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Part Two: Technical Self-Employment For All

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the business-cards-for-all dept.

MoNickels writes "I've posted part two of the article series encouraging the unemployed to take up freelance technical support, including advice on knowing if this work is right for you, marketing yourself, learning on the job, handling and educating clients, managing the business, the temperament required, and the negative aspects of the work." See part one if you missed it.

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  1. Re:If you are unemployed... by John+Jorsett · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Really? Maybe you just can't prove you are good at what you do. I've been in that situation: No job, no job history, and no job prospects because you have no job history.

    I once knew somebody in that position. He went to a company and offered to work free. They took him up on the offer, and after 3 months, he said, 'hire me or I'm going,' so they hired him. Not the easiest way to break in, but it showed real initiative.