Kristie Tamsevicius, is the author of "I Love My Life: A Mom's Guide to Working from Home"!

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Kristie Tamsevicius, is the author of
"I Love My Life: A Mom's Guide to Working from Home"!

Tell us about your business. What do you offer? When did you start?

Kristie Tamsevicius left corporate America so she could stay home with her children. Some say that it was a bold move, but she says that it was not only the right move; it has turned out to be far better than she could have possibly imagined. Since then she gone on to start several successful home businesses, founded WebMomz.com, a national support organization for work at home parents.

She's a marketing phenomenon whose brand of business advice has been featured on every national television network, CNN, Crains Chicago Business, Dr. Laura, and radio shows around the country. She is also a featured panelist on the USA Today panel of small business experts.
She is author of the bestselling book, I Love My Life: A Mom’s Guide to Working from Home and co-contributor to the soon to be released book Build it Big 2: 101 Direct Selling Secrets from Top Direct Selling Experts (Dearborn Publishing).

She’s a featured work at home mom expert at ClubMom.com, a premier online community for moms by Meredith Vieira, the host of ABC’s The View and daytime’s Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

A sought after speaker, Kristie teaches workshops around the country on how anyone can turn their passion into profits on the Internet. She is a member of both the National Speakers Association and Toastmasters as well as a featured speaker for the Direct Selling Women’s Alliance.

She is a member of the advisory panel for TickleU.com, Cartoon Network’s new programming for preschool children.

She is a member of the Maven Moms panel for Disney who gets to preview and review family oriented Disney movie releases and products.

Additionally, she acts as a corporate spokesperson to help companies reach the $1.6 trillion dollar mom market.

She developed a strong background in marketing in her more than 14 years of experience in business-to-business and business-to-consumer based marketing communications. Her company, BrandingontheNet.com, helps authors and speakers become the #1 expert in their field through branded web site development.

Kristie says that her greatest happiness is spending time with her husband and two children. Kristie and Joe, her husband of 11 years, live in their home in suburban Gurnee, IL.

Do you have any recent news, products, a new launch, freebies, etc.

In my newest book project, I am a contributing author in the bestselling book More Build it Big: 101 Insider Secrets from Top Direct Sellers (Dearborn Publishing April 2006).

I am a featured mom expert at ClubMom.com

I have a great freebie Extreme Home Office Makeover: The Secrets to Creating and Inspiring Home Office You Love here: http://www.kristiet.com/lovelife/homeoffice.htm

What are your absolute favorite products or resources you can't live without in your business (or have helped you the most)?

My business coach, Rich Fettke (http://www.fettke.com/), has truly made a difference in my business. He keeps me on track, motivated, and supports me 100% of the way!

What's your best advice for someone just starting out in online business (getting traffic, article marketing, networking, etc.)?

As soon as your website is up, start writing articles. Over the past 8 years, article writing has brought me more business than any other marketing method hands down. And best of all, it’s absolutely free!
Krisite recommends EasyArticleMarketing.com here - http://www.webmomz.com/blog/easy-article-marketing-it-really-works/ (Thanks, Kristie!) :)

Also, I highly recommend learning the basics of Search Engine Optimization. With just a few simple tweaks, you can dramatically boost your search engine ranking for various pages on your website.

And finally, learn about copywriting. It doesn’t matter if you send a million visitors to your website, if you don’t have good copywriting, you won’t convert them, and all your efforts will have been in vain!

What is your number one question about online business, getting traffic, networking, affiliate programs or article marketing?
The #1 question people ask me is how to find the money to start their business. While there are grants, they are few and far between. You can find funds to start your business by starting a savings account, doing a home equity loan, borrowing from the 401K account, or even using a low interest credit card. The point is start small, don’t get carried away spending too much too quickly with your business. Keep your expenditures in check with your income and you should be able to start pocketing some income in a few months.

I started my business while I was still at my day job. We tucked away extra money in savings while I got the business going. After a few months when the business was rolling and income was coming in, I quit my day job and went full time with my home business. Wherever you are, you can take some small step today to make your dream of owning a home business a reality!

Believe in yourself!

Find Kristie's free reprint articles here -
http://www.ladypens.com/profile/Kristie-Tamsevicius/177