Unveiling Our New Look – With A Sleek, Faster Red Helicopter!
It’s a very exciting time for Stories My Nana Tells – as our new livery is being released to our fans and subscribers. With a major review of our website well under way, we thought you would like a preview of how things are progressing, up to date. A new business card introduces our sleek, faster red helicopter and our website.
Introducing our business!
On the reverse side, we give a brief story of what we do and why and invite you to become a subscriber. [Read more...]
One Cup Of Top Of Milk
When we were young, the milk lady used to bring the milk around on her horse and cart. Her name was Maria, I think. She was Italian and, to my mind at the time, all Italian ladies were called Maria.
On the cart were huge silver steel cans and Maria would ladle the milk directly from them into our billy can, complete with its own lid. She came every day and I never thought about how many cows she might have had, or where they were housed. We lived in Big Bell, a gold mining town inland in Western Australia. It was hot. The earth was red and dusty. The milk was always creamy and white – and we never considered how Maria might tend her cows in that climate.
My mother cooked on a wood stove, cream and green with a Kookaburra on the door of the oven, and on the side hob she would bring the milk to a very gentle heat to scald it. We did not have a refrigerator. After an hour or so, the cream [Read more...]
What Kind Of Grandparents Do You Have In Your Family?
Nana and Pop Beaton – Grandparents on my mother’s side.
Family life is a bit different now to what it was when I was growing up. People are living longer; families are often “blended” families – having been through changes due to death, divorce or separation of the children’s parents, and families are often spread across the country or even the world. This can make it harder for Grandparents to provide the traditional role of days past.
If both parents are working, often Grandparents are needed to help with primary childcare or the support of a child who has special needs. With the rise of the Fly In Fly Out (FIFO) workforce, Grandparents can be invaluable in supporting the individual parent at home.
The African proverb is that “it takes a village to raise a child.” So, the [Read more...]
How To Get 6,500 Facebook Fans For Free!
Do You Know A Simple Way To Get 6,500 Facebook Fans?
Would you like to get 6,500 Facebook Fans to share your Facebook page with their friends? What do you think that might cost? How about being able to do that for FREE?
Your Facebook Fan page is intended to open a window to your business and make it easy for potential new customers to buy from you.
- Research shows most people need five or six contacts before they feel comfortable enough to buy online.
- Do YOU have the time to keep bringing people back to your Facebook Fan page – to see your latest offer?
- Are you spending a lot of time on Facebook, liking other pages; leaving links to your own page and hoping that you will get return visits from fans.
If you want your Facebook page to be a successful window to your business, you must have a strategic plan to get new fans and return visitors to both your website and your Facebook page
What is the simple strategy?
Here is a very simple strategy to help you and five other businesses on Facebook to build their Facebook fans and Website visitors, every week.
On Your Facebook Page, select FIVE other pages as your Featured Likes for a week.
- agree with each of those page owners to have their page listed as a featured like
- agree you will each share at least two of each other’s links during the week
- help them build their fan base through your Facebook page.
Six Facebook pages (yours and five others) will be getting their posts shared to a widening base of fans and everyone will see their fan base on Facebook grow very quickly.
Who should you choose?
Choose Facebook page businesses that are supportive of your niche market but not in direct competition with you.
For example, Stories My Nana Tells has a niche market for children aged 7 – 12 yo and especially with parents who work either away from home (#FIFO) or long hours that keep them away from home and their growing children.
While it is great to support other business pages from a social point of view – remember you are running a Facebook business page to build YOUR business and direct traffic to YOUR website. Do you think that sounds harsh; too tough?
How do you do it?
Every week during the year, edit your Facebook page to select FIVE Fans as Featured Likes on your page. Do this 52 times during the year – once every week. The key to doing more business through your Facebook page is getting more FIRST time visitors to your Facebook page and to your Website in such a way that they are reminded regularly of your business and what you do. How do you do that? By building good, ongoing interactions with the owners of your Featured Pages. If only 25 fans of 260 Featured pages respond to your post about them, you will have 6,500 new fans in a year.
Don’t forget that the five Facebook pages Featured as Likes on your Facebook page will want your posts sharing their links to help them get more fans and do more business, too. The more links that are shared, the higher their pages will rank in the Facebook news feed and more fans will see their posts. What works for them will work for you, too.
Your Facebook Page
Your Facebook landing page should ensure that new visitors “Like” the page when they first arrive – and then get directed to your Website. Take them to a specific page dedicated to Facebook visitors, with a quick exit link back to your Facebook Fan Page. It is important that they know your website is where you do business!
To quote Mike Haydon of SEO Perth “Always remember, though, that the purpose of social media is to build a relationship with people, then continue the conversation on your Base of Operations (aka your website). The last thing you want is to spend years building up a vibrant community on a site, only for it to go the way of Myspace, leaving you scrambling to hold onto them. No-one thought Myspace would fail. Facebook could well go that way if or when something better comes along.”
It takes a degree of commitment, planning and trust to implement this strategy – it offers great rewards for those who are prepared to think of their Facebook page as an integral page of their own website. Stories My Nana Tells would love you to become a Facebook fan at Stories My Nana Tells Facebook Page
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Lesley Dewar is a well known blogger and workshop facilitator who writes regularly on Social Media, marketing and customer service in the category of Business Tips and she is the principal author at Stories My Nana Tells Her free eBook can be downloaded directly at Networking To a Plan Sharing this article is permitted providing this footnote is not deleted – all rights reserved. (c) Lesley Dewar 2012
Are You A FIFO Parent? We Can Help Support Your Family!
Are Your Kids Missing You? Are You Finding It Hard
To Be A FIFO Parent?
Some careers have endured family separations for many years: the defence forces, truck drivers, sailors and even office managers and “on the road” salesmen. Today, the FIFO (Fly In Fly Out) Parent is getting a lot of media attention and not all of it is good!
Many FIFO families do not always know what to expect when they first start the FIFO lifestyle. They do not know how to deal with some of the common issues:
- How does the parent working away stay emotionally connected and in tune with their partner & children?
- How effectively do both partners function as a parenting team given the physical absence of one parent?
- How does the parent working away adjust back into functioning family life on their return?
- How does the family at home effectively manage and adapt the needs of their household in the patterns of absence and presence?
Keeping the conversation going…
When you are away and calling home, kids are not the easiest of people with whom to communicate. The usual questions:
- how’s school?
- what did you do today?
- how’s your Mum and/or Dad?
- what are you watching on TV?
don’t always generate scintillating conversation between a child and a parent at home. It is even harder for an absent parent to get a good talk going that gets more than the usual “OK” or “alright” or even “dunno!” as responses.
On the other hand, when you have a new story especially written to engage the imagination of the child and you can share it together, it becomes much easier to talk and explore new ideas.
The topics of Stories My Nana Tells, the pictures and the questions open up all kinds of interesting discussions, which can be revisited over and over again. Links to good websites can be shared and enjoyed – at home and away.
Stories My Nana Tells helps support the FIFO Family!
What does Stories My Nana Tells do?
We entertain, engage and educate children,
through storytelling!
That is us, in a nutshell of eight words! But we do a great deal more than entertain, engage and educate children, through storytelling.
We do understand FIFO families. My name is Lesley Dewar and I am a parent and a grandparent. I am the writer and publisher of Stories My Nana Tells and a business writer, blogger, retired financial planner and a networker.
More than that – my family have been part of the mining industry for the past sixty years.
- Big Bell, a gold mine with a small town – isolated and remote – was my childhood home.
- Snowy Mountains - my father was a tunnel miner. We were a DIDO Family in Cooma and Tumut as well as living onsite in a mining camp for families.
- Geraldton, Bangkok and Kalgoorlie - My hubby, Robbie (Bob) Dewar worked in commercial construction. FIFO and DIDO were a way of life for us.
- North West of WA and Kalgoorlie – one of my sons surveyed for mining companies in the NW and the Big Pit and is now in Toronto in Canada.
Online posts from women whose partners work away – maybe on a three week on – three week off cycle – shows the impact the FIFO has on them and their children. But it is not only those in the FIFO industries that have to cope with these family pressures. There are many engaged in the DIDO (Drive In Drive Out) workforce, where one partner is away from home for five days or more at a time because they work too far away for daily commuting, whose families also need support..
How Do We Support FIFO Families?
Stories My Nana Tells is a family membership site that delivers proven, quality stories every two weeks, to engage 7 to 12yo children in a journey of discovery, fast learning and exploring new things
This is perfect for parents who are away a lot – you can login at the same time as your child and read the new story together over Skype! You can chat on Facebook or swap emails, discussing and answering the questions with each story – there are so many ways to share the stories. It is also great for parents who are home-schooling. Our interview with Ben on our home page is a great example of how successfully you can use Skype and emails with Stories My Nana Tells.
Here’s a look at some of the story topics coming up in the next few weeks:
- He Looks Like Elvis
- he looks just like Elvis. His broad shoulders and slender hips give him balance and style; his garb was all black with an occasional flash of brilliant red, lining his coattails.
- Starlight… Star Bright …. First Star I See Tonight
- Sharing the stars with children is a great joy. To lie flat on your back, fingertips touching and to gaze intently into the heavens is an exhilarating experience to share with them.
- Hooked
- De Mestral hoped that Velcro® would replace the Zipper, which got its name eighty years after its invention. In 1923, F. B. Goodrich ordered 150,000 for his new product – rubber galoshes – and based on the sound it made -
- An Expensive Lunch
- He just throws back his giant head, opens his beak and swallows the little mouse whole. “I wonder if he has got a mouse wheel in his tummy,” I say to Robbie. “There’s going to be lots of running around in there.”
- Where Have All My Spiders Gone?
- The pea gravel is wrapped in silk and anchors something. But, what? I stare upwards. Between two red gums, their leaves and flowers tossing like waves at sea, my spider has cast her net.
Subscribe now and you will receive:
26 stories, one every fortnight, from Stories My Nana Tells for only $AU119 (discounted from the usual $AU132)
Get a twelve month subscription – a new story for your children every two weeks and a Parking Pal Magnet mailed to you when you subscribe – for the special FIFO offer of only $AU119 – a huge saving on the usual combined price of $AU140
Subscribe HERE NOW!
Or, read on…….
Stories My Nana Tells are great for busy FIFO parents.
As the mother of three children and a grandmother as well, I know about trekking around taking them to their different activities, especially on weekends. I have worked on P&C Committees and many Fundraising Events for schools and sporting groups. I raised my family as a single parent for twelve years and it is a joy to see them as adults. Not everything in life went smoothly along the way – it rarely does – but I love my life as a mother and parent. And as a writer!
Conversations with kids, when you are away and calling home, are not the easiest way to communicate. The usual questions:
- how’s school?
- what did you do today?
- how’s your Mum?
- what are you watching on TV?
don’t always generate scintillating conversation between a child and an absent parent. On the other hand, when you have a new story especially written to engage the imagination of the child, it becomes much easier.
The topics of Stories My Nana Tells, the pictures and the questions open up all kinds of interesting discussions, which can be revisited over and over again. Links to good websites can be shared and enjoyed – at home and away.
These stories are a great connection between parent and child, as well as a fun learning experience. We guarantee children will love them. Your registration is a FAMILY account, which means you set up one account that your family can access, because you create your own password, linked to your email address.
This is perfect for parents who are away a lot, or whose work keeps them away from “family time” – you can login at the same time as your child and read the new story together over the telephone or by using Skype!
You may be separated by distance and want the story to come “from you” as a way of generating and strengthening contact and your family relationship. It will help build a common link for telephone calls, visits and discussions.
If you are a FIFO or DIDO parent or you travel a greal deal, it’s simple and easy to share the stories, from anywhere in the world with a child you love. You can unsubscribe at any time or just suspend your subscription for a short period if needs be. Being a subscriber at Stories My Nana Tells is very flexible and family friendly.
Don’t miss this chance to introduce your children or grandchildren to a new learning experience with this very special FIFO offer.
Share your experience with us.
After the delivery of the third story, we will ask you to complete a small survey – so you can share your opinions and ideas with us. We are passionate about making Stories My Nana Tells the very best it can be. Your participation in the survey will be voluntary, of course, but we do hope you will share your thoughts with us in a few weeks’ time. First, let’s get started:
We DO need to confirm your permission to send your stories. We will send you a separate email to the address you used when you completed the subscription request. Please check your inbox and confirm your subscription.
We Can Help You With Your Kid’s Literacy
Stories My Nana Tells is a family friendly subscription service that delivers a high quality story for kids every two weeks – right into your chosen email box – at home or your Fly In Fly Out (FIFO) work site.
Lesley Dewar writes stories for 7-12 yo children that help improve their literacy. Kids love her stories. With simple questions to test comprehension, parents enjoy and love them, too, as entertainment while they are educational, too. Travel, family, pets, science and quirky ideas make Stories My Nana Tells a great read.
Each story is around 2,000 words, thoroughly researched and finished off with between 10 and 24 questions to encourage young readers to interact with the story. We have wonderful photographs and illustrations to make them even more interesting – and we guarantee they will spark the curiosity of your children and grandchildren in nature, the environment and the world around them. If there is a reliable online source, Lesley includes direct links to other information on the internet.
Get started today :
This special Stories My Nana Tells offer of $AU119 is just for FIFO Families and is a wonderful gift for a child or grandchild.
Dinosaur Parking Pal Magnet - one of five designs we are giving away
PLUS you will receive one of these fabulous Parking Pal Magnets. Designed to be placed on the side of your car, it will help keep the little kids in place while you load up the shopping or buckle up the baby.
Children love to “Hi Five” their magnet and stay close and safe.
Together, Stories My Nana Tells and Parking Pal Magnets make a great combined subscription that will last all year and more!
Keep your children safe in the parking lot! Keep your children entertained, educated and inspired with Stories My Nana Tells.
Yes! I want to get the FIFO Families special $AU119.00 offer and the Parking Pal Magnet too.
We DO need to confirm your permission to send your stories, so please check your inbox and confirm your subscription. To help parents monitor internet safety, logging on to the subscriber section of the site requires both a membership number and a password.
Special Offer For Our Overseas Fans!
We are celebrating and you get the presents!
We have a special offer for you!
We are celebrating our wonderful stories, our fabulous subscribers and shouting out to our Fans. We have a great offer for our Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter fans, right across the world!
Whether you are in the USA, the UK or Europe, Asia or Africa – Stories My Nana Tells wants to share and celebrate with you.
- My name is Lesley Dewar and I am a parent and a grandparent. I am the writer and publisher of Stories My Nana Tells and a business writer, blogger, retired financial planner and a networker.
- I am the author of the internationally popular and highly regarded book Networking To A Plan. We appreciate you visiting Stories My Nana Tells site and we have a special offer for you.
One year’s subscription to Stories My Nana Tells for only $AU119 (slashed from the usual $AU132)
Your own Parking Pal Magnet (usually $AU8 plus P&H)
Get a twelve month subscription – a new story for your children every two weeks and a Parking PalSubscribe HERE NOW!
We DO needto confirm your permission to send your stories, before you register your personal Family Login and Password. We will send you a separate email to the address you used when you completed the subscription request. Please check your inbox and confirm your subscription. To help parents monitor internet safety, logging on to the subscriber section of the site requires both a membership number and a password.
If you want to subscribe later, that’s fine! Just click here to return to our page on Facebook Or, read on…….
Stories My Nana Tells are great for busy parents.
As the mother of three children myself, I know about trekking around the suburbs taking them to their different activities, especially on weekends. I have worked on P&C Committees and many Fundraising Events for schools and sporting groups. I raised my family as a single parent for twelve years and it is a joy to see them as adults. Not everything in life went smoothly along the way – it rarely does – but I love my life as a mother and parent.
These stories are a great connection between parent and child, as well as a fun learning experience. We guarantee children will love them. Your registration is a FAMILY account, which means you setup one account that your family can access, because you create your own password, linked to your email address.
This is perfect for parents who are away a lot, or whose work keeps them away from “family time” – you can login at the same time as your child and read the new story together over the telephone or by using Skype! You may be separated by distance and want the story to come “from you” as a way of generating and strengthening contact and your family relationship. It will help build a common link for telephone calls, visits and discussions.
If you are a busy executive or you travel a greal deal, it’s simple and easy to share the stories, from anywhere in the world, with a child you love. You can unsubscribe at any time or just suspend your subscription for a short period if needs be. Being a subscriber at Stories My Nana Tells is very flexible and family friendly.
Don’t miss this chance to introduce your children or grandchildren to a new learning experience with this very special offer.
Is it really special? YES! Because you will be a subscriber for as long as you want at this incredible low price of $AU119.00 for 26 stories each year.
Share your experience with us.
After the delivery of the third story, we will ask you to complete a small survey – so you can share your opinions and ideas with us. We are passionate about making Stories My Nana Tells the very best it can be. Your participation in the survey will be voluntary, of course, but we do hope you will share your thoughts with us in a few weeks’ time. First, let’s get started:
Subscribe HERE NOW!
We Can Help You With Your Kid’s Literacy
Stories My Nana Tells is a family friendly subscription service that delivers a high quality story for kids every two weeks – right into your email box – at home and on Fly In Fly Out (FIFO) work sites. Lesley Dewar writes stories for 7-12 yo children that help improve their literacy. Kids love her stories. With simple questions to test comprehension, parents love them, too.
Children aged 7 to 12 years old enjoy Lesley Dewar’s stories as entertainment while they are educational, too. Travel, family, pets, science and quirky ideas make Stories My Nana Tells a great read.
Each story is around 2,000 words, thoroughly researched and finished off with between 7 and 12 questions to encourage young readers to interact with the story. We have wonderful photographs and illustrations to make them even more interesting – and we guarantee they will spark the curiosity of your children and grandchildren in nature, the environment and the world around them. If there is a reliable online source, Lesley includes direct links to other information on the internet.
Get started today :
This special Stories My Nana Tells offer is a wonderful gift for a child or grandchild.
Dinosaur Parking Pal Magnet - one of five designs we are giving away
PLUS you will receive one of these fabulous Parking Pal Magnets. Designed to be placed on the side of your car, it will help keep the kids in place while you load up the shopping or buckle up the baby.
Children love to “Hi Five” their magnet and stay close and safe.
Together, Stories My Nana Tells and Parking Pal Magnets make a great combined gift that will last all year and more!
Keep your children safe in the parking lot! Keep your children entertained, educated and inspired with Stories My Nana Tells.
Subscribe today! Yes! I want to get the Holiday Season special $AU119.00 offer and the Parking Pal Magnet too.