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Mixing Business and Babies

It has occurred to me that people might come upon this home – based business blog with many different questions related to home – based business on their minds. While I am not a mind reader, I can imagine that some of you may have come here to read articles that might help you to answer the question of when is a good time to start your home – based business. Even more specifically, there may be some of you out there who have very young children at home. You may be wondering whether there is any way that babies … Continue reading →

Sample Annual Review for a Home Based Business

Yesterday, I talked about the importance of evaluating your performance and the performance of your home – based business at least once a year. Since I have not evaluated my two home – based businesses yet this year, now is a good time for me to do so. Today I am evaluating my freelance writing business. It is the business that I spend the most time working at, and the business that is my primary source of income. Just so you know exactly what is being evaluated, my freelance writing business is a sole proprietorship. I work part time, between ten and … Continue reading →

Freelancer Acquires vWorker

If you are a freelancer or you aspire to become one, then there is a big piece of news that you might be interested in. Freelancer.com has just acquired vWorker.com. Existing vWorker users will automatically be transferred over to Freelancer.com. and those who have been using both sites will have their vWorker accounts automatically merged with their Freelancer accounts. The merging of the two freelance sites into one gives companies access to an even bigger pool of talented freelancers. Freelancers are able to bid on a huge variety of projects. There truly is something available for just about any freelance … Continue reading →

Mixing Business With Travel

One of the great things about having your own home – based business or businesses is that you get to decide how much vacation time you get, and when you can take it. While you may not be able to pay yourself for vacation days that you take, you may still be able to make money while you are on vacation by working a little bit during your trip. The bottom line is, how you approach balancing travel and work is completely up to you. In just a few days, I will be leaving with my family for a road … Continue reading →

Variety Is The Spice Of Freelance Life

I am constantly amazed at the variety of freelance work that is out there. When I first started working as a freelance writer, I thought that most freelance jobs were writing jobs. It turns out that there are many freelance writing jobs, and the types of assignments that there are to choose from provide a wonderful variety of work. For people who are not interested in doing writing work, there are a ton of other ways to freelance. Most people know that programming is a hot skill for freelancers. Whether you are into developing the latest, greatest apps or programming … Continue reading →

The Basic Steps For Writing An Ebook

I am sure that I am not the only freelance writer who wonders whether they will ever author anything other than the pieces that they produce for the writing assignments that they take on. Writing is enjoyable for me, and I have been able to find projects that allow me to express myself creatively while earning money. Someday, though, I would like to write something independently of work. I am not sure how and when I will ever find the time to do that, but it is still a dream of mine. Since the process of getting a traditional book … Continue reading →

The Public Perception Of Home Based Workers

I recently read an article about a survey that was done by Citrix, a company that develops technologies to help people work from remote locations, such as their homes. You may have heard of one or more products from Citrix. They are the people who created GoToMeeting, a program that lets users in remote locations attend meetings at locations across town or around the world. For some reason, the study, at least how it has been portrayed, does not seem very flattering to home – based workers. One point that several articles that I read commented on is that the … Continue reading →

Home Business Idea – Real Estate Agent

Have you ever thought about just how many types of work you can do from home? I keep thinking of and finding out about more and more things that people do as home based professionals. Whether you have already been trained as a real estate agent or you aspire to become one, you could work from home as a real estate agent. Real estate agents help people find and purchase homes. Since the home buying process is a very individual and often an emotional journey, successful real estate agents are highly skilled at working with people. Clients want a real … Continue reading →

Home Based Work Benefits Parents

Many stay at home parents of young children plan to work more after their children are a little older and either going to school or being home schooled. School age children still require a great deal of time and attention from their parents, but they do have the ability to do some activities independently at various times during the day. As difficult as it may be to find any time to work when you are the stay at home parent of young children, you may want to consider doing so in the interest of future job security. Even if you … Continue reading →

How To Select Good Freelance Writing Projects

When you are new to the world of freelance writing, it can be tempting to bid on any and all projects that you see. What you need to know is that while many freelance writing jobs are advertised by well meaning buyers who are willing to pay what they say that they will pay for work which meets their expectations, there are some bad apples out there. The best defense against unscrupulous buyers is to be choosy about which projects you bid on. Here are a few tips that you can use while you are browsing project listings and deciding … Continue reading →