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Just looked at your website... aren't you afraid of putting your past jobs online for anyone to see?

Fortunately I have had website Admin and Mod experience, (limited) article and blogging writing, and a small business in the past to help get me jump started. I am currently researching website design/hosting and the marketing models for web based business creation and growth.

It will take some time in understanding everything. Researching these things online is about getting past the hub of useless information presented by certain sites and blogs that simply throw a good word for the companies who are sponsoring their website. So I am throwing a creative mix of search engine terms to bypass that lol. I find developer forums especially helpful.

I don't know Ang, ever since my gallstone pancreatitis in May and being out of work until the end of July (my surgery is this Friday to get gallbladder out) I have decided I want more income possibilities and definitely to have more fun with it all. I can become successful, I just have to learn and relearn what works and what doesn't, along with becoming more business minded. That is the big one!

Hi ladies,

Sometimes we luck upon the opportunity to discover our passion in our career. We plug along every day switching jobs every for years and one day we may find the one job that we absolutely love.

But if that doesn't happen, it's ok. It doesn't happen for everyone. That's when we develop ourselves outside of the workplace (and save some of our energy during the day in order to do so).

Working from home is great, if you have the kind of passion in a niche that lends itself to a market. What does that mean? Loving helping people with unemployment is great, but how? Do you write small e-books on topics or run a consulting service to help people look for a job...or perhaps start a non-profit of sorts that help unemployed people?

Having passion for something does not always lead to income, sometimes it means we find what we love to do and it's really a feel good moment.

My friend, Ms Angela has excellent ideas. Also, check out the Home Office/Small Office (probably not exactly the title LOL) site here on Bella Online for other really great ideas. Ms. Monica, our exercise guru has been posting EXCELLENT posts about succeeding in having your own website and making money. These ladies are awesome and will help you get through.

Well, I've carried on enough here, just wanted to chime in.

But back to your originial question...No worries, you're not alone, I went through exactly the same thing for 20 years before I found a job I absolutely LOVE. Could I make more somewhere else, sure - but I feel fulfilled.

Best of luck to you!!! I enjoyed reading this post and I hope you all come back often - even it if it's to vent! :-)

Curious, why do you feel letting someone know where you worked is dangerous?

Do you write small e-books on topics

THERE SO MANY BOOKS OUT THERE ALREADY AND FROM THE STANDPOINT OF AN UNEMPLOYED PERSON(ME BEING ONE/LOL) - THE BOOKS ARE GREAT, BUT WE NEED JOBS.

or run a consulting service to help people look for a job...

THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO, HELP THOSE THAT FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS. THERE IS A LOT OF HELP OUT THERE FOR CERTAIN AGE GROUPS, BUT LIkE MYSELF AGE 52, ZERO. I AM TOO OLD FOR SOME AND NOT OLD ENOUGH FOR SOME(LOL)


or perhaps start a non-profit of sorts that help unemployed people?

THERE ARE SO MANY OF THES OUT THERE ALREADY

Hey Ang,

I just happen to be online at the moment...giggle well...I've been online too much actually trying to use my time and energy in a constructive way before the surgery. If I get too much in my head I get into trouble!

Yeah I am really hoping for that job to come through for you so definitely keep the updates rolling.

As far as working for a private investigator, no I would not go back. It is a romanticized career and on the edge, but I do not have the personality for it. It is hard to explain. It is not always consistent with work as well.

A suggestion for sharing info with prospective employers online? Well never thought about that before but there are online password programs for the webpage. A generic password given to companies you apply to and a private page to put your resume on might work. Depends on the specific programming skills a user has and the format of the webpage to actualize that concept.

In paper form, you are giving it directly to a prospective employer so I wouldn't worry about that too much.