Black Entrepreneurs Online

How to Drive Traffic and Customers to Your Website

2009-08-21T09:16:00.000-07:00

Stop me, if this story isn’t your story. You’re an internet entrepreneur. You’ve got a business and a website, but no customers. You know about submitting to search engines and you’ve tried a few link exchanges, but still you don’t have any customers. You hear people talking about blogging and social networking which all sounds great, but you’re not quite clear on when all the blogging and networking helps you get customers. At the end of the day, you clearly know that business isn’t business without customers, but you just don’t understand how to drive traffic and customers to your website.

I’m a visual learner, so hopefully my explanation works for you. Think of yourself (the entrepreneur) as an actor. Your website is your stage and your business is your play. You know you’ve created a masterpiece, but nobody else knows because you don’t have an audience. Every time you sit in front of your computer, you need to be thinking about how you can create an audience around your business filled with curious browsers and potential buyers. Your goal is simple and so is this point; if you can’t attract an audience online, you won’t have customers online.

The easiest ways to drive traffic and customers to your website are as follows:

Search Engine Optimization: If people can’t find you online, you won’t get traffic. Optimizing your website for search engines is one of the cheapest and easiest ways to build your business’ online presence.

Buzz Building: Right now no one knows you online and that’s your biggest problem. SEO is important, but you can’t just sit back and hope the search engines will do all the work. You have to create a marketing plan to promote yourself and your business. Furthermore, the more you promote yourself and build external links to your website, the better your rankings will become in search engines.

List Building: Every business starts off small. Even when you are only getting a small amount of traffic or a handful of customers, you need to get into the habit of tracking that traffic and your current list of customers. Don’t make the mistake of focusing only on attracting new customers. Your business won’t grow overnight, but it will grow overtime if you learn how to consistently build a list of existing customers, new customers, and business associates.

Last but not least, don’t make the mistake of wishing for a magical marketing moment. Even if you’re lucky enough to get a business grant or spotlight promotion from a big name celebrity, you still have to figure out how to use that money and/or publicity to attract customers to your business. If you learn how to find customers online, I guarantee you that more customers will start to find you.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Internet Entrepreneur and Web Business Expert LaShanda Henry is devoted to teaching women entrepreneurs how to start and build successful businesses online. To learn more about attracting customers, take LaShanda’s 7 Day eCourse: How to Find Customers Online, findcustomersonline.com.

Finding Black Businesses Online

2009-08-10T11:35:00.000-07:00

Believe it or not, I’ve spent a good portion of the last ten years searching for Black Businesses Online. I like convenience as much as the next shopper, but it’s almost impossible to shop conveniently when trying to support other black owned businesses. I’m sure you know what I mean. It’s ten times easier to simply go to your local Walmart or Target for just about everything, than it is to find local black products and black business owners to support.

Finding Black Businesses isn’t always easy, but it’s a challenge worth undertaking. Being a black entrepreneur, I feel it’s important to support other black businesses as much as I expect others to support me. Long story short, among the many things that I do online, I maintain the Search Urban Directory, which is in my opinion one of the biggest and most comprehensive online directories of black businesses and black websites.

I’m always impressed by the new and exciting minority owned businesses that are submitted to the Search Urban Directory on a weekly basis. Contrary to popular belief, we do have an ever growing number of black inventors and innovators creating products and services designed to make our lives better. If I can support them simply by maintaining this directory, I know that I’m making it a little easier and a little more convenient for other black consumers to commit to buying black online and in their local communities.

The Search Urban Directory: http://searchurban.msoyonline.com
Top Categories: Natural Hairstyles | Black Business | Black Women

Black Haircare Beauty and Fashion Online

2009-07-14T08:59:00.000-07:00

Here are a few black hair care websites featured on the BlackGirlClick Network.

Featured Search: Natural Hairstyles | Black Haircare
Interested in advertising your black website? Submit your site to the Black Girl Click Ad Network.

Urban Web Design Services

2009-07-13T15:48:00.000-07:00

Last month was interesting. Every week I received requests to build or redesign websites. I guess its time to redesign and many of you have expressed an interest in my services. I decided to free up my schedule and get back into the wonderful world of web design. If you would like to review my work and/or get pricing details please visit my website: http://www.prettyprofessionalwebsites.com.

I usually only do 3 websites per month, so I only have room for a few new clients. If you are ready to get started with your project (meaning you have an idea of what you want and are ready to get it online) let me know. I'm excited about working on some new projects!

Black Web Designer | Black Web Developer: LaShanda Henry offering custom urban web design and banner design services. Pretty Professional Websites: http://www.prettyprofessionalwebsites.com

Buy and Sell Black Products Online

2009-06-27T13:29:00.000-07:00

With almost 10,000 members on Black Business Women Online, I definitely think it's important for us to have spaces where we can find and promote our black products. After some serious thinking, I came up with FindBlackProducts.com. This website, formally known as Urban Chique Boutiques, is the official BBWO Store. While you are adding your black websites and products, be sure to browse. You just might find a few black websites to add to your favorites. Here are a few Featured Black Websites:

Some of the BBWO Featured Members include:

Charna, Itiel,Cee Cee, Kala, Uzuri Designs, Melvina, R L Gordon, Aziza

Popular Categories

Black Fashion | Bath and Body | Black Haircare Products | African American Gifts

Official URL: http://findblackproducts.com

Create Your Own Banner Rotator

2009-06-24T09:47:00.000-07:00

When you have a website like an online magazine, blog, or social network that gets decent traffic, you have an opportunity to make extra money online. Adsense is great, but it's even better when you can cut out the middle man and get all the profits for publishing ads on your website.

Banner Rotators are great. You can use them to promote your own websites, feature affiliate links, and of course sell ad space to people who want to promote their business on your website. My Black Banner Rotator is on all my networks and its very popular.

One of the first ways I started making money online is through my banner rotators. I realize that you might not be a techie girl like me, so I finally decided to share my banner rotator with you. Now you can get my banner rotator script, so that you can create your own banner rotators too! Check out my new website: http://www.mybannerrotator.com.

Are you already selling Ad Space on Your Website? If you need more traffic or if you are looking for websites where you can advertise your business checkout: BlackAdspace.net: http://www.blackadspace.net.

Turn Your Niche Into a Network

2009-06-19T17:58:00.001-07:00

Niche Marketing is a big deal online. That's why I created two of my best selling eBooks: Turn Your Niche into a Network and Create Your Own Ningalicous Network. If you are ready to build your own niche online, these are definitely great reads for online beginners. Click here to download.

Now here's the Black Business Buzz this week:

1. Check out the new black business spotlight members and find out how you can get the spotlight focused on you.

2. New BBWO Video: Find out how and why one couple is buying ONLY Black for the entire year.

3. LLCs, Logos and Links ... what do they all have in common? These are just a few of the hot topics in the BBWO - Blck Business Forum.

4. Looking for new ways to standout on BBWO? Create and/or join a group in your area of interest. Our featured Black Business Group this week: Avon Sisters.

5. Are you on facebook? Let's stay connected
Here is my facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/lashanda.henry

For more black business tips, tutorials and videos you can visit the official BBWO Blog: http://www.sistasense.com

My Starter Kit for Black Business Women Online

2009-05-07T11:17:00.001-07:00

My Social Network, Black Business Women Online, is a big place with a lot going on. Are you a Woman of Color in Business looking for new ways to promote your business online? Are you new to BBWO? Are you lost? Are you having trouble figuring out how to build your business online?

With almost 10,000 members and growing, I want to make sure you have the best possible experience on Black Business Women Online and that you get the right information about marketing your business online. I created the BBWO Starter Kit, as a simple solution to helping you get started and successfully figure out how to market your business online or simply figure out how to get started.

Getting this kit is one of the perks of being apart of the BBWO Community. Click the link below to get yours:
http://sistapreneurs.ning.com/page/get-started

LaShanda
Your Resident Web Expert

Where are the Black Business Women Online?

2009-05-01T16:42:00.000-07:00

Two years ago I often found myself asking myself, “Where are the other Black Business Women Online?” As a woman entrepreneur of color, I really wanted to find other business oriented web savvy sistas that I could connect with online. Then one day, inspiration struck, and I created my own social network, “Black Business Women Online.” It’s been over a year now since I created BBWO, and I am proud to announce that my little social network is now almost 6,000 members strong.

Black Business Women Online is filled with inspiring, successful, motivated Black Women who are turning their small business dreams into reality, every single day. If you are a Women Entrepreneur, join us on BBWO. The Network was designed with Women of Color in mind, but all women are welcome. Sorry guys, the ladies took a vote, and want this space to be for us and strictly about us.

Become a BBWO Member, it’s quick, easy, and the best free Networking Space for Women Entrepreneurs of Color Online! URL: http://sistapreneurs.ning.com

Featured Discussion: Do you want to know why some people buy and some don’t?
http://sistapreneurs.ning.com/forum/topics/do-you-want-to-know-why-some

Featured Group: Twitter Exchange
http://sistapreneurs.ning.com/group/twitterexchange

Featured Contest:
Get an Autograph Copy of The Mocha Manual to Turning Your Passion into Profit by Kimberly Seals-Allers, http://sistapreneurs.ning.com/forum/topics/giveway-autograph-copy-of-the

See you on the network!

LaShanda

Whats Working Now? Free Webinar for Women in Business

2009-04-08T13:42:00.000-07:00

Business Women of Color presents the What's Working Now Webinar on April 14

Space is limited. | Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/275433626

What strategies can work to boost your business in today's difficult economy?

Small Business Expert Richelle Shaw and Web Expert LaShanda Henry have put together an information packed webinar for Small Business Owners who want to know what's working now.

This webinar features a Panel of Successful Business Women from our Women of Color Coaching Program. They are going to let you in on our most effective marketing strategies, so that you can improve your business.

Katrina Mitchell, Platinum Member and owner of Fundamentals Spa is one of our featured Panelists and she wants to show you how She increased her sales so that you can do the same!

"Before the WOCC program, I understood target marketing, but I did not grasp the importance of making the target as specific and narrow as possible. By implementing the strategies in the coaching program here are a few successes that I have experienced in the last 90 days:"

• In one week, I have had 10 new clients from the Sorority promotion and made $1200.
• A consistent 10% increase in monthly revenue over last year
• Increased revenue and value perception by Bundling services and offering good, better and best packages
• Clientele has increased to average 62 new clients per month.

Join us on the What's Working Now Webinar.

Title: What's Working Now?

Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/275433626

Did you miss our Client Attraction Webinar?

2009-04-08T13:28:00.000-07:00

Small Business Expert Richelle Shaw and Web Expert LaShanda Henry recently hosted the Client Attraction Webinar on Business Women of Color

Did you miss the webinar?
We discussed over 10 Different Ways for You to Attract New Customers on a budget or for little to no cost. If you missed it, that's okay. We recorded it.

Now you can watch the Client Attraction Video and our entire Collection of pre-recorded Marketing Webinars when you join Business Women of Color. Click here for more details.

Lashanda

p.s. Our Client Attraction Q&A Session is on April 21st. Signup now so you can watch the webinar and participate in the upcoming Q&A Session.

Wanted: Black Women Interested in Starting an Online Business or Promoting One

2009-02-16T11:33:00.000-08:00

Are you trying to start your own business? Are you looking to find new customers? Looking for help? Looking for information? If you are interested in:

1) Starting an Online Business
2) Promoting Your Existing Business Online
3) Finding Job Opportunities
4) Networking with Women in Business
5) Finding Free or Low Cost Business Resources
*) Learning about Internet Marketing and Web Basics

Join Black Business Women Online: The #1 Small Business Resource and Social Networking Community for Women Entrepreneurs of Color and Professional Black Women.

Join for free today: http://sistapreneurs.ning.com

Did you watch my videos?

2009-02-06T11:13:00.000-08:00

Last year I wrote a ton of eBooks for web entrepreneurs and I learned two things along the way. On a positive note, it is great to know that my eBooks have helped so many of you understand the basics of web entrepreneurship and internet marketing. On a surprising note, I realized that in answering some questions, I opened up the flood gates to so many more.

A lot of you have asked me web / techie questions about blogging, building websites, marketing, networking, and the list goes on. Now some of these questions require more detail than I can give in an eBook and to be honest some of you just don't have the time to read through all my eBooks, so I have been working on a NEW Series of Web Basics Video tutorials. They are 15 to 30 minutes in length and you basically get to watch me as I do all the different things you are trying to figure out how to do online!

I already have a couple of videos for you to watch right now and of course my web coaching students always get to watch my videos first! But now everybody can watch, learn, and boost their web skills with my new video tutorials. Check them out and feel free to let me know what WebTechGurl tutorials you want to see.

URL: http://tutorials.webtechgurl.com/watch-now/

Free eBooks - Holiday Giveaway

2008-12-24T16:43:00.000-08:00

It's been an amazing, busy, crazy year for me. I wanted to end it off with a bang, here are several of my ebooks for free from me to you. Feel free to share these links with your friends, free offers expire December: 31, 2008.

URL: http://sistapreneurs.ning.com/forum/topics/free-ebooks-holiday-giveaway

Happy Holidays
lhenry | www.sistasense.com | www.twitter.com/sistasense

Top Free Web Tools for Entrepreneurs

2008-12-07T16:25:00.000-08:00

As an entrepreneur on a small budget, I like to pocket my profit and avoid spending whenever possible. In today's economy, you can't afford to waste your money. Check out my listing of the top FREE and affordable web tools for Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners. Feel free to add your freebies to the list and/or share this list with others.

1. The best free web tool for every entrepreneur is of course paypal.com. I use paypal for everything; sending out invoices, setting up subscription payments, and creating shopping carts.

2. My cell phone is my primary line and that simply won't do as an entrepreneur. I spend little to nothing to make international calls on Skype and I host all my teleseminars, conference calls, and virtual meetings for Free using FreeConferenceCall.

3. Adding Video or Audio to your site doesn't have to cost you a thing! If you can't afford Go-to-Meeting, use UStream for live video streaming, it's free! PC Users take advantage of your free Movie Maker to create your own movies. For audio, download audacity, a free audio recorder. It's great for podcasting. I host my podcast on podbean for less than $5 a month, and I make money by adding a subscription fee to my premium podbean posts. In my podcast I share my e-business tips with other entrepreneurs.

4. I self publish all my books at no cost on lulu.com and use Kunaki to mass produce my CDs.

5. There is no better Free email service than g-mail. Google has tons of free small business solutions, from google analytics to Google Docs for word processing applications, which are great if you don't have MS Word or MS Office.

6. Do you want to keep track of your website and marketing campaigns. Use google analytics to track your stats. Signup for Google Alerts and create alterts on your name, website, or business to receive free email notifactions of any weblinks relevant to you. When creating a new alert, remember to put phrases and names in quotations. Try Google's free keyword tool if you need help with selecting keywords for your ads or SEO campaigns.

7. If you are looking for free software visit Download.com or the FreeSite.

8. You can try eFax for online faxing services. When I don't feel like paying for faxes, I simply scan my document and send via email as a pdf. Get's the job done without the extra hassle.

9. If you are looking for freelance work or a freelancer for your project, visit elance.com to promote your business or find inexpensive services.

10. Get access to tons of Free Templates for newsletters, calenders, invoices, and more at Microsoft Office's Small Business Templates page.

11. Quality images are so important for your business. Every week I am in need of professional images for my blogs, banners, photos for business material, eBook covers, etc. I get my clipart and stock photography graphics from iStockphoto.com for as little as $1.

12. For only $5 per month I make hundreds of dollars in weeks by selling my e-Books on e-junkie.com, the best website for selling digital content. I create all my eBooks using MS Word, Istock Photos, and I use a free webtool to convert my files to pdf format - PDF995.

13. Blogging is so important for my business. I get tons of Free Advice on Blogging from ProBlogger Darren Rowse, and Yaro Starak. Yaro even has FREE How-to-Blog video tutorials to help you build your first blog.

14. No Cost Marketing is my favorite kind of marketing. I promote my site for free online in tons of different ways. I created my own social networks for FREE on ning.com. I use free social bookmarking and networking sites like stumbleupon.com and twitter to share my posts with other entrepreneurs. With thousands of friends on Myspace and Ning, I hardly ever pay for advertising.

15. When I am not on my Ning website, I am networking with people on yahoo groups and meetup.com.

16. For Creating a Blog, there is no better Free Blog Publishing Tool than Wordpress. Here is a listing of over 45 Free premium word press themes.

17. Send out your press releases using PRLeap and PRWeb.

18. The best free websites to host your videos are of course youtube.com and blip.tv.

20. For the most affordable web hosting plans and domain name registration I suggest godaddy.com and hostmonster.com.

These are just a handful of free web tools and smalll business resources that I feature in my eBook, the Web Entrepreneurs Back Pack. I created this guide to give you access to over 500 web tools, so that you never have to waste your precious time searching for the right resources. You can download this ebook by itself or get it in a collection of my 3 Best Guides featuring information about Internet Marketing, Selling Your Products and Services online and finding affordable Small Business Services Online.

LaShanda Henry
Premium eBooks for Web Entrepreneurs
http://www.e-junkie.com/lhenry

Selling Your Products and Services Online

2008-12-07T14:25:00.000-08:00

I am a full time web entrepreneur / work at home mom, so I know the value of a dollar. When I don't work, my bills don't get paid, which is why I am working all the time! I am selling 24/7 - marketing tools, eBooks, ad space, Adsense, even books and hair grease from amazon.com! What makes me an expert at what I do is that unlike many, I am actually making the sale. I don't have a brick and mortar location, I don't spend my entire budget on ad space, I am not a twitterholic, but I do get money in my paypal account every single day!

I understand that my story isn't necessarily your story. I work with entrepreneurs who purchase my eBooks and ad packages and get great results. And I work with others who pay for advertising from me or others and never make a sale. I really feel for the latter group, because I know how frustrating it is to put yourself out there and not get the results you want. But here is the thing that many just don't understand, "Advertising is a big thing, but it is not the only thing."

In my almost 10 years of working online, I have learned so much and there are a few important points I want to share with you. First and foremost, understand that you cannot focus on one marketing solution to grow your business. Social Networking can help you grow your business if you know how to use in the right way. If you have no clue how to make money online, don’t be afraid to learn from someone who does. Now I don’t believe you should follow every self-proclaimed guru out there, but I do believe in learning from experts with proven track records and real online businesses.

I have already proven to my clients and readers that I know how to make the sale. When they are looking for advice and trying to find answers, they come to me with their questions. It is because of their questions that I sat down and created my latest eBook, ‘Selling Your Products and Services Online.’ I wanted to create my own blueprint to share with my coaching students and frustrated entrepreneurs alike. I talk about all the mistakes web entrepreneurs make, how to fix them and how to avoid them. I talk about effective ways to set up your website and how to use social media to find new customers. I talk about what it takes to create your own market, find your niche, and connect with clients. I share all the untold facts about what it takes to make the sale and I even share my secrets to making money with affiliate programs.

If you are struggling with sales and itching to ask me questions, I suggest downloading a copy of this eBook. I want to give you access to all that I know , which is why I have also included two bonus eBooks in your download, ‘Internet Marketing – The Big 5’ and ‘The Web Entrepreneur’s Back Pack’. On top of that Bonus, I am giving you a Web Entrepreneur Exclusive $10 Discount Code: WEB10.

One more Bonus! If you purchase this eBook this month, I will personally send you an invitation for 2 Free Months Membership in the Business Women of Color Silver Program. There you will get access to even more e-Book Downloads, templates, audio, video, how-to articles from me and Small Business Expert / Multi-Million Dollar Mompreneur, Richelle Shaw. This pack actually costs $80, and you will get it for free when your purchase my new book.

I hope to see you on Business Women of Color (www.businesswomenofcolor.com).

LaShanda Henry
Premium e-Books and Coaching for Web Entrepreneurs
http://www.e-junkie.com/lhenry

BBWO Black Business Newsletter

2008-07-07T12:01:00.000-07:00

A premier newsletter featuring Black Business and Black Entrepreneurs Online
Take a look at the new Newsletter for the Black Business Women Online Network. View Now: http://blackwomenetwork.com/bbwo/newsletter/bbwo_070708.htm

Black Business Contests and Giveaways

2008-06-25T09:43:00.001-07:00

The premier network for Women Entrepreneurs of Color is full of Black Business Buzz today. Here are the latest featured topics on Black Business Women Online:

New Contests and Giveaways on BBWO
Want to Know more?
http://sistapreneurs.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=932382%3ATopic%3A126512

Get featured on BBWO, participate in cycle #2 of the BBWO Blogality Show.
http://sistapreneurs.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=932382%3ATopic%3A126438

Custom Banner Designs
Need a new banner to boost your ad campaign. Custom Banner Designs by LHenry - June Sale - $18 Starting
http://sistapreneurs.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=932382%3ATopic%3A78886

Create Your Own Ningalicous Network
Want to make a ning network, or make your network better?
http://sistapreneurs.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=932382%3ATopic%3A104579

Not Making any Money with Google Adense? Boost your Adsense revenue...
http://sistapreneurs.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=932382%3ATopic%3A125438

Ever wanted to learn more about Search Engine Optimization. Find out more...
http://sistapreneurs.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=932382%3ATopic%3A124693

Everyone talks about Networking, but do you really know how to network?
http://sistapreneurs.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=932382%3ATopic%3A125255

Join the BlackGirlClick Ad Network
http://sistapreneurs.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=932382%3ATopic%3A124497

BBWO Bloggers are sharing stories and business services right now. Read the latest BBWO Blogs:
http://sistapreneurs.ning.com/profiles/blog/list

Happy reading,
LHenry

p.s. Remember to check out my new series of PodClasses for Online Entrepreneurs on WorkandWebWomen.com

BlackGirlClick - Urban Marketing at Its Best!

2008-06-23T17:03:00.000-07:00

If you are looking for a new way to promote your site and connect to the urban market at a a price you can afford then you need to visit ...

The Black Girl Click AdNetwork is a premier urban advertising network for businesses interested in marketing to African American Women Online (and the urban online community at large). Black Girl Click ads are featured on some of the best black websites online. Best of all, Advertisers can get listed on the Black Girl Click AdNetwork for as little as $18 for 3 Months. This offer also includes a complimentary custom 120x90 pixel banner.

Where are BlackGirlClick Ads Featured?
Want to know where Black Girl Click Ads are featured? You can find BlackGirlClick ads on popular sites link:
1. Black Business Women Online
2. Multiple Shades of You Online
3. The Black Moms Club
4. Work and Web Women
5. And More (View all BGC Ad Publishers)

What do BlackGirlClick Ads Look Like?
Here are some of the latest BGC Advertisers. Browse the list, support these black businesses, and learn how to add your own site to the directory - Black Girl Click AdNetwork.

What else do I get for Advertising on BGC?
In addition to getting cross promoted on several popular black networks, you recieve:
1. A Custom Banner 120x90 pixel (which is added to the BGC Directory)
2. A Statistics Program to track your Ads Performance
3. Inclusion in the BGC Directory, a directory which is featured on popular social networks like Black Business Women Online and the Black Moms Club

What are the Stats for the BlackGirlClick Ad Network?
The Black Girl Click Ad Program is apart of the msoy network, click here to review msoy's stats.

How do I signup?
Visit Black Girl Click AdNetwork, check out the AdNetwork page, and fill out the Business Advertiser Submission form. Once your payment is processed, your ad will be listed in 2-3 business days.

Want more details? Visit Black Girl Click AdNetwork.
www.blackgirlclick.com

Work and Web Women

2008-06-22T14:18:00.000-07:00

Are you working the web? Do you want to learn how? Work and Web Women is my new podcast Blog, but I like to think of it as a podClass series because I created it to teach other online entrepreneurs (men and women) how to improve their websites, find multiple streams of income online, work from home and do other things of that nature.

Being more of a typer than a talker, I initially intended to use this site primarily as an information library for women entrepreneurs, with eBooks and informational posts like those on the SistaSense blog. But after speaking with other women offline, and learning more about the wonderful world of podcasts, blog radio shows, and such... I decided it was time to get with the times and the latest technology by adding audio broadcasts to the growing listing of features on BBWO.

Every week I will talk about hot topics of interest to myself and my fellow online entrepreneurs.In addition to the featured series of PodClasses, Work and Web Women will include interviews and discussions with other women in business, updates and new features created for the Black Business Women Network, online resources for net entrepreneurs, original business eBooks by LHenry, howto posts and more.

Visit WorkandWebWomen.com today, and let me know what you think.

Work and Web Women
Created to help you learn how to better work the web.
www.workandwebwomen.com

Build Your Own Ning Network

2008-06-09T07:48:00.001-07:00

My latest howto guide is Create Your Own Ningalicious Network.

Ning is an online service designed to help you create, customize, and share a social network. Though it is both easy and free for anyone to create their own ning network, I’ve noticed that many people have questions about using ning, adding features, and effectively building their own social networking communities. Having built two ning networks, with over a thousand members on each, I decided to create this guide as a way to share what I have learned and answer some of the most common questions about creating a network on ning.

The topics covered in this eBook include:

• What is Ning.com?
• Why Create a Ning Network?
• Setting up Your Ning Network
• Adding Cool Features to Your Ning Network
• The Benefits of Creating a Private Network
• Creating a Ning Network that People Love
• How to Promote Your Ning Network
• Creating a Ning Network with Active Members
• Making Money from Your Ning Network
• Monitoring Your Networks Growth
• My Top 5 Favorite Ning How-to Articles
• Need Help With Your Ning Network?
• What's your Ning Network?

Download Your Copy today
http://store.payloadz.com/go?id=149385

The Black Business QnA

2008-05-30T11:14:00.000-07:00

About two years ago, I started a series of posts on Black Online Entrepreneurs entitled the Black Business Questionnaire with the goal starting a discussion among entrepreneurs interested in answering some of our most popular questions. I've decided to revisit my old project by adding The Black Business QnA to SistaSense.

The first set of questions I've created are intended to provide fellow entrepreneurs with the opportunity to showcase their sites and review the sites of others. The first QnA posts are:

1. African American Online Communities and Social Networks - What’s your site?
2. Black Bloggers - What’s your blog?
3. Black Entrepreneurs on Myspace - What’s your myspace page?
4. Black Business Services - What’s your B2B Service?
5. Black Clothing Lines - What’s your site?
6. Black Event Planners - What’s your business?
7. Black Haircare Websites - What’s your site?
8. Black Authors - What’s the name of your book?
9. Natural Beauty Product Lines - What’s your site?

If your area of interest has not been highlighted yet, please feel free to suggest a new question for The Black Business QnA. I would also like to know what buzzing questions you would like us to focus on here.

Feel free to review the old Black Business Questionnaire, and highlight any topics worth revisiting on SistaSense.

- lhenry
- Sista Sense
- My spin on making money, internet marketing, black business, blogs, and urban culture.
- http://ilhenry.com/sistasense

Search Urban :: Black Web Directory

2008-05-15T16:36:00.000-07:00

The Search Urban Directory, is a premier Black Online Directory featured on Multiple Shades of You Online (www.msoyonline.com). Search Urban features some of the best African American webpages online.

Click here to learn how to add your site to the Search Urban Directory.

Search Urban
Multiple Shades of You Online
Promoting Positive Websites for People of Color
www.msoyonline.com

This post featured on: Black Business Women Online [bwomen.blackgirlclick.com]

Black Women Support Each Other

2008-05-01T19:35:00.000-07:00

Greetings!

This is Lashanda Henry, founder of multiple shades of you online - the eCommunity for positive people of color (www.msoyonline.com). I wanted to take a moment to invite you to learn about and share the following eCommunity Groups (within the msoy network) designed with Women of Color in mind. If you are already aware of these services, feel free to share them with your friends and associates.

Black Business Women Online
http://sistapreneurs.ning.com
Almost 2000 members and growing, BBWO is the place for African American Women Entrepreneurs and Black Business Women interested in marketing, sharing, and growing their business. Advice, Sell, Support - that is what BBWO is all about. Members can create pages, chat, add photos, events, and more. Best of all, the group is free to join and easy to use.

The Black Moms Club
http://blackmomsclub.ning.com/
Creating a space for moms of Color in need of fellowship and support, the Black Moms Club is a Social Community all about the African American family. BMC is a place for Black Moms, Women, Single Parents, and Mothers of Color to talk about children, teens, fathers, love, work, education and everything in between. With almost 1000 members to date, the Black Moms Club gets bigger and better every day.

The Black Girl Click Ad Network
http://www.blackgirlclick.com/adnetwork_links/
The Black Girl Click Advertising Network was created to offer Black Entrepreneurs and Women In Business the opportunity to promote their businesses and web projects on websites designs specifically for Women of Color.

What Black Women Think
http://www.msoyonline.com/blackwomen.php
What Black Women Think is both an Online Video Showcase and growing eCommunity for Black Women to highlight our documentaries and video clips. As well as explore the issues that Black Women face in an effort to redefine the Black Woman on our terms.

Black Writers Connect
http://blackwriters.ning.com
A group for African American writers, authors, self publishers, publishers, and book club leaders. A place for both writers and book lovers of color to connect, share experiences, work, advice and more.

Sistas Making Money On Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/sistas_makin_money
A Growing Myspace Friends Circle Created to Highlight Online resources and communities for women entrepreneurs. Moreover, this friends circle is a great point of reference for sisters with promotional myspace pages, interested in finding new people with similar interests to add to their own myspace friends lists.

Hopefully, one or all of these groups are of interest to you.
Enjoy. Exchange. Excel.

Each One Reach One
www.msoyonline.com
lhenry

Support Black Businesses Online

2008-04-27T20:23:00.000-07:00

The latest websites added to the Black Girl Click AdNetwork. Browse the list, support these black businesses, and learn how to add your own site to the directory - Black Girl Click AdNetwork.

Blended Child Body
Organic and All-Natural Body
http://www.blendedchildonline.com

Urban Voices
Urban Radio Production, Urban Radio Commercials , voice overs
http://www.concertpromo.com

Creations Of color
Unique Afrocentric Gifts For All Occasions
http://www.creationsofcolor.com

Porselene
Exquisite Skin Care Collections for women of color
http://porselene.com

Cocoa Prints
Stationery and Gifts
http://www.cocoaprints.com

The latest websites added to the Black Girl Click AdNetwork. Browse the list, support these black businesses, and learn how to add your own site to the directory - Black Girl Click AdNetwork.