Internet Jobs

[dylansmom 27]

I know it's been a while since I've posted, but life has been incredibly crazy. I just returned from Guatemala 2 days ago, and am rearing to get back out into the world.

Does anyone happen to know of companies who will employ you via the internet? I am not talking about get rich quick schemes, or anything like that. I'm talking about legitimate companies who have you work for them, and will allow you to travel the world while under their employ.

I am willing to be trained, will work long hard hours, and am willing to reach for goals. While I do not have a college degree, I do have experience in sales and marketing, customer service training/experience, newspaper experience, music composition-reading/vocals, very limited billing training, web site construction, some HTML, and we are willing to relocate to be closer to the company initially.

I am only asking here because I know that hundreds, if not thousands of people come here each and every day, and I am serious about wanting this. I need to do better for my family, and if it means any amount of sacrifice, then I'll do it.

After serving over in Guatemala, I cannot happily go back to the way that life was before, settling for what has been put in front of me. Nothing in life will ever change if I don't make it change, so it's time to get it done.

Thank you to anyone who can give me any amount of help at all. I appreciate it greatly.

[Wheetsin 714]

What you're describing is a telecommuter position. The bad news is that very few places are willing to train someone to a telecommuting position, as there are usually a LOT of trained & seasoned people willing to telecommute. The good news is that some of the skills you list are ones that fit well with telecomuter positions.

I can work from home in my position, which means I can also work remotely. For example, DH has to go to a training in a few months that's in San Francisco. Since he'll be in training all day, I'm going to go with him, and work from the hotel during the day. This means vacation at night, with no charge against my PTO. Woot! However, if you're talking about moving to another country (you mention Guatemala, don't know if you're wanting to move there or...) you will have a harder time, since most business here, esp. the ones willing to take on telecommuters, still have to operate within the convenience hours between the coasts. (My company does have a few who live abroad, and a small focus of telecommuters in Central America, but very few, and only at local wages).

Anyway, here's a list of companies that are known to be telecommuter-friendly: http://www.2work-at-home.com/telecommute.shtml

[leatha_g 4]

God blessed me with this exact type of gift 8 years ago when I desperately needed something better in my life. My company took me, trained me and has paid me to travel the country since day one and how I'm still here, I often wonder. My job is pretty specialized, however, and I would have never gotten it without my prior hospital Materials experience and availability to travel 95%, ie, no small children, pets, etc at home. It's just my opinion, but because of my lack of formal education and marketable skills, this was a one in a million, divine providence happening. Companies just have too much competition with degreed professionals for this to happen too often. I certainly wish you luck!!

[dylansmom 27]

Thank you very much for the link Wheetsin. We don't neccessarily want to move to Guatemala, we just want to get out of this town and broaden our horizons. Even if we live here in the US, I can live with that. An overseas job would be ideal, but I'm open for any change at this point.

I am going to check that link out right away.

I also appreciate your help as well Leatha. Any advice and help is well appreciated at this point.