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.
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 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, [...]
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 [...]
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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sharon on August 6th, 2008Virtual Assistants, or VA’s are changing the way we do business. Not only is this field growing tremendously, but it’s offering employers and business owners alike an attractive new alternative to hiring employees.
Perhaps because this is a relatively new industry, it’s hard to pin down exactly how many Virtual Assistants there are out there. [...]
I just added a new section at the site that lists companies that offer work at home transcription jobs. Most of them are not medical transcription, but rather legal, media or other types of transcription.
I’ll be adding more companies as I find them, so check back often. If you know of additional companies [...]
When I write, I often talk about where I live. The reason for that is because it is such a place of beauty, sometimes I can’t believe that I live here.
I was born and raised in Southern California and I loved it there, but once we had children we just felt that we wanted [...]
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