Okay – so you might sweat a little. Working from home and taking care of the home at the same time can take time and work. And sweat. I’m a mom. I work from home. I can tell you from experience that a routine is crucial. If you work outside of the home, you have […]
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Work from Home Ethics & Etiquette
Listen to the podcast free. Ethics Abide by city, state, and federal laws because a law suit is really the last thing that you want or need to deal with when it comes to business. For instance, did you know that in some towns you can’t run certain types of businesses from your home? Some […]
How to Take the Headache Out of Work / Life Balance
Most people who want to work from home have two general goals: They want to get out of the traditional workplace and have “freedom.” They want to spend more time living life. Those are the two things I hear the most…and they both really say the same thing: they don’t want anyone making decisions for […]
Being a Star in Your Industry Is a Matter of Professionalism
The other day, we talked about professionalism and commitment on Black Moth Radio. Frankly, those two items are the absolute keys to success in any industry. Here are my top four tips about professionalism (and make sure that you go over to Black Moth Radio and listen in…and subscribe – most shows are free). Keep […]
The Ugly Truth about Self-Indulgent Titles
“I’m an alpha.” “I’m a guru.” Can we just, I dunno, stop it with self-indulgent titles? The ugly truth about self-indulgent titles is this: if you have to tell someone that you are an ‘alpha,’ an ‘expert,’ or a ‘guru,’ you are not one. Your behavior, your attitude, your knowledge, your work, and how you treat […]
From Zero to Hero: Stepping Up the Work from Home Game
Working from home isn’t easy. It’s not always easy to get started…and once you’ve gotten your feet wet, it’s not always easy to keep up your momentum. I’d wager a guess that at some point, all of us who work from home have questioned why we do it and why we are at least momentarily […]
Newsjacking and You
Okay, soooo I was on Facebook today and got sucked into reading an article posted on Entrepreneur.com related to newsjacking. What is newsjacking? In short, it’s where you take a relevant story and talk about it on your blog, website, podcast, or whatever. You know, get more people to see you on social media. Like […]
How Did I Do It? Motherfuckin’ Time Management, That’s How!
Usually, when people find out I work from home (like, legitimately work from home) I either hear: No one can really work from home and make money (says someone who couldn’t do it). or Oh my gawwddd that is so greeaattt….how did you do it? Motherfuckin’ Time Management, That’s How That is seriously the answer. […]
Dealing with Isolation & Minimizing Burnout
When you work from home, even if you’re around your family all the time, you’re going to feel isolated. You may feel lonely. You may feel trapped. You start working from home out of necessity and you dream about all the freedom that you just know you’ll have. And then? Then? Work at home life […]
The 10 Content Commandments
Content writing is important for businesses. This discusses two types of content: blog posts / articles and the content placed on each page of a website (page content). It doesn’t matter if you’re a business owner who handles your own content creation, a business owner who wants to hire a writer to create content, or […]