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Simple Techniques to Work at Home
Forever
by: Sylvie Charrier
If you've spent any time online, you
will already know that there are lots of scams out there! You might have
even begun to doubt that there are any work-at-home positions available
for serious jobseekers. If this sounds like you, you aren't alone!
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Believe me, there are real home based
jobs, but what most of the work at home sites omit in their information
packages is that it takes work to get work. Finding a telecommuting job
can be a full time job in itself, but if you don't have all the facts,
you will be spinning your wheels trying to get somewhere or you will
probably give up within a few weeks. That would be a shame, because
there aren't enough high quality telecommuters as it is!
Look, I know you’re skeptical. So was
I, a few short years ago. That was before I started implementing some
very unique strategies that allowed me to generate so much work from my
small home office, that I needed to hire extra staff just to keep up
with it all!
The strategies I used are actually very
simple, and you can duplicate these ideas to become a very successful
telecommuter. In fact, I want you to copy my techniques, even if it
means I create my own competition! Why? Because every time a new person
starts to work from home more successfully and efficiently, that means
one more employer is happy with the concept of hiring homeworkers! That
means everyone gets more jobs, and more opportunities to do what we all
love to do…working at home in our pajamas! |
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So, let’s cover the top 5 simple
techniques you can use to work at home forever, shall we?
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Never
pay for any job! There is never a good reason to pay for work, and I
am amazed at how many jobseekers waste precious time and money
chasing after schemes that will never pay. It wastes a lot of time
you could better spend targeting your job search to legitimate and
valid work.
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Get
your materials ready! You are going to need to be ready before you
start looking for work. You will need a specialized telecommuter’s
resume, an excellent cover letter template, and an online portfolio
that showcases samples of your work. Without these things in place
ahead of time, you will not be ready for rapid response when an
employer needs to see your stuff.
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Make
sure you have all the equipment and software you’re going to need!
Depending on your skill set, you’re probably going to need special
software and equipment to do your job right. Don’t expect an
employer to pay for these things. A prospective employer is more
likely to hire the next person who is properly equipped, rather than
hire you if you expect the employer to pay for what you need to do
your job.
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Know
what you do for a living! This is an absolute necessity if you want
to work from home. You may think that you want to do “typing at
home”, but if that’s all you can think of, then you’re wasting time.
Think about how your typing skills will be useful to your employer,
come up with creative applications of that skill, set up samples to
show what your service looks like, and plan ahead on how much you
will charge for that service. Be willing to tell prospective
employers exactly what you do and how much you charge for it.
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Change
your strategy! Instead of looking for jobs that have already been
posted online, and have already been taken, look for companies that
are well suited for your talents. Create your own work by contacting
companies that have not yet posted jobs online, and eliminate the
competition. But, make sure you know exactly what service you plan
to offer that company, and why it is useful to them. Don’t bother
contacting companies by sending vague resumes. That technique never
works! Contact targeted companies with specific services in mind,
and let them know you are open to alternate suggestions.
These techniques work extremely well,
and using them allowed me to build my home based service company from
scratch, without spending a dime on advertising. I was broke when I
started working from home, and I didn’t have a computer. Using these
techniques, I was able to slowly build my business and develop a client
base that has consistently earned me more money than if I was working
onsite. You can do it too!
About The Author
Copyright © 2003, Sylvie Charrier, Author of "Telecommuters Work in
Their PJs"
http://www.inyourpjs.com
This article is excerpted from
“Telecommuters Work in Their PJs”, a real world guide to telecommuting.
Sylvie Charrier works from home full time and wrote this book to share
her unique techniques with others. You can download your free trial copy
of “Telecommuters Work in Their PJs” by visiting
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