Yahoo Groups

Support for Work at Home Moms

There are several Yahoo Groups designed to help SAHM Stay at Home Moms or WAHM Work at Home Moms in their personal and/or business choices.

Yahoo Groups, if you are not familiar with them, are groups of members who share a common interest.



These members communicate with one another by emailing the group’s email address, and everyone in the group gets the message. When someone replies to the message, the whole group is able to read the reply. It keeps all members up to date.

Many groups will need to be applied to, which cuts down on spammers joining groups to promote their inappropriate products.

You will need a Yahoo account in order to join Yahoo Groups.

Its free.

When you join a group you will have the option of going on regular mail or Daily Digest.

If the group is a smaller one, or you are extremely interested in the topic, make sure you are on the regular mail.

With Daily Digest, the system will store the messages until you get 25, then will send one big email with all of them.

This can take several hours, if not a day, so if it is important to you that you get your messages quickly, do not go on Daily Digest.

Here is a list of some Yahoo Groups that you might benefit from.

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WAHM Resources/Networking

These Yahoo Groups are the perfect place to go if you need help with anything or if you want to network with other wahms.


The Mom Pack
One of the best resources for mom on the web, the Mom Pack is a huge group comprised of women across the country.

If you need help with anything business related, no matter what you business, simply post a question to the group and those who can assist you will reply back to you off-list.

Make sure you put yourself on Daily Digest in this group.


Click to join themompack


The Mom Pack Fillers
This is a spin off group from the main Mom Pack group. It is for those moms who wish to exchange fillers for their Mom Packs. These go out with sales or orders, or at trade shows, etc.


Click to join mompackfillers


WAHW
This group is run by Misty, a spunky little WAHW who is serious about her stuff. She does an excellent job helping all the women (not just moms) who join. She is a fountain of information on computer stuff. She also has Vendor Parties on her site, and is a Tupperware Director.


Click to join wahw




RosiesplaceGals
A good networking group, Rosie keeps the group active. You can post ads one day a week. Great smaller group for information. Rosie also runs a Vendor Party.


Click to join RosiesplaceGals

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eBay Groups

SAHMeBaySellers
A great group for moms who like to buy or sell, or who are thinking of starting to sell on eBay. This is a small group that I personally own. Here you can ask questions from other eBay moms, and stay up to date on eBay seller sales and other important news.


Click to join SAHMeBaySellers

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Ad Groups

These Yahoo Groups are for those who wish to advertise their product or business.

HKKSmallBusiness
Specifically for those not in Network Marketing and Direct Sales, this is a place to advertise your other businesses, like your crafts, eBay, and the like.


Click to join hkksmallbusiness


HKKDirectSalesAds
This group is for members of Direct Sales or Network Marketing companies. Here you can post ads about your products or opportunity.


Click to join hkkdirectsalesads

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Swap or Trade Groups

Swap or Trade Groups are Yahoo Groups that exist for members to trade their excess inventory or slow sellers. Most of the groups (not all, be sure and check out the groups individually) run as follows:

Member offers item to group or individual

Member pays postage for shipping item

Member receives credit for items value plus shipping price

Member may “shop” the group for items offered

Member receives items free by using credit she has received for offering/shipping other items

Some groups also have 50/50’s. This is where the item is 50% in member credits and 50% in cash. Most cash transactions are processed through PayPal.

Shipping varies. Some groups split it 50/50, while others require the buyer to pay for it all.

There are many Swap Groups on Yahoo! Here are a few:


Swap_N_Sale
This group is pretty active, with a lot of members. Lots of great things get posted, but tend to go fast. They occasionally hold “Credit Auctions” where you can “buy” an item with your credits. The group of moderators is very much on top of things, and keeps the group running smooth.


Click to join Swap_N_Sale

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Shopping Groups

Shopping Yahoo Groups exist as a way for Direct Sales, Network Marketing, and other mom businesses that sell products (eBay, crafts, online stores, etc) to get sales, and get their name out in the online community.

The groups are generally run one of two ways:

1. COTM: Consultant of the Month
This is where you are assigned a group.

The groups have 4-6 people in them.

You are required to make a purchase from the COTM in your group. When the month is over, the COTM bumps to the bottom of the list of 4-6 people, and the next person on the list becomes the COTM. So, when it is your turn, you will have 4-6 sales that month.

2.Grabbing Group
This is where you are not assigned to a group. Each month, every person in the group picks one other person in the group to shop from, and “grabs” that person. That is, they reserve them for when they would like to shop that month. Each month, they make a purchase and receive a purchase.

All groups have minimum amounts that you need to purchase. Some as low as $10 a month, others as high as $30-50. It is important to note, that if the minimum purchase is $10, then a sale of $9.99 is not appropriate. The purchase needs to be at least $10 before shipping and taxes, but after any discounts the consultant might give you. This is just common curtsey.

It is important if you join one of these groups that you have a PayPal Account , as that is the only form of payment some consultants take.

In order to join a group, you usually need to make a purchase from the group owner. This shows that you are serious about joining the group, and it usually counts as your first month’s purchase, though you will not personally be grabbed that month.

Usually, you may represent more than one company (many consultants rep for a handful of companies). There is generally a cap on the number of consultants in any given group. For example, the COTM groups only allow, say one Tupperware consultant per shopping group, but a Grabbing Group may allow a total of three Tupperware consultants.

If your company is taken, you are not allowed to promote that company in the shopping group, and will be put on a waiting list for when someone decides to leave the group.


WAHWomenShoppers
A Grabbing Group, this group is run by Misty who runs the WAHW Website with Online Vendor Parties . She is also a Tupperware Director.


Click to join Swap_N_Sale


WAHMs_Lets_Shop
This is a smaller, more relaxed Grabbing Group. Great to get your feet wet in Shopping Groups (though I will warn you, they’re addictive!)


Click to join WAHMs_Lets_Shop


ShopwithWAHMs
Another Grabbing Group, this group is very well organized and runs smoothly. The minimum purchase is $10.


Click to join ShopwithWAHMs


HomePartySwappers
A COTM Group, there are a variety of options. There are several $10, $25 and $30 shopping groups with 3-6 month rotations. The nice thing about COTM groups is you get to know those in your group, as you do business with them on a monthly basis.

If you join a COTM group, I would highly suggest you remain in your group for at least a year. Don’t wait for your month to come and then quit. The relationships you build with your group are far more important than a commission from a sale. You might end up recruiting your group members into your opportunity.


Click to join Homepartyswappers

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Exclusive Groups

Many Direct Sales and Network Marketing companies also have Yahoo Groups for their teams.

These can be company or team websites, and are only available to join if you join the team who runs them.

Also, many Online Vendor Party sites have an exclusive yahoo group for their vendors.

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If you have any Yahoo Groups that would fit on this page, please contact me with your details so that I may add them.

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