THE MONSTER TALENT MARKET NEWSLETTER

Where free agent talent and opportunity meet.

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IN THIS ISSUE: Week of April 10, 2000

-- FREE AGENT GUIDE: Self-Employed, With Children
-- WEB DISCOVERIES: Are You the Type to Try an Online Print Shop?
-- FREE AGENT POLL: How Much Vacation Time Do You Take Each Year?
-- HEARD ON THE BOARD: Desktop Designer Needs to Draw on Her Network
-- MONSTER TALENT MARKET: Nadine the Money Maker and Content's King

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FREE AGENT GUIDE: Self-Employed, With Children

What happens when an independent professional sets out to ply her
trade from home -- with her two toddlers playing it all for laughs?
Read Alyson Preston's account for a heaping helping of humorous and
important insights.

http://content.talentmarket.monster.com/weeklyarticle/

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WEB DISCOVERIES: Are You the Type to Try an Online Print Shop?

If you're looking to get more control over the look of your business
stationery without earning a certificate in graphic design, you should
consider the new breed of online print shops. You design your
stationery using their Web-based tools, then place your order with a
credit card. Prices are reasonable and if there are any typos, you
only have yourself to blame.

Iprint.com, the best-known service, lets you choose a layout for your
business card or other stationery, enter the text, select ink colors
and paper, and nudge the design toward your idea of perfection. The
selection of ink colors and paper is limited; do go to the site and
order the free paper samples right now, so you'll have them in hand
when you're ready to create your stationery

Kinkos.com's printing service offers an interesting twist. You set
graphic "sliders" to indicate your preferences along three dimensions:
contemporary vs. traditional, energetic vs. reserved and artistic vs.
structured. The site uses these settings to offer you suggestions for
type faces and so on. We were miffed that all of the business-card
layouts called for a business name and organizational title; what
about us free agents who just go by our personal names?

Mbe.com (Mail Boxes Etc.) also offers an online print shop, but we
crashed out of the Web browser when attempting to download a font
applet that the site offered as part of the design process.

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FREE AGENT POLL: We Asked, You Answered

Last week we asked:
Who prepares the taxes for your business?
44%  Me, myself and I
40%  My accountant
9%   A tax-preparation service
6%   My spouse
Total: 311 votes

This week's question: How much vacation time do you take each year?
Cast your vote here:
http://talentmarket.monster.com/

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HEARD ON THE BOARD:  Desktop Designer Needs to Draw on Her Network

Monster member Julie recently asked: "I am thinking of working from
home as a desktop graphics designer. I do a lot of stuff for friends
and church and my job. Any suggestions for getting started in this
endeavor?"

The Work-from-Home Coach answers: "Since you already have some
clients, I think you are all set. You just need to get the word out
through friends, colleagues, clients, etc., and get more business. You
can also do some more traditional marketing if you want, depending on
how much you want to grow your business…"

Read the rest here:
http://forums.monster.com/viewmessage.asp?messageid=897299

Post your own question on one of these Monster Talent Market message
boards:

Ask the Free Agent Advisor
http://boards.talentmarket.monster.com/forum.asp?forum=800

Ask the Work-from-Home Coach
http://boards.talentmarket.monster.com/forum.asp?forum=801

Or chat live with the Free Agent Advisor Fridays at 2 p.m. ET or
with the Work-from-Home Coach Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET. For either
chat, log in to http://my.monster.com/mchat.asp and join us in the
#Events room.

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MONSTER TALENT MARKET: Nadine the Money Maker and Content's King

Here are three of the 34,000 auctions on the Monster Talent
Market this week:

** GENE-IOUS? **
The talent: "Biotech Project Director"
The target project: "Project management/development in biotechnology
industry. Project engineering, design analysis, HAZOP, RISK, process
and equipment design. Manufacturing and facility design."
The desired rate: $75 per hour

** SHOW HER THE MONEY **
The talent: "Nadine the Money Maker"
The target project: "Financial, budgeting, cost accounting, managerial
accounting, general accounting."
The desired rate: $13 per hour

** CONTENT KING (OR QUEEN) **
The talent: "Editorial Consultant"
The target project: "New media companies of all types, from Internet
destination sites to e-commerce technology firms, rely on original and
syndicated content to attract and retain customers. I will set up your
editorial or content operations from scratch, deliver a comprehensive
content plan, recruit and train your editorial staff, and establish a
style guide. This work typically takes 6-12 months."
The desired rate: $78 per hour

Check out the Monster Talent Market and build your own profile or
project:
http://talentmarket.monster.com/

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