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Why not work from home???

I have been doing a lot of research on PBH and starting to put a plan together for living in Colombia for a couple of years while obtaining my MBA from the States via online studies. One thing that I see over and over again is how difficult it is to find work/good career in Colombia. Do any gringos explore the options from some of these admin type jobs or customer service jobs from US based companies that are 100% via the internet? I know that most of them only pay $12-$15 USD per hour but that seems like a viable option for most people having problems finding work and living in paradise. I would think that a lot of people would do this while living in Colombia. Am I missing something?????

By stealthyrr on Aug 22, 2008, 16:24 in Friendly Talkzone.

sloopskipper says on Aug 22, 2008, 16:41:

Seems that some people think "everybody's outa step but me".

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usher127 says on Aug 22, 2008, 17:19:

I will work for $15 per hour from my computer... more info please...

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stealthyrr says on Aug 22, 2008, 17:27:

LOL! I am not offering a job if that's how this thread is percieved......I am simply wondering why more people don't do that type of work while living in Colombia (or any place for that matter). All one needs is a solid internet connection and landline. usher-thanks for the "laugh of the day".

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el_scouser says on Aug 22, 2008, 18:50:

theres always ads for this type of work on the colombian 'craigslist' page. It typically pays between 5 - 8 dollars max depending upon experience

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poco says on Aug 22, 2008, 18:59:

Quote: living in paradise.
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Exactly where would that be ?

Colombian Chickens are crowing about the new President of the U.S. who will assure that From each according to their ability to each according to their need.

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miamimike says on Aug 22, 2008, 20:30:

I am simply wondering why more people don't do that type of work while living in Colombia (or any place for that matter). All one needs is a solid internet connection and landline.
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Some of us do and have been for years,,,

"You can take the Banana Out of the Republic but you Cannot take the Republic Out Of The Banana"

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adrimm (Moderator) says on Aug 22, 2008, 21:28:

I know people who do that.

There is a guy who runs a marketing firm, specializing in web-strategies like blogging and using social web aps to reach a new market. He also does pro-writing and some other stuff on the side. He and his partner finally realised that they weren't tied to Canada, so they sold their house and moved to the Meditteranean for a year... and worked from there.. same clientele - Canadian, Americans & Europeans.

No problems.

Someone else I know telecommutes to another province. Goes to the office one day every 2 weeks, sometimes 2-3 days a month instead. Otherwise works online from home.

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Monita Linda says on Aug 23, 2008, 17:25:

The problem is the internet hahaha... SOLID internet... LOL that is kind of non-existent here..

Anyways, I would work for 10-15 USD an hour from my pc!

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stealthyrr says on Aug 24, 2008, 14:26:

There have been a ton of stories in the past on CNN and other stations highlighting for instance "stay at home moms" being able to work from home. Most of the jobs that I know about are sales or customer service type jobs. There is A LOT of junk out there as well that appear to be scams. I'm going to seriously look into it later in the year and I will post up my findings on PBH.

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