Phone Interview Tips Be prepared for your interview and make sure that you have a quiet environment. Turn off the television, radio, and loud appliances. Have your resume handy for when you need to answer questions. Turn off call waiting so your call is not interrupted. Do not smoke, … [Read more...]
Top 10 Ways to Spot a Scam
September 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Top 10 Ways to Spot a Scam 1) The job ad asks for money. The truth is legitimate employers never charge to hire you. 2) The e-mail address is a free or commercial account. Commercial accounts are services such as AOL or MSN. Free email accounts are those provided by Yahoo and Hotmail 3) … [Read more...]
If it’s not in writing it doesn’t exist
August 10, 2010 By
As many of you know, I was a special education advocate for many years and I always lived by a very simple motto that stated, "if it's not in writing then it doesn't exist." I fell into that "I give you my word" and "we are doing all we can do" trap on services because I mistakenly viewed the world … [Read more...]
Questions from the Mailbag
August 8, 2010 By
Question: What makes a good WAH company? Answer: There are many factors that make a company a good company to work for and I'll list a few of the most important factors. Pay - no one wants to work and not be compensated so look for a few of these factors and see if these issues are addressed. Do … [Read more...]
Making the decision to work from home
July 29, 2010 By
One of the funniest comments that I have heard about working from home was that now that person couldn't complain about their boss. I had to chuckle. She was her own boss so she just didn't want to face her own shortcomings apparently. It's very tiring and wearing being your own boss. You have … [Read more...]
Use Social Networking With Caution
July 29, 2010 By
I don't know if you grew up hearing people say, don't do this or don't do that-- it will end up on your permanent record. Well, let me tell you that the internet is your permanent record. You may be the very best virtual professional out there but if you go on social networking sites and act like … [Read more...]
Easy Ways to Earn Money
July 23, 2010 By
Here are some great money-making opportunities for you to explore. Most would be considered small supplemental income, but they are all opportunities that I or my readers are actively engaged in. Even small earnings add up, so take a look and determine which opportunities are worth your time. Swagbucks … [Read more...]
Frugal – Homemade Laundry Soap
July 22, 2010 By
From the mailbag - Susan from Alabama asked if I would share my frugal tip on how to make your own laundry soap. I love this stuff and I have printed and shared this with friends all over. Enjoy! 4 Cups - hot tap water 1 Fels-Naptha soap bar 1 Cup - Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda* ½ Cup Borax - … [Read more...]
Billing Correctly
July 22, 2010 By
This is an age-old issue working from home. We are distracted by children, deliveries, phones and more. Are we absolutely sure we are billing for the time we spend working or are we actually hurting ourselves by under estimating our valuable time spent? What we need to do to ensure that we are paid … [Read more...]
Prioritizing Your Time
July 22, 2010 By
I was asked if I would revisit my post on prioritizing time. Here it goes - A close friend asked me an interesting question this past week. She wanted to know why I thought she struggled so hard to work at home. I had to take some time to think about it and I finally came up with the answer. Self-discipline. She … [Read more...]
RSS Feed Readers
July 21, 2010 By
How do you handle all of the sites that you like to visit each day? Do you bookmark them and go to them individually or do you use a feed reader program. When I say feed, I mean RSS feed that sites use to share content. RSS solves a problem for people who regularly use the web. It allows … [Read more...]
Work At Home Terms – Virtual Assistant
July 20, 2010 By
I had to chuckle recently when I overheard someone explaining about their virtual assistant. The man said that he didn't have a "real" person working for him but he had a virtual one. His friends were laughing at his gaffe since we know that there is a "real person" on the other end of the phone and … [Read more...]
Blogging Resources – Ways To Fight Spam
July 19, 2010 By
If you use Wordpress then you have probably spent a vast majority of your time battling spam in your comments. I wanted to talk about the program that I currently use that has dramatically reduced the amount of spam that I receive. Akismet checks your comments against the Akismet web service to see … [Read more...]
Work At Home Terms – Cover Letter
July 19, 2010 By
Are you using a cover letter when you are applying for positions? Are you asking yourself what is a cover letter and why should I send one? If you think that the cover letter is a not part of your application, guess again! Making a good impression through your cover letter can be the difference between … [Read more...]
Work At Home Terms – Hashtags
July 18, 2010 By
If you have ever visited Twitter then you have seen tweets that contain a pound symbol and a keyword. Those quirky little add ons are known as hashtags. Hashtags are a community-driven convention for adding additional context and metadata to Tweets. They are added inline to your post. You create a … [Read more...]
Another Adage To Live By
July 17, 2010 By
Today's adage is a favorite of mine which I think sums up why people fail. "If you do what you always did, you will get what you always got." How true is this in your search to work from home? Do you update your resumes or cover letters? Do you even use a cover letter? Or are you just blindly … [Read more...]
5 Free Quality Stock Photography Sites
July 17, 2010 By
1. Flikr Do you need to register in order to download photos: No Number of free photos: In the millions Quality of Photographs: Medium to High Quality User Friendly: Yes 2. Stock Vault Do you need to register in order to download photos: No Number of free photos: 18000+ Quality of Photographs: … [Read more...]
Work At Home Terms – Transcription
July 12, 2010 By
I had a very interesting chat the other day with an individual that I will refer to as Betty. Betty was looking for a work at home position and asked me if I thought she would be a great fit as a transcriptionist. I asked her if she had any experience with transcription and she said none but she was … [Read more...]
Those Who Don’t Listen Must Feel
July 11, 2010 By
I have a few favorite sayings and one of them that I have always loved was - "those who don't listen must feel." It has been my favorite when I tried to explain to someone that if you do x then you will receive y as a consequence. I think in my mind it was not one that really applied to me. Working … [Read more...]
Work At Home Terms – RSS
July 9, 2010 By
How many times have you been on a blog and seen a link or icon saying "sign up to receive my RSS feed?" But what exactly is a RSS feed and why would you want to view one? RSS - Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. It is often … [Read more...]
