Business Success for Wednesday October 12, 2011

Business Success For You Wednesday October 12, 2011 Five Home-Based Jobs With A Social Side Chris Lytle's Success Tip -- "Amateurs hope. Professionals work." Quote of the Day

Five Home-Based Jobs With A Social Side  Chris Durst and Michael Haaren As many of us know who work at home full-time, the biggest drawbacks can be isolation and loneliness. When you find yourself wondering why your dog, mummified relative or velvet painting of Elvis in a white jumpsuit won't answer your question about the witness on Judge Joe Brown that you've been arguing with for the past half-hour, you know you're in trouble. Fortunately, not all home-based jobs mean you have to stay at home and wait for the king to reply. Some jobs let you work a bit at home, then get in the car and go see actual people. Here are five examples to get you thinking. For current openings and more ideas, see Narms.com, the website for the National Association for Retail Marketing Services. You can also search using job titles and phrases from the descriptions that follow. Requirements may include a cell phone and/or landline phone, computer, printer and, of course, reliable wheels. -- Store Merchandisers: This job involves visiting stores and making sure that products are in stock and placed appropriately. It can also include sales, as in this recent lead from Lindt, the chocolate-maker, for the San Antonio, Texas, area: "(Duties include) selling product to store and/or candy managers, building displays, setting up and re-stocking products and signage, and improving and maintaining shelf presence of Lindt products on assigned accounts." (For the full ad, see http://bit.ly/qLrqJK.) -- Live Infomercial Performers: If you nurse a secret yearning to get out there and strut your stuff, this gig could be for you. As you've probably seen in a "big box" store or at the state fair, consumer-product companies often need outgoing demonstrators who can show prospective customers the virtues of their wares. United Home Technologies, for example, has been looking for energetic people to demonstrate its Keepeez line of food-freshness containers and similar products. For more, see http://bit.ly/pHsdke. -- Assemblers: Ever wonder who assembles fitness machines, bikes and all the other mechanical marvels you see in stores? Wonder no more. Assemblers, Inc., for example, hires people to assemble exercise equipment in stores and in residences, too. For more, seehttp://assemblersinc.net. -- Mystery Shoppers: Despite the prevalence of scams in this field, there are legitimate gigs, too. Market Force Information, for example, often recruits mystery shoppers across the U.S. and Canada to visit everything from movie theaters to donut shops and then file reports on their experience. For an example of a current Market Force Information lead, seehttp://bit.ly/puJsBm. For our list of over 100 additional mystery shopper hirers, see http://bit.ly/ojYFhh. -- Errand Runners and Other Task-Handlers: With the rat race steadily winning, more and more people need help with the dry cleaning, taking Fido to the vet, emptying out the attic for the big yard sale and myriad other tasks. Sites like TaskRabbit.com have stepped in to fill the gap, matching "TaskPosters" and "TaskRabbits." To find similar sites, search using phrases such as "errand runners" and "errand-running service." Christine Durst and Michael Haaren are leaders in the work-at-home movement and advocates of de-rat-raced living. Their latest book is "Work at Home Now," a guide to finding home-based jobs. They offer additional guidance on finding home-based work at www.RatRaceRebellion.com. To read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2011 BY STAFFCENTRIX, DISTRIBUTED BYCREATORS.COM

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Chris Lytle's Success Tip -- "Amateurs hope. Professionals work."  Chris Lytle's Success Tip: "Amateurs hope. Professionals work." Four words crafted by writer Garson Kanin can help you increase your sales or lower your golf scores. People who are beating you in both "games" are outworking you. Click here to visit Lytle's site.

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Quote of the Day  "Give the American people a good cause, and there's nothing they can't lick." -- John Wayne

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