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From Hopeful Work At Home Mom to Entrepreneur

Article By Rita Taketa – I've been a successful Work At Home Mom for 18 years, beginning when there was little career work available at home besides telemarketing. After working for several different companies being in charge of multiple operations, I now have plans to expand my business-to-business professional services with virtual agents.

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I've been steadily working from home for 18 amazing years. In the beginning, however, it was not a popular decision. The pay was poor and the quality of work was mainly telemarketing for the consumer-to-business market, or some other type of odd tasks that were not rewarding.

I started on this journey after I had my second child. I had been working for a marketing firm as a supervisor handling inbound and outbound calls for clients in the restaurant industry. I had a great deal of responsibility with data and order entry, managing our team, training, and being responsible for the entire company phone system, which was my first introduction to Telephony Software & B2B Marketing.

As much as I enjoyed my career, I had a nine-year-old son at home to care for as well. I always felt torn between being a mother and a working women. I had already been through the route of daycare and before-and-after-school care and all of the challenges that go along with being a working mom. I felt guilty when I was not with my child, and yet I needed to work to help provide for my family, just like the balancing act that we all face today now that most families need two incomes to stay afloat.

Research on the internet afforded me to learn more about working from home, but there wasn't much of a selection to choose from except telemarketing. I started working with a company that produced customer satisfaction surveys for a national tire company. It involved evening and weekend work, so I was able to work my day job but bring in a little extra money. As I worked on different projects for the company, gaining more experience and confidence, I was asked to do more projects in different markets. Eventually, I started doing surveys for a vast array of markets including insurance.

Networking, researching, and trying different work-at-home tasks allowed me to transition into a full-time career working from home as a business-to-business professional. I serve as an extension of a company's inside sales team as an appointment setter, lead generator, and customer service representative. I've worked as an independent contractor for many years, so I took my experience and branched out with my own company to accommodate the needs of businesses in supporting their sales and marketing efforts. My goal is to expand by hiring virtual agents to help with my growing client base.

I chose a rewarding career path that has allowed me to be home with my family (which was my ultimate goal), raise my children, do meaningful work, and make a good living right from the comfort of my home office. Work At Home Mom = a happy mom!

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Stephen Hodgkiss
Chief Engineer at MarketHive
markethive.com

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SendOutCards: How to send a FREE card with my compliments

 

First you need to be a member of IBOtoolbox. Membership is FREE and you get a collection of FREE tools to help you. These tools are only useful if you want to promote your Business, Service or Product online.

Click here to become an IBOtoolbox member

Secondly, it's only worthwhile becoming a member if you have a 'Brick & Mortar', an ecommerce website, in an Affilaiiate program, work from Home, or are in an MLM / Network Marketing Business.

 

 

Watch the video above to see how easy it is to send a card from your cell/mobile phone

These Cards retail from us for US$1.98 plus postage

You can send a Greeting or Postcard anywhere in the World, as I have also included the postage cost to this free offer!

 

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We print, stuff, stamp and mail your personalized greeting cards to any address in the world, all for less than the average price of a greeting card at the store. Plus, our gift selection is icing on the cake as it allows you to go the extra mile with a thoughtful touch."

 

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There is no need to drive to the store, wait in lines, look for addresses and then drive to the post office for a stamp. With our convenient system you can send a card from your mobile device in less than a minute!"

 

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How To Manage Time Off for the Holidays when you are Self-Employed

'Tis the season to be jolly…and busy! Here are six tips to help you enjoy the holidays. 

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The holiday season is here – and hopefully, amid the big dinners, shopping, decorating and parties, is, somewhere in there, a break. But taking some time off is a bit different when you are self-employed. For one, there's often no one to pick up the slack when you take a vacation, and you probably have to plan ahead so there's no slack in the budget either.

Keep Family in the Loop

Before you plan your time off for the holidays, chat with your family. What days will your spouse have off from work? Does little Johnny's Christmas play fall during the hours you would normally be working? Will you go on any special family outings, perhaps to pick out the Christmas tree or visit Santa? Knowing all your families activities ahead of time will help you plan how much time you'll need off, and when.

Stay Organized

Organization is an essential quality for a work-at-home-mom, and it certainly comes in handy when you are preparing for time off. Create task lists that outline what you need to accomplish both before and after your break. Block out time on a calendar so you know what you need to be working on and when. Find a system that works best for you – just remember to stay organized.

Notify Consistent Clients

You probably don't need to notify clients when you are taking a national holiday off – but if you plan on taking the whole week off or a few extra days, be sure to let your consistent clients know ahead of time so you can make sure you'll both be prepared.

Set Up an Automated Email and Phone Message Response

Whenever you take a vacation, it's a good idea to set up an away message in your email so no one gets upset when you don't respond right away. And if you use a phone for business calls, change your voicemail as well if you don't plan on picking up for business calls during your time off.

Arrange Extra Work Time Before and After

Depending on the type of work you do, you may need to make up for the time you take off. Plan extra slots of time both before and after the holidays. Schedule when you'll take care of the extra work, so you're not stressing about when everything will be done. Ask for help with the kids and housework if you need.

Embrace Technology

Thanks to technology, there are a few ways to be present without actually being present. Schedule social media posts during your time off – try a social media management system such as Hootsuite if you haven't already. The scheduling feature makes it easy to ensure there isn't a big lapse in posts while you're away. If you use a blog to promote your business, most platforms will allow you to schedule entire posts as well.

Holidays should be spent enjoying time with family – not worrying about work. With some organization and planning ahead, you can take some time off without a drastic impact on your business. Chances are, you started working from home so you could spend more time with your family – don't let your work interfere with enjoying the season with your loved ones.

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Stephen Hodgkiss
Chief Engineer at MarketHive
markethive.com

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Video Marketing Tips, Trends, Strategy & Best Practices

Content Samurai is a tool that instantly generates hundreds of content related pages and thousands of relevant targeted in bound links. This utility also creates effortless high rankings with just four clicks of your mouse. Content Samurai allows you to quickly and easily dominate the search engines by giving you exactly what you are looking for – high quality content and targeted links.

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What Is Content Samurai Software All About?

Content Samurai is a video creation software that allows you to create engaging videos within a few clicks of the mouse.

The software comes loaded with features designed to make the entire recording process as simple as possible, without dealing with Photoshop, crazy codecs or any of that video jargon.

How Does It Work?

Content Samurai can create videos from your content and scripts and it does it with a 5 step process.

Here's the steps to creating your very first video within minutes

Step 1 : Scripts – Paste in your content into the software starting with the headline then following with the content. The best part is that you can use pretty much ANY kind of content you want including articles, blog posts, advertisements, and sales letters.

Step 2 : Slides – The software will analyze your content and automatically break it up into bite sized chunks with visuals to make it pop. You can change the look and feel by adding images from the millions of stock photos included, or choose one of your own photos.

Step 3 : Audio – Next is recording your audio, and this is where Content Samurai really shines. The software breaks software into easily recordable chunks. Simply hit record and record each part of your content section by section. Adding music is a great way to spice up your video and you can choose from the audio pre-loaded into the software.

Step 4 : Preview – Now, hit the play button to preview your masterpiece. You can make changes and adjust where each slide starts and ends to perfect your video.

Step 5 : Download – Click the download button and now you're ready to upload your content on all of the top websites on the planet including Youtube, Facebook, Vimeo, and the list goes on and on. Start driving MORE traffic from the content you already created once.

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Stephen Hodgkiss
Chief Engineer at MarketHive
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It has been a long road for Markethive .. what is next?

The road has been long, with many obstacles. It has been an emotional journey for many of us involved in Markethive. After becoming involved with Veretekk about 4-5 years ago, I knew that the concept and vision of Markethive was a sure fired winner.

There is no argument that it has taken time and had various delays brought on by certain things that I will not go into now .. why? … because I need to concentrate my energy into building Markethive and not worry about the issues. 

Until just 3 months ago, I was just one of the Founders of Markethive, having invested hard cash into its conception and my own time being a pro-active member. I then took on the role of Chief Engineer, to see Markethive not just to its completion, but to make sure that the systems are built on sound foundations. Many issues have been fixed during these 3 months, many enhancements have been made and I am very close to moving the whole system that is running on servers hosted by one company to Amazon Web Services. The latter is a huge task, mainly due to the way it was configured and how the code was written. For example there are 4000 files containing code, which equates to around 2 million lines of code.

I have recruited server admins, PHP coders etc… only to waste time with them and for them to disappear. Frustrating to say the least, but this is the process we must go through. To sift through the dirt and dust to find the nuggets of gold .. which I am sure I will.

What's next?

The next big enhancement will be the Affiliate Programme. This will be a game changer … now how many times have i heard those claims from companies? .. well I can tell you .. far too many. We are different in so many ways, mainly due to the people involved and their passion .. in helping the little guy and gal to succeed and prosper… not just financially but also as a person.

Well I am working on a new way of sharing blog posts (along with RSS Cocktails of blog posts) with members Social Media accounts. Once configured within Markethive, blog posts will seamlessly be shared across their networks, creating far more exposure than ever seen.

I am also working on a Newsletter Subscription system. We know that every blog needs to deliver its message to subscribers. That's why I am creating HivesFeed RSS-to-Email (and eventually integrated with the above enhancement), the reliable solution for bloggers with BIG ambitions.

There are two important things all bloggers need to do…

1. Write great content.
2. Share that content.

HivesFeed helps you to share your content easily, effortlessly and continuously.

We take your RSS feed and enable its distribution.

So there you have it .. that is my own perspective on what we have to look forward to. Here's to a great a future.

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Stephen Hodgkiss
Chief Engineer at MarketHive
markethive.com

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Holiday Immune Support

The fall is here and the winter flu season is almost among us. I honestly believe that in some cases after a busy summer the fall season is primed to take advantaged of people weakend immune system. So many people are wearing themselves down from taking their kids to sporting events, baseball practices, grocery shopping right from work without a break. Many people understand that when they get physically and or emotionally tired, they just put stress and tension on their body. Sometimes all of the running around and or even attending these games in the hot sun can cause us to loose nutrients, causing us a little dehydration too.

Even though this stress is something that we can feel what we may not know is how much that this stress may have impared our immune system. Also dehydration is also a quick way to impair our immune system too. While many of us can feel the signs of dehydration, many times we replenish our sweat loss with not enough of the sweated out nutrients. Many people don't know the importance, relevance of these essential nutrients and the role they play in supporting a healthy immune system. So what are the essential nutrients (91 to be exact) that many ND's, Chiropratic and other doctors are telling us about you may ask. That's a different topic and conversation for another time, but if you just need to know now – Click Here .

Now comes many professionals favorite time of the year. This is the time of the year when issues such as post nasual drip, coughing, wheezing, sneezing and other issues can lead to other issues if gone without some type of managing, treatment and or support. For the most part over the years we are taught to manage our improperly functioning immune system with drugs. Many of us know that the fall season (or change of seasons) can be the start of allergies while many of us hear about the flu season around winter time. Why people choose to manage thier health with drugs is a choice. I personally would rather support my health with the natural  medicine that God has placed and also embedded in this earth.

I think even Benjamin Franklin (whom I've never met) was onto something when he quoted "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." (whatever that means). We all know what the word prevention means but don't know how to apply that word towards our health.  I really believe that prevention is key in some of the health challenges that we face today. You may be surprised in how a little healthy prevention might be able to save us so much in the long run for sure. Doctors tell us all the time things like "eat the foods from the main four foods groups, get plenty of sunshine, get your exercise, drink plenty of water, get proper rest and so on. One thing for sure is that doctors know if you don't do these basic things that you may run risk of seeing them back in their office again.

We stress our immune system in so many ways such as (but not limited to) physical and mental rundown, improper nutrient intake, germs we breathe  and touch to the point that it weakens our immune system, we then get sick, spend co-pays at the doctor to take the meds all in hope of getting better quicker. Actually I think many of us are doing this "Getting Better" stuff backwards. I wonder what would happen if we started out getting the right amount of sleep, exercise, sunshine, water along with the correct nutrients from the right foods? As we know not every food item is 100% completely healthy for us at our supermarket. many of these foods are missing vitamins and minerals while they add on the chemicals, preservatives and who knows what else. People who also supplement diet with the correct 91 essential nutrients are having some unbelievable healthy living testimonies everyday.

Not saying that some of the items below are going cure or treat any health conditions but these items can help support your immune system. Theres never a good time to feel unhealthy under the weather, especially during the holiday season. These are some of my favorites below:

1.    Zradical
2.    FucoidZ 
3.    Immune Support Pak
4.    Supralife D-Stress
5.    Flu Buster 
6.    RVB300
7.    BREATHEese
8.    Y-23 Immune
9.    Bio Immune

Let us all try to strengthen and support our immune system for the holidays this year. Start with a little immune preventative measure. Save time, save money and stay healthy and have a happy and healthy holiday season this year

Bruce Jacobs

www.im90ForLife.org

 

 

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Email Abuse and how to be blacklisted

Just a bit of advice to readers here. In the old days, it was a clever trick to set up an auto-responder trying to push an "opportunity" on your email address account. These are also referred to as "out of office replies". Do not confuse what I am referring to here with real auto-responders, when someone has actually signed-up to receive information from them.

This is not liked by most ESP's (Email Service Providers).  Times have changed. Now it is just seen as abuse and will not do any good for your on-line reputation.

This will get your email address blacklisted at Amazon who we at Markethive use as our Email Provider and because we have to follow by strict rules and procedures, we then put your email address in our own blacklist, so no further correspondence is sent to it.

So, be sensible .. remove those pesky blighters from your account settings and add a personal touch when contacting prospective clients or customers.

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Stephen Hodgkiss
Chief Engineer at MarketHive
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