It's easy to take lunch breaks for granted. After all, they're nothing more than an opportunity to curb those midday hunger pangs, right? But, as it turns out, there's more to lunch breaks than that. If used right, lunch breaks can boost your productivity, too. It's not just because they fill your stomach or give you a breather from ... Read More
Archives for 2015
How Women In Business Can Use Emotional Intelligence
Women in business operate in an environment dominated by male business owners. In this context, we learn to exhibit behaviors that help us to sustain successful businesses, sometimes allowing masculine traits to override our natural nurturing strengths because in the current business paradigm, nurturing traits are sometimes viewed as ... Read More
6 Ways to Deal With Negative Online Reviews
Imagine a world where everyone is always smiling and happy and full of uplifting kindness toward one another. It’s a place that I would like to think exists, but unfortunately, we don’t live in Pleasantville. No matter how genuine we are as entrepreneurs, chances are we will rub someone the wrong way. People I don’t even know have ... Read More
Is Network Marketing a Legit Work From Home Opportunity?
By Bethany Ivie What it looks like to be a working mom is changing drastically. Increasingly, women have more opportunities than ever to support their families from home. There are tons of opportunities out there. Starting your own business, freelancing, monetizing a blog and (dun-dun-dun) NETWORK MARKETING; also known as direct ... Read More
Image Is Everything: How Your Appearance Can Make You More Money
By Emma Burk So often when working from home, it is easy to forget the need to still dress as if you are "going to work." I worked from home for eight months and now still spend a few days a week working from home as a blog writer. The first thing people always say is, "Boy it must be nice to spend all day in your pajamas!" As ... Read More
How to Effectively Communicate with Your Direct Sales Team
Part of your job as a team leader in your direct sales business is to be able to develop a network and system that can be used to connect with your team. The temptation for many is to rely on one method of communication that happens to be your personal favorite, such as, an email or text. The truth is that a comprehensive ... Read More
5 Ways Freelance Writers Can Avoid Job Scams on Craigslist
Craiglist is one of the easiest and most convenient ways to find writing gigs. Unfortunately, because the website is free and popular, it is a target for heartless fraudsters. Even experienced writers fall prey to the job scams on Craislist. While nobody has perfected the art of spotting frauds on Craigslist, here are five ways ... Read More
Preparing for Retirement: Discover the Three Essential Keys to Helping You Enjoy a Financially Secure Future
Sponsored by Edelman Financial Services I recently read that a woman turning 65 today has a 50% chance of living to age 88! And for a 65-year-old married couple, at least one spouse has a 50% chance of living to age 92[1]! That makes me stop and think. Although I love the idea of having a long life where I may get to meet my ... Read More
How This Mom is Making Money Helping Others
Dawn Berryman is the founder and owner of MarketMommy.com, an online resource that shows moms how and where to market their businesses. She holds a B.A. from Indiana University in English, communications, and journalism and has worked in the marketing/communications field since 2002. She resides in rural Ohio with her husband, three ... Read More
7 Steps to Radical Self-Love and Why it’s Mandatory for Your Success
Running a business can be stressful enough. Throw on top of that our families, children, jobs, health, that extra 10 pounds that snuck up on you, bills and other stressors; it’s easy to be hard on ourselves and so busy spinning our wheels we lose track of what’s really important. I heard the term ‘Radical Self-Love’ a few months ... Read More
Do You Have What It Takes to Work From Home?
So you want to work from home. Maybe you think about things like waking up at your leisure, taking time off whenever you want to, and being able to work in your PJ's. While some of those things ring true, there are many other things to consider. Here are some questions you might want to think about when considering if you have what ... Read More
Handling Your Finances as a 1099 Contractor
Working from home is a dream of many, and running your own business is a great way to do just that. Chances are that, unless you’re selling a product, you’re doing a lot of freelance work. And when you freelance, businesses treat you as an independent contractor, or a 1099 contractor, which alludes to the 1099-MISC form businesses ... Read More
From a Raw Food Blogger to a Six Figure Digital Strategist
Would you be willing to quit your day job on Wall Street to start an online business? That's exactly what Nathalie Lussier did with Real Foods Witch; a blog that receives over 750,000 visitors a year. With this success, readers and clients were asking her how she did it, which led her to where she is at today. Nathalie has been ... Read More
Getting (and Keeping) Your First Client
New business owners face a list of challenges once their doors open. Among those hurdles is finding potential clients and turning them into customers. This is especially difficult for high-ticket service-based businesses like event planners or interior decorators, where clients might be wary of hiring a professional who’s never had a ... Read More
4 Reasons Working from Home is Perfect for Empty Nesters
In the past, I have written about the changes that take place as our children leave the house and we transition to that “Empty Nester” status. I have one more child at home who is entering her sophomore year of high school, so, it is something I think about quite often. As I ponder the who, what, where, when, how and why of this ... Read More