It is time for BlogHer Business ’09!
This year, the BlogHer Business Conference is on Thursday, July 23rd, one day before the main BlogHer conference begins. Since we didn’t have to make an extra trip, Susan and I decided that we definitely wanted to be at BlogHer Business this year. But, to save money, we decided that just I would attend.
So today, while I am soaking up all the knowledge and networking I can, I wanted to tell you about my fabulous Mompreneur sponsors who helped cover some of my costs for this event.
I have introduced you to Stephanie from Faith Baby before. In fact she was my sponsor for Startup Princess Academy in the spring.
Faith Baby is an online store specializing in faith-inspired babywear and I just love their adorable products.
Stephanie is an incredible woman, juggling a full time career, three children and her own company! (And included in those three kids is a set of infant TWIN girls!)
Stephanie has quickly and effectively grown her online business, Faith Baby, and so I thought I would ask her to share some of her experiences as a business owner with us.
Janice: Stephanie, your business is thriving and bursting at the seams, pardon the pun! Why do you believe you have had such success?
Stephanie: We all know that there are many companies out there, large and small, that are struggling in this horrible economy. I strongly believe that my Faith in God is the true answer to our success, I also know in my heart that He has great plans for my company.Janice: You have put a significant portion of your budget into advertising and promotion — and it has really paid off for you. What kind of an advertising budget do you recommend for mompreneurs?
Stephanie: Budget, Wow! It’s really hard to say. Of Course every company is quite different. Since we are still a fairly new company, spreading the word is very important. So for us, we usually put about 40% of our monthly profits right back into advertising.
Janice: What is a mistake that you made and learned from?
Stephanie: Choosing a manufacturer. The best price is not always the best selection, no matter what it is you are selling. The end result in your product is what matters. Look at your product through the eyes of the consumer.
Janice: Thanks so much Stephanie for sharing with us!
Stephanie’s biblically inspired products come in an assortment of colors and each has a sweet phrase or verse on it, such as this one pictured here from her site, “Mommy’s Answered Prayers.”
To have some giveaway fun, we are giving away Faith Baby Onesies!
So tell us, which onesie do YOU want?
One: Let us know in a comment below and we will pick a random winner in two weeks.
(If you want to earn additional entries, you can add subscribe to Faith Baby Blog and let us know in the comments. And as usual, you can earn additional entries for being subscribers of our feed and newsletter, and for tweeting, etc.)
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Two: Tweet about which one piece you want with the hashtag #faithbaby and we will draw a SECOND winner from those Twitter entries.
SO – to recap – there will be TWO contests, one here and one on twitter, each with one winner receiving a Faith Baby One Piece of their choice, valued at $14.99.
We will draw the winner from the first contest here from the comments. And the second winner will come from the contest on Twitter, that we will draw from tweets with the hashtag #faithbaby.
In both contests, you need to visit Faith Baby and tell us which one piece you want to win. And in the twitter contest, in addition to tweeting with the hashtag #faithbaby, you need to also follow @faithbabywear.
We will announce both winners, here and on Twitter, August 8th.
Please see our site’s Terms and Conditions of Use for a complete list of our contest and giveaway rules.
Ohhh, you want even MORE Faith Baby Onesies??? Well — if you are at BlogHer Business, keep your eye on Twitter and/or look for me there. I will be giving away more adorable onesies on site at BlogHer Business in Chicago!
Thanks again Stephanie — I am honored to be representing Faith Baby at BlogHer Business ’09!
Written by 5 Minutes for Mom co-founder: Janice Croze
I really want he “Daddy’s answered Prayers”
Im 16 and i gave my daughter for adoption to my lovely cousins and they took wonderful care of her !
I no most people dont approve of it because its a gay couple but they have been wanting a baby for so long ! and i want this onsie to give to them as a gift cause my daughter is an answer to there prayers ! they never thought they would ever be given this chance! they are related to me which is good cause i get to see her when i want but its still hard leaving her
i just wanted to finish school and graduate and go to college and do something with my life 🙂
So i hope i Win 🙂
I would like Mommy’s Answered Prayers
I love her styles! So modern and precious! I would love to win for my son!!!! My favorite is “Protected by Angels”!
I love the one that says, Not spoiled, Blessed!
I love the “Not spoiled, Blessed!” onesie in magenta on pink! It’d be perfect for my little blessing!
id like the “I am a Blessed Baby” in PINK! :
I would pick Mommy’s answered prayers as after 8 years of trying we were blessed with a beautiful daughter.
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I LOVE THE “Protected by Angels”one piece
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I subscribed to Faith Baby.
I would choose the not spoiled, Blessed! one piece.
I’d like the Mommy’s Answered Prayers one! Thanks for the chance!!
I like Protected by Angels in pink
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I would love “It’s not crying…it’s praising the Lord!†for my sister who is about to have her third
grandpas’s answered prayers” one piece:)
i love the all God’s grace onesie!
“daddy’s answered prayers” 🙂
i’d love “i’m not crying, i’m praising the Lord”
all God’s grace in this tiny face”
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My favorite is the “not spoiled, Blessed!” onesie, in Magenta on Pink. Thank you for having this giveaway.
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It’s NOT crying, I’m praising the Lord!
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I love the not spoiled, blessed onesie.
I’m not crying, I’m praising the Lord.
I really like the “Not Spoiled, BLESSED” onesie!
Royal on Baby Blue Thanks so much!
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we like the “daddy’s answered prayers” onsie
I like the “i’m not crying, i’m praising the LORD” onsie!
I like the Protected by Angels onsie.
I like this one:
“It’s not crying, I’m praising the LORD” one piece
I love the “all God’s grace in this tiny face”
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I follow you on twitter.
I like “i’m not crying, i’m praising the Lord!â€Â
I like the Faith Baby onesie.
I’d like the Protected by Angels.
I subscribe!
I love the Be patient God’s not finished with me yet shirt!
Protected by Angels in a boy color for my 18 month old grandson would be awesome.
They are ALL so cute!!
love them all, but if i had to pick one i would pick “it’s not crying, i’m praising the lord!”. what a great idea
mommy’s answered prayerâ€Â
All God’s Grace in this tiny face, blue on blue.
Thank you!
I’d love the “be patient, God is not finished with me yet!†toddler tee.
“All of God’s grace in this tiny face”…that says it all. There are so many wonderful designs, but that one rings true for us. Thanks for the giveaway.
Christy
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These are too cute! I like the “mommy’s answered prayer” one!
Love I’m not crying. Please enter me, thank you
Jesus loves me and so does my mommy! would be my pick.
“All God’s grace in this tiny face” I love this one!
“I Am a Blessed Baby” blue
I love the “All God’s grace in this tiny face”. My nephew would be even more precious wearing this!
I am a subscriber to your newsletter also.
I have subscribed to FaithBabyBlog. How could I not………..I so adore it.
I like the faith baby onesie.
“mommy’s answered prayers†one piece
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I love mommys answered prayers
all God’s grace in this tiny face is my very favorite!
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it’s not crying, i’m praising the Lordâ€
I like Not Spoiled,Blessed-these are really sweet onesies!
My all time favorite is the t-shirt that says, “Be Patient, God’s not done with me”, but of the onesies I like the “I’m not crying . . . I’m praising the Lord.” I love these!
It’s not crying, it’s praising the LORD.
I LOVE THAT!!!
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This is a hard one – they are all great. As an adoptive mom who prayed a lot for the baby to complete our family, I have to go with “mommy’s answered prayers” because my son is definitely that.
“All God’s grace in this tiny face”
Very sweet!
I have a newborn and I’d love to have the “All God’s grace in this tiny face” onsie for my boy. Hope I win!!
I would love to win the “All gods Grace in this One Face” oneise for my daughter!
Gosh, so many adorable designs! It’s hard to choose but I really like “It’s not crying, I’m praising the Lord”.
Here’s my tweet for the SECOND drawing for the onesie: http://twitter.com/andraya3/status/2811971967
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I tweeted: http://twitter.com/andraya3/status/2811926087
I’d LOVE the all God’s grace in this tiny face”
onesie!!
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http://twitter.com/laurie_pooh/statuses/2811763158
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Love this one!
http://faithbaby.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=10&products_id=14
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How fun are these? I love thi one: http://faithbaby.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5&products_id=9 in brown with pink lettering.
“It’s not crying, I’m praising the LORD”
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this one!!! i can just imagine going into church and having my little man cry at the top of his lungs with this shirt on!!! no one can really comment now, can they?!?
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OH I love these! They are so adorable!!! My favorite is the “Not Spoiled, Blessed!”
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My favorite is the “mommy’s answered prayer” onesie. I’m pregnant with #3 and it was truly an answer to my prayers!
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i subscribe to the newsletter
i love the “i’m not crying, i’m praising the Lord!” adorable!
be patient, God is not finished with me yet!
I love the one piece that says… It’s not crying it’s praising the Lord!
I would love to win…â€all of God’s grace in this tiny face†in a little girl color, my cousin is due to deliver a little girl in October and this would be such a great gift.
I’m a subscriber and would love the Mommy’s answered prayers bodysuit.
Love the “protected by angels” bodysuit! But all of them are cute.
I would love to win “Jesus loves me and so does my daddy.” for my little girl…
My favorite is the “be patient” toddler tee. I need that for my son! Out of the onesies, my favorite is “all God’s grace…”
“Mommy’s answered prayers” is my fav but “Jesus loves me and so does my mommy” is a close second!
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How to pick between the “mommy’s answered prayers” and “jesus loves me and so does mommy”
They are all adorable
I have your button on my sidebar
I have you on my Google Reader
I subscribe to the newsletter
I’d like the Mommy’s Answered Prayers in a girly color
I subscribe to your newsletter
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I’m a Faith Baby Blog subscriber
I love the “all God’s grace…” onesie!
I’d love to win the “be patient, God is not finished with me yet!” t-shirt in yellow for my 2 1/2 year old son!
It’s NOT crying, I’m praising the Lord!
So cute! I think my friend would love this as a shower gift. 🙂
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I LOVE the “Mommy’s Answered Prayers” but I don’t know which color I would choose yet . . . Some friends of mine (who can’t have children biologically) are in the process of adopting . . . So I would want to wait and see whether it was a boy or a girl!
They are praying SO earnestly for their little baby!!! It would be perfect!
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I love the “All God’s grace in this tiny face†one piece.
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I like them all! I’d want the “It’s not crying…” one though. I think it’s so cute.
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“it’s not crying, i’m praising the Lord” is such a cute saying!!!
I’d pick “Mommy’s answered prayers.”
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Love the Mommy’s answered prayer onesie!
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My favorite is “It’s not crying…it’s praising the Lord!” I needed that during the colic days. 🙂
I love the “not spoiled, Blessed!” onesie.
I’d LOVE: “mommy’s answered prayers” one piece
I’m in agreement with Bobbie…………”all of God’s grace in this tiny face”. A boy color though. lol
These are so adorable………..I am so glad to see a Faith based business. Thank you Lord, your work is amazing.
I would love to win…”all of God’s grace in this tiny face” in a little girl color.