LinkedIn for Telecommuters
Web Worker Daily is running a nice article on the web 2.0 site, LinkedIn and specifically how it can help telecommuters. For those of you who do not know, LinkedIn is somewhat like a MySpace for business networking. You can set up a profile and connect with others. There are over 11 million users of the service, so there is a good chance some of your friends are already there. Here is an excerpt from the article:
“If the number of requests to join LinkedIn, the business networking network, that clog your email inbox is any indication, then you know it is becoming a legitimate business tool, and one that most professionals need to effectively leverage to boost their professional prospects. LinkedIn, in fact is a web worker’s best professional friend.
And although it’s just one of many such networks, LinkedIn, is in short a network for business opportunities. On LinkedIn, people don’t chat about music or what they did on Saturday night, but instead focus on opportunities and how the network can help you. And that’s a winning formula. Here are just some of the most common and productive uses of LinkedIn.”
Frugality FTW
As I was surfing the blogosphere (sailing the blogosphere?), I came across a wonderful little piece on Get Rich Slowly that has a list of 10 commandments and an analysis of commandment #4, which is to be frugal. I am actually the least frugal person I know, and I know a lot of unfrugal folks. After I started scanning through JDs list, it occurred to me that if I show up at the pearly gates and find him holding the keys, I better bring fire-retardant clothing. I routinely break several of them, around half in fact. My car is in truly horrible shape, due possibly to my not changing the oil in 40k miles, and I am afraid if I try to do any real maintenance on it, it will finally just seize up. I call this the bonsai phenomenon because I was given a bonsai tree as a gift in High School and I forgot to water it for around 4 months. Regardless, I decided that it was still in perfect shape so I would water it to keep it that way. It died a few days later.
54 Telecommuting Work at Home Jobs for May 16th - Organized by Category
Data Analyst
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/acc/332070010.html
Virtual Assistant
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ofc/332038180.html
Excel Reporter
60 Jobs for May 15th
Here are 60 new telecommuting jobs from today. I will actually organize this thematically tomorrow. I think I have a better system for it now. If you have any suggestions or ideas, let me know.
Quick CSS Job
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/web/331559440.html
Virtual Senior J2EE Developer
Web Design Development Jobs - 5-14
I am going to start aggregating telecommuting jobs and categorizing them by experience required. Today, I put together a short list of web design/development jobs. All of them technically require experience but the ones in the entry level list require little or no on the job experience. The others are a bit more rigid. I will actually be developing far larger lists in the coming days, but this is a start:
Web Design - Entry Level (Little or No Experience)
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/web/331081959.html
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/web/330800751.html
http://austin.craigslist.org/sof/329123662.html
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/web/327638110.html
Web Design/Development - Experience Required
http://miami.craigslist.org/eng/330203241.html
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/eng/330204085.html
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/sof/328342380.html
http://austin.craigslist.org/web/329699646.html
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/web/327817588.html
Transcription Job Possibility
I am looking for a transcriptionist who can type 70 WPM, is extremely focused, and willing to work hard for a variety of contracts. The person does not have to be available full time, but needs to be dedicated enough to work most days of the week and does not need to be constantly encouraged to work. At this point, I would need someone who can work for around 20 hours per week. The pay is per item transcribed but with work, you can average around $20 per hour. People who are bilingual in Spanish are preferred. I would prefer someone with a degree and a broad vocabulary. Please send information about yourself to joberu@optiqal.com.
There is currently one opening but I should have more positions available in the coming future. Please keep checking to see what is available.
Breaking Into Transcription
The transcription field is without a doubt one of the easiest types of jobs to get in the telecommuting category. However, there is quite a bit of confusion about how one gets into this particular field. Medical Transcription nearly always requires a certification or years of experience. However, business transcription does not typically have stringent requirements. First, it is a good idea to be able to type around 70 words per minute. You can test your typing speed by going to:
Your typing accuracy is also important but that is something you can hone as you get experience. In the business transcription category, there are basically two types of transcription. One is transcription of long segments of audio such as conference calls, business meetings, seminars, etc. The other is more like data entry in which the user transcribes customer service surveys, name and addresses for mailing lists, name and phone numbers, etc. Typing speed is not necessarily all that important in the latter but being able to stay on task is important because it can become fairly monotonous trancribing 600 addresses per day.
How much can I make?
What types of jobs can I do?
There are many different types of jobs available online. Theoretically, anything that you can do from a computer or without physically being at the office can be a telecommuting or work at home job. I am going to list them here as I remember them now, and I will edit the list as I add more categories. I am breaking them down into entry level and skilled. Entry level jobs are those that do not have rigid experience or education requirements, typically. They can be done by people who have demonstrable skill in those areas. Skilled jobs typically require experience/education:
Entry Level
- Translator
- Transcriber
- Writer
- Sales
- Virtual Assistant
- Web Designer
Skilled
- Computer Programmer
- Copy Editor
- Engineer
- Systems Administrator
- Web Developer
Welcome to Joberu!
This is the first post in what will surely be a long adventure. I am going to start by giving you the basic idea of what I hope to do with Joberu. Nearly 12 million workers in the US now work entirely by telecommuting, which means they perform their jobs from a location other than their house. This provides a certain level of freedom for the worker and gives the employer benefits in the form of reducing overhead. Regardless, many people are still in the dark about how to get these types of jobs. It is my goal, in this blog, to help people get the jobs they want from wherever they live. I hope to gather some legitimate telecommuting job listings every day and post them so that people can learn to spot them. That seems to be a big problem when combing through craigslist, careerbuilder, monster, and the other sites. I will also post legitimate agencies that hire lots of telecommuters. I will also be posting news and information about the culture of telecommuting, which is interesting in and of itself. In that spirit, let us go forth and work!
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