PRMama has some great tips on establishing yourself as an expert in your field today.  I think many of us are ready to grow our businesses, but struggle with getting “noticed” by other people.  How do you get noticed? 

By making yourself an “expert” in the field.  By showing others that you have answers to their questions or solutions to their problems.  If you love knitting, then everyone needs to know about that.  Offer to teach a knitting workshop for your homeschool or local 4H group.  You could let your local newspaper know about your classes or tell them about how quickly knitting is growing as a hobby and offer to provide them with some pictures of some things you’ve made and sold.

The thing is that people have got to know about you and what you do best.  Sometimes presenting yourself as an expert can be tough if you are just a rookie or are a bit of an introvert.  After all the Scripture does tell us to be humble and meek, right?  But, here’s the difference.  You are not boasting of yourself.  You are merely making yourself available to meet people’s needs.  If you’ve ever had an emergency home repair that needed to be fixed, you know what a blessing it is to find someone to come out and fix your roof or leaking pipes. 

So get your name out around your community or market and let people know what you can do for them.  PRMama even suggests some books and a website that can help you further.  Go check out her blog today and start making plans for how you can establish yourself as an expert in your field.