Work At Home Success Newsletter November 9, 2012

Answer: I love all of Barbara Sher’s books and highly recommend them. Refuse to Choose is awesome for people who don’t want to do just one thing…like me. But if you’re a scanner and easily distracted, it can be a challenge to work at home. I can give you the strategies I use, but you may need to tweak them or do some reason on organization to find the tactics that work for you. I have a planner (I created) that has all my projects and do-tos listed. For example, at the top of the page it might have WAHS with a list like “Post Jobs”, “Post Article”, “Respond to Comments”, “Engage at Twitter and Facebook”, “Check HARO for publicity opportunities” and or “Write and Distribute Article”. The next section might have to do with writing projects and have the title of the book and the items I want to cover that day such as “Research stats” or “Write chapter two”. I have a section for each project on one page, because I like to see everything in one place. But each project has it’s own section in my planner, so that when I’m making my daily to-do, I refer to the project’s section where I have more notes and details about what I need to do.

As far as convincing people that working at home is work…well that depends. If the problem is that they’re hassling you to pick their kids up from school or go to lunch, you need to set firm work hours and be firm when you say, I work like you do, these are my hours. It can help to screen calls too. If the problem is that people aren’t supportive of your efforts, that can be a little harder. Here are some tips from an article I wrote a long time ago. It amazes me that people still think others don’t work at home. We’re everywhere… Starbucks, the library, the park etc. You can also show your family how many big name companies (Xerox, Humana, Aetna, Pizza Hut, etc) are hiring home-based workers right now. You can mention that Jeff Bezos (Amazon.com) and Steve Jobs (Apple) all started at home in a garage. I’m pretty sure those were work! Sometimes success is the only way to make believers out of people. But you can always use guilt…the people who love you the most should also be the ones showing you the most support:)

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WAHS Hall of Shame – Scam Alert

Here’s an older article on spotting a job scam, but it still has good tips. The only thing that has changed is that some legitimate employers do use “work at home” in the title (number 3), so that in and of itself doesn’t disqualify it. When I search for jobs, I look for a list of skills and experience as that’s what’s employers are looking for. So it if says “Work At Home”, but only has hype and no indication of the job or the skills you need, then I’d beware.

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Work At Home Opportunities and Resources

Here are some work-at-home opportunities and resource currently used by visitors of Work-At-Home Success. These are not jobs. Opportunities are specific money-making programs and Resources are educational materials that can teach you how to make money from home. Please note that Work-At-Home Success does not guarantee or endorse any of the opportunities or resources here unless otherwise stated. These opportunities and resources are offered to you for informational or educational purposes. 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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Make Money Blogging – The creator of this program paid off over $70K in debt through blogging. Great details including videos to show you how to set up a blog!

Make Money Giving Away FREE Satellite TV – Especially in today’s economy with people wanting to save money, and satellite being less expensive than cable, giving away the system plus offering special deals, is a great way to earn an affiliate income from home. VMC pays $120 for each system install you give away (see site for complete details). Click on “Affiliate Program”.

WAHM-It – The Master’s Course:

Can you write a simple letter?If yes, you could be in big demand earning big money, writing just a few hours a day. Learn the secrets of this little-known, lucrative work. I found this course helpful. If I’d found it when I first wanted to work at home, I’d have probably ended up being a copywriter!

Make Money Selling On Ebay.

Get Cash for Web Content.

Free Online Business Kit for Moms.

Click Here to Discover How to Become a Travel Consultant

How To Become a VA–

(WAHS Approved programs — those with the WAHS Approved icon — are those that I have either personally used or reviewed. Other opportunities or resources have been screened only. Note that these are business opportunities, affiliate programs, or educational resources and may have a fee. In any work-at-home venture, always do your research before joining.)

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