I get a lot of questions about working at home from people who know me or know I work at home. It’s actually one of the reasons I started this blog. Not too long ago I was talking with someone who knows my husband and he asked me about how I ended up working at home. He was interested because his son was interested and being a good dad, he… >>Continue reading Advice for someone who wants to start doing some online work...
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Schools Should Do Away With Perfect Attendance Awards
Remember back in school, when there were always a handful of kids who went home after awards ceremonies with perfect attendance certificates? I’d actually forgotten about those until a few years ago when I began sitting through my own children’s end-of-the-year accolades. As an adult, I can’t help but bite my tongue every year when I see awards given to a handful of children for their perfect attendance. The mom… >>Continue reading Schools Should Do Away With Perfect Attendance Awards
Read moreTelecommuters count their blessings, one pair of sweats at a time
Geared at the work-from-home corporate job market, this article from accountingWEB is one of the best telecommuting landscape articles I’ve read in a while. When someone does such a good job of compiling quotes and data from reliable sources there’s nothing left to do but link to it. Although I wish the article linked back to its sources, it’s still worth the read.
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Read moreTelecommute Already? Employ Telecommuters?
If you do, then Derek Sheppard (at the Kitsap Sun paper out of Bremerton, WA) is looking for you. He’d like to ask you a few questions about what it’s like for a story he’s doing. Here’s what he says:
I’d like to provide some perspective from people who a.) Work from home, or b.) Employ people who work from home.
I’m not talking about a home-based… >>Continue reading Telecommute Already? Employ Telecommuters?
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Perfect Masters Degrees For The Telecommuter
Some of the pleasures of working from home include preparing lunch here instead of having to grab fast food on the run , being able to control my work atmosphere, and saving one to two hours out of the day (along with saving gas) which would usually be set aside for the daily commute. Lately I’ve been thinking that maybe those extra hours could be put into more than the… >>Continue reading Perfect Masters Degrees For The Telecommuter
Read moreTelecommuting Okay – A List of Job Postings Craigslist
Here’s a list of 10 cool telecommuting jobs listed on Craigslist:
- Part Time Research and Outreach Associate / Intern
- Part Time — Admin & Operations Assistant — Telecommute $500-$1,000 (Midtown)
- Freelance PHP
- Writer needed for comedy webcast
- Personal Assistant Needed for Busy Comedian/Producer (Chelsea)
- Experienced Medical Transcriptionists/Editors Needed Immediately
- Do You Love Food and Travel?
- Speech Writer / Global Business
- financial researcher needed
- RECRUITER – CONTRACT
Animal Lover? Work for PETA.
PETA, the non-profit animal organization, has some jobs posted and, although they officially say that they do not offer telecommuting opportunities on their Work at PETA FAQ page, I found a listing for an Online Fundraising Creative Assistant that’s also listed on Craigs list that says telecommuting IS okay for this position (see PostingID: 541203791 at http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/npo/541203791.html).
You do have to have Internet… >>Continue reading Animal Lover? Work for PETA.
Read moreJob Posting for Personal / Executive Admin. Asst.
I just saw a really cool job posting on Craig’s List! Here’s what it says
30+ hours per week personal / exec assistant to a slightly kooky, control freak perfectionist.
Responsibilities include:
*Managing household and household staff (housekeepers, gardeners, dog walkers, misc. workers);
*Scheduling (heavy at times with lots of changes);
*Travel planning (business and leisure);
*Occasional social events / party planning;
*Seeing that the pets are taken… >>Continue reading Job Posting for Personal / Executive Admin. Asst.