Most people who have had the chance to work from home will agree that telecommuting increases their productivity levels and reduces their stress. An infographic from CarInsurance.org (shown below) highlights a number of different ways that providing telecommuting options to employees can improve not just employees' performance and job satisfaction but also the company's … [Read more...]
Women and Remote Working
There is currently a shift in the global work place with the rise in remote workers around the world. Due to the use of the internet, you can hire employees from across the world and have them work while you are sleeping. With this change and the rising number of women choosing to work remotely from home offices or other places, there are many things to consider. When your … [Read more...]
Supplementing Your Income With A Home Job While Building Your Business
Guest post by Traci L. Dillard-Bell (learn more about Traci at the end of this post) Building a home business can be physically, emotionally, and especially financially exhausting, but there are ways maintain a steady stream of income by taking on a part-time home job early on while creating your business. Having a side income can reduce some of the stress when trying to make … [Read more...]
The Untapped Talent Pool – Stay-at-Home Moms
I published the following post well over a year ago, but I want to republish it now because I think it's just as true and valid now (if not more so) than it was in early 2008. We've come so far, but there is much work to do to level the playing field in the business world and eliminate the gender gap. Unconventional thinking like that discussed below is just one way to get … [Read more...]
Virtual Assisting – a Journey
Guest Post by Kathie M. Thomas (Learn more about Kathie at the end of this post) When I began my business at home almost 15 years ago, it was to escape the corporate world and rat-race and to be home for our five daughters. I was fed up with meeting after meeting after meeting and little time at my desk to get the real work done. I was also fed up with trying to shift my … [Read more...]
Advice for Setting Prices
Laura Spencer from Work From Home Momma published an educational post called "Should You Set Your Initial Price Low to Get Clients?" yesterday. While the post is targeted to work-at-homers and freelancers, I think the points Laura makes can apply to any business that struggles with the balance between setting prices that will generate an income and setting prices that attract … [Read more...]