March is always a fun and exciting month for us, its spring break, my daughter’s birthday, my mom’s birthday, and my father-in-law’s birthday not to mention all the craziness of SXSW, spring fever, and wanting to play on the lake every day! With all these exciting events going on we always have an endless stream of family and friends ... Read More
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The Fine Line Between Self-Promotion and SPAM
What's up with all the SPAM?! I have been inundated with it lately. From unwanted newsletters, and Facebook messages, to unsolicited tweets from random people wanting me to vote for them, sign-up for their webinar, or purchase their direct sales product. But it doesn't stop there, without permission, business owners and bloggers post ... Read More
Work-Life Balance: The Art of Slowing Down and Saying No!
For the past two weeks, I've been stressed out, tense, uptight, and anxious. Yes, I've been swamped. But, for the most part, I’m always busy. I’ve been eating right and exercising, so that couldn’t be it. I create a daily to-do list, and I’m organized, so that wasn’t it. What could it be? What was making me feel so out of sorts? ... Read More
Customer Service Rules for Your Home-Based Business
This past October our family traveled to Blue Eye, Missouri (a small town of 150 residents), to visit with my husband’s side of the family. The first night we were there we decided to eat at the local Mexican restaurant; being from Texas where Mexican restaurants are a dime a dozen, I wasn’t expecting much from the food, but I did ... Read More
20 Tips for Attending Networking Events
When you're looking for ways to grow your business or further your career, in-person networking usually ranks as a top strategy. I know, online networking and social media is all the rage right now, but when you meet people in person you accelerate the process of building relationships. If you're ready to take your career or ... Read More
Avoid These Pitfalls When Packaging Your Product
I love getting packages in the mail, especially from companies like Ralph Lauren where they send you a sleek white box, filled with fancy wrappings, and extras that make you feel like a million dollars! Well, this past week I received a couple of packages in the mail; one box contained some cookies that I won from a contest on ... Read More
When Work Time Creeps Into Family Time – How to Put Your Family First
Recently, my two-year-old daughter decided to give up her afternoon nap; that wonderful two - three-hour break in my day, where I could work uninterrupted and drink a cup of coffee in peace and quiet. With this valuable time now gone, but the workload remains the same, I decided to try working in the afternoons while my daughter had ... Read More
Twitter Etiquette Tips – 10 Twitter Dos and Don’ts
With people using Twitter to promote their blogs, search for jobs, and to provide customer service, it’s no wonder that the number of individuals using Twitter each day grows exponentially. But with this said, there is a right way to tweet and a wrong way to tweet. Do it the wrong way, and it can be a PR disaster, but if you treat ... Read More
The Work at Home Woman’s First Annual – 50 Best Blogs By Women
For this Friday’s Lovable Links, I am featuring some of the best blogs by women, 50 of them to be exact! No, I won’t be featuring Heather Armstrong's Dooce or Wendy Piersall's Sparkplugging - which are great blogs! Today, I am going to feature 50 blogs from women that are just as worthy of the same level of recognition, but a little ... Read More
Work-at-Home Scam – Easy Google Profit
Recently, I came across an article titled, Jobs: Is Working Online At Home The Next Gold Rush? Of course, this caught my attention since I write about work-at-home topics. When I clicked on the link and read the article, it looked authentic like it came from the Los Angeles Tribune News, which I assumed was a legit ... Read More
7 Key Marketing Strategies for Your Home-Based Business
You've just launched your new home-based business, and now it's time to start promoting it to attract new customers. As a first-time business owner and entrepreneur, I know how difficult it can be to market your business on a shoestring budget, but there is hope. Here are seven inexpensive marketing strategies to increase your ... Read More
Job Hunting Tips to Land Your Ideal Work-at-Home Job
Even though there are more remote jobs than ever before, competition for home-based jobs is fierce, so to get noticed you need to distinguish yourself from the crowd. Ready to get started? Here are some job hunting tips to help you stand out among a sea of applicants and get hired faster. 1. Write a Resume That Gets ... Read More
How to Get Started Working From Home
When I started my work-at-home search, I didn't have a career that I loved, so I was willing to do anything, just as long as I was able to make money and be at home with my daughter. Do you feel the same way? By answering these simple career questions, you can narrow down which work-from-home career path is right for ... Read More
