Open a Call Center in Your Home

Photo by Kelleys-Creations. Give up winter driving by opening up your own call center at home.

If you are a stay-at-home mom, want to work at home or are having problems finding a job than opening a call center in your home could be the answer for you.

More and more companies are hiring people in the United States or where their home country is as call centers versus sending the work overseas.

When you open a call center at your home, you will need to have a quiet area where the phone rings. You do not want to answer the phone for a customer with a screaming baby in toe and dog savagely barking in the background. If this keeps happening, you will most likely be fired as companies want to keep a professional appearance. You will need to have a computer with high speed Internet at home.

Companies like to hire people with an open call center in their home as they only have to pay you for every minute you are on the phone. This saves the company money when you are not actually working.

The benefits of working at home include being your own boss, saving gas and wear and tear on your vehicle, saving money by not having to purchase expensive office attire, saving money on a babysitter and saving time by not having to get ready for work and drive to and from work.

The tax benefits are fantastic as you can write off your office space you use in your home, the heat portion you use in that room, your Internet connection bill for the year, partial costs to any computer repairs and anything else you end up needing to run your call center in your home.

When choosing which type of call center you want to open, keep in mind that the jobs that require making sales pay more than jobs that are simply taking orders.

For more information on how to open a call center in your home, please visit: http://www.preparednessmentor.com/.

　
　
　
　

Run a Bed & Breakfast

Photo by Kelleys-Creations. Run Your Own Bed & Breakfast

If you like people and cooking you can run a bed & breakfast. If you have a nice Victorian home or farm you can open it up to the public. First you will need to make the spare bedrooms are very attractive. Make the rooms feel homey, comfortable and beautiful. Make sure all of the bedrooms you will use have comfortable mattresses and pillows. If you do not have a hot tub in one of the bedrooms you may want to add one. The bedroom with the hot tub you can charge more money when people rent from your bed & breakfast.

Have new looking plush wash cloths and towels available for guests to use. You may want to offer small organic hand soap, shampoo and conditioner in your bathrooms for the guests.
You will need to offer a breakfast as people expect a nice homemade breakfast when renting from a bed & breakfast. You can offer a breakfast of eggs, bacon, hash browns, toast, milk, and orange juice one morning. The following morning you can make pancakes and sausage. Always have cereal, oatmeal and fresh fruit available for those that like to eat a lighter breakfast. Make sure you let your guests know the time frame on what time breakfast is served.

Make up a brochure and cards to advertise your business. Hang the brochures and cards up at businesses around town with their permission. Put an add in your local newspaper about your bed & breakfast services. You can advertise for free on Craigslist.com. You may want to put an ad in a traveling and vacation type magazines so people coming from other states and countries can find your bed & breakfast.

You can enjoy making money turning your home into a bed & breakfast for guests to enjoy. For more information on how to run a bed & breakfast, please visit: http://www.preparednessmentor.com/

Painting Wine Glasses for Money

Photo by Kelleys-Creations. Painted wine glasses for money.

Wine is very popular at this time. More and more people are drinking wine as it is more sophisticated, relaxing and simply tasty. It is fun to try different wines. You can go to wine tasting parties to enjoy samples. You can throw your own wine tasting party and have others bring one or two bottles of their favorite wine and everyone share. You supply two bottles of wine, the wine glasses and cheese, crackers, grapes and any other light snacks to go with the wine.

Another reason wine is popular is because red wine is shown to have antioxidants in it to help people stay healthy. The wine drinkers are rejoicing on this news.

Since wine is popular, painting wine glasses for money should be pretty easy. To get started you will want to go to a discount store such as Wal-Mart and purchase wine glasses. You can also find plenty of wine glasses online if you use Google or another search engine.

Once your wine glasses arrive you will want to paint them in sets of two, groups of four, six, etc. You will need different colors of paint that you can purchase at a discount store, craft store or online.

The sky is the limit as to what you can paint on the wine glasses. You can paint a grape and vine design, modern shapes, words, cats, design your own logos, etc. Think of popular designs and paint colors that will match people’s kitchens. Make sure you paint the bottom of the glass and sign it with your signature. You will want to create a business card to enclose with the wine glasses sold.

Online information will show you what hand painted wine glasses are priced at. You may want to start a little lower until people find you and truly appreciate your artwork.

Get painting! You can sell your wine glasses at craft fairs, online on popular sites such as CraigsList, eBay, Amazon, etc. You can create your own website and display your wine glasses there. You may want to add a bottle of wine with the painted wine glasses to sell. Give your painted wine glasses as birthday, anniversary, wedding gifts, etc. This will help people notice your fantastic work and refer you to others.

For more information on painting wine glasses for money, please visit http://www.preparednessmentor.com/.

Make Money Writing Resumes and Help Others

Photo copyright by Nik. Make money writing resumes.

　
If you are good at writing and creative you can make money writing resumes and help others. In these tough economic times, surely there are a lot of unemployed people just waiting for your creative services.

Make people’s resumes stand out as companies are getting overloaded with them. Use more expensive paper to print the resume on. You need to be able to grab the potential employer’s eye right away. You have about two minutes of reading to capture their attention.

You can advertise slowly by hanging up signs around the area you live in. Make sure your brochure is attention capturing as people will use this as a small indication of your work.

The world today is computer run so you will want to advertise your services online. A great place to advertise your resume skills is on http://www.elance.com/. This website is full of people looking for services from talented people such as you.

Joining eLance is free. To join eLance you will want to create your own profile. Make sure you take the extra tests listed on the profile page as this will help your chance of winning the jobs you bid on. The tests will show your skills. If you fail a test, no worries, you will be given another chance to take it. The failed test will not show up on your profile. A very important step to take is to attach files so potential employers will see a sample or two of your work.

Once you get hired on eLance and you complete the work, and get paid from the employer you will be charged a small fee for using eLance. Remember this when you are bidding on jobs to make money writing resumes. 　
　
For more information on how to make money writing resumes and help others,
please visit: http://www.preparednessmentor.com/.　

How LinkedIn Can Help You

Photo copyright Nik. Let your business flourish with LinkedIn

LinkedIn is for people with their own business. The site helps people connect to each other to network and hopefully sell your product or service easier. Last year one of my friends that lives in Florida invited me to the site. I looked around and was not really interested in it, but thought I’ll join it to make her happy. Maybe we would keep in touch better if I join. Plus, I figured down the road I’d advertise that I sell necklaces and write articles to help online businesses. Being that it is free, that sold me.

A year went by. I forgot about LinkedIn. Then one day I remembered I belonged to LinkedIn. I decided to check the website. I went to the search bar and thought I would type in a few people’s names I know to see if they belong. Sure enough I found everyone I know that has a business on LinkedIn. It’s a great website that you fill out a lot of your information regarding your business and how a person can contact you.

I found my friend (since 6th grade) husband’s name. The two of them own a swimwear line that he designed. Gorgeous swimming suits. I asked to connect to him as a friend and in my invitation I told him what I do. I let him know that I type SEO (search engine optimization) articles. This means I know how to type articles with keywords that will help a website’s rank high on Google, Yahoo!, etc. When you are on page one of Google and your website link is within the top four listed, you get noticed the most. People stop clicking towards the bottom of the page and rarely go to page two and up.

In two days I heard back from him. He was excited and his wife was excited. His business is loaded with swimming suits. He would LOVE it if I tried to market and type him articles, blogs, backlink, etc. for him. He offered to give me $400 per 200 units of swimming suits sold to big department stores. He also offered me one-half of each individual swimming suit that is sold after the cost of the make of the swimming suit. I am getting a contract. This was an offer I could not refuse! I now have all access to his websites and I can view what is sold so I know how much money I will be making.

The swimming suit owners are so excited that I can help them make sales. I am so excited as I am helping them and I could make great money doing this. It is a win-win situation.

The moral of this blog is, if you get your business advertised on LinkedIn, you can make great deals, feel satisfied that you are helping others and make fantastic money. For more information on how LinkedIn can help you, please visit: http://www.preparednessmentor.com/.
　
　

Become a Realtor and Make Money

Photo copyright by Nik. Become a Realtor and Make Money

Many people supplement their income as a realtor. As a realtor you can make great money. Right now you may think is not a good idea to become a realtor. On the contrary, to become a realtor you must study and get your license. Now is the perfect time for you to take time to study and earn your license.

Once you become a realtor, the market will have its up’s and down’s. When the market turns to a seller’s market the sky is the limit to your extra earnings. Even when the market is a buyer’s market, you can make great money with people who want to invest in homes, condos, buildings, etc. You will want to seek out people who have the money to invest in real estate when deals are flourishing. There are always people who want to make money by investing. Once the market turns and homes become expensive, these investors will make a mint.

As a realtor you can make your own schedule. This is an excellent perk for a full-time or part-time job. You will, however, have to work with potential buyer’s schedules. Some people may only be able to meet and look at home’s for sale after 5:00 pm. Some people may only be able to meet you on the weekends, so you must prepare to work weekends. Also, open houses are held mainly on Saturday and Sundays to help potential buyers. Most people are free on the weekends and when looking around for a home, they take a Saturday or Sunday afternoon to casually look around.

To become a realtor and make money, you can choose to work for a large real estate company, a small real estate company or venture out on your own and open up your own business. To get started you may want to join a larger real estate company as they will usually pay for your schooling. You may have to sign a contract that you will stay with the company for at least one year; this is up to each individual company. I would suggest you choose a real estate company that is popular in your area to get started.

For more information on becoming a realtor and making money, please visit: http://www.preparednessmentor.com/

Financial Planning--as a Career

Photo by Kelleys-Creations. Help Families Plan Their Financial Future.

If you are thinking of changing your career or planning on going to college to become a financial planner, you will have an excellent job to survive any type of economy.

When things get tough, most financial planners still have a job. When the economy is going well, financial planners are working their tails off to help others save money and have money for their future living.

As stated, when you are a financial planner you will help others to map out their financial future. You plan people’s income for retirement. You will show people how to invest in their future. Do they want to live the current lifestyle they live? You will show them how much money they need to save and put into their retirement fund to keep up their lifestyle in their golden years.

You will also help couples and single parents in regards to planning on how to save for their children’s college tuition. With planning parents can help their child or children by paying for their schooling. Parents will be comforted knowing they can and are investing in their child’s future.

With financial planning as a career you have options on where you want to work. You may choose to start out financial planning at a small company. You may want to start your financial planning career at a large company. Or you may want to start up your very own business.

You will feel much rewarded that you are helping others plan their lives. Others will be grateful to you for making them feel secure. It is a win-win situation.

Financial planners get paid very well. Financial planning as a career is a very successful field to get into. For more information on financial planning as a career, please visit http://www.preparednessmentor.com/.
　

Go Green with Solar Energy

Photo by Kelleys-Creations. Go Green: Save Money & the Environment

Enjoy saving your money for fun family activities. You can literally get rid of your electric bill by going green with solar energy. You may even get money back from your electric company! How? By using solar panels and/or a solar windmill to produce all of the electricity you will need. If you do not use up all of the electricity generated for the month, the electric company may purchase the overload. Therefore, you will earn a check from the electric company. Sounds sweet, doesn‘t it?

You can hire someone to come to your house and install their solar panels and/or solar windmill. This route will cost you thousands of dollars. You can start saving right off of the bat by making your very own solar panels and solar windmills.

If you search online you can find out how to make solar panels and solar windmills. You will pay a fee to purchase the guide. The guide will give you further instructions on the items you will need to purchase to make your very own solar panels and solar windmills. You will purchase the materials from a hardware store. The cost is $100 to $200 for each item.

It will only take you a Saturday morning to build your own solar panel or solar windmill. The more solar panels and solar windmills you build the more efficient your home will become.

Once you put your creations to work, you will dramatically reduce your electric bill to nearly nothing, zero or get paid. The solar panels work by using the sun and converting the power into electricity for you to use. Both the solar panels and solar windmill will run every electrical item in your house. From your hairdryer, microwave, television, DVD player, computer to your appliances and lighting.

For more information on how to go green with solar energy, please visit http://www.preparednessmentor.com/.
　
　

Online Surveys to Make Cash

Photo copyright by Kelleys-Creations. Take Fun Vacations with Online Survey Cash

Looking to earn some extra cash? Maybe you want to have more cash to pay off your credit card bills. Maybe you want extra cash to do more fun family activities. Perhaps you have an expensive hobby and you want to make some easy extra cash to continue your hobby.

You can achieve all of the above by signing up to do online surveys. You actually submit your opinion and get paid to do it. It is as simple as that.

You will be able to work from home. Save money by not having to drive to a part-time job, no babysitter fee for your children, etc. Not to mention the time you will save from working at home.

You can choose to do online surveys at restaurants. Some online surveys even pay for you to eat at the restaurant and get paid to review it. Sounds like a nice evening to enjoy and it is free!
You can do shopping surveys and share your experience with others. People will benefit from your opinion. You will feel good knowing you are helping other people.

To choose which online survey company to work for, check out the testimonial page of their website. See how others like working there. Research what makes the people who work there like their job. Also, check with the Better Business Bureau as you would with many things to make sure the online company is reputable. If there are a lot of complaints filed against the company, you know you want to steer clear of it.

There are reputable online survey companies out there for you to make money. The more surveys you choose to do per day, the more money per week, monthly and annually you will make.

For more information, please visit http://www.preparednessmentor.com/.

Facebook to Network & Rank Your Business

Photo copyright by Nik. Get your business face out to the world!

With your own business Facebook is a great way to keep in touch with people. It is a great reminder to others that you are selling a product or service.

Facebook is free and easy to join. Simply use a search engine such as Google to join by typing in Facebook.com.

Create a profile on Facebook. You can put a picture of yourself to make your profile more personal. You can add more photos later to an area of your page. The pictures should show you and your family and photos of your business. Make it very personal so people really get to know you and what your business is all about.

Fill out the information portion of your page. This will show off your business, education, hobbies, links to your business’s website, etc.

On Facebook it is simple to add contacts. You can use the Facebook’s search feature to find people you know. Most people use their real first and last names. Some women use their first name, maiden name and married name to help people find them easier.

By using Facebook to network and rank your business you will help to get your business out there. By getting your business noticed you are sure to sell more of your product and/or services.

Post a link to your business in your comment section five times per week so you help to rate your business higher in Google and other search engine websites.

For example:
If you sell crafts simply use the word craft, crafts and more specific words of your business people will find your website on Google, Yahoo!, etc., with your business link. Make sure you are talking to your friends when using this site and do not make it sound too promotional unless you are using the business Facebook page. If you use the business webpage you will not get your page shut down. The business webpage is there just to help you promote your products and/or business.

For more information on using Facebook to network your business please visit http://www.preparednessmentor.com/.

Networking with Social Media

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A great way to get your business and name out there is with networking using social media. Social media will link you to your friends, family, and their friends and family. When you use networking with social media you tremendously increase your odds of being a successful business.

LinkedIn is a great way to network with social media. You sign-up to LinkedIn and invite your friends and family who have a business. Make sure you completely fill out your profile. The more you fill out your profile, the better odds you will have in getting your information on your business known. You can even put three links to your business, blogs, etc., on your profile. You may put your current job and past jobs to help you sell yourself. You can also attach your resume for potential employers and business.

Not only will you connect with other business people, when your name or the name of your company is typed in Google, your LinkedIn profile link will show near the top of the search engine page. This makes it easier for people to find you and buy from you. http://www.LinkedIn.com.

Twitter is the fastest growing social media network. By using your name or your business name you are getting your name out there in the cyber world again. Make sure you give yourself a ‘brand’ as a name and use it exactly the same with every social media online network website.

With Twitter you leave “tweets.” You can only use up to one hundred and forty characters per tweet. This makes what you say short and sweet and you can always put a link to your business or other interesting things you think customers will want to know about. Make sure you also show your personality here and there so potential customers feel like they know you as a person. http://www.twitter.com.

There are many websites you can network with using social media. The next blog will give you information on networking with Facebook. For more information, please visit http://www.preparednessmentor.com/.

Make Money With Customized Nutrition, Weight Loss and Energy

In a one-size-fits-all world, no one only wants plain vanilla.

We've been told for many years to 'have it your way' - any way that feels good. That was the slogon that made Burger King a household word. More than that, it became a mantra for the people of that day. What was thought of as custom nutrition was just customized junk food.

So while some enjoyed it without a care, others enjoyed it to their detriment.

Today we have a society of people plagued with degenerative disorders, poor concentration, fatigue, insomnia, irritability and depression. Interestingly enough, many of these symptoms are consistent with nutritional deficiencies.

In today's world of over customization (iPods, computers, food, vacation concierge, etc), wouldn't it be unique for someone to develop a way to determine specifically what you need in the way of nutrients to help you be better? No guessing, no 18 bottles of stuff from the health foods store to figure out, no mess?

Now there is. The timing's perfect for the perfect storm of opportunity. The storm is rising on the business of customized nutriceuticals, a tsunami that you can catch and ride. Currently wellness is a $700 billion dollar industry worldwide and rising.

Wouldn't you like to help people feel better, look better, do better and be better?

With each person being so individualized that your DNA pattern is your fingerprint, nutrition can become rather precise. Genetics, environment, social habits...they all play a role in your health. Find the problem...then get a 'solution' that's as individualized as your fingerprint - YOUR solution - a nutritional solution to health problems caused by mineral deficiencies, toxins and overconsumption.

With people wanting to feel better, live longer and look younger, why not help them and make money too? Customized, specialized nutrition.

It just makes sense, right?

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Temporary Jobs to Make Money

Photo by Kelleys-Creations. Take a temp job to make money.

If you have been laid off or just need to earn some extra cash, you can do so by working at a temporary job.

There are many temporary jobs available. You can check your local newspaper or online to find the temporary job that is right for you. Most temporary jobs are listed in categories. You can go under “office temporary jobs“, “skilled temporary jobs“, “engineer temporary jobs“, etc.

Depending on the company doing the advertising, you can immediately read how long the temp job is for or when you call and/or have an interview you can find out the detailed information on the length of time you would be working at each particular temp job.

By working at a temporary job, you will not get bored. You may work for four months at one job, five months at an entirely different job, one month at another company, etc. Change your driving scenery with each job.

Another benefit to working temporary jobs to make money is some companies may find they need you and hire you on the spot. If you enjoy the temporary job and think this job is for you, you are in luck and have yourself a part-time or full-time job. If you do not like the job you are currently working at, you can decline and maybe the next temp job will be right for you and you may be offered a stable job.

Enjoy learning new ideas, making new friends with your co-workers, getting out of the house, earning more money, having a variety of work to do and more with temporary jobs to make money.

By taking on temporary jobs to make money you will be adding many beneficial learned duties, responsibilities, references, etc., to your applications and resume.

For more information on how to grow from a temporary job to diversifying your income with a home based business to make money, please visit http://www.preparednessmentor.com/.