Month: February 2012

Does working a couple hours a day at home on your computer and making more money by sending customers who are ready to buy sound appealing to you? Well, there are people who are doing just that by using Google Adwords and loving it – we use it for our sister site www.babyonboardbadge.co.uk, and it is very effective.

Using Google Adwords effectively means you work smarter, not harder.

What is Google Adwords?

Whenever you search for something using Google you will see a list of search results in the middle of the page – these are displayed for free. You’ll also see Sponsored Links displayed at the top of the search results page and on the right of the search results – these are paid advertisements.

The Adwords advertisements are pay-per-click (or PPC) which means the person advertising pays Google every time someone clicks on their advertisement.

They are using Google Adwords to market their own website and products. The benefit to using Adwords is that you can get instant traffic to your site.

Here are five simple steps to starting a successful Google Adwords campaign for your business, so you can start making the money your business has the potential to make:

Not that long ago bringing home the bacon was the father’s, and while women may have done some things that generated money, their primary and sole purpose was to raise the family.

Fast forward to 2012, a global economic crisis, lone parenthood and high cost of living meaning that many families can’t survive on the father’s income alone, working mothers are bringing home the bacon, too.

According to stats from the government, 50% of mums are working. For many the choice of being a stay at home mum is not financially viable, but for many mums the thought of not having some outside stimulation, or a chance to make their own money just spells misery.

So, leaving all the reasons aside, are working trying to balance too much? Is it unrealistic to expect to raise a happy family, while climbing that career ladder – or run your own business? Can you really have your cake and eat it as a working mum?

For many new traders, spread betting offers an affordable gateway into the world of stocks, indices, commodities and currencies. Technical terms aside (and they really aren’t that hard to get your head round after some basic training or research), spread betting can be a fantastic way for mums to earn money from home – and it’s tax free, too!

Foreign exchange (often known as Forex, or simply FX) is one of the most popular traded financial products, providing attractive opportunities for savvy traders, even in volatile market conditions.

Before jumping into a trade it is important to know how to use technical and fundamental tools so that you can trade more effectively.

These days new mums don’t always have the luxury of taking the first few years of their baby’s life off work – for many six months to a year is the most time they can afford.

But going back to work doesn’t mean a newborn baby will suddenly start sleeping well, or sleeping through the night… and that means sore red eyes at work, general tiredness and even short temperedness when the sleep deprivation starts to take its toll.

So just what can working mums do to fight off the fatigue that going to work while juggling a young baby can bring? Watch this video for some tips and advice on getting your baby to sleep through the night.