By Angela Bickford Originally guest posted on The Work at Home Woman As a freelancer and business owner, I don’t get paid if I’m not working. I’ve had great work-ethic instilled in me, and I’ve been known to work seven days a week all day long. I bet you can relate… So what happens when we hit a wall or just get tired of working all the time? When our spouses or children compete read more

By Angela Bickford Originally a guest post on Living My Moment Anyone who knows me well knows that I’m always involved in something. I don’t say no easily enough, and as my husband would tell it, I need to stop “trying to save the world in a day.” I have a passion for helping others and often give my expertise away for too little or even free. And this is a read more

Rebecca gave me permission to post this here, and I thought you'd benefit from hearing what she has to say about working from home. That way, if you're ready to make the leap like I was a few years ago, you'll have extra motivation! Thanks Rebecca! ~Angela, Simply Cy-Fair Publisher Guest Post by Rebecca Matter, Co-Managing Partner at AWAI I love working from home. So this read more

By Angela Bickford Whenever you begin the journey of starting your own business, there are many things to set in place. So, thinking about how you’ll keep up with the latest trends and changes in your industry or if you’ll ever figure out Twitter probably isn’t on the top of your to-do list. However, it should be. Why? Because continuing to learn means continuing to move forward, and read more

By Angela Bickford Originally guest posted on The Work at Home Woman When I wake up in the morning, I have every intention of getting right out of bed and getting started on my day. I sip my coffee and check my mail, start crossing off items on my to-do list, and smile at how much I’ve gotten done by lunchtime. And… that’s not how it really goes. We all face distractions when we read more

By Angela Bickford Originally guest posted on The Work at Home Woman I hear this all the time. In fact, I said this at one point. As a writer, I said I wasn’t in sales. As an editor, I said I never had to sell. As a teacher, I never imagined I ever sold anything. Even as a business owner, I still don’t think of myself as a saleswoman. But I am… And so are you. In fact, read more

By Angela Bickford Originally guest posted on Market Mommy Running a business isn’t easy. Whether you’re running it while holding a full-time job, raising kids, or both, maintaining a business has its ups and downs. How do you start? Where do you get the money from? Will you have a partner? These are all questions we ask ourselves when we decide to be our own boss. Here’s the story of read more

By Angela Bickford Originally guest posted on The Work at Home Woman When I came home and told my husband that I wanted to quit my teaching job and become the editor of a local magazine, he didn’t blink an eye. When I added, “And I want to start my own business,” you could see the look of panic begin to cross his face. For my entire working life, I’ve struggled to find a job that read more

By Angela Bickford Originally guest posted on Market Mommy When I started my business, always B designs, the hardest aspect of getting things off the ground was choosing a business name. I had NO ideas. The ones I did have weren’t great. I just couldn’t come up with something that spoke to what I did. The pressure to start something made me name the business in a rush, and I ended up read more