User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on November 19th, 2008

There have been days when I’ve almost run out and rented an office.
I know, I know. How on earth could I ever consider giving up working at home?
Well, I did say, “almost”. But there are days when an office looks pretty darn good.
Because I work from my home, there are distractions and demands [...]

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on October 30th, 2008

Every day, millions of people are searching for a way to work at home. Many of them are looking for data entry or home typing jobs. In fact, in September alone there were 896,600 searches on Google for “data entry”, “home typing” and “typing jobs”. What most people doing these searches don’t [...]

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on October 23rd, 2008

Whether running a business or telecommuting, working at home takes tremendous discipline, self-motivation and creative problem-solving skills. You don’t have co-workers or your supervisor down the hall, and often when problems arise you have to deal with them on your own.

So, what are some of the first steps you can take to find your way? Here are some exercises that you can do that can help to clarify your goals

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on October 9th, 2008

I recently heard a woman say that being called a “work at home mom” was professionally demeaning. Being one myself, my initial reaction was to agree with her. “That’s right, I’m a professional, I’m not just a bored housewife dabbling with a hobby here,” I said to myself. Upon reflection however, I came to realize that I disagree. Deeply.

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on September 12th, 2008

I have such a nice view out my dining room office window. I’ve often talked about the japanese maples that are outside and how their beautiful color changes throughout the year make me feel like I’m working outdoors (which, if I had a decent laptop, I would do).
Reading other people’s blogs and Twitter updates, [...]

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on September 4th, 2008

Judging by the number of blogs in the blogosphere, there must be money being made. According to the Blogosphere News, “WordPress.com, Automattic’s hosted version of WordPress, just recently passed a whopping 4 million blogs”. According to Technorati, overall blog growth is exploding.

In a post over at ProBlogger, Darren Rowse shared how he makes [...]

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Looking 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 [...]

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Are 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, [...]

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on August 19th, 2008

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 [...]

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on August 14th, 2008

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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