Converting old photographs into digital images by scanning them is a terrific small business opportunity that offers flexible hours and a minimum investment. In fact, in addition to managing The Photo Managers, I share a photo scanning business with my teenage children. It has been an excellent opportunity to teach them the ... Read More
Archives for December 2014
How Jessica Earns $27,000 a Month From Her Coaching Business
Jessica Nazarali is a Business Strategist and Certified Master Coach. Her journey to entrepreneurship began after she graduated from University and started her blog while working in business development for Fortune 500 companies. But what she really wanted to do was start a coaching business, so 18 months after starting her health ... Read More
Start the Year off Right by Creating Your Own Marketing Systems
Most of us didn't start our business so we could do marketing all day. We started our business because we knew we could help people in one way or another. However, most of us quickly learned that our business isn't going anywhere without marketing. When we do market our business, we are ultimately able to help more people. And we ... Read More
How to Time Manage During the Holidays
The holidays are a wild time of year for every working individual, but especially for the work-at-home-woman. What’s an office by day may very well have to host a New Years Eve party by night. With all this intermingling of professional and personal life during the holiday season, it can be hard to keep things straight and manage ... Read More
Reach Out and Help Someone Through Your Encore Career
Are you thinking the time has come to make a change, to get off the corporate treadmill and go to work doing something you love, with a chance to give back to the community? You're not alone. An increasing number of workers in their 50s and 60s are eschewing the idea of retirement in favor of pursuing a career that offers them not ... Read More
How This Mom Turned Her Love of Cooking Into a Personal Chef Business
Christy Jackson is a personal chef based in Austin, Texas. Although she obtained a college degree in business and worked in the high-tech industry for many years, she wasn't fulfilled. Read on to see how this mom followed her heart and turned her passion for cooking into a profitable business. Tell us a little bit about yourself, and ... Read More
What to Say When a Prospect Says Your Freelance Rate is Too High
It happens to all of us, freelancers. You are talking to someone who may hire you as a freelancer, and the subject gets to your pay rate. She asks, you answer. And she says it is “too high.” It doesn’t matter if you quote a project rate or an hourly rate. Doesn’t matter how much you preface the number with enticing results from ... Read More
Five Tips for Hosting a Virtual Holiday Party
As if the pressure of holidays is not enough, let me remind you that you have limited time to plan and host a holiday party with your virtual colleagues. Now, before you convince yourself that such a feat simply can’t be done, read on. I’ve compiled five easy steps to help you make a holiday get-together more than a remote ... Read More
How These Women Make $45K (or More) Annually as Resume Writers
You're probably familiar with these common freelance writing jobs: journalists, bloggers, travel writers, magazine writers, and authors but have you ever considered resume writing as a viable way to make money from home? Probably not. For some reason, resume writing as a career isn't talked about much. So I decided to chat with ... Read More
How and Why You Should Make Freelance Friends
One of the things that leave me envious when talking to my 9-5 friends is the office antics and bonding with colleagues. Don’t get me wrong, most of the time this is counter-productive and in my case, irritating - but in some way, they all have ‘the office’ in common. As freelancers we might be on a first name basis with the local ... Read More
How This Mom is Making Money From Ugly Christmas Sweaters
In 2008, My Ugly Christmas Sweater®, Inc. founder Anne Marie Blackman had been a stay-at-home mom for 15 years, and with her children heading off to college she was looking for a new focus. She began crafting up-cycled ‘ugly’ Christmas sweaters after researching trends on the internet, looking for a product to sell during the ... Read More
From Employee to Freelancer: How to Cautiously Make the Leap
Today we're tackling a freelance question from one of our readers: Hi Holly, At the beginning of the year, I will be making a huge switch from my full-time position to freelance in order to get rid of my long commute and be closer to home and my two-year-old. To say I am nervous about the transition is an understatement. Do you or ... Read More
How to Script Your Voicemail Message For More Callbacks
Leaving a voicemail for a prospective customer and waiting for a callback is not the best recipe for direct sales success. However, there are times, even in a cold calling scenario, when you will need to leave a voicemail for someone. Having a few prepared voicemail scripts for those times when you need to leave a message will ... Read More
How This Single Mom Started a Professional Resume Writing Business
Elizabeth C. Searcy is a professional search consultant and recruiter, employment specialist, resume writer, and speaker. Her articles, written on a variety of subjects, are published internationally, and in national, regional, and local magazines and newspapers. Read on to see how this single mom started a professional resume ... Read More