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! 

Contents:

• Notes from Leslie - Telecommuting Boot Camp
• Work-At-Home Tips, Tidbits and Inspiration - The Two Hour Work Day
• Work-At-Home Jobs - 10 New Jobs
• Telecommuting News! - Why Aren't More Feds Telecommuting?
• Scam Alert - Seniors Beware of WAH Scams
• Work-At-Home Opportunities - Affiliate programs, home business and more.
• Marketing and Promotion for your home based business -  Information Sells!
• ETC... (Disclaimers, ad policy, subscription information, etc)

With the rising costs of gas and child care, it is no surprise that more and more people are looking for ways to work from home. But while interest in telecommuting is high, many people just don’t know how to get started. Are you one of those people? If so, there is an upcoming course that will be of great interest to you.

Telecommuting Boot Camp

The six-week Telecommuting Boot Camp is a course designed by my friend Nell Taliercio, also known as the Telecommuting Answer Lady. Nell uses what she has learned through five years of telecommuting to teach you the fundamentals of entering the wonderful world of telecommuting. Participants will learn step-by-step how to determine whether or not telecommuting is right for them, find legitimate opportunities, and prepare to apply and interview for telecommuting positions. They will also learn how to propose telecommuting to a current manager.

By registering for this in-depth course, you’ll get more than just a weekly lesson. You will receive one-on-one assistance from Nell herself. You will have access to audio interviews pertaining to each week’s topic. You will get numerous bonuses, including checklists, sample resumes and cover letters, a list of job lead websites and the keywords to use when searching, and much more.

Space Is Limited

This comprehensive telecommuting course is only being offered to 30 people. Registration is now open, and I can tell you from experience that an opportunity like this doesn’t come along often. If you are ready to learn from one of the best and jumpstart your telecommuting career, visit the link below to sign up today! Click Here for the Telecommuting Boot Camp!


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

The Two Hour Work Day by Leslie Truex

Summers can be challenging at my house. My children are 12 and 9 years old, but they still need time and attention. While they can keep themselves busy for a few hours, eventually the bickering, arguing and calling "MOM!" starts.

This summer I have vowed it will be different and have modified my schedule to work only two hours a day with an additional hour for finishing the Pajama Mama book. In the three days I have been with this schedule, it has worked pretty well. I have actually been more productive, getting more things done in those two hours than I have been working 4-6 hours a day.






The key has been to assign dates to all the tasks on my to-do list. In the past, my to-do list was one long list that included everything I needed to get done eventually. The problem with this system is that many projects simply kept getting put off. For example, the update to all pages of WAHS still in the old format has been waiting to be done for over 6 months! Under my old time management system, I found that while I seemed to be busy (checking email and affiliate stats several times a day), I completed only 1 or 2 tasks from the list. I just wasn't efficient or productive.

On Monday I went through my to-do list and assigned everything on it a date to be completed.  Each day I have 4 or so tasks that need to get done depending on the size of task. For example, today I need to finish the WAHS Newsletter, finish making Pajama Mama merchandise over at Cafepress, begin a draft of an article, and update telecommuting stats on my websites.

Another thing I have done is to outsource some of the work. Instead of assigning the 10 pages of website updates to a completion date and doing it myself, I hired someone to do it for me.  This saves me from "busy work" and allows me to focus on the activities that make money. If this turns out well, I'll be looking to outsource much more!

What has been nice is that I have been able to be more productive in  in less time. This has allowed me to take my children on a picnic at the river, take them to see Shrek the Third and do some shopping, and avoid the stress that comes with trying to work and keep them busy at the same time.

I highly recommend the two-hour workday! If you are an entrepreneur or telecommuter, you can work on cutting down your workday with simple project management techniques and outsourcing as well.

1) Project management: I use Agendus for Windows and Palm to organize my day. I can look at my day, week or month and see all that I need to do. My to-dos are kept in a master list, but they also show up on the date to which the project has been scheduled to be done. Breaking down big projects into its individual tasks, and assigning those tasks a completion date moves projects froward in a timely manner. 

2) Delegate help: I have been slow to hire or delegate help, but am beginning to see the merits. If my time is worth $50 or more an hour, then I should focus on things that bring me that $50 an hour. Its worth paying someone $10 an hour to do things that need to be done, but don't directly make me any money. The key is to hire a professional virtual assistant who has the skills for the project and good references.

3) Manage interruptions: Check email only two times a day...three if you must. Many phone services now bundle caller-ID in affordable phone packages so you can answer the phone only in emergencies and let everyone else leave a message. Keep children busy with activities and negotiate fun time. My kids know that if I can work uninterrupted for a couple of hours, they can have my total focus the rest of the day.

If you aren't an entrepreneur or telecommuter, you can still strive for the two-hour work day. In fact, many successful home ventures were started and built on two-hours a day while still holding a job. The best two-hour opportunities are those that build passive or residual income. Examples of this inlcude online businesses such as content websites with affiliate links, sales of info or other digital products, or an MLM opportunity that can be done online. What you want is a work-at-home opportunity that pays you not on your time, but on your efforts. While offering a service such as virtual assistance or transcription is a great way to make money,  your income is directly related to how many hours you put in. You can't do two-hours of transcription a day and hope to make a good income. So look for opportunities that aren't tied to a wage or time and instead allow for passive or residual income.

As you get started, it can take time to make the income you desire and you may need to put more than two-hours a day into the work. But if you develop systems, focus on the activities that make money, and are diligent, you can have a two-hour workday too.







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 affiliates 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

Admin/Scheduling From Home For Busy San Fran Clown Company: Live Anywhere

Translators

News Transcribers


Computer and Internet Jobs




Financial, Bookkeeping and Real Estate Jobs

Loan Officers



PR, Marketing, Sales and Fundraising Jobs

Copywriting Intern


Writing, Art, and Photography Jobs

Marketing Writer and Blogger

Writer for Non-fiction business book ($35-$40K)



Miscellaneous

Rehabilitation Consultant (MN)

Document Examiner/Paralegal/Researcher

Voice over talent


Search for more jobs!

Didn't find the job you want above? Here are some of the sites I use to find the above jobs. Most of these sites have 100's more jobs posted. Use the info posted at WAHS Job Search to learn great job search strategies.
 

Telecommuting Job Databases

• 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 

• CareerBuilder 
• Monster.com 
• Job.com
  
• Yahoo! Hot Jobs
  

• CraigsList.org (Search jobs under the city nearest you. Click on the "telecommute" option in the job search. Search other cities as well.

Work-At-Home in the News

Why Don't More Feds Telecommute?




Get more current news on telecommuting at WAHS Telecommuting News Page.

Scam Alert

Seniors beware: Scammers go where the money is

To learn more about scams and how to avoid them, visit WAHS Scam Alert page.