How To Configure your Home Office for Productivity and Efficiency

A home office can have many uses, from a place for your teenager to do their homework to a fully functional business run out of the house, but often times a home office is a poor example of optimal ergonomics.  Given the many benefits to optimizing ergonomics however, a strong case can be made for … [Read more...]

How to Create a Career Working from Home

More and more people are turning to self-employment for various reasons and working from home is an option that many people are seeking. Family is typically the primary reason for switching to a work-at-home lifestyle. Stress, a miserable job, or other work related factors can lead to someone … [Read more...]

Considering a career as a Virtual Assistant?

Virtual Assistant

The recent market conditions and massive lay-off's has caused many of my friends to reconsider their career paths. Recently several of my friends asked me about my business as a virtual assistant. I told them that a Virtual Assistant is someone who offers his or her expertise to a specific target … [Read more...]

How to Avoid Work From Home Internet Scams

hook-line-and-sinker

As the ranks for the jobless continue to grow with the worsening economy, more and more people are looking for ways to replace a lost income. Many are falling prey to work from home internet scams. You don’t have to be one of them. Read on to find out how to avoid getting ripped off. First, … [Read more...]

How to Negotiate With Your Boss to Work From Home

(how not to) negotiate with your boss

With the daily commute becoming more of a bind and the flexibility of online communication becoming easier to set in place, the ability to work from home is a very attractive and realistic option for a large part of the workforce. However, for many people, there is still one hurdle to get over … [Read more...]