The average work at home professional didn’t take a class on how to run and operate a successful home business. As a result, many freelancers make rookie mistakes. However, you live and you learn - and hopefully - you don’t repeat past mistakes.
Here is my top four list of common work at home mistakes.
1. Divulging [...]

Individuals who are able to revel in work at home life are either self-employed persons or work at home employees. Telecommute employees are becoming more and more common as many corporations assess the advantages (increased productivity, low turnover, etc.) However, even after convincing their employer to experiment with telecommuting, some work at home professionals find [...]

Although freelancers work from home and have all the time in the world to complete assignments, some find it difficult to stay on task. Too often, a telecommuter’s life is weighed down with interruptions and distractions. Between children vying for attention and the telephone ringing off the hook, you likely have little time to breathe, [...]

It’s that time of year again. Many people who run a home-based business pay quarterly income taxes. This way, it isn’t a huge burden come April 15th. Whether you choose to pay income taxes throughout the year, or you wait until the last minute (like me), here are a few home-based business tax tips to [...]

Last week, the Contract Worker explored the dark side of accepting credit card payments with PayPal. Although there are various ways to receive payment for services rendered, most clients prefer to submit PayPal payments. This way, they don’t have to worry about postage or cutting checks. Freelancers also prefer this method because it’s quick. [...]