Adventures of a Stay-at-Home Dad

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By Nancy W. at January 05, 2012 14:23
Filed Under: Home Based Career

Today not only are the moms working from the home, but dads as well are now working from the home and watching after their kids. A great way to learn and earn is working with a transcription business that can be done from the comfort of home. The great thing about having a transcription job is you can work on it the hours you are available, allowing you to juggle the art of raising children at the same time. Here’s a short story about my dad and how him working from home has brought our family together.

The alarm goes off in the morning and instead of dad shaving and getting ready for work, he makes us some breakfast and drops us off at school. When we were toddlers dad had to juggle his day and his stay at home transcription job between napping and play time. Since deciding to stay at home and work as a transcriptionist, our family has really come together and mom has been able to focus on her job (really her passion) without worry.

For a transcriptionist to do this type of work at home they may need special equipment besides a computer. Many in the medical field dictate their reports to be listened to and typed from the transcriber. If there is a medical or a general transcribing job, there can be several different venues and niche’s to work from.

So Dad is the stay at home parent now. He brews his coffee, makes us breakfast, works and takes after the house. While we watch our morning shows and are eating breakfast, Dad does his transcription work and watches us all in the same room. Of course, if he has to stop doing his transcribing job he can easily pause whatever he is working on and go back to it any time he is available.

The beauty of any transcription job is that it can be done from the comfort of home. My dad can have his own transcription business and makes a substantial amount of money for our family. We feel very blessed and I am so happy to have my dad at home. We have grown so close and can thank his working from home for it.

Having a Home Office Will Save You Money

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By Administrator at November 06, 2011 14:56
Filed Under: Home Based Career

There is a reality that everyone has to face: you have to work. Some people spend their entire lives waking up, getting dressed and going to an office from 8-5. In doing this, people get stressed out because they are not comfortable. They have to do what a supervisor requires of them, they have to dress up in oftentimes uncomfortable work attire, and they have to arrive in the work place at a specific time.

Now imagine working the same job from home. It would be fun, easier to deal with, save you money and basically b better all around. There would not be as much stress as there would be at an office. Think about it; you would not be required to wear a specific uniform, or get out of your pajamas for that matter. Your home would also be an office, so there would not really be anyone there to tell you what to do. That’s freedom.

There are many careers that enable you to work from home, but the most noteworthy deals with the transcription industry. Transcription Jobs are growing in popularity because they pay well, don’t require a lot of up-front investment and enable you to create your own schedule. And if you work from home, all that you would have to do is accept the orders through an online portal of some sort and complete the task at hand. Working this way will allow you to choose your own work hours, thus relieving you of the stress of having to get to work on time.

With your job being at home, there is basically nothing that can go wrong. In fact, more and more jobs are showing up online. This allows for people to work from home, which is undoubtedly a more comfortable and relaxed environment. The more relaxed a person is, the better they can do their job. So do the research and find why working from home can be the better choice for you.

Work at Home Entrepreneurship Sees Many Advantages

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By Nancy W. at October 13, 2011 16:12
Filed Under: Home Based Career

Working at home is very popular in the field of entrepreneurship, especially with small startup businesses and in this downturned economy we find ourselves in today. Reports show that in the US, over 4 million entrepreneurs choose to work at home, especially those who are in the service industry (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). People are doing so in large numbers, and for very good reasons.

There are myriad advantages of working at home. It is a very popular option for those who have family and personal commitments they want or have to keep. Working from home enables them to kill many birds with one stone (for lack of a more positive analogy) and keep everything organized under one roof. Moreover, the most eye-catching part of working at home is gaining more personal freedom. It would be a nice change to work freely in the absence of a boss breathing down your neck. There is also the advantage of not having to burn gasoline to rush to be at the office on time, which not only dampens mornings but also burns a hole through wallets.

Working at home can also help you to reduce stress, as you can dictate your own schedules and priorities and deal with personal commitments and issues as you please. Thus, it is ultimately putting work where it belongs: in your hands. And now, with the constant advances in technology, computers and the Internet are available at our fingertips, which have contributed to making working at home ever easier and more advantageous.

There are a multitude of jobs that can be done sitting at home during free time. For example, transcription, translation, virtual call center jobs, data entry, content writing, office support and so forth are a few of them that have been increasing in popularity in recent years. In general transcription jobs, writers are required to listen to audiotapes and transcribe them into written texts. It does not need any kind of previous experience in transcription as it very popular with stay-at-home moms.

Transcription jobs demand proficiency in English, errorless spelling, good typing skills, attentive listening and overall to ensure you stick to your deadlines and timetables. However, while not too difficult, transcriptionists can make at least $13.00 per hour, which can only go up with increased accuracy and typing speed (after getting more experience, of course). All in all, working from home has many benefits and advantages, and if done well, can lead to a spike in your profits.

The Economic Aftermath of 9/11

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By Administrator at September 11, 2011 04:23
Filed Under: Home Based Career, Transcription Industry

Looking back over the past years, America has experienced a lot. Starting with 9/11, going through three wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and on global terror, coping with climate change and the natural disasters of Hurricanes Katrina and Irene, and struggling to maintain a stable economy through global recession. Nonetheless, the horrific attacks on American soil ten years back holds many lessons to be learned, both for Americans and the greater global community. Standing together, united, in the face of anything thrown at them, Americans continue to find innovative and unique ways to keep their lives on track, politically, socially and economically.

9/11 undoubtedly scarred the American economy, and although it came eight years later, so did the global economic downturn. Companies downsized, federal, state and local governments cut spending, stocks fell, prices increased and Americans were forced to change the way they lived their lives. While extremely terrible, there is light at the end of the tunnel; there are things to be learned, and things to be admired about how the U.S. has dealt with all of the problems it has faced. Most importantly, Americans have both been resilient and perpetuated their intelligence, finding all possible ways to stay positive and weather the storm.

Although layoffs and spending cuts continue to take effect across the nation, people are getting second jobs and turning hobbies into money making ventures. Airlines have increased fares and have made passengers pay for checked luggage, so people are taking road trips and going camping, experiencing a completely new facet of the country they live in. Instead of moving into a new, larger house, many are remodeling their current ones and finding creative ways to inject life into it. The recession has devastated millions of Americans, they are forging their own paths and figuring out creative ways to handle tough times; they are inspiring invention and innovation in one another.

With the contested GOP candidate race heating up and the 2012 Presidential Election notably looming in the background, one of the biggest issues on the table is employment. Many have been laid off, their salaries have been cut, or they have had to take up a second job, but even through this, new opportunities are arising and being taken advantage of.

One of the biggest and most popular of these new opportunities is working form home. According to the US Census, there are over 38 million home-based businesses, and well over 36 million home office households. Additionally, stay at home jobs are on the rise because there are many opportunities that allow people to earn an income while saving money on expenses - like gas, car maintenance, work attire and so forth - and enable them to keep their previous commitments, which are especially popular among stay at home moms. The most popular and beneficial stay at home jobs today include virtual assistants, writers/editors, translators and transcriptionists, with the last two drastically increasing every month. People are indulging in these professions from the comfort of their homes because they are earning stable incomes, cutting expenses and learning new information everyday. Although the U.S. continues to face economic hardships, the nation is staying strong, tapping into new markets and finding shelter in new jobs some might not have considered before.

Women’s Equality Day

A brief history and background of how this day came to be.

Women’s Equality Day takes place every year on August 26th to commemorate the passage of the 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution, which gave women voting rights in 1920. This amendment was a culmination of a peaceful women’s rights movement that dated back to 1848, when the world’s first women’s rights convention occurred in Seneca Falls, New York. In 1971, representative Bella Abzug introduced a bill that declared August 26th Women’s Equality Day; the bill was subsequently passed. An excerpt from the bill reads, “Women’s Equality Day is a symbol of women’s continued fight for equal rights and that the United States commends and supports them.” Each President has issued a proclamation every year since the passage of the bill in honor of this national partaking.

Celebrations usually take place in the form of public gatherings, where toasts and motivating success stories are shared. For example, a small city in Massachusetts is inviting people to come to the town hall for drinks and celebration. Many museums hold public lectures and exhibits regarding the history of the women’s suffrage movement. Some politicians take advantage of the day by publicly speaking about continuing to increase women’s presence in the world. For example, a director from Rutgers University has spoken about continuing to increase the number of women in legislative bodies like Congress and the Senate. In general, people take a moment out of their day to appreciate what lengths women have gone to earn the rights they have today. Women’s Equality Day is a celebration of these successes and of the history of how they came about.

Opportunities for women to take advantage of their equality are everywhere, especially in the thriving transcription industry. In fact, the transcription field is extremely popular with women, especially stay-at-home mothers. transcription jobs enables stay-at-home moms to work and earn a living while still leaving ample time for their families. The transcription industry presents innumerable opportunities for women today, and has become so popular because of the amazing benefits transcribing provides. We are one of the transcription company working in this direction for women. This source of empowerment exists only because women have fought valiantly for their rights in the last 150 years, and Women’s Equality Day is a celebration of progress and equal rights.

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