From Home Town Source
When Cyndi Webb first got pregnant, she toyed with the idea of working from home. More than 12 years later, the Rosemount resident is able to raise her two children, all the while running her national Web site, Moms Network.
“I was joking with my boss about working at home, and he granted it to me,? she said. “Since my job was computer-based, I could do it at any time of the day.?
But while she worked at home part time, that meant she still had to go into work part time. Webb found it increasingly difficult to leave her little boy.
She searched the Internet, which was fairly new at the time, for support from other mothers but had a hard time finding anything. “There wasn’t much out there in the way of support for mothers working from home,? she said.
So in 1997, Webb started Moms Network. The Web site originally began as a way to offer work-at-home moms a way to build relationships with other work-at-home moms. It also served as a way for these women to gain exposure for their particular business.
While she has more help today than when she first started, Webb continues to design all of the Web layout, as well as the nine E-zines, or newsletters, that she sends out to her subscribers.
She also does most of the magazine herself, with the exception of some of the copy and the layout, which she subcontracts to a graphic designer.
The magazine is sent quarterly, and prints approximately 9,000 copies each time it’s sent nationally. There is also a Minnesota version that includes eight extra pages distinct to Minnesota. That version prints 14,000 copies.
“This is a free magazine that is distributed at places such as churches, hospitals and moms’ groups,? said Webb. “We call every place that distributes it to see if it’s getting read. We also offer a subscription for a minimal fee if people want it sent to their house.?
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