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Scam Busting Tips For Home Based Hopefuls

It has been a while since I last wrote about a topic that should be top of mind for anyone who is interested in working from home – scams. If you are thinking of finding a home – based business opportunity instead of creating your own home – based business, this topic should be of particular interest to you. People who are looking to work at home are a target of many different types of fraudulent activity. It is important to know how to spot home – based business scams so that you do not lose the money that you … Continue reading →

It Is Never Too Late To Work From Home

No matter how long you have been in your current job outside of the home, it is never too late to make the switch to working from home. Perhaps you are ready for a career change and want to try something new. You may have always dreamed of having a different career, and now might be the right time to explore it. If you are over fifty and you are thinking of making the switch to working from home, go for it. Do not let anyone talk you out of it because of how far you have come in your … Continue reading →

Tips For Finding Your Motivation

Sometimes even the most dedicated home – based professionals suffer from a lack of motivation. If your get up and go seems to have gotten up and gone somewhere without you, do not despair. It is not gone forever. Here are a few tips to help you through those times when you just don’t feel like doing your work. Get up and move. Fatigue can definitely sap your motivation, and a brisk walk can help bring your energy back. Bonus points if you walk outdoors, as the visual change can help to break the monotony of your work environment. Even … Continue reading →

Not Your Ordinary Run-of-the Mill Job

I am sometimes amazed at the various opportunities there are to work from home. Take a conversation I had last week with a neighbor who lives two doors down from us. We have lived in our home for nearly 8 years now and although we are friendly with our neighbors, we haven’t had a chance to really get to know all of them. So I happened to be out front one day and another neighbor was outside. We ended up striking up a conversation about a cat that wanders around the neighborhood. That turned into a variety of other topics, … Continue reading →

Home Based Work As A Summer Job

If you are the parent of a high school or college student who is feeling stressed out because there are not many summer jobs in your local area, you are not alone. The job market is full of people looking for work, and any position that becomes available receives a ton of applicants. The good news is that your teen or college student could spend his or her summer working online and learning what it is like to be a home based professional. Many teens and college students have computer skills, writing skills, and other types of skills that qualify … Continue reading →

What Do You Want To Do

Working from home is realistic for many people, however if you are looking to get rich quick you might be in for a surprise. No one is really making $1,000 a week stuffing envelopes, if they were, no one would work outside the home and we would have an excess of stuffed envelopes. There are many opportunities to work from home. Just do a Google search for work at home or home based business and you will find more information than you can possibly read. There’s a lot of garbage in there, companies that will help you replace your income, … Continue reading →

Is It A Job or Not?

Once again, I’m filling in for Sara for a few days while she takes care of her unexpected little surprise. I work full time outside my home but I do have a small home based business where I do freelance writing. Writing is what I love and I have always heard if you do something you love you will never work a day in your life. For me, that’s true with writing. As I grow my home based business there are lots of things to think about and prepare for, things I wasn’t aware of until I started freelance writing. … Continue reading →

Home Based Professionals, Hold Your Heads High

Sometimes I like to take a little time to think about what has changed from the time that I started my two home – based businesses a little over two years ago until now. Today, I realized that one major change that has occurred over that period of time is how I think about myself and my businesses. That has impacted the image that I present to others regarding not only myself, but my businesses as well. Believe it or not, I think that these changes are responsible from my transition from being not busy enough and looking for additional … Continue reading →

Unemployed? Home Based Work Could Be a Temporary or Permanent Solution

For people who find themselves out of work, working from home may be a faster path back to employment than trying to find another workplace – based job. It is true that unemployment numbers are improving, but unfortunately companies are still cutting back on staff or going out of business entirely. Often, there are many qualified and overqualified applicants for each position. Some job seekers, particularly those who have been trying to find a new job for months, end up taking positions that pay them less than they are worth and offer little challenge, fulfillment, or opportunities for growth. Losing … Continue reading →

Tips for Avoiding Work at Home Scams

One thing that you may already know about the world of home – based business is that there are many scams out there that are designed to get the attention of people who want to work from home. It is frustrating to look for work at home jobs or home based business opportunities sometimes because it can be hard to tell what is legitimate and what is a scam. Scammers are always finding new and creative ways to dupe well intentioned people with home – based dreams. The answer to the question of what to do about home – based … Continue reading →