I know so many people who are signed up with agencies and pursuing independent adoption. Many of them are waiting for more than a year. I know you have probably spent a lot of time getting approved and putting together your profile and now are just waiting for the agency to call and say you were matched or there is a birthmother interested in you. Rarely does it work that way. Sometimes it does, but with domestic adoption being as competitive as it is now, you have to do more than wait for the phone to ring.
You have to take action. You have to create your own adoption website, you have to promote your adoption website, you have to network with friends and family and you should consider running print ads. I know these are the steps you usually take in independent adoption, but with agencies cutting back on their advertising (due to the economy), the are getting few placements, but many couples signing up. You have to help yourself out as much as you can afford to in an effort to minimize the wait.
If you are open to various races for a child, or a special needs child, you may not be up against the intense competition to adopt a baby, but it still may make sense to take some steps to get the word out there on your own.
Creating a good adoption website maybe the best tool and best investment of a few hundred dollars in your entire adoption journey. Many, many couples have been matched by the right woman seeing their adoption website!
If you need help creating an adoption website, I can do that at a reasonable price. You supply the text and pictures and I will make it look terrific and be found at the top of the search engines! Visit my website:
http://adoptionadvertising.net
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Saturday, February 21, 2009
An adoption success.....
This morning I received a very welcomed phone call from a client. An adoption success story!!! A whirlwind week ending with them welcoming their son into their family. When you least expect it, the call comes!!! They were actually away on a mini vacation with their older daughter earlier this week, when they first heard of the situation.
The baby was due to be born in a day or two and there was no time to dilly-dally. So straight from their mini vacation, they headed to the state where this baby was due (luckily it was just a few hours drive). Not much packed in the car, but luckily their camera and enough clothes to get by! Not knowing what to expect, the potential birthmom spoke to them, met them and really like them. She placed her baby with them right after birth. They met the extended birthfamily in the hospital and it was wonderful.
I think they are still in shock how after months of situations falling through, periods of no phone calls, emails from scammers, and feeling quite low (as of a week ago), your life can change on a dime. It's called fate. Fate is what ultimately determines the baby you adopt. An ad placed in a certain paper at the right time, a friend of a friend hears of a situation and calls you, a woman sees your adoption website and is drawn to you, another couple backs out last minute and you get the call. There are always an interesting series of events that's involved an any adoption story-that's why I love hearing them. Every adoption story is unique, but there is one common threat-FATE.
I am also happy to report that the phone is ringing for some of my other clents with potential adoption situations. There was a lull in phone calls for a few weeks, but the lull seems to be over!
I hope to have more success stories to report in the weeks and months ahead!
Congratulations to this family of four! Enjoy the newest addition to your family. He is lucky to have found a family like you!
The baby was due to be born in a day or two and there was no time to dilly-dally. So straight from their mini vacation, they headed to the state where this baby was due (luckily it was just a few hours drive). Not much packed in the car, but luckily their camera and enough clothes to get by! Not knowing what to expect, the potential birthmom spoke to them, met them and really like them. She placed her baby with them right after birth. They met the extended birthfamily in the hospital and it was wonderful.
I think they are still in shock how after months of situations falling through, periods of no phone calls, emails from scammers, and feeling quite low (as of a week ago), your life can change on a dime. It's called fate. Fate is what ultimately determines the baby you adopt. An ad placed in a certain paper at the right time, a friend of a friend hears of a situation and calls you, a woman sees your adoption website and is drawn to you, another couple backs out last minute and you get the call. There are always an interesting series of events that's involved an any adoption story-that's why I love hearing them. Every adoption story is unique, but there is one common threat-FATE.
I am also happy to report that the phone is ringing for some of my other clents with potential adoption situations. There was a lull in phone calls for a few weeks, but the lull seems to be over!
I hope to have more success stories to report in the weeks and months ahead!
Congratulations to this family of four! Enjoy the newest addition to your family. He is lucky to have found a family like you!
Monday, February 16, 2009
Just checking in!
Sorry I have been a bad blogger lately. I have been busy with my family, my business and a little bit of ebay! :) Valentine's Day has come and gone and I am fighting off bronchitis for a week now. The days are just flying by. I can't wait to feel better and get back to get back to the gym and my diet. Taking megadoses of steroids so I can breath is not what I had hoped when I went to the doctor, but I have to breath.
Some of my clients and friends have been getting some interesting and hopeful adoption calls and situations. I get excited for each and every one of them and hope that if it's meant to be, it works out that way. I truly am happy for them and know that hopeful excited feeling of thinking your baby may finally be coming to you soon.
I have heard that February can be a slow month for adoption calls too, so if you are placing ads, promoting your adoption website and not getting calls-don't get too alarmed. It happens-I, myself went 3-4 weeks without a single call, in spite of spending $1300-$1400 a month on print ads.
Keep the faith and keep advertising! Even if things don't look hopeful, it takes one call to change your life!
Some of my clients and friends have been getting some interesting and hopeful adoption calls and situations. I get excited for each and every one of them and hope that if it's meant to be, it works out that way. I truly am happy for them and know that hopeful excited feeling of thinking your baby may finally be coming to you soon.
I have heard that February can be a slow month for adoption calls too, so if you are placing ads, promoting your adoption website and not getting calls-don't get too alarmed. It happens-I, myself went 3-4 weeks without a single call, in spite of spending $1300-$1400 a month on print ads.
Keep the faith and keep advertising! Even if things don't look hopeful, it takes one call to change your life!
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Adoption-one step at a time!
Sorry to be MIA, I have been super busy with my business and the kids.
I am thinking of all my friends who are waiting to adopt. Waiting is the hardest part whether you are adopting domestically or internationally. Every time I hear this song by Jordin Sparks, I think of those waiting to adopt. I love this song, and "It's gonna happen when it's supposed to happen!" I do believe that. The words are perfect! Enjoy the song and don't give up hope. Every day you get one step closer to your child!
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