Starting and loving a Portable Career

A portable career is a career that you can take with you, wherever you go. It can gracefully move with you to a new city or new country - be it for several months or several years.

A portable career gives you more freedom to choose where you want to live and work, and helps you maintain a professional identity rather than starting over professionally every time you move somewhere new. It gives you more flexibility to organize your work to support your lifestyle, and can actually help you work less so you can enjoy life more.

Among the following list portable careers options there is the fun factor! I couldn't do it without it. Could you?
Take a look, you can:

Abstracting Service
Become a Copywriter
Become a Home Typist
Become a Link Developer
Become a Medical Claims Assistant Professional
Become a Pay Per Click Manager
Become a Professional Organizer
Become a Proofreader
Become a Search Engine Marketer
Become a Search Engine Optimization Specialist
Become a Tax Preparer
Business Broker
Business Consultant
Business Plan Writer
Editorial Services
Executive Search
Export Agent
Information Broker
Life Coach
Management Consultant
Medical Coding
Private Practice Consultant
Scopist
Start a Baby Shoe Bronzing Business
Start a Bookkeeping Business
Start a Directory Submission Service
Start a Medical Billing Business
Start a Resume Writing a Service
Start a Windshield Repair Business
Start an Ebay Business
Start an Invention Business
Start An Inventory Taping Business
Technical Writer
Transcript Digesting Service
Virtual Assistant

Six of these are very, very portable: they are

Construction, Financial Services, IT, Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), Tourism (hospitality) and finally
Translation and Interpretation Services.


Portable vs. Non-Portable Careers

But what does a portable career look like? Let's take a closer look.

All fulfilling careers - portable or not - are comprised of certain things. They are an expression of a person's purpose, values and passions. They leverage a person's unique qualities and strengths, as well as their knowledge, skills and experience that they enjoy using. And most importantly, they support a person's chosen lifestyle.

Pros and cons of Portable Careers Vs Non-Portable:

* Portable careers often involve services or skill sets that are generally in high demand in many parts of the world. In my case I went for languages.Owning my own translation agency and still one of the skills set of a portable career i work on. When I gave up my YMCA job in the U.S. to come to Canada as a trailing spouse, I tried to look at the situation as an opportunity for myself as well as for my husband.I wish I would have realized sooner that as a writer/copywriter too, I have another of the most portable jobs around.

* Portable careers are not primarily driven by credentials or degrees that are jurisdiction or location specific. Jobs that require certain qualifications or credentials that are not accepted in many locations can make pursuing a mobile career quite difficult.

* Even though with some portable careers a person may decide to only work locally, in general portable careers to do not limit you to your local market. Due to my travel schedule my career allows me to work from the countries I'm visiting or working on!

* Portable careers usually involve regular engagement with technology and online business and communication tools, particularly if you are providing services virtually or creating and selling products online. By technology what it means is everything from email, online networks and voice over IP programs (such as skype) to communicate with colleagues, collaborators, potential employers and clients worldwide, to graphic or web design programs, blogging tools, and online payment programs to market yourself and sell your products or services.

I worked as Independent Information Profesional and thanks to technology or the IT field it's been more than a blessing. I use Facebook, twitter and LinkedIn, I heavely blog and humbly can say I'm of the few whose clients come through that media (blogging).