Exploring the Extraordinary

I was surfing around and happened upon a blog by another woman named Donna, called Being Extraordinary Now! Donna describes her blog this way: Deep inside each of us is a knowing that we are extraordinary. And while sometimes our lives may not reflect that, this site is dedicated to those who are committed to going beyond an ordinary existence – for passionate living now. Join me! Together we can... read more

Promote Locally, Benefit Globally

Promotion. Sometimes it feels like a dirty word. For some people, the act of promoting themselves, their sites, or their brands is the hardest part of working for themselves. Over time, we’ll discuss lots of promotion ideas so that what seems hard suddenly looks much, much easier. Today, I wanted to focus on local promotion. Sure, a site is usually (though not always) global in nature,... read more

Web Site and Business Disaster Planning

Ever noticed the fact that I display a post called Emergency Preparedness List in the Featured Posts section of the sidebar? That’s because I went through Hurricane Katrina and I know how important it is to be prepared for disasters. I want to make sure each of you is aware of it as well. But this post isn’t about real life disaster planning. This one is about planning for your web site or... read more

Solar Power for Blog Action Day

Today is Blog Action Day and bloggers from across the globe are blogging about environmental issues. The posts can be about absolutely anything related to the environment, so I’m focusing my efforts today on discussing solar energy. I am by no means an expert in either green living or solar energy, but I’ve been fascinated with the idea of utilizing solar energy for decades now. ... read more

Knowing How Much You Need

As you know, I believe that having diverse income streams is key to being successful with your goals of making a living online. Very soon, I’ll be listing lots of ways to earn money, but today I want to make sure you know how much income you actually need to make, in order to make a living. That figure will be different for everyone. Factors such as where you live and what the standard cost of... read more

That Which You Should Spend Carefully

How are the following numbers related? 3653 315,619,216 5,260,320 87,672 521 Stumped? Ok, I won’t make you think too hard. Those numbers are all related to a specific amount of time – 10 years in fact. 10 years is: 3653 days or 315,619,216 seconds or 5,260,320 minutes or 87,672 hours or 521 weeks How long have you worked for someone else? Hit the 10 year mark yet? More? Time spent... read more

Injecting Passion and Compassion Into Your Business

Every time I turn around, I see another blog post stating that you need to be passionate about your topic in order to succeed with it. I do agree that passion is very important, but it needs to be balanced with compassion as well. Some definitions of passion include: Intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction; Ardent affection; A strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity,... read more

Enjoy The Perks of Being Your Own Boss

If you’re serious about your work, you may find yourself forgetting to enjoy the perks of working from home. I know I sometimes forget to take some extended time off for play. I take lots of small breaks every day – lots more than I would at one of those j-o-b-s I used to work at. But I rarely take hours off at a time during the day. Once in a while though, we all need to remember that... read more

Got a Plan?

Let me be honest here. I didn’t have a plan when I started working from home. I barely had more than a fleeting thought in my head, and I absolutely didn’t do anything as formal as an actual business plan. If I were going to start over from scratch, I probably still wouldn’t do a formal business plan. But I sure as heck would have more than a fleeting thought in my head, so I... read more

Interview with Skellie of Skelliewag

Last week, I told you that I wanted to share some sites with you that I think you should be reading, and today I’ve got another great interview with one of those bloggers. Hope you enjoy it. I just really love reading Skelliewag.org. When Skellie’s posts arrive in my feedreader, I feel like I’m going to be looking at a topic through an artist’s eye. I wanted to know why I felt... read more