Archive for April, 2008

Home Based Business Genius

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

I’m not sure if it is truly a home based business, but I picture Paddy Donnelly and Lee Munroe (the two geniuses referenced above) sitting in a flat coming up with their brilliant idea: post a website that would recreate the English dictionary…with buttons…that link to websites…which in turn provide a definition of that word…or not…and have people pay them PER LETTER!!! (more…)

Are you a Nomad?

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Most of us who work from home are ready to go on a moment’s notice…we have our laptop and cell phone safely plugged in so the batteries are always topped off. But how often do we really go out and relish the freedom that we have as home business owners? Do we go to the coffee shop, use the wireless internet and make calls on our cell phones daily? No. We probably don’t even do it monthly. The fact is that we are just too comfortable at home…which is pretty cool in and of itself. (more…)

Rhythm and Routine in my Work at Home Scene

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

Picture this:  I was standing in the bathroom cleaning out my toddler’s potty with my headset on, trying to balance the potty while pressing mute so my client wouldn’t hear my four-year-old’s toy truck beeping.  After getting them settled (more…)

My Desk Was A Mess

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

Of course, I won’t let anyone but me call me this, but I am a slob. So what happens when a slob starts to run his own home business? It gets messy. Real messy.
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