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Working from Home - Tips for How to Make It Work
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amichalek writes "Now that I've been running a home based business for over 6 years - it's nice to reach out and read tips for how others have been successful at it.
Borrowing from an Entrepreneur.com article - here's their top 8 tips - and my own take on them.
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How rich get richer with residual income?
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alexa writes "Residual income is the earnings that you continue to receive after your initial sale from companies offering this program. In other words, residual income is an effortless earning resulting from your sales efforts in the past.
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How to Avoid ''A failure to Communicate''
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harrison writes "You've seen it in every classified ad and most job descriptions: must have excellent communication skills. Even worse, once hired, it reappears annually each review period: Improve communication skills. What's a person to do? Communication skills don't require a graduate degree, just common sense, a bit of homework and a better understanding of the role communication plays — in everything:"
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Home is where the office is
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amichalek writes "From MSNBC:
For some, it’s a desk in one corner of the bedroom; for others, it’s a book-lined study overlooking the ninth hole. Whatever your environs, it’s hardly news that today you can set up a home office with most of the functionality of the average corporation — and you get to work in your pajamas. The next wave of home office equipment, however, ups the ante in several key areas: flexibility, compactness, and a brave new world of telephone costs approaching zero.
Read the full article here."
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amichalek writes "I've been posting a lot over the past couple of days, but I just can't resist sharing another site I found.
GoinSOHO.com is the website/blog of freelance writer Jeff Zbar. Throughout his site, he gives tips on working from home, and you catch a glimpse of how he's been able to be successful as a Unit of 1 for 16 years.
One of the more amusing areas of the site is his SOHO Haiku. My favorite was:
At home, almost alone
Just me and my dog, Riley:
Loyal canine admin
He also has a nice piece that talks about the evolution of his home office. It's worth a visit.
Click to visit Goin SOHO
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10 Easy-to-Learn Tips On Handling Interruptions
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cfranz writes "Imagine this, a co-worker enters your office and says:
"Cathy, could I talk with you for a minute? I'm having a
real problem with...." You glance at your watch and think of
the report that’s due in an hour. What do you do?
What happens if you were Cathy’s supervisor?
Let’s continue. You're cooking dinner, starting to
unstress, the food preparation timing is coming together--
for once, and your mother calls: "Could we talk, it’s
important, I need someone to talk to?" What do you say?
What we would like to say and what we end up doing is
usually two different things. Good news, tactfully saying
no is a learned skill. It requires know-how and practice.
Let’s get into ten how-tos and alternatives to help you
practice.
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offcampus writes "Renting a house or a room in your home is a great business that millions of people take advantage of to make some extra cash. Find out why some owners with Houses for Rent are successful and some are not."
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Recruiters: The Challenges of Executive Head Hunters
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Amabaie writes "(and how the Internet is solving them)
By David Leonhardt
Once upon a time, head hunters were no more than common cannibals. Some people still view them that way, but executive recruiters are a vital link in a chain that keeps major enterprises functioning well, making it the perfect home-based business for this century."
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Making Headway on a Slow Day: 9 Ways to Turn Down-Time into Productivity Time
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DGiolitto writes "If you work from home, you know the kind of day I mean. You made the calls. You revised those drafts. You sent out the emails. Where is everybody!? As much as you used to relish a slow day when you were corporate, it's a little different when you're playing boss to yourself. Your mind gets to wandering. Should I head out to the park? Should I hit the mall? Should I... file for unemployment? "
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amichalek writes "Here is another article by Rachel Goldstein, owner of Allfreelancework.com
- 1000s of freelance jobs.
Long office
hours are often necessary for freelance professionals. This is exactly
why so many of us have chronic headaches, cracking wrists, tingling
fingers, and stiff necks. All of these symptoms can be avoided by designing
your home office with ergonomics on your mind. This article will summarize
the basics of home office ergonomic design."
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