PCdoctors are groups of individuals that specialize in computer repair and maintenance. Maybe the perfect work from home enterprise, this entrepreneurial activity allows you to

• work as little or as much as you desire, you work your own hours
• be your own boss
• schedule your work hours around your leisure, family and vacation time
• run your business without the cost of a big, expensive office
• use your vehicle, your home office, your travel and more as deductible business expenses
• maintain your own, exclusive customer base for repeat business
• and, enjoy your work.

As with all worth-while avocations, computer repair requires training. But, those that have been using computers for a while may already have some of the skills required in the maintenance of the operating system software.

One group of maladies effecting many computer users is adware that displays advertisements in the computer’s browser. These are in addition to the usual advertisements seen on the visited web pages. Adware pop-up advertising windows on the customer’s system is not necessarily generated by the websites they happen to visit, but rather by programs that remain stored on their hard drive and are executed at intervals determined by the adware writer or company.

Learning to remove this and other spyware programs is one area of profit that will ingratiate yourself with your customers, gaining their trust, and generating return business. You will also learn the ability to perform PC-related installations and technical support along with offering computing and technology solutions and advice.

Key to success in this business is a friendly, courteous and helpful attitude. Good communication skills, a pleasing manner and a respectable appearance will also go along way to guarantee you with a growing client?le.

So, how do you become a PCdoctor?? You could do it entirely on your own. Research and learn the basics of computer maintenance and repair, print a stack of business cards, place a small ad in your local newspaper, print and distribute flyers.

But, where do you obtain and keep abreast of the latest PC related topics, especially the most profitable services — site cleaning and virus removal.

For a one-time payment of $9.95 you will immediately become a PCdoctor? affiliate. This affiliation brings you two benefits; immediate access to their learning guide, and a three (3) months listing in their worldwide PCdoctor? database.

Thereafter, for a $3.95 monthly fee, your listing remains for all the world to see and for all the world to find your services. Customers looking for a PCdoctor? search worldwide by zip, postal code, or country. Your name, email address, (optional) telephone number and technical specialties are advertised for your service area. Plus, every PCdoctor? has access to their training page containing money-making articles, service techniques, business advice and more.

Personally, a $9.95 expenditure is worth the sum, just o investigate this exciting opportunity. For that, I give it a big “thumbs-up”.

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A multitude of opportunistic scams are targeting homeowners trying to avoid foreclosure in the current housing downturn. Prosecutors in the state of California unsealed twin cases against 19 people who are said to have skimmed nearly $13 million in equity from 115 homeowners coast to coast under the guise of a mortgage rescue.

Federal investigators say they expect the number of people ensnared in fraudulent foreclosure schemes to grow given such financial straits. The Mortgage Bankers Association said a record 2% of the nation’s 46 million mortgage loans were in the foreclosure process at the end of the fourth quarter. The number of defaults on first mortgages is forecast to rise to 1.9 million this year from 1.4 million in 2007, according to a report by Economy.com using FDIC and other data. Read more »

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“Working for the man” could be easier, and saving our planet a beneficial byproduct, if only more of us could telecommute, even for only a few days each month. Combining the need of flexibility for businesses and workers with the need to reduce CO2 emissions while telecommuting offers a viable solution for many corporate and small business environments.

The goals of any telecommuting arrangement must be to increase the flexibility and cost savings that come from a mobile workforce without imposing restrictions or compromising security. Then, it is up to us to

• document our telecommuting projects,
• keep a journal of time saved by telecommuting,
• make a record of our personal savings from telecommuting,
• log telephone conversations made from any location other than our office or cubicle,
• note how the information technology department is helping us to become more mobile.

Once we have spent a few months telecommuting, only then can we provide management with the facts to support a continuance of our telecommuting assignments.

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Vacation property, an investment for retirement or a permanent residence, this Lake James waterfront home may be your dream property.

The beautiful water front home is located in a private community with spectacular views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It has a double deck boat dock, an enclosed boat garage and a private ramp to launch your own watercraft. The home was built originally in 1972 and totally renovated in 2002. A four car detached garage was built in 2002.

There is a total of 264 ft. of water front. Beautiful three tier sea walls accent this elegant home. Hard wood and tile floors, modern appliances and vaulted ceilings are only a few of the amenities that capture you with this home.

Private dock permit.

List Price: $1,800,000
Flexibility: Willing to finance
Acreage: .75 acres
Type: Waterfront

Floors: 2
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 4
Sq. Footage: 3700
Garage Size: 4.0
Year Built: 1972, totally renovated in 2002
School District: Nebo

Suitable Use: Residential

Topography: Rolling
Road Frontage: Private Road
Location: Lake James, Burke County, NC

Amenities: Waterfront, Fireplace, Central AC, Alarm, Wood Floors, Gas Range, Patio, Wheelchair Accessible, Nature/Bike Paths, Boating, Controlled Access, Spa/Jacuzzi

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We all want to succeed as a blogger, to have people subscribe to our blog and for all of us to be a part of the bigger conversation on the Web.

Maybe the finest sense of journalistic accomplishment is for you and your blog to become recognized. So here are a few tips and steps you might use to become a better blogger.

The most recent statistics from the Department of Labor shows that the median income for a real estate agent is about $39,760 per year. The middle 50 percent earn between $26,790 and $65,270 annually, and the top 10 percent earn around $111,500 per year. While that may seem to be a goodly income, there are both downsides and expenditures that make the profession somewhat less appealing.

The more prosperous agents in any locale are always on-call for their clients. It’s a business where the agent has to be there 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Otherwise, another agent will capture the listing, or make the sale.. It’s a chore to take a vacation. Almost all successful agents work weekends. Read more »

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Looking for a witty and creative S.F. bayarea writer with blogging and social networking experience.

A local-social website is hiring, and we are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic local maven who is excited to share their expertise on things in, around, and anything that has to do with San Francisco. We are looking for a creative and well-written coordinator who is an online social networking and blogging guru. This coordinator will help expand our list of Guides and online community in San Francisco.

Show me the Money:
The coordinator will earn a competitive pay based on each guide created. If all goes well, the role has the possibility of expanded work.

I Want This Job:
The Icing on the Cake: You MUST include your Guidespot profile link

Real Job Contact (WoW!):
Alexandra Friedman
Email: Contactus at guidespot dot com

To Whom it May Concern (don?t say that):
Please submit a cover note in your email.

Show us What ya Got:
Please direct us to your website, blog, writing samples or online writing outlet so we can check out your writing style

———-

Good luck and GuideOn!

Contact:
Alexandra Friedman
Interactive Social Sage
Contactus at guidespot dot com

* Location: S.F. Bayarea
* Telecommuting is ok.

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In this distressed real estate marketplace, home and condo sellers are increasingly turning to home stagers to help them sell their properties. Home staging is a fast growing industry with great profit potential. Home staging combines decorating techniques with real estate strategies so stagers can effectively help owners sell their homes in record time for record profits, a vital service needed today more than ever.

It’s proven that homes that are staged sell faster and for more money. This is because staging sets the scene throughout the house to create immediate buyer interest in the property. This will then lead to the home selling for the highest possible price in today’s market.

However, staging is not merely decorating with a new, fresh interior design or redesign. Rather, home Staging is detailing, de-cluttering, de-personalizing and preparing a seller’s home to give it a “model home” appearance. With the right staging strategy, the potential buyer can visualize themselves living in the home.

So how does one start their own home staging business?

One good source of information is the book shown in this blog post. Written in a personable and conversational style, Home Staging for Profit is a must read for anyone wanting to start their own home staging business. Photos capture the essence of staging while giving readers a clear idea of what to expect. For many, it’s important that this business requires no degree or prior experience.. The manual exemplifies solid business training plus decorating and staging specifics.

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Local Family/Parenting Website serving the DC Metro families in search of Internet savvy Part-Time (work-from-home) Web/Calendar Editor to start immediately. Web/Calendar Editor will initially be responsible for condensing and posting email submitted local family events and special offers to our website using proprietary website content management system (CMS). Web/Calendar Editor will also be responsible for identifying additional family events and event contacts and working with our existing event contacts to encourage (and possibly train) self-submission of events to our website.

Additional responsibilities may include:

? Posting articles from print publication onto website
? Identifying and securing new sources of 3rd party content
? Composing e-communications to local organization event contacts soliciting event submissions
? Selecting ?featured? events for online event calendar and for print publication
? Update web home page and other content areas
? Help identify new content opportunities, tools, and web applications to further enhance web content and user experience
? Contributing to build out of online community areas (blogs, message boards, etc.)

Knowledge and strong interest in family/kids events in DC metro area, experience/expertise in online content creation and management, community building and tools, calendar research and creation, and e-Newsletter writing all considered big pluses.

While this position is part-time, work from home, averaging 15 ? 30 hours month, it will require more hours during the first month for initial content uploads and creation (est. 20 – 30 hours). We are looking for someone to start yesterday. This is a work from home position with only very occasional on-site office meetings required.

Interested? Please make sure to include resume, cover letter, and any sample work and/or relevant links.

Thank you.

* Location: DC Metro
* Compensation: $15 to $20/hour for first month commensurate with experience. Ongoing pay-structure TBD
* Telecommuting is ok.

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Beautiful Wilkes County NC Timber Frame Home and Mountain Property.

MLS Number: 51166, List Price: $898,500

2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, 2 half baths, 2 car attached garage, full basement, and a barn on 5 acres of land.

These terms are used to describe thousands of homes and yet some things just can’t be described, they have to be experienced. This is one of those homes that really has to be seen to be appreciated.

This majestic Timber Frame home of the Bob Timberlake genre is not just another house, it provides a feeling of home that is not about walls and floors and windows and doors. It creates a feeling of the flow between your outdoor and your indoor environment that is seamless. Everywhere you look there is a view. Everything you touch feels natural and beautiful in a way that cannot be described, only owned.

Contact Elizabeth Carter, 336.973.5594 or Greg Stikeleather, Broker, 704.880.5247 or email eacarter@charter.net

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Occasionally, a reader will contact us, asking our opinions about the most effective manner in which they can “monetize” their blog.

With the literally “hundreds of thousands” of blogs vying for readership, we feel that it is important to display the affiliate advertising most applicable to your blog’s subject matter.

Recently, we came across a number of articles that effectively address the subject :

As a fairly conscientious person, I rarely misplace or lose anything. Really.

Yet, just the other day, I couldn’t find my cellphone. After 30 minutes of looking around my work at home office and searching throughout our home, panic set-in.

You see, most folks think they are not held responsible for fraudulent calls made after they lose their cellphone or have it stolen. Don’t believe me? Read the fine print of your contract. You may find that you are, in fact, responsible for calls made from your phone, unless they are made after you have called the service provider to report the phone missing.

So, when should you call your cellphone provider and report your phone missing?

My advice — call them the moment you notice that your phone is missing. The provider will temporarily suspend your service and most likely advise you that you have 30 days to find your phone, or get a new one before they cancel your service.

Some providers will give you the courtesy of suspending your service and monthly fees for up to 30 days until you replace or recover your wireless phone; provided that you haven’t been granted a similar courtesy within the previous 12 months.

Most service providers however do not offer courtesy suspensions and may require that you present documentation to them, such as a police report or a sworn statement, within 14 days of having reported your cell phone lost or stolen. Read more »

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PNN.com, the popular family social media site, is looking for 10 authors to write about current topics in one of ten categories. You don’t have to be a professional; you just have to tell your story well. You can tell it with the written word, or in a podcast, with photos, or video.

It doesn’t matter that you’re young or old or in the middle, professional, amateur, or neither – you just have to have an interest in sharing your take on the world.

Our family audience wants a personal take on how the current news might affect their lives.

Requirements. You should:
Love what you do, post regularly, 3 to 5 times a week, do it well, and be willing to carry on a dialogue with your readership,

Post about current topics in your category (we’ll give you links to the current topics),

Sign up for a minimum of three months,

Take a personal approach, making a connection with your audience, and

Be willing to use your real name.

We give you the tools, leave you alone, and take care of the rest, including paying you a base salary (you’ll also share in sponsored ad revenue). Positions are on an independent contract basis, start at a minimum of $300 per month and go up from there. Actual amount depends on your ability, track record, and if you have an existing readership on the topic. Please reply with samples of your work, and relevant websites if appropriate.

Check out the site and it’s audience here: http://pnn.com
For more information and categories go here: http://authors.pnn.com

* Compensation: TBD
* Telecommuting is ok.

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Beautiful Wilkes County NC Log Home and Mountain Property.

MLS Number: 50863, List Price: $359,900

Bedrooms: 3, Full Baths: 2, Half Baths: 0, Est Total SqFt: 2600, Type/Style: Log Home, Area: Area 6, Middle School: Cntrl Wlks, High School: Wlks Cntrl, Construction: Log

Foundation: Combination, Roof: Metal Roof, Floors: Carpet/Hardwood/Tile, Garage/Carport: None-Garage, None-Carport, Interior Features: Master Bedroom, Main Level, Large Master Bedroom, Walk-In Closet(s), Hardwood Floors, Fireplace(s), Great Room, Exterior Features: Double Pane Windows, Wooded Lot, 1-5 Acres, Hot Tub, Subdivision: N/A, Lot Size: 2.47, Apx SqFt: 2600 – 2800 SF, Basement: None

Contact Elizabeth Carter, 336.973.5594 or Greg Stikeleather, Broker, 704.880.5247 or email eacarter@charter.net

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Of nearly 80 million Americans born between 1946 – 1964, many have, or will soon reach the age of retirement. To those that wish to retire, we say “go for it!”

But, whether you should retire when your time comes and whether your employer should work to hold on to the potential retirees in their midst are some of this year?s big questions.

Experts predict that the majority of these baby boomers will continue to ?work” in some fashion, whether for pay, barter, or in community service to others. The reasons in include:

• unfulfilled agendas, often stemming from their youthful dreams,
• expectation of another 20 years of productivity,
• possibilities of employment, filing positions left open by other retirees,
• opportunities to achieve success in a different field,
• personal gratification of helping others.

Now is the time to begin preparation for your second career. Talk with your current employer. Do the research to begin your own work at home business.

And, above all, have fun!

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