I’m so tired. For the past two weeks, my daughter has been sick. It started off as a little cold and slowly progressed into a severe case of croup. After two trips to the doctor, a misdiagnosis, unneeded antibiotics, and countless sleepless nights we are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. As a mom, you know how ... Read More
Archives for February 2012
Why Direct Sales Can Be the Best Job You Ever Had
There is an old saying that hard work is always rewarded. If you are one of those people who believe in this motto, then you are the perfect kind of person to get into a home-based business doing party consulting. There are several reasons why the party plan direct sales model is the ideal career for the assertive and ambitious ... Read More
Writing Fast: Blog Writing in Less Time
Wouldn't it be great if you knew how to write a blog post quickly and easily so you could move on to other business matters that you enjoy more? Lots of people struggle with staying on top of their blog writing schedule because they get hung up in the process. It takes longer than they want. They struggle to find the right words and ... Read More
Love Yourself, Love What You Do, Start a Business
The last bites of Valentine’s chocolate are gone. All the red and pink marketing have disappeared from store shelves. But it’s not too late to give yourself a lasting Valentine’s gift by starting a business. Have you dreamed of running your own business? Carving your own path? Is there a product or service or market that you’re ... Read More
How This Mom Turned Her Paid Hobby into a Full-Time Design Business
Melissa Scott Jackson is the owner and lead designer at Cranberry Blue, a full-service design studio. Although Melissa didn't set out to start a business, her paid hobby turned into one when she was laid off from her corporate job. Find out how Melissa was able to turn her paid hobby into a successful full-time design ... Read More
The Best and Worst Buzzwords to Use (or Not) on Your Resume
There are always two sides to every story and when it comes to career hunting, we often hear tales of late nights spent tweaking resumes, writing cover letter after cover letter, and the occasional narrative of how a Tweet landed one lucky Twitter user their dream job. The saying “looking for a job is a full-time job” is a ... Read More