Savannah GA - Haven For Atlanta Telecommuters

CNN Money reports that many folks are finding big city wages while enjoying small town living.

The Creative Coast Initiative is a partnership that promotes the Savannah, GA area and which has attracted many telecommuters from Atlanta based companies.

Rural communities are looking at teleworking as a way to increase their own revenue base without large expenditures in infrastructure associated with factories and other photo op business start ups.

In Lodi, Wisconsin, a town of 2,000 inhabitants, Gayle Buske founded a company called Team Double-Click, which matches administrative assistants and graphic designers with small businesses.

Buske’s virtual workers are often hired by small, home-based enterprises. “People like small real estate brokers, who work out of their own homes,” says Buske. “They can hire a one-person staff without renting office space or opening up their home office to a worker. And, they can tap a much wider area for the talent they need. I live in a town of 2,000 but I can choose from among 5,000 virtual assistants.”