People that are thinking about working from home often wonder whether there is actually any money to be made by doing so. There are home-based professionals that are able to pull in quite a bit of money. When you begin looking for home-based work, you must take an inventory of your job skills so that you can locate and apply for the highest paying jobs that you are qualified for.
Yes, even if you want to work from home it is important to update your resume so that potential employers can know if you have what it takes to do their home-based job. Even if you are a freelancer, it can be helpful to post your resume as a part of your profile on the sites where you go to get freelance work. If you bid on a project and the client notices something in your resume that stands out to him or her, you may get the job even if your bid is higher than some of the others that were submitted.
More and more companies are realizing that a person can do many of the same things that they can do in an office in their home if they have the proper equipment and a way to communicate with the office. Usually, this can be accomplished by using the internet for everything from creating and submitting work products to attending meetings and sending emails. People with traditional office jobs like software engineers, graphic artists, and accountants are realizing that they can do their work from home and they are approaching their employers about doing so. That could be a very important first step in your journey towards home based work. It may feel strange, but approaching your current employer about whether you could keep all or some of your current job while working from home could help you to bypass searching for home-based jobs altogether. Of course, this only works if you enjoy your current position and the people that you work with. If you are looking to home-based work as a way to get out of an unsavory job situation, I would not suggest asking your boss if you can take your job home with you.