Archive for August, 2007

Working at home is getting simpler and safer - fewer wires to trip over - thanks to home wireless networks.
Not just in the US either. This is a South African report.
From ITWeb.com
Eighty percent of respondents who already had wireless networks at home agreed that they were more productive. Respondents who did not have a [...]

Business Cards can’t make sales by themselves, but they can put interested people into your “marketing funnel”.
Sometimes the best business card is not the “ordinary” size. It’s a 3×5 printed card.
Sometimes the best format ISN’T what “everyone else” is doing.  If you have a headline that gets people to signal their interest, perhaps that should [...]

This mom works for a financial advisory firm. I’m not sure in what capacity, but it’s nice to see work at home moms branching out from the old standby occupations.

Elizabeth Dibiasi is a mom, a wife, and works for a financial advisory firm – and she can get her work done from her couch.
DeBiasi says [...]

To date, satellite Broadband hasn’t been able to accommodate the needs of home medical transcriptionists, home based call center employees, and other home based workers.
Current group, however, is not satellite based. As their name hints, they are on the forefront of “broadband over powerline” (BPL) technology and working with utility systems to enable [...]

Amazon has upgraded their aStores. If your site is “family friendly” realize that in the past at least some stores customers have complained about adult products showing up for “innocent” sounding keyword searches so direct linking may be required for your site.
New aStore Features
With the release of our latest features we have increased your ability [...]

Want a “get paid to fill out survey” opportunity? You need to check out SurveyAdventure.com!
In the get paid to fill out survey world, you will run into alot of companies happy to SELL you access to their database. SurveyAdventure.com’s database is free to access. You can get paid $5 to $100 to fill out [...]

When you’re just getting started, holding meetings in public places can save you lots of rent and other hassles. Here’s how to take advantage of the benefits without losing control.
From Dane’s blog
We often need to have a business meeting in a public place. Whether because we work at home and don’t have the space, or [...]

How can you benefit from the booming US Hispanic Market? Help them use low cost VOIP long distance to call their friends and family members.
Facts to consider:
o The Hispanic marketplace in the United States totals an estimated 30 million.
o Hispanic long distance callers use 1300 minutes/month @ 6c/min for international calling.
o Easily installed, the plug [...]

It finally happened. There’s a long distance dialer that uses VOIP for really low cost calls to the US or Mexico. You can register up to five phones (even cell phones) and not have to insert a lengthy PIN number each time you call.
Some of the people who will really like this are dial up [...]

If you are looking for bargains, you may find some new ones as the State of Illinois begins to auction their surplus public and other goods on Ebay.
Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias said today his office will begin auctioning off the contents of abandoned safe-deposit boxes using eBay, creating a “virtual yard sale that spans [...]