Have you tried Guru.com and Craigslist? These seem good places to solicit short-run contracts.
If you could rope others into it, TechComm Pros is a great name for a company renting out computer help worldwide. You can't do any worse than the GeekSquad, and having *articulate* workers is a good deal better than the norm. I wish you all the luck in the world! --- "Lisa Gielczyk (TCP)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Thought I'd give another update on my employment situation. I spent a > significant amount of time working on a business plan after meeting > with a SCORE counselor in the hopes of finding an investor. The more > I > heard about investors (including a quote from a friend who is a > financial planner, "They'll own you."), the less I wanted to go that > route. I've made a decision to only do what I can on a small basis, > contacting companies one at a time. > > A woman from church called to ask me a computer question, and after > I'd helped her, she insisted on paying me. So, I thought that might > be > a good way to make money, and put an ad in the paper for low-cost > computer help--got nothing until last Saturday (a few weeks after the > ad ran), then helped a woman who says she'll be calling back again. > But it's probably not going to be enough, soon enough. My severance > was good, but a lot of it went to taxes. > > So, I'm looking for a job. I had an interview with a recruiter last > week, and have put my resume on Monster.com. I've applied for several > jobs on the local job board. I've written to several translation > companies, trying to get pre-press formatting work. I've even bid on > some work on guru.com, but so far... nothing. > > I'm open for contracting if anyone knows of anything, and own Word > and > FrameMaker. Something will come up, I know. It's just a matter of > time. > > Hope you're all doing well. Have a great week! > > Warm regards, > Lisa G. > > ______________________________________________ > > Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. > New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help > technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. > > > Interactive 3D Documentation > Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. > www.i3deverywhere.com > _______________________________________________ > > Technical Communication Professionals > > Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: > http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com > Subscribe (email): send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com > http://technical-writing.dionysius.com/ technical writing | consulting | development ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222 ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Interactive 3D Documentation Parts catalogs, animated instructions, and more. www.i3deverywhere.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com