Escape The Office – 4 Reasons That Benefit Your Personal Life By David Crawford

4 Reasons That Benefit Your Personal Life

For too long have we accepted that going to work is inevitable, that it is something that we have to do. We always measure how much work is worth to us, we measure by how fulfilled it makes us feel or how much we earn, but we never look at what our jobs cost us. What exactly are we giving up to go to work each day?

About the author

David Crawford made the decision to work from home years ago and has been working as a freelance writer/communication specialist ever since. Because online business is constantly evolving, David is an advocate of life-long learning. In order to stay away of what is going on online he makes sure he stays up-to-date with social media, professional conferences and visits sites such as http://officedeskreviews.com to see what technological advances are made.

What You Could Do

You may feel intimidated when someone tells you that you could be your own boss. After all, what skills do you have that are marketable? How are you going to find your clients? How are you going to make sure that you are paid? The answer to all these questions is simple – Elance. This website provides an online platform that provides freelancers with clients, if you have a particular skill, Elance will help you find clients that are looking for those types of skills. These are just a handful of opportunities available on Elance.

Writing – anything you could possibly create, from creative writing, to sales pitches, to press releases, all the way down to editing and proofreading. Everything to do with the written word.

Programming – can you program in HTML? Flash? Maybe you can program for mobile content, whatever skills you have, there are clients looking for what you offer.

Consulting – it could be that you have a particular expertise that you could charge money for, financial planning, outsourcing consulting, tax services…as long as you have the expertise, someone has a need for your knowledge.

Marketing – this could include telemarketing, designing email campaigns, lead generation, drafting a business plan and so many other things.