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Article Surfing ArchiveHow to Land a Work at Home Job BEFORE You Start Looking - Articles SurfingEveryone knows that you can find information on anything you've ever imagined on the Internet. Finding information on work at home opportunities is no exception. However, oddly enough, it's the research you do offline before your work from home job search begins that makes all the difference in the world for your success factor. - Decide on a Niche If you have a niche, it will make your job search go a lot easier. A niche is simply a focus or specialty that you will specialize in. What are you naturally good at? Are you going to be a virtual assistant? If so, what field are you most qualified to participate in? The legal field? The Insurance industry? Besides making your job search focused, and less scattered, having a niche also allows you to develop a resume and or a portfolio that sends the message that you are an expert in your field. - Be Honest About Your Lifestyle This will determine the job you choose. Are you a stay at home mom with kids in school during the day? Or are you a homeschool mom with kids at home all day? Are you a single person with no children? This will help decide if you can do phone work, assembly work, editing work, sales, etc. This will also help you assess how much time you really have to give to your work at home job. - Create a Self Marketing Plan For example, if you are a technical writer - or any type of freelance writer for that matter - it is imperative to have samples of your work.. In this day and age, it is a death wish to not have a website. Not that everyone has a website, but those who don't miss out. There are many options now for low cost sites with easy to use templates if cost and web skills are an issue at this time. If a client can see what you do right a way, then it maximizes your potential success. -Update Your Resume Definitely dust off that resume. There is nothing like going to a work from home job site, seeing a fabulous posting, and you can't apply for your dream job immediately because your resume is not ready. 'Building' a competitive resume takes time. Once you discover your niche, create a resume and even a website emphasizing your skills. This way, when you begin your search you're ready to apply, bid for jobs, etc. - Do Some Real Soul Searching Really go deep. What do you really want? What are you really good at? What are your true goals? What is that working from home really represents for you? Flexibility? Family time? Saving on gas, car, cleaning, etc.? A less stressful workplace? Write these down, and formulate a focus and mission. Paste this to your bathroom mirror, your computer or your refrigerator as a reminder of what your focus is and to not give up - even after you start gaining jobs to do at home. We aren't always feeling 'inspired.' This will help you remember why you're doing what you are doing. Following these suggestions will support you in having a tightly focused, well thought out, and productive job search. Much success!!
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