Please tell us about yourself I am a former banker for 13 years turned bookkeeper/business consultant in the past 18 months. I have a wife and 3 boys at home, ages 6, 4, and 2. We live in Rowley, MA, about 30 miles north of Boston, just south of the NH border. What is virtual bookkeeping? Great question. It is a profession that has really come to life in the past 5-7 with the rise of cloud-based Continue reading...

Here is the latest feature for the self-employment series! This interview is of Darcy Werkman, a general proofreader. Let’s get started!   Please tell us about yourselfMy name is Darcy Werkman and I am a thirty-five-year-old Canadian. I am a father of four amazing children and a husband to the most incredible wife. I grew up on a farm in northern Alberta and moved to the “big city” Continue reading...

I’m adding a new feature to the self-employment series! This interview is of Rose from Rose Bakes; she blogs and runs a cake business from home! Let’s get started! Can you tell us about yourself?   My name is Rose Atwater and I live in a tiny country town in rural Mississippi. I am wife to Richy (almost 22 years) and we have 6 kids, ages 7-20. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Math, but Continue reading...

This sixth feature in our Self-Employment Series is of Lori Anderson (fake name for privacy), a scopist, who learned her trade at the Internet Scoping School. In case you missed the other four, here they are: My interview on how I made $32,000 as a part-time proofreader How Michelle makes $100,000/month as a full-time blogger How Cynthia makes $22.50/hour minimum as a legal transcriptionist How Continue reading...