Contestant's Case to Win

Wow! What a wild ride! Combining my love for skin care with my fight against harmful chemicals landed me in business. Sometimes I look back and wonder how I got here, but I'm thrilled I'm here. Having an Internet business allows me the luxury of seeing my daughters off to school and picking them up afterwards, attending Brownie and Girl Scout meetings, and other mom perks.

CarenOnline.com and our sister blog, CarensBlog.com, are a labor of love. I enjoy getting to know the customers, writing personal notes and helping them with individual skin concerns. Searching for and promoting up-and-coming skin care brands that are as passionate about natural products as I am means being able to share CarenOnline's success with other "mompreneurs".

There are so many great resources today to help stay-at-home moms compete with the big boys. Utilizing companies like Volusion, Blogger, MyFax/My1Voice, Emma, and others, we are able to pull off what may have been impossible ten years ago. These resources let us professionally publish and manage communications, build great rankings with easy SEO, and provide seamless customer service from anywhere.

Whether networking with beauty bloggers, checking trends on twitter, testing out new products, or just assisting customers, CarenOnline.com's success comes directly from a love for what I do.