Archive for the ‘Virtual Side Hustle’ Category

Invest in a good smart phone

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Ok, so if you’re at work all day, how are you able to check your email if your job doesn’t allow you to use the work computer for personal internet usage?  Well, you invest in a good smartphone! 

A smartphone is a mobile phone offering advanced capabilities beyond a typical mobile phone.  You will be able to check your emails, send twitters, view webpages, update facebook (of course all done on your breaks or lunch hour) 

I am on a mission to trade in my T-Mobile Dash smartphone that I currently use for the new T-Mobile G1 phone with Google that you see pictured because of it’s nice web surfing capabilities.  If you don’t have T-Mobile, you can get this phone for under $100 at the link I have provided.  Otherwise, if you are a current customer, you’ll have to shell out over $300!  (more…)

How to Manage Having a 9 to 5 While Running a Business Online

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

So you have an online business that is doing so-so, but not good enough that you can quit your day job.  Furthermore, for some of us, quitting our job is not an option or it is not something that we want to do right now. This could be for various reasons like health insurance, money, timing, etc. So in the meantime, you have to learn what it takes to manage both – without breaking company rules. It takes a lot more than just being organized – you also need a good plan and the right tools! These are just a few things I recommend you do or invest in to successfully manage having to go to a 9 to 5 job every day and running a business online without going insane. (more…)

A P/T job at the Mall was not an option

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

My story to how I became a Webpreneur amazes me, as I never planned to become one  (I’ll go into detail on that in a later post that tells my story).  Once I saw that I could make money online on the side, I decided to really focus on increasing that income.   (more…)