Loretta Oliver, married to the comic book geek of her dreams and mother of four boys ages 11 to 15, has been working from home full time since 2001, starting out working for others and gradually moving into working for herself. Now she has busy transcription service business, two profitable blogs, and a host of other internet marketing projects on her virtual resume. You’ll find her tidbits of creativity everywhere when you visit Loretta online, from her cross stitch website to her business blog to her social media profiles, all with a dash of snark and a speckle of humor.
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Loretta has written 11 awesome article(s) for It's A WAHM Thing.
Marketing Your Business
by Loretta Oliver
No matter what your business is today there is a very likely chance that at some point you’re going to have to write something. Words are such an important part of everything we do. You might be writing any number of things… product descriptions advertisement copy blog posts articles scripts for sales reps emails to [...]
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Home and Business Finances
by Loretta Oliver
Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans. – John Lennon in the song Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) It never fails; the very moment when you think you’re on a roll and you might have a little extra cash left over for something crazy and fun, the unexpected happens. Your transmission went or [...]
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Productivity Tips
by Loretta Oliver
My blogs probably look a little abandoned and neglected right now if you’ve visited any of them in the past week and a half. There’s a good reason for that, and not because I didn’t have anything to say. I’ve been working on making sure things are locked up tight and secure and making tweaks [...]
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Marketing Your Business
by Loretta Oliver
Today I want to talk about making affiliate offers in your service based business to save yourself time while still earning money. And at the same time you can also save your clients time and money while offering them valuable resources to grow their own businesses, making you their go-to resource when they need someone [...]
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Inspiration
by Loretta Oliver
Staying inspired and motivated is extra hard when you’re working from home. A lot of WAHMs decorate their office space and desk area with inspirational quotes, posters, and dream or vision boards to help keep things top of mind and stay in the right mindset. Here are 14 quotes that I enjoyed and that might [...]
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Starting Your Business
by Loretta Oliver
There are countless ways to begin your work at home adventure, no doubt about that. But, this one very simple thing is so often overlooked and it’s a great way to get started working from home. Here’s a conversation that I have often. Someone says something like, “That’s so cool that you work from home. [...]
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WAHM Issues
by Loretta Oliver
Actually, scratch that. Don’t just give yourself permission to fail – look forward to the failure. I can hear some of you over there whispering, “Loretta has gone off her rocker, she’s a bit mad in the head.” No worries I have not gone completely crazy, although my children might tell you differently. Many times [...]
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Marketing Your Business
by Loretta Oliver
As work at home moms many of us have service based business models mixed with other side projects and business models that we also work on for additional passive income streams. It’s no secret that the fastest way to start earning a living online is to offer some type of service… essentially trading your time [...]
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Marketing Your Business
by Loretta Oliver
If those words have not escaped your lips then you’ve probably heard someone else saying them… “But, I don’t have a budget for marketing.” Guess what? That’s okay. You don’t need a million dollar budget to be successful. You can start with a budget of $0 and still see results. It happens every day. And [...]
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WAHM Issues
by Loretta Oliver
Are you ready for next week? It’s coming whether we’re ready or not. The winter and holiday break from school. In my case, my kids and my husband will all be home every day for nearly two weeks. When you work from home those long breaks can be both a blessing and a curse. Of [...]
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