Thinking of Becoming an Online Research Consultant?

As an ex-online researcher for an outsourcing company, I thought back then that this it’s one of the easiest jobs I’ve ever handled. How lazy people could get I mumbled. I totally forgot that not everyone is internet savvy.

And until now, not all companies, especially startups can hire the services of specialized research firms. So, this might be the best time to consider starting an online business as an online research consultant. This job is, of course, not for everyone. But if you are definitely an Internet obsessed individual who knows his way around almost all of the online sources to get whatever information you want to get, then being an online research consultant might be one of your best career options.

I found this great resource for those who are planning a consultancy business – Consultant Journal. It can give you an overview of almost any consultancy career you’d like to pursue. It provides a nice FAQ for those aspiring to become consultants.

I haven’t made use of too many references, but the owner of the consultancy blog shared that references that online researchers can use may also include the following:

• government reports
• online databases
• trade journals
• census documents
• books
• magazines
• websites
• search engines

If you’d like to start your own online research consultancy business but don’t have any experience yet, starting with looking for contract work as a researcher via job listings like Craigslist won’t hurt.

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