Comments on: Looking Minnesota. Feeling California.

By: What I Wish I Had Known About Naming a Website & Changing A Domain Name | Sparkplug CEO

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:02:53 +0000

[...] until the spring of this year that I realized that not only had we outgrown our name, but it was actively holding us back from further [...]

By: Rename, Rebrand & Rebirth :: The Evolution of eMoms | eMoms at Home

Rename, Rebrand & Rebirth :: The Evolution of eMoms | eMoms at Home — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:57:52 +0000

[...] I was rather fascinated and surprised to find out that renaming eMoms to something like eParents would go over like a lead balloon. [...]

By: Who are you, my readers?

Who are you, my readers? — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:09:17 +0000

[...] Piersall recently discovered that the people who read EMomsAtHome are not all moms. Or even parents. I can understand why she felt overwhelmed at first, but what a golden opportunity [...]

By: Megan @ Disorder2Order

Megan @ Disorder2Order — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:13:18 +0000

Wendy – I so admire what you are doing and your ability to put it all out there. It’s amazing how things evolve and change, sometimes even taking on their own personality.

Wishing you the best in your BIG undertaking!

Megan @ Disorder2Order’s last blog post..I’ve been TAGGED… 10 Weird Facts About Me…

By: Dorothy Stahlnecker

Dorothy Stahlnecker — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:54:13 +0000

emomsplusanyoneelese.com I know its long however, emoms is where you started and home is where they begin….and that is how you helped many women who thought they were nothing and had no chance to be successful. Please don’t forget and don’t worry about a new name…emoms is an icon that shouldn’t go away..it did what you hoped..gave many a chance to dream…

My best,
Dorothy from grammology
remember to call gram
http://www.grammology.com

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By: Kara Soluri

Kara Soluri — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:22:14 +0000

Came across your site via Twitter friends. After 10 years at home w/kids I realized I want to work. Work/life balance is a huge factor for me. I’m considering freelancing, and thanks to Twitter, I now have friends involved in promoting co-working. They are 24 year-old recent grads, socmed savvy and nothing yet to tie them down, yet all they talk of is work-life balance, living green by not communiting, not wanting a boss to tell them what to do, and the social needs of finding other freelances to work and collaborate with. What a difference from when I graduated in the mid 90’s. I shift is coming and looks like you are on the forefront.

Scale is a big word in web2.0, and it has a lot to do w/balance. I’ve been thinking a lot about scale lately. Also, there’s the old “working for scale” idea.

Hey. What about Work 2.O?

I’ll be a regular reader. I’m glad my Twitter friends alerted me.

Kara Soluri’s last blog post..Why I don’t scale.

By: Laura Spencer

Laura Spencer — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:32:14 +0000

I think that bloggers often end up with a different audience than what they originally envisioned. Keep us updated. Laura Spencer's last blog post..Your Secret Business Success Tool -- Saying Thank-You!

By: entrepreMusings » 5 White Men, Rebranding, and Dads

entrepreMusings » 5 White Men, Rebranding, and Dads — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:09:57 +0000

[...] Looking Minnesota. Feeling California and The Gaping Void Between Our Brand And Our Audience were two recent posts written by Wendy Piersall of eMoms at Home.Â After her recent trip to SXSW Interactive, she realized she needed to rebrand because many of her readers are not eMoms or even parents!Â I love Wendy’s blog for a variety of reasons but mostly because she is open and honest about her experience as an entrepreneur and she readily shares her blogging and business tips.Â We met through our blogs, had a couple of phone conversations and when we finally met in person at SXSW, it was like we just “got each other” as entrepreneurs and as moms!Â I’m not sure if she has come to a decision on the new name, so go check out her posts and give her your 2 cents! [...]

By: holli jo

holli jo — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:07:26 +0000

I like James' suggestion of eProsAtHome. That's my vote! But I still hope you keep some of the parenting/family content in your site, even if that's not your main focus. holli jo's last blog post..Upgrading my writing business

By: George

George — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:37:42 +0000

Wendy,

You said: “Home office work is so dang UNsexy”

Then make it sexy…

How about “Home Office Superstars” or “Work at Home Superstars” or something like that?

George’s last blog post..Ebay Drops Commission Junction

By: Wendy Piersall

Wendy Piersall — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:48:39 +0000

Thinking aloud at no one in particular…

I know I’ve gotten some pushback from people on “don’t focus on people ‘at home’”. But as I woke up this morning, I’m thinking that if we aren’t about parents, I have to draw the line SOMEWHERE. Yet I do admit that that means excluding someone and I HATE doing that.

But I’m the one that has to sleep at night and make sure our authors continue to get paid. I do believe we definitely are for home office workers. And I think we need to continue to at least focus on THAT.

“Home office worker” is so dang UNsexy, though.

By: Chief Family Officer

Chief Family Officer — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:45:38 +0000

I’m glad you’re doing this because when I first came across eMoms maybe a year ago, I had trouble figuring out exactly what the site was about. You were just about to add some writers, I think, and I really didn’t “get” what eMoms was about. I subscribed anyway and have enjoyed your writing as well as that of many of your other writers, but I too think a focus on the business side of things would be great. And I’m excited for you

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By: Wind Of Change | Dad Balance

Wind Of Change | Dad Balance — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 02:35:22 +0000

[...] the other day, we here at eMoms are currently looking at a considerable change that involves the rebranding of eMoms in an effort to more accurately target our [...]

By: George

George — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:37:26 +0000

Wendy,

I really agree with comment #12.

My advice would be to decide who you want your target market to be, what you want your blog to be about and then choose a name that fits your vision.

Emomsathome never scared me off, but the first time I showed up I thought it was meant mostly for moms. That’s not a bad thing, because you need to have a target audience and moms makes sense as a target market for a work at home mom.

I will be very interested to see what direction you go with this. I hope that whatever direction you take the blog it is a HUGE success!

All the best,
George

George’s last blog post..Seven Ways to Make Your Own Money Repellant

By: Ria Kennedy

Ria Kennedy — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:11:07 +0000

WorkLifeRemix.com is great. WLR.

It let’s you know what the focus is straight away, without pigeonholing you or your topics.

I think it’s classy.

I think it’s a makeover that will lead to your beautiful new site/business makeover.

And I think this name will let you explain it to others in a way that is meaningful to you and still expressive of what you do.

Don’t get too nostalgic, something may have to give to make room for new opportunities. Reexamining your strategy will allow you to get in position to receive all the new traffic that will come your way.

By: Mother Earth

Mother Earth — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:32:45 +0000

What I appreciate about you wendy more than you will ever know is sharing the inside track of all of your thoughts, from where ever you begin, to where ever all that takes you - you show your vulnerability and your brilliance and you always give a healthy chuckle in between. I guess what I don't get is for me you're really about blogging and business and cultivating the two. REMIX makes no sense to me, is it a recipe? Is it a mixed track of things to ponder ? I find the languaging doesn't speak to me, or reflect all that I experience from you. Mother Earth's last blog post..Queen of Green

By: Mark Blair

Mark Blair — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:42:46 +0000

Ah, eProsAtHome — I like the sound of that too! To me that conveys everything, plus plants itself firmly in the foundation of the current name

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By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens

James Chartrand - Men with Pens — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:33:09 +0000

Shirly wrote:

I submit eProfessionalsAtHome.com – maybe we don’t necessarily need to be beat over the head with the work-life balance thing… we already get it and that’s why we’re here!

eProsAtHome? I like the ring of that a damned lot. ebusiness, professionals, work from home without the negative connotation, gender and kids removed from the equation…

Oh yes. I like that. It sounds good out loud, too.

James Chartrand – Men with Pens’s last blog post..Fiction Writing: Should You Plot Your Plot?

By: Aruni

Aruni — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:39:34 +0000

Oh by the way even though you think you’ll be feeling California, it will be your experience here in Texas that prompted you to go through this process. If you end up feeling like Texas…it won’t be that bad because “Everything is Bigger and Better in Texas!”

By: Aruni

Aruni — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:37:32 +0000

Thanks for going through this ‘out loud.’ As I mentioned to you earlier, I was also not thrilled with eParents since you appeal to so many people and I voted for the only option that didn’t have the word Parent or Mom in it from your poll yesterday.

However, your main mental focus has seemed to be on parents or lets say caregivers (whether they care for kids, pets, their parents) and my guess is that is what would cause many people to check your site out at first. Many who might not be comfortable with commenting. Those who stick around see that you write about so much more!

So that’s a long way of saying I do like WorkLifeRemix. We all have one life and work is just a part of that life. I think it’s better than WorkLife Balance because as entrepreneurs the term ‘balance’ doesn’t often compute as they say.