Work from home jobs have become the new normal, and more and more companies are offering opportunities to do a wide variety of work remotely. A common question is whether people with no experience can find virtual jobs, and the answer is absolutely yes. Whether you're a parent, student, recent graduate, or someone looking for a career change, you can find a position that suits … [Read more...]
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Remote Careers Bring Significant Change in India’s Work Culture
Quitting not just their regular jobs, but also the inconveniences they face, Millennials are increasingly opting for ‘work from home’ careers. Instead of worrying about running to their boring office cubicles, they're letting their work come to them. The model of working from 9 to 5 under the same roof as a bunch of other people is a practice that is increasingly being … [Read more...]
Balancing Your Work and Home Life
Sponsored by Marlin Financial: Are eighty-hour weeks your stock in trade, staggering in the door in time for cold supper and Jimmy Fallon’s monologue, then up at the crack of dawn to do it again, and again, and again? When your family becomes strangers you only see in bits and pieces, maybe it’s time to re-think this work/home life balance thing. Since the problem … [Read more...]
Telecommuting Benefits Employers and Employees
Did you know that telecommuting delivers tangible benefits to both employers and employees? It has been projected that the cost savings of telecommuting would be over $1 trillion per year in the United States if just half of employees with jobs that they could do from home worked remotely for just half the year. According to the data in the infographic shown at the end of … [Read more...]
The Power of Long-Form Content in Your Marketing Strategy
If you’d like to improve your conversion rate, social shares, engagement and search engine rank, consider harnessing the power of long-form content in your marketing strategy. What is Long-Form Content? Long-form content, as the name implies, uses lengthy articles as part of a broader, comprehensive content marketing strategy. Typically, an article is considered long form if … [Read more...]
How Small Businesses are Affected by Gas Prices – Infographic
Did you know that between 2012 and 2015 gas prices in the United States fluctuated from less than $2.00 to more than $5.00 per gallon? Did you know that rising and falling gas prices directly affect small businesses and the overall economy? The simplest way to understand the correlation between energy costs and the economy is to consider shipping costs. When gas prices go … [Read more...]
Is It Too Late to Succeed in Online Business if You’re Launching in 2015?
You may have considered starting an online business, but have held back for fear of failing in a saturated market. After all, the internet is awash with every business you could possibly think of, with thousands more cropping up every single day. How can you possibly compete with that? So if you are considering starting a business in 2015 and are worried about saturation, … [Read more...]
2014 Telecommuting Statistics Infographic and 99 Work at Home Productivity Tips
If you read Women on Business frequently, then you know we're huge advocates of telecommuting. From personal experience, we see the benefits in terms of productivity that translate directly into higher revenue for the companies we work for. Over the years, we've shared many of the statistics that support working from home, and you can find some of that data by following … [Read more...]
How to Find and Hire the Greatest Talent for Your Startup
If the time has come to add more talented bodies to your startup, you know this added responsibility comes with many new areas of uncertainty. Where do you go to find the best talent? How much should you pay? The hiring process comes with many questions and gray areas. Consider the following 6 tips for finding and hiring the best talent for your startup. Create a Company … [Read more...]
Cost Savings of Telecommuting Would Be Over $1 Trillion Per Year
If U.S. employees with compatible jobs (meaning they could work from home) worked remotely for just half the year, the national savings would be greater than $700 billion according to a new infographic from Sure Payroll (below). The Monetary Benefit of Telecommuting to the Nation But what if those employees worked from home all the time? That cost savings would double to over … [Read more...]