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There are some fundamental characteristics that are exhibited my most successful video game testers that help them do well in this job market. If you are looking for video game tester jobs it certainly helps to enjoy playing video games, and in most cases the time spent in gaming activities has improved your eye-hand coordination to the point that you have good gaming skills and an understanding of video game play beyond the average person.

Unfortunately most “wanna-be” video game testers fool themselves into believing that a love of video gaming and some talent is all that is required to be successful at video game tester jobs and get paid to play video games all day long. Should you be fortunate enough to be hired as a video game tester under this false sense of understanding, you will be in for a rude awakening, and in many cases not last long in any game testers jobs.

It is vital that we make an important distinction between being paid to test video games and video game beta testing. Game beta testing is done by volunteers, who usually test the full version of the game just before the release date looking for any last minute problems to report. No payment is generally involved for game beta testing other than getting to play a new game before the general public sees it. This article focuses on the actual job where people get paid to play video games in the role of testers. read more »

Do video game tester jobs really pay that well is a burning question on many job searcher’s minds. If you have spent any length of time looking for jobs, full or part-time on the Internet, most likely you have seen or read about video game testers earning hundreds of dollars per day, at home, simply game testing. Can this really be true or is it just a bunch of half-truths and advertising hype?

If you are in the process of searching for a new job, or looking for a way of earning additional income, at some point you want to know just how much money video game tester jobs pay. To put it another way “show me the money”!

Sadly, few if any video game testing jobs pay you hundreds of dollars per day to sit at home and play. In reality, most surveys taken concerning video game testers jobs report that the average earning is in the range of $8 to $15 per hour (in the United States). Obviously this wage will vary if you live elsewhere in the world; most likely you will earn even less depending on your local minimum wage regulations. read more »

So you’ve decided your company could benefit from using hired commercial cleaners rather than your own employees. Now what?

The process of finding a commercial cleaning company that’s right for your business is worth taking some time figuring out. Otherwise, you could end up in the boat you started in, with inefficient use of money and resources.

First consider the needs of your business, as far as cleaning goes. It might be helpful to mentally go through a day in the life of your business, from morning to night, to see what cleaning needs will have to be met.

Another method would include mentally going through the physical space of your company. Go from ceiling to floor and consider what would need cleaned and/or maintained in each area of the workplace. Using your collected observations, start making a list (it’s good to have a tangible reference point to work with).

You might also want to note how often you think commercial cleaners are needed. Granted, the commercial cleaning company you contact can give you a better idea of what will be needed, but you can do the math, too. Some work places get cleaned throughout the day, seven days a week. Others are kept up by employees and given one thorough clean each week, buffing the floors for example.

Next, you’ll have to figure out what your company can afford. Maybe you’ve already done this. While looking at your budget, keep in mind the areas where you’ll be saving money by hiring commercial cleaners (such as no longer paying your own employees for hours spent cleaning). read more »