Comments on: 5 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Career http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/ Rebooting the workforce Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:27:15 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Hives Remedy Guru http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-312957 Hives Remedy Guru Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:24:04 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-312957 What has helped us the most with our biz. in this recession is multi biz. lines. At first it is tough to keep all the balls juggling but right now it has been our savior. What has helped us the most with our biz. in this recession is multi biz. lines. At first it is tough to keep all the balls juggling but right now it has been our savior.

]]> By: Maria Sinclair http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-312318 Maria Sinclair Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:14:02 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-312318 This is my suggestion [as a small business owner with 5 staff]: 1. Cut back on all current expenses to the bare minimum but don't take out anything that you must retain to service your existing level of cash customers - forget about new customers. 2. Focus on the customers who will be around in the future. 3. For the expenses you cannot cut back - join a barter exchange or offset trade exchange. Work out what your fixed expenses are which remain and see if you can barter for them. I was reading an email from a company called Ormita Commerce Network [?] recently and it seemed to click to me that they could be right - if I can swap $1000 worth of new sales for $1000 worth of existing expenses I already pay cash for then I will be in a better position [I will have saved myself $1000 cash right??? depending on the cost it takes me to fulfil the $1000 in new sales.. so it could be $1000 savings if its spare time or it may be $500 savings if I sell a real product]. Either way I save money. Their website is www.ormita.com. I looked at it and was impressed. When I rang they said they havent launched yet though so I am .. waiting.. patiently.. until that happens. In the interim I have started to use Craigslist and have done the occasional barter deal but I like hte idea of a more formalised method first. This is my suggestion [as a small business owner with 5 staff]:

1. Cut back on all current expenses to the bare minimum but don’t take out anything that you must retain to service your existing level of cash customers – forget about new customers.

2. Focus on the customers who will be around in the future.

3. For the expenses you cannot cut back – join a barter exchange or offset trade exchange. Work out what your fixed expenses are which remain and see if you can barter for them. I was reading an email from a company called Ormita Commerce Network [?] recently and it seemed to click to me that they could be right – if I can swap $1000 worth of new sales for $1000 worth of existing expenses I already pay cash for then I will be in a better position [I will have saved myself $1000 cash right??? depending on the cost it takes me to fulfil the $1000 in new sales.. so it could be $1000 savings if its spare time or it may be $500 savings if I sell a real product]. Either way I save money. Their website is http://www.ormita.com. I looked at it and was impressed. When I rang they said they havent launched yet though so I am .. waiting.. patiently.. until that happens. In the interim I have started to use Craigslist and have done the occasional barter deal but I like hte idea of a more formalised method first.

]]> By: Surviving A Recession http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-310421 Surviving A Recession Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:30:32 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-310421 You have made some really great points here. I think that anyone that is actively leveraging the Internet will be much more likely to survive and prosper during a recession than those that do not. The opportunities available from leveraging the Internet are limited only by your imagination. For me, points one and five are the most important. The more people you know and work with the better off you will be. You have made some really great points here. I think that anyone that is actively leveraging the Internet will be much more likely to survive and prosper during a recession than those that do not. The opportunities available from leveraging the Internet are limited only by your imagination. For me, points one and five are the most important. The more people you know and work with the better off you will be.

]]> By: Gen Y: If You Wake Up Unemployed … http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-310140 Gen Y: If You Wake Up Unemployed … Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:07:56 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-310140 [...] 5 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Career [...] [...] 5 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Career [...]

]]> By: 5 must-read articles on recession proofing your job/career « Marketing Nirvana http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-309622 5 must-read articles on recession proofing your job/career « Marketing Nirvana Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:38:46 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-309622 [...] Web Worker Daily (subscribe) - 5 ways to recession proof your career [...] [...] Web Worker Daily (subscribe) – 5 ways to recession proof your career [...]

]]> By: » Waking Up Unemployed? http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-309613 » Waking Up Unemployed? Mon, 08 Dec 2008 04:29:26 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-309613 [...] 5 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Career [...] [...] 5 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Career [...]

]]> By: Website bouwen http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-309021 Website bouwen Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:29:04 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-309021 Nice tips, great article, thanks Nice tips, great article, thanks

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]]> By: Management Jobs: RiseSmart on recession-proofing http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-306630 Management Jobs: RiseSmart on recession-proofing Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:26:17 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-306630 [...] The full post is here. [...] [...] The full post is here. [...]

]]> By: The Workosaur Blog » Blog Archive » The Workosaur Linkfest http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-306059 The Workosaur Blog » Blog Archive » The Workosaur Linkfest Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:41:00 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-306059 [...] Robert Scoble on what to do if you lose your job during this recession Web Worker daily on how to recession-proof your career Using the web in your efforts to get a Job: Read Write Web on web-enabled job hunting Marketing [...] [...] Robert Scoble on what to do if you lose your job during this recession Web Worker daily on how to recession-proof your career Using the web in your efforts to get a Job: Read Write Web on web-enabled job hunting Marketing [...]

]]> By: Benefits of being unemployed! | Life on File http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-297038 Benefits of being unemployed! | Life on File Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:46:04 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-297038 [...] taking out more loans or spending money on classes, consider other ways of investing in yourself. Web Worker Daily advises readers to build their online persona; a strong online presence, created through a personal [...] [...] taking out more loans or spending money on classes, consider other ways of investing in yourself. Web Worker Daily advises readers to build their online persona; a strong online presence, created through a personal [...]

]]> By: Weekend Reading: June 15, 2008 | Moolanomy http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-297035 Weekend Reading: June 15, 2008 | Moolanomy Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:54:42 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-297035 [...] an opportunity to begin a new career (The Simple Dollar), take a mini retirement (Get Rich Slowly), invest in yourself (Web Worker Daily), or find other sources of income [...] [...] an opportunity to begin a new career (The Simple Dollar), take a mini retirement (Get Rich Slowly), invest in yourself (Web Worker Daily), or find other sources of income [...]

]]> By: thecubemonkey http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-289416 thecubemonkey Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:15:08 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-289416 I have a few articles that I've written on this topic. Recession news seems to permeate the media these days so I thought I'd share my articles. <a href="http://thecubemonkey.com/recession-proof-your-career-and-yourself/" rel="nofollow">Recession-proofing your career</a> <a href="http://thecubemonkey.com/six-stepsto-financial-surviving-a-recession/" rel="nofollow">How to financially survive a recession</a> <a href="http://thecubemonkey.com/more-recession-proofing-tips/" rel="nofollow">More Recession Proofing Tips: Layoff Preperation</a> <a href="http://thecubemonkey.com/six-steps%e2%80%a6what-to-do-if-you-get-laid-off/" rel="nofollow">What to do if you get laid off</a> Enjoy! Ron <a href="http://www.thecubemonkey.com/" rel="nofollow">The Cube Monkey</a> I have a few articles that I’ve written on this topic. Recession news seems to permeate the media these days so I thought I’d share my articles.

Recession-proofing your career
How to financially survive a recession
More Recession Proofing Tips: Layoff Preperation
What to do if you get laid off
Enjoy!
Ron
The Cube Monkey

]]> By: A Lesson on Swimming with the Sharks | 7P Productions http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-287793 A Lesson on Swimming with the Sharks | 7P Productions Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:43:08 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-287793 [...] Following current news can help give valuable life lessons. Have you wondered how Exxon recently broke the record for highest US profits in history, yet the rest of America is worried about recession and unemployment? [...] [...] Following current news can help give valuable life lessons. Have you wondered how Exxon recently broke the record for highest US profits in history, yet the rest of America is worried about recession and unemployment? [...]

]]> By: How Do You Recession-Proof Your Career? at i-advertising http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-287771 How Do You Recession-Proof Your Career? at i-advertising Sun, 10 Feb 2008 22:39:44 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-287771 [...] [Web Worker Daily] With unemployment rates rising, the market going nuts , and big internet companies planning layoffs , it’s hard not to worry about a recession here in the States, if not a full on tech bust. The Web Worker Daily blog and career coach Penelope Trunk both list ways you can bolster your career in the face of possible layoffs (and job search), like creating an impressive online persona and doing something great at your current job to add to your resume. More @ Web Worker Daily [...] [...] [Web Worker Daily] With unemployment rates rising, the market going nuts , and big internet companies planning layoffs , it’s hard not to worry about a recession here in the States, if not a full on tech bust. The Web Worker Daily blog and career coach Penelope Trunk both list ways you can bolster your career in the face of possible layoffs (and job search), like creating an impressive online persona and doing something great at your current job to add to your resume. More @ Web Worker Daily [...]

]]> By: Lazy Sunday Link Love http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-287391 Lazy Sunday Link Love Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:21:25 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/01/21/recession-proof-your-career/#comment-287391 [...] Web Worker Daily has got 5 Way to Recession-Proof Your Career [...] [...] Web Worker Daily has got 5 Way to Recession-Proof Your Career [...]

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