Book Review!

Title: Working from Home: Earning a Living Where You Live
Author: Jane Jerrard
Published: 2012
Pages: 184
Paperback, Kindle

Did you know that nearly half the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's 10,000 employees work from home full time?

The rest do so part-time.  And at a savings of almost $20 million to the agency!

Written by work-from-home freelance writer and editor Jane Jerrard, Working from Home Earning a Living Where You Live is a short but sweet guide to almost everything you need to get a home office job including:

• Chosing the Right Job
• Wording you Resume
• Searching for a Job
• Avoiding Scams
• Average Income Expectations
• Creating a Workspace
• Staying organized
• Communicating with Coworkers Virtually
• Working for Yourself / Self-Employment
• Setting Up a Business
• Paying Self-Employment Taxes
• Recommended Insurance
• Home Business Laws
• Choosing Your Office Equipment
• Securing Sensitive Information
• Creating a Business Plan
• Marketing Yourself
• Acquiring Business
• Keeping Records
• Collecting Payments

In the Appendix is a great section called 20 Questions to Ask Yourself before Starting a Business. There are also resources for market research data and statistics so you can determine if your business segment has a likelyhood of success. 

The last section contains additional Web Resources for finding jobs, support groups, networking opportunities, salary ranges, and more. 

Overall, this is a great short resource for anyone interested in seeing if Working from Home might be the right future for them.  I checked this title out on Kindle from my Public Library, or it may be found inexpensively at book retailers such as Amazon below.

 

Working from Home: Earn a Living Where You Live