Paid Work at Home

Make your photos work for you!

Lisa — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:34:11 +0000

One of the most talked-about movie releases of the year is the movie Avatar, directed by James Cameron. This flick looks wicked cool, mostly because it is such a massive special effects undertaking. Just from seeing the previews, I can’t even begin to fathom how some of it was done. But fortunately, most of the demand for videos, photo editing, etc., is not of the ”Avatar movie” caliber. [...]

Paid Surveys at Home

Lynn — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:58:19 +0000

Have you been trying to think of some way to make money by working at home? One of the best ways to make some extra money while sitting on a laptop at home is by taking paid surveys online. Surveys provide companies the opportunity to obtain honest and valuable information about their products. Your opinion matters and, in fact, is worth a monetary sum. [...]

Never a better time to quit…

Lisa — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:26:30 +0000

Quitting smoking can improve your health and your bottom line

…than right now!

Today is the Great American Smokeout, a day created to encourage smokers to quit the habit, even for just one day. It’s a great impetus to see if you can go without cigarettes or other tobacco products for 24 hours. [...]

Health Insurance: Is Obama’s Plan EVER Going to Get Passed?

Lynn — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:55:46 +0000

As the Obama health care reform debates continue to rage, the sense of unease experienced by Americans across the country is ever more so frustrating for those who work at home. As insurance carriers continue to advocate for their side of the debate, it seems that all rational thought the American public may have possessed is quickly turning to craziness and heathen-calling. While home business owners and those who work at home wait to see if Obama’s plan will actually be implemented, unforeseen medical expenses can jeopardize their finances and their home business. [...]

Foreclosures and Real Estate Investing

Lisa — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:30:36 +0000

The housing market, as we all know, is not exactly a bowl of cherries these days. Lending has tightened up, prices are unpredictable at best and freefalling at worst, and people are losing their homes to foreclosure all over the place.

However, that doesn’t mean that you should run away from the idea of real estate investing. While the market might no longer be full of oodles of real estate plums ripe for the picking, there are still great ways to get in on the market. Real estate investing is a great way to work from home (at least part-time, at first), and the foreclosure market is a great way to do this. [...]

Work at Home Tools: The Google Wave

Lynn — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:30:26 +0000

If you’ve been keeping up with computer tech trends, it’s no surprise to you that Google Wave, a “personal communication and collaboration tool,” is quickly becoming the web tool of choice for the corporate and home business world.

If you haven’t yet tinkered with Google Wave, think of it as a sort of collaborative email where those in your address book are simultaneously invited to view, alter and add to the email rather than having the email travel to each individual. Collaborators assigned to a certain wave simultaneously have access to the documents carried by the wave through active sessions. Collaborators can communicate in real time via instant message. Collaborators can even play games and exchange photos. Extensions such as grammar and spell checking as well as automatic language translation help to support the Google Wave. [...]

Should you get the H1N1 vaccine?

Lisa — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:10:40 +0000

Should you get an H1N1 flu shot?

We all know working from home has a great list of benefits, and a really great one is that you don’t get sick nearly as often. But the H1N1 influenza is out there, and it looks pretty nasty. The vaccine has been released but its availability right now is sketchy at best. To gauge whether the vaccine is worth pursuing (right now, or soon), answer some of these questions for yourself: [...]

Celebrity Perfumes and Avon

Lynn — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:12:24 +0000

Actress and Global Avon Ambassador Reese Witherspoon

When one thinks of a work-from-home business, the first thought that often comes to mind is the iconic image of the Avon Lady. Founded in 1886, door-to-door book salesman, David H. McConnel, persuaded women to buy his books by giving out perfume. Soon, the demand for his perfume outgrew the demand for his books and he established the California Perfume Company in New York. True to tradition, the company products are still pedaled in the door-to-door fashion by men and women who have used Avon to create a home business for themselves. Catalogues offer beauty supplies, bath products, and other handy items that cater to women. [...]

Modern Warfare 2 and Becoming a Video Game Tester

Lynn — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:02:49 +0000

Modern Warfare 2, the sequel to the popular Modern Warfare video game, has recently been released to rave reviews. In fact, Modern Warfare 2 is being held as one of the best video gaming experiences ever created! The video game is being praised for everything from its stellar sound to its realistic world locations and intense action-packed play. Record breaking sales, however, mean that any errors the game has are bound to be experienced by gamers. Recently, players have been reporting that they are running into problems when attempting to connect online. Many users have suggested that rebooting your system does fix this problem. [...]

Challenge Coins at the Center of a $5 million Home Business

Lynn — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:48:50 +0000

If working at home is your idea of a dream come true, the opportunities to make a killing are slim but definitely out there. Just take the relatively recent success story of Jeffery Morin. Over a few, short years, the Marine veteran has built up what started as a small, at-home business manufacturing and selling challenge coins on eBay, into a multi-million dollar enterprise. Challenge coins are small medallions traditionally carried and given to military servicemen for participating in specific groups, activities, or being part of a certain unit. It all started in WWI when a pilot for the brand new “air corps” gave out these unique medallions to his fellow wingmen. [...]

Health Care Reform

Lisa — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:07:41 +0000

Is health care reform actually happening?

I have felt for a very long time that a major obstacle for economic growth in the United States was the health care situation. For as many small business that are started up, how many more great ideas are shelved because of the economic barriers to entrepreneurship? Arguably, one of those largest barriers is health insurance. And, it’s not just a barrier for the person starting the business… but when you start a business, sometimes you need to hire people, and you want to hire the best people. How many of those best people will be willing to work without health insurance? [...]

Alpine Access: Working from Home – Scam or Legitimate Business?

Lynn — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:38:40 +0000

A quick search for the keyword ‘Alpine Access’ into your trusty search engine will reveal the debate raging on about whether or not this company, which promises those who wish to work at home the opportunity to do so, is legitimate or a scam. Well we can say, after reading MANY reviews and investigating into the background of the company, that Alpine Access is legitimate. [...]

The Marines Turn 234! Working From Home After Public Service

Lynn — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:12:48 +0000

Thousands of American Marines across the world will celebrate the corps’ 234th birthday on Tuesday, November 10. This annual celebration, dating back to November 1, 1921, involves a cake-cutting ceremony where the first piece of cake goes to the Assistant Chief of Staff of Marine Corps Mobilization Command, Col. Ivan Glasco, the second piece goes to the oldest Marine and the third piece goes to the youngest Marine. This ceremony is conducted similarly by Marines stationed all over the world. [...]

Trapped by Familiarity?

Lisa — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:29:08 +0000

Andre Agassi's shocking autobiography. He describes how trapped he felt doing something he hated

The husband and I sat down to watch Andre Agassi on 60 Minutes this evening. His autobiography, Open, comes out tomorrow, and is full of juicy and scandalous revelations. He was addicted to crystal meth. His iconic hair of the late 80s was a weave. And perhaps most surprising, he hated tennis, and still doesn’t like it very much. I found it shocking – he was so good at it, it was his whole life, and he hated it! [...]

The Droid Launch and Your Options

Lynn — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:05:11 +0000

Today, with the new Motorola Droid cell phone launch taking the world, and the Internet, by storm, tech gadget & cell phone enthusiasts are buzzing. However, if you’re not one of those people who knows everything about a new application or cell phone when it comes out, trying to decide on the best phone for you while you work at home can be tough. [...]

Yankees Parade: Did Your Job Prevent You from Going?

Lynn — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:56:20 +0000

Today, Yankees fans everywhere cry hoorah as their team is rewarded for their 2009 World Series Win with a full-blown, ticker-tape parade in New York City. An actual benefit for the unemployed includes actually being able to attend the parade in New York city. While the traditionally employed fans are trying to catch a peak at the celebratory parade via the Internet at work, and trying to make sure their boss isn’t around, those of us working from home have found yet another benefit to being the boss of our own schedule. [...]

Black Friday: Great Deals for Your Home Business

Lynn — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:18:18 +0000

With black Friday just a few weeks away, retailers are busy promoting ways to get your business. Small business owners in need of technological supplies should consider heading out to Walmart. The retail giant is openings its doors to great deals starting November 7. Walmart is offering a deal on the HP Pavilion G60-519WM computer that rivals even its typical, everyday low prices! [...]

Texas Bar Results and the Unemployment Rise

Lynn — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:53:34 +0000

After months of anticipation, Texas Bar results are to be released today soon to be followed suit by the rest of the country. As thousands of law school graduates hold their breaths, one has to wonder if these soon-to-be law professionals realize that just having passed the Bar could prove to be not enough in securing employment in their field. [...]

Risk-taking has its rewards – and its traps

Lisa — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:42:15 +0000

Unethical behavior is a risky roll of the dice

Working independently – whether working from home for someone else, or working in the realm of your own business – is an incredibly rewarding and challenging experience. You get to call the shots, make the decisions, be your own boss (or at least, your own supervisor). Truly, any willingness to leave the safe cocoon of a regular office job takes an enormous amount of courage and the ability to weigh options and take a calculated risk. [...]

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Helping Parents Work at Home

Lynn — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:25:12 +0000

This month, the colorful, wacky, ever-entertaining and, not to forget, always educational characters on Sesame Street celebrate 40 years in television history. Since 1969, Big Bird, the Cookie Monster, and Elmo have brought informative and creative programming into homes across America, and much of the world. Highly parent-approved, Sesame Street is one of the few television shows running today that parents can plop their kids in front of and not have to worry about the information they will be absorbing. [...]