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Thursday, January 31, 2008

Home based jobs for the disabled

Disabled citizens usually find it the most difficult to find work. Even though most employers have equal opportunity signs posted at their desks they generally do not accommodate disabled people. They usaully just tell them that the position has been filled or that they just are not eligible for hire at this time, because they do not have a wheelchair ramp to accommodate them. This is one of the reasons why disabled people have been looking into working at home. They are not seen by potential employers and do not have to be made to be ashamed of their current situation. One company that uses disabled workers is called National Telecommuting Inc. The database for this company is small but they are commited to helping these individuals find work within their company or elsewhere. It is wonderful to know that there is a company out there that is willing to utilize the talents and skills of people who can be very efficient.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Getting paid to embrace your inner Judge Judy!

I have been looking around for real jobs that you can get paid for while working at home on the computer. In my quest for finding suitable jobs that are actually legitimate I found out that there are sites that will pay you for being a juror online. One of these sites is called ejury.com. There soul purpose for having this website is to help train there lawyers to be better in court. They use court simulated cases to practice often. In order to conduct this type of training they must have jurors.

I decided to sign up and see what being a juror consisted of. It is a very educational program and I realized that it could be beneficial to many people. Becoming a juror is also a great way for one to familiarize himself with the legal world. All of this can be done in the privacy of your own home. The work is not hard and it does not take a long time to complete. There is however, a lot of reading involved. The work is not very often either for some, but can be a lot more due to your location. This is a great thing to do to for those of us who love to watch court cases. Now you can be involved in your very own simulated court case.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Search for work at home jobs pt.1


I have been searching on the Internet for a long time for legitimate work at home jobs. Most of what I found turned out to be scams or they wanted to get money out of you. I decided to start refining all of my searches, because it's all in the way that you word your title search. Many people may go to a search engine like Google or Yahoo and type in work at home jobs or opportunities. The result would be thousands irrelevant listings. Most of these sites are not legitimate.

After sifting through hundreds of these on your own it can be frustrating and make you feel like you should just give up. This is I new that maybe I should try to change what I typed in. I started to write, "legitimate work at home jobs, or opportunities". Be careful when choosing to write the word opportunities in your titled search. The majority of the time you may get search results full of companies that want you to pay a fee or want you to sell things. When you write in opportunity beside the powerful word, "legitimate", a lot more relevant listings will start to pop up.

I found out that you can also get some great information from web sites like CNN and other news related web sites. I found an article about a repeat series that was being aired on ABC last year called,"take control of your life". The story was by Tori Johnson and it was aired on April 28 2007. There were many companies that are real and need people to work for them at home. Most of the jobs that I found were in different industries. One of the companies that caught my eye is called Alpine Access. They use people to accept out bound calls from large companies from the comfort of their home.

The requirement is that you must have a great phone manner and voice, also a quiet place to work. You must have a ground line phone, high speed Internet access and a head set. You must purchase these items on your own. They pay you for the time you start working until the time that you clock out of work. The hours are flexible, but you must work a minimum of 20 hours a week. I was happy to find all of these wonderful companies that truly are offering legitimate work for people to do at home. I will be writing about these jobs on a regular basis, because this will be an on going series here on Entrepreneurial Fanatic. You can visit Alpine Access at http://alpineaccess.com/ . Stay tuned in with me, because I promise that you will not regret it. I can help you find a legitimate work at home job that can be incorporated with your lifestyle.

Monday, January 21, 2008

Web site promotion tools

I will be posting whatever I have found to be useful to me to help aid in web site promotion on a regular basis. The most important thing that all web site owners must do is gain lots of visitors to their sites. You can choose to do this by manually submitting your site to as many search engines as you can think of. This can prove to be difficult, because you can never really know all of the different search engines that exist on the Internet. New search engines pop up very often. Some people may decide to purchase automated submissions by other companies that charge a fee. This is not a bad idea at all, because it saves time and aggravation. The less time you spend on doing this, the more time can be spent posting and refining your website.

My opinion is that starting out with any kind of business the less money should be spent. When profits start coming in then you can reinvest some of those profits back into your business. It is also important to keep track of your search engine rankings and to make sure that your website is in the search engine that you submitted it to. The higher your search engine rankings then the greater your popularity. I searched the Internet for a web site that would help me to check my search engine rankings. I found a wonderful software program that can help people with not only this but it can also help with search engine submission and do a traffic check. The name of this software program is called web ceo. This phenomenal program helped me to submit my web site to over one hundred search engines. Many of my web site submissions went to search engines from other countries. Now with the help of web ceo I am going global.

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Internet dating

It is starting to get a lot more difficult for people to meet a significant other these days. Especially if you are living in a very small town with small minded individuals. One can find it difficult to find a date on a regular basis or even at all. People that aren't single may want to try to hook you up with someone at church, or maybe a close friend or relative. These options can be non existent for individuals that rarely go out. There is an option that is becoming a huge trend now, and it's called online dating. You can choose your ideal date by first signing up and entering in your profile. The profile is what will be used to determine if you may be a match for someone similar to you. You can also choose to go through other guys or girls profiles and choose to your liking. Most of these dating sites suggest that you include a picture of yourself, so that the guys and girls can see if they may be attracted to you. This will then get you more visitors and more options for a live chat with someone of interest.

Beginners may be a little shy at first when registering for online dating and may hesitate with including a picture of themselves. This is OK, because visitors are advised to do what makes them feel comfortable. It is stated in the guidelines that no pornographic pictures may be sent to anyone at anytime. This is another alternative for people who haven't had any luck finding that special someone. It is suggested by most of these companies that whenever you decide that you want to meet someone that you are interested in that you chat with them for quite some time first to get to know them, talk to them on the phone and then finally set up a nice romantic date some where public. You are never to invite your date to your home. These are safety precautions that have kept many people from danger. You can never truly know someone that you have not met. This is a new age and instead of sitting around wasting time so someone can drop into your lap, this is an option that can help you meet someone.

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Tax relief


The president has ordered tax relief to Americans that are in great need.

This will be to aid parents,the unemployed, the self employed, and blue collar workers.

It has been ordered to help boost our economy.

They issued this money to all in the hope that they will spend some of it.

This will then increase shopping and our spending habit for the year 2008.

So far, we have been heading towards a recession, due to the decrease in spending and the rising loss of employment.

This money will help people get out of debt and also help keep them from loosing there homes since the rate of foreclosure has skyrocketed in 2007.

People may get back as much as $800 for single people and $1600 for married couples.

The earned income tax credit will also go up greatly for parents this tax season.

Everyone be patient and hold off on doing your taxes early so that you can get a piece of this pie.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Winter Wonderland


This morning I finally got the chance to wake up to a white winter wonderland.

It has been a while since I have seen this much snow out here in NC.

Today some people are experiencing power outages, because of the cold weather.

So far, I have not lost my power and I pray that I do not loose it.

I went outside to purchase emergency food that can be eaten without being cooked.

On a day like today if that happens you can eat lots of sandwiches and chips, desserts and you can also heat soup up if you have a kerosene heater.

There is no school for my son today or for most kids in NC, because of this wintery mix.

Today is a great day to get out your camera phones and take a really great picture, because who knows when we will experience a beautiful sight like this again.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Martin Luther Kings Birthday

I just wanted to remind everyone what today was. It is now a great mans birthday.

Even though he is no longer living, his memory will always be with us. He did a lot for everyone

not just the African American community.

He fought for us all to have the same rights as Caucasian Americans.

So we could all have the right to vote, to go to the same schools not segregated schools, and the right for us all to be.

We all need to appreciate this day and remember him in our hearts, because a great man

walked among us.

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Finance tips

It can be hard to budget and put money away for a rainy day. Especially the way that the price of everything seems to be going up all around us. However, we must keep in mind that there is only one chance to save so that life can be easier for ourselves and those around us for when we get older. This can be difficult for those who are living pay check to pay check. Virtually everything that is made is paid out and nothing is left to show for all of your hard work. There are several solutions that one can choose to help when faced with this dilemma.

The first would be the obvious, which would be to open up a savings account. The best type to open would be a high yield savings account because you can earn the most on the interest of the amount saved. The next option is open up a 401 k. You could open one from a bank or your job if the option is available. Another thing that could help earn money is the stock market. Stocks can be purchased by a stock broker from a finance firm, such as Edward Jones. The stock market is a little bit unstable now, so the need for an experienced broker is necessary.

There is also the IRA, which stands for interest rate account. These types of accounts can earn more money than the high yield savings accounts. They are also more stable right now with today's market. You can sit back, relax and just watch your money grow. Lastly, there is the Roth IRA, which is much stronger than the regular IRA. You can earn more interest on these accounts, because the interest rate is higher than the plain IRA. You can double whatever amount of money is put into these accounts in just a few short months. This is also a very stable account and can be purchased through a broker or online without a broker. I love the Roth IRA, because you do not have to work hard or constantly keep your eyes on it. These are also tax free accounts. Any amount that is put into these accounts will be given back to you whenever you do your taxes. One can also be purchased with as little as $100, which makes it easier for people that are living pay check to pay check to be able to put themselves first.

Thursday, January 10, 2008

New years gas hike

I have noticed that the gas prices were pretty stable for a little while towards the end of the year. This all changed as soon as we got into 2008. We were all forced on the first day of the new year to pay more than three dollars a gallon. Usually it would be on the news whenever the gas prices went up,but there was virtually no warning about this happening. One good thing happened to help this situation, which was the building of a new gas station in Statesville. This new gas station is called Sheetz. They sell the gas at their stations at a cheaper budgeted price. This forces other gas stations to lower their prices to stay competitive. So far everyone in town is going to the new Sheetz gas station. Hopefully, the prices will stay low at this new gas station and we can all purchase gas at an affordable rate.

Holiday crash

What usually happens to everyone after all of the holiday hob knobbing? Well, they usually go through what is called the big holiday crash. What this statement means is that after all of the wonderful foods and drinks everyone has to go back to work usually the next day. People are usually pretty depressed and dreading having to resume their regular work week. Along with these feelings they can also feel pretty sluggish from all the wonderful sinful foods they enjoyed during the time off. What people are usually having to worry about is the few extra pounds that they might need to work off for the New Year. All I can say is for everyone to enjoy yourselves and to party like a rock star.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

New Hampshire victory!

Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton and Jon Mccain win the New Hampshire primary.

It was prejudged that Barrack Obama would be the victor for the democratic party.

It was Hilary's frank speech and compassionate tears that her gave her a leg up on the election.

Her percentage of votes was 39% and Jon Mccain's votes were 37%.

We can all clearly see that the race has finally begun and the new president can be anyone at this point.

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

A look on Britney Spears melt down

We have all watched her meltdown through out the years as helpless viewers. She started out as an innocent young pop star who first got her break on the show called the mickey mouse club. She rose through the charts with many number one singles and wowed her fans at many of her concerts. She was thought of as one of America's little sweet hears, but is now thought of as a scandalous vixen. She has not had a hit single in a while and is currently on every tabloid magazine out there. She just cannot make a move without anyone knowing about it.

The sad thing is she and her little sister Jamie Lynn never graduated high school. It also seems that her sister is slowly following in her big sisters troubled footsteps, because she is now pregnant at only fifteen years old. Jamie Lynn is known by most tweens as Zoe101 on Nickelodeon. This past weekends breaking news about Britney having to be rushed to the hospital with restraints gave us all a look back at another blonde we all grew to love but lost last year. She is heading down a path that she may not be able to ever come back from. Take a look above this post is a look at a video that she made a while back that is disturbingly similar to the life that she now leads. When she made this video a few years back she was still married to Kevin Federline. She was not a mom yet and life for her was still normal. I would love to hear your comments based on this post and the video.

Sunday, January 6, 2008

Human Powered Search Engine

I found a great website called chacha.com, while watching CNN. This website helps me earn a little more than gas money. ChaCha is a new search engine that uses the intelligence of the human powered guide. Instead of going to the standard search engine and typing in the search query, " lingerie and getting the typical thousand listings of different lingerie websites or addresses of companies to go through yourself, a human powered guide would find three great listings for you. They would sift through a lot of information and send you the best answer based on your search question. If you need more listings they are happy to send you more information. This is all done in just a matter of minutes and can be very useful to people who have very little time to spare.

I was hired to work for chacha last January. The work is very rewarding and I can do it around my schedule, because there are no set hours. I can work whenever it is convenient for me. They pay me $5 per search hour, which I have to be actively searching to earn. I have been paid by them three times, because I chose to be paid monthly by direct deposit. They also have a pay me now option available for anyone who would like to have access to their money right away and whenever they want it.

My total earnings from working for chacha as a guide is currently $504.37. This is a great job for people who are very good at surfing the Internet and also at finding things. It can also be great for college students or stay at home moms, because you can earn enough to buy some groceries or buy books for school. They provide full training to all new select guides.

Saturday, January 5, 2008

Work at home jobs

First of all, I would like to discuss legitimate work at home jobs that can be done on the Internet. I am stating to all of my viewers on Entrepreneurial Fanatic that I will keep posting any legitimate jobs that I am participating in on this blog. Anything that is shown on here will be about jobs that I have gotten paid for. I will also add how much money I have made working on each job on a monthly basis.

I signed up to work for a job that I heard about while watching CNN a few months ago. This job is with a website called ejury.com. This program was started by real lawyers to help them brush up on their skills. They use live mock juries to help them get better with real cases. This is all done online and it does not take up a lot of time. The work is very simple and it is very easy and fun to do. I have only done one juror job for them so far. They will call on you whenever they need you to participate with a case, but only on an as needed basis.

After I completed my verdict I had to wait until the other jurors gave theirs. I only had to wait a few weeks and then I got an email notification from e jury stating that I was getting paid. The payment that I received came through pay pal, which is a website that helps people to either get paid electronically or to help people use there service to pay bills. All of this is done online and has become a very useful service to many people. I was paid by e jury the sum amount of $6.00 for participating with this job, which only took me a few minutes to do.

Friday, January 4, 2008

Tax time crunch

The new year has just begun, and now is the time for everyone to start doing their taxes. With only two more weeks to go, people will start to gather their information so they can file early. The people who usually start at this time are called the e-filers. They do their taxes and then file them to the IRS all online so they can get their money back early. While this can be a great idea for people in debt or in need of money to make the new year easier, this process can also allow people to make some costly mistakes.

For instance, people may not take the extra time needed to go through all of their receipts, find proof of giving to charities, and any other costly expenses they could deduct. Most of the time they take the standard deduction, because it might be easier and less stressful for them. The down side of all of this, is people run the risk of potentially losing a lot of money. The up side of it all, is that they will get their money back much sooner than those who file later on.

The important thing for people to realize is that when you do your taxes this is your chance to ask the IRS to give you back your money. This money came out of peoples paychecks and was added onto whatever they might have purchased the entire year. With time this can add up to a lot of money. It is important for everyone to know that this is money that we are all owed.

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Super Skinny

I watched a television show last night called Super Skinny on the BBC channel. Two journalists volunteered to participate on an experiment that called for extreme dieting and weight loss to become a size 0. They both were already healthy weights for the sizes with one weighing about 137 and the other 142. They were both in there late thirties one single and the other in a relationship.

They both started out by trying virtually every taboo extreme diet out there along with grueling exercise. The journalist involved in a relationship started to put a strain on their relationship by exposing her boyfriend to the whole grueling regimen. Who could not understand why she wanted to put herself through all off it.

The single journalist went to a detox spa for a week to try some treatments, which consisted of three juices a day and two colonics for the entire stay. This is when she started to go down a much darker path and when she began to bring up some old demons. She apparently went to boarding school when she was younger as a heavy girl. During her stay at the spa she became a little addicted to the colonic treatments, because she could loose two and a half pounds immediately after her treatment. She had five colonics during her stay when it was recommended for an individual to only have two.

When she went back home she also started to abuse laxatives. She had weekly visits with her doctor and she even lied to him about making herself vomit. She did not admit this to him until the last week of the experiment after she got the diagnosis from a psychiatrist that she had an eating disorder. During the whole experiment, which was supposed to last six weeks she started to think that she was heavy and could loose more weight.

Both ladies did not make it to the required six weeks of the experiment. However, they both made it to five weeks with alarming results. The journalist who was in a relationship celebrated her weight loss success with friends, her boyfriend, and family. She got into her size zero jeans but she was uncomfortable with her new look, because she claimed that she liked having curves. She lost 14 pounds during this extreme experiment.

The other journalist lost a total of 18 pounds, but she also realized that she had some things to work on pertaining to her own self esteem and an eating disorder to get under control. Weeks after this experience she appreciates the life she had before and what women will put themselves through just to be thin. She however, does not regret participating in this program, celebrates it.

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Always there for you

I wanted to finally get away from renting apartments and homes. I realized that what I spent on rent could have gone towards the purchase of a home. I utilized the help of a friend who happened to be a mortgage broker at the time. He helped me find the right mortgage company and also the right type of loan. Then I started to look for real estate companies that were flexible and not only into getting the big commission. I came across a really great real estate company by the name of ERA Wilder Realty, Inc. I was assigned to a very patient realtor who did everything that I asked and she did not try to keep pushing me towards the higher priced homes. I told her what my budget was and she helped me find a house within that budget. I went to other real estate companies that assigned me to brokers who did not care and had very little patience. I believe that finding someone that you can work with is very crucial to finding the home that you have been looking for. I found a nice antique house that was a foreclosure. This meant that I paid a lot less for the home. If you want to work with someone that will listen to you and make sure you have whatever you might need, then this is one of the best real estate companies to work with.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

A New Start

Today is finally January 1 2008 bringing us a chance to have a clean slate. You may have been struggling with different situations, but now you can now look up to having a fresh start with the beginning of a new year. Everyone always starts the new year off by making new years resolutions to get them motivated. Some make their resolutions absolutely impossible to follow, which in turn makes people break their resolutions. I will be making simple easy to follow resolutions.

I'm not going to say that I will become a millionaire by the end of the year or that I will make myself look like a super model either. I basically will just keep on going down the same path that I was on in 2007. The most important thing for people to realize is that no matter what your situation or what you may go through the year will end just like 2007 and a new one will begin. We need to be considerate to one another and think about someone else besides ourselves. Lets all start the year off by trying to give something back.