Archive for February, 2007

OK, this has nothing to do with working at home but it might be a good reason for you to stay home. This is another reason never to fly an airline again if you’re tired of being monitored like a prisoner wherever you go.
This is fair warning: Don’t pick your nose or talk to yourself […]

But Canadian business and government is behind Japan and the U.S. in adopting the practice.
Business Edge

About 1.5 million Canadians work from home, at least occasionally, says Bob Fortier, president of the Canadian Telework Association and InnoVisions Canada in Manotick, Ont., a half hour from Ottawa.
That’s a far cry from Japan’s target - it wants 20 […]

Called “BPL” (Broadband over Power Lines) the technology has been commented on here before. Now the technology has taken a big step forward because Big Buy is interested in helping BPL expand in the US.
At $15,000 it’s a high end purchase and won’t appear in too many work at home situations right away. But at […]

Lara Miller is an aspiring fashion designer. She got her start working at home and didn’t wait for someone else to “discover her”. Now her fashions are available in stores in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, and Wisconsin.
After tapping her personal savings, credit cards, […]

Home business, small business, and entrepreneurship are being fueled by the growing insecurity of employment. It’s a global trend, as this U.N. report suggests. People want to purchase projects, not sustain employees. Young people are especially being hard hit.
From the International Herald Tribune
Young people are increasingly unable to get a foothold in the global labor […]

The ads at the Super Bowl have become as popular as the game in some ways.  Ad agencies vie for the the “most creative” ads possible. This is of course what large advertising agencies love to do… be creative, spend money, collect 15% commission, and then not be held accountable for whether the ad produces […]

AGLOCO hasn’t even launched yet and it is going crazy… the viewbar is still in unpaid beta testing to work out the bugs, but here’s what’s happened so far.
In case you’ve been living on a desert island practicing for the SURVIVOR show, AGLOCO is a toolbar that members can download and tell others about.
AGLOCO members will create a powerful […]

People email me from time to time about “Traffic Exchanges”.
So from time to time I mess around and test one.
This time I’m testing HitGusher
Why?
I’m always looking for new potential readers and I realize I need to keep marketing.
A professional package that gives me a certain number of hits per month costs less than pay per […]

From Auction Know How
eBay recently announced an expansion to their “Buyer Protection” program - but only if you sell via PayPal. According to eBay, they’ve expanded their original protection:”When you pay with PayPal on eBay, eligible transactions will receive coverage up to $200 at no additional cost. However, the majority of transactions will be covered […]

From Ray Hennessey and CBS
First, be sure to limit home-office deductions. You can only deduct home-office expenses if your company doesn’t provide you with a work space. “We like to work from home, we like to telecommute,” says Hennessey, “but that doesn’t mean that you can deduct money that you spend to do that.”
Also, don’t […]