| Technology has changed the long commute for many | | | | into an office, for many seems silly especially when |
| Americans. In the past, it was necessary to go to an | | | | they are usually out and about showing properties to |
| office or a job site in order to have all of the | | | | clients. With the help of a laptop and a blackberry |
| information available to you to get that particular job | | | | phone they will be easily accessible and available |
| completed. Now, with so many things from computers, | | | | whether they are at home or out showing homes. This |
| iPhone screen, iPod parts, mobile phones, and office | | | | saves the company money because they do not |
| equipment being so portable, many jobs can be done | | | | have to have office space for their realtors and it |
| from home or from just about anywhere. Some jobs | | | | saves the realtors commuting time as well. |
| have also become almost nonexistent because of the | | | | Many people in sales also do not feel the need to |
| technology advances as well, which allows people to | | | | have an office to do their job and can do it from the |
| just do it on their own. This article will talk about some | | | | comfort of their home. This is especially true for those |
| of the jobs that you could do from anywhere and also | | | | people that do all of their marketing and selling of items |
| the jobs that have fallen by the wayside as the | | | | online or by their own website. As long as they have |
| technology advanced. | | | | internet access, they are available to communicate |
| Anyone who does freelance type of work can do get | | | | with customers and to take orders and answer |
| that job done from any location and live wherever | | | | questions. In fact, some people have a hard time |
| they want to live. This would apply to freelance writers | | | | breaking away from their jobs because it has become |
| who may be able to live way out in the country and | | | | so easy to do them anywhere. This can usually be |
| communicate with their publishers via fax, phone and | | | | seen on vacations where a person is sitting by a |
| email and do their work sitting in a barn if they want to. | | | | resort pool typing away on their laptop or on their |
| Other freelance type of jobs would include: | | | | blackberry. |
| photography where they can send their digital prints on | | | | One example of a job that has been greatly reduced |
| the computer or even independent consultants of | | | | by technology is a travel agent. Now, many people |
| some type. | | | | choose to research and book their own travel plans |
| Many real estate agents now only have a home | | | | online without any assistance of a travel agent. The |
| office to do most of their work and when it is time to | | | | easy access to do this on websites as well as the |
| do a closing they go to the head office or the title | | | | fees being charged by travel agents has almost wiped |
| company to use their conference room. Having to go | | | | out that profession entirely. |