As someone who works from home I get a lot of questions about what I do and how I do it. I know there are a lot of people who are wondering how it is possible that I can work from home. Rather than address everyone individually, I thought it would make a great blog topic. So this one may not be my most humorous blog I have, but I get so many people that ask, so this is for them.
Lets start with the most common question: What Do You Do?
Now, I don't sit around and write blogs and get paid for it, even though I am sure everyone wishes they could make a career out of this. I created this blog as an attempt to make additional money because if I keep my blog consecutive and full of information that people will want to read, Google may accept me to place ads on my blog for me to make money off of it, so right now Miss. Information is just fun and entertaining.
When I work from home I do multiple things. I am a freelance writer. As a freelance writer I accept various projects that other people need done in the sense of writing. I have written resumes, articles, copy writing, reviews for amazon, and general publications that are considered Ghost Writing. Ghost writing means that my name doesn't go on any of it.
I am also a marketing assistant for a company called Magnum Dealer Focus. With this job I find the latest information about car dealerships, create blogs, and handle email marketing campaigns. I also do a ton of stuff with social networking. I enjoy this job because as you can see on Magnumdealerfocus.com I get credit for the things that I am writing.
Ok, now that you all know what I do, I want to address the next question: Do you pay to work from home?
I know there are a lot of work from home opportunities that require an investment. I get my work through freelance sites that do offer free programs. The free programs are limited, but I used them to get started, but the joined the monthly for like 10 a month, which I make more than that anyway so the benefits were worth the price. There are sites that you do have to invest in and there are other ways to work from home as well.
That brings me to my next point: How Can I Work From Home?
I work as a writer and unfortunately not everyone can be a writer. You have to have a writing talent in order to get a writing job. The whole thing about working from home is knowing what you are good at and what you know. Personally, I am a writer and I have a marketing degree, so I work from home as a writer and telecommute for marketing companies.
If you have a talent of knowledge like fitness, design, or whatever else, you can work from home as a consultant. Consultants are the number one at home business out there and all you have to do is walk people through what you know.
You can work as admin from home or other business matters. My friend L.R has made a very successful business for herself working within he business sector of things.
Basically if you want to work from home, you have to know what you are good at, look into the options, and do the research. I got my start as a writer doing research, found the work sites, and it all goes from there.
I love what I do, but this is not forever for me. I may keep the blog if it gets ads and makes me money for writing because I enjoy marketing, but this is only a way to work my way into my masters degree to become an admin for a hospital. Working from home does help pay the bills and for some people it works, but you have to have talent, know what your doing, and know where to look.
Workin From My Bedroom
-Miss Information
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Saturday, August 17, 2013
Thursday, August 15, 2013
The Truth About Working From Home
As many people have probably figured as a writer I work from home. As someone who works from home I have learned that there are a lot of misconceptions about working at home. Now as most of you know already and some have yet to learn, I am also a mother of a three year old little girl, who for privacy I will refer to her in my blogs as Miss. A. Miss A doesn't go to a daycare, in fact she is taught from home through ABCMouse.Com. Now before anyone things this is just a common gripe of me being a drama queen, I would like to point out that there are other people close to me, who experience the same thing I do and who also works from home.
I would like to start out this blog by listing some of the common misconceptions that people have about working from home:
"I wish I could work from home and stay in my pajamas and not have to do my hair or anything"
"It is easier to work from home"
"You work from home, there's no reason you can't have a clean house"
"You get more luxuries than people with regular jobs"
So those are some very common misconceptions about working from home and I have to admit, if you have said any of these things to someone who works out of the house, you should be ashamed of yourself because you are being offensive.
Working from home doesn't make my job any less important then the jobs of you people who go to work from 9-5. As far as the first misconception goes, we are still human beings and we are evolved past being common apes. Even though we work from home, we still groom ourselves on a daily basis. I may not have to wear office casual or business professional, but I still have to get dressed everyday. In fact, there are times when I have conferences on Skype, so if I didn't groom, I probably wouldn't still have a job.
As far as is being easy to work from home, please don't make me laugh. When I work from home, I deal with constant distractions and have to show more restrain. For those of you who work in an office, you have strict rules you have to follow and people who make sure your work gets done. I am on my own and do my own scheduling, and am tempted every time Maury Povich is about to reveal a baby daddy. But I have to work past the distractions to get my work done, because like everyone else, I have a quota of work that has to get done in a day or else I don't get paid.
As far as the chores and having a clean house goes, I work eight hours a day, if not more. Some of my jobs have deadlines and others I work on a strict schedule. Now as I had mentioned there are people close to me that also own their own business and work from home who can back me on this statement, for privacy sake we will call her LR. LR owns her own business where she works from home and has to leave her home to complete her job as well. Now examining both our working situations, I would like to know where everyone else gets to leave their 8 hour job to do their laundry? When LR is running professional errands, is she supposed to be late meeting with clients because she is waiting for her delicates to dry? The answer is no people. We don't have any more extra time then you do.
Finally and this one is my personal favorite. Having more luxuries than other jobs. Now as I mentioned while I am working from home I am with Miss. A and LR is with a very special young man that we will call Doze. Now imagine being on your phone at work with a very important client who wants updates on your current project and while you are on the phone, the person in the cubical next to you throws him or herself on the ground screaming and crying over wanting the other cereal. Imagine being at your computer rushing to meet your deadline for quota when your boss drops his cup of juice all over the floor, then proceeds to step on it. Imagine being on skype for an important conference call only to have a co worker walk naked behind you. These are the luxuries that LR and I deal with everyday, working from home. Yes we get to have coffee at our desks, but so do most people at the office, yes we can wear sweatpants to work, but have you ever been to Walmart? The point is, what you call luxuries, we call reasons to get a job in an office.
So that is my rant for today and hopefully you have a new insight of how lucky you are to be working in an office and getting to interact with coworkers that are your own age and don't spend most of their time picking their nose. So before you use any of the misconceptions above to someone who works at home...think about it....they work just as hard as anyone else.
Blogging in my PJS
-Miss Information
I would like to start out this blog by listing some of the common misconceptions that people have about working from home:
"I wish I could work from home and stay in my pajamas and not have to do my hair or anything"
"It is easier to work from home"
"You work from home, there's no reason you can't have a clean house"
"You get more luxuries than people with regular jobs"
So those are some very common misconceptions about working from home and I have to admit, if you have said any of these things to someone who works out of the house, you should be ashamed of yourself because you are being offensive.
Working from home doesn't make my job any less important then the jobs of you people who go to work from 9-5. As far as the first misconception goes, we are still human beings and we are evolved past being common apes. Even though we work from home, we still groom ourselves on a daily basis. I may not have to wear office casual or business professional, but I still have to get dressed everyday. In fact, there are times when I have conferences on Skype, so if I didn't groom, I probably wouldn't still have a job.
As far as is being easy to work from home, please don't make me laugh. When I work from home, I deal with constant distractions and have to show more restrain. For those of you who work in an office, you have strict rules you have to follow and people who make sure your work gets done. I am on my own and do my own scheduling, and am tempted every time Maury Povich is about to reveal a baby daddy. But I have to work past the distractions to get my work done, because like everyone else, I have a quota of work that has to get done in a day or else I don't get paid.
As far as the chores and having a clean house goes, I work eight hours a day, if not more. Some of my jobs have deadlines and others I work on a strict schedule. Now as I had mentioned there are people close to me that also own their own business and work from home who can back me on this statement, for privacy sake we will call her LR. LR owns her own business where she works from home and has to leave her home to complete her job as well. Now examining both our working situations, I would like to know where everyone else gets to leave their 8 hour job to do their laundry? When LR is running professional errands, is she supposed to be late meeting with clients because she is waiting for her delicates to dry? The answer is no people. We don't have any more extra time then you do.
Finally and this one is my personal favorite. Having more luxuries than other jobs. Now as I mentioned while I am working from home I am with Miss. A and LR is with a very special young man that we will call Doze. Now imagine being on your phone at work with a very important client who wants updates on your current project and while you are on the phone, the person in the cubical next to you throws him or herself on the ground screaming and crying over wanting the other cereal. Imagine being at your computer rushing to meet your deadline for quota when your boss drops his cup of juice all over the floor, then proceeds to step on it. Imagine being on skype for an important conference call only to have a co worker walk naked behind you. These are the luxuries that LR and I deal with everyday, working from home. Yes we get to have coffee at our desks, but so do most people at the office, yes we can wear sweatpants to work, but have you ever been to Walmart? The point is, what you call luxuries, we call reasons to get a job in an office.
So that is my rant for today and hopefully you have a new insight of how lucky you are to be working in an office and getting to interact with coworkers that are your own age and don't spend most of their time picking their nose. So before you use any of the misconceptions above to someone who works at home...think about it....they work just as hard as anyone else.
Blogging in my PJS
-Miss Information
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Does Working While Pregnant Harm Your Baby?
I have been getting a few requests to write about women who choose to work when they are pregnant because apparently there are people that don't agree with women working while they are pregnant. I found this subject to be interesting because I believe people are making false judgements.
As an example, I have a long time friend, we will call her LC. She has always been a hard worker and believes in working to support her children and her family. She works in the healthcare field and is currently pregnant with her second child. She is a believer that even though she lifts and does other hard work, that it is OK for her to work while she is pregnant.
She has been treated unfairly because of her condition where people are judging her for working. They tell her things like her baby is going to be harmed, she is putting too much strain on her body and she has even had patients refuse her care.
Now the first issue I have with this is the fact that people are telling her to stop working. She is a believer that you should work as long as you can to support your child. She has a child at home and one on the way, her working to prepare herself financially is nothing short if inspirational when we live in a world of women who get pregnant only to collect welfare. She should not be made to feel like a bad mother because she is supporting her family the noble way.
Second, it is a proven fact and I can attach some resources if you like that being active while you are pregnant is better than sitting on your butt. I have heard so many women that complain about gaining weight after their pregnancy, but the truth is, they weren't active during their pregnancy. So instead of hurting her baby, which since she is used to doing the work, it is doing no harm to her baby, she is actually doing herself a favor to help lose weight after the baby comes.
Now before writing this I did a small interview with LC and she was kind enough to share her story because people make her feel like a bad mother. She is far from a bad mother for her choices but merely a good mother for wanting to work as much as she can to give her children a good life.
This shows me what is wrong with being a mother, when you are a mother, you are subject to unwanted advice from people who don't know what they are talking about. There are people who think they know the medical world by claiming that they know from experience, but her doctor has told her working is ok. Instead of questioning a hard working mom for working, lets ask why people believe they are more qualified than an MD to make life choices for other people. Instead of supporting lazy moms, lets support the working moms.
Keep On Workin LC, Your A Great Mom
-Miss Information
As an example, I have a long time friend, we will call her LC. She has always been a hard worker and believes in working to support her children and her family. She works in the healthcare field and is currently pregnant with her second child. She is a believer that even though she lifts and does other hard work, that it is OK for her to work while she is pregnant.
She has been treated unfairly because of her condition where people are judging her for working. They tell her things like her baby is going to be harmed, she is putting too much strain on her body and she has even had patients refuse her care.
Now the first issue I have with this is the fact that people are telling her to stop working. She is a believer that you should work as long as you can to support your child. She has a child at home and one on the way, her working to prepare herself financially is nothing short if inspirational when we live in a world of women who get pregnant only to collect welfare. She should not be made to feel like a bad mother because she is supporting her family the noble way.
Second, it is a proven fact and I can attach some resources if you like that being active while you are pregnant is better than sitting on your butt. I have heard so many women that complain about gaining weight after their pregnancy, but the truth is, they weren't active during their pregnancy. So instead of hurting her baby, which since she is used to doing the work, it is doing no harm to her baby, she is actually doing herself a favor to help lose weight after the baby comes.
Now before writing this I did a small interview with LC and she was kind enough to share her story because people make her feel like a bad mother. She is far from a bad mother for her choices but merely a good mother for wanting to work as much as she can to give her children a good life.
This shows me what is wrong with being a mother, when you are a mother, you are subject to unwanted advice from people who don't know what they are talking about. There are people who think they know the medical world by claiming that they know from experience, but her doctor has told her working is ok. Instead of questioning a hard working mom for working, lets ask why people believe they are more qualified than an MD to make life choices for other people. Instead of supporting lazy moms, lets support the working moms.
Keep On Workin LC, Your A Great Mom
-Miss Information
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