Work at Home

Do you know how to avoid WAH Scams?

If you’re considering getting involved in work at home opportunities, it’s important that you know how to avoid work at home scams. Unfortunately, legitimate work at home positions while certainly available are often buried under piles of scams. One of the very first things you can do, is to research any opportunity before you sign up. All too often, work-at-home companies are in reality only trying to sell you a list, much of which turns out to be information you could have obtained free, or worse yet scams themselves. A good rule of thumb, is that if it sounds...

Procrastination – Problematic when Freelancing

How problematic is procrastination when freelancing? Procrastination hounds all of us at some time or another, and since more of us have access to social networking sites, instant messengers, and e-mail they are even more distractions to keep us from our goals. For those who are freelancing, procrastination is even more problematic. Because of the number of distractions, it isn’t unusual for freelancer to discover that they have spent hours where they intended to spend minutes. This time can be spent on social networking sites, it can be spent reading news, or it can be spent on instant messengers...

What dedication and commitment can do for you

Do you think you do not have what it takes to succeed as a freelance writer? Think again!

For those who are considering starting a career as a freelance writer, you may wonder what tools you need to get started. While there are some tools that are required, there are others that are optional. Understanding which tools are a necessity and which ones are a convenience can often be an extremely fine line. From personal experience, there are tools I did not use in the beginning but I do use now. Let’s first take a look at some of the tools you must have in order to succeed as a freelance writer. Internet connection: it goes without...

Provider Beware!

Recently I found a posting on Craigslist (and this is not against Craiglist as I’ve picked up some legitimate jobs there) only to find out that what I had run into was a MLM. The posting said they were looking for people to process insurance applications. No up front fees yadda yadda yadda. So, off my resume went and a few days later I got an email. A woman emails me back – got your resume thanks for applying – the job is basically filling out these applications, take a look at our website. So, off I go and...

Don’t get scammed!

I don’t think there is a day that goes by that somewhere in my email I don’t see some great offer to work from home. They vary from filling out surveys, to working for Ebay, Google, you name it I get them. The one I love is mystery shoppers. Requirements like – you must be 5’10″ and shop in the big and tall department of Macy’s – right ok try someone else! Anyway, it’s not easy to work on your own but for those of us who chose to do so we need legitimate sources for work. As I...

REAL Work at Home Jobs

I guess perhaps I’ve been through some of these things before. So, I’ll share some of my experiences with you. Work at home: Mary Kay/Avon/Pampered Chef/Etc. These are not bad programs for most people who can devote the time to chasing new orders every week, bagging and delivering and all the other fun things that go along with them. They’re even more effective if you have home parties. Hazard: You spend your profits on (a) sales literature (b) special products for demonstration (c) things you love (d) promotional things to ‘reward’ your customers. Upside: If you have the time,...

Pros and Cons of Working at Home

Before you commit to working at home you should know the pros and cons of doing so. It’s simply not for everyone. Pros: Hey guess what you just did to that one hour commute? Can you walk from your bed to your desk? How long did that take you? Ah yes, so you just saved 56 minutes from your morning, and not only that you didn’t have to battle one bad driver all the way to work! Not to mention – it’s quitting time – you don’t have to drive an hour and then head home to cook dinner,...