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Home-Based Professionals Are True Professionals

When you are looking for home-based work, you may be tempted to pounce on the first job opportunity that comes your way. While you may think that home-based work opportunities are scarce (because if they weren’t, wouldn’t everybody be doing it?), the reality is that there enough home-based work opportunities out there that you can afford to be selective. It is only natural to want to get a home-based job as soon as you can, but there can certainly be a down side to taking the first opportunity that comes your way. There is an old saying that “beggars can’t … Continue reading →

Business Marketing 101: Your Resume

Last week I wrote a blog that covered all the ways we can market our home business. Starting with this blog I am going to take a more in-depth look into each of these tools that we have available and help you find better ways to market your business. We are starting with the resume, which is really the foundation to marketing. Having a resume is important because it contains all of your skills, qualifications, training and experience. But even more importantly, almost every potential employer requires that you have one. Think of a resume as really the first impression … Continue reading →

Genealogy Resume

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I have recently been putting together a genealogy resume for two reasons. Number one, I have decided to take my genealogy hobby professionally-much thanks to this blogging job for showing me how great it can be to get paid for what you really love. And number two, in order to allow me to reflect on my own personal strengths and weaknesses in regards to my genealogical experience and know-how. My completed genealogy resume will include all aspects of my genealogy “addiction” (for lack of a more appropriate word). I will include my reasons for doing genealogy, any education I have … Continue reading →

Career Emergency Preparedness

Preparing for a job-related disaster is important. Jobs are far from secure these days, even for the best employees. If you have a plan in place and are willing to do a little work up front, you can weather a job or income loss with ease. Here are the steps that you need to take for career emergency preparedness and preparing for a job loss. Create a Resume Plan Most people don’t even think about updating their resumes until a job loss or changes in their work environment happen. Unfortunately, this can be the worse time to try and update … Continue reading →

Could You Teach A Class Online?

When I first contemplated becoming a home-based professional, I was skeptical that I would be able to find work. The more I learn about working from home, the more I realize that there are many more legitimate ways that people can earn a living while working at home than I previously thought. Today I learned a little bit more about a type of home-based work that I had not given much thought to before – online teaching. With the rising cost of higher education as well as an increased demand for educational degree programs that offer flexible schedules, online education … Continue reading →

Business Marketing 101: Creating a Website

In this business marketing 101 series, I have talked so far about the importance of a resume and a portfolio. In this blog I am going to be talking about the need for a website. Virtually every home business should have a website. A website is a great way to market your business. The first reason is that you can potentially reach millions of people. Of course, you might not have that kind of goal in mind but the point is that you can reach many more people through this means than you can in any other way. Another reason … Continue reading →

Marketing Your Home Business

No matter what type of home business you run, marketing your business is important if you want to see it grow. So here are some ideas on how you can do this. You first want to have a quality resume available. You can research ideas on how to create a resume or even pay a professional to do it. Just be sure that it is professional and clear-cut. Think outside the box when it comes to your experience and skills. You also want to make sure that you keep your resume updated. As you gain new experience, skills or jobs … Continue reading →

Helpful Hints For A Successful 2011

It’s the New Year, and many of you are probably wondering how you can make your home-based business even more successful than it was last year. There are many ways that you can find increased success in 2011. Here are a couple of ideas for things that you might want to do this year – perhaps even right now, today, or this week. It’s time to update your résumé. This is an important thing to do each year, because you are constantly acquiring new skills as you go about your work. Even though you may not be out there applying … Continue reading →

How to Make Your Own Legacy With a Personal Book of Knowledge

A personal book of knowledge consists of your entire experience, undertakings, skill in specific field, and additional related information placed collectively in a simple to utilize format. It is much above a diary or journal, because it will have a planned format. Your personal book of knowledge will provide the equal function as the knowledge repository provides for a company. It can have your personal experiences of searching for a job, a house or pertaining to a college. Essentially, everything that you suppose, if documented, will perform as a guide or manual for your kids, family or even acquaintances. Utilizing … Continue reading →

What Should You Do if Your Company Wants You to Move Overseas?

In this global economy, more of us are working for organizations that are international in scope. As trouble has hit the American economy, some of these companies are shutting down United States facilities and moving their workforce overseas. In addition, many multi-national organizations routinely offer the opportunity to move up the corporate ladder by switching offices. Therefore, whatever your nationality might be, you could be asked to move from your home to a completely new culture. What you do in this case is entirely personal. However, there are some advantages about working in a foreign land worth mentioning. 1. In … Continue reading →