Tag Archives: telecommuting

10 Ways to Go Green at the Office

10. Pull the plug One study showed that low power mode (what your computer goes into when it is turned off) accounts for approximately 10% of all the electricity used in California. To make sure you are completely cutting the power off, unplug items such as computers, monitors televisions, DVD players, and microwave ovens. 9. Try telecommuting Of course, everyone is not lucky enough to have a job that allows telecommuting, but maybe instead of working five 8 hour days, you could work four ten hour days to save on energy. 8. Digitize whenever possible Of course, we all love … Continue reading →

Telecommuting Can Be Frugal

Today we are still in the middle of that snowstorm. The snow is really piling up. After much deliberating to himself, my husband made the decision to work from home. Actually, it probably wasn’t much of a decision, since I doubt he would have made it through the roads anyway. I starting thinking about how frugal telecommuting is. If you haven’t taken advantage of your company’s telecommuting policy, you might want to consider it. Here are some ways that telecommuting can be frugal. Of course you know that working at home means that you won’t have to get to the … Continue reading →

Switching to a Home Based Business

More and more individuals are leaving their corporate jobs to start a home based business. This trend is further magnified by the vastness of the Internet and its ability to allow virtual offices to exist anywhere. Many parents make this switch to be home with their kids. Older adults use it as a transition into retirement. Even some new college graduates with their strong technological skills are finding a home based business as great way to transition into the workforce. Whatever your reasons, there are some factors to consider to making this switch a successful one. 1. Do the research! … Continue reading →

Is Telecommuting For You?

Telecommuting is a popular buzz word for a growing work style. It is not necessarily the same thing as owning and operating a home-based business, but increasingly, individuals are considering telecommuting instead of the “traditional” job. We’ve talked here on the Home Business blog before about the differences between an authentic home-based business and telecommuting, but many of us might be considering doing a little of both–or wonder if telecommuting wouldn’t be a better way for us to go than taking the risk and plunge into entrepreneurialism. With a telecommuting job, you really are working for someone else. There is … Continue reading →

A Question A Week: Are High Gas Prices Affecting Your Work Life?

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I just finished reading an article on CNN saying that there’s a bigger drive (pun intended :-P) now more than ever from employees to be able to work from home, or at least telecommute part of the week. I’ll confess right now: I work from home, so I don’t use much gas, and my husband works at an office only a mile or so from our home, so he doesn’t use much gas in his “commute” either (I say “commute” because really, a mile shouldn’t qualify as a commute.) So on this subject, I am going to rely entirely upon … Continue reading →

What is the Right Job for You?

I don’t know. Not a single clue. I could start naming off random jobs that I know about or have heard of, but that doesn’t answer the question: What is the right job for you? Warning: This blog is going to be venting, from beginning to end. Feel free to hit “next” at any time. 😉 So I am a member at very active work-at-home forum, and I spend a lot of my evenings and weekends reading posts and trying to respond to questions when I can. But there are perennial questions that just never seem to stop coming up, … Continue reading →

Setting a Schedule and Sticking to It: Part One

In yesterday’s blog, I talked about staying aware of your time sinks, using a kitchen timer, and why chocolate is important. Today, I wanted to tackle the problem of trying to set up a schedule for working from home. One of the biggest pulls towards working from home is the fact that you can work anytime–it’s flexible! But the biggest strength is also its biggest weakness. Many people who work from home end up working throughout the day from morning until evening, seven days a week. Although that sounds admirable (what a work ethic!) what actually ends up happening is … Continue reading →

The Holy Grail of Jobs: Working from Home

Working from home seems to be the Holy Grail of jobs. Who doesn’t want to work from home? The jobs are advertised everywhere: On TV, in magazines, and all over the Internet. In almost all of the ads, very little work is ever shown as being done (I still haven’t found a job that I can do while having a two year old sit on my lap, despite the photo shots in these ads to the contrary) and flashy red sports cars seem to be much more important to the people running these ads than the time spent in front … Continue reading →

The Modern Woman And The Job Force

The women of today are at the same crossroads as many large companies in this modern world of ours. Businesses are being forced to change their wicked and not so wicked ways in order to survive powerful economic and societal shifts. The irony here is not so poetic, for American businesses competing with powerhouses all over the world are doing so by utilizing only half of their available talent pool: namely, the male half. No prejudice or malice intended here, for I appreciate men as much as any woman. Still, it is a crying shame and a naked truth that … Continue reading →