Archive for the 'Working At Home' Category

From Dane’s Blog
Web Worker Daily:
Do you dream of working from home? Flexibly blending the professional with the personal? Working hours that suit you instead of following some old-fashioned nine-to-five schedule? All in an environment that you arrange so it suits your needs and temperament?
Then you’ll want to download and read “Work from Home: A No-Nonsense […]

In a related article to the one about $100 Laptops,  Microsoft is feeling the heat of technological change too.
The Asus EEPC  is one of the new breed of stripped down laptops that are flash based using the same type of memory as, say, a digital Mp3 recorder.
There’s just one problem, Microsoft has been building Windows […]

LiveOps is on a roll and picking up more “blue chip” clients they say. In other words, they’re getting more “mainstream” companies and, I suppose, not just being considered a call center to handle “infomercial” traffic.
That’s good for people who want to work from home, but note the statistics… 3500 people are applying weekly. They […]

I met a home based cosmetologist the other day with an unusual extra profit center, an Aqua Detox machine.
In addition to the haircuts, perms, shampoos and conditioners and the normal products and services for sale in the cosmetology salon attached to her house is a unique machine.
This Aqua Detox machine “detoxes” your body.  I’m normally […]

Personally I think refund anticipation loans are rip offs. I know some home based and small tax preparers for whom they are a significant part of their business. The reason? While sanity might dictate that RAL’s are rip offs, people want them and they have to offer them to compete. Last time I spoke to […]

Lot’s of people cruise by here and leave comments like “are there any legit work at home jobs?”
No matter how often we post on the legitimate ones, with thousands of posts they’re not easy to find so I’ll update you about one right now.
A news article about them reminded me about them: Liveops .
Houston Chronicle: […]

I’ll let you read the 5 points for yourself at the Location Independent Professional Blog.
The point is that whatever you’re learning in your cubicle may have you closer to “escaping” than you realized.
Have you evaluated where you “are” and what’s important to you for the new year yet?
The writer relays that he was ready […]

The article So You Want To Be A Virtual Assistant is well worth reading if being a VA is one of your dreams for 2008.
It’s easy to get excited about starting your own business, tell your boss to “take this job and __________________” and strike out on your own. But too many times, this only […]

By: Melissa Brewer
A job with a home-based call center or other virtual employer is an enviable position. It’s important to realize that a desire and ability to work from home is NOT considered a skill by potential employers. Home-based employers are looking for good workers that fit their company’s ideals, values, and goals. Make sure […]

From the Times Online UK: Working From Home Can Create A Legal Bind
Many home businesses in England operate in a legal twilight zone not knowing whether to continue operating under the radar or to declare themselves and potentially get hit with huge taxes.
It’s time for government entities everywhere to clarify the legal situation, get […]