Flexible Working Life

Dropshipping
Once you’ve decided what niche you’d like to concentrate on eBay, the next thing to look at is where to source stock.
This firstly means that you have to take a second to consider some things, firstly, if you haven’t done so already, you need to look at registering your business and getting some tax advice.
Secondly you need to do your research.
Before buying any kind of stock to sell, you want to make sure that you are getting at the right price.  [Read more]

At just sixteen, Phil Johns is enjoying a successful freelance career as a graphic and website designer.
He tells us how he got started and gives advice for anyone else who wants to start up a freelance career.

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“I first got started in the creative side of graphic and website design when I got into photography - I wanted a website to show off my work. [Read more]

Using eBay as an income stream is a great way to create some money online.
Most people use eBay as a way to de-clutter their house and get rid of unwanted Christmas presents, but when it comes to buying stock to re-sell, it can be a tricky business. The last thing you want is stock selling at a loss, or even worse, stock that you can’t get rid of.

So how to you choose what to sell?

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The other day, my sister said ‘You don’t really work, do you?”
“What?!”  I said thinking of the many hours, day and night that I’m glued to this keyboard, “Of course I work!”
“Yeah,” She went on, “But not real work, not like where you have to be at a desk at a time and like, that’s it.”

Despite her thinking that my work is not ‘real’ work (whatever that is) she does have a point.
The perks of working at home are that I don’t have to be at this desk at 8am every morning.  But I don’t have to leave it at 6pm either and in fact, although this is a huge bonus, if I’m not careful I can find myself checking email constantly and writing well into the wee hours of the morning. [Read more]

Geoff Goble, supporting artiste, shares his story of how he became an actor and the flexible working lifestyle he enjoys when not on screen.

“I started my working life in banking, way back in 1963, transferring to the bank’s computer department in 1969 until 1973.

After 4 years in the computer department of a local manufacturing firm, in 1977 I joined a software house, and continued working in the IT industry, latterly as a freelance IT consultant analyst/programmer between 1987 and 2003, when I retired from that work.

I had been interested in theatre since my childhood, and, encouraged by my younger daughter (then 11, and now working professionally in the theatre as both deputy box office manager and independent producer), I joined a local amateur dramatic society in 1994, and have continued performing, directing, scriptwriting, stage managing, lighting and set design with many local theatre companies ever since. [Read more]

One thing I constantly mull over as a freelancer, is how I can increase my turnover.
I love my job and I’m lucky to have a steady stream of ideas and work coming in, but when I look back over my week, there seems to be a lot of time that I can’t account for.

I want to produce articles more quickly, get more efficient with my research, get commissions quicker and generally stop messing about. I think it must be the same with any freelancing position, there is always the question about increasing your turnover.

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Not only budding photographers, but anyone with a digital camera can begin to earn money online with their photographs thanks to the Internet.There are several ways to make money with photos, you just need to have the ability to take a good pictures and some idea of what sells.

Be prepared
Citizen photojournalism is one way to sell prints and make money online.  However, have a bit of sensitivity.  It’s one thing taking a picture of a newsworthy event that may not be covered by the press, but no one in a crisis wants some stranger sticking a camera in their face so they can make a few quid.  That considered, you could sell prints online to [Read more]

Ages ago, before I broke into the world of freelancing, someone asked me if I worked for money or happiness. It didn’t take a second for me to reply.

The work I did at the time was for money.
I sat in a cubicle for eight hours a day, came home exhausted and had to use my free time at the weekend to catch up on chores. I can safely say that at that time, nothing about work made me happy. I’m painting a grim picture, I know, and I also know that many people adore working in an office, but my point is, if I asked you that question today, what would be your answer?

I have a friend, he works in a factory as a floor manager and he despises his job. Whenever I see him out of work, he talks about work. He complains about the people he works with, [Read more]

If you spend all day in a job waiting to get home so you can crack on with your hobby, then chances are, you could probably make some money at it.

Because not all hobbies are going to be money makers, the first thing to do is to take a good look at your past time and view it from a different angle.
Think about what you are doing and how it might be profitable.  Are you creating something?  Providing a service?  Doing an action that could offer valuable information?  Does your hobby give you insider knowledge?

For the purpose of this article,  I phoned up my sister and asked her what her hobby was.
My sister is four months pregnant, so much of her activities have changed in the past weeks, but one constant passion she has is ‘reading.’    Taking my sisters hobby as an example, I decided to look at if you could make money from reading. [Read more]

Thanks to everyone who responded to the shout out for flexible workers yesterday.

I’m putting together all the information I’ve received and will begin the job profile section just as soon as I can, and if you haven’t yet emailed me with your flexible job then what you waiting for?  Get that message sent and help someone else break from the shackles of the office desk!

Hopefully, thanks to you lot, there will be oodles of ideas and inspirational stories online soon for anyone looking to work remotely.

In the meantime, here are some leads for those of you looking for a flexible job right now.
Remember to check out each lead before you apply as these links have nothing to do with me, they are just  opportunities that I came across and thought some of you may be interested in.

Good Luck and if anyone does end up being an extra on that Meryl Streep film, write and let us know how you got on.  So, here are today’s leads…

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