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Workers On Wheels Newsletter #1199 ~ July 15, 2018
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Update from Your RV Workers On Wheels Newsletter Editor
It's fair time! At least time to be getting ready to work fairs. I talk about working at fairs quite often, because there are so many ways RVers can take advantage of them. The work you can do at fairs runs the gambit of being a fair employee to working for yourself. Musicians, mimes, and comedians. Parking lot attendants. Vendors selling most anything. Folks running pig races. Security personnel. Massage services and palm readers.
Clean-up crews. Rodeo participants. Concession stands. That's just the start of a list of possibilities.
Working fairs doesn't mean you need to run away and join
the carnival. Although, that is an option. Beside ride operators, they hire teachers, electricians, and marketing people.
The rides and games at some fairs are
owned and operated by individuals or families, not a carnival. We visited with the young man running the gyroscope ride. He travels and works with his dad during the summer to earn his college tuition. He attends college during the school year. Dad takes the RV south for the winter. Come spring, they again hit the fair circuit.
One gentleman explained he's allowed to sell preserves, but not relishes. This is due to health department regulations. So, he makes sure his canned mixture of zucchini, tomatoes, and onions meets the definition of "preserves." This is a great example of how tweaking an idea can overcome what at first
glance looks like a major obstacle.
A fair is an excellent place to get ideas. Taking a quick walk down the midway, I saw a sketch artist, a booth with
backdrops for old timey photographs, a vendor selling fresh produce, someone doing face painting, and a gold panning attraction. At one of the busiest booths, they were selling cheap plastic toys.
Wherever you are in your work and travels, we wish you joy and prosperity,
Coleen
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JR Watkins - A Location Independent Business for RVers
Sell J. R. Watkins natural products. Bob and I have been Independent Consultants with Watkins since 2005. People love the pure seasonings, old-time remedies, natural skin care, and natural cleaning products. It's an old Minnesota company, with products still made in the USA. They are not tested on animals. The business is extremely flexible. You do as much or as little as you want. No minimum orders. They'll drop-ship orders to your
customers for you. Work the business wherever your RV travels take you -- USA or Canada.
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Help Wanted Ads - Current Job Openings for RVers
See the current Help Wanted ads posted on the Workers On Wheels website. You do not need to pay to see the job postings on our website. You have access to the entire ads, including contact information for the
employers.
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Working RVer Tip
When you talk to a prospective employer, do it on a speaker phone so you and your partner can both hear. And, if it is a job for a couple, you can both respond.
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Teaching: Share
Your Knowledge and Help Others Learn
Teaching jobs for RVers: teach an adult education class, lead a seminar, be a substitute teacher, present workshops, tutor, teach online classes, work as a private instructor, or teach summer
school. These are some of the many ways RVers and campers can earn a living by teaching a class or a particular skill.
~ Read the rest of this article on the Workers On Wheels website.
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Earn Your Living with a Blog or Website
A blog or website is yet another way to earn a living without being tied to one location. Your blog can be about most anything. Picking a topic that you enjoy can make it seem more like fun than work. Still, you have to figure out a way to make money with it. SoloBuiltIt! (SBI!) is an all-in-one program that guides you from picking a profitable website topic, to building the actual site, to keeping up with ever-changing technology. Yes, we
use SIB! for our Workers On Wheels website.
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Use What You Have: Involve Yourself in Creating Your Opportunity
Take stock of what equipment or tools you have
with you in your rigs and give some thought as to how they could be used to bring in an income. Bob has been using a chainsaw for one thing or another since he was 12 years old. When we went on the road he decided the Husky needed to come along -- that it would “earn” the space it took up and the weight it added. It has. From logging in South Dakota, to leveling construction sites in Michigan, to clearing away burned buildings in Alabama.
~ Read this article for more on using what YOU may have.
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Ways RVers Make Money
Here's a sampling of work RVers are doing to cut their expenses, earn a living, and pay for their travels.
~ Medical assistant
~ Manage a flea market restaurant
~ Mechanical design engineer
~ Sew and sell women's blouses
~ RV clubs and organizations –
office work
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A Good Flea Market Guide Tells You More Than the Market’s Name and Location
A good flea market guide is essential for flea market vendors. It gives you names,
locations, dates, times, and contact information. A good directory also gives you extra details about the markets.
~ Read the rest of this article on our website.
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Working RVer Tip
If you use a
resume, review and update it seasonally. List any relevant skills or experiences you've acquired since the last update. Add pertinent information about any job you've had since the last update, such as the dates, notable accomplishments, and the employer contact information. Even if you never submit the resume to an employer, it makes a handy format for keeping track of the information for your own records.
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Working RVer
Tip
Most every job coach will tell you that you'll find the best jobs via networking. They may, however, forget to tell you how much time networking takes. You'll need to decide if participating in online discussion boards, attending group meetings, and volunteering on committees is worth the time it
takes or not.
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Questions and Answers about Working While RVing
Search our Workers On Wheels website data base of questions, with answers provided by RVers who actually have experience working while RVing.
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Work Wanted Ads and Resumes from Working RVers Looking for Jobs
If you are an RVer looking for work, you are welcome to
post your Work Wanted ad or full resume on our Workers On Wheels website. There is no charge to you for this service.
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Facebook Friends and Fans
~ If you'd like more personal updates and jokes that I post, send me a friend request.
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Something to Think About
Some think it's holding on that makes one strong; sometimes it's letting go. ~ Sylvia Robinson
Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful. ~ Annette Funicello
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