Work at Home Guide

Guest Post: How to Market Your Etsy Shop

Guest Post: How to Market Your Etsy Shop

Today's guest post comes from Aubrey Phelps, a writer for free website hosting. A note from The Queen: Etsy is an online marketplace for crafters and artisans. Think of it as your community summer [...]

59 Ways for College Students to Make Extra Money

59 Ways for College Students to Make Extra Money

When I was in college, the internet was still in its infancy (remember "telnet" and "gopher" anyone?) so most students went the traditional route of getting campus jobs or internships to make extra mo[...]

Unconventional Million-Dollar Ideas

Unconventional Million-Dollar Ideas

Through my classes and website, I encounter many people who believe that it's only "other people" who can have success in a non-traditional work environment.  It's these "other people" who have the cr[...]


Scams

The AP Twitter account gets hacked and brings down the stock market

The AP Twitter account gets hacked and brings down the stock market

Just goes to show you that anyone, including the Associated Press, is vulnerable to hackers.  On Tuesday, April 23rd 2013 the AP Twitter account was hacked and this tweet was posted: For the reco[...]

What do I do once I recognize a scam?

What do I do once I recognize a scam?

Dear Buzzy, I just found your website, and I'm writing because I'm a little bit scared. Through Craigslist, I tried to become a mystery shopper, and after a volley of poorly written emails from a g[...]

Would you fall for this CNBC.com scam?

Would you fall for this CNBC.com scam?

**Note: Since writing this article, the scammers have changed the landing page to make it look like MSNBC. If you visit the site it may have changed again. Darn those sneaky scammers!** Last week, I [...]


Mystery Shopping

Mystery Shopping Company Profile: Integrity Consultants

Mystery Shopping Company Profile: Integrity Consultants

Every now and again, I like to highlight Mystery Shopping companies that are doing it right. Here, I speak with Kelly Truelove, owner of Integrity Consultants. Integrity Consultants provides mystery s[...]

Mystery Shopping Monday: What is Mystery Shopping?

Mystery Shopping Monday: What is Mystery Shopping?

This is the beginning of a series specifically geared to those interested in Mystery Shopping. Here, I answer the basic question: What is Mystery Shopping?  [...]

Mystery Shopping FAQs

Mystery Shopping FAQs

Interested in Mystery Shopping?  Great!  Here's a list of common FAQ's compiled to save my poor hands from carpal tunnel in answering questions one at a time: (If you're looking for other random jobs,[...]

Passive Income Guide

Is eBay still a viable home based business option?

Is eBay still a viable home based business option?

In the early days of eBay.com, it seemed like the sky was the limit. People were buying and selling a variety of items: from used records and clothing, to rare collectibles, and everything in between.[...]

Get in on the ground floor -- and other small business lies

Get in on the ground floor -- and other small business lies

Who wouldn't want to be ahead of a trend? Being the first investors or employees of companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Apple creates a position of lifelong financial security. Of course, [...]

Turn your idea into multiple income sources

Turn your idea into multiple income sources

Entrepreneurs are “idea fountains”, never at a lack of starting a brilliant new venture. But how many times have you sat down with ONE brilliant idea and found many ways of earning income from it? The[...]


Finances

12 Tried and true money wasters

12 Tried and true money wasters

Now that the world is collapsing, credit doesn't exist anymore, and we're all going into financial ruin, many people are trying to figure out how to cut back.  I am no exception. Although, I refuse to[...]

Variable Speed Limits- Another display of wasteful spending

Variable Speed Limits- Another display of wasteful spending

Dave Ramsey has this great term for when we spend money on things that are just dumb.  He calls it the "Stupid Tax."  Everyone does it at some point, and I am no exception.  Some of my more memorable [...]

Analyzing my Capital One Credit Card Debt

Analyzing my Capital One Credit Card Debt

Like many people in America (and especially small business owners) I have credit card debt.  I am fairly good with money, keeping spreadsheet upon spreadsheet of expenses, deductions, income, as well [...]