Family Focus Blog Wins #1 Rank for Savviest in Social Media in Top Home-Based Business National Annual Ranking

Family Focus Blog Wins #1 Rank for Savviest in Social Media in StartupNation Home-Based Business Competition

Nashville, TN, December 01, 2011 - Family Focus Blog has been recognized as one of the top home businesses in the nation by StartupNation in its annual Home-Based 100 competition.

Many of the StartupNation Home-Based 100 entries showed that people are leveraging the efficiencies and lower overhead of home-based businesses to pursue their passion and bring in income during these tight economic times.

“The 2011 ranking reveals that home business is serious business - more relevant than ever. It’s a natural response to loss of job opportunities, the need for supplemental income and the sheer passion for blazing your own trail and running your own show,” said Rich Sloan, co-founder of StartupNation.com, one of the leading small business networking and knowledge hubs online. “Home based businesses are the biggest block of all businesses in existence and we expect numbers to grow ever greater as extra bedrooms, kitchen tables, basements and garages increasingly host the innovative thinking and pursuit of success by millions of Americans.”

“I am thrilled to have received this recognition for my blog and social media has been such a fantastic tool for interacting with my blog followers and reaching new blog readers,” say Scarlet Paolicchi, founder of Family Focus Blog.

Being savvy in social media is a must for businesses seeking to build rapport and relationships in the community. Do you follow? Over 28,000 people follow Scarlet Paolicchi on Twitter @familyfocusblog.

Family Focus Blog is focused on going green and fun family activities. It's written by a stay-at-home mom blogger from Nashville who reports on family fun, eco tips, giveaways, products, and causes that a following of people find interesting. While she's based in Nashville, Paolicchi has cultivated a communication channel far beyond Tennessee.

The full results of the Home-Based 100 ranking are available on StartupNation’s website at www.startupnation.com/home-based-100/2011-winners .

For more information, press only: Karen Torres, StartupNation (248) 685-9005, kares (at) startupnation.com, Scarlet Paolicchi momswearyourtees@gmail.com at http://familyfocusblog.com

Contact:

Scarlet Paolicchi

Family Focus Blog

6141 Tuliptree Ln

Nashville, TN 37221

404-661-4163

momswearyourtees@gmail.com

http://familyfocusblog.com

Moms Wear Your Tees Social Media Marketing Receives StartupNation’s Leading Moms in Business Award

Millions of votes have been cast in the annual competition, and this year’s flurry of popular support of the 2011 contestants was no exception.

Nashville, TN, April 29, 2011 - From among contestants across the United States, Scarlet Paolicchi of Moms Wear Your Tees Social Media Marketing has been ranked #15 in StartupNation.com’s 2011 Leading Moms in Business competition.

Millions of votes have been cast in the annual competition, and this year’s flurry of popular support of the 2011 contestants was no exception. America has once again demonstrated its immense interest and supportiveness for moms building businesses as they also tend to their families.

"With startup rates at an all-time high, these leading moms are leading the pack," says Rich Sloan, chief startupologist and co-founder of StartupNation. "They’re going after their business opportunities and developing their innovative products and services with fervor,"Sloan adds.

"I am so excited to win this award for my small business. I feel very blessed that I have been able to start a business that allows me to work from home and be with my children," says Scarlet Paolicchi, founder of Moms Wear Your Tees Social Media Marketing. The winner’s profile for Moms Wear Your Tees Social Media Marketing can be found at http://www.startupnation.com/leading-moms-in-business/contestant/10036/index.php

The 2011 Leading Moms in Business ranking highlights some of the dominant trends, motivations and attributes among moms in business. They include: A great eye for providing attractive discounts, coupons, savings and value, all especially important to consumer moms of the recession era.

A likelihood to come up with innovative products and solutions to address the challenging maze of motherhood. It’s an environment that demands resourcefulness.

Conscience-driven business, where "doing well" is just fine, but the real rush comes from doing good.

The attraction of being your own boss looms large for moms wanting to take control they just can’t find in a day job.

Sustainable solutions and responsible business practices are increasingly paramount.

Making the most of social media for business benefit is seemingly a birthright for the socially adept moms.

About Moms Wear Your Tees Social Media Marketing:

Moms Wear Your Tees Social Media Marketing (www.momswearyourtees.com) uses their social media networks such as (blogging, Facebook, and Twitter )to promote family friendly businesses, websites, and products. Moms Wears Your Tees Social Media Marketing was founded by a stay at home mom and takes pride in providing lots of free resources to other entrepreneurs, small business owners, and WAHMs. There are tips on marketing, magagement, and the opportunity to be a featured in the entrepreneur interview series.

About StartupNation

StartupNation (www.startupnation.com) provides over 200,000 pages of business advice and networking for entrepreneurs and serves millions of entrepreneurs annually. StartupNation is a free service founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs with the intention of providing a one-stop shop for entrepreneurial success, including blogs from a host of experts, podcasts, webcasts, eBooks such as Start Your Own Mom Business, award-winning step-by-step advice, and more. StartupNation co-founders, Rich Sloan and Jeff Sloan, are two of the country’s leading small business experts. The Sloan brothers are regularly quoted and featured in media such as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Small Business, Entrepreneur Magazine, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, FOX News and many others.

For more information, press only: For StartupNation, contact rich at StartupNation dot com . For Moms Wear Your Tees Social Media Marketing, contact momswearyourtees at gmail dot com

Contact:

Scarlet Paolicchi

Moms Wear Your Tees Social Media Marketing

6141 Tuliptree Ln

Nashville, TN 37221

404-661-4163

momswearyourtees@gmail.com

http://www.momswearyourtees.com