Getting Started
Getting Started as a Work-at-Home Mom
So you want to be a work-at-home mom (WAHM)? But you wonder: where do I find a work-at-home job that pays well? Aren't so many of them just work-at-home scams? All valid questions. It's hard work making a lifestyle change like going from working outside the home to a home-based job. Look here for a step-by-step plan to becoming a WAHM. Examine...
8 Reasons to Be a Work-at-Home Mom
While work-at-home moms’ career paths, home office setups, and childcare arrangements may vary greatly, the reasons they choose to work at home are more consistent.
Why Can't I Find a Job From Home?
Why can't I find a job? A good question with no easy answer, especially when you are looking for a work-at-home job. This is a question I am asked often by readers who are frustrated in their work-at-home job search. When you can't find a jobs from home, click through these reasons and consider if any apply.
How You Became a WAHM
Everyone follows a slightly different path to becoming a work-at-home mom. Some WAHMs take an existing office job and become telecommuters, while other might strike out and start their own home business. Many take the route from working mom to stay-at-home mom to WAHM. I started as a freelancer in my chosen profession, writing, even before my...See submissions
Finding Online Work
Finding the right online work at home job for you means taking a good look at your marketable skills. There are no magical job opportunities that will pay well no matter what your skills. Those are work at home scams. Like any other job, the more experience you have the better you are paid.
Best Keywords to Find a Job Online
To search for a telecommuting job online efficiently and effectively choose the right keywords. There is no single, best place to look for a work-at-home job online. Often you end up searching in many places, i.e. company websites, job boards, etc.
And, unfortunately, many of these sites use different keywords to tag the home-based jobs. One...
Advice on How to Find a Work From Home Job
Ready to give up the commute? Follow these steps to find a work at home job.
Home Business vs. Telecommuting Job
Working from home might mean having a telecommuting job or it could be running a home-based business, which would include consulting or freelancing. Each has its ups and downs. From your own experience, what are some of the pros and cons of each situation?
How to Write Email (That Gets a Response)
Follow these 9 tips for more effective electronic correspondence when you write email for professional or personal reasons.
Working from Home - Why Are You Working From Home - Working F…
Working from home isn't for everybody, but for most of us who do, we wouldn't have it any other way. When it comes to working from home, everyone does it a little bit differently and for different reasons. Tell others why you enjoy working from home.
What Is a Bid Site?
Using a bid site is one method for a freelancer to find freelance jobs. Bid sites are basically online auctions for services.
Determining If Your Home Is Zoned for Business
When starting a home-based business, you must first determine if you can legally operate a business from your house. Local zoning laws may restrict the type of business, if any, allowed in a neighborhood.
What Is a WAHM?
What does WAHM stand for? Find out the definition for WAHM as well as find more resources for being a WAHM.
Commuter Connections
Calculate how much you spend in commuting costs.
Find a Work-at-Home Job
Alison Doyle, About.com's Guide to Job Search, gives tips on finding legitimate jobs to do from home.
How to Build Your Savings
Whether you're building a work at home business or cutting back hours as you start telecommuting, having some money in the bank can ease that transition. So building savings is an important financial goal for those who want to work from home.
Work at Home Job Scams
Work-at-home scams typically fall under several variations on a few themes. Some are pure cons while others are simply poor money-making opportunities. This list of possible work-at-home scams outlines both types.
What's a Legitimate WAHM Job and What's Not?
When getting started working from home, figuring out which work-at-home jobs are legitimate, and which are not legitimate, is the first step. As you cull through the many Internet job postings and ads, a pattern of deception becomes clear.
Personality Traits for Working at Home
While the benefits of working from home are many, it is not for everyone. It takes a certain set of personality traits to navigate the pitfalls of a being a work-at-home mom. And while it is not necessary to have every single personality trait when you start, you'll need to work on developing them to be successful.
5 Ways Working From Home Saves Money
While working from home is not without start up costs, many of those costs can be defrayed by the savings that working from home brings. So if you're thinking about switching from the office life to telecommuting, here are some areas where you can save a little of the green stuff.
Using LinkedIn for Networking
Using LinkedIn for networking can seem daunting. It shouldn't be. Getting started using LinkedIn is as easy as picking a password, explains About.com's Guide to Working Moms.
Resume Types
Work-at-home moms' employment histories, which may include gaps or part-time work, do not always lend themselves to straight chronolgical resumes. Alison Doyle, About.com's Guide to Job Search, outlines several other types of resumes.
How to Overcome Your Employment Gap
Though Susan M. Heathfield, About.com's Guide to Human Resources, offers a less optimistic outlook for stay-at-home parents returning to work, her 10 tips for those considering a return to the workforce are useful.
Worst Email - What's the Worst Email You've Received?
Let's dish about the email we receive, specifically the worst email that's landed in your inbox. What are your email pet peeves? Whether it's the style (no caps, no punctuation) or the substance ("Your fired!), share your story of the worst email (or emailer).
Advice for Working at Home
The road to becoming a work at home mom takes different twists and turns for everyone. But we can still learn from each other. So what's your advice for working at home? What mistakes did you make or solutions to common problems did you find?
Work at Home Mom Questions - Questions for Work at Home Moms
I bet people ask how you do it. I know I get questions about how I manage all the time. We work at home moms can inspire a little wonder from people, and so often we get questions about being a WAHM. "How can you get work done with the kids home?" "How did you find a work at home job?" "Who do you keep yourself from watching TV all day?" What...
Getting Started Working From Home
For many people, working from home seems like a fantasy. No commute. No annoying coworkers. What’s not to love about working from home? Reality, however, is a bit different. There are many obstacles to overcome in order to work from home, not the least of which is finding a work at home job. Use this guide to help you get started working from home.