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S McIntyre is the founder of WorkAtHomeSpace.com, a free work at home resource focusing on telecommuting companies, daily telecommute job leads, articles, business resources and other work at home related topics.
She co-owns WorkAtHomeBusinessOptions.com, a comprehensive direct selling and telecommuting work at home business resource that includes business tips, exclusive business articles, direct sales and telecommute company listings, home living and much more.
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- 7 Job Ideas For Teens to Earn Money Online
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online] More teens are turning toward the Internet searching for online jobs to earn extra money from home. Despite the age requirements, teenagers can find real money making opportunities. If your teen is looking for ways to work at home online discuss with them their interests, commitment and goals.
- 7 Attributes That Make a Good Presenter
[Business:Presentation] The importance of being a good presenter and having a good presentation is not limited to the corporate world. If you own a home business or promote a business having the right presenting skills will make all the difference in the outcome.
- 4 Types of Computer Desks For Your Limited Work at Home Space
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] Working at home is a blessing in itself and if you have a home office with four walls and a door consider yourself lucky. There are some of us who don't have the traditional home office and choosing and deciding on a computer desk is an important purchase.
- Home Decorating Tips For Your Work at Home Business Office
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Your home office is your work at home sanctuary. It's a place where you are the most work productive each day. Many people who work outside the home adorn their desks or walls with small framed pictures of family, pets or drawings from their two year old. Even though you have the advantage because you already work from home it doesn't mean you have to stick to a boring decor.
- Work at Home Job Search - 3 Key Preparation Steps
[Business:Career-Advice] Before doing any work at home job search, you must have a clear career plan if you want to be successful in finding a telecommute job. When you hold a business meeting, give a home presentation, have a job interview or a catering gig what is the one thing you do? You prepare weeks in advance or the night before. Preparation is a definite must-do.
- 3 Places to Find Quality Leaders in Your Business
[Business] When it comes to looking for a business leader in your niche, it's important to follow or find several. The main reason is not all leaders have the same level of expertise and some believe they are experts in their niche, but they really aren't.
- 6 Kid Safe Venues to Celebrate Halloween
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] There are other safe Halloween trick-or-treating options for parents who prefer to not let their children do the traditional trick-or-treating. Parents can look into these six indoor places that offer safety and tons of fun.
- 10 Article Writing Tips For Writing Quality Articles
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] When asked for article writing tips, you will surely get a variety of answers. One tip is not more important than the other. In no particular order, here are my 10 tips that will help you with your writing so you can create the best article each and every time.
- Use Affiliate Marketing to Increase Your Work at Home Income Stream
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Affiliate-Revenue] Affiliate marketing is one of the best ways to diversify and supplement your income source when you work from home. Whether you work for a virtual employer or have your own home based business, adding affiliate programs can help bring in extra residual income each month.
- 3 Key Components in Running a Successful Forum
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Forums] I need more hands to help me count how many work at home forums have been created and then deserted by the forum owners. As a forum administrator you have a responsibility to keep it active, enjoyable, and spam free.
- Writing Jobs - A Profitable Work at Home Money Maker
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] Through my search for daily work at home job leads, I've come across many writing jobs. Some require writing degrees, but many don't. Writing is an ideal work at home job for people who are looking for a non-phone job and who don't really have a lot of experience that are required from other positions.
- 10 Suggestions to Kill Work at Home Distractions
[Self-Improvement:Time-Management] Working at home and being there for your children is a luxury. Who wouldn't want to be in my shoes? The downside, there are many challenges and distractions.
- 8 Key Twitter Networking Tips You Must Know
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] I've been using Twitter, a social networking site, for six months now and have met so many terrific, interesting and business savvy people. What I have observed over the months is everyone uses Twitter for different reasons, but the majority of people who use it for networking don't always know how to network properly.
- Thank You Email Tips For a Work at Home Interview Follow Up
[Business:Careers-Employment] A work at home job interview is just like if you had a regular interview with a brick and mortar company. It's highly recommended to write a thank you email to the interviewer. Not only is it good business etiquette, but an interview follow up email will keep you, a likely candidate fresh in their minds.
- 10 Detrimental Work at Home Phone Interview Mistakes
[Business:Careers-Employment] It's an exciting time when you're finally contacted and scheduled for a work at home job phone interview. Go ahead and do the happy dance and then breathe deeply.
- 5 Attractive Ideas For Rewarding Forum Moderators
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Forums] As an experienced and grateful work at home forum administrator, I appreciate my forum moderators for the job they do! Not only have they agreed to work with me unpaid, but every day they put aside time from their already busy schedules to help moderate my forum, join in the discussions, welcome new members, answer questions and start new topics and so on.
- 3 Top Benefits of Shared Blogs
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] What would you say if I told you could spend less time, make more money and double, triple or quadruple your traffic with your blog? Would you think there was a catch? Perhaps there is, but I'm happy to tell you there isn't.
- Work at Home Forum Moderator Job
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Forums] Working as a forum moderator is a great job for those who don't like phone work. Few of the forum moderator jobs are paid, but there are many that don't offer monetary compensation, but instead they offer other bonuses and perks.
- Forum Networking - What it Takes to Be a Professional
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Forums] If you're a newbie to forum networking it can be an intimidating experience. If you've been around networking forums, you know what to expect, but sometimes even the most experienced need to brush up on their forum networking skills.
- 5 Reasons Your Work at Home Job Search is Not Effective
[Home-Based-Business] If you keep hearing and reading about the work at home job industry as being very competitive and tough it's not a myth, but it isn't the only cause in preventing many people from finding a work at home job. How do you explain the ones who find work at home employment within a few months? It's not just sheer luck or being in the right place at the right time, although we would like to think that to console ourselves.
- In Comparison - Twitter Vs Community Forums
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Media] Community forums and social media have been around a long time. Along came Twitter and it quickly gained popularity among all users. Some say social networks like Twitter are the new way of connecting and community forums are becoming obsolete.
- Article Marketing is Dead and I Have Proof
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] I have heard and read from various sources article marketing is ineffective. It doesn't work and it's a complete waste of time. You're absolutely right if you write your articles based on the following guidelines outlined below.
- Article Marketing - 3 Quick Steps to Submitting Articles to Article Directories
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] You have read and learned about the huge benefits of article marketing and you've written your first article, now it's time for you to start submitting your article to article directories. Most article directories are free, some are paid, but all require registration. There are literally hundreds and hundreds of article directories with different niches.
- 5 Tips on Winning the Telecommuting Phone Interview
[Business:Career-Advice] As a telecommuting job seeker knows finding a work at home job is only one half the battle. Getting a phone interview is one step closer to landing the job.
- 6 Telecommuting Job Seekers' Questions and Answers
[Business:Careers-Employment] There is thousands of work at home job seekers searching online for a telecommuting job. There are also common questions asked about telecommuting every day.
- When a Work at Home Job Finds You Through Networking
[Home-Based-Business] It's the best work at home job case scenario to have other than having a work at home job opportunity handed to you with your name on it. Very quickly it can become discouraging and frustrating when you are constantly applying for positions and not getting any immediate results. Competition in the work at home field is extremely fierce, competitive and tough.
- Is Your Work at Home Job Search Consuming You?
[Business:Careers-Employment] There's no quick fix to find a work at home job. Finding and getting hired to work at home is just as tough as going out and finding a brick and mortar job. So what it is that you're supposed to do?
- A Work at Home Business With Family Support is Important
[Home-Based-Business] Just because you have a work at home business it doesn't mean it's not important and it's not a real job. Whether you work at home for an employer or have your own home business, getting the family support you need is important to your success.
- How to Gain Weight Through Healthy Eating
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] In today's society where most people are going on diets, how often do you hear someone say, "I want to gain weight"? Not too often I bet, but years ago I was one of those people.
- 4 Article Marketing Strategies to Get More Exposure For Your Articles
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] There are many different ways to get more exposure for your articles. Submitting them to high traffic ranked article directories is one of the top choices. Adding them to your own website, newsletter or ezine, posting them on forums and swapping them with other webmasters are all viable and very effective methods.
- Finding a Work at Home Job is Not a Lonely Journey
[Home-Based-Business] Whoever said finding a work at home job was not easy was absolutely right. It doesn't matter if the economy is failing or not. Plainly telecommuting jobs don't fall from the sky.
- 4 Steps Closer to Landing a Telecommuting Job
[Business:Careers-Employment] You made the decision to telecommute from an home office. Now what? How do you get started? Follow these four important steps and be prepared for what lies ahead in finding a telecommuting job.
- Top 6 Questions to Ask Yourself If You're Ready to Work at Home
[Home-Based-Business] It's easy to say, I've decided I'm going to work at home and I just need to find a job. In reality it's a lot more than just finding a work at home job. Are you really prepared? Here are six questions to ask yourself before you seriously consider working from home.
- 10 Personalized Gift Ideas For the Hard-To-Buy-For
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Gifts] It's hard to buy for the person who has everything. It's even harder to buy for someone when you have no idea what to get them. When it comes to decision time do you find yourself hemming and hawing over should I or shouldn't I?
- Finding the Work at Home Job - To Pay Or Not to Pay?
[Home-Based-Business] There seem to be some confusion among many newbies just coming aboard the work at home train. I know how difficult it can be to wrap your head around all the information provided. Sometimes it's as clear as mud and sometimes it's just plain murky.
- Enjoy a Guilt-Free Semi Workless Holiday
[Business] A festive holiday only comes once a year. It's a time to take a breather and celebrate the joys of the holiday with family and friends. There are so many things to be merry, see and do with your family.
- The Power in Signature Advertising
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] Back when I first started online I didn't know how important and effective signature advertising would be. I was told by the experts it was a good way to get exposure and a good place to put it would be in your email signature. They mentioned the possible viral effect you would get from a single forwarded message.
- Is Your Holiday Gift the Right Home Business?
[Home-Based-Business] The holiday is the time to give. You give to family and to friends, to your child's teacher and even to charity. Do you give a present to yourself? How about one day of "Mommy alone time", get a manicure and pedicure, buy a new pair of jeans, have a bubble bath or perhaps a new home business?
- Lose Weight, Burn Fat With a Complete In-Home Walking Workout
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] There are so many benefits to walking. First and foremost, it's plain good exercise that almost anyone can do. A good pair of walking shoes and appropriate clothing is all you need. Grab a friend or listen to your iPod, and you're good to go.
- How an Article Writing Challenge Killed Writer's Block
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] The holiday season is almost upon us and with the many different topics and ideas to write about are you still fighting writer's block? I found myself not long ago in this exact position. I knew there were articles to be written, but I didn't want to seem like I was regurgitating the same old thing.
- 7 Work at Home When You Want Jobs
[Home-Based-Business] These days having more than one golden egg in your basket is a very good thing especially when you work from home. It doesn't always seem so easy to find a work at home job and if you add your lack of experience or if set schedules are problematic then yes, it's true. It's not simple, but there is a solution.
- Stop Being the Work at Home Scam Victim
[Home-Based-Business] The holidays are around the corner and the con artists are working full-time. More than ever there will be more work at home jobs or opportunities popping up on the Internet. It is crucial to stay one step ahead of the scammers and keep your guard up to avoid getting involved in an unfortunate and some times unpleasant situation.
- The Four Seasons of Marketing
[Business:Marketing] Like the four seasons in most places in the world, there are four seasons of marketing. A lot of people hold their marketing plans based on the different holiday seasons or during special or current events. When demand for a product is high in a certain period, you should take advantage and cash in on this trend.
- 5 Holiday Ideas to Advertise and Give Back to Your Customers
[Business:Advertising] Customers are vital to our business. If you have none then you don't have a business. How you treat your customers will partly depend on whether they will become returning customers. Although it's ideal to show your appreciation now and then, the holidays seem to be the perfect time of year to give back to your customers and it can be done in these five ways.
- Give Green, Go Green
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] For many years now, we've had a green Christmas. Rarely have we woken up to a city blanketed in white. I'm quite certain this year will be no different in the weather department. On the other hand, going green this holiday season and every year thereafter should be looked upon more seriously.
- Marketing After the Holidays
[Business:Marketing] Businesses are getting an early start on their holiday advertising. Look around you...after Halloween, the festive displays adorn malls everywhere. Flyers and catalogs are knocking at your door. Soon you will be hearing on the radio and television the telltale signs the holidays are quickly approaching.
- 3 Reasons Article Marketing is the Top Advertising Choice
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] What are the best ways to advertise for free? This question is asked on a regular basis. There are a whole slew of responses that include from free classifieds, traffic exchanges and blogging to social networking. For many people, me included today's most recommended choice is article marketing. Why? Simply because it's free and effective!
- Four Creative and Low-Cost Ways to Advertise Offline
[Business:Advertising] It's that time of year again to kick it up a few notches and really showcase and promote your business. The holidays are a wonderful time to start thinking out of the box and become creative. There are so many options when it comes to offline advertising. You have your regular distribution of business cards, flyers, magnets, and free promotional items to give away. How about something a little bit out of the ordinary? How about something to let others show you mean business? No pun intended. Here are four creative, low cost offline holiday advertising ideas. Take some of these ideas as is or add a little twist to make them your own.
- Going Social With Web 2.0
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] Web 2.0 has gotten a lot of people buzzing about joining different social sites to get more exposure for themselves and their business.
- Are Free Advertising Forums Effective?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Forums] A question was asked recently whether free advertising forums will work for her site. There are many forums that are for the sole purpose of advertising. Are these effective and do they really work is the question.
- The Power of Setting No Goals in Network Marketing
[Home-Based-Business:Network-Marketing] It has been said many times and in many ways the importance of setting goals in network marketing, direct sales and other businesses. The end result is always achieving your goals either on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
- Defining Data Entry Jobs and Data Entry Programs
[Home-Based-Business] Every day at least one person will ask if a particular data entry job is legit. Every day at least one person will ask to find a data entry position. Data entry jobs are the most desired, most favourable and most sought after position online. You will hear often data entry jobs are rare, few and far between and it's true. If that's the case, why do you see them scattered online so much?
- One Easy Method to Improve Time Management
[Self-Improvement:Time-Management] Does this phrase sound familiar to you, "I wish there was more time in the day!" or "I don't have enough time to do everything." Well, no one said you have to do everything in one day. Is it even possible?
- Are You Taking Your Home Business on Vacation With You?
[Home-Based-Business] I'm sure many people think people who work from home is like being on vacation. As a matter of fact, it's rarely true. I work at home and it's not a vacation.
- Beyond the Internet - Telecommuting Jobs Are Close to Home
[Business:Careers-Employment] I can't say it enough without sounding like a broken record, but finding a work at home job online can be very difficult even for someone with a lot of experience. I recently came across someone who was having a very hard time getting hired. It wasn't the lack of experience under her belt, as a matter of fact, it looked as if she would have no problems obtaining her work at home job.
- 15 Common Blogging Terminology
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] Welcome to the blogging world! Before you jump in, familiarize yourself with these 15 common blogging terminology.
- Guarding Your Personal Information When Applying For Telecommuting Jobs
[Business:Careers-Employment] When I find a good job lead, I will post it on several work at home forums with the word "Unresearched" in bold. Of course it simply means the job lead hasn't been well...researched. A lot of scammers are very good at making a not-so-legitimate job very legitimate sounding which is why doing your own due diligence is so very important. A lot of times people will respond to my post with "Thanks for the great job lead! I applied." Wait a second! Back up! You said you applied?
- Telecommuting Jobs - Where Are the Non-Phone Jobs?
[Business:Careers-Employment] I've had many people who have emailed me and private message me on my forum asking me where the non-phone jobs are. I have read on numerous work at home forums people asking for non-phone jobs mainly because they have babies, young children or because phone work is simply not their cup of tea. Add to this mix, some even state they have no experience. Even to someone who has no experience, you have options.
- Building Success Through Goal Setting
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] How do you start your day? Do you have a set routine? Do you have a timeline of what you are to accomplish this day? Or are you overwhelmed by the tasks at hand and you don't know whether you're coming or going? If it's the latter, you need to pick yourself up and set some realistic goals for yourself.
- Caught! What To Do About Content Stealers
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online] First and foremost anything you write, draw, paint and photograph is protected by copyright laws and it is known as intellectual property. I think one time or another each of us have had something stolen from us. I, for one know I have had ad copies, blog post, contest ideas and even a portion of my home page's content stolen from me.
- 4 Simple Ways To Make Easy Money Online!
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online] Frequently I come across subject titles along the lines of "HELP! I need to find a work at home job NOW!" I have to admit it's a frightening statement with signs of desperation oozing rather disgustingly pleading for a WAH job that may not come into existence for many months. There is really no way of making fast easy money NOW. Did I really say that?
- Mystery Shopping Guide - Ten Helpful Tips
[Home-Based-Business] Back in my days when I worked in retail for a number of years I wished I had a job where I would evaluate sales associates on their customer service skills. We had comment cards available to all our shoppers if they chose to comment about our service, but it wasn't quite the same thing because once the shopper filled out the comment card it was given back to the sales associate to hand in at the end of the day with the cash deposits. One day I overheard the supervisor say to one sales associate she was secretly shopped! It was the first time I've heard of mystery shopping.
- 10 Website Building Mistakes To Avoid
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Web-Design] A look of a website can make or break your business. First impressions always count. Here are ten tips to building a better business website.
- 4 More Effective Ways To Advertise For Free
[Business:Advertising] There are so many different ways to advertise for free online and creativity is really in your hands as you can take some of these methods offline as well. Here are four more effective ways to advertise for free.
- 7 Ideas For Newsletter Content
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Ezine-Publishing] You have a very nice growing list of subscribers to your newsletter. Sometimes it's hard to find new ideas to add or if you're new at this, what type of content you want. If you display your newsletter for visitors to read, then your goal is keep them interested and eventually become subscribers and of course, you want to keep your subscribers subscribed. Here are seven ideas for newsletter content.
- Are You Providing Good Customer Service?
[Business:Customer-Service] Customer service is so important wherever you go. Larger businesses are adopting automated services and most times when I phone for customer service I am pushing a number on my telephone keypad and some times I don't even get a real person to talk to. I find it extremely frustrating. How about going to a bank and you can't find a teller because they don't have one? Sorry, but not everything can be handled and taken care of online. I walk into a department store and I don't see anyone who works there let alone any sales associate. They don't even have cashiers in the departments anymore. The checkout is in a centralized location. Mind you, not all department stores are like this. Even if they aren't what is the percentage of finding someone to help you when you need it?
- Did Crayola Introduce A New Crayon Called Peanut Butter?
[Food-and-Drink] And if they did would it be smooth or crunchy? No there isn't a new crayon called peanut butter, at least not that I'm aware of, but it is really a versatile food.
- Top 4 Most Effective Free Advertising Methods
[Business:Advertising] Here are four effective free advertising methods that have been tried and tested and best of all, they truly work! We do this naturally and we do it almost every single day.
- 5 Reasons Why Sitting At The Computer Can Be A Health Risk
[Health-and-Fitness:Ergonomics] Sitting at the computer all day can pose some serious health risks. If you think that sitting doesn't involve a lot of work think again. Although it requires less muscular effort, the muscles are required to hold the trunk, the neck and shoulders in a fixed position.
- Are You Sabotaging Your Reputation and Business Online?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Forums] How you conduct yourself online can adversely affect you as a business person, professional or employee/employer. No one wants to be seen in a negative light so how you handle yourself online is very important.
- Is The Fat Burning Soup Diet A Myth?
[Health-and-Fitness:Popular-Diets] It was back in July when I decided to try out the Fat Burning Soup diet. If you look at me, you'd think I didn't need to go a diet, but I believe if you don't like something about yourself, you change it. Simple as that.
- Unblocking The Writer's Block With Article Ideas
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] A writer's worse nightmare is thinking of those two dreaded words... writer's block. We all experience it one time or another. Don't fret! Really, there's plenty of topics to write about. Here are six avenues on where to find your spark for writing again.
- Three Key Elements You Should Know Before Starting A Forum
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Forums] I can assure you starting a forum is not as easy as one make think. Before you start your forum, here are three key elements you need to know.
- Walking The Low Impact Workout
[Health-and-Fitness:Exercise] This two disc DVD featuring Leslie Sansone in "Walk Away The Pounds", is an easy in-home walking workout for beginners. When I say beginners, I mean people who have not exercised for a number of years and are looking to ease into a simple, low impact yet satisfying fitness program.
- Take My Breath Away - Literally!
[Health-and-Fitness] I was diagnosed with asthma in 2003 after taking the Methacholine Challenge Test. This test determines whether you're asthmatic or not and lets you know your severity level. These are breathing tests using the drug methacholine to simulate an asthma attack. The methacholine will cause your airways to constrict and narrow. If you're not asthmatic, this will not affect you in any way, shape or form.
- The Forgotten Forum Introduction
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Forums] As a forum owner, I'm well aware of how many people "forget" this all important step. While many forums have a free section for members to promote their businesses, how beneficial is it to make your first post a "post and run"? I can honestly say if a forum requires an introduction your ad just met the delete button and even if they don't, it's forum etiquette. Forums are invaluable tools and it should be utilized to its fullest potential.
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