A Home Business May Aid You in Returning to School
May 16, 2009 by Mary Emma Allen
“I’d like to find a way to go back to school,” a young mom remarked. “But I’ve got to work at a job and juggle babysitting with my husband’s schedule. Maybe when both children are in school.”
She may not have thoughts of a home business, but working from home can enable moms…and dads…to fit in their schooling, too. Do you have a talent or hobby you can turn into a home business that will give you a flexible schedule to fit in a class or classes as you work toward a degree or some type of training?
Online work enables one to be …read more
Offer Something Free at Your Blog or Web Site
October 30, 2008 by Mary Emma Allen
Free Classes, E-book, Bookmarks
In addition to giveaways, something that’s become very popular at blogs and web sites nowadays, you can offer other items to viewers. These might include free e-mail classes or something you can download and print off, such as free e-books, bookmarks or activity sheets.
Lindsay, blogger at Writing for Your Wealth, where she writes about monetizing your blogs, now offers e-mail classes on this topic.
Other writers and bloggers have e-books you can download for free. Often they may sell e-books and print books as well.
Kathleen Walls mentions free cookbooks you can download. I participated in one of these that Katy …read more
Online Classes Have Appeal in These Days of High Gas Prices
October 27, 2008 by Mary Emma Allen
HomeBizNotes.com
Enrolling in online classes and teaching them have greater appeal than ever as we encounter higher gas prices. (Even though gas prices have dropped somewhat in recent days, the cost of transportation still adds up considerably.) In addition, there is convenience and time savings with online classes.
If you’re an instructor in a specialized field, you may want to expand your expertise by offering classes, either on your own, or through a group or school.
I’ve enjoyed teaching online classes in Column Writing, Researching & Writing Your Family History, Self-Publishing, and Travel Writing. This is a way to expand my writing business, develop …read more


