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Long quest to work from home
Hi, everyone! So, I have been applying for work from home jobs for quite some time. I have an extensive customer service background, so I have heard back from a few places. The trouble is, because of my home situation, I need a non-phone job. I currently work in a psychiatric hospital and received my bachelors in the psychology field in 2011. I’m 41 now and am currently training to be a proofreader. I am also considering the possibility of learning to code to be a programmer/developer. I would be starting from scratch and I wondered how many opportunities there really are in that field to work from home as a newbie after I finish training. I’ve had it with my commute and I’m determined to work from home. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Happy Valentine’s Day to you all! ❤️
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02/15/20 at 4:29PM UTC
I just stumbled upon this article linking to the best job sites for remote work.
https://careersidekick.com/best-remote-job-boards/
Lilam429
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02/18/20 at 7:20PM UTC
Thank you so much for the list! I spent the better part of Sunday searching through most of them. I really appreciate it!
Lo[email protected]#girlboss #newlymintedceo
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02/15/20 at 4:13PM UTC
I’m not sure how proofreading works as a profession. In college, I worked for a magazine publisher and helped with proofreading. All of the proofreading was done in teams of two—reading aloud including caps and punctuation and special characters.
Lilam429
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02/18/20 at 7:19PM UTC
Yes, that is one of the methods covered in my training. ;)
Lilam429
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02/15/20 at 1:31AM UTC
Thank you, Lynne! I have already planned to proofread on a freelance basis, thankfully. I just know that it doesn’t tend to be too lucrative. And, luckily, I prefer part-time work. My husband works a lot, so I need to be available often for my daughter.
I’ve been a member of Flexjobs for a few years. That is actually where I applied to the companies I heard back from, but they are heavy call volume jobs.
Your info is a big help in my decision-making process. I was worried that if I decided to code I’d have to accumulate years of experience before being able to work from home, either as an employee or as a freelancer.
I truly appreciate your help! ?
Lynne CoganCareer Coach for Realizing Professional Dreams
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02/15/20 at 2:07AM UTC
You're welcome.
Freelancing can be very lucrative. I don't know how much proofreading pays. I suppose some of it depends upon how good you are and what services you offer.
As an entrepreneur I tend to think of various possibilities and not just the standard ways that most self-employees work.
So, think about this. You proofread. You enjoy it but it isn't paying enough. You decide maybe you should learn more complete editing. You could do that or you could subcontract editing work to someone who already does it. That means they do the work but you still make money. After all, it was your marketing that got the job and you will still have some administrative and quality control to do. (I don't know what the percentage is that you would keep and it is substantial.)
Then, you could hire (subcontract) writers and graphic artists, etc.
Okay, so this is becoming a real business (even without a single employee), which is probably way more than you want while your daughter is young. But you could add a piece or two if you want to increase your income. That could even be subcontracting other proofreaders.
I know that's a lot to think about. And having at least one or two other proofreaders you can call on to help when you have more work than you can handle or your daughter is sick or you want to go on vacation, could make your life a whole lot easier.
The same holds true for coding. Again, that will take time to learn. Of course, it pays better. And you can design your freelancing to suit your life and and your financial priorities.
This probably seems very foreign to you and it is really quite simple. If you want to discuss it or anything else career-related, I am available. Just send me a connection request.
Lilam429
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02/18/20 at 6:11PM UTC
Excellent ideas! I can tell you're very good at your job, Lynne - thank you so much!!
Lynne CoganCareer Coach for Realizing Professional Dreams
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02/18/20 at 7:31PM UTC
You're welcome. It is a passion. So, if you have any questions, let me know.
Lynne CoganCareer Coach for Realizing Professional Dreams
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02/14/20 at 8:22PM UTC
I have no idea how many proofreading full-time positions you'll find. Publishers use editors; I haven't heard of them using proofreaders. There may be editing businesses that hire full-time proofreaders. However, I suspect there are more contracting and freelancing opportunities than full-time positions.
There could be more full-time remote jobs for computer programmers, however, many of those jobs also would be contracting and freelancing.
I would check flexjobs.com since to see what is available currently. It is the go-to source for all kinds of non-traditional work, including remote. You might also want to check LinkedIn and keep all options for part-time, full-time, contracting, temping, freelancing open so you can get a feel for which of these is most available..
Don't be disheartened if you find there are mostly contracting and freelancing jobs. There are plenty of ways of finding those, including LinkedIn that has a freelancing platform called ProFinder. Fiverr.com is another place where many people get started and grow to earning into six figures. The biggest freelancing site today appears to be Upwork, but there are many, many others.
I hope that helps.
LEANNE TOBIASInvestment real estate/sustainability
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02/15/20 at 1:21AM UTC
Great advice!
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