Archive for February, 2008

Alpine Access - one of the premier home based call center firms nationwide - was recently recognized for going “above and beyond” to help the Army National Guard and Reserve.
It’s nice to see companies offering work at home job opportunities being recognized in favorable ways after decades on nothing but hearing how MLM’s were being […]

Since we’re trying to be honest here and not just sell you a load of baloney about the work at home lifestyle…
This is from Saving Advice
They’re worth noting but I find some of them technically inaccurate and sometimes short sighted like the first one “Self Employed People pay more taxes”. They also tend to be […]

If you’re near this mall, maybe you can take a break from working at home and stop by for a cash handout. $50 is still $50 until tomorrow of course when it’s $50 less inflation. Who knows? It might catch on at a mall near you?
On another note, it seems like the malls that were […]

You know you’re addicted to the Internet when…

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Oddly enough (to a guy at least!) one business that maintains and actually can pick up during a recession is: cosmetics!
Here are some example articles though I originally heard this on CBS news: here is one example from Japan, and here’s a quote from TIME on the subject…
One reason is that cosmetics companies are suffering […]

It’s hard on consumers everywhere.
When consumer budgets are breaking under economic strain, you may NOT be able to increase your prices on a product.
But what if your costs are going up too?
Business Week has an excellent article on how corporations cut cost without cutting quality.
Wal Mart of course does this as part of their […]

This rreally isn’t about working at home but I find it an amazing story of entrepreneurship that I wanted to pass along.
Amerityre was founded by Richard Steinke. No stranger to hardship or labor, he spent his childhood in an orphanage from age one. During high school, he worked jobs both after school and on weekends. […]

Here’s how this great work at home business idea got started…
From BoomTownUSA
Who would be better to teach English to foreigners than native born Americans, was an idea that Kent Holiday and his wife had when they met in Seoul, Korea. Marry that idea with the increase in broadband connectivity and you could probably do […]

My most recent revelation about home office safety was a crash course in “ergonomics” after I found my computer’s screen height was too low and it was hurting my back.
But there are other occupational safety issues involved that work at home business people should consider. How do you measure up based on these questions?
From the […]

Never has there been a time when someone sits down and shows you step by step blueprints to make real money on the internet. Furthermore, no one in the right frame of mind will show you a way to do it WITHOUT spending a single penny on advertising.
You see, the Internet is huge and millions […]