12.13.09
Posted in Blogging, getting started at 12:22 am by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
We have decided on department and category titles for the Family Caregiver Assistance website. This will affect where the information will appear on the website. It also affects the site map and how subscribers of the Family Caregiver Assistance website will find the information they are seeking.
I have been working on writing one article per day for the new site. These articles contain beneficial information for family caregivers. I will continue to work on writing one article per day.
We have also set up the forum on FCA (www.familycargiverassistance.com). I have written the welcome message for the forum. We have also set up the blog on FCA. Continuing information on my actions to set up this new site will be posted on the blog on that site.
I visited my dad in Arizonia for about a week. I got back this Thursday night after the snow storm in the Minneapolis, MN area. Visiting my dad gave me ideas on more material for the FCA site. Living in MN and being a long distance caregiver for my mom and now my dad results in my being keenly aware of long distance caregiving.
LeaRae Keyes, RN
www.nurse-entrepreneur-network.com
www.familycaregiverassistance.com
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12.03.09
Posted in Blogging, getting started at 10:39 pm by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
We received another revision of the web site design today and it was uploaded to the site today. That seemed like a big step! We asked for a few more tweaks of the photos. We are getting really close.
Now we need to get working on some of the catagory titles and the content for the various catagories. I also want to continue to write more articles before the site is actually “launched”. I will need to be very busy writing vetween now and the end of the year.
LeaRae Keyes, RN
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12.02.09
Posted in Blogging, getting started at 9:10 pm by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
Today we reviewed the latest changes to the web site design. We requested changes to the look and size of some of the type. We also developed a tag line and asked to have it added to the site.
I also spent time on the Nurse Entrepreneur Network website. I wrote a tip, article, downloadable worksheet for collecting overdue invoices, and created and posted a new survey.
LeaRae Keyes, RN
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12.01.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 10:24 am by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
Over Thanksgiving I added another page to www.familycaregiverassistance.com. I also created a draft of the “give away” item when family caregivers join the site.
We received the intial draft of the web web design. We recommended a number a changes including moving the tag line, minor changes to the logo, cropping the pictures for the site differently than wa sproposed, some color changes, and larger lettering.
Creating a web site reminds me of building a house. There are many decisions that need to be made in a short amount of time. It is hard to anticipate the decisions until one sees a draft of the site and then there are features that just do not seem to go togetehr well.
I will keep you posted as I move through this process,
LeaRae Keyes, RN
www.nurse-entrepreneur-network.com and
www.familycaregiverassistance.com
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11.22.09
Posted in Blogging, getting started at 1:20 pm by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
I am still waiting for a draft of the new website. Right now it is the standard, basic Membergate page.
However, since Google has been coming to the page and searching it I think it is time to begin to post new material. I posted an article on “The Perils of the Handoff”. This is the time when care of your family member shift from one care team to another. This occurs at change of shift, when transitioning between facilities, at the time of surgery, and at other times along the care continuum of your family member.
It is important to keep search engines coming to your site and searching for new information. If they do not find new information they will begin to come to your site less and less often. This results in a lower ranking with people search for your key words and affects traffic to your site. Therefore it is critical to add new information to your site on a frequent basis.
Today I will be working on new content that I can add to the site later today or tomorrow. I have been told on webinars that I have attended that it is important for your new content to be at least 240 words. So, I will be seeking a topic for which I can write at least 240 words.
Are there other things that you know to be important when adding content? If so, I would love to hear your comments. I would even enjoy comments as to if you are finding these blog entries to be helpful.
LeaRae Keyes, RN
Executive Director
www.nurse-entrepreneur-network.com
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11.17.09
Posted in Uncategorized at 10:18 pm by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
Today I recieved word from Membergate that they will have an initial draft of the website done by Nov. 24. There is a lot involved in starting a new webiste. In some way it feels as though it would be similiar to building a new house. Decisions to be made about many little details including: colors, font, look and feel of the website, number of columns, catagory headings, look of the coatagory headings, and much much more.
Today I also interviewed a friend who had been a family caregiver for an uncle and for her mother. We discussed some of the most important issues that arose for her. We also discussed what she wished she had known earlier and what information would have been the most helpful for her.
I could related to much of what she talked about as I had been a long distance cargiver for my mother before she passed away over 10 years ago at age 63. There were issues my firend and I had in common and issues that were quite different because her family members for who she was caring were in the general area while my mother was hundreds of miles away.
I also stopped at a book store and purchased a couple of books on caregiver to refresh my memory on the important information for caregivers. This will help to stimulate ideas for articles to post on the site.
LeaRae Keyes, RN
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11.16.09
Posted in Blogging, getting started at 9:13 pm by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
Today I watched a webinar about using press releases. It was explained that press releases are not just for big companies. They can also be easy to create and post online. Following this webinar I listened to a teleseminar about “My Knowledge Genie”. This teleseminar was not as helpful for me as the earlier webinar. It can sometimes be difficult to determine if a teleseminar or webinar will be beneficial or not. I do not like attending events that are primarily a sales presentation. When I spend my valuable time attending an event I want to receive information that I will be able to use not simply be educated about a product. I will certainly keep this in mind as I create this website and offer information.
LeaRae Keyes, RN
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11.14.09
Posted in Blogging, getting started at 11:08 pm by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
Today I worked on deciding on possible colors for the website. I think navy blue and a combination of browns would like nice. Research I have done indicates these colors convey health and have a natural appearance. I thought about a possible tag line but have not decided definately on the tag line. I came up with a draft of the look and feel I would like the website to portray. I also drafted an idea of what I would like for the logo. Whew, busy day working on all fo this.
LeaRae Keyes
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11.13.09
Posted in Blogging, getting started at 4:34 pm by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
My websitte purchase has gone through. I am now needing to provide information for the software company who will be assisting in setting up the initial “skeleton” of the site. I will be talking with my office manager this weekend and brainstorming on the information that has been requested which includes: color preferences, tag line, and look and feel of the website that is being desired.
What colors do you think of when you think of a website for caregivers and care providers?
LeaRae Keyes, RN
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11.10.09
Posted in Blogging, getting started at 11:42 pm by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
I am creating a new division of my company. You are welcome to follow me here as I blog about the steps that I take to develop this new business. Following these steps will give you an abbreviated idea as to how your might be able to create a new business or a new product line.
After much discussion recently with my husband and office manager I decided to start a new subscription web site. Sometimes subscription web sites are also called continuity programs. However, the business model for this site will be to charge “sponsors”.
This week I have decided on the domain name for this new site. www.familycaregiverassistance.com. The domain name has been purchased. I have also contacted www.membergate.com to purchase the software for this site. I have begun to explore colors I would like for the website and have been thinking about the design and logo. I have also started the initial planning for the catagories I will use on this new site.
Today I discussed with my MasterMind group if the resource directory that is available to me on this new site will work the way I am envisioning it working. Even though most of the members of this MasterMind group also have “membergate websites” they were not heavily using this feature of the software very much.
That’s it for now, join me on this journey -
LeaRae Keyes
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06.16.09
Posted in Networking, getting started at 9:30 pm by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
I know that there are many of us out there – nurses who own businesses. Do you long to find other nurses who are also in business? I know that I did when I first got started about 10 years ago.
I wanted to know that there were other nurses who had successfully started their businesses. I so wanted to know that they had survived the 7 year point since most businesses fail within their first 7 years.
If you are a nurse who owns a business have you found other nurses who have successfully started their businesses? What can you learn from their successes? What can you learn from their failures? If you haven’t found other nurses to be your support and your role models you are missing out on a key component to a successful business.
Masterminding with other nurses can also lead to many creative ideas you would not have thought of on your own. So build yourself a group of nurses who are also in business to increase the chances of your success and your growing success. You may want to consider joining the Nurse Entrepreneur Network.
LeaRae Keyes, RN
www.Nurse-Entrepreneur-Network.com
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06.07.09
Posted in home office at 10:31 am by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
If you have funds available there are a few things you should consider buying as a nurse entrepreneur before the economy impoves. I saw this on twitter and wanted to share it with other nurse entrepreneurs. “Have we hit bottom? 10 Things to Buy Before the Economy Improves. Click to see what is NUMBER ONE! http://bit.ly/ZBRd2”
LeaRae Keyes, RN
www.nurse-entrepreneur-network.com
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04.30.09
Posted in Blogging, Uncategorized at 10:08 pm by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
For interesting information on how Swine Flu can potential spread through a work place see http://www.thenetworkthinker.com/2009/04/network-structure-of-swine-flu-pandemic.html
LeaRae Keyes, RN
www.nurse-entrepreneur-network.com
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Posted in Marketing, customer service, getting started at 3:15 pm by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
With the current swine flu concerns what are you doing to make use of this in your marketing efforts? As a nurse entrepreneur you could be providing information to your customers and potential customers on swine flu facts, pandemic levels, how to prepare…
This would be a great topic to use to make more contacts about your services.
LeaRae Keyes, RN
www.nurse-entrepreneur-network.com
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04.19.09
Posted in Blogging, Sales, getting started at 1:02 pm by LeaRae Keyes, Executive Director, Nurse Entrepreneur Network
I love watching the You Tube videos of Britain’s Got Talent! If you haven’t seen them take a look at the following: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GrOMLylvhQ&feature=related
There are a few lessons in these videos for nurse entrepreneurs.
1. Having a dream will pull you through the difficult times
2. It can take many works of working at your trade before you “make it”
3. Pick your partners well, because you will spend every day with them
4. Chase the dream not the customer
5. You have many choice in business and in your personal life, choose wisely
Please comment, what lessons did you get from these videos? What are your thoughts on this post?
LeaRae Keyes, RN
www.nurse-entrepreneur-network.com
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