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By Laureen Miles Brunelli, About.com Guide

Medical Transcription - Medical Transcription Jobs - Medical Transcription Jobs From Home Created: Monday, June 29, 2009 Updated: Friday, May 25, 2012
Medical transcription jobs can often be done from home. Companies hiring for medical transcription jobs from home usually require experience and/or certification. However, some will hire medical ...
McKesson - Work-at-Home Company Profile - Telecommuting Jobs at McKesson Created: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 Updated: Friday, May 25, 2012
Headquartered in San Francisco, health care giant McKesson is a Fortune 500 company (#15 in 2009) employing more than 32,000 people.
Aetna, Inc. - Profile of Aetna as a Work at Home Company Created: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 Updated: Friday, May 25, 2012
Aetna, Inc. is a large insurance/healthcare company that maintains a large telecommuting workforce.
Can't Find a Job - Why Can't I Find a Job From Home? Created: Friday, April 29, 2011 Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2012
Can't find a job? More specifically a work from home job? A few things that might sabotage a work-at-home job search. If you can't find a jobs from home, click through these reasons and consider if...
Kids Costumes - Kids Costume Ideas for Halloween 2012 – Boys and Girls Halloween Costumes Created: Monday, October 05, 2009 Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2012
When it comes to kids costumes ideas for Halloween this year, you can DIY approach or just buy a kid's costume. If Halloween 2012 is a buy-a-costume year and you need some ideas, look here for what...
Summer Activities - What Kids Summer Activities Do You Plan - Every Day Summer Activities for Kids Created: Friday, May 15, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Summer activities for kids might be the exciting kind (summer camp, amusement parks and pool parties, etc.), but most work at home moms need a few of the more everyday kind of summer activities. Sh...
School Shopping - Organizing Your Back-to-School Shopping Created: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Get organized this year as you go school shopping and save both time and money. If you have multiple children, school shopping can be overwhelming, but doesn't have to be. Follow these 7 steps to m...
Kids Lunchboxes - Bento Lunchboxes for Kids - Lunch Boxes Kids Like Created: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Every fall kids want a trendy new lunchbox, but by Christmastime the character or logo that made this year’s lunchbox so cool is old news. So this back-to school season, browse these bento-bo...
Class Parent - Being Your Child’s Room Parent - Room Mother Created: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
If you are asked to be a class parent (in the old days, called room mother) at your child’s school, should you say yes? What to consider before becoming a class parent at school.
Kids Lunches - What to Consider When Packing Kids Lunches Created: Friday, July 22, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Sure moms put love into their kids' lunches, but what else does it take to make sure kids' lunch that mom packs don't come back returned to sender?
Things to Do Over Summer - Daily Kids Summer Activities for Work-at-Home Moms Created: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Something for every day this summer...try these daily summer activities for kids.
Summer Reading for Kids Created: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Summer reading for kids has major benefits for both moms and for kids. Summer reading keeps kids’ minds busy, keeping away boredom--the enemy of every work-at-home mom. These tips will get y...
Summer Homework - Required Summer Reading for Kids Created: Friday, June 03, 2011 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Summer homework or no summer homework? That is a debate that rages among school systems, parent, teachers and kids. And I’m not going to step into it and venture an opinion on whether there s...
Kids' School Uniforms - Tips for Buying Kids' School Uniforms Created: Friday, August 21, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Buying your kids school uniforms can be easier than you think. These tips for buying kids' school uniforms will save you time and money.
School Book Bags - Book Bags for Kids - Kids' Backpacks Created: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
School booksbags for kids is often the place our back-to-school shopping starts. But if you buy your kids the right school book bags, you shouldn't need to buy new book bags every year. Sometimes y...
Back to School - Surviving Back to School Time - Back to School Guide Created: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The media's hype of back to school sales, back to school supplies and back to school clothes might have us believe that
Summer Activities for Kids - Things to Do Every Day This Summer Created: Monday, May 11, 2009 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Summer activities for kids to do while you're working from home need to be things kids can do on their own and have fun. Because if they're not having fun, who do they turn to? This summer fun for ...
Summer Vacation - Planning Summer Vacation - Summer Activities for School Vacation Created: Monday, June 21, 2010 Updated: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Summer vacation presents a unique set of issues for work at home moms. Summer vacation, after all, is supposed to be a vacation for the kids, but mom still has to work. Plan a school vacation that ...
Arise Virtual Solutions - Working for Arise Virtual Solutions - Do You Think Arise is a Scam? Created: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Home call center company Arise Virtual Solutions has its fans and its detractors. Arise works differently than other call center jobs, charging certification fees to its call center agents. And for...
Call Center Jobs - Companies Hiring for Home Call Centers Created: Thursday, December 18, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Call center jobs come in two varieties: home call centers and the in-office type. While the office call center jobs are more plentiful, work at home call centers are growing in numbers. This list o...
Part Time Work at Home - Virtual Call Center Jobs Created: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Part-time work-at-home jobs are often available in call centers. Many of these part-time jobs are listed here. Companies hiring home-based call center agents often need mart-time workers to fill th...
Work-at-Home Physician Jobs - Nonclinical Jobs for Doctors - Virtual Medicine Created: Thursday, May 17, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Work-at-home physician jobs are not as common as nursing jobs from home, but not impossible to find. This article lists some of the non-clinical and virtual medicine positions available to doctors ...
Artistic Jobs from Home - Freelance Artistic Jobs - Photography, Illustration, Graphic Design, Artists Created: Friday, May 21, 2010 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
any of the work-at-home artistic jobs found on the web are for beginners. They are good ways to pick up extra cash, build a portfolio or sharpen skills. But this list of at-home artistic jobs also...
Google Jobs – Google Work at Home Jobs - Legit or Scam? Created: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Google jobs found in email and on the Internet and in emails are not likely legit. However, there are a few jobs from home working for Google, but the Google work at home kits and other Google job ...
Legitimate Work at Home Jobs - Finding Legit Work at Home Jobs - Spotting Job Scams Created: Monday, November 10, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Learn to tell the difference between legitimate work at home jobs and work at home scams. This article explains how to spot legit work at home jobs by showing the pattern of deception in many Int...
Work at Home Scam - Spotting Work at Home Scam - Work at Home Scam Telltale Signs Created: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The telltale signs of a work at home scam tip off the careful consumer. Learn to tell the real home jobs from the work at home scam by learning the signs of a work at home scam.
Telecommuting Employee or Independent Contractor - Differences and Definitions - Telecommuter or Freelancer Created: Thursday, July 10, 2008 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Work-at-home moms could be telecommuting employees or independent contractors. Each has it's own benefits and drawbacks. But the differences between the two can effect child care arrangements.
Work at Home Scam - Share Stories About a Work at Home Scams Created: Thursday, April 23, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
A work at home scam can be tricky to detect. And while many people may not have lost money to a work at home scam, some have. Others have lost time to questionable ventures that never paid off. Som...
Medical Jobs From Home - Nurses, Physicians, Medical Writers, Transcriptionists, Coders, Billers Created: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
While many jobs in the medical field require onsite work, there are many nonclinical medical jobs from home. This list outlines these medical jobs and provides resources on where to find them. It i...
Work from Home Jobs Canada - Canada Jobs From Home Created: Friday, August 05, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
This is a list of legitimate work from home jobs in Canada. Fields range from teaching and software development to call centers and translation.
Dot Jobs - Dot Jobs FAQ Created: Thursday, February 10, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Learn how sites with the Dot Jobs (.jobs)domain can help your job search. While not exactly new, the Dot Jobs Internet domain (.jobs) went through significant changes in 2011--all of which make it ...
Data Entry Jobs - Finding Data Entry Jobs from Home - Legitimate Data Entry Jobs from Home Created: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
These legitimate companies offer various types of data entry jobs. Some also offer office-based work as well as data entry jobs from home. Most hire independent contractors for their data entry job...

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