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If you’re looking for legitimate work at home jobs, please bypass assembly and seamstress jobs. They are among the oldest work from home opportunities advertised, but you can do a lot better. And, while each and every one of them may not be a scam, most of them are.
For decades, I’ve heard of people losing time and money with these types of gigs. Pretty much, people work for hours on end assembling products or sewing different pieces only to be told that their work is sub-par and that they won’t be paid for their efforts. Trust me, you’re better than this.
Instead, take the time to assess your skills and find work that’s more suitable for you, personally. This quiz on working from home may help. Legitimate work at home jobs abound and we list plenty of them for you here. There’s really no need for you to fall for one of the oldest work at home scams in the book!
If you’ve been suckered by one of these, or similar, scams in the past, don’t beat yourself up too badly about it. Instead, learn from your mistake and join the crusade to warn others about the dangers of working from home. Continue your search for legitimate work at home jobs and continue to believe that you can find one. We’re here to help you as much as we can, so we hope you’ll listen to our advice and visit often.
In case you’re wondering what kinds of legitimate work at home jobs are available, take a look at a couple of our posts on the subject:
Work From Home Opportunities and Ideas
Legitimate Work From Home Jobs DO Exist
And don’t forget to check out our latest job leads!
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Looking for legitimate work from home opportunities, but you really aren’t sure what types of work at home jobs for moms are available? Well, first check out our job leads and see if there’s anything there for you. Also, take a brief quiz for ideas about which work from home opportunities you may be perfectly suited for.
If you’re just beginning to investigate work at home jobs for moms, you’re probably unsure as to what to expect. Well, expect a lot, sister, because, thanks to technology, work from home opportunities have come a long way in recent years. No longer are telemarketing jobs and forum postings the only work from home opportunities you have to choose from.
Grant Writer
Loan Processor
Web Developer
Recruiter
While these are just a few of the work from home opportunities routinely advertised in our job leads and elsewhere on the web, you can see that you have plenty of options to choose from. Depending upon your experience and expertise, it’s likely that you will find yourself to be eligible for several different types of jobs, so don’t limit yourself to only looking for a certain one. Assess your skills and keep your mind open while job searching, and you never know what path you may discover.
Legitimate work from home opportunities do exist. They are advertised here and elsewhere daily. Although finding the right job can take time…don’t give up! Moms who are willing to diligently search for and research work from home job leads find the time and energy invested in doing such to be one of the best investments they’ve ever made.
Server Administrator/Web Developer
Administrative and Executive Assistant
National Magazine Writing Assistant
Regional Travel Editor (Canada)
Web Programmer Needed (Atlanta)
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Customer Service Order Fulfillment
A virtual PBX receptionist is one who works remotely receiving incoming calls and routes them elsewhere. And, yes, these positions are available as work at home jobs for moms! Such are frequently advertised as call center positions or as virtual receptionist jobs. From time to time, you’ll find them in our job leads section, as well as advertised elsewhere on the web.
Gone are the days of old-fashioned, costly call centers. Of course, some of these dinosaurs are still in operation, but the industry is definitely changing. Using special software, virtual PBX centers can now be established almost anywhere in the world. While traditionally the hardware used in PBX systems required workers to all be stationed in one location, virtual PBX software has now created more options for business owners who can save money and broaden their virtual PBX recruitment efforts by allowing receptionists to work virtually from home!
Be aware that many virtual PBX jobs hire virtual receptionists as independent contractors instead of as employees. As such, a virtual receptionist is expected to have her own equipment, such as a compatible computer system and a special quality headset. There are also no benefits offered if hired as an independent contractor.
Also, it should be noted that some virtual PBX companies and call centers even require workers to pay for their own training. We’ve shared our thoughts about this practice in a previous post, so we won’t repeat ourselves here, but it’s up to you whether or not you choose to go this route. One agency in particular, Arise, requires workers to pay for training. The request to pay for training or training materials is usually a red flag when searching for work at home jobs for moms, as most of these ads are work at home scams. Yet, Arise isn’t a scam and, in fact, they remain one of the most popular sources for work at home jobs for moms despite the fact that they charge for training.
Virtual PBX jobs also require a quiet environment and, often, rigid work hours. It’s not unusual for these hours to include evenings and weekends. Moms with small children may not find this too easy to juggle, but, for others, working at home as a virtual PBX receptionist can be a pretty steady, solid gig.
Have you done virtual PBX work before? How would you rate this work against other types of work at home jobs for moms? If you are now or have ever been a virtual receptionist, we’d love to hear from you!
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Working at home may not be what you expect. Although it may be an ideal fit for some, it takes a particular type of people to succeed at home.
It is very important work-at-home wannabes completely understand what it really means to work at home. Sometimes I get the impression the idea of a WAH career is clouded with glitter and music. While working at home has its many advantages, it is not always, what many expect. The following guide will help anyone thinking of turning down this path of home based work knows if it is genuinely for them.
There have been a number of people approach me to help them get started working from home. As we go through the many options they have, I begin to realize they are becoming more and more dissatisfied by the fact they will actually have to work! Working at home often requires you to work harder than you would in a brick and mortar building! You will read more about this as you continue.
There is no job in cyberspace that will pay you a substantial amount of money while you turn on your computer, in your pajamas and play Farmville. Generally, the more money you expect to make, the more work you will have to do. If you are looking for a get rich quick scheme…please exit this page now…you will not find one here! And once you find this scheme and are required to have 100 people signed up by the end of the month…DO NOT come to me with your business ‘opportunity’. I am not interested and anyone looking for legitimate work should not be interested in any marketing schemes either. Expect to work!
While there are the random small jobs that allow you to do mindless work, if you are looking for substantial income, please realize your attention will be needed. You may sometimes need a babysitter, a spouse to watch the children or may have to use every minute of time you have while kids are sleeping to work. Even non-phone jobs that do not require background noise generally require you to be able to have some sort of concentration and focus to the task at hand. So either expect the rate at which you work to slow down substantially or choose to work when you are alone. The flexibility of working at home is the best part for most of us! However, it usually means the work I could have completed at a job-site in 8 hours, will now take a complete day in between caring for my children, house and husband.
I think any WAHmer can agree with me here. The hardest thing about creating your own schedule is sticking to it! When you have no one to answer to but yourself, it is easy to let work sit or give up the shift you signed up for. Then when bills come due or those shoes you have been wanting go on sale, you feel like an idiot. We all have to work out our own ways of keeping up our motivation.
Many work at home jobs hire agents as Independent Contractors versus Employees. This means you are responsible for your equipment (computer, phone, headset…), your quality of work, the amount of time spent and most importantly your TAXES. As an Independent Contractor, you may find yourself owing taxes come April! So be sure to get in touch with a professional accountant who can help you plan for the year and hold back a portion of each check.
Of course, there are many upsides to working at home, from the flexibility to not having a boss breathing down your neck. Some people simply need the structure of an on-site job. There is nothing wrong with that. I just hope before making any life changing choices you can look at yourself and decide if you have what it takes to depend solely on yourself!
Miranda Grimm is the author of the Work at Home Adventures blog, a work at home mother of two and Full time college student. After spending many hours researching the multiple home based jobs available online, she now shares her compounded information freely through her blog.
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