sharon on August 29th, 2008Looking for that ever-elusive work at home job? Telecommuting is becoming more popular among employers as they begin to realize the benefits that are in it for them.
Today, I came a cross a really terrific, comprehensive post about telecommuting. What they’re calling a “short guide (that) covers the facts, figures, benefits, and [...]
sharon on August 27th, 2008Ok, so you’ve determined that you have the right skills and qualities to do your job effectively from home. You’re sure that your job is well suited to telecommuting. Now you just need your boss to agree that this is a great idea, but how?
The best approach is to make a proposal. [...]
sharon on August 26th, 2008Are you desperately trying to find a telecommute job so that you can quit your current one? Hold on! Your job just might have the potential to be done from home.
With the right approach, a little research and a good proposal, many employees are selling the idea of telecommuting to their employers.
In this first segment, [...]
Did I ever tell you how much I hate spam? Well I hate spam. I have all kinds of filters and anti-spam stuff set up, but I cannot get away from it no matter what I do. I can’t use one of those verification programs because I need people to be able [...]
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Up until recently, the big trend in the makeup of the workplace was telecommuting. It seems that there’s a new trend that may be the future of business: Virtual companies.
Virtual companies are companies that do not have a physical location. Rather, it is more like a collection of individuals that work from their [...]
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It seems odd to think of a person opening a shop, knowing that they’re not at all interested in selling or in face-to-face interaction with customers. But that’s exactly what many Internet business owners have done. And they’ve done it well.
The Internet has opened doors to a new breed of entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs who don’t feel [...]
Today is Casey’s first day of school, 7th grade– I can’t believe it. Lauren starts college next week. As bummed out as I was that summer was over, I have to admit that it will be good to get back to my routine. It’s very easy to be distracted during summer with kids home, the [...]
Telecommuting is not a new idea and while most people are aware of the rise in popularity during the 80’s, it’s been around a lot longer than that. The first telecommuter on record was a Boston bank president who, in 1877, arranged to have a phone line strung from his office to his home [...]
Have you missed the turnoff that leads to your dream of working at home?
Wouldn’t that be disappointing? No one likes to think that they have wasted their chance, missed their opportunity. But that’s exactly what happens to many.
Sometimes you can become so focused on a single-minded purpose that you miss the opportunity when [...]
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Well, we didn’t do much this summer in the way of traveling, so now I find myself cramming in some last minute trips. Casey (my youngest daughter) and I just got back from a quickie trip to visit my best friend in San Pedro. It’s kind of a grueling trip because it takes almost 4 [...]
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