and relationships to provide advice and support to women working from
home. Are
you a Successful Sister? Need
A Speaker Her presentations and
workshops are ideal for anyone looking to get started on the internet
or discover the tools and techniques to successfully use Social Media
and the internet in business. Where is Wendy Speaking Next? Melbourne Savvy Social Media - [EVENT] Sunday 30th August What Women Want - [EVENT] Sunday 25th October - LIVE Social Media demo MCEI Conference - [EVENT] Friday 30th October - Internet Marketing Sydney Accelerate in Business - [EVENT] 14th - 16th August - LIVE Social Media demoQuick Links Visit the Savvy Web Women Blog Register for our F.R.E.E. monthly webinar Join our next Bonus Webinar Attend the Savvy Social Media Event Discover my Savvy Web Secrets About Wendy
With over 14 years
experience in the Information technology industry, Wendy now educates,
empowers and inspires others and says, "It's all about education and
gaining from other's experiences. I'm passionate about helping women
in small business better understand and utilise the amazing power of
the internet. If you could make money without
seeing a single client, how would getting your time back change your
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