In a recent conversation with my boyfriends son, I shared with him my opinion on working online versus working in our local area.

Justin is going to college in August to pursue an education in IT – so given the topic of “technology” – I felt the door was open to share with him ideas on how to make money while he was attending school.

When it comes to the internet, your audience and customer base is global, not just local. We don’t have to be so concerned about the potential customers in our town, county or even state for that matter and we can rest assured there are many times we can rest easier knowing we are making money while sleeping – but that’s another topic for another day.

More and more people, especially in areas hit hard by growing or high, but stable unemployment rates, American freelancers are finding more and more work abroad.

As the U.S. economy slowly climbs back to health, American freelancers are finding themselves working for companies overseas in what’s being called reverse outsourcing. Executives at companies like oDesk say they’re seeing more corporations and small businesses from the U.K., Australia, China, Pakistan, and India turn to the U.S. freelance market.

oDesk has reported the number of international companies that hire U.S. workers jump from 1,429 in February 2009 to 4,285 in February 2010.

The latest reports indicate the average oDesk employee makes $17.60 per hour. Not bad at all really – when you consider you can work in your pajamas, from home, no commute and high prices of gas are no longer a concern.

oDesk offers a great business model for employers and contractors. Their unique approach guarantees that an hour billed is an hour worked, and guarantees to contractors that an hour worked is an hour paid.

Get Hired on oDesk Today

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Most people know I lost my full-time job as channel editor in February this year. I have since taken time away to nurse a bruised ego, deal with feelings of detachment, sulk about not being part of a team and ultimately gather my thoughts enough to sense the new direction I need to take.

I have listened to the call of so many of my former writers and started something fresh and exciting. For those who might want to get in on the ground floor or at least be in contact with someone who might check out details below:

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We are a new network scheduled to launch in October. We are looking for experienced bloggers and social networkers to fill positions in the following topics:

Beauty & Fashion
- Fashion
- Makeup
- Skincare
Home & Food
- Cooking
- Decorating
- Entertaining
- Holidays
- Gardening
- Do-It-Yourself
- Green Living
Career & Finance
- Budgeting
- Education
- Retirement
- Career & Job
Entertainment
- Books
- Movies
- Music
- Television
- Celebrities
Parenting
- Behavior & Development
- Pregnancy
- Infants
- Toddlers
- Tweens
- Teens
- Adult Children
Relationships
- Dating
- Family
- Friendships
- Marriage
- Blended Family
- Divorce
- Weddings
Travel
- Family Travel
- Romantic Getaways
- Singles Travel
- Travel Advice

Health Topics

Autoimmune Diseases

Cancer

Caregiving
Heart Health
Diet & Fitness
Healthy Home
Mens Health
Sex & Relationships
Womens Health
Mental Health

Pregnancy and Nursing
Kids Health
Infectious Disease

* Health related topics are based on patient or firsthand experiences. We will be accepting suggestions for sub-categories that fall under the topics listed above. Please keep that in mind when submitting your applications for review.

We are looking for experienced bloggers who are familiar with WordPress and who will share relevant stories and experiences in topics they are passionate about.

What kind of bloggers are we looking for?

- Credible, passionate and knowledgeable bloggers who write engaging content.
- Bloggers who have contacts and networks that provide reliable intelligence on category-specific topics
- Bloggers with the ability to detect the pulse of the internet and in the topic they’re covering.
- Bloggers who actively engage within their online communities and promote the content they write.

Requirements

- Passion for the topic! This is an absolute must.

- You are expected to engage with readers who share the same passion for the topic you’re covering.

- 15 – 20 posts per month of at least 70 words for each post – although 200 words is preferred

- Must have active social networking profiles in at least two of the following: Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc.

- Must know techniques to promote your content or that of the network on other sites

- Technically savvy (able to learn and utilize web/publishing tools such as Windows Live Writer, Mars Edit, Photoshop, etc

Payment:
We will negotiate with the blogger on the payment for the first couple of months. After that, we will switch to a mixed model of pay to be disclosed to bloggers after acceptance into the network.

How to apply

Please send a brief profile about yourself that includes:
- How long you’ve been blogging, your relevant work
- Links to online communities you belong to
- Links to sample posts on either past or current blogs
- Links to your social networking profiles
- Online publishing platforms that you have used (ie WordPress, Blogger, TypePad, etc)
- Let us know the topic you’re applying for and who your favorite personalities are within that niche
- We will only accept one topic selection per blogger. If you are drawn to more than one, please choose the one you like most to cover and apply with that topic in mind. ‘

jobs@gadaboutmedia.com

An acknowledgement will be sent in response to each application received. If you do not receive an acknowledgement, please feel free to follow up in the email list above.

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