Early in my writing career the Executive Director at my local Chamber of Commerce phoned me. She had someone in her office who needed a resume written and wanted to know if I could do it.

I wasn't busy so I said yes. A young woman came over and had a simple resume she needed updated. We worked for about an hour and she handed me $65 cash.

Granted, it wasn't a lot of money, but at the time it was easy work and quick cash.

So I hustled down to Barnes & Noble and picked up a couple of books on resume writing. I read them and developed a questionnaire for potential clients.

I then placed an ad in my local newspaper and posted my information on a few Internet sites plus my website.

My phone did ring quite a bit. But I found that local clients often balked at even a $75 fee.

Still, I landed a few clients who were willing to pay $75 to $150 for a decent resume.

The more resumes I did, the better I got at them. And I raised my fees.

However, I did find them very intense work and quite draining.

So they weren't something I wanted to do longterm.

Today, I still occasionally get calls for them, even though I no longer advertise, and if I have the time I will do them. But for a much larger fee.

Still, while I was building up my copywriting career it was nice to have the resumes as fill-in work for fast cash.

They really helped out a lot.

Katherine Andes is a consultant who specializes in web content development, including Search Engine Optimization (SEO), writing key web pages, and online web marketing. You can phone her at 559-589-0379 or email at kathy@andesandassociates.com