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Issue #320 Professional Edition
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In This Issue:
1…..Internet Company Embraces Telecommuting
2…..Hot Job: Write on Discussion Boards
3…..Find a Writing Job
4…..Jobs for Freelancers
5…..Take Your Deadlines Seriously
6......More Jobs and Projects
7…..Get Some Inspiration
8..…Cool Project: Write a Linux Operating System
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1. Internet Company Embraces Telecommuting
While many traditional companies are still wary about telecommuting,
Internet company SiteSell is a testament to how well the system can work.
The companies 36 employees are scattered around the world, in Canada,
England, Australia and even Anguilla. Most have never met face to face, yet
the company continues to prosper.
“I don't know whether my employee is working at four in the morning, or
whether he's asleep at four in the morning," says CEO Dr. Evoy said. "All I
measure is one thing: output."
For SiteSell, telecommuting clearly works. The company expects revenues of
around $50 million this year, and is continuing to grow and expand.
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2. Hot Job:
Write on Discussion Boards
A writer is needed for an ongoing writing project. You will need to write
copy to stimulate others into joining the discussion board. It is required
that this copy be updated to in order to keep members interested. The writer
needs to actively encourage regular and meaningful debate on the relevant
discussion board, with some moderating of the content. This would be an
ongoing process and require input at regular intervals depending on the
level of traffic for the board.
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3. Find a Writing Job
If you're in the market for a writing position, WriterFind could be a great
place to start. Although based in New Zealand, this site offers jobs from
all over the world.
Whether you are a journalist, copywriter, editor or proofreader, there is a
great chance that you could pick up work here:
http://www.writerfind.com/freelance_jobs/ ********************************************
4. Jobs for Freelancers
Work-at-home and free agent jobs for writers, designers,
programmers and other professionals.
Write Technical Articles
Writers with a technical background are required. You will be writing short
articles on technical topics, but written for a non-technical audience.
Target audience will be business owners and home users. A list of topics is
available on application.
Write a Language Conversion Program
A program to convert a sentence to from English to Pig Latin. You will be
required to program it in assembly language. A pig latin word is formed from
an English word by transposing the first letter to the end and adding "ay".
Thus, the word "computer" becomes "omputercay" = omputer + c + ay.
Write Business Articles
Writers of short articles of approximately 300 words, about business and
technology topics are required. Target audience is German employees with
intermediate language skills who want to improve their Business English.
Articles are published via Intranets of the companies.
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5. Take Your Deadlines Seriously
A recent survey showed that the one thing clients hate when working with
freelancers is missed deadlines.
Of course, we all hit problems occasionally, and it may be simply impossible
to hit a deadline that seemed realistic when you first agreed the dates. But
if you really find yourself running late, contact the client, discuss the
problem, and see if you can revise the deadline. This could make all the
difference to the way your work is perceived.
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6. More Jobs and Projects
The latest projects and opportunities for free agents
worldwide.
Work as a Graphic Designer
A graphic designer fluent in Illustrator, Quark and PhotoShop is needed for
ongoing work. You must have at least five years industry experience. You
will be involved in the production of graphics (charts, tables, diagrams)
using Illustrator and following existing templates and samples, which will
be used in research reports and notes and consulting reports.
Work with Exchange Databases
A programmer is needed to write a program which will allow the mounting of
Exchange Server Database files outside of an Exchange Server Enviroment. The
program should be able to read past file errors as well. The program will
allow the extraction of mailboxes from the Information Store File to .pst
format. Optimize PDF Files
A PDF expert is required to optimize PDF files for file sizes. There will be
some graphics work involved. You will also be involved in creating bookmarks
automatically from the table of contents and creating links from link text
in the body of the document.
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7. Get Some Inspiration
If you're a writer suffering from writers' block, here's a site that could
inspire you to get started:
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8. Cool Project:
Write a Linux Operating System
A programmer who can create a very basic linux operating system with a few
applications. It can be a theme built from scratch or built on either kde or
gnome. Please include your rates in the application.
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Remember
"Every person is the creation of himself, the image of his own thinking and
believing. As individuals think and believe, so they are."
Claude M. Bristol
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