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Top 5 Businesses You Can Run from Home

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With the global economy in recession, more and more people are finding themselves unemployed as companies find themselves hard put to operate. Some business have gone bankrupt, while others have downsized their operations to avoid being in the same scenario.

Having a business nowadays is no longer a luxury as it used to be. It is no longer an option for those who want more control of their time and resources. For some, it has become a difficult reality, and it spells the difference between having food on the table or seeing your whole family hungry.

But what are the best home businesses that right now? Here are our top 5 picks for the best businesses you can run from home.

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Top 5 Websites Every Writer Should Know

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Writing, they say, is an art. But whether you are just starting to learn how to write, or is making a living out of it, there are some sites that you should not do without. Here are the top 5 Web sites that every writer should know.

5. Blogspot.com or WordPress.com
If you are a new writer looking for work, your best advertisement is your own words. This is where Blogspot.com and WordPress.com come in handy. There are other blogging platforms available on the Web, but these two are by far the easiest to use, promote and maintain. Both are one-click publishing solutions: so whether you just want to rant about the latest issues, or adding the next installment to a series you have started, all you need to do is to compose and submit.

Remember, however, that you should present your best work on your blog. Think of it as a writing portfolio that you can show to potential customers.

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Q10: The Writer’s Handy Companion

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Q10


As a writer, I found that not many of my fellows actually know about this amazing little tool. I myself only discovered it last year, during the frenzy of NaNoWriMo. And I tell you, it helped a whole lot. If you haven’t stumbled across it yet, I highly suggest you go check it out.

Q10 is a word-processing software for Windows, sort of like Notepad but packed with just the right features that every writer needs. Q10 blacks out your entire screen, getting rid of distractions and letting you concentrate on the writing task at hand. It even hides your task bar. Instead, you get a useful little info bar that displays your running word count, page count, character count, and the current time — details that matter to a writer. Additionally, you have the option to toggle this info bar on and off, and you can set which particular counts you want to display. You can choose to show only the details that are important to you. Nifty, eh?

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Is Broadband a Cause of Our Apathy?

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Recent years have seen the rise of broadband, the capability of connecting to the Internet at connection speeds of more than 200 kilobits per second, or 1.5 megabits per second (depending on who you ask, the required speeds for broadband vary).

Apart from the faster connections, however, the advent of broadband did away with the tedious task of calling your ISP, waiting for an open line, and logging in before you could surf. Now, you only have to power on your computer and you’re instantly connected. And it has been met with widespread, and even increasing, acceptance. By February 2004, 48 million American homes already had broadband connection at home, representing around 24% of American adults, and signifying a 60% increase in adoption rates from a year earlier. You can only imagine what the adoption rates are currently at.

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