Archive for the ‘Becoming a Telecommuter’ Category


Have Gadget, Will Travel…Need Outlet

Mobile gadgets are revolutionizing the workplace and fostering telecommuting. But, as ComputerWorld’s Mike Elgan reports, with mobile gadgets comes a pitfall, finding an outlet to recharge them. The Consumer Electronics Show trade show is showcasing this year’s batch of better, cheaper and cooler gadgets. Services that enable ever more powerful mobile capabilities abound. Wireless networks [...]

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Empty Tray Is Seeking Virtual Assistants and Bookkeepers

According to their recent blog posting: Empty Tray is an administration support community that offers independent professionals and small to medium size enterprises an outsourced administration. Services include accounting, bookkeeping, scheduling, client management, project coordination, event planning, and almost all forms of secretarial work. Instead of hiring one assistant to do many diverse tasks, clients [...]

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How to Write a Telecommuting Proposal

StellaCommute offers a no-frills outline of a proposal you can write to persuade your employer to allow you to telecommute. StellaCommute points out that it is essential to stick to the facts, i.e. how telecommuting benefits your employer: The most important thing to realize when you’re pitching telecommuting is that the boss doesn’t really care [...]

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