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How to Work from Home

Are you looking for a work-at-home job? Have you searched online only to become frustrated and confused with the array of offerings? Are you weary of looking at site after site trying to make sense of what is real and what is a scam? How can you know whether or not a work-at-home offer is legitimate? YOU SHOULD BEWARE OF THE FOLLOWING: +Sites that make outrageous claims about earning potentials; they should be considered scams. +Outdated listings containing phone numbers, links and/or email addresses that don't work. +Work-at-home sites and companies that claim to ... read more

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YOU SHOULD BEWARE OF THE FOLLOWING:

+Sites that make outrageous claims about earning potentials; they should be considered scams.

+Outdated listings containing phone numbers, links and/or email addresses that don't work.

+Work-at-home sites and companies that claim to find you jobs but only sell you information on how you might be able to make money.

+Pyramid schemes that try to get you to join them without selling a product or service.

+Someone who asks for your money without answering your questions.

Use your common sense. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

LEGITIMATE WORK-AT-HOME JOBS:

Legitimate work-at-home jobs can be found if you know where to look. There are thousands of companies worldwide, on and off the Internet, who are willing to pay people to work from home.

Some companies require you to spend some time working at home and some time in a regular office environment. There are many major corporations now that offer this kind of flexibility for their employees. You might even be able to convert your present job into a telecommuting one. It never hurts to ask your employer.

There are many companies that allow you to work exclusively from home. The many possibilities in this category can include customer service, telemarketing, writing, sales, and graphic design. These jobs are usually pay-per-project or commission-based and can be full-time or part-time. If they are full-time, they may provide benefits such as health insurance, vacation time, and retirement plans.

There are many web sites that specialize in work-at-home jobs. Some sites offer a list of job openings that can be viewed by category. These categories include, but are not limited to, accounting, administration, clerical, finance, graphic design, marketing, sales, web development, and writing.

Other work-at home sites provide only a list of companies that will hire employees to work from home. A lot of these websites also offer excellent information on starting and maintaining a home business.

Legitimate work-at-home opportunities require certain skills and experience just as any regular position would. For some of these jobs you will also need office equipment such as a computer, software, printer, Internet access, phone, and maybe a fax machine.

In your quest to find a job, you should research all opportunities available in the work-at-home industry, as well as other online resources. There are many sites where you can search for home-based work.

THE BEST PLACES TO SEARCH FOR WORK-AT-HOME JOBS:

+Company and corporate websites - (IBM, Penney's, Disney, etc.) Whatever store, company or corporation you can think of, they will probably have a website. If they have a website, there will be a link for jobs.

+General employment sites - (jobs.com, monster.com, careerbuilder.com, etc.) There are MANY websites for general job searches. Just do a search for 'jobs' and you're off!

+Online Newspaper Classified Ads - Whatever newspaper you can think of, they will most likely have a website. You can also do a general search online for 'online newspaper classifieds' and you will get thousands of links.

+Work-at-Home Directory listings – If you do a search for 'work at home' or 'work at home directories', you will receive thousands of possibilities.

+Paid online survey sites listing companies seeking marketing research participants – Do a search for 'paid online surveys' and you will amazed by the number of results that come up!

The only requirements to finding a job online are time, commitment and perseverance. If you stick with it and stay focused, you WILL find something that works for you. There ARE jobs out there and there are good jobs out there. Hopefully, the tips listed above will help you in your quest to work from home.

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