Whether you've been forced into entrepreneurship or are considering it by choice, there has never been a better time to start an online virtual assistant business. Not sure what services to offer or what niches virtual assistants can work in? Then check out this list of in-demand services and niches to consider. 1. Blog ... Read More
Angie Nelson
7 Fall Business Ideas To Start Today
There is a generous amount of information online regarding summer businesses and jobs on a local level, but what happens when fall rolls around? Surely people in your area still need assistance? And more than likely, you still need an income. How can you provide for yourself and your family with the changing of the seasons? Here are ... Read More
How This Work-at-Home Wife Found Her Bliss as a Professional Blogger
Angie Nelson has been working from home since 2007. Over the years she's dabbled in direct sales, customer service, running a virtual assistant business, and publishing various niched blogs. Read on to find out how she finally found her work-at-home bliss with a professional blogging career over at The Work at Home Wife. Tell us a ... Read More
4 Helpful Tips for Beginning Freelance Writers
Freelance writing is one of the best jobs in the world if you love to write. The freedom to make your own schedule, work in the fields you love, travel to new places, meet amazing people, and truly make a difference with the written word is one of the draws of the profession. But this freedom does not come without some hard work and ... Read More
Top 10 Tips for Becoming a Successful Freelancer
Becoming a freelancer and working from home has many benefits, not least, the fact that you are your own boss. Setting your own working hours, your own rate of pay, and when you take your coffee breaks might sound easy, but in fact setting the basics in stone before you have actually begun working from home is the most important ... 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
7 Ways to Market Your New Business Without Breaking the Bank
Launching a new business is never easy, but it doesn't have to bankrupt you, either. Many new business owners are excited to promote their company but make the mistake of spending too much on marketing. While it's important to advertise and market your organization, it's possible to do this without spending a lot of money. In fact, ... Read More
How to Become a Successful Party Plan Consultant
You’ve just signed up as a party plan independent consultant, and you’re excited and eager to get going on what you hope will be a lucrative career in direct selling. You’re impressed by the business plan and believe in the income potential that could be yours in exchange for hard work and determination. You’ve probably invested some ... Read More
Must-Have Tips for Amazon Seller Success
When eBay first came on the scene, the auction site quickly became the preferred platform for selling everything from used computers and collectible comic books to antique glassware and old photograph records. But recently eBay has begun to make changes that make the site harder to use and less valuable to the casual seller and the ... Read More
Is Your Proposal Worth the Price?
When it comes to freelance writing, one of the most significant components of your business is in writing proposals. Doubtless, you spend a good portion of your time as a freelancer crafting proposals, be they responses to requests for proposals (RFPs), proposals for bidding sites, queries to magazines, or another form. Many times, ... Read More
3 Things to Consider Before Quitting Your Day Job and Starting a Business
If you're trying to get your own business off the ground while still working a regular nine-to-five job, you'll no doubt be desperate to quit your day job as soon as possible. While it can be extremely tempting to focus entirely on your new business, quitting your day job at the right time is essential. Many people make the grave ... Read More
5 Quick Tips for Promoting Your Self-Published Book Through Social Media
Self-published authors will never have the same access to resources and level of exposure as traditional publishing houses. If you're going to publish on your own, you have no choice but to do most of the promoting yourself or hire an experienced virtual marketing assistant. Promoting your self-published book or e-Book takes a lot of ... Read More
Where to Find Freelance Writing Jobs
So you're starting out in the freelance writing business, you're excited about the freedom it offers you, and on your first day you sit down, open up your laptop … and realize you have no idea where to find writing jobs. Or perhaps you've started writing with one or two and you have no clue where to look in order to expand your ... Read More
4 Ways To Get Your Customers To Do Your Social Marketing For You
Looking for creative ways to use social media to promote your products? Many established brands and innovative startups have started to mix social marketing with e-commerce to improve their sales. Below we will look at several examples and how you can apply them to your own business and get your customers to do your marketing for ... Read More
Want To Make More Money Online? Pick a Specialty!
Regardless of your freelance service offerings -- you can benefit from specializing. Freelance writers, bloggers, graphic designers, virtual assistants, even social media managers are able to niche down. That may mean working with a specific type of person or on a specific type of project, but the possibilities are endless. And the ... Read More
