Here’s a conversation over at Web Worker Daily on that subject.
Here were some comments folks passed on:
Comment 1: The trick is the same as what you need to get a good [Real Life] job: networking.
What changes is the venue.
Between my advocacy work, forum participation, and (regrettably small) clipbook, I find myself in a situation where the overwhelming majority of my clients are hundreds of miles away - and I’d lived here almost three years before I took on my first local gig. Both of those prospects found me as a result of my online networking, meanwhile.
However, this approach is not for the weak of heart - I invested almost two years in daily forum participation before I got my first remote gig, and the revenue didn’t start to get decent for another two years after that.
Comment 2: Lea wrote As an ex-Accenture employee in the UK, you are indeed enabled to work from anywhere. Trouble is the client often prefers to see you so you end up in the backend of nowhere with your anywhere-enabled office tools stuck on a client site!!!
I left and now run my own business as a L.I.P (location independent professional) which takes this concept one stage further and means I actually work from wherever I fancy being in the world. So far this year, I’ve lived in Panama, Buenos Aires, Toronto & Grenada.
I attract clients worldwide to my businesses & run the business purely using online tools. My marketing is done largely via my blogs and I keep in touch using skype & other networking tools. My professional & personal network has expanded enormously since doing this - as have the business opportunities.
As Ben says, it’s not for everyone nor for the weak of heart…but it is one of the most rewarding ways of life I have ever experienced.
There’s more great stuff at this Web Worker Daily conversation, so check it out if you’re trying to become a teleworker but can’t seem to find the right job.
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