Telecommuting

Things are going a little slow again this week, but the stock market is rebounding.  I suppose that is the bright light at the end of the tunnel (or is that a locomotive heading straight for me?).  I’m also feeling a little happy since the telecommuting job I wrote about recently here on my blog, Sitel , actually called me for an interview.  Here’s hoping!

I did manage to find a few more telecommuting jobs today despite all the hunting I had to do.  Hopefully some of these leads will help others land some jobs as well.  I’m rooting for you!

EC ABC - blogger for the elder care market

Healthcare Hacks - blogger for writing on- wait for it- health care topics

MMG - motivated entrepreneurs wanted

Freedom Voice Systems - technical support positions for VoIP; 2 yr degree required

Group Purchasing Solutions - sales positions available

UnitedHealth Group - compliance analyst

Good luck everyone!

~~Gregg

Looking for some new work at home job listings?  I do have a few new ones today, including one you may not have seen before.  I’m sure some of you are in the same boat with having to check into your local unemployment office for new job listings.  I came across this one this past week, and there are job openings there for individuals all over the U.S- and many international locations!  Check out Sitel - it is mostly call center type jobs, but the good news is that if you have a phone line and a computer with broadband access (wifi, cable), then you can work for them at home.  There is some training that has to be done locally, but it might be worth the effort if you want to telecommute.  Since I live in a rural area, anything that helps me avoid long drives into town is worthwhile.

Tip:  When you click on the Work at Home link, you’ll be taken to an online application that states the locations where they are currently hiring.  It may only list a few towns, but page down and there is a drop down menu where you can view all of the locations available.  They were hiring in my area of New York, but it wasn’t even listed at the top of the Online Applications page yet!  Get your applications in and beat the rush when your location is listed.  They’ll keep your application for 3 months before you need to submit a new one.

Now, for the other jobs- mostly blogging (mais oui!):

Affliate Life - affiliate bloggers needed- good pay for those with some expertise in affiliate marketing

Revenews - needs Internet marketing bloggers

Briggs Internet Media - needs video and gamer bloggers

Sunday always seems the best time to look for jobs through newspapers and online resources, but lately there hasn’t been much in either place.  I don’t want people to give up- I’m just guessing that with the huge influx of unemployed individuals, there are obviously fewer jobs to go around.  When there is a job opening, people usually flock there en masse- those jobs will fill quickly.

While I only have a few jobs to offer this Sunday, there are still plenty of places that are always hiring or at the very least, offer a way for you to create an online presence for future job openings.  Don’t forget to visit the following:

ODesk

LoveToKnow - scroll down to the bottom of the page for a link to the application page

About.com - click on the “Be A Guide” link; remember these people are owned by the NY Times, which is having financial troubles right now

Associated Content -if you can’t think of anything to write about, check out their suggested articles list

Constant Content -  another content site; only pays once a month and there is a $50 threshold for payouts

Today.com  - what can I say?!

And here are today’s latest offerings:

Research Consultant -for Kehrer-LIMRA, a subsidiary of LIMRA.  Must be able to get to monthly meetings in Windsor, CT.

Freelance Writer - must live in Biloxi, writing for Biloxi.net.

Freelance Writers and Editors - for McGraw Hill

Writer - Lebanon Daily News in Lebanon, PA

Good luck in your job search!

~~Gregg

Telecommuting4You.com - has lots of free job leads

Yep, give it a few days and the new blogger jobs will re-appear!  So for those who love blogging for a living, the following job openings should help you fill your coffers with loads of loot!

TSB Magazine - Author/Humor Blogger pay varies depending upon project

ACP Magazines - Windows 7/News Tips Blogger

SingleGrain.com - SEO/Web Design/Social Blogger

Coin Talk - bloggers who can post 50+ blogs per month

Throng Media - television blogger

Confidential Company - needs reviewers for adult dating websites

Trend Hunter Magazine - writer/blogger

Confidential Company - blogger - pays $3-5 blog posts per month, 40+ clients

CollegeOTR - bloggers/editors in chief - must be a college student- many locations available

Just think - by creating your own blog on Today.com you are building your own online blogging resume!  Most blogging job openings require that you provide a link to another blog you’re writing.  If you want to write something different, consider using other platforms too- many blogger jobs want you to know how to use Blogger or WordPress.  It wouldn’t hurt to have a blog on each of these platforms, just in case the blog job of your dreams comes along.

Good luck!

~~Gregg

I’m off of my soap box for today, thanks to everyone who dropped by yesterday while I ranted about hateful blogs.  While I try to respect everyone’s opinions, sometimes it seems people just write things to agitate others- with no real point to the effort.

I am pleased to bring a few new jobs to the collection this morning, a nice combination of jobs for most of us who like to work on the web.  There is at least one thing I can say- there doesn’t seem to be any problem finding work if you can produce quality work on the web.  I can’t say the same for those poor folks at Caterpillar, Best Buy and a few other big name companies.  Lay offs are putting a lot of good people in dire straits.  If you know of anyone in this position- turn them onto working on the web- who knows?  It might help someone!

Examiner.com - still looking to flesh out their list of bloggers in dozens of areas.  This latest posting is for Denver, though I know they are looking for literally dozens of people who live in other cities as well.

AU Interactive - Technology Writer/Content Manager

Dyalogues - Bloggers wanted for beta testing - you’ll need a blogging buddy for this job

Private company - seeking financial blogger- you should already have your own finance blog as well

Who Is Hosting This - is looking for a webmaster who also happens to be a blogger

Trak Companies - looking for a Sales Consultant - Litigation Support

Dynamic Software Consultants - needs a Network Engineer - must live in the Pacific time zone

Oxyway - needs a Network Engineer with 3 years of administration experience

Private company - seeking a Data Stage Developer

Allegis Group - customer service

I’d like to say thank you to everyone who has been encouraging me.  I guess I hit a little speed bump of doubt, but I’m back on track again!  I’m also taking everyone’s advice, and to start, I’m doing the little Entrecard “thing.”  You’ll find the little widget at the bottom right hand side of my blog.

I’ll be honest- I haven’t a clue how this thing is going to work for me.  It took me quite a while just to figure out how to put the Entrecard widget on my blog page!  A techie, I’m not.  If anyone wants to drop me a comment about how this has worked for them, please do so- I’m dying to know what the secret is.

As always, here are the latest job postings from the Internet for the past 48 hours.  I’m glad some of you have reported landing a few of these jobs!

Freelance Contract Writer - Prestige Creative Management Services

Freelance Anchor/Reporter - New York City area

Writer/Photographer/Editor - for Savvy.mn- deadline to apply is January 30

Art, Politics and Features Editor - Culture 11 (see below)

OUR FEATURES EDITOR seeks exceptional non-fiction, ideally with a narrative element — 1,000 to 3,000 words, a premium put on great reportage, skillful storytelling and fresh ideas. Also considered: personal essays, idea driven arguments and dispatches that make an argument about what a place is like (see our Pins on a Map feature). Some writers who execute the kind of feature pieces in which we’re interested include Michael Lewis, Tom Wolfe, Heather MacDonald, Malcolm Gladwell, Joan Didion, Jack Hitt, Josh Levin, Susan Orlean, Lawrence Weschler, Ian Frazier, Clive Thompson, Lawrence Wright, Ted Conover and Chris Anderson. Send pitches and/or submissions to conor@culture11.com — any e-mail you send me should have at least one idea for a piece.

OUR POLITICS EDITOR seeks confident, thoughtful reported stories and ideas commentary, 700 to 1600 words. Emphasis is on direct, firsthand experience; a premium is placed on your ability to contextualize big, important issues within a framework that your experience creates. Think Hunter Thompson on the ‘68 Convention, Christopher Hitchens on Cyprus, David Rieff, Rebecca West, Taki, David Brooks. Direct pitches and submissions to conor@culture11.com and put POLITICS in the subject line. Pitches must be clearly, concisely, and thoroughly detailed, unless they are brilliant, in which case they may be of whatever length or detail. The editor is willing to take risks and even wing it but is not to be trifled with.

OUR ARTS EDITOR seeks informed criticism and reported essays on the state of pop culture in the 800-1500 word range. A wide range of subjects will be considered: Movies, television, video games, music, celebrity culture, popular fiction, technology, and Internet trends are all areas of interest. Tonally, pieces will vary — some will be enthusiastic, some critical, some serious, others frivolous — but they’ll all share a strong curiosity about how Americans interact with the world of technology and pop culture. So if you’ve got innovative ideas, clear prose, humor, and a strong grasp of the pop landscape, send your pitches (2-3 paragraphs) to peter@culture11.com.

Have fun with these, and if you land any, please drop me a line.  I’d love to hear your success stories!

~~Gregg

Okay, after some positive reinforcements, I’m willing to continue bringing you the latest telecommuting jobs on the web, at least until I get the boot!  I’ve joined entrecard at the urging of some of my readers, and here’s hoping for the best.  I’m also going to try a few other marketing ideas and we’ll see what happens.

So, without further ado, here are the latest telecommuting postings I’ve found.  They were posted on the web in the last 48 hours:

Featured Travel Blogger - for Vagabondish.com

Freelance Writer/Blogger - for Examiner.com in Cheyenne, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Nashville plus a boatload more cities across the U.S.  I guess this is one business that is growing!

Freelance Energy Writer - for Smart Brief Inc.  5 years experience necessary.

Communications Contractor - for BzzAgent, part-time

Product Sales Executive - McKesson Corporation- part-time telecommute/part time in office - in San Francisco

Recruiter - telecommute most of the time in Ellicott City, MD

Hope someone finds a job from these listings!  As always, don’t forget to check out other online job sites (free ones, of course, like Telecommuting4you.com), Elance, ODesk, Yahoo Jobs, Monster.com and others.  I’ve yet to find a paid site that doesn’t just list the free jobs from these other no-fee job listing sites.

Would you actually work for $2 dollars an hour?  Many people do and in the end, have little to show for their efforts.  Personally, I find it ridiculous that perfectly sane individuals line up to work for clients that only want to pay them $2 for a several hundred word article.  Please, don’t sell yourself short!  The minimum wage in the U.S. is more than double that.  If you’re going to sell yourself short you may as well work at a fast food restaurant and at least earn a minimum wage with benefits.

The reason I’m on this little rant today is because I was looking at the job postings on some of the more popular freelance work sites- like ODesk and Elance.  As long as there are people out there willing to work for a pittance, it will drive down the wages for all writers.  You deserve to get paid what your worth- and I think those reading this will agree their time is worth more than that.

I’ll get off my soapbox now and post some of the jobs I’ve located today:

Freelance Writer Blogger - the Examiner in Miami

Freelance Writer Blogger - the Examiner in Baltimore

Freelance Writer Blogger - the Examiner in Atlanta

Customer Service/Office Worker - must be located in midtown NYC; will train the right person

Article Writer/Blogger - posted on Elance- register to view this posting

Web Programming - posted on Elance - register to view this posting

*It is free to register on Elance, so if you’re having trouble viewing those postings I’ve listed, just register to view them.  When I use FireFox, I usually get an error message when I try to view those postings without signing in at Elance first.

If you’re looking for the latest telecommuter job postings, here they are!  I apologize for the delay, but the family was struck down by the flu.  (Yea, winter…harumph!).  While the offerings were a little meager yesterday,  there appear to be more today for all you happy writer, bloggers and techies.  So, without further ado…

Freelance Writer/Blogger -for the Examiner in Baltimore (must be a Baltimore resident)

Blogger - for Bloggy Network- wide variety of topics to write on

Customer Service Rep - Nationwide Doctor Referral Service for Asp. Inc.

Payroll Specialist - can be done from home or in the Houston office.  Must be experienced in MS Office programs.  Previous experience needed.

Telecommute Research Consultant - for Kehrer-LIMRA- a bank brokerage.  Bank broker-dealer background required.

Audio Conference Producer - California residents preferred though candidate can work from anywhere.  Marketing experience required.

As always, don’t forget to look in the places that always seem to have job openings:

About.com

LoveToKnow.com

Elance.com

ODesk.com

Good luck everyone!

~~Gregg

I blogged recently about Demand Studios writing work drying up- however I’m here to say today that things are improving.  If you’ve written for them before and were discouraged by the lack of variety in articles they had available, go back and visit them.  As promised, things have gotten a little better.  You’ll find fewer of the robot and car articles sprinkled throughout the categories and find more articles on a wider variety of subjects.

One way to know what websites you’re writing for is to visit “My Account” and page down to the bottom.  There is a subtitle, “Sites You Have Been Approved to Write For.”  Hopefully, you have at least four or five sites listed in this area.  If not, perhaps you need to cast your net a little wider and pick more categories in the “Topics You Are Qualified to Write About.”  As always, if you are unsure about anything on DemandStudios, check out the forum and post any questions you have.

Another tip I came across in the forums on the DemandStudios site- if you can’t find articles you like, check the site an hour or two after midnight- that is when the articles appear that people didn’t finish on time and are re-posted as available.  While I realize that many people don’t want to stay up this late, there are still those diehard writers that are still up in the wee hours of the morning.

Hope this helps some of you out there scrambling for jobs!  I’ll have a second post today with the recent telecommuting postings - so check back!