Archive for October 14th, 2005

I have received lots of questions about “Paid Online Surveys”… are they a “scam”?
The short answer is “no” but I’ll qualify that in a moment.
In just the last year, I’ve made $80 from SurveySavvy.com - no fortune by any means. But given the time I’ve put into it, I can’t complain. It’s time I’d have [...]

From the TimesOnline.com
WORKING full-time from home was almost unheard of just a decade ago.
But the number of people who have ditched the daily commute for the comfort of their sofas and laptops has doubled in the past eight years, according to figures released today.
Nearly 2.5 million employees now work from home, accounting for one [...]

If skyrocketing gasoline prices weren’t incentive enough, if the desire for a terrorist proof business continuity plan weren’t important, the next big motivation for teleworking is the fear of an Avian Flu pandemic…
From Investor’s Business Daily

The outbreak of an avian flu pandemic that experts say could come soon might cripple many businesses, bring travel and [...]

This Microsoft Corp sales pro turned part time real estate investor is having to confront the reality of a real estate bubble in his own home town. Here’s what he did…
From RealEstateJournal.com
Throughout his first year as a landlord, Mr. Jones has spent as much energy prospecting new investments as he did worrying about his existing [...]

Jean Aime writes about changes in the home business market:
Last summer, the Elite small business specialist conducted 15 multi-county workshops on home-based business. Participants from 32 counties and 82 communities attended these workshops, providing a total of 156 usable surveys (a 57% response rate).
Demographic Characteristics
Over three-fourths of those who responded were females between the ages [...]