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Cisco Says Telecommuting Saves Money and the World

Fast Company: Good news for homebodies: A Cisco survey of 2,000 people worldwide has revealed that employees who telecommute experience higher rates of productivity, work-life flexibility, and overall satisfaction. As if that isn’t enough, the survey also showed that telecommuting saves the company money and drastically reduces carbon dioxide emissions. According to Rob Rolfsen, Cisco’s […]

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‘Work At Home’ Jobs That Really Work

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ABC15.com: The hottest Google search right now is “work at home.” Experts warn many work at home jobs are scams, but some are legit and could work for you in a down economy. “I love working at home,” said Treena Scism who works from home for VIPDesk.com. Scism works as a virtual concierge of sorts.

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Keeping Your Domain Current

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photo credit: Ordinary Guy When you fail to keep your domain current, or you let it lapse, someone comes swooping and purchases your old name and then attaches it to a site that is loaded with advertisements and collects all of the hit’s to the new site. To avoid letting your domain lapse, I’ve included

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Five Legitimate Work From Home Job Websites

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Dallas Working From Home Examiner: If you need help in locating work from home jobs that are right for you, then try searching these sites. Ratrace Rebellion.com This website has been featured on BusinessWeek, CNN, USAToday, and even Fortune. All jobs are pre-screened for legitimacy. Jobs are updated daily. They even offer free products and

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Like Customers, HSN Call Center Employees Stay Home

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St. Petersburg Times: For 20 hours a week Julie Sardelli fields HSN sales calls in her Pinellas Park home office with two big dogs curled around her feet and two smaller ones parked on the desk, flanking her home computer. “There’s no commute, I can work in my PJs, and when my shift ends, I

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Entrepreneurs Find Upsides In Home-Based Biz

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Associated Press: For many of the millions of Americans who lost their jobs over the past year, the next step is starting a business. And many of these enterprises are being launched out of the entrepreneurs’ homes. Owners of new home-based businesses find there are pros and cons to running a company out of a

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Little Features Make a Huge Difference

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photo credit: furryscaly In business with so many others to compete against, you definitely need the up to date, most current and top notch equipment to work with. Right down to your telephone system. And don’t be fooled, the little features that your phone system can come equipped with are very important and sometimes make

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More Workers Staying At Home

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Tulsa World: Yvonne Jacobson’s makeshift office is her kitchen table. She had company last week at her Broken Arrow home, so the back bedroom she typically uses to make the baby-shower gifts for her home business was occupied. And writer-video producer Jeff Kauffman’s office is just down the hall from his kids. Or, occasionally, it’s

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Work More Effectively From Home

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TechRepublic: Whether you’re an employee of a company or an independent professional working for yourself, you might have a chance to work from home. Be aware, though, that this arrangement can cause problems if you’re not prepared. Here are some tips. 1: Dress the part 2: Keep a separate office 3: Discipline yourself regarding break

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