I will say that some things will be changing around here – but you can always count on thoughtful posts from the heart from me no matter what happens. THAT will stay the same.

And David – your comment has to be one of my most favorite comments of all time. I’ve never posted a recipe in my life, let alone a meatloaf recipe. But just for you, I might have to make that happen!

I read the Mommy Millionaire recently. It was written by Kim Lavine of Green Daisy. I highly recommend it. She writes of 10 Commandments for the Mom in Business and one of them is.. Do NOT apologize for being a Mom. You’re so powerful and incredible because you can build a huge business from your kitchen table.

I love that… I really am working on embracing the Mom in businessmom.

It’s a real shame there aren’t stats available to show the sex of those who picked up on the “94″ post. I wouldn’t mind betting next months mortgage payment that a high proportion were men.

I should just like to add that should the site be a bit more “momsy” I would still remain subscribed to the feed.

I’m a work at home Dad, I home school our youngest, and some how work in a little writing everyday.

I also make this blog a daily stop. I find your advice well founded, and informative.

I will however admit, when I first found your blog a few months back, I left promptly with the thought I was about to find recipes for meatloaf.

But just last week a friend of mine suggest I take a second look. Boy am I glad I did. I have learn a lot, and I think you for that.

I’m here to stay, so go ahead and give me a meatloaf recipe.

I’m a fairly new reader of your blog but I have to say your posts make sense, are easy to read, and relevant to almost anyone who is pursuing an entrepreneurial career.

I, too, struggle with the time it takes to maintain our blog (www.babblesoft.com/blog). I blog to support my business and help get it off the ground. I started your e-course but since working on my blog is just one of the things I do, it’s taking me a long time to finish it but after doing Day 2 I saw hits to our site double! The link to your blogjolt site isn’t working for some reason. As for answers to your questions:

What is my ultimate outcome for this business? Only you can figure that one out and maybe there doesn’t have to be an ultimate goal…maybe you just enjoy the journey.

What can I do to test this theory on a larger scale? Writing posts like this for one. If writing more mommy posts makes you feel better than do that, if writing them makes you feel too uncomfortable then don’t do it often. Do a survey of the mommy blogs out there and figure out which ones get the most traffic and why. (you probably have already done this. )

How can I bring more parenting content into this blog while continuing to be true to the roots of the other popular content on this site?

Maybe have a guest blogger that posts only parenting content and you focus on parenting/blogging/entrepreneurship posts. I think what’s best about your site is that you your family and business experiences blend together so your content does bring in your family experience along with your business experience…which is great!

How can I look at this as an opportunity to grow?

Map it out…you will figure it out. I still think you can sell your e-course or even better yet get someone to sponsor it, give them the ability to advertise in the emails that come out, and keep it free to your readers. Get Google to sponsor it!

How can I overcome my own internal “mommy stereotypes” to find a way to empower moms, dads, and non-parent entrepreneurs to break down the perception that there are walls between us in the first place?

Yikes, that’s a tough one. I think our internal stereotypes and perceptions of ourselves can often be our worst enemies. I think you are empowering moms, dads, business people all around the world already.

Finally, I agree with some of what the others have said about changing the name of your blog to eparentsathome.com (however that might be a bad one because you could read it as ‘eparent sat home’ ) or lifestyleentrepreneurs.com or entrepreneurslife.com. better yet you should hire the person who helped you come up with the other domain names you were working on!

Good luck. I know I’ll keep reading your blog as long as you put out interesting content like this.

There’s a ton of mom blogs out there and Wendy could join the bunch, but I would vote that she keep her internet marketing posts going and find a new URL for this blog.

Wendy owns a great URL and she could use it to direct traffic to another URL that fits better with her brand/writing about internet marketing and blogging.

However, if she DOES want to write more topics for parents who work at home, then I’d say keep this URL and build your brand around it.

Wendy may be ready to embrace the online challenge of a URL/company name change! It’s not the first time people have done it… the classic Dreyer’s ice cream recently changed to Edy’s…and it works better since there’s no conflict with a similar name as Breyer’s anymore. They are defining who they are.

Your posts obviously are at just the right level for readers of both sexes. We are all still here! So why do you want to change? Your articles are perfect the way they are, and as one reader mentioned above, maybe we won´t pay attention to one or two posts, but we will still follow the blog!

If this blog were too mommyish, the guys wouldn´t stick around long enough to comment, so I think that is a very good indication that you are on the right path.

About the perceived barriers, I think that appealing to people on a person to person level is the only thing we can do. I have no problem putting myself in others’ shoes and identifying and trying to understand every situation, I believe that knowledge and change are what life is all about, embracing new possibilities and jumping in the pool of innovation.

I have met and do know some people who do not have this ability and this is what, I think, creates those barriers. Those with the inability to empathize, or understand and appreciate an alternate point of view, new and interesting changes in the world, are also unable to understand what the internet has been and is becoming. What lots of people have know for years is still judged by those with closed minds, those afraid of change, that resist it instead of embracing it.

A close friend of mine and I always remind ourselves when we witness people walking past obvious opportunity, that this simply leaves more for those of us ready for it, that are intrigued and push on despite criticism and judgement.

E Moms provides information and humor and I think that the Kumbayah aspect is endearing and wonderful. In a world of Separatists, it’s refreshing to see the inclusion of everyone on your blog.

I don’t think you need to change a thing, but if you feel you’d like to harness this knowledge, maybe you could design a survey of topics and see which are the most popular among readers and include periodic articles based on that knowledge? Myspace surveys provide code you can embed easily, and there are lots of them that provide custom surveys.

I also think its your blog So you can combine the two, i mean your domain name is emoms at home so its geared towards women who are working at home so combining the both, making it a little more favored for the people who do work at home and are moms might also bring more readers to the plate.

Susan at Working Moms Against Guilt
http://www.workingmomsagainstguilt.com

Actually, I joined the eMoms community because I thought Wendy looked hot in her avatar photo. I know, I know, I need help.

Seriously, I don’t think you should consider your perspective “internal stereotypes,” but rather just what it really is, a unique perspective on home businesses. If you try to put a more generic spin on your content in order to reach a broader audience, you may end up coming across as insincere. In the end, I think you have to be true to who you are. Smart people will learn to glean those things you write for their own self-growth, regardless of whether they can relate to your mommyhood or not. I know that’s been true in my own case.

Just my two cents.

I also want to say that if I hadn’t come across your blog maybe I wouldn’t have found my direction or my voice on where I want to take my blogging and my career on the internet. Surprisingly it seems that the designer in me is taking more form then the health promotion side. You want to talk about conflicting feelings and identities wow.

I struggle now with do I go down the internet how to and design path or do I follow the health promotion road which brought me to the crossroads as to where I am at now. I am thankful that with both endeavors I have been able to not have to worry about child care and everything else because my son is in school now and I can have productive chunks of time to myself now.

Keep up with how your doing things because you resonate with every demographic out there that pertains to being a professional and being a parent. Parenting and working is something that requires a skill to balance and I am thankful that you are one of those that dare to show parents how to balance it. I am glad to be in the same elite club with you and others on your blog.

I agree with some of the other posters – follow the flow of the blog, post what comes naturally, and do what feels right to you! You can’t please everyone, so you have to please yourself. Follow your joy!

One other element of this post I noted – as a follow-on to your previous (fabulous) post on where to go next with your business – is that you went a really healthy direction with after-action on this post.

While you are asking for our feedback, your implication seemed to be, “Here’s a meaty subject, discuss and provide me your input, let’s support each other.” It’s a really solid alternative to “Discuss with me and I’ll support you.” You’re an inspiration, and I’m sure a great coach, but you can’t coach everyone one-on-one.

One of my favorite bloggers, John Scalzi of Whatever, is very blatant about it – he says, “I’m going to be very busy today, here’s a controversial topic, talk among yourselves, I’ll be back later to check on the thread.”

I don’t know if that’s what you were aiming for, but building a community sense of support might help with one of your spread-too-thin issues.