The girls are entering photos in a "photo challenge" where they take pictures of people taking pictures. We just happened to have one they each took on our road trip. They didn't know about the challenge at the time, but the pictures are so good. Especially Sarah's. I love how you can see what Rachel's taking a picture of on the iPad screen but not in the actual picture.
I had to take Sam to see the surgeon that's going to take out part of his colon. He's having some test next week, then they'll schedule the surgery. They're hoping to do it laparoscopically. Sam's hoping for that too. Shorter recovery, less pain, smaller scar.The girls had some sister time while I took Sam to the doctor. They were supposed to do math and science, but I called after I left to have Rachel look at google to make sure I was getting off the highway at the right place; and after that, she and Sarah decided to look at google maps at Saltzburg to see if they could find the place they filmed The Sound of Music. Also, the looked at Venice, but I'm not sure why. As Jeff would say, "They're always doing school." Just not always math and science.
Today I started a Facebook group called Homeschoolers in Business so that homeschoolers can talk about the businesses they have started or want to start, and help each other out. A lot of homeschool groups don't want people talking about it because they want to protect their members from solicitation, which I totally agree with. So I decided we need a place to talk about it. I honestly don't know how to get the word out to homeschoolers about MyWritingCheck.com without something like this, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels like that. Hopefully, the people in the group can give each other advice and encouragement. I'm excited about it. Go check it out; it's just for homeschoolers, but not just homeschoolers with businesses.
See you tomorrow!
It seems that many homeschool businesses are very active on social media especially Instagram with the clever use of hash tags. Another strategy seems to involve giving away the product to some popular bloggers and hoping a good review generates custom. Often this strategy seems to in involve the blogger hosting a giveaway and/or having a coupon code giving any purchaser a discount. The Schoolhouse Review Crew is one example of this sort of thing. Also some homeschooling groups (yahoo and Facebook) have one day a month for people to promote their business/buy and sell curriculum.Later this month I'll be writing a review of our year on my blog and I'll be sure to mention you. Not that my blog has a large readership! Now that the school year is under way there may be more interest but mostnew small business are slow to get going. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tips. I'll definitely look into some blogs to do reviews. Thanks for mentioning me in your year-end blog. I really do appreciate it. It's a lot to think about, figuring out how to reach people. Thanks again!
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