Having published freelance blogs for almost three years now, we receive dozens of emails each week from readers asking how to get that “edge” on landing a telecommuting job. Our mantra is, “Network, network, network and begin your search in your own back yard.”
Get to that work at home/freelance employer before the jobs are advertised.
How? Tell everyone you meet that you are seeking an opportunity to work form home. Mail your business card and a short letter of introduction to new local small businesses. Small business owners are generally more open and flexible when it comes to hiring Offsite help. Often, a startup business doesn’t have the funds for a full time employee but will jump at the chance to hire a part-timer that will stay and grow with the company. Office space is often at a premium for newbie business owners so the option of you working out of your home is equally appealing to them.
Place a small ad in your hometown newspaper listing your skills & your wish to find telecommuting, work from home jobs.
Are you a person always on the go and can’t picture yourself chained to a desk? Start an errand- running service. With the number of two income households,frazzled parents would welcome the opportunity to have their dreaded , time-consuming errands taken over. Who wouldn’t relish coming straight home from work knowing that their personal needs have been taken care of? Provide “sitting” services- offer your services of waiting for a delivery man or repairman at a client’s house. Folks today are looking to save time more than anything. Show them a way to simplify their life and you’ve just gained another new client.
Love the computer? Experienced with all the latest software? Promote your desktop skills for small companies that need assistance with publishing a newsletter to stay in touch with their customers. Place flyers at local colleges with a rate sheet for typing term papers.
Look In Your Locality For Work At Home Jobs
These are just a few ideas of outmaneuvering your competition who *waits* for a freelance job to land in their lap. Just look in your own backyard- the opportunities are ripe for the picking.
Good luck!