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Social Networking and Your Work at Home Business
By : Vivien Wu
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You properly heard of online social networking, and statics shows online Moms population is as big as the whole online women population. I am a mother myself, I love to socialize and network with other women and moms, not just for business reasons, but more to seek helps and advices. What would be more convenient than logging onto your computer online and share voices with mothers and women all over the country, on your own schedule, such as 11pm at night?

There are many Mom social networking sites, the list include:

Cafemom.com- the biggest and fastest growing social network site for moms. There are more than 15,000 groups created. Type in your keyword to search for you interested groups, or you can create your own group. This site allows you to have good privacy/ anonymity controls. It's easy for moms new to online social networks.

Minti.com - another excellent site for someone new to online social networking, there is a brief tutorial of how the site works. You don't have to register to access the wealth of parenting information on the site. Topics in Minti's are question-based, users can ask anything and everything. Answers provided by other parents are rated by users for their value and effectiveness.

Mayasmom.com - for moms already familiar with social networking sites, Mayasmom enables you to keep track of your online friends and what they're saying. Maya’s Mom lets you create a profile, add friends, upload photos and bookmark your favorite activities. Parents can find kid-friendly activities in your area, edit the listings, rate them and add photos and tags.

Mothersclick.com - a little more sophisticated for first-timers. Mothersclick combines group-focused and question-based formats on their home page. You can locate groups in you area by typing in your zip code, the site reveals a map with each group's description. Other site listings include Activities, Classifieds, Reviews, Recipes, Blogs and Photos.

MomJunction.com- the site provides good tools such calendar, personal messaging and photo sharing. Moms can create groups that reflect their lives (friends, family, neighbors, school parents, organization members, etc.) and interact and communicate selectively between their groups.

ClubMom.com-is one of the largest online social networking site. Moms can connect and share experience with each other. There are Sweepstakes, contests and reward programs on sites, along with the usual photo sharing and scrapbooks.

RealLiveMoms.com-moms can create a scrapbooking slide show, blogs, favorites lists, and more on the social networking site. Windows Live tools are deeply integrated with this service, letting moms chat with each other using the Windows Live messenger, find local parks and other locations using the Live Search Maps, and email each other using hotmail. There are other tools within this network that offer tips for creating a personal space within the Live network, from sharing photos and videos to designing print-free business cards.

ConnectingMoms.com-is a hip, new social-networking website designed specifically for expecting, new, & savvy moms in mind. The site allows members to set up unique, personal profiles describing their individual interests allowing them to build and establish bonds with other mothers. Members can view each others’ profiles, share photos, write movie and TV reviews, join interest groups, post diaries (blogs), engage in discussions, shop online and post classifieds.

Family.go.com –a Disney Family website, parents can network for fun and mentorship. Users can do internet search, find articles on key topics such as education and food. There is a "ParentPedia," a compilation of information on 1,000 topics that can be expanded by users.

MommyClub.ca-is one of Canada’s favorite pregnancy and parenting websites. It is a place for Canadian moms. The website includes the categories of resources, events, blogs, forums, friendship, etc.

Moxie-Moms.com-provides expecting moms and moms a better way to meet others for casual and charitable events, attend fitness classes that welcome little ones, and find discounts at the best local retailers and service providers. Moxie Moms’ primary mission is to help moms succeed in their pursuit of a community of moms for friends, fun and fitness.

ConnectingMoms.com-it's like Myspace for Moms with a gated community feel.

MotherBlogs.net -you can blog about your life as a parent and meet other moms through their blogs.

Amiglia.com-family photo sharing meets the cutting edge with the tools at Amiglia. To get an idea of what you can do with your extended family, take the tour. You'll see the very cool family tree, the power of tagging, your personal family facebook, a family calendar, and a nice slide show feature.

Groups.yahoo.com- such a wide variety of groups, you're sure to find one that interests you at Yahoo.

Workitmom.com-is an all-purpose site described as 'helping working moms juggle life.' And they follow through with a professional appearance and a clickable "How to Use Work It, Mom!" for first-timers. Work It Mom includes articles and interviews, along with a contest page which acknowledges that "working moms can always use a bit of recognition (as well as some great swag!)" If you work and want to talk with other women who also balance career and home, this is the place for you.

Mombloggersclub- an online community for moms who blog. Moms who start out at a more general-purpose social networking site - but find themselves obsessed with blogging - can step up their game here. Not only will you connect with other moms who share your passion, but you'll also get tips and tricks to become a better mom blogger, find out how to use YouTube on your blog, and learn about syndication and getting your writing on major media sites.

Gotkidsnetwork.com- a social networking site for people that have "got kids" is geared towards finding deals, nannies and advice online.

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