Archive for June, 2010

FTC Settlement Orders Ban More Than A Dozen Marketers from Selling Mortgage Relief Services; Repeat Offender Ordered to Pay $11.4 Million for Contempt A U.S. district court has ordered newly named defendants to stop making deceptive claims that they are affiliated with free federal government programs, such as Making Home Affordable. On May 14, 2009, [...]

Michael Hyatt blogger and CEO of Thomas Nelson the world’s largest Christian Publisher talks about something people in sales often learn by hard experience with customers (and some people learn it in marriage much to their dismay!)… high maintenance clients probably aren’t worth the hassle. We fantasize about that “big score”… the client whose business [...]

Politicians this summer are going to be talking about “Rebuilding America”. (I guess they always do but it never seems to quite get done. For a different take on the subject you might want to read Rebuilding An American Economy Focused On Communities and Families I think the desire to work at home reflects this [...]

If you’re looking for ways to stretch your budget, checking all your insurance options is an important step. Consider this: If you’re over 50 and have gone for quite some time without an accident, it’s quite likely that – even after any “rebates” you receive from your auto insurer, that additional savings could be yours. [...]

The Federal Government is a pioneer in the work at home movement in some ways. But check out this bad report from the VA: Unfortunately telework employees are not free there from workplace harassment. According to this allegation, work at home employees are required to be MORE PRODUCTIVE than office based employees! “Last year, at [...]

If you’ve ever heard the old saying “it’s easier to find a job when you have a job” – now you have some objective proof. CNN issued this report. They discovered that companies who are hiring and “head hunters” who are hunting for heads are telling people up front that they will not be considered [...]

The WeReward App for iPhone helps businesses and rewards app users. You’re rewarded a penny per point for performing tasks related to businesses in your area. For instance, even out here in the “boondocks” we have national franchises like Domino’s pizza that participate. If I go buy a carryout order of pizza there (which I [...]

Usually the problem with work at home businesses is isolation, lack of resources, inability to achieve “economies of scale”,etc. Yesterday, someone lead me to check out this entry at Wikipedia on the Mondragon Corporation. It’s like no “corporation” you’re used to hearing about. Started in 1956 with 5 employee owners, in under 50 years, quite [...]

It’s Thursday so it’s time to Stump Markus today at noon eastern time! If it’s high noon on Thursday, it’s time for Stump Markus. Here’s how it works: During the first part of the broadcast, online copywriting “junkie” Ryan Healy and I offer 10-minute website makeover advice (subscribe above to see how to submit your [...]

This an Employer’s perspective from Fox Small Business Center: According to a survey by Microsoft (MSFT), small and medium business owners cite security and productivity losses as reasons for not allowing remote shifts. But letting employees work from somewhere other than the office may not only save money on overhead, experts say it can actually [...]