I’ve been a small business owner for 7 years now, and it has not been easy. My mom owned a business when I was growing up and I remember that although it seemed really cool that she could “do whatever she wanted,” there was also a certain amount of stress that always went along with it. Probably even more stress than working for someone else.

I’ve been fortunate enough to catch some lucky breaks and have a lot of people help me along my way to make my business successful. Some were friends who just wanted to extend a hand and others were total strangers who liked what I was doing.

I want to give back to my friends in the way that my friends helped me. Don’t worry, Kevin, I’m not going crazy and just giving away my affiliate marketing consulting services to anyone who asks. In fact, I am guessing that those services are not the ones that most of you need. Rather, I would like to do something small for each of you if I can. But I need to know how I can help you. Here are some ideas.

• If you have a blog, list it below in the comments and I will check it out and leave some comments on your posts.
• If you have a Facebook page or Twitter account, post those and I will follow them.
• If you are the owner of a brick and mortar business in the Indianapolis area, leave a comment with the name and what you do. I’ll check it out and keep it in mind whenever I need services or have a friend asking for something you might be able to do. I am the queen of business referrals!!
• If you are a writer and looking for some exposure, hit me up and we’ll see where you can do a guest post on one of my sites. Surely one of them has to be a match for something you write!

That’s just what I can think of off the top of my head. If you think of anything else, let me know. It never hurts to ask! I am a firm believer that we all have to do what we can to help ourselves and those around us. I hope that there is something that I can do for YOU.