Do you ever long for your former corporate salary while working at home? Have you ever considered trying a freelance position where you would leave the house a few times a month then work from home the remainder of the month? If you have answered “yes” to either of these questions, then SoloGig.com might have the perfect opportunity for you. You might have searched career sites on the web while searching for at-home careers. SoloGig is a career site, but it leans more toward people who want to work remotely, at least part of the time, rather than sitting at … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Guide to Finding Real At-Home Jobs on Craigslist
With so many places online to find work from home jobs, would it surprise you if I told you that Craigslist is one people use? It’s true. Craigslist work from home jobs exist, but it’s a matter of knowing whether the ones you find are legitimate. I personally like having a lot of tools in my toolkit when it comes to looking for new clients for my freelance business, and Craigslist is just one of those tools. If you’re searching for freelance clients or an employee job that lets you work remotely, Craigslist might also be a tool you decide to use. This … [Read more...]
22 of the BEST Places to Find Work at Home Job Openings!
I’ve heard it time and time again. So many people want to work from home but many of them seem to have trouble finding legitimate work at home jobs. The problem is that many listings seem legitimate but often lead to scams that try to swindle you out of your money by making you feel like you’re getting a great job. Trust me – there are plenty of REAL remote opportunities out there, but they come down to finding them using legitimate job boards. A job board that vets its postings is the best type of board to use. This means that someone personally browses … [Read more...]
Virtual Vocations Review 2020: Can You Find Your Dream Remote Job Here?
Several months ago, I received an email with a job listing in it from a client of mine “P.J.” raving about this wonderful freelance site. She went on to boast about two good paying contracts that she had found there: one telecommuting and one solely work-at-home. Curious as I am, I just had to learn more about this site. Especially after seeing the type of job and salary listed in the email. That site is called Virtual Vocations, and it continues to be one of the leaders for job search sites for people who want to work from home or work remotely. Is … [Read more...]
Fiverr Review: Is It a Worthy Marketplace for Finding Freelance Work?
Not everyone wants to spend their time making money online by taking online surveys or shopping for cash back. Some people would rather use their talents or professional expertise to offer services to others. If that sounds like you, then becoming a freelancer is probably something that would be right up your alley. Freelancing offers flexibility and lets you use your favorite skills every day by providing your services to clients. But it’s not always easy finding freelance work. Some freelancers choose to use freelance marketplaces to find clientele … [Read more...]
AWOL Academy Reviews: Can These Courses Teach You Internet Marketing?
Working from home is something people all over the world strive to do. But just like any other job, a remote job can be demanding and require a lot of knowledge, experience, and skills. Just because you’re not working near your boss or other employees, that doesn’t mean you can fake your expertise! This is why I’m such an advocate for education – for any job. When I say education, I’m talking about continuous learning to stay current on industry practices, regulations, and new ways of doing things for your job. This is extremely important whether you’re … [Read more...]
FlexJobs Review: Is This Job Search Site Worth Paying For Each Month?
There have been many questions in the work-from-world about FlexJobs.com. Everyone knows you shouldn't pay for a job, yet FlexJobs charges a membership fee. So is it automatically a scam? The short answer is no. They are not a scam. In fact, they are so legit that major news networks such as NBC have run news stories about how awesome they are. No, you shouldn't pay for a job. With FlexJobs you are paying for a service that actually weeds out the scams for you. So is it worth it? I say yes, but you should definitely see for yourself. A … [Read more...]
30 Top Online Jobs for Pregnant Stay at Home Moms
If you’re a mom-to-be, you might be considering leaving your current job to work from home. And, why not? Pregnant women should absolutely be allowed to work if they choose, without the added stressor of a full-time job outside of the home. Fortunately, the internet provides a ton of opportunities to make money from the comfort of your own home without worrying about your health. What are the Best Online Jobs for Pregnant Women? No matter your talents or interests, there is sure to be an online job that suits you. Or, you can choose to create your own … [Read more...]
Best Way to Become a Dump Truck Driver and Be Your Own Boss
Does starting your own business intrigue you? You have a lot of options available that will help you quit the 9 to 5 and go into business for yourself. If you’re not into the whole internet business thing, that’s okay. There are plenty of other ways to make money. Sometimes, you just need to get creative. Like, owning a dump truck, for example! This won’t be the obvious choice for most people when they plan out what business they want to create. But, it’s a completely viable option for a business. You can use a dump truck in various ways as the … [Read more...]
How to Make a Living Selling on eBay: Step-By-Step Guide
How to make money selling on eBay: it’s one of the most perplexing things since the online auction website became huge over 20 years ago. How does one actually make a living just from selling things online? Well, it can be done. Experts all over the web have shared their impressive incomes from eBay alone – we’re talking tens of thousands of dollars just from selling on eBay! They may answer, “How much money you can you make on eBay?”. But, it’s rare that you’ll ever catch them telling you how to make that money. Lucky for you, I’m going to divulge some … [Read more...]
14 Ways to Sell or Trade Your Amazon Gift Cards for Cash (Plus Ways to Trade for Other Stuff!)
No matter how much you love Amazon, you may not need a bunch of gift cards for the online retailer. Or, you may simply need to transfer Amazon gift card to cash because you need the money more right now. It happens! Fortunately, there are several ways you can convert an Amazon gift card balance to cash or trade them in exchange for other gift cards. Let’s take a look first at some of the ways to trade Amazon gift card for cash. How to Trade or Sell Amazon Gift Card for Cash Don’t Be Scared: Ask Amazon! It sounds funny, but Amazon may just be willing to … [Read more...]
How to Get Free Money: $7312 Giveaway By 49 Companies
Did you know that there are several companies who give their customers free money? Seriously! In fact, giveaways are one of the most effective ways to get prospective customers to become actual customers. After all, isn’t it a bit more enticing for you to join a website or sign up for an offer if there’s a cash prize involved? Think about all the cash you’re offered that you probably push to the side, thinking “there’s got to be a catch”. $100 for signing up for a new credit card, or an easy $5 for signing up for a website? Guess what? All of these … [Read more...]
Easy Ways to Make Money Online Without Having a Job
Sure, there are plenty of online, work from home jobs available. But, sometimes they don’t offer the flexibility that some prefer. That’s where other online companies come in. The internet is becoming one of the fastest and easiest ways to earn money in your spare time. And, there are literally hundreds of ways you can earn money online, without ever committing to a job title. The great thing about using the internet to earn money is you can make it as flexible as you need to. Sign up for a handful of opportunities, or sign up for several to earn more … [Read more...]
30 Best Entry Level Typing Jobs for Beginners
Pursuing a career as a typist can be very lucrative if you are reasonably good at touch typing with accuracy. If you’re not looking for a full-time opportunity right now, it can also be a great way to make some extra cash on a regular basis. According to research conducted by staffing expert Teresia R. Ostrach, the average person has a typing speed of between 38-40 words per minute (wpm); or 190-200 characters per minute (cpm). Which isn’t exactly bad, but it isn’t exactly great either. This makes fast typing a bit of a specialized skill, which in turn … [Read more...]
Work from Home Desire? Going Back to School Could Help
The National Center for Education projected a 9% rise in student enrollment for student younger than 25, and a 23% rise in students over 25 from 2010 to 2019. Many of these will be parents, and more specifically mothers, many of whom wish to work from home. Many moms seek to return to school after a period away. Maybe they want to finish, or maybe they want to pursue a whole new degree. Maybe a degree isn’t the end game, but rather a license or certification. This can be helpful in many ways. It can help you find a job that pays better. It can help you … [Read more...]
Is Photography the Perfect Work-At-Home Job for You? This Six-Figure Photographer Thinks it is
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a photographer? To set your own hours, create art out of everyday life, and make a nice salary to boot? Christian Grattan has just such a life. He’s an NYC photographer who takes 3 months off a year, makes a hefty salary, and frequently hobnobs with the rich and famous. The great thing about Christian is that he doesn’t believe he’s in some exclusive club that you can’t join. He’s passionate about helping people who want to work from home learn the ropes of the photography business. So, just to give you a … [Read more...]
How to Get a Free or Cheap Car for Single Moms
Single moms have the weight of the world on their shoulders. They have to take the kids to school, pick them up, feed them, help them with homework, make sure they are able to take advantage of as many opportunities as possible, ensure they get the sleep they need, and on and on the list goes. Even if there is strong support system or co-parenting agreement, the brunt falls on the single mom’s back. Why Cars Matter Without a working, reliable car, much of this becomes nearly impossible. There is no way to the grocery store. There is no way to pick up a sick … [Read more...]
Financial Considerations When Working From Home
There are many financial considerations when working from home, but there may be some that you do not think to consider on the front end. In fact, you may not consider them until you find yourself needing the information and not able to find it quickly and easily. Most often the information is available, but it can be very difficult to pull together in a useable format. You may need this information for tax purposes, if you ever choose to sell your business, or for any number of other reasons. How do you save yourself time and very possibly money by being prepared … [Read more...]
Easy Ways to Make Extra Money When You’re Unemployed
When you are unemployed, your primary focus may be on finding a new job that fully replaces the one you have lost. However, in some cases, it may be weeks or even months between the time you lost your job and the time you receive a paycheck from a new job. You may have received severance from your last position, and you may receive some unemployment benefits, but this may not be enough to fully replace all of your lost wages. With this in mind, you may need to find a way to supplement your income so that you can make ends meet. The good news is that there are a … [Read more...]
5 Tips for Managing Your Freelance Clients
Keeping up with multiple freelance clients can be difficult, to say the least, but not having a workable system is a disaster waiting to happen. Sending the wrong assignments to the wrong clients, poor prioritization, and missed deadlines are sure to ensue. This is a system that has worked for me, and maybe it can inspire you to create a system to fit your own needs. Communication I communicate with clients almost solely by email or Facebook messenger. Occasionally phones calls happen, but they are few and far between. Skype is another popular form of … [Read more...]
California Residents: Master List of Companies Hiring Remotely
Searching for a work from home job but live in California? Then you know the difficulty of finding the perfect job but then finding out the company doesn't hire remote workers who live in California. It can be so frustrating and feel impossible at times. Which is why this master list is important to be shared! It contains all of the companies I currently know of that hire California residents to work remotely or from their home. Why Don't Many Companies Hire California Residents? So why is there even an issue to begin with? There could be a a number of reasons why … [Read more...]
Become a Professional Organizer and Help Others Get Organized
Have you been told that you have a knack for getting things done quickly and efficiently? Do you constantly come up with creative ways to organize and group things together for a quick find? Are you able to take a space and arrange that space in a way that doubles its use? Then maybe you should become a professional organizer. What Exactly is a Professional Organizer? A professional organizer is someone who has been trained to take and organize a space, home, office, closet, or a hectic schedule to maximize its productivity. Both companies and … [Read more...]
3 Project Management Software Packages to Get Work Done!
Do you feel overwhelmed and disorganized most days? Are you searching for a way to better organize larger projects? Would you prefer project management software that is free? Well, this article will explore three project management software packages. For years I used Google Calendar to organize and manage my work. While I still do like Google Calendar, I found that as my business grew, and I had more and more clients, it just wasn't enough anymore. I needed something to manage larger projects with clients and sometimes up to 12 people working on one … [Read more...]
Sell Your Home-Grown Produce and Homemade Goods with Zukeeni
Do you grow your own fruits and vegetables, or make your own homemade baked goods and have excess food that you want to share or sell to people in your neighborhood? If so, there's an easy way to sell them on the internet using the website Zukeeni.com. This post will explain what Zukeeni is, and how to sell your homegrown crops or homemade goods using it. What is Zukeeni.com? Zukeeni.com is a website where people can find homegrown produce or homemade goods for sale in their area, and where people can sell or trade their homegrown crops and homemade … [Read more...]
3 Ways Your Cat Can Earn Money Too
Even your cat wants to earn money. Or maybe he just want his bowl filled so he can't see the bottom of it. Either way, you need to buy cat food right? Well, here are 3 ways you could possibly consider allowing your cat to make their own money so they can buy their own food! Even though I doubt they would spend it on food. Those greedy rascals. They'd likely have an unlimited supply of cat-nip. Which would likely result in the need for even more cat food. Maybe it's not such a good idea to allow your cat to make money after all. Well, you're already here, so go ahead … [Read more...]
How I Turn $3 Into $30 With Used Items
I have a special skill I would love to share with you. This skill is something anyone can learn to do and it is a quick way to turn old items into new while making quick cash. Pick up old picture frames at vintage stores like Goodwill or maybe out of your own shed or garage. Then with your printer, paint and some sandpaper you can have something like this, which can quickly sell on your local Facebook sales page for $30! Bear with me. I know what you are thinking. But you do not have to be an artistic person to do this! Trust me. Give it a try. I will … [Read more...]
How to Budget on an Irregular Income
One of the greatest challenges of many work-from-home jobs is that income is often irregular or inconsistent, especially if working as a freelancer. This means that some months there may be extra money, some months there is just enough, and others, well, they will fall short of enough to pay bills. This is referred to, in many circles, as feast or famine, and it can make budgeting a real pain. These tips should help keep you from sinking on those short months. List Expenses Budgeting for an irregular income starts the same way as budgeting for a regular … [Read more...]
Volunteer as a Contributing Writer to Help Kids With Acts of Kindness
Are you looking for ways to expand your reach as a writer? Do you enjoy writing about important causes that you believe in? If so, you may want to consider applying to be a volunteer contributing writer at Star A Snowball. This article will provide more information on Start A Snowball, what they do, and how you can become a volunteer contributing writer. What is Start a Snowball? Start a Snowball is 501 (c)3 charitable organization that provides grant money to kids who get involved in philanthropic causes. They encourage kids to start their own small philanthropic … [Read more...]
15 Steps to Starting a Daycare Center in Your Home
It's often a delicate balancing act to manage caring for your children while earning money to support the family. Some parents opt to start a childcare service at home to earn money and care for their own children in the process. If running an in-home daycare sounds like the best of both worlds to you, this guide will help you begin your business. The order of the steps in the guide may vary, depending on your time, skills, and legal requirements, but ultimately, they should all be met to provide the best care to the families you will serve. Some states may require you … [Read more...]
Entrepreneurship Tips: Get Rid of Email Anxiety by Learning How to Send Effective Emails
Lots of things make entrepreneurs famous, from investors so shady they could be used as beach umbrellas, to the first time they put up their product for sale. One seemingly menial task can also send their hearts racing, and that's sending email. Whether it's an email campaign or not, this seemingly straightforward task has sent many entrepreneurs into conniptions. They'll end up struggling over how the email should be worded, and they're right to struggle. An email is non-interactive. Errors can lose companies customers before start-ups have a chance to reply, so each … [Read more...]
Work from Home Through Kelly Services
If you've ever worked as a temporary employee, you may be familiar Kelly Services. Kelly Services now hires people for work from home temporary positions in addition to hiring for temporary positions at brick and mortar companies. This post will provide more information about the types of work from home positions Kelly hires for, as well as how much you can make, the skills you need, and how to apply with Kelly Services. What types of work from home temporary positions are offered? Kelly hires people for all types of work from home jobs, including customer … [Read more...]
Freelancers – How to Deal with the Budget Constraints of Your Clients
Guest Post By Paul Maplesden If you're a freelancer, you know that your clients are often working to very tight budgets. This can sometimes make negotiating rates and payments tricky as they're trying to get the most for their money and you're trying to earn a living. Here are some simple techniques that you can use to help negotiate rates and secure the project. If you can turn the work around quickly, highlight this to the client. Businesses are often up against tight time constraints and clients might be prepared to pay a little more if they know that you can … [Read more...]
Three Viable Work-From-Home Careers
Guest Post By Barbie Carpenter Many business professionals dream of working from home, eliminating lengthy commutes, avoiding irksome coworkers, and saving money on professional attire and gas. However, not every career presents a realistic work-from-home opportunity. Moreover, the careers that are effective in a work-from-home setting require dedication and hard work in order to thrive. Understand what careers can succeed in a work-from-home environment if you have the patience, persistence, and commitment. Writing/Editing Writers and editors often work … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Why a Blog Might Be Better Than Facebook to Market Your Business
Facebook has been a viable marketing channel for business because of the many different ways you can connect with the community if you do have a Facebook business page. You can also gain potential customers through interaction and sharing valuable content on a consistent basis. While there are benefits to having a Facebook fan page or placing ads on the social network, a blog can be much more effective at increasing website visits and driving sales for your business. Here are 5 reasons to consider starting a business blog or spending more time creating content for … [Read more...]
How To Write Faster Than Ever Before in 6 Easy Steps
If you're a freelance writer or content creator, speed is your friend. When you're starting out and you don't have very lucrative contracts, you often have to write multiple articles a day to achieve your target income. For example, if you want to earn $60 every day, and each article you write is worth $15, you will need to write 4 articles. When you consider that the average article is at least 300 words long, you will have to write 1200 words a day, at the very minimum. If you're new to writing, 1200 words might seem like a lot. But it really isn't. When you are … [Read more...]
Attracting New Customers to Your Online Business
Finding new customers and earning their repeated patronage is one of the largest challenges facing any online business, whether large or small. Learning effective strategies for attracting customers may seem overwhelming at first. Below are some of the most effective and efficient methods any company can adopt in order to draw in prospective customers: Network: Networking can provide incredible opportunities for increased customer traffic. Social media platforms make it easier than ever before to get in contact with prospective customers and generate buzz, but … [Read more...]
Make Money: How to Become a Freelance Consultant
Ever considered making money from your expertise and pursuing a career in freelance consulting? If you have a lot of knowledge about a certain topic, or have gained experience working in the same field for several years, you could become a consultant. Here are some top tips for starting your own successful and profitable consultancy business from home. Find Your Niche and Learn More About It You'll probably already know your niche and what field you are considering freelancing in. It may be that you have worked in one particular sector for many years, or … [Read more...]
The Confide App–Getting Your Privacy Back Under Control
Do you worry about your online privacy when viewing emails and texts? Do you ever wonder where those deleted messages supposedly go? Do you yearn for more privacy but never feel that you have it? Then downloading the Confide app might be a solution for you and your peace of mind. What Exactly is the Confide App? The Confide app is a free app for both iOS devices and Android phones, which helps “cloak” your incoming messages and then destroys the messages once they are read. Because as many users have found out, what you write or text … [Read more...]
Emu App–Scheduling App With an Edge
If a friend texts you about lunch, is the first thing you say, “Hold on. Let me pull up my calendar!”? Then you need the Emu app downloaded on your iPhone. Sorry the Android app is still in the works! What Exactly is the Emu app? Emu is a free texting app with a built-in assistant. I like to say it is texting with an edge. For example, a friend texts you acknowledging that you are running late and asks where you are. Emu goes to work and pulls up a map of where you are. You can just send the map to your friend or send it with a message. What Do You … [Read more...]
8 Lessons I Learned from Writing My First Ebook
Now that I've written and published my first ebook and it's started getting some downloads, I wanted to share some lessons I learned as I went through the process of writing this first ebook. If you have thought about writing an ebook, I hope you'll keep these things in mind. Make it a priority - If you're determined to write an ebook, you need to set aside time to actually work on the process. If you work full t ime, this means you may have to get early or stay up late so you can put in a little time on your ebook. I often got up at 5:00 or 5:30 in the morning … [Read more...]
Sleio–Turn Your Online Searches Into Charitable Donations
Are there days when you wish you had a dollar for every Google search you performed? Are there days when you wish you had more time and money to give to worthy causes? Then signing up with Sleiomight be a solution to help you do both. What Exactly is the Sleio? Sleio is a search engine, which actually runs off Google, and helps you donate money to your favorite causes and charities. This happens by performing online searches or by shopping at one of their designated retailers. You can sign up for free and make Sleio your default search engine. … [Read more...]
5 Reasons Why Google Drive is Perfect for Working at Home
Aren't you glad we have “the cloud” available nowadays? O, what’s that? You are not sure of what “the cloud” is… Well, no one knows “what” it is…but it sure is helpful. Google Drive is one of those unique places where you can store files that will never get lost. (Unless Google Drive messes up). I’m here to give you an overview of what Google Drive is and how it can benefit you. How does Google Drive work? Google Drive allows you to create and store your files anywhere. With Google Drive you can create spreadsheets, documents, presentations, forms and even drawings. … [Read more...]
The Povio App–Selfies for the Self-Conscious
Are there days when you want to share a selfie, but don’t know if anyone will see it? Are there days you want to be sociable but on your own terms? Then downloading the Povio app might be a solution for you to be sociable but only when you want to be. What Exactly is the Povio app? The Povio app is a photo-messaging app for both iOS devices (iphone, ipad, ipod Touch) as well as for Androids that prompts users to share photos of what they are doing and reciprocate, but only if they want. You can choose to ignore or acknowledge their photos and then send them … [Read more...]
Tools for Securing and Protecting Your Passwords
Are your passwords under 12 characters long? Are you having trouble remembering all of your passwords? Are you storing your passwords offline right next to your computer? If you answer yes to any of these questions, then you have just unwittingly invited a hacker into your online world. When the Heartbleed bug was discovered in early April 2014, many of us gasped when we were told that just being on the Internet was enough for our PCs and laptops to become infected. Those of us who work at home and spend many hours at a time online were … [Read more...]
Home Business: Travel Industry
If you have ever thought helping others plan a vacation would be a great job, you might have a passion for working as a travel agent. There are many ways you can work from home in this industry. Several companies hire people to work as virtual call center agents. From American Express to Carnival Cruise Lines and World Travel Holdings- there are a variety of jobs in the field. While some may require experience, there are plenty that do not. However, if you have more of an entrepreneurial spirit and prefer to create your own home based travel agency- you have some … [Read more...]
Using Fiverr and Other Micro Job Sites Effectively for Internet Marketing
If you have a blog and/or website you need to drive traffic toward- this article will help you understand how to utilize the best resources available through Fiverr. It's not just a great place to make additional money online, Fiverr is an amazing place to get help with CSS/HTML coding, graphics and Internet Marketing as well. There are so many ways Fiverr can help and it's totally within everyone's budget! Marketing With Fiverr Anyone who has been in the Internet marketing business for more than a few minutes has heard of Fiverr and other similar sites where people … [Read more...]
5 Free and Affordable Sites For Blog Images
Bloggers are always needing images. Truth be told- stealing them seems like the only possible solution to many people who simply don't make enough to hand out hundreds of dollars for monthly image subscription plans. But don't risk your reputation or being sued by believing Google Image search is your free resource of blog images. Keep your integrity and do it right! There are plenty of very affordable and even completely free options. Here are 5 of my favorite resources for blog images. 1. PressFoto PressFoto is a new stock image website that takes a very … [Read more...]
The Cloak App–the “Antisocial Networking” App
Are there days where you need “a little space”? Are there days you’d rather avoid certain people? Are there days you’d rather have no “surprise encounters”? Then downloading the Cloak app might be a solution for you and your peace of mind. What Exactly is the Cloak app? Billing itself the “antisocial network”, Cloak helps you avoid those uncomfortable, chance encounters with ex-spouses, bosses, bullies, ex-clients, nosey neighbors and any other undesirable. You just download Cloak to your iPhone and then sync it with your Instagram or Foursquare … [Read more...]
Hemingway App–Write Like a Literary Legend
Would you like to write like one of the literary greats? Does your writing need to be “tighter” and less wordy? Then downloading the Hemingway app might be a solution for you and your writing. What Exactly is the Hemingway App? Named after Ernest himself, the Hemingway app helps you improve your writing whether you write fiction or non-fiction. The Hemingway app suggests the use of simpler diction, stronger verbs, fewer adverbs, and use of active voice and not passive voice. You can use it to tighten up your prose or make your emails more concise and to the … [Read more...]
Five Things I Hate About Elance
Elance was one of the first places I turned to when I started working from home as a freelancer. I landed a few gigs and even had a few long-term clients for about a year. However, just because something is good, doesn’t mean it will last forever. Elance has some great things going for it, but here are 5 things I cannot stand about Elance. #1. Waiting for money I’m not going to lie. I did a few social media updates and a blog post for a client and I’m still waiting on that money. This can be so very frustrating because I worked for that money and I want it now. … [Read more...]