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Workers On Wheels Newsletter #1246 ~ June 9, 2019
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Update from Your RV Workers On Wheels Newsletter Editor
Where do I go next? As a working RVer, that’s one of the questions you’ll likely face on a regular basis. Chances are it’s not because you nave no job prospects. But, the opposite. You have so many choices!
You are working a seasonal job. It’s time to move on. They ask you to come back next year. You like working there. You want to come back. Yet, something is tugging at you to go elsewhere. That something is often the unknown—places not yet explored.
When you find yourself in that situation, it’s important to think about why you are full-timing. If you’ve been on the road for a while, that reason may be different than it was a few years ago.
We are currently in Galveston, Texas. Bob’s working at Galveston Island RV Resort. We’re here for several reasons. One of the reasons is that our work here keeps us current and on top of things in the working-while-RVing world.
Wherever you are in your work and travels, we wish you joy and prosperity,
Coleen
Workers On Wheels Editor
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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
Be trainable. If you are willing to accept instruction and direction, you can get hired for jobs that you otherwise aren't qualified to fill.
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Campground Jobs with Kids: Employer Concerns and Tips for Getting the Job
Campground jobs and kids sound like they'd go together like apple pie and ice cream. You can find RV parks that welcome working RVer families with young children. Unfortunately, however, because of some bad apples, some campground managers do not want to hire families with kids. Here we share with you their concerns and some ways to help you overcome obstacles you may face as RVers with
children.
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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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Find a Job by Having Coffee and Breakfast at the Local Cafe
You show up in a small town of a few hundred people, in a very rural area, with no local contacts and no prior job arrangements. Where do you go to look for work and what kind of work is available? Where do you find a job?
Our experience shows a good place to start is the local cafe – the greasy spoon, hometown coffee shop, or family run diner. We find many small towns have a local restaurant that serves as the town’s gathering point. It is a hub of activity and information.
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Ways RVers Make Money
Here's a sampling of the kinds of work RVers are doing to cut their expenses, earn a living, and pay for their travels.
~ Winery grape data entry
~ Tourist attraction employee
~ Lawn care
~ Festival vendor
~ Horse race track staff
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Working with Dogs: Work for RVers and Campers Who Love Dogs
Is working with dogs and full-time RVing your dream combination? Volunteer at animal shelters, work dog shows as a vendor or judge, staff a canine campground, do dog grooming or training, or be a pet sitter. Or…the list of ways you can combine your love of dogs with RVing to earn some money goes on and on.
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Working RVer Tip
If you have a series of similar jobs from years ago, consider combining them into one listing on your resume. It may read something such as, "Five years retail experience."
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Did You Miss the Last Workers On Wheels Newsletter?
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Have a Job for RVers?
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Working RVer Tip
If you put on your resume that you are retired, it sends the message that your days of serious working are over. That may or may not be what you want to convey.
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Want to Know More About Our Personal RV Travels?
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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
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Something to Think About
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Television enables you to be entertained in your home by people you wouldn't have in your home. ~ David Frost
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