It's Easy Being Green: Save Money, Save Emissions—Work from Home

It's Easy Being Green: Save Money, Save Emissions—Work from Home: "The commuter lifestyle is on its way out, and it’s taking some 26 billion pounds of carbon dioxide pollution with it. Telecommuting, or working from home, is a practice that could be the answer to ever-increasing gasoline prices and help the environment at the same time. If employees who could telecommute did so at least two days a week, their fuel consumption and cost would decrease by 40 percent—and that’s just one of the benefits.

Telecommuting is a work arrangement that allows for flexibility in hours and location. It provides more time with family members, and replaces productivity time that is normally lost in commutes. Technology plays a part as well; virtual private networks and videoconferencing are shrinking the gap between the workplace and home.

Many U.S. workers have been forced to move away from city centers in pursuit of a more affordable house and lifestyle, but they now face extraordinarily high transportation costs. Nearly half of all commuters travel more than 20 miles round trip to and from work every day, and with the average price of gas at more than $4 per gallon, it can cost hundreds of dollars to commute every week."

Hilton Hotels Corporation Rolls out Flexible Work-at-Home Program for Reservations Agents - MarketWatch

Hilton Hotels Corporation Rolls out Flexible Work-at-Home Program for Reservations Agents - MarketWatch: "Applicants for employment at HRCC largely come from stay-at-home parents, dual career professionals, retirees, students, primary caregivers or special needs individuals - all who prefer the at-home working environment. The program's flexibility, thorough self-managed training and on-line connectivity help attract a high-caliber, diverse work force who appreciates the value proposition of work from home, without the hassle or cost of a commute. 'In addition, rising fuel costs largely are averted with a non-existent work commute,' added Olivier, 'which is highly relevant to our current workforce and prospective candidates in today's economy.'"

New Internet Marketing Home Business Seeks to Help Other Work at Home Professionals Find Success in a Competitive Market

New Internet Marketing Home Business Seeks to Help Other Work at Home Professionals Find Success in a Competitive Market: "For most start up and work at home professionals, success is a guessing game. All too often these same businesses find their efforts going unrewarded and often leading to disappointment. The reality is that over 95% of all businesses fail today. Business owner's need to learn innovative strategies for using media to attract clients and customers. Their attempts to determine why their business failed can also be confusing and frustrating.

Many pitfalls exist to achieving success in any new home business. All businesses must be clear about the goal that they seek to achieve. Making money should not be the only objective. It is important to find a problem that people have and offer a solution with a specific product. Researching the needs of prospects and other solutions that are being offered by the competition is essential. A great product to meet the need is a key ingredient. Then a marketing strategy is crucial. A person may have a great product that meets a need and an impressive web site to present the product, but if he or she does not know how to get potential customers to that web site, the business is doomed to failure."

NTV - KHGI/KWNB/WSWS-CA - Where your news comes first. - Grand Island, Kearney, Hastings, Lincoln | Nice Work If You Can Get It: Web Sites for At-Home

NTV - KHGI/KWNB/WSWS-CA - Where your news comes first. - Grand Island, Kearney, Hastings, Lincoln | Nice Work If You Can Get It: Web Sites for At-Home Jobs: "As gasoline prices soar and joblessness mounts, the nonstop stream of email I get from readers wanting to work from home is rising, too. Also multiplying are the online scam artists who seek to profit on that desire.

So like the ancient philosopher Diogenes searching for an honest man, I set out looking for a few honest Web sites that actually help people find real, paying home-based work. I selected only sites with a track record and users I could interview. Help in my search came from Tory Johnson, founder of WomenforHire.com, an employment Web site, and co-author of a forthcoming book on working from home; and Peter Weddle of Weddles.com, a researcher, consultant and author on recruiting and online employment.

A word of caution: Although at-home opportunities are increasing, most are only for part-time, low-paid work without benefits; some people who use these Web sites make as little as $5,000 a year. Many work very hard at tasks most people would find difficult, such as telemarketing. Competition for at-home work is keen; prepare to wait months to get a client, project or assignment. That said, here are some options:

If you have professional skills and experience, and are prepare"