Are there really any viable Work At Home Programs?

I think I am like a lot of folks out there...I run out of money before I run out of month. I have to decide, usually based on what is fixing to be shut off first, who is going to get paid and who is going to have to wait. I have lived like this most of my life. And, quite frankly, I'm tired of it.
I'm far too young to just 'throw in the towel' and apply for assistance and far too old to put up with nonsense and scams. But, in order to sort out the good from the, 'not so good', I'll have to check out everything that, at least, looks like it might be viable.

Throughout my life I have been 'scammed' more than once, by work at home programs that seemed to be on the 'up and up'. I've done the assembly at home work, MLM and me have NEVER gotten along well. I've joined sooo many programs, based on excellent products, but impossible for the 'average Jane' to work.

I have already 'signed up' for a couple of programs, so that I can look into them further. They are, "Project Payday" and "oDesk".

I will let you know my findings as soon as I have more information.

Work Hard For The Money

In today's economy, most people don't feel that they have the job security of spending the next 20 plus years with companies that appear financially solvent. If they really do have the finances, perhaps they are outsourcing many of their jobs to countries with less competitive wages. I know that the major insurance company I retired from is now outsourcing entire segments of their work force to countries that may not even offer their product. That means, fewer and fewer positions that can be filled by people who live in the states and cities this company have offices in. The company makes no apologies, after all.... It's about, economics.

Having the freedom of working from home, when the attitudes of so many of our corporate giants have cooled toward local workforce, looks more appealing every day. We have to be careful though, or we risk signing up with a program that promises the moon, takes our money and delivers little more than a nicely packaged packet of recycled materials, much of what we could get for free if we spent a little time researching on the internet.

I, personally, am staying away from the programs that promise returns that are just "too good to be true". Instead, I'm researching those programs which show more believable results and promise that I am going to have to "work hard for the money". These are programs that appear, on the surface, to be viable and practical. Certainly I wouldn't reject the possibility of, one day, being rich...who would??? But, I'm in a position that I need, realistic income, from hard work on a consistent basis. And, I don't have much money to invest in programs that might save me half the time for twice the results. Truth is, I've invested so much in my lifetime, that I've become a little skeptical and very reluctant.

What Is Your Brand?

What do you think comes to other people's mind when they think about you?

Is it positive, negative or indifferent?

Is it anything you've ever thought about before?

It's pretty important, that we develop and manage our own image, otherwise, we've opened the door and invited others to do this for us

and we lose control of how we are perceived by others.

The business of creating and managing ourselves and our image is called personal branding.

A brand is the relationship or perception something, or someone, holds in the mind of others, most often the consumer.

For example, when you think of Rolls Royce, what comes to your mind?

I would answer "top of the line" and "success".

A brand translates our unique 'salespitch', or what separates us from the competition.

If only to yourself, it should be a brief, memorable statement that identifies you to your audience.

It is important to remember that you don't go through life with just one Personal Brand. Depending on what you're communicating or selling and to whom, you can identify and communicate a Personal Brand that is right for each particular situation.

My 'brand' is much different when dealing with my local gallery representative, than it is when dealing directly with online collectors.

Write a brief (about 100 word)

statement about yourself,

who you are,

what you do (or sell).

What you WANT your brand to be!

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Ready 2 Go

This blog is about

work at home program

that actually work.

At least, I hope they do.

So, I'm trying a few of them out...

to find out if they do or not...

and then I'll write about

what I find out...

right here.

But first, a very brief...brief bio about me.

I am considered a "senior citizen" by AARP's standards...

but I'm not old enough to collect social security

and won't be for a few more years.

I worked a "real" J.O.B. for most of my life.

I took 'early retirement'...and lost my shirt on the

penalties, fees and taxes...leaving me with

little more than the money to buy;

a digital camera, a computer and pay a couple of bills.

So..I decided to go 'online'...and make my money there.

For four years, all of my income has been made

from the internet but, in the field I have

chosen...I'm not quite making enough to make ends meet.

I do make sales...several times a week...but, I need

DAILY income!

When I started this blog, I knew I wanted it to

be about making money online.

But, I'm not an expert, I'm not an affiliate (yet) and

I didn't have much to share.

So, the blog was left, pretty much unattended, for about

six weeks.

Recently, I began an intensive study into the various

ways to make money online.

I found some programs that I think are viable

and others...well...I'm pretty skeptical.

I don't have any expendible income at the moment..

heck..that includes MOST moments...so

I decided to look at the programs that were

either FREE or very close to it!

Then, I decided to experiment with several of

these programs to see if they work or not...and record

everything I learn...on this blog...

to share with others.

I'm giving the experiment...six weeks...since

I think if there are any viable programs out there...I should

know something..or make something...within a

six week period.

So...stay Tuned...if you want to

see how the experiment turns out.