When you first start to look for a work at home job, its easy to get discouraged. Postings for work at home jobs can be scarce and when they do come up, competition among applicants is fierce. What many moms new to telecommuting dont realize is that there is another way to land a work at home job Networking. Many people get their work at home jobs either directly from or as a referral through other people they network with.
When you are networking, you are not actively pursuing a work at home job. Your main focus should be on making new friends in the Telecommuting community. Down the road those friends may send you a lead for a great job, but first you have to make those friends.
Lets take a look at four different ways to network in the Work at Home Community.
Message Boards
Message boards are a great way to network with other telecommuters. Spend your time asking questions and answer the questions of other people. You may not see any immediate return for the time invested in networking on the boards, but it will pay off in the long run.
If you are a person that is helpful and well liked on the message board, and one of the other board...