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By: Sylvie Fortin When I broke on to the telecommuting scene, I was just that…broke! Life had dealt me some tough cards: I was divorced, on welfare, and had three small children to support. Believe me, telecommuting wasn’t a choice, it was my only hope. If I worked away from home, the day care expenses… Continue Reading →

By: Sylvie Fortin Did you know that many people have lousy reasons for wanting to work from home? Believe it or not, these same people are often the ones who fail as telecommuters. If you want to work from home, have you assessed whether your reasons are lousy or great? If not, take a few… Continue Reading →

By: Sylvie Fortin There are few things more aggravating for a business owner than hiring someone to work from home and finding out they don’t have the proper equipment or software. Worse yet is when someone has the equipment, but doesn’t have a clue on how to use it. Don’t be one of these telecommuters!… Continue Reading →

By: Sylvie Fortin So, you want to work at home, do you? You think it’s going to mean less hours, more time with your family, and big income, right? To best answer this question, let’s get real about this whole “working from home” thing. Let’s take a look at the Facts versus the Myths of… Continue Reading →

By: Sylvie Fortin Are you a scamaholic? Do you find yourself seduced by those ads in the paper and on the ‘net that promise huge incomes with very little effort on your part? You know what I’m talking about; those ads that entice you with “part-time” jobs with big pay offs, from the “comfort of… Continue Reading →

I received an email a short while ago, and I just couldn’t wait to share this particular success story with you. This is how one smart work at home mom, a member of Workaholics4Hire.com, beat out over 1000 other applicants for a virtual assistant’s job that paid over $68,000 a year. And she did it… Continue Reading →

By: Sylvie Fortin Does this sound familiar? You’ve set up your home office and you’re ready to start telecommuting. You’ve gone through your checklist: you have fancy business cards, a good computer, sharpened #2 pencils, but it feels like you’re forgetting something. Do you have your website up and running? “My website?! I’m supposed to… Continue Reading →

By: Sylvie Fortin Do you really have what it takes to work from home? Are you sure? Believe it or not, no matter who you are, there are common pitfalls that stand in the way of your work-at-home success. However, if you can promise to dedicate yourself to overcoming these challenges, you’ll quickly find the… Continue Reading →

By: Sylvie Fortin Did you know that your resume for home-based jobs must be completely different than a resume you would use for an onsite job? Your resume for a telecommuting job has to be your main sales pitch. It says everything the employer needs to know to hire you, so having a professional image… Continue Reading →

By: Sylvie Fortin There’s no way to avoid it. It’s a harsh reality of the telecommuter’s life. No matter how afraid of it, there’s nowhere to hide. You can have the perfect resume, a stellar online portfolio, but now you have to face it: The Interview. For many, the telecommuter’s interview is the most daunting… Continue Reading →