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One of the first and most important decisions you must make if you are considering a work from home business is to determine whether that business will be service or product driven. In some cases, you may do a bit of both, such as a mobile pet groomer who sells shampoos and makes money from both the service and the products. If you have a clear business idea in mind, this will usually be enough to determine whether your business will be product or service oriented.

Then there are many cases where the idea is not so clear. For example, someone may want to use their artistic talents to make money, but they do not know yet whether this would be best accomplished through a service like interior design, or through designing a product like stationary. This is a critical question that must be clarified early in any business-planning process.

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The online monitoring business Metaverse was founded in 2007 and has emerged as a leader in keeping online communities for children safe and engaging. The company's clients include the Cartoon Network, the NFL, Nickelodeon and the State Department.

It employs a large number of workers, many who work from home monitoring Web sites where children create their own avatars and can interact with others. Metaverse employees often create their own avatars to help keep the peace. Keeping kids safe online has a lot to do with keeping them entertained. If you release kids in these online playgrounds with no monitoring, it quickly becomes 'Lord of the Flies', but if you can balance safety with fun and engage the kids, the cyberbullying will be greatly reduced. The Metaverse idea itself was hatched in a virtual world, but one that is intended for adults, called Second Life. Now it has revenues in the millions and remains a private company.

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Convergys Corp. is offering over 1,200 new work from home job opportunities to works across six different states. The customer service outsourcing provider is looking for workers to provide sales and customer service support for company clients in the cable and satellite, telecommunications and e commerce industries.

These jobs are both full time and part time positions with flexible schedules that will change to meet demand fluctuations throughout the year. Candidates must meet certain qualifications, including a computer which is up to Convergys standards and a quiet place at home to work. They must also have a headset and a high speed internet connection. Convergys has been in expansion mode since the beginning of this year when it hired 900 traditional call center workers at its operations center in Florida.

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