Working World

You might think your desk job is just what you do to pay the hefty overtime charges you’re getting for surfing the Internet on your awesome new iPhone during your lunch breaks. Am I right? Maybe it’s time to start surfing for a way to make your work life less dull and perhaps earn added income while you’re having more fun, too. How?

Consider becoming an expert in your field. Everyone has valuable info to share, and in today’s working world with the Internet, it is possible to share your unique perspective with a global audience. For example, if you’re an accountant, you might share hot tips for people on what they can or can’t deduct on their income taxes, how to prepare for an audit, and ways to defer taxable income. If you’re a police officer, you might offer a lively discourse on ways to avoid a traffic ticket.

The fun part is in how you disseminate your particular info. You might consider signing up to become an expert volunteer on www.allexperts.com. With categories ranging from pets to parenting, science to money, computer technology to car mechanics, there’s a large possibility that you might have expertise to offer in more than one field.

Another way to share your skills — and promote yourself or your services — is to go live with a scheduled broadcast on www.skype.com. The cool thing is that up to 100 people around the world might listen in to your talk. Whether or not you choose to let your listeners exchange in real time questions and responses — or simply listen to your lecture — is totally up to you. Many savvy networkers are taking advantage of this technology to set up regularly scheduled “talk show” type programs over the Internet and are garnering a fan base (potential client base?) along with it.

Don’t limit yourself to career expertise if you have a passionate knowledge of a hobby such as kayaking, yoga or cooking — exposing your expertise could easily turn into a new career.