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How to promote your small business and get more clients
In the years I’ve been running this website I constantly hear questions like “how do I attract more clients” or “what social media should I be doing” or even “I don’t have any products why do I need a website?” There’s no one right magical way to promote your small...
Quick tips to improve your garden
Bored of how your garden looks and think it’s time it had a makeover? Yes, we know this sounds expensive, but hear us out! There are so many ways to give your outside area a fresh look without breaking the bank. It’s easier and cheaper than you might think to...
Christmas Gift Guide
Enjoy Presenting the Work At Home Mums Christmas Gift Guide! We've found the beautiful, the practical and sometimes just the downright silly to help plan your Christmas gifts for anyone. Now happily updated for 2021. Christmas is coming up fast! Now, if you're not one...
Demystifying Money: Financial Literacy The Easy Way
Do you get a sinking feeling when the topic of money comes up? You aren’t alone. According to a survey conducted last year by Savvy, a third of people (35%) confessed they only have a “primary school” level of financial and economic literacy. The HILDA report, a...
32 Useful job search tips and strategies
Job searching can be overwhelming and disheartening. From creating a great resume, searching through hundreds of listings, tailoring job applications, to receiving rejection letters (if you get a response at all) and finally getting an interview. We can certainly...
How to Find Free Images for Your Website
Images are a great way to complement the information you are trying to communicate on your website, blog or social media. Lets face it, humans are visual creatures and we like looking at pictures. A compelling photo can tell your story better and increase the...
The Benefits of Flexible Working Arrangements for Employers
The nature of the workforce is changing. With the ageing of the population and changing labour market conditions, adopting a flexible approach to work helps businesses attract a diverse workforce including mature age workers, those in remote communities, parents and...
How To Save For Your Retirement
Did you know that if you retired today at 67 with $500,000 in your superannuation account and spent $50,000 per year on living expenses (the Australian average is actually $74,000), you would run out of money at 77 years old. That’s nearly 4 years before the average...
How to write a great cover letter
No one likes the obligatory cover letter rigmarole, probably none more than the employers who read these words sometimes hundreds of times just for a single opening. Applicants and employers alike generally aren’t too fond of the usual cover letter snooze-fest....
How to Achieve a Work Life Balance as a Parent
When you’re a parent that has gone back to work, whether that be full time, part time, working from home or in an office, work can very easily take over your life. It’s important to not become overwhelmed and be able to strike a work life balance. There are many...
How to Explain an Employment Gap in Your Resume
If you have an employment gap, it can cause a lot of stress and anxiety when writing your resume. Many people believe that an employment gap will be a negative to an employer and take you out of the running, but it is generally how you tackle the employment gap in...
Surviving a camping trip with kids
Over the past few years, a lot of people have turned to a good old fashioned camping trip as their holiday choice. Camping and caravanning is a great holiday experience but doing it with kids can present its own challenges. Surviving a camping trip with kids comes...