Here’s a little Myria primer (in third person!) for those who just tuned in:
- Two work-at-home moms, Nancy Price & Betsy Bailey*, started their own corporation in 1998, despite living more than 2000 miles apart and never having met in person.
- The original company name: Myria Media, Inc.
- The business: Producing consumer content websites, primarily geared toward women & parents. Sites launched in the first 18 months included Myria.com, ePregnancy.com, InteractiveParent.com, ChefMom.com & SheKnows.com (as well as some smaller related sites).
- The startup capital/investment: Zero. This was a shoestring startup venture, 100% sweat equity. (No outside investors even came into the picture until 2002.)
- For the first few years, the founders handled all aspects of site management: content generation, editing, design, coding, publicity, advertising & accounting.
Original press release dated August 15, 1999
New Web Portal Focuses on Internet Sites For and By Women
Walnut Creek, California and Circleville, Ohio – While most search engines are scrambling to index the whole of the Web, one site is instead aiming to exclude the majority of what’s on the Internet. SheKnows.com (http://SheKnows.com), a new Web portal debuting this month, intends to highlight only sites of particular interest to women.
With its comprehensive directory, SheKnows.com provides easy access to resources and information of value to women and girls online. (more…)
Original press release dated November 2, 2000
Web site for moms nurtures mind, body and spirit
A woman doesn’t have to lose her identity when she becomes a mother. That’s what the women behind Myria Magazine (http://myria.com), a web site for mothers, believe. The site — created, financed and operated by two at-home moms — was profiled in the June 1999 issue of Redbook magazine alongside ‘net heavy hitters iVillage, Women.com and ThriveOnline. (more…)
Original press release dated November 2, 2000
Parents: Do more than just click at new Web site
Moms and dads can cast their votes on various parenting issues, offer feedback on products, print practical checklists and enjoy other interactive tools and games at a new Web site, Interactive Parent (http://InteractiveParent.com).
The site links parents to information about everything from diapering tips to parenting strategies to expert advice from a panel of pediatricians.
Most of the nearly 300 articles and features — covering pregnancy through raising teens — invite users to get interactive by voting in polls, voicing their opinions on the message boards, taking notes or downloading checklists. Parents can quickly customize notes for the babysitter using one of the site’s online tools, or play a game to get ideas for rainy day activities. (more…)
Original press release dated April 19, 1999
MOMS LAUNCH NEW INTERACTIVE PREGNANCY WEB SITE
ePregnancy.com delivers the goods from mothers and the other experts
Walnut Creek, California and Circleville, Ohio – For some women, pregnancy lasts longer than nine months – it becomes a way of life. For Nancy Price and Betsy Gartrell-Judd, the co-owners of ePregnancy.com, a new free Web site for expectant parents, this is especially true.
Their goal is to support the four million women* who give birth every year in making informed decisions about conception, pregnancy and birth. Says Gartrell-Judd, “We want to help women to be fully equipped with facts, historical perspective, and the confidence to make conscious choices about their own physical and emotional well-being.” The site includes informational articles on a wide variety of subjects, covering infertility and pre-conception concerns, prenatal testing and pregnancy risk factors, labor preparation, postpartum matters and ideas related to getting ready for the new arrival. (more…)