Having work at home jobs offers many benefits and conveniences for people who desperately need to work out of their home. However, if not carefully considered, working out of the home can also be a very difficult way to make a living. The image people often get when they think about working from home is one of luxury and ease, when in reality, work at home jobs take a high level of self-discipline and time management skills. Below are a list of some of the biggest challenges to working from …

This past weekend saw me take my work on the road. Not really, since I didn’t really work. It was just a matter of using my blackberry to log in for a few minutes to check my stats and to ensure all my web properties we’re fully functional. The work from home lifestyle is one that allows for such freedom. We spent both Saturday and Sunday with our daughter and her cheer leading team at the Ontario Championships.
Yes, in most 9-5 jobs you don’t have to work on weekends, but …

If you’re anything like me and millions of other internet users who’ve searched for ways to  make money online at one time or the other, you’ve purchased some form of training material online in the past. I bet you’ve  not used it as you thought you would when you first decided on buying it. I’ve gone through a number of purchases… ebooks, memberships to “select groups” and even some hard-copy material which were shipped to my home. But have I actually gone through them? How about you? Did you get …

One of the toughest things when you work from home or do business online, is doing this alone. Unlike office situations where you have interactions with other workers, schedule meetings and camaraderie after work, you’re pretty much alone when you work out of your home. Maybe this is why one of the fastest growing websites is Meetup.com. Basically it’s a site that allows you to meet with people in your area who share similar interests.
Over the years I’ve been reading the blog of John Chow and one of the things …

It’s been a VERY rough 7 days for me and it’s taking everything out of me to get back into action. Remember when you first learned to ride a bike? Except for our middle daughter who just jumped on and started riding, I’m sure you fell. However if you’re anything like me, I’m positive you got right back on and didn’t give up until you conquered that 2 wheel nemesis. Funny how life can be the very same way.
Every Christmas I usually build a toy store after trying to predict …

Within the next few days I’ll have to get myself organized to travel for a couple weeks. This means preparing myself for work while traveling, since I plan on taking full advantage of this work from home gig. I work from home, so there’s no reason why I can’t work from someone elses home. After-all we’ll be staying at my sister’s place and not only does she have 100% uptime wireless connection (faster speed than what I work with currently), her fiance said it was ok to work on his …