Odd that this thread should show up today. I have been "telecommuting" or working at home as researcher/writer in technology for over a year, after a cut back at my paper. Started out free lancing for that paper, and then added several others. Thought I would go crazy with cabin fever, but it began to be comfortable after a month or so. I took a long term contract (longer than I expected) for one service company that has matched my old salary. Cabin fever still hits. At any rate, someone who used to work at that service company called to ask if I would be interested in doing work for a start up writing position papers. I said sure and checked with a friend who does this stuff. He outlined how to set the deal, what to charge, and then told me I could double my pay working full time at home, and that he and I could swap out assignments if we wanted. He has been doing this for several years, quite successfully so this is not a come on. The point of all this is just that for all the searching we do through agencies, web sites, etc, the contacts with people you know are still the best source. Hope that does not sound too obvious. Mary they were great tips on sites.