Since PC’s are an essential component to any company’s bottom line, the upgrade is not only necessary, but the foundation of their growth strategy.  There will be earning opportunities for any work at home entity who wishes to explore the PC recycling end of the Computer Industry.  Intel (INTC) flush with cash from its new range of microprocessors and demand for its products, along with its competitor Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and it’s sought after graphics-capable microchips, will help to fuel the demand for its products.  This is a great time to discover or rediscover the PC recycling business as an additional income stream or as a principle revenue stream.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced also that it is coming out with a new cell phone microchip and that is sure to cause many cell phone makers to employ AMD’s new microchip in their smartphones and touchscreen devices, especially considering AMD have received notable reviews regarding the graphic capabilities of its chips.  Look to see a need for people to collect and recycle smartphones, cell phones and Internet-capable mobile devices now and for the near future to come.

There will be opportunities even in the smartphone category as Apple (AAPL) has introduced a measure to overcome its latest iPhone’s reception issues by issuing free phone cases.  This may have tainted Apple’s reputation in the eyes of some, but let me assure you that the Apple crowds are a loyal bunch and you’d be hard pressed to separate their Apple products from them, unless of course Apple introduced something better.   That something better creates another opportunity for work at home enthusiast in that, when Apple’s loyal followers upgrade their Apple hardware, there will be an abundance of older Apple products that still have a useful product life to recycle or repurpose.

There has been concern by many that the netbook market is threatened by the introduction of Apple’s iPad and that it will do for mobile Internet consumption, what the iTunes Platform did for music distribution, essentially changing the way we consume music.  Could this be a good thing or a bad thing for the work at home industry?  Personally, I think that the iPad will spawn the acceptance of a new range of portable handheld mobile Internet devices, such as Mobile Internet Tablets, netbooks with optional keyboards and smartphones that behave like computers and give the users a rewarding Internet experience.

Those of us will find that iPad, much like we find our laptops indispensable and an essential part of our work at home strategy.  As we move to the Next Generation Internet with its expanded IP (Internet Protocol) addressing system, we will see a whole line of Internet-capable mobile devices come online.  Some we will cherish and others we will see as a fad and give casual mention of, but by no means will we see a saturation of technology hardware (PC’s, printers, smartphones, cell phones, etc.).  There will be technology hardware that will remain a profitable sector for those interested in recycling and repurposing, if not in this country, certainly in another country that has an increasing vigilant Internet population.

There are going to be more ways to grow your income working from home than you’ve ever imagined and for those who are willing to explore, go into or seek out these technology recycling opportunities, the supply of hardware will certainly outpace the number of participants.  Being a frequent traveler to Third and Second World Economies I can tell you frankly that the appetite for progress has not been quenched in the majority of the world and the demand for the items we may no longer have a need for, remains high, elsewhere.   Learn all that you wish about this dynamic PC and Smartphone recycling and improve your financial picture now and well into the future.

There Is Gold Working From Home If You Know Exactly Where To Look.  Here Are Some Tips On Finding Those Precious Nuggets Of Extra Income.  You may have to adjust your thinking just a bit or think outside of the box a little to fully implement these tips, but all have proven to be practical and a great source of additional income.  Here’s how to get started.Your nuggets of gold can be as simple as collecting plastic bottle caps or Wendy’s soft drink cups in order to redeem them for My Coke Rewards or as complicated as getting with your relatives to order an Apple laptop and getting a free iPod with it.  I will personally admit that I have done the gamut of the simplest make money from home activities, such as collecting Wendy’s cups by dumpster diving and buying the Wendy’s cups with the AirTran Promotion Codes off of Craigslist, in order to get 8 round trip tickets anywhere AirTran flys.  That promotion was about a year or so ago and I sold most of the round trip tickets for cash and took the cash to purchase laptops that were on sale with $100-$250 rebates forthcoming.

So, you don’t have to discover a gold mine to make money from home, but if you’re willing to think outside of the box and use the rebates and coupons that are freely available online and at some of the “brick and mortar” stores, you can save some money and use that money to leverage your purchases of items that are in demand and sell those items for cash.

There is no limit as to how much extra you can make, but you do have to plan and organize your time wisely in order to take advantage of the many time-sensitive deals out there online and offline.  The key is to think about the demand for the item that you may be thinking of purchasing and ascertain whether or not you can make money on reselling the item if you you are getting enough of a discount to make it worthwhile.  Remember the golden rule of making money by buying and reselling is, “that your profit is made when you actually purchase the item, knowing in advance what you can get when you actually sell it.”

Here are 10 Places To Save or Make Money Online:

1. Cashbaq is a great place to search for items that you may be able to resell and get some cash back.
2. eBates gives money back from your purchases online and puts $5 in your account when you join.  eBates also has an affiliate program for those interested in earning some extra cash.
3. Mr Rebate is another cash back program for online purchases and they offer a simple affiliate program through Share A Sale.  Mr Rebate gives you a $5 registration bonus when you sign up.
4. Coupon Cabin list a host of stores and if you’re lucky you can get some pretty decent deals at its auction to resell on Craigslist, Kijiji, (now known as eBay Classifieds), Backpage (Backpage now has an affiliate program, just scroll to the bottom of the page).
5. My Points is a hybrid of sorts in that you can earn points for gift cards and other rewards simply by reading e-mails, but if you make purchases through them online, you’ll rack up points quickly.  My Points is one my all time favorite programs that I have enjoyed the luxury of getting a ton of stuff for free and also purchasing items to resell on their site and racking up even more points to get gift cards that I use to purchase things to resell at a decent margin.  My Points has an affiliate program through Commission Junction.
6. Big Crumbs is partnered with eBay to offer cash back when your friends or anyone else purchases items from eBay.  You can join Big Crumbs affiliate manager eBay, to make additional income.
7. Fat Wallet is a portal of sort of all sorts of money saving opportunities and has a rather large community following also-hint a social marketing opportunity here, as well as cash back, great discounts, a ton of stuff for free that you can resell and an affiliate program.
8. Slick Deals is full of things that you can get for free on their forum and save a considerable sum in the process.
9. Retail Me Not is a portal of 15,000 plus stores that you can save money when you shop and make money from posting on their forum.
10. Tech Bargains is a good place for hardware and other electronics that you may find cheap enough to make a few dollars on or just purchase for yourself.

Okay, that should get you off to a good start, but remember to only purchase what you can resell at a comfortable margin or what you want to keep for yourself.  Remember, there is gold in your thinking, so start thinking.  For example, I get together with my family and friends and purchase in quantity those items that are in demand and resell for a nice profit.

P.S., My lunch was free today.  Late this afternoon, but free, courtesy of Ben’s Bargains where I got a free Panda Thai Chicken for free with a coupon I printed from his site using Cute PDF, which saved me 15 cents on printing costs; but that didn’t influence my decision to include them in this article.  Ben’s Bargains is a great place to visit every day for the quality of his content and you shouldn’t be disappointed.

Also as a side note, while doing the research for this article, I used American Airlines Aadvantage Shopping Tool Bar to get 500 frequent flier miles and purchased a prepaid refill card to get even more points using a Continental debit card, so I earned on American Airlines and Continental Airlines and I sell the frequent flier award tickets for cash.  Also, I earned 32 American Airlines Frequent Flier miles for using their search box for this article and you can too here!

What do broke people and poor people  have in common?  Nothing really.   A visitor to Affiliatester asked a few days ago and even though I felt that I answered the question online, I felt that I needed to explain myself further?  Here is what I have observed over the last half-century about people that are broke and poor people. Broke people are generally without cash flow for a short period of time and often have income coming to them at a later date or in the future.  A broke person being broke is usually temporary, even though, their being broke may occur with such frequency, that they are nonetheless labeled as such, a broke person.  The attitude of a broke person is generally upbeat and optimistic about the future.

Contrast this observed opinion about broke people with that of poor people and you may come to this conclusion and explanation that  poor people on the other hand generally exhibit an attitude of general malaise or a pessimistic outlook about their lives and their future.  Poor people more often than not, don’t have any income coming to them, now or in the future.  If, a person who does find themselves in this category does have income coming to them, it is usually not enough to support them or lift them from their thinking.

A poor person’s condition is often permanent, primarily due to their attitude and unwillingness to adapt to the changing environment around them.  There are those of course who emulate to elevating their condition through sheer persistence, education, the proper tools and application of that education and tools.  So, it is presumptious of me to think that a broke person or a poor person can not improve their lot in life.  It would be like me denying how far I’ve come, to overcome both being poor and being broke and you can too, with the proper attitude, education and tools that will make your success a no-brainer.

Work at home or Work Online, what’s the difference and why does it matter?  For many, traditional work at home jobs have been favored by stay at home moms and unemployed individuals looking to tide themselves over until they find something else more interesting.  But for an increasing minority, that one day, just might challenge the majority, there are those who favor simply finding work online that they can do for a variety of reasons.

The Internet is filled with opportunities & possibilities for those looking to find credible and legitimate work at home opportunities, but the emphasis tends to be on just that, working from home.  There is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to find a means to make money while staying home, but what is there for folks like myself, who have a sense of their own mortality and want to fulfill some of the things on their “bucket list?”

I’ve been looking at ways to earn extra income while at the same time, not being confined to one place or country for that matter, so exploring ways to make a living working from home while actually  not living at home has been my primary objective over the last few years.  For those of you already doing something online and putting together enough income to take care of your care and needs,  I would love to hear about your ventures.

There really needs to be a transparent way for anyone who has the willingness and ability to acquire the education to apply what is out there on the world wide web and make enough to support themselves.  It isn’t too painfully difficult to do, but it does require a period of humility to be willing to accept things that may take you out of your comfort zone and for many of us, we find that particularly difficult to do.

One thing that has humbled me time and time again, is traveling and living abroad for many months and sometimes years at a time.  Every country that I have ever spent any time in, I have always been blessed and fortunate enough to meet my daily needs and my travel concerns from the habits I try to practice online.  More than often, I find myself far away in some country’s hinterlands, where foreigners are rarely seen if ever and especially someone of my ethnicity.

It seems that I am constantly out of my comfort zone, but I’m willing to put the time in to learn new things and take those things and apply it to see to the extent that it gives me more freedom to travel.  Traveling is my passion and although I still work at home, no matter where I lay my head, the work online portion of my life is just that, work online.  I really don’t have any wild expectations of making enough to retire, because to do so would be like the Internet being a “static” environment where nothing changes and we all know how dynamic and forever changing the Internet is.

I don’t have the answers as to what you should do or how you should do it, but what I can share with you is that whatever you do, do you!  You are “your” brand or your business online is your brand and you should do whatever it is within your ability to enhance that brand.  You can always find something that you are passionate about and a way to monetize it, but only after you’ve gotten evidence that there is demand for whatever it is you want to sell or provide a service for.

I started this blog sometime ago with the intention of posting at least several times a week, but as many of you may or may not know, I’ve been on this roller coaster ride with my battle with cancer and have been too under the weather to make sense of it all-must be the medicines, huh?  Nonetheless, share with us if you’d like your methods of fulfilling your ability to have more freedom from your work at home or your work online.

You work from home or contemplating working from home and you’re sitting there wondering what to do today or tomorrow, why not take a moment of your time and see if there is any missing money or unclaimed property that you have or someone has left to you.  A great way to spend some of your idle downtime with something constructive and it just might lead to a rewarding find.  Here’s a little insight on what to expect.

No one knows with utter certainty exactly how much missing money or unclaimed property is owed to citizens of the United States or Canada, but estimates have it around $30 Billion Plus or so, that is just sitting out there among the numerous government agencies, just waiting to be claimed.  If, you’re itching to find out if you or someone that you know has a claim out there, waiting to be received, here’s how to find out whether or not you have missing money or unclaimed property just waiting to be discovered. 

Sure, there are unclaimed property and missing money companies online that will assist you in your search for a fee, but if you don’t mind the thrill of the hunt, you can do it on your own.  All you are going to need is everything you have now and that is a little time and patience and a bit of persistence could go a long ways.

Note that even though you may not believe that you have anything coming to you, there may be a relative or friend who may, so your search just may pay off, for some one you care about.  This $30 Billion Plus of missing money and unclaimed properties can be found in the government databases listing everything from an insurance settlement to a refund you weren’t aware of.  The list of possibilities is almost endless.

Every State and every Canadian Province has a department where missing money and unclaimed property is sent and held until it is claimed.  This could be anything of value, that is stated or not stated or valued by the agency holding the property.  Your job will be to search as many of these government databases as possible to see if you find anything that has gone unclaimed by you, a family member or close friend.

The list of unclaimed properties and unclaimed funds may be jewelry, stocks, safe deposit contents, city, town, province, state or federal refunds or rebates owed to you and you may not even know you’re owed these items.    You see businesses in both the United States and Canada and elsewhere, have a legal obligation to hold refunds, rebates, settlements, mortgage refunds, etc, for a period of time and after which, each item is turned over to the State or Province that has jurisdiction for that unclaimed property or unclaimed fund.

Yes, it’s the responsibility of the State or Province to contact the rightful owner of the missing money or unclaimed property and more than often, the legal owner can not be located for numerous reasons (changed address, marriage and name change, divorce and name change, job relocation, illness, passed away and etc).

This missing money or unclaimed property could represent a host of possibilities, just waiting to be found, such as money left in a closed checking or savings account, a closed money market or CD that you had or someone left to you.  You may have left a job where you worked long enough to become vested in its retirement or profit sharing plan and left unclaimed funds or it could be in the form of a State, Province or Federal tax refund.  How about a yet to be returned, security deposit for a place you once rented, leased or maybe a storage unit you forgot to get the deposit back?

If, you’re like most of us, you’ve got family and even though you may not be too close to some of them, for whatever reason, some people have a change of heart sometime later in life and may have left you as a beneficiary.  A relative or close friend could have left you an inheritance in stocks or an insurance settlement.   Unclaimed money or unclaimed property represents a broad and vast category of reasons you may have money coming to you.

Did you get your last paycheck, where you use to work part time?  What about your favorite Aunt or Uncle passing away, when you were how old?  How about that rebate you sent in for an electronics purchase before you went on vacation?  Did you pay off your house early and didn’t know that you just might have a mortgage insurance refund owed to you or someone you know? As you can see, the possibilities of getting free money back increases dramatically when you or someone you know, consider the number of business and personal transactions that you or they are involved in during the course of several years.

Okay, so what if you have unclaimed property or missing money out there somewhere?  If, it were true, wouldn’t you know about it about now?  Well, possibly, but more often than not, you probably wouldn’t.  You see the government makes an initial attempt to find the legal owner of the missing money or unclaimed property, but if you know your government, they do some things exceptionally well and other things, well, not as well as you may like.

Your claim for missing money or unclaimed property will just sit there with the respective government agency until someone comes along to rightfully claim it.  A position that puts the government in a comfortable position to continue collecting interest until you inquire about it and receive your claim.  If, you don’t know to ask about a possible unclaimed property or unclaimed fund, it will just sit in the government coffers, until the legal owner withdraws it.

Now, if you’re even remotely curious, you’re probably wondering how do you go about checking on whether or not, you have any money or property held by the government, huh?  Here’s how to check for free, that’s right, for free.  No strings attached, other than proving your identity, should you have a legitimate claim.

Keep in mind that when you search for missing money or unclaimed property for you or someone you care about, if you don’t turn up anything, don’t forget to search for both maiden and married names.  You can even tell your friends and tell them too, if you like.   Also, when you do your search, you won’t see such identifiers such as a social security number or date of birth, instead you will see an address.

The address shown may or may not be your address, but the address of the business that sent your missing money or unclaimed property to the agency that handles unclaimed funds in your state or province.  So, don’t give up right away in your search, follow through and you just might be rewarded for your time and efforts.  I don’t mean to sound cruel or uncaring, but don’t forget to include your deceased family members and friends, if you really want to be thorough.

Are you curious about the amount you may be owed, don’t worry, you’ll see that information when you do your searches.  If, you don’t see an amount associated with a claim, it will generally mean that the unclaimed property, is of a non-value nature.  A non-value, unclaimed property, simply means that the business or agency, didn’t list its value when they transferred over to the State or Province administrator.  Examples of an unclaimed property that is listed with no value associated with it are stocks and bonds.

Here’s the databases that you will want to check, in no particular order of preferences, but all are free and all are government databases with the exception of two or three unclaimed property sources, but free nonetheless.  Of, course, you will want to search your particular state or province and/or search the national database that also includes Canada and then spend some time searching the various complimentary government agencies individually, if you feel it applies to your situation or the situation of someone you care about.

The National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators or NAUPA for short, is a must-stop for everyone, which represents the State Governments & Provinces of Canada in their efforts to return missing money and unclaimed properties to their rightful owners.  Unlike many of the databases listed below, it searches every state and province at the same time.  Go here to search their database for free.

If, for any reason you aren’t comfortable searching The Nat’l. Assoc. of Unclaimed Property Administrators site and feel more comfortable sticking with a government site that you have to sort to, to get to your appropriate state, bear in mind, this is a U.S. Government site and does not include Canada or its provinces.  To search for free the U.S. Government Unclaimed Property Site for your state, Go Here.

With the number of bank mergers, bailouts and failures, you might want to take the time and

search for missing money with The FDIC ( Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation).  The FDIC is the insurer of the bulk of deposits at banks throughout the U.S., so they may be worth a look, see.  Here is the link to check for FDIC Unclaimed Funds.

Just like banks have the FDIC to protect their interest, pensions have the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.  The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has the responsibility of holding onto Defined Benefit Pensions that were transferred to them by former employers.  So, if you or someone you know put in the necessary time at a job or career and didn’t get your pension, you may want to give them a peek.  Here’s the link.

Missing Money and Unclaimed Property can also be found at these link and yes, they all are free:

Missing Money

The U.S. Department of Treasury is a good place to look for any government checks that you applied for and was approved for, but for whatever reason, never got.  You check it out here.

The Housing and Urban Development Unclaimed Refunds, Go Here.

Unclaimed Property and Mortgage Refunds, Here’s the link.

Unclaimed Savings Bonds & Treasury Bills Search, Go Here.

If, you’ve gotten this far and haven’t had any luck securing any claims, you’re bound to find something that interests you here at the Government Benefits website.  Take your time and pursue this site in your leisure, because it has numerous sources that will appeal to most people, so avail yourself of one or more of the available benefits.  Here’s the link.   Happy hunting and enjoy yourself in your pursuit!

How do I make money online?  How do I make money with a website?  How do I make money with a blog?  How do I make money with an Affiliate Program?  How do I make money with an Internet Business?  How do I start an Online Business?  What Business Opportunities are the best for me to start?  How do I go about Internet Marketing or Web Marketing?  If, you are like many of us who has spent any a good bit of time online looking for the perfect E-Business, Web Design, Web Hosting and the perfect E-Commerce platform, the answer for each of these questions are the same.  

If, you stand to make any money at all with an Online Business, be it a blog or a web site, you are going to have to ask yourself this one important question before proceeding and that is, what is it that I would like to do and would do it, even if I weren’t getting paid to do it?

If, that’s too difficult of a question to ask yourself, let’s put the question in another perspective okay?  Let’s suppose that you found a winning Powerball ticket (for those of you who would never take a chance and gamble) and it gave you enough money to quit working and just sit back and enjoy a life of leisure.  While we are using a “what if scenario,” let’s suppose you soon tired of your life of leisure and wanted to do something that was meaningful to you, knowing fully well, that you didn’t have to, because you have all the money you could possibly ever need, what would you do with your time?

Your answer to that or those questions, may or may not be the same, but if you follow that which you are passionate about, do you think that it would seem like work?  If, it was truly your passion, wouldn’t you actually do it, because you love what you’re doing?  Well, that is what you should pick to do as your Online Business.  Virtually, anything you could possibly do in the real world can be translated to the virtual world or the Internet.

Yep, Making Money Online is a no-brainer if you stick with what you love.  I mean that one or two things that you love so much that if you had to stay up all night just to get it done, you would, because you love it just that much.  I always tell others when they ask about making money online and what is the best thing to sell online or service to offer online, first and foremost, find your passion and then find a product or service that represents that passion and if you make money, whoopee!!!  But, just in case you don’t, well, hoping you’re having fun what you’re doing, right?  If, you can’t love what you’re doing, then why do it?  Until next time, do what you love most and you won’t betray your passion, but most of all, do you!

For those of you who have never made money online, here are 10 easy ways to work from home and make extra money.  Here’s how!

Ether

Got something to say, why not get paid for it.  Take that which you know something about and sell it as a digital product.  You get paid when you sell what you have to say by phone, which is free by the way, by e-mail or as content to be distributed online.  Definitely worth taking a look at if you want to do “voice-overs” or just want to have fun and get paid for it.

MyLot

MyLot pays you for your participation when you post answers to questions and when you post questions that generate a slew of people commenting on.  MyLot is probably one of the easiest ways to make money online.  If, you spend any amount of time online, then you should consider MyLot.  You are sure to find a topic or subject that you know a great deal about or maybe you have questions about something you want to more about; MyLot could help to satisfy your Internet ambition by creating yet another stream of income for you.

Just Answers

Just Answers is the perfect site for those who like to answer user-submitted questions for an agreed upon fee. You ask a question and a Just Answers Expert answers it and when you accept their answer you get paid.  The key here is to become one of the experts so that you can get paid.

Daytipper

Daytipper is a lot like MyLot in that the welcome you to submit and share your tips, ideas, advice and comments about things that you know about and compensate you when you provide tips to others.  Imagine getting up to $2 for providing just one tip.  How many times per week could you do that?

Mahalo

Do you like to write and do you have some interest in reading the information you receive when you search for something online?  Then Mahalo, which means “thanks” in Hawaiian, is a search engine powered by humans, may be just right for you.  Mahalo pays you for writing the best search result page and if your search result page is accepted by their full-time guides, you will be paid for it.  Mahalo pays up to $10 or more for the search engine result pages that they accept.

Shareapic

Shareapic is a free online image hosting service that pays you to host your pictures and image galleries by sharing with others. You got pictures, well now you have a place to share your pictures with others and reap a little extra money for doing so.  Shareapic is just one more easy way to contribute to your multiple income strategy.

Metacafe

Metacafe is a video sharing website that gets a tremendous amount of traffic and if you are able to produce videos that become popular there, you can earn quite a paycheck.  A great alternative to YouTube for the video ambitious, especially if you can generate the views.

Hashbush

Hashbush is a new online community that is still in “Beta,” where you can connect with people from all over the world. You can blog, play games, refer friends all while contributing to your bottom line.

Focus Group

Focus Group Pointe Global will link you to legitimate focus groups in cities throughout the United States.  Companies spend a considerable amount of money doing market research so that they can improve upon their products or launch new products.  Here’s your opportunity to be a part of that research and earn some money at the same time.

Pay Per Post

Pay Per Post pays you to write posts about services, products and sites that interest you.  Your post have to have the requisite number of words and links within them, but you get to choose what you want to write about.  So, if you like to critique services, products and sites, this may be the opportunity for you.  Some of you may have an issue with waiting for approval before you get your post accepted, so have a look at Sponsored Reviews.

Sponsored Reviews

Sponsored Reviews, unlike Pay Per Post, you don’t have to wait for approval after you’ve created your post.  You simply apply for the writing job, you get approved and then all you need to do is to post the link on the sponsored reviewed site and you’re finished!

Remember that some of these methods you can make as much as you’re willing to contribute.  If, you stick with high-paying keywords, you may make more.  To see which keywords pay the most, just go to Google and type in the search box, “Google Keywords.”  The next step within the “Google Keyword Selection Tool,” is to type in the main keyword for your topic, subject or interest.  Now under the title, “Choose columns to display,” from the drop down menu, choose “Show estimated avg. CPC.”  What this will do is to show you what advertisers on Google are paying for that keyword and if you use that keyword in your posts or comments, you may trigger higher paying Google Adsense Ads.

In earnest, you won’t get rich from any one of these individually, but taken many of them together, you’d probably be on your way to making a payment for at least one or two of your monthly expenses and with a little effort, you might even be able to justify why you’re doing it.  Until next time, profit from your understanding!

Making money online working from home is a dream that becomes a reality only when you are informed about the legitimate opportunities online. There is mass confusion regarding what works and what doesn’t. You have to do your due diligence and the best way to help you decide is to look at the many websites and blogs that offer insights into how some are making a living online. Here are some of my favorite working from home websites and blogs.

Making Bread Online

Making Bread Online bills itself as the online magazine for women who are looking to make some dough. It is informative and offers a variety of ways to save money and supplement your income.

Mrs. Mogul

Mrs. Mogul is a stay-at-home mom who has made a nice niche for herself and offers a fine blog with insightful ideas about the world around her. Definitely worth a visit.

The Motherhood

The Motherhood is a blog of Mom Entrepreneurs who share their knowledge about blogging, raising children and earning online and offline. The Motherhood is a great place to nurture your financial and familial interests.

Why Do Work

Why Do Work is a place to discuss current opportunities for working from home in a very active forum environment. Get your questions answered and contribute to the discussions.

Work At Home Forums

Are you curious about what work at home opportunity is legitimate and right for you? Visit The Work At Home Forums and see what fits your personality and work style.

These five sites are just appetizers that abound on the Internet when it comes to making extra income online. Spend a little time going over the sites that interest you and I’m sure you will find something that you can take from any one of these sites and start increasing your net worth. As always, follow your passions and let your ambition carry you online.

While it’s true that there are more than a few people who were lucky enough to be in the right place online at the right time and enjoy immense success today. There is a belief that is perpetuated by some of the Internet Gurus that anyone can succeed online if they have the proper training and support. Well that may be true for some, but here are questions that you should answer before entering any making money online or working from home opportunity.

1) Does your work at home opportunity offer some revolutionary product or service?

2) Does your work at home opportunity market their products or services in a way that you can gain market penetration and sales?

3) Does your work at home program offer you a way to recruit members into the opportunity without a lot of effort?

4) What makes your work at home opportunity sustainable?

5) Has your work at home business saturated its market or is there room for expansion into its market?

6) Does your work at home job offer legitimacy and a reputable history?

7) Can you make money with your work at home plan?

Will you get paid when the time comes for compensation with your work online at home?

These are the questions that you need to answer before, during and throughout your involvement with any work at home employment. You need to have the answers that propel you to go with the work at home offer you’re considering or the work at home business opportunity that you are currently involved with.

What is Net Neutrality and What impact would it have on Work at Home, online business opportunities, Internet Business and making money online in general?

What is Net Neutrality?

At its fundamental basic, Net Neutrality is the belief that information on the Internet should be treated equally. There should be equal access to information on the Internet. Internet users control what content that they want to see and that users online control what applications they wish to use online.

Imagine the broadband carriers dictating to you that you have to pay more in order to get equal treatment online. How would that affect your income online?

If, Net Neutrality is challenged by the broadband carriers, your experience online and the experience of billions of website pages could be degraded if multi-tiered services are allowed to prevail.  Here’s why?

Why You Should Be In Opposition To Net Neutrality?

There are those who believe that there aren’t enough broadband carriers to prevent the few broadband carriers from becoming bad agents. There isn’t enough competition among broadband carriers to make fairness a given.

As the prevalence of online gaming and rich-media content such as online video, there are some who feel that the Internet is becoming congested and that broadband carriers should be able to charge for a multi-tiered access to heavy users.

So, the question is, should heavy-user online sites such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter pay extra surcharges?

Broadband carriers could degrade the user experience of a website in favor of another site that is paying them extra fees and in theory, the owner of the degraded website could move to another carrier. It would be easy for the few broadband carriers to favor one website or service over another, simply based on who is paying extra for the multi-tiered service.

In the United States, most of the broadband carriers are concentrated in the DSL (direct subscriber lines or telephone internet access) and cable Internet. Sure there is wireless Internet in the mobile and fixed access set-ups and satellite Internet, but the competition among them hardly warrants enough opportunities to give you a choice.

The Internet has been able to thrive and flourish from its humble beginnings, large and in part due to its openness and its users dictating what they want to visit online. Net Neutrality should continue and the U.S. government should lobby to ensure that it remains so.

If, you wish to do your part to ensure that the Internet remains in the hands of those who use it and not in the hands of the broadband carriers who would love to control your user experience online with its multi-tiered services, you can go to:

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Public Knowledge

Open Internet Coalition

Hands Off

Save The Internet

Don’t hesitate and join in the fight for a free Internet. Your future online freedom and income depends on your participation.