Welcome back! I truly value my regular readers and if you have any questions or comments let me know!When most people start contemplating the idea of working at home, they envision living without the stress and hectic pace we’ve become used to when we work in Cubicle World. (I can hear the laughter coming from [...]
The Online Adventures of a Single Work at Home Mom
Category Archives: Business
Be open to opportunities
As I write this, I’m sitting here listening to my boyfriend play his guitar which would normally be a pretty unremarkable event. (Not that he’s an unremarkable guitar player, it’s just that he plays guitar all the time so it’s nothing out of the ordinary for him to be doing it now.)
What’s remarkable about it [...]
Who IS your target market?
As I was listening to Alexis Martin Neely on her monthly coaching call with the Personal Family Lawyer group today, part of the topic was Target Market and it really got me thinking because I know that can be one of the most overlooked aspects when it comes to running your business.
Actually, I say “running” [...]
Virtually Successful
Just a few short months after starting my VA business I started getting emails and private messages on forums asking me one of two questions:
1) Are you hiring?
2) How can I start my own VA business?
While I was flattered that someone thought, at that stage, that I was successful enough to answer those questions, I [...]
Questions about working at home
Hey, I’ve got a favor to ask! I’m working on a project related to working from home and I’d like to get an idea of what some of your most pressing issues or toughest questions are.
If you’ve got about 2 minutes to answer a quick survey, I would really appreciate hearing from you!
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A planner for freelancers
I have come across some great time management and productivity resources, some of which I’ve been able to implement and some that just don’t work well for me. So what I’ve ended up doing is combining some of my favorites.
Here’s what I do:
Yearly Business Planning
At the end of 2008, I had written a blog post [...]
Breaking up isn’t always hard to do
Most of us have had it happen. You lose a client, a Twitter follower, a blog subscriber. Sometimes its baffling and may even hurt your feelings. But sometimes, not so much.
Rather than taking any of it as a personal insult, see it for what it really is: an issue of incompatability. There is no fault [...]
Taking on an intern
One of my goals for 2009 is to help another mom get started in her own business. I figured the best way to do that would be to bring in an intern, someone who can learn by working with me what its like on a daily or weekly basis to work online and what its [...]
Make 2009 the Year You Make Money Online
Becoming a mom – it’s the most life-changing event we go through. Our children become the center of our lives, and we must make adjustments to in our schedules and priorities make sure they’re cared for. Instead of hiring nannies or using day care services, more and more moms are choosing to start their own [...]
‘Tis the Season for lots of great deals
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I am just overwhelmed with deals to share with you! Some of my friends and colleagues have some specials going on that I have to tell you about.
First, I have to say “Happy Birthday!” to Lynette Chandler and tell you about her birthday wish. She recently launched the Blog Energizer program and, of [...]
Have you voted yet?
I am both thrilled and honored to be one of the Blog Design Idol finalists at Jessica Knows. But here’s the problem – I’m wayyy behind.
Now I’m not taking any offense or insult to that because I think that my blog designs have a different target market than the others. The other finalists seem to [...]