WAHM (magazine)
Encyclopedia
WAHM is an online magazine about work at home jobs, work at home job opportunities, and the work at home lifestyle. The name is an acronym for "Work at Home Moms," though the magazine covers issues affecting all home-based workers and telecommuters, both male and female.
who had started home-based side businesses.
As telecommuting grew in popularity in corporate America, and later, as corporations tapped home-based workers as part of outsourcing
efforts, WAHM's focus widened to include home-based workers of all types. This includes people with small home side businesses and telecommuters working from home for companies of all sizes.
WAHM was acquired by Internet Brands
in 2008 .
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Due to the fact that home-based business scams have grown in popularity, a large portion of the content on WAHM is focused on scams and how to avoid them. WAHM's discussion forum is one of the places of the internet where readers can report work-at-home scams and read about them. The site founder Cheryl Demas sometimes goes undercover and then she reports the scams that she has discovered in this way.
History
Software engineer Cheryl Demas founded WAHM in 1994 while herself a work at home mother. The site was initially targeted at stay-at-home mothersHousewife
Housewife is a term used to describe a married woman with household responsibilities who is not employed outside the home. Merriam Webster describes a housewife as a married woman who is in charge of her household...
who had started home-based side businesses.
As telecommuting grew in popularity in corporate America, and later, as corporations tapped home-based workers as part of outsourcing
Outsourcing
Outsourcing is the process of contracting a business function to someone else.-Overview:The term outsourcing is used inconsistently but usually involves the contracting out of a business function - commonly one previously performed in-house - to an external provider...
efforts, WAHM's focus widened to include home-based workers of all types. This includes people with small home side businesses and telecommuters working from home for companies of all sizes.
WAHM was acquired by Internet Brands
Internet Brands
Internet Brands is a new media company based in El Segundo, California that operates online media, community, and e-commerce sites in vertical markets. The company also develops and licenses internet software and social media applications....
in 2008 .
Site Functionality
WAHM features a magazine-style layout with a large library of articles related to the work-at-home lifestyle. The site also features home-based job listings and a discussion forumInternet forum
An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. They differ from chat rooms in that messages are at least temporarily archived...
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Due to the fact that home-based business scams have grown in popularity, a large portion of the content on WAHM is focused on scams and how to avoid them. WAHM's discussion forum is one of the places of the internet where readers can report work-at-home scams and read about them. The site founder Cheryl Demas sometimes goes undercover and then she reports the scams that she has discovered in this way.
Recognitions and Awards
- Examiner.comExaminer.comExaminer.com is a media company based in Denver, Colorado, that operates a network of local news websites, allowing "pro–am contributors" to share their city-based knowledge on a blog-like platform, in 238 markets throughout the United States and parts of Canada with two national editions, one for...
named WAHM one of the "ten best websites for parents" in 2008.