If you work from home or considering working from home, it’s very important that you give some thought as to where in your house or apartment you’ll be working. I cannot stress enough how important it is to have a defined work space. A space you can call your office, where there are no distractions and somewhere where everyone in your family can identify as your home office. I’ve been working from home for over 15 yrs now and I’ve learned the hard way how important it was for me …

Are you addicted to working and though you work at home, you find that you never have time for anything… including your family? Psychologists from Norway’s University of Bergen and from Nottingham Trent University came up with this test and scoring system to determine how you rank as far as being a workaholic.  Here’s the workaholic test, see how you rank:
 
Look at each of the following statements and rank yourself on each one according to the following:
1 = Never; 2 = Rarely; 3 = Sometimes; 4 = Often and 5 …

The popularity of freelancing stems from the fact that it allows you to work at your own time and pace and also enjoy the luxury of your own space (be it from your private home office or on your laptop at a cafe with internet access). It also serves as a way to follow your passion along with your regular job until you’re at the point where you can dedicate all your time to your freelancing career. However for it to truly work out for you, it must be financially …

When I first started working form home about 15 years ago the industry was not only very new, but the majority of us who did work from home, were women. Over the years I’ve seen the telecommuting industry come of age and I was under the impression that there were more men working from home. However, after reading a recent article which included a survey done by management consulting firm Zinnov, it was revealed that the majority of the virtual freelancers are women. Additionally a growing number of Fortune 500 companies …

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 …

The work from home lifestyle allows us to work from just about anywhere globally, as long as we can get an Internet connection. I’ve worked on mega cruise ships, on white sandy beaches in the Caribbean and poolside at many hotels globally. When I had to take our car in to get serviced recently, I figured that instead of having the courtesy shuttle take me home and then have to come back and get me when the service job was completed, I’d stay in the waiting lounge and work on …

Early last month we launched our monthly question and answer segment and the response was tremendous. It seems that the work at home industry leaves for many questions, especially with all the scams there are online which target people looking for jobs they can do from home. Over the past few weeks I’ve been busy trying to get all your questions answered via all the videos I’ve been sharing. Were these videos helpful? (leave your response below)
Last month we focused on the job application process, so this month we’d like …

I see this question asked pretty frequently, and today I’d like to offer some tips about how to get started working at home when you have no experience.
- Consider the experience you do have, whether it’s work or life related. Chances are you know how to do SOMETHING, even if you haven’t done it in a job capacity. See if you can find jobs that would use the knowledge you have, or at least touch on them in some way.
- Aim for “easier” jobs to begin with, like outbound telemarketing. …

Most of us like to start business and work from home without even having knowledge of what is required to start a home based job. Some of the tips discussed in this article will help bring forth certain factors to be considered before starting a home based work.
The first thing to be considered before starting a business is to actually setting up a business. The person should have got the employer identification number or social security number on the first place. It is the first step towards starting a legal …

If you’ve just begun your work-at-home search, you are likely feeling confused and overwhelmed by all the options out there. How do you know what’s legitimate? How do you avoid the scams? Are there really jobs you can do from home? Yes!
So many people are happily working from home, and you can too. You just have to know where to look. This article will explain the types of work you can do at home, which basically fall into four categories:
Working for an Employer – (This is often called “telecommuting.”) There …