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Telecommuting Tips and Advice
Effective 9/29/2006 - For fresh updates, visit the
Telecommute
- Work From Home blog. This site is now an
archive site but there is still a ton of info here!
Be honest. How is your search
for the perfect telecommuting job coming? Even though there are jobs out
there, it’s sometimes hard to sort through all the scams to find the
real gems. It can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack, can’t
it?
It seems everyone wants to do
it: Work from home, that is. Whether it's being able to work in their
pajamas, or getting to spend some extra time with their children,
something is prompting people to consider giving up their day job to
look for...
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Freelancing is a great way to
work from home. Freelancers do anything from writing to graphic design
to computer programming. They are often hired by businesses (small and
large) for a particular project. It’s a win- win situation.
If you are an aspiring work from home mom, you may have already heard
these common objections from your husband (and perhaps that nagging
mother in law)...
Let's face it. Finding a work-at-home job is one of the hardest things
you've ever done, right? Everywhere you look, you see promises,
promises, and more promises and most of these promises fall far short of
reality.
When you first start to look for a work at home job, it’s easy to get
discouraged. Postings for work at home jobs can be scarce and when they
do come up, competition among applicants is fierce. What many moms new
to telecommuting don’t realize is that there is another way to land a
work at home job – Networking.
How would you like to hire someone that is more motivated, more
qualified to do the work and costs you less than your average employee?
No, I am not talking about hiring someone illegally. You can accomplish
this simply by employing a telecommuter.
Discover what the common work
at home scams are and how to avoid them.
Little Red Flags Used To
Spot A Scam
There are Little Red Flags
(for lack of a better phrase) one should pay attention to when
determining if a lead is legitimate or a scam.
You've searched for months
for the telecommuting job of your dreams. You've spent countless hours
online hunting down a job. You've had the perfect resume crafted and
brushed up on your interview skills. And all of the hard work and
preparation has now paid off in the form of the perfect job!
"WOW! I can work from home
and make money? I can sit around in my PJs and work whenever I want? How
great, I want to be a Teleworker!"
Did you know that all
successful telecommuters share four basic personality traits? That’s
right; ALL successful telecommuters have four winning qualities that
help catapult them to the top of their game.
Interviewing for a
telecommuting job is different then an offline job. Here are some tips
of what to say, what not to say and other tid bits.
I have exciting news if you
want to stay home with your precious babies, but still need a weekly
paycheck. If you think you can’t do both, I’m here to tell you that you
can! The official word for what I’m talking about it “Telecommuting”,
but it’s also known as a work at home job.
If you’re tired of searching
for those elusive, legitimate work-at-home jobs, it’s time you became a
super sleuth as you find the jobs no one else is looking for.
Looking for telecommuting work can be a full-time job in itself!
Did you know that many people
have lousy reasons for wanting to work from home? Believe it or not,
these same people are often the ones who fail as telecommuters.
What's it really like to
telecommute? This article will show you the good and the bad, as told
from someone who works a real job at home.
So, you want to work at home,
do you? You think it’s going to mean less hours, more time with your
family, and big income, right?
Q. I am considering a
telecommute option, where I’d be working from home. How can I stay
motivated? A. Five tips to stay motivated -- especially starting out.
Are you a scamaholic? Do you
find yourself seduced by those ads in the paper and on the ‘net that
promise huge incomes with very little effort on your part?
Working from home sounds
great but are you up to the challenge? Home employment is not as easy as
it is made out to be and requires a careful balance between your home
and work lives.
Learn why working from home
always a perfect situation. Here are some things to watch out for if
you’re already working from home, or things to think about if you’re
considering making the move.
Effective 9/29/2006 - For fresh updates, visit
the
Telecommute - Work From Home blog. This site
is now an archive site but there is still a ton of info here! |
