Burnt out from Working at Home
COVID-19 showed us that working from home isn’t all fun and games. It can be stressful and completely unproductive in its own way. For this week’s #WorkatHomeWednesday, we offer tips to help you focus on your job, and prevent burnt-out. Read More…
The Difference Between Work at Home Jobs and Work at Home Opportunities
While you’re surfing online for “work at home” jobs, you’ll see many ads from companies that require fees to get started. Keep in mind that these types of offers aren’t necessarily scams! In this week’s #WorkatHomeWednesday we explore the difference between Work at Home Jobs and Work at Home Opportunities so you know what will work best for you. Read More…
What to Expect on a Virtual Job Interview
Virtual interviews are similar to “regular” interviews, with a few key exceptions. Learn some tips to help you ace the interview and get the work-at-home job of your dreams! Read More…
What Can I Do If eBay Isn’t Successful?
eBay is a great way to sell items around your house that you don’t need anymore. But, just because you post something, doesn’t mean it’ll automatically sell. If you’re not having success, you may need to rethink selling on eBay and explore other platforms. This video goes over some other options and gives some quick tips to help boost your success rate! Read More…
Earn Extra Income as A Poll Worker
Many election positions are PAID…not volunteer! Of course, this varies depending on where you live, but in most areas you can earn some extra money as an election worker. This week I talk about my experience as a temporary election employee for King County, Washington. Read More…
Should you pay for a work at home job?
When it comes to paying for work at home jobs, my general rule of thumb is, “If you have to pay…STAY AWAY!” However there are some caveats. In this week’s #WorkatHomeWednesday video, I cover what you need to understand about paying for work at home jobs. Read More…
Turn Your Skill Into a Need: Bibliographer Edition
In this week’s #WorkatHomeWednesday, we discuss how to turn your skill into an income focusing on the unique background of a bibliographer. Read More…
What Work at Home Jobs Pay More Than $40,000?
Are you looking to work at home and make more than $40,000? This episode goes over why that question is only good for click-bait articles and how to shift your mindset into finding the right work-at-home job for your skillset. Read More…
Making the Case to Work from Home
If your employer is asking you come back and work in the office, and you’re not quite ready, here are some ideas to help you make the case to work from home during COVID and beyond. Read More…
Resources for Military Spouses and Vets
Dear WAHFAQ, I’m a career counselor that recently moved to a military town, so many of my clients are military spouses and vets transitioning back to civilian life. Do you know of any resources that will specifically benefit them? Veterans can face challenges entering the civilian workforce. They may have difficulty translating their experience into terms that companies can understand and find useful, or they may not be aware of how to leverage common technology, like social media, to grow their own personal network. Likewise, military spouses have a challenge of finding consistent income when they may have to move…
Make extra money with Print on Demand (POD) companies
Dear WAHFAQ, Can you explain how those t-shirt printing websites work? I’m an artist and have some designs but I’m not sure how that all works. Thanks! Sometime around 2003, my brother-in-law told me about a company, Cafepress, that would allow him to create his own t-shirts. He runs a political commentary website, and was looking for ways to earn revenue. My sister would help create designs and they would upload the images to the Cafepress site. They chose where they wanted to “sell” the image: t-shirts, bags, or bumper stickers. Cafepress had a base price for the item, and my…
Why we work from home
Any time I send out a survey to my newsletter subscribers, I ask, “Name the top 2-3 reasons why you want to work from home or be self-employed.” I find it is always important to know why people want to do what they do. For those of you who have read, The Work at Home Training Program, you may remember how I started on this path: My grandfather passed away when I was in my early 20s. He had a significant role in both my sister’s and my life, but my sister’s employer wouldn’t give her time off of work…
How to make money online
Dear WAHFAQ, I’m interested in making money online, but I don’t know where to start. I don’t really want to work for someone else. Can you help me? The Internet has completely changed the way we communicate, the way we research, and the way we do business. There are several ways of using the Internet to create income. Choosing the one that works for you will take time. You’ll need to do some research and be open to learning a completely new skill-set. But once you’ve found a way to make money online, you’ll see the joy of residual income and…
Seven ways to make $50 quickly
Dear WAHFAQ, I need to make money NOW. Not necessarily a lot, just enough to tide me over until the end of the month. What can I do? If you need to make money quickly, there are many things you can do to bring in extra income. While there is no need to limit yourself to $50, it’s enough to make a difference when you’re strapped for cash. Fifty-dollars can: …get enough food for a single person for a week, or a family for a few days. …be enough of a down-payment on a past-due bill to keep utilities from…
Earn extra money as a focus group participant
Dear WAHFAQ, I’ve heard that people can get paid doing focus groups, just sitting around and giving their opinion on stuff. I’m very opinionated! 🙂 How can I get that kind of work? Companies and brands pay good money for Market Research: finding out about how their products and services work and are perceived. By interacting with the public, (ie: the “market”) they learn what is liked and disliked about not only their own offerings, but that of their competitors as well. There are two types of data collection: Quantitative and Qualitative. Quantitative research requires a very large sample…
Unconventional Million-Dollar Ideas
Through my classes and websites, I encounter many people who believe that it’s only “other people” who can have success in a non-traditional work environment. It’s these “other people” who have the creative ideas, and the “other people” who will make the millions. I constantly challenge that assertion because opportunity is all around us. It’s just a matter of developing the habit of recognizing it, and allowing yourself to have courage to pursue it. You don’t have to go to college and get a degree or have a high-paying 40+ hour a week job to earn money to survive. Remember…
Making money with micro-gigs
Dear WAHFAQ, Have you heard of Fiverr? Is it legit? Are there other sites like it? Can you make money with it? Fiverr is one of many “Micro-gig” sites where people can make extra cash by completing tasks in their spare time. A brainchild of the 2009 recession, these types of sites are turning average job-seekers into entrepreneurs by showing various ways to make earn income. Micro-gigs are very small and quick services that can be completed virtually or in person. For example, you may not need a personal assistant for 20-40 hours a week, but you really need someone…
Work at Home FAQ
I’ve been getting a lot of press lately on my books and random job lifestyle. This has led many people to my site and blog (Yea! Hi and welcome!) and inevitably I’ve received a ton of emails. So, to help everyone out, (and spare my poor hands from carpal tunnel) I’ve compiled a list of common questions regarding work at home jobs and the stuff I do: Are there real work at home jobs? Yes. It depends on your interest and skill set, but there are companies that do hire people to work from home. In The Work at Home…