I never blog anymore! {{and a logo design contest!}}

Whew! It's been forever since I sat down to blog here. In the last several months Suga Pink Designs has gotten a brand new look (see it here) and now Bizzy Mama Hosting is in the process of getting one, too! Now, this blog needs a new look. It's on the agenda!

I have lots of exciting things planned for the new year, and I'm going to try to make more time to blog about all the things going on!

Now, on to the real reason for this post!! We've reached 500 (actually closer to 600 now) fans on both our Suga Pink Designs, AND Bizzy Mama Hosting facebook fan pages! We're so excited that we'll be giving away not one, but TWO logo designs to thank our fans for their continued support!

{{two logo designs are being given away- each contestant, regardless of number of entries is only entitled to one logo design. If the same person wins twice, we will continue to draw numbers until a different person is chosen!}}


How to enter:

Remember- you can enter up to 10 different times by completing one of the tasks below! Just post separate comments for each task!

1. Sign up to follow this blog and leave a separate comment below stating you are a follower (current followers welcome - just post that you are currently a follower).

2. Follow this blog through networked blogs, and post a comment below stating that you are following (current followers welcome - just post that you are currently a follower).

3. Become a fan of Suga Pink Designs on Facebook and leave a separate comment below stating you are a fan. (Current fans also welcome! Just post that you are a fan! Separate posts, please!)

4. Become a fan of Bizzy Mama Hosting on Facebook and leave a separate comment below stating you are a fan. (Current fans also welcome! Just post that you are a fan! Separate posts, please!)

5. Suggest your friends become a fan of Suga Pink Designs on Facebook and leave a separate comment below stating you passed us on! (use the "suggest to friends" link located under our profile image on the fan page!)

6. Suggest your friends become a fan of Bizzy Mama Hosting on Facebook and leave a separate comment below stating you passed us on! (use the "suggest to friends" link located under our profile image on the fan page!)

7. Post about our contest on Facebook and leave a separate comment stating you have done so.

8. Blog about our contest on your blog and leave a comment below stating that you have done so.

9. Review Suga Pink Designs on your blog and leave a separate comment below!

10. Review Bizzy Mama Hosting on your blog and leave a separate comment below!

Very important! In at least one comment you submit make sure you leave an email or a way for us to contact you if you are the winner!!!

Remember- you can enter up to 10 different times by completing one of the tasks above! Just post separate comments for each task!

The Winner will be chosen randomly from their comments posted below using Random.org so it is very important that you leave a separate comment below for each entry! Giveaway ends on 01-29-10 at 12:00 midnight central time. Winner will be announced and contacted 01-30-10!

Good luck!

SEO Gal's Blog Hop Winner!

We're so excited to announce the winner for the SEO Gal's Blog hop $50.00 Suga Pink Designs gift card giveaway!!

Random.org winner:



Comment #20:



yay! Congratulations, Michelle!

My SEO Gal's Official Blog Hop!

We're so thrilled to be a part of the SEO Gal's official blog hop!

To celebrate, we're giving away a $50.00 gift certificate to Suga Pink Designs! Gift certificate is good on any design service! It can be put to a larger purchase, or used alone for any of our products. Photo cards, pre-made business cards, pre-made web templates, or any other pretty things you find in our online studio!


How to enter:

1. Visit Suga Pink Designs and let us know in a comment below which item(s) you might use your gift certificate on if you win!

2. Sign up to follow this blog and leave a separate comment below stating you are a follower (current followers welcome - just post that you are currently a follower).

3. Become our fan on Facebook and leave a separate comment below stating you are a fan. (Current fans also welcome! Just post that you are a fan! Separate posts, please!)

4. Post about our contest on Facebook and leave a separate comment stating you have done so.

5. Blog about our contest on your blog and leave a comment below stating that you have done so.

6. Review Suga Pink Designs on your blog and leave a separate comment below!

Very important! In at least one comment you submit make sure you leave an email or a way for us to contact you if you are the winner!!!

Remember- you can enter up to 6 different times by completing one of the tasks above! Just post separate comments for each task!

The Winner will be chosen randomly from their comments posted below using Random.org so it is very important that you leave a separate comment below for each entry! Giveaway ends on 10-21-09 at 12:00 midnight central time. Winner will be announced and contacted 10-22-09!

Good luck!

Blog Hop Coming Soon!

Oh, we couldn't be more excited!! Here's some information on the upcoming events!!

My SEO Gal's Network Circle Blog Hop!

The problem with a so-so design...

I've talked about this a little before, but I'd like to touch on it again, just briefly. If you see what your website isn't doing so well, if your views are not converting to sales, but your SEO is top notch, and you are getting a ton of hits- have you considered the possibility that maybe the problem is your design? Many people (myself included) see a so-so, or let's face it, outright crappy, website design and won't feel comfortable shopping with you. It's a simple fact, if your website needs work, people are going to project that to your whole business and products!

Bizzy Mama Hosting

We have exciting news!! Suga Pink Designs is growing so much, we've decided to branch out into web hosting as well! We're currently working behind the scenes to pull everything together for the big launch scheduled for 09/01/09! We set up our facebook page less than 24 hours ago, and we already have over 100 fans!! We really appreciate the enthusiasm and support we are getting from our wonderful friends and clients! Thanks for everything!

Don't forget to bookmark the page to get ready for us going live! (Oh, and check back, cause we'll be posting some great affiliate news soon!)

Click here to be taken to Bizzy Mama | WAHM Web Hosting!

New Site Design

The new design and software for the SugaPink site has been a LONG time coming! I'm so excited to finally see it all come together! I can't wait to get things running 100% smoothly and have the time to devote to writing down some of the things I've learned along the way! Navigating the web as a new online business owner is complicated! I wish that I would have had somewhere to start 5 years ago when I first had the idea that I wanted to be my own boss and start my own online venture. I didn't know the first thing about anything! Some of the questions I had seemed so silly looking back, and when I would make my way to a place where I thought I could get some answers from other people like myself, I was laughed at! Can you imagine? Not knowing what you're doing, but having the drive and desire to learn, to just be laughed off message board after message board because people who've been at this a little longer find your lack of knowledge amusing. Well, it wasn't ok then, and it certinally isn't ok now! I've seen it happen over and over, and now that I am one of the people that I previously looked to for advice, I vowed that I will never make anyone feel uncomfortable asking ANY question. We all have to start somewhere, right?

I'll be working on some articles in the near future explaining how to get started in business online. We'll discuss everything from how to find and purchase a domain name, to expert SEO. I'm excited at the potential!

In the meantime, stop by the main site and let me know what you think of the progress so far! I'd love to hear from you!

-Jenni