Finding Legitimate Work at Home Jobs Sooner
One of the major frustrations of trying to work at home is finding that first legitimate opportunity. It’s time consuming and can be very, very frustrating.
However, you can speed things up a little if you are determined. While these steps may not guarantee you find something right for you right away, they can help you to keep the process moving forward.
The first thing is to know what you are after. You don’t need to waste time chasing after every random opportunity that comes your way. Know what you are willing to do and what is just not interesting.
Then you need to treat your job hunt just as you would treat the hunt for a job outside the home; that is to say as a job in and of itself. If you plan on working at home full time, look for your work at home job full time.
This helps you to build some of the habits you will need to be successful at home, as well as improving your chances of finding work. Working at home is hard, and if you can build your habits before you actually have a job, you should get yourself off to a better start.
Do everything you can to learn what the scams look like. There are all kinds of work at home scams out there, and if you learn the signs, many can be dismissed out of hand, rather than risking your time, or worse, your money on something that won’t work out.
Go beyond the usual internet resources. It’s easy to head on over to Craigslist, Monster and so forth to look for jobs, but consider expanding your search to the offline world as well. Depending on your talents, you may do very well as a freelancer rather than an at-home employee. Virtual assistants and bookkeepers often work on a freelance basis.
What kinds of companies should you contact if freelancing is what you’re after? Small companies in your area may very well need just a little bit of help, but not enough to want to hire an employee. Work for a couple small businesses on a contract basis and you may have what you need.
This does not mean you can’t check the better work at home sites and find the legitimate companies that regularly hire people. However, since many of these receive large numbers of resumes, yours would need to stand out quite a bit in order for you to land a job quickly. It might happen. It does happen. But you can’t always count on it.
The final option I would suggest is to do your research on some of the better paid work at home job boards. Most are scams, but a few provide legitimate and up to date job listings. It can be worth the money to sign up with one, provided you are sure they’re honest.
Research can be quite difficult. Reviews may be biased by thoughts of affiliate income. The BBB may or may not have the information you need. But you can find a few companies that really give you what you need to land an at home job.
And of course, don’t give up. It may take you a while to land the right kind of job, but it is possible. Keep trying, have a good resume, great attitude and know when something sounds wrong. There are jobs out there to be had.
anonymous
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December 24, 2009 6:23 am 
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By Snowangel, December 24, 2009 @ 6:23 am
Are There Really any Legitimate Work From Home Jobs?? That Don’t require a FEE??
Please Help. I’m going to be starting college soon and would like to find a job that lets you work from home. I do not have much experience in anything. So Please Help Thank you.
By Ryan, December 24, 2009 @ 10:44 am
I agree with your advice.
I tell my team members to research, research, and research some more. As you mentioned most information associated with work at home ventures is presented with a strong bias.
A fact-finding mission can take days or weeks. Do you homework. The best online entrepreneurs become masters at the due diligence portion of the process.
By roka r, December 24, 2009 @ 11:25 am
there are lots of ways to work from home online like blogging, advertising programs, sale on eBay, affiliate marketing, online surveys, ebook publishing,… check these two websites. they provide lots of information and ideas to make money online. Hope it helps you.
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By mrcois, December 24, 2009 @ 11:27 am
I had a job I hated, and debts piled so deep I thought I’d drown. Actually, I was drowning and I saw no way out.
Well, that’s not quite right. I saw a way out—making money on the Internet—but I made two dumb assumptions that kept me in my job prison for far too long…
Making Money Online Isn’t Hard…Or Slow. I assumed it was both, and you might too.
Some people have tried and never made a dime, or maybe made just enough to buy a cup of coffee at Starbuck’s. So they assume it’s all a scam (it’s not, as you’ll see).
Some people are afraid to try, because they don’t know much about computers, or they think you have to be some kind of super-technical genius (you don’t).
Whatever the reason, most people either don’t even try, or they try and give up. That keeps them stuck in the rat race for the rest of their natural lives.
I escaped. Now I’m making way more money on the Internet than I ever made from my desk job.
If you are a newbie (like I was) or an internet guru, this will help you to quit our day job and REALLY be successful:
http://www.IncomeBeginners.com/suggests/workfromhome
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By Angela P, December 24, 2009 @ 11:29 am
Work at home JOBS do not require a fee. If they are listed as a JOB and not a business opportunity than its a scam. Be very careful, people mix up the two alot! Monster.com and CareerBuilder are about the two best places I can think of for work at home jobs. Your pretty much going to have to have some skills since the jobs range from data processing to medical transcription (this requires schooling).
Good Luck!
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By Jennifer, December 24, 2009 @ 11:31 am
The ones that aren’t scams actually require work on your part – and if you’re in need of money soon then you’re likely to be sorely disappointed in any of those as well. Most of the legit opportunities out there take time to build – so if someone makes an outrageous claim of income it probably isn’t true ( and those that are true sure didn’t make that kind of money when they first began ).
http://working-from-home-ireland.blogspot.com/
Time & effort required – but do your own research on what is best for you, don’t take the advice of myself and others as gospel from this type of forum.
http://work-at-home-tips.blogspot.com/
I have other ideas that may help – one of them is an online opportunity but another is one that will require a little effort to market yourself – try some data entry for local businesses, many of them don’t have the time to do it in-house and will gladly pay someone else to do it. Professionals are a good place to start, lawyers, doctors, chiropractors, etc – they need their "in-house" folks doing other things rather than busy work.
http://american-data-entry.blogspot.com/
Hope it helps!
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By Demetria Haller, December 24, 2009 @ 11:33 am
My Fiance and I own a collection agency and Judgment Enforcement agency called Justice In Judgement and we are looking to expand our services . we are looking for individuals who want to work from home and who are Honest and ethical. This is a REAL opportunity. There is no start up cost. Our company provides all the materials you need to act as a collection agent for our company. All we ask that the individual provide is a computer , internet service and unlimited long distance phone service. I will personally provide all the training needed and will be available for consult at any time. The job decription is as follows:
**Send out introduction letters about our company ( provided )
**Use an online database to recieve and track your cases (provided)
**Call Debtors and mail letters to debtors in attempt to collect debt or make payment arrangements. (letters , envelopes , and postage provided)
** Always be professional , ethical and calm on the phone
** E- mail me with specific payment arrangements agreed upon with debtor
** Work the case until debt is satisfied
** Follow the law to the letter and become familiar with your state laws ( will provide website link with state laws)
** Become Familiar with the Fair Credit Reporting Act
** Collect only the amount listed in the database
**** You will be provided with an 800 # so that debtors will not get your phone number and no mail will have your address or phone number on it . The 800 number is for you to leave messages for debtorsand for them to contact you back. You will not be processing payments – all payments will come to our main office***
We will be paying on a commision basis. This is not a get rich quick scheme. It will take time to bulid your clientele and , of course, time for the accounts to be paid so we can disburse payments. There is no license required nor specific education required to fill this position. What is required is honesty , integrity , ethics , responsibility and the ability to problem solve with debtors.
We are honest people looking to build our business and help others gain a source of income while staying at home with thier kids. This is a new venture within our business so we ask that anyone we employ be patient – we may have to work out some kinks to get everything stream lined. You will be required to sign a contract with us and have it notarized , the commision fees will be outlined within the contract.
Our Commision fees are as follows :
For Medical collection cases – 12%
For Regular Cases -10 %
For Multiple cases from one client ( 10+ cases) -7%
These may seem low , however it may be helpful for you to know that Our Company will only be recieving :
Medical – 23%
Regular – 15%
Multiple – 13%
If a person worked diligently and on a regular basis thier income could be very good. We are also still working on the tax reporting portion of this new venture. Our Company will be paying taxes on the money for the 2008 year. We will contact an accountant regaurding the 2009 year and keep Emplyees posted.
The States that we are looking for Agents in are :
California – Washington – Ohio – South Dakota – Montana – Alabama – Kentucky – Kansas – Mississippi – Oklahoma – Georgia – Rhode Island – South Carolina – New Hampshire – Pennsylvania – Vermont
If anyone is interested Please send the following information to justice_apps@att.net
Full Name
Address
Date Of Birth
Phone #
References ( personal and professional )
Past experience ( if any)
Hours& days of availability
and consent for us to run a backround check ( not credit)
It should read something like:
I , Blank , Authorize Justice In Judgement to run a backround check on me for the purposes of possible employment. Consider my signature below as an electronic signature. I further authorize Justice In Judgement to check my references. Then Sign and date
Feel free to check out our website at http://www.EnforceMyJudgment.com/justiceinjudgement/
We hold our business License in Cape Girardeau , Mo.
We have not yet made a website for the Collections division but we are working on it.
We are also members of the National Judgment Network and can be found at http://www.nationaljudgment.net Click on creditors and then on the state of Missouri to find our listing.
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By Catriona, December 24, 2009 @ 11:35 am
If you want to work from your computer at home, you are probably going to have to do it as a business owner, rather than as an employee. There are no online work-at-home "jobs".
When you apply for a job offline, in the bricks and mortar world, do you have to pay anything? Of course not. It should be the same in the online world. If you are asked to pay any money, at best, it is a business opportunity, but more likely it is just a scam.
Be very careful that you don’t get scammed.
http://my-data-entry.blogspot.com/
I do affiliate marketing online. I’ve been doing it for a year and I’m getting ready to quit my regular job, as I am now making over $10k per month. However, it takes dedicated, persistent work, at least a few thousand of initial working capital, decent organizational skills, and a healthy dose of motivation, but you can make a living at it if you stick with it.
But that is a business.
Starting a business requires a lot of work and dedication. You cannot start a business this week and expect to be earning a good profit next week.
Employees tend to have a "job" mindset whereby they worked this week, so they expect to see results this week (i.e. a paycheck this week).
In business, you don’t see results like that. Take, for instance, starting a new restaurant. You’ll first have to choose a location. The most successful restaurants have their own location, with their own parking lots.
If you wanted to open a restaurant like that, you’d spend a couple of months looking for the right location. Then you’d spend thousands of dollars for an architect to help design the plans with you. Then you’d spend thousands of dollars getting your plans approved by the local authorities.
And then, after all that, you’d be approved to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on hiring a firm to actually build your building. And after that, you’d spend tens of thousands of dollars to install the interior decorations.
And then you’d spend thousands of dollars hiring employees and training them, as well as having them prepare for the grand opening.
And then, after over a year and spending over a half million dollars, you’d be ready to open the doors and start earning your first dollar.
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By Dan, December 24, 2009 @ 11:37 am
You’ve probably heard of Myspace and Facebook right? Well I’m using a site that is just like Myspace and Facebook, except it pays you based on how many page views you get (commenting, messaging, blogging, viewing others’ pages all count as page views). It’s 100% free to use, see how it works here:
http://how.yuwie.works.googlepages.com/splash?id=487228
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