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.

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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…)

What does someone working in the insurance business in Southern Ohio have in common with someone fresh out of the music business and living in the San Francisco Bay Area? At first glance, you might think nothing. But in reality? Everything.

Despite their physical distance and disparate career paths, the two 20-something women mentioned shared three important traits. First, both were self-starters with a goal of working from home. Second, they were each mothers of two young daughters. And finally, the women were both very active on the still-nascent Internet.

Given such means, motive and opportunity, west-coaster Nancy Price and Midwesterner Betsy Bailey embarked on what truly became the adventure of a lifetime: They started their own company… despite never having met in person. (more…)