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Work At Home Success Jobs and News February 8, 2008

Welcome to WAHS Jobs and News where each week you'll find work-at-home job announcements, articles to inspire and inform, scam alerts, telecommuting trends and much more! 

First time visitors, please be sure to read about "How To Use this Newlsetter" in the Notes from Leslie section. You can go to your favorite newsletter feature using the links in the Contents below!


Contents of this week's newsletter:



Notes From Leslie
NEW WAHS Blog
I set up a new work-at-home blog to provide current news and trends on working at home. The goal is for the blog to be THE work-at-home news center. You can visit the Work-At-Home Success News and Reviews here.

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SCAM Survey
I'm conducting a survey to learn about people's experiences and feelings about scams to be shared for Work-At-Home Scam Prevention week coming in March. I love to have your feedback! You can fill out the form here!
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Any Joomla Experts out there? I'm considering moving the WAHS site over to the Joomla platform to make updating and adding content easier. I'm slowly but surely learning about it, but have determined that it may be a better use of my time to hire it out. If you have experience with Joomla, let me know.
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How to Use WAHS Jobs and News: On occasion I get an email from someone who can't find the jobs posted in this newsletter, so I thought I'd give a quick overview on how to use the ezine.  In the section above this one, you'll find the contents of this week's ezine. Each feature now has a link so you can easily find the information you are looking for.  Each feature (Notes From Leslie, Tidbits, Jobs, etc) is separated by a color divider which the section contents indicated in the divider. For example, if you scroll down you'll find a blue divider that says, "Tips, Tidbits and Inspiration". Below that section you'll find a green divider that says "Work At Home Jobs".

I also want to point out that the only jobs (employment) listed in this ezine are listed in the Job section.  Any other work-at-home opportunities you come across will be affiliate programs, home businesses or work-at-home resources. So if you are hear solely for the jobs, you'll want to stick to the Work-At-Home Job feature.
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Quick note on ads... I just want to remind readers that Work-At-Home Success  does accept advertising. Every attempt is made to check ads to make sure they offer legitimate opportunities. I have refunded or refused ads in the past that were found to be suspect. The site also feeds ads from Google Adsense. I do try to screen ads run through this service and block the scams; however, new ads are added all the time and they rotate making it difficult to always find the duds. If you find an ad that is questionable, please email me so I can remove it ASAP. Also, while WAHS runs ads, that doesn't mean it endorses the product or service offered. To learn more about WAHS's policies, visit WAHS Disclaimer Statement or see special notes below.

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Have Leslie speak to your group or organization! Leslie is now offering her teleseminars to live groups from Maryland to North Carolina and points in between. Seminar/workshop topics include:
  • Online Employment: Finding or Creating a Work-At-Home Job
  • Developing a Telecommuting Program to retain and recruit the best employees for your business.
  • Online Income - How to turn your Interests into Income Using the Internet!
  • Internet Marketing for Small Businesses
  • My Name isn't Mommy - Helping moms find balance in their lives.
If your group, association, or organization is looking for informative and practical seminar and workshop presentations, email Leslie for details (website coming shortly).

Have a terrific weekend!
Leslie Truex


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Tips, Tidbits and Inspiration

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Leslie's Top Five ...

Time Management Resources...

1. Agendus for Windows and Palm (calendar, task manager, contacts, etc)

2. Set but flexible weekly schedule.

3. Use of systems to take care of work (autoresponders, etc)

4. Check email ONLY 3 times a day.

5. Delegate when possible.

 
Work At Home Job Listings

>>>>> READ FIRST! To apply to the jobs listed below, please follow the directions posted in the announcement. DO NOT CONTACT WAHS TO APPLY TO A JOB LISTED HERE. Work-At-Home Success is not representing or affiliated with the companies posted here. These jobs are found by Work-At-Home Success or submitted for posting. Further Work-At-Home Success can make no guarantees about the jobs posted. Remember to never pay money to get hired. Please let me know if any job posted below asks for money or is otherwise questionable. Visit WAHS's Scam Alert page to get information on protecting yourself from scams.
Administrative Support and Clerical Jobs

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Customer Care

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Computers/Internet/Technical

Web designer



Financial, Bookkeeping and Real Estate Jobs

Auditor



PR, Marketing, Sales and Fundraising Jobs

Online marketing

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copywriter



Writing, Art, and Photography Jobs

Financial Writer with Motely Fool

Ghostwriter for Child Behavior Issues book

Editing/Proofreading

Breast Cancer Blogger



Miscellaneuous

Health Educator
 
Online Tutors



Search for more jobs!

Didn't find the job you want above? Here are some of the sites I used to find the jobs listed above. These resources list hundreds of jobs in a variety of categories.  Please note, the listings below are NOT jobs (jobs are posted above). These are services that provide work-at-home job announcements. Some are free and others aren't. While you never want to pay a company to hire you, its is okay to invest in a service that can help you find a job. The services below are the ones that I use and know to be reputable.

Telecommuting Job Databases (fee required to access these services)

  • HomeJobStop has over 100 jobs in clerical, and more in customer service, writing, transcription,  miscellaneous plus 100's of others. Very affordable.
  • VirtualAssistants  has 100''s of Secretarial/General jobs plus 100's more in other categories. Little more expensive but offers more jobs.
  • Freelance Work Exchange offers over 13,000 jobs in many areas. It offers a 7-day trail for $2.95.

Free job search sites (you need to search by keyword to find work-at-home jobs on these sites).




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Work-At-Home in the News

Many Workers Make it a Telecommute




Scam Alert

Here's a new twist on the old money-processing scam. This one uses Mystery Shopping.






To learn more about scams and how to avoid them, visit WAHS Scam Alert page.
Work At Home Opportunities and Resources
Here are some work-at-home opportunities currently used by visitors of Work-At-Home Success. Please note that Work-At-Home Success does not guarantee or endorse any of the opportunities here unless otherwise stated. These opportunities are offered to you as a resources. It is up to you to research companies and find the best opportunity for you. For more information on protecting yourself, please visit WAHS's Scam Alert

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Marketing Tips

The 20 Minute Business Marketing Work Out

By Kristie Tamsevicius

Are you tired of over-hyped marketing miracles guaranteed to bring thousands of qualified visitors to your web site overnight? Do you find yourself scurrying from one client project to another in hopes of conquering that endless “to do” list? Do you wish there was an easy “sure fire” way to promote your business? Introducing the 20 Minute Marketing Work Out Plan, guaranteed to develop a firm, strong business physique!

But can twenty minutes of promotion every day actually make a difference? You betcha! In fact, before you know it, your business will be a mean lean machine with customers lined up at your door. Ready to get started? Are you ready, get set, go…

THE STRETCHING WARM-UP ROUTINE

Are you guilty of slamming that first cup of coffee, hopping into your chair in your pajama “business suit”, and rushing into your daily routine? Before you dive into client phone calls, invoicing, and working on client projects, take a few minutes to stretch, think, and plan your daily routine. Instead, start your day with a “work out plan” by making a “to do” list for the day. My “work out plan” starts by dividing my paper into 3 distinct areas including one for business, personal, and client interests.

1) BUSINESS: At the top left of my paper, I write my business workout plan. Here, I list the business management activities I need to do such as client invoicing, web site updates, and marketing activities.

2) PERSONAL: At the top right corner of my paper, I list my family/personal work out plan. This includes family errands, personal phone calls, household chores, social plans, and other reminders. By listing these both the business and personal at the top, it’s a reminder to me that my family time is equally important as my business time. It helps me to stay balanced by dividing my time and activities fairly among business and family.

3) CLIENT: Then, in the area below those two, in the middle of the page, I list my client work out plan. Here I write down all client projects in the queue. Then, I prioritize them by asking myself, “Which projects will make me the most money today?” Spend your time on the projects that offer the most return on investment.

THE 20 MINUTE BUSINESS WORK OUT

Now that you are all warmed up, let’s exercise to create a strong marketing muscle to build your business. Just like regular work out plans, if you want to stay lean and mean, you’ll need to make this a regular part of your daily exercise routine. Carving out 20 minutes a day to keep your business fit will go a long way to creating a more solid future.

Here are a few key exercises that don’t require much time, but can go a long way towards creating a stronger, firmer business physique. Choose one exercise to do every day.

1. ARTICLE ABS – Write a new how-to article. Try to find subjects that fill a true knowledge need. Ask yourself, “What are the most important issues my customers face?” Challenge yourself to write about a “less covered” topic. Or try to take a new approach to a popular topic. You can post your article on your web site, submit it to ezine editors for possible publication, send it out in your ezine, offer it as a free report to your subscribers, or place it on an autoresponder.

2. ARTICLE DIRECTORY PUSH UP – Once you have written that article, maximize its exposure! Submit your new articles regularly to article directories. Many article directories periodically “flush out” older articles, so periodically, check to see if your older articles are still listed. If you submitted a “winning” article over a year ago, it’s probably time to resubmit it.

3. SEARCH ENGINE SIT UPS – Try to spend a few minutes to discover what your rankings are in various search engines. Look at how highly your competitors web sites rank. Try to discover what they are doing that is “working” that you could implement. Then take some time to tweak your meta tags, improve your page titles, add alt tags to your graphics, or make your page content more keyword dense. Keep on the lookout for new search engines or directories to submit in.

4. TRAFFIC TWIST – If you have web stats, take a minute to look them over. They contain valuable feedback about what your visitors are looking at on your web site. How many visitors are you getting each month? What is your most popular page? Make the most of your most valuable marketing space. Put your most exciting product specials or newsletter subscribe info there. You can add as a teaser to that page, or create a popup window that is set off when visitors visit to that page.






5. EZINE DIRECTORY LUNGE – In about 20 minutes a day, you could submit to 5 ezine directories. You can look for new directories to submit to, or check to make sure your existing ezine listings are still accurate. You may want to update the number of subscribers, subscribe instructions (if you changed listserves), or your ezine description listings.

6. NETWORKING KNEE BEND – Think about the people in your circle of influence. Make an effort to keep in touch. Try to stay connected to what everyone is up to. Ask yourself if there are any ways that you could collaborate to create a winning partnership. See if you can exchange “free reports” to offer in each other’s ezines. Can you agree to cross promote each other’s newsletters? Double your subscribership by creating a joint subscribe form where you offer subscribe info for BOTH of your publications. The bottom line is to stay connected with your key business relationships.

7. WEB SITE WHAMMY – Take a few minutes to try to review your web site. What needs updating? Is your about me page out of date? Can you update your articles page? Do you have new links to add on your resources page? Are there any new client testimonials you can list? Do you need some new graphics? Does your web site accurately “speak” to your target audience? A good idea is to agree to swap web site evaluations with a trusted friend. A fresh eye can see details you might miss. Someone else can offer some creative ideas that you may not have thought of.

SUMMARY:

I hope that you’ll spend some quality time every day working “on” your business. Make sure to diversify your work routine your business gets a well-rounded work out every day. The effort you make to keep your business fit, will build strength, flexibility, and stability for an out-a-sight business physique that will get your business noticed!

About the Author: Kristie Tamsevicius, is the author of "I Love My Life: A Mom's Guide to Working from Home"! Thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs have used her step-by-step home business system to earn money working from home. Get a free ecourse Home Business Success Secrets at http://www.webmomz.com/ilovemylife1.htm

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