Successful Telecommuting Mom Story 2

M elody Spier started             find one company that will give    looking at telecommuting       you full time hours. She started   as an option back in 2000      working for multiple companies.    but felt at the time that she         By developing a schedule that      could not financially quit her        worked for her family, she was     job.                                  able to build up to a full time                                          income. It didn’t happen right     Tired of working long hours and       away and there were times when     coming home so exhausted at the       the workload was considerably      end of each                           smaller but keeping active with    day that she could hardly enjoy       multiple companies meant she       our family time, Melody felt like     could pick up hours at one place   her husband, neighbors and            when things slowed down at         friends were raising her children     another.                           while she worked.                                                                                              Melody’s biggest initial           After two years of working up the     challenge was getting her family   courage, she dropped her day job      to understand that even though     and became a full-time stay at        she was home full time now, she    home mom in 2002. From there she      still had a job to do. It took     connected with a website that         two or three months of constant    provided legitimate telecommuting     reminders for everyone to adjust   information and a community of        to her work at home status.        people who shared their knowledge     Another challenge she faces was    and resources willingly.              learning to stay positive and                                            hopeful when things were looking   Melody landed her first               grim during the job search.        telecommuting job less than 90                                           days later. As is common, Melody      Melody’s advice to moms who would  found that it is a challenge to       like to find a telecommuting job   is to: “Plan to work for multiple                                        companies and work 30-40 hours a      Make sure you have an outstanding  week; it usually takes that to        resume and cover letter; this was  earn a full time wage. Don’t          something I learned the hard way.  give up! Yes, it’s tedious and        Enjoy your time at home. The       discouraging to submit hundreds       whole point to working from home   of resumes and not get a reply        is to have less stress, be with    but remember you are competing        your family and to enjoy           with 1000’s of other applicants       yourself.”                         for a handful of jobs.                 About the Author: Nell Taliercio, the Telecommuting Answer Lady, owns http://www.telecommutingmoms.com where you can locate legitimate work at home jobs and practical advice to start working at home tomorrow! Read more articles by: Nell Taliercio Article Source: www.iSnare.com