The Mom Pack™ is a cooperative, volunteer group of working moms dedicated to promoting each others’ businesses online and offline in a variety of ways, including link swaps, goal meeting, advertisement sharing, individual Mom Pack filler exchanges and information packet sharing. The list of mom businesses is long, but you’ll get lots of good ideas…
Sometimes when people are contemplating working from home they wonder if they’ll get lonely. In my experience, I’ve never really had time to get lonely. Since I’m homeschooling I have the kids with me all day. My husband works during the weekends so he’s around during the week. And then I have my clients that…
You can reduce your heating bill by: Adding a room humidifier to make the existing temperature seem warmer; Install a room heater; Use insulated glass and make sure that walls as well as ceilings are properly insulated to a standard of R-19; Draw curtains, drapes, or blinds to retain heat when there is no direct sunlight;…
Today’s green office tip is: Purchase green office products. You can find these by looking online. They include toner, ink for your inkjet, file folders, paper, and even furniture. One store that carries a complete selection is The Green Office. I stumbled upon them while researching this section, but I’m quite impressed by all that…
The tip for the day is: Use Light Emitting Diodes (LED) and Compact Flourscent Bulbs (CFB) that produce more light, last longer than ordinary incandescent bulbs, and use less energy. LEDs are expected to drop in price and be comparable to halogen and CFB lighting due to new materials that are being used to produce…
Creating a green home office would definitely be a step towards protecting our planet from unneccessary damage. And it is surprisingly easy to do as you’ll see from the suggestions below. In today’s consciousness regarding our environment, it makes sense to hellp protect our planet as much as possible. It is surprisingly easy to do so…
Sometimes choosing the right home office furniture can be a bit daunting and, depending on your tastes, a bit expensive. So here are some tips that people just starting out might find handy. Desks Some people have found that their unused dining room table provided enough space for all of their needs. My personal favorite…
Welcome to the ranks of the homeschoolers who also are working from their home. But before you head to Ikea to buy a lot of furniture, there are a few things that you should take into consideration. After choosing what type of business you will be building, setting up your home-office is the most important…
Today I will share with you the story of “The Many Home Offices of CHK”. I’m sure you’ll find it to be quite entertaining (but that’s only because you weren’t doing the heavy lifting!) Well, I started my typing business when we were in a tiny, teeny tiny, apartment, so my “office” was a small…
Designing your home office space is fraught with many pitfalls. It’s easy to make extra work for yourself. Below are three of the top challenges that many people have encountered. I hope that the experiences listed below will help you. WARNING: These ideas are only for you if you have a clearly defined business path….
The first thing I’d like to say is “God Bless Virtual Assistants!” When I wrote my first book I didn’t know much about you guys, so I struggled to get everything done by myself. Now, I’m no lightweight when it comes to computer techy tasks — I do that kind of work to pay the…