online job hunt -- for telecommuters

[Jefro <jefro -at- jefro -dot- net>]

Has anyone discovered an effective way to hunt for telecommuting jobs 
online, contract or otherwise?

I have been a full-time telecommuter for 6 years as a captive, although 
I have taken a contract here and there.  Now I'm pounding the virtual 
pavement but not turning up a whole lot, and for the 
callbacks/interviews I get, the conversation always starts with "so, you 
live 200 miles away---well, we are really looking for someone to be 
on-site..."  These are coming from VERY well-qualified leads, and I have 
13 years experience.

I should add that in my experience, the main problem, actually the ONLY 
problem, with telecommuting is that one's network tends to wither 
quickly without constant attention.  It's hard to have lunch with old 
co-workers from far away.  I am working on rebuilding mine now, but it 
is a slow process. 

Maybe I am simply expecting too much of the job hunting process, online 
or otherwise.  It has been many years since I did this, and the last 
time was a frantic month in 2002 before being hired back by the company 
that laid me off (accidentally) in the first place.  Before that it 
was... let's see... 1997-ish?  No wonder my skills are rusty. 


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