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How to Make Great eBay Listings

If you are working at home selling items on eBay either casually or through an eBay store, make sure that your listings stand out from the rest. Here are a few pointers on what makes a great eBay listing. The first tip is to check completed auctions from similar items. The auctions that ended with the highest price for your item will give you clues as to what helps sell that particular item. Pictures can make or break your eBay listing. Buyers want to see exactly what they are getting. A plain background and good lighting go a long way … Continue reading →

Selling for Others on Ebay: Part 2

More things to consider before selling for clients on Ebay: Left Items: What happens when items do not sell? Will the client pick up the items or will the client just leave them for you to deal with? You need a policy in your contract that states any item left for a certain number of days becomes your property. Point this out and have the client sign it. I had a problem with this when a client left items in my home for six months. I did not feel I could dispose of the items because they did not belong … Continue reading →

Are You Looking For a Business Idea?

If you are thinking of starting a home – based business next year, you may be looking for ideas for what kind of business to start. There are so many options out there and it can be overwhelming to begin your search. If none of these suggestions seem appealing, they could at the very least cause you to think of other ideas that may be more of your thing. You may have been blessed with a knack for numbers and superior organizing skills. Did you know that many accountants work from home? You may need to take some classes and/or … Continue reading →

Have You Thought About a Low Cost Home Business?

If you have been thinking about starting a home-based business but feel that you can not start one right now because you do not have enough money, you may want to reconsider. Some successful home-based businesses can be started with little to no money. A good place to begin looking for low cost home business ideas might be to look at a list of suggestions such as those that I am listing below. As you read about the ideas, think about your unique skills and talents to figure out how you can take one or more of these business ideas … Continue reading →

FYI: Cool Pet/Animal Tip Offs Fellow Families.com Members Have Shared With Me

The other day I wrote about My Life as a Pets Blogger Parts I and II, but something I forgot to mention is how sometimes people pass neat stories or otherwise pet-related info my way. (Like Aimee did with an article that I referenced in Michael Vick Learns Animal Lovers Are a Force to Be Reckoned With.) Well, Aimee’s done it again, but so have a couple of others. I’d like to share with you what they shared with me, because you might find it equally interesting. The Michael Vick Pet Chew Toy This one came to me again courtesy … Continue reading →

Pop Culture Potpourri

Too Legit To Quit It was an auction where the winning bids were actually legitimate. (Translation: the items weren’t listed on eBay.) And the haul was quite substantial. According to news reports, a recent auction of Grateful Dead memorabilia netted more than $1.1 million. I’m related to a Deadhead so I am not surprised by the auction’s success, though I am a bit taken aback by some of the items Lawrence “Ram Rod” Shurtliff collected over the years. Some of the more noteworthy items included a 1975 cream-colored Travis Bean electric guitar played by vocalist and lead guitarist Jerry Garcia, … Continue reading →

Let’s Talk About Offsetting the Financial Squeeze of Parenting

What every parent-to-be needs is a list of inspiring ways to assure them that their new little bundle of joy won’t suck dry the retirement fund. Well, I can assure you that you don’t have to be a millionare to raise a family comfortably. Here are the ways our family does it: Tax Credits The federal government has created ways to ease parents’ burden via a tax bill signed into law in May 2003 that gives parents a larger tax write-off on minor children. The child tax credit is now $1,000 for each child under age 17, as long as … Continue reading →

My Introduction

I thought it would be appropriate to start my very first blog here at families.com with an introduction. I am Traci and I have been an “official” work-at-home mom since 2003. Prior to my various work-at-home “gigs”, I was a youth counselor, victim’s advocate and child abuse investigator. I am a self-proclaimed expert in the work-at-home world for a few reasons. First, I am fairly certain that I’ve tried just about everything under the sun to make a living from home (all legal and ethical, of course). Second, because I have have a severe aversion to pantyhose and the stereotypical … Continue reading →