Saturday, September 4, 2010

title pic Win a House in Hawaii: Essay Contest

Posted by Debbie Dragon on January 31, 2009

Want to win a house in Hawaii?  Go there for vacations… rent it out as an investment property… sell it.  Lots of options.  I discovered an essay contest today where the winner receives a house affectionately called “The Sweetheart Cottage” on the big island in Hawaii.
You need to write just 101 words…
Now.. I’m going to [...]

title pic Thoughts on Project Management

Posted by Tisha Tolar on January 26, 2009

Our friend Ben over at Money Smart Life did a post a while back where he mentioned this:
“I’m great at starting projects but not stellar at completing them.  I have a Masters Degree in Project Management and successfully managed many simultaneous software projects at my old job, I should be able to do a better [...]

title pic Business Highlight: BRADEN RUSSOM.COM

Posted by Tisha Tolar on January 20, 2009

Braden’s website asks you to “Think of me as a marketing handyman. I’ve got a toolkit of copywriting and design implements, and I’d love to use them to build something incredible for your business.”
Remember we talked about getting started? Well, Braden is certainly a guy you want to talk to about establishing an online presence. [...]

title pic Attention All Freelancers: Here’s Your Start

Posted by Tisha Tolar on January 19, 2009

So we have been talking endlessly about and reaffirming our beliefs that becoming a freelancer and/or starting your own business is an incredible experience if that is your dream. No one can force someone to do anything they don’t want to do but if your dream has always been (or has recently become) to set [...]

title pic Work at Home Carnival #8 –> The One With A lot of Links

Posted by Debbie Dragon on

Welcome to the January 19, 2009 edition of work at home carnival.  Thank goodness for blogcarnival.com and the “insta-carnival” .  So it’s a little cheesy, and it isn’t quite as fun to read as when I do something like I did for DepositAccounts.com on their carnival of saving money, however – it’s a heck of [...]

title pic What I’ve Learned About Working From Home

Posted by Trisha Wagner on January 16, 2009

It been over two weeks since I’ve punched a clock and my –how things have changed.  I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am one of those people that learns by doing.  I am smart enough to know that I don’t have a clue sometimes and while I listen to people with [...]

title pic Backing Up Our Theory

Posted by Tisha Tolar on January 15, 2009

As we’ve said MANY times on Empowering Mom, NOW is the time to chase your dreams and start working for yourself. That, essentially, is the basis of this entire site. We are three ladies who have each left the stability of 8-5, ditched the daycare, and found success working from home as freelancers. We tell [...]

title pic Work at home Carnival issues #6 and 7

Posted by Debbie Dragon on

Turns out I’m not very good at keeping up with our work at home carnival!  Here are all of the submissions we’ve received over the last couple weeks. We really appreciate everyone who takes the time to submit their great work at home themed articles to us.  We’d also love it if any of the [...]

title pic GUEST POST: Taking Control

Posted by Tisha Tolar on January 12, 2009

This is a guest post from Jody Richards, a student of Make Money From Writing. Jody is currently exploring a new career, working from home and has asked to guest post on Empowering Mom Blog. Congratulations Jody! It’s a great post! You are on your way!
When I was graduating high school, I was sure I [...]

title pic More Resolutions for your Mom Life

Posted by Tisha Tolar on January 10, 2009

Kelly over at The Healthy Parenting blog just sent me a link to a great post about the 50 Life Improving New Year’s Resolutions. I think it is a great read and you should check it out today! The writer mentions that the information is directed at new mom in 2009 but for the most [...]