Telecommuting

I would think that with the economy in an upswing (yeah, right), that there would be plenty of job offerings this week.  Quite honestly, many businesses begin hiring again once they have a new budget to work with.  Judging from the postings I’m finding this fine Monday, this just isn’t true.  I think many people in the U.S. are starting to worry about finding a job right now, including yours truly.  While the search is on, I still have no problem sharing what I find- someone will land one of these jobs eventually.

So, without futher ado, here goes:

Architecture, Home Design and How-To Bloggers - HomeDesignFind - posted today

Tax Accountant - German Clients - Germany PCA Firm - posted yesterday

iStock.com - looking for professional photographers for stock  photos (mainly looking for objects and people doing things, they don’t need any more nature photos)

Ancestry Magazine - looking for writers on a variety of topics- check out their writer’s guidelines here

I’ll be back with more tomorrow!

~~Gregg

When all else fails, blog.  Or Vlog.  Not sure what vlogging is?  It is a video “blog” and I have a job posting for one here:

Vlogger- topics to choose from: Crime, Fashion, Entertainment, Celebrity, Politics, Erotic Fantasy

The following are a few other job postings from the past two days for telecommuters:

Professional Bloggers and Article Writers - World Peace Contest

Content Writers - About.com

Investment Analyst - telecommute in Philadelphia

Dreamstime - looking for stock photos from photographers

Sr. Statistical Programmer - Visibility Resource Group

Freelance Writer - Bright Hub -needs writers on data protection, online privacy, network security, viruses and compliance standards

Freelance Writer - eGuiders LLC in Los Angeles - needs articles on online media/entertainment/animation/music and the arts

Check back tomorrow for more job postings!

~~Gregg

I’ve recently joined Sologig and I’m not sure whether it is going to work for me or not.  On the one hand they have some pretty good jobs listed each week, however, not all of them are telecommuting jobs.  Obviously, I’m shooting to work from home, or at the very least, temp jobs within driving distance.

They are always actively seeking translators of many different languages.  If you can speak Italian, French and even Romanian, the sky may be the limit.  For the average writer, the pickins may be slim.  However, I don’t discount them- in my case, I need more experience to apply for many of the jobs available and/or the jobs I’m interested are too far away to commute even on a temp basis.

If you live in or near a big city, your chances may be pretty good.  Check them out at:  Sologig.com

I think the holidays are getting the best of me.  Maybe I put up my tree too early.  Perhaps I’m trying to accomplish too much, too soon.  Quite possibly, I’m overwhelmed by the articles-wanted lists on the sites I’ve considered joining.  Whatever the reason, I’m totally stuck today.  Between doing my usual surf-a-thon for writing gigs and now, photography jobs, I’m trying to write articles on device drivers.  Not terribly exciting, but it does pay a few bucks, which will put gas in the car.

If you’d like to share any writer’s block stories that end happily, please do so.  I’m stuck just staring at my computer screen and thinking I can bang out just one article before falling asleep at my laptop.

And now for some photography freelance gigs I came across (as promised yesterday).  I should preface this by saying I think freelance photography is a little difficult to do unless you have a pretty good digital or 35mm camera.  If anything seems the slightest bit fuzzy, forget it.  In addition, wildlife photos are pretty much unwanted, since there is a veritable pletheora of them available on photo sites.  Nonetheless, the following sites are accepting photos for those of you who know how to point, shoot and crop with due dilligence:

• Dreamstime.com
• iStock.com

You won’t make a ton of money on your photos unless they’re extremely professional looking.  However, there is always a need for specific items, such as antiques, holiday themes and people doing specific activities.  Check out the forums on these two sites to find out what the hot-selling photos are.  Popular photos are usually sold with tiered pricing, though the most popular photos are the inexpensive, small/thumbnail ones.

I’m submitting a few this weekend on Dreamstime and iStock.  I’ll let you know how this goes!  It is always a good idea to have several revenue streams to keep the bills paid.

Until tomorrow,

Gregg