As many successful business owners and service providers know, good customer service is critical to building or maintaining their business. Exemplary customer service helps your business get noticed. But no matter how great your service or product happens to be, bad customer service can bring your business to a screeching halt. So ... Read More
The Work at Home Woman
How To Get More Party Bookings
There is really no trick to running a successful direct sales business. But you will need to be innovative, determined, and most of all, hard-working, to keep your business afloat. The most common question many direct sale consultants ask is, “How do I get more party bookings?” I want to share eight easy ways to get you more ... Read More
From Job Loss to Successful Home-Based Career, Here’s How
Sponsored by CareerStep My husband, Nate, lost his second job due to the economy. I was at home with our three small children and losing an income hurt - a lot. I can’t even tell you how stressed we were. We thought about selling or renting our house, Nate taking on some other job, me working at Walmart - there was no way we could ... Read More
Professional Women Are Leaving Corporate America
An event whether happy, like the birth of a child or tragically sad is often the catalyst for professional women to leave Corporate America. It was years ago that my daughter Serena died in a drowning accident yet the memories of that day are as vivid as if it happened yesterday. Serena for years had been my silent secret child ... Read More
Warning Signs that Working at Home is Not Right for You
For many, the ability to set your own hours and work from the comfort of your own home is a much-coveted position. Office employees often lament to their work at home counterparts, who seem to have freedom and flexibility to complement their salaries. But as the common saying goes, the grass is greener on the other side. Working ... Read More
How This Mom Turned Her Wide Variety of Passions into a Business
Writer, Alexandra Brown has been sidetracked by all kinds of distractions: college, marriage, career, and motherhood. With a diagnosis of hypomania, stopping to smell the roses includes an idea to breed a new strain. Alex suffers from a constant creative influx of ideas - most of which she takes the time (and resources) to explore. ... Read More
Dealing with Working Mom Guilt – 7 Tips For Work-At-Home Moms
If you are a work-at-home mom or thinking about being a work-at-home mom, then you probably have dealt with guilt at some point in time. If you have worked out of the home, then guilt was likely to be a part of your daily routine. When you decided to stay-at-home, as I did, you probably thought that this guilt would be gone. For me, ... Read More
Find Freelance Writing Jobs Online
Whether you are searching for a way to supplement your income in a competitive job market, building a portfolio or simply reveling in the joy of the craft, freelance writing jobs are some of the most available, accessible and interesting jobs offered on the internet. Freelance writing work covers practically any topic, ensuring ... Read More
5 Financial Secrets Every Entrepreneur Should Know
As more and more Americans battle with layoffs and a challenging economic environment, it is not uncommon to see a larger number of people going into business for themselves. Whether it is the idea that they can make better money, set their own hours, or be their own boss, more Americans maybe than ever before are giving the idea ... Read More
Working From Home May Not Be By Choice
To have the choice to work from home can be a total blessing. Making your own hours. Not having to converse with annoying co-workers. Working at your own pace and on your own time. But what if working from home was not a choice? What if circumstances dictated the necessity to abruptly leave your office desk and quickly shift ... Read More
How This Mom Took Her Organizing Passion and Turned It into a Business
Anita Crook never thought about becoming an entrepreneur, especially at the age of 60. But after receiving a purse from her son that didn't contain any inside pockets, she decided to create a product so she and others could organize their purses. Find out how this mom took her organizing passion and turned into a profitable solution ... Read More
Land a New Client by Incorporating Personality Types Into Your Strategy
As a work-at-home mom in marketing and business development, I have come to understand a lot about people. Just to be sure, you're potential and current clients are people, right? Ahhh, yes! So, it's the time you become an expert in people too. Your paychecks come from people. So let's break this down. Understanding the Potential ... Read More
Get Your Business Exposure Without Spending A Fortune On PR
You’ve launched your business, printed business cards, and put up a website. Now what? How do you get potential customers to take notice? This is often the biggest challenge women entrepreneurs face when starting a new business. Thankfully, with the ever-growing world of social media, it’s getting easier to generate buzz ... Read More
Working as a Direct Sales Consultant for Celadon Road
Jill Stover had dabbled in direct sales but never found the perfect fit. It wasn't until she joined Celadon Road, a company where she was passionate about their products and message that she started to see success with her direct sales business. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your entrepreneurial journey. I was a ... Read More
Five Common Fears Business Owners Need to Overcome
“Fear cannot take what you do not give it" - Christopher Coan So you want to start a business, huh? Being an entrepreneur is the same as being a dreamer. You can’t start a business without a dream. That vision is like gas in a tank and will drive you to where you want to go. I’m very much a dreamer. Since I was a little girl, I ... Read More