Archive for the 'Telecommuting' Category

Just because a “work at home” opportunity is on Monster.com, it doesn’t mean it’s legitimate. Here’s how several people got snookered by a work at home scam that sounded oh so real. It’s not only proven financially devastating to many, it’s broken up families in the process.
From EastBayExpress
When Bill Gluth saw the work-from-home sales job […]

Would you like to work for yourself at home by offering Freelance Services? ServeLance.com could be just the resource you’re looking for.  ServeLance.com helps telecommuters find freelance jobs. They offer a 30 day free trial and allow you to either bid on jobs or offer “ServePacks” or “Service Packages” which are essentially the “off the […]

Last summer, Midwest Family Mutual Insurance Company went virtual.
Over 50 workers now do their billing, underwriting and policy reviews on computers and phones in ergonomically correct workstations in their homes, all provided by the company. according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Midwest Family Mutual, a property and casualty company with $61 million in annual revenue, spent […]

From the West Fargo Pioneer
Do I have the right personality for it? You must be able to treat your home as an office, work well alone, not feel tempted by the TV or Internet, and be willing to have your career spill a bit into your home life.
“Working at home blurs boundaries, but somehow it […]

Carrie Lukas attributes it in part to telecommunting and being able to work at home. She puts it this way…
According to the nonprofit research institute Catalyst, just eight Fortune 500 companies have female CEOs, and women account for just 5.2 percent of those companies’ top earners.
A Harvard Business Review survey of midcareer women with graduate […]

A Home Based Business is harnessing solar power into Ice. 
Fred Schuld, owner of The Ice Factory in Landing, NJ has installed 85 solar panels on the roof of his home and business, which will run the ice makers that provided his livelihood for the past 19 years. His company provides cubed ice for retail sales, dry […]

What’s the fastest way to reduce highway gridlock during rush hour?
What cuts down on highway maintenance costs?
What reduces the demand for gasoline?
What reduces accidents and may save lives and reduce the cost to the public for police and ambulance services?
Have people work at home.
According to the Virginian-Pilot these are the goals of Virginia’s new Telework VA […]

Recently a local doctor told a college student not to enter medical transcription because “medical transcriptionists won’t exist in 10 years”.
Of course, with remote doctors, it’s equally possible to say that local doctors won’t exist in 10 years, but I bet she still tells people to go to medical school.
As my wife, a very busy medical […]

According to the Washington Post the Defense Information Systems Agency will be promoting telecommuting in a new way. Base consolidations mean people with the agency will either have to uproot their families or have an option like telecommuting.
2000 jobs have been identified as suitable for telecommuting and 500 people have been certified to work from home.

Do you need a virtual answering machine?
What about a toll free 800 number that follows you?
Or a toll free voice mail box that send the messages to your email box and automatically text messages your cell phone to let you know?
How about a toll free number that rings to your cell phone and allows you […]