Secret Women's Business Network

Prettier, Smarter and the Envy of Her Peers

Allison — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:05:10 +0000

Some one (and I do hope it is YOU) is going to be smart enough to read this blog post and “get” what a huge opportunity is on offer.

You can own the SWBN. All of it.

Imagine- one easy step and you are at the top of the mountain and looking down at all of those people struggling below you trying to create their content/site/mailing list/podcast/membership area.

You get all of that with zero effort – when you buy the SWBN.

For more details email buyswbn@swbnetwork.com

30DChome San Diego: The Love Gift Presentation

Barb — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:46:35 +0000

I recently returned from the 30DChome Coming Home Conference held at the Hard Rock Hotel in beautiful San Diego, California, May 21-23, 2010.

What a great conference! I am so glad I attended. With top notch speakers, a warm community, and the awesomeness that is anything Ed Dale, Dan Raine & team put together, it was a great place to learn, laugh, be inspired and network with like-minded people.

One of the fun traditions that started back when Ed Dale and Frank Kern were partners in “Underachievers” (the pre-cursor program to the Thirty Day Challenge, now rebranded to, “The Challenge“), was the presentation by attendees of “love gifts” to our well-loved host presenters.

Barb (Dan's Exclusive Pink Thong Supplier), poses with Dan the Man in Whistler, BC, Canada

At past conferences, various and sundry love gifts have been bestowed on Ed and Dan, including the infamous “pink thong collection” unveiled at the Immediate Edge Whistler Bootcamp ’07. This year, Thirty Day Challenge epicurean and fashion history changed forever when SWBN member, Linda Abbit, and I (Barb) presented the boys with their special gifties, on behalf of a fab group of women who attended the conference.

In addition to Linda, I’d like to send a big THANK YOU to the following generous contributors to the Ed & Dan Love Gift Fund: SWBN member Corinne Mitchell, Annie Binns, Michelle MacPhearson, Michelle Frost, Casey Stevens and Alice Seba. You gals ROCK!

The rockin’ t-shirts in the video can be ordered online from the cool geeks and geekettes at ThinkGeek.

So without further ado, here is the unedited, uncut Love Gift presentation that made IM history in San Diego.

The Challenge

Allison — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:35:05 +0000

This year, as in previous years, Lisa, Barb and I will be taking part in The Challenge. Up until this year The Challenge was known as the 30 Day Challenge (30DC) . So what is it that we, and thousands of others, are prepared to put down whatever we are doing and jump in to participate. In fact, it’s where the three of us “met”.

There are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people out there that recognise that it is possible to create a business online and make money from it. We are not talking “make money fast” type businesses we are talking taking a single item/service and selling it online. There is nothing magic about selling online, any more there is magic in opening a shop. It’s just research followed by hard work and perseverance.

So how do you learn research followed by hard work and perseverance?

Well, by actually DOING IT.

This is where the Challenge comes in because while research can be fun, no one really enjoys hard work and perseverance . Hard work and perseverance can be the loneliest thing in the world. So why not get together with a big bunch of people all doing the same thing and get your business up and running. The positive energy of thousands of people encouraging others, as well as your team/group/tribe also urging you on is going to get you through the hard bits, and get you further than you may think you can ever go.

The majority of people who read this blog are already going to be involved with their online businesses so I have a couple of special words for you.

Do it.

Even if you have done it once 3 years ago, or you have never done it but your business is going fine…invest this time into yourself and your business will benefit. I promise.

Oh and it’s free.

Check out the latest post about the thirty day challenge Challenge and see what I mean.

SWBN Bitesize #47: You’ll Never Do A Whole Lot Unless You’re Brave Enough to Try

Lisa — Mon, 31 May 2010 21:35:59 +0000

There are so many other business lessons I think can be learned from Dolly Parton. Whether you love her or hate her you can’t deny that she has had great success and endured in a business where so many disappear.

I made notes of other great lessons I picked up while reading Dolly Parton’s biography and I thought I’d share the rest of them in this conclusion:

Never regret the bad times because they can teach you the greatest lessons and inspire some of your most important achievements - “Storms make trees take deeper roots.”
Handle each little problem as it comes along. Don’t stress over potential future problems but don’t let the little things build up until there’s one momentous problem either. Don’t be afraid of problems, just know that you’ll deal with the when they crop up.
Change is good – don’t fight it
Never be afraid to work with the best of the best – they will make you better
Find the laughter in everything

And a couple of quotes that I feel are related to each other that I hope will inspire you:

“If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one”

“You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’re brave enough to try”

Barb and The Beatles

Lisa — Wed, 26 May 2010 18:00:26 +0000

For those of us watching from afar, it felt like we didn’t hear anywhere near enough from the attendees at the latest Ed Dale Coming Home Seminar in San Diego.

But, the photos are starting to trickle in, and this one features SWBN co-founder Barb (in the middle) with SWBN Members, Corinne (@CoronadoCookie) on the left and Linda (@LindaAbbit) on the right, doing a fine impression of The Beatles (minus one).

It’s so great to see you enjoying your time together. Thanks to Corinne for the photo.