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9-15-2010 Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Freelance Writing and Editing Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Technical/Marketing Writer (Boise)

Freelance Writers Wanted

Freelance Blogger

Settlement Demand Writer

Technical Writer

Content Writer

Social Media, Web and Tech Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Java Developer

IT Infrastructure Project Manager

PHP/Joomla Guru

Adobe Graphic Web and Mobile Designer

QA Engineer

Graphic Designer Wanted

3 Web Designers Needed

Telephone and Customer Service Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Inbound Customer Service Rep

Appointment Setter

Clerical and Virtual Assistant Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Administrative Assistant

Virtual Administrative Assistant

Misc. Telecommute/Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Home Photographer (No experience necessary)

P/T Medical Biller

Business Analyst

Registered Dietitians Wanted

Telemarketing Services and Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Telemarketing services are among the more popular work at home jobs for moms. You’ve probably noticed them in our work from home leads or when doing your own job search. Even if you’ve never provided telemarketing services before, you can likely secure a job in this arena provided you have the necessary skills.

Telemarketers are expected to consistently call people to market a product, offer a service or schedule an appointment for a salesperson to present one of these face to face. A few of them may make calls on behalf of a political candidate or to gather information on a certain demographic. Regardless as to the type of telemarketing services being offered, telemarketers are expected to make non-stop phone calls in order to achieve a preset goal. Although a good majority of telemarketing services require employees to make outbound calls, there is a trend in work at home jobs for moms where telemarketers are required to receive inbound calls. These work at home jobs for moms are often also classified as call center jobs.

To be successful in telemarketing services, you’ll need to have the following skills:

  • A clear speaking voice
  • Good listening skills
  • An upbeat personality
  • Patience, persistence and a persuasive pitch

If seeking a job in telemarketing services, you should know that a good deal of these work at home jobs for moms pay by commission only. While a few of them may pay an hourly wage, most compensate according to what you are able to produce in terms of sales, appointments set or information garnered. Even those that pay an hourly wage for telemarketing services, however, will only do so as long as a telemarketer produces strong results.

Bilingual telemarketers are highly desired and may find more work from home opportunities in this field. However, even monolingual English speakers find telemarketing services among the easiest work at home jobs for moms to find. Make no mistake though, while these are relatively easy jobs to perform, they are not always the most profitable. Because a good deal of them tend to be commission-based, the actual pay depends upon the product or service being marketed, the unique selling abilities of the telemarketer (you!) and the amount of effort put forth.

While providing telemarketing services is among the easiest ways to find a work from home job, many find the work to be quite tiring due to its repetitiveness and due to the rates of rejection received. Also, because telemarketing is commission-based, it is not one of the more stable work at home jobs for moms one can find. However, if you’re looking for a fast way to enter the work at home ranks, a job in telemarketing services may be the stepping stone that you need.

Do you currently provide telemarketing services? If so, please share your thoughts on the industry below. And if you’re looking for a telemarketing job, head on over to our job leads section and see what’s listed. Thanks!

9-14-2010 Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Freelance Writing and Editing Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Business Math Writer

Web Editor/Writer

Freelance Math and Science Writers

Technical Writer (Dallas)

Experienced Copy Writer

Contract Blogger Wanted ($15/hr)

Web Copywriter (Telecommuting is ok)

Healthcare Grant Writer (Telecommuting is ok)

Social Media, Web and Tech Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Computer Support Technician

Web Designers/Coders

ASP.NET Developer

Telephone and Customer Service Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Medical Data Verification

Clerical and Virtual Assistant Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Typist Needed

Administrative Assistant

Misc. Telecommute/Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Rosetta Stone Online Language Tutor (Las Vegas)

Rosetta Stone Community Peer

Medical Licensing Coordinator

Work From Home Medical Jobs

Work from home medical jobs aren’t as easy to find as other work at home jobs for moms, but job leads in this market do exist. If you are a registered nurse, a pharmacist, a doctor or if you are experienced in work from home medical billing, it is very likely that you qualify for a variety of work from home medical jobs. We feature some of them in our daily job leads HERE, but if you’re wondering how to search for work from home medical jobs on your own, this one’s for you.

Just like other work at home jobs for moms, these job leads  sometimes appear on CraigsList and other times they appear on job boards, such as Monster and Indeed. However, depending upon the exact type of work from home medical jobs you’re searching for, here are a few other sites you can bookmark and search for job leads:

Medco ~ Several work from home pharmacists have found Medco’s job leads to be helpful. You’ll need to regularly check their site for work from home medical jobs. (From time to time, we also discover job leads for work from home pharmacy jobs, so be sure to check our daily job leads, too. Click HERE to go directly to our latest job leads.)

Body1 Corp ~ Medical content reviewers are needed. Physicians are encouraged to apply, but they will also accept medical students. This is one of the more flexible work from home medical jobs, as there is no set schedule to adhere to. Medical content reviewing is perfect for those with a busy schedule who are also looking for an additional income stream.

eBilling Solutions ~ Looking for work at home medical billing? See what eBilling Solutions has to offer. A family-owned business, they are always looking for new people to add to their team of professional medical coders. (BTW, have you read our latest article on the truth about medical billing? This is one of the most sought after work at home jobs for moms, if you’re experienced.)

FoneMed ~ If you’re a registered nurse on the hunt for work from home medical jobs, do check FoneMed out. They hire nurses to do telephone triage from home after hours. The hours are flexible, but they do expect nurses to occasionally work weekends (this isn’t unusual in the grand scheme of work at home jobs for moms).

Pacific Interpreters ~ If you speak more than one language and are looking for work from home medical jobs, consider working as an interpreter. As one of the more unique work at home jobs for moms, your skills, expertise and services are sorely needed to help monolingual patients understand difficult medical issues.

RX Career Center ~ A general job search engine for pharmacists and medical professionals. While all jobs aren’t telecommute positions, they do feature work from home medical jobs as they become available. Bookmark the site and check often!

Of course, these are but a few of the companies regularly offering work from home medical jobs. We present these to you so that you can become familiar with what companies are looking for and so that you know that legitimate work from home medical jobs exist (we’re on a bit of a crusade when it comes to raising awareness about the existence of work at home jobs for moms). If you currently work from home in a medically-related career, we’d love to hear any tips you have for finding work from home medical jobs.

So, tell us, what methods do you use or have you used in the past to find work from home medical jobs or work at home jobs for moms, in general? Any good job leads to share?

9-13-2010 Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Freelance Writing and Editing Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Managing Editor

Freelance Writer (Quarterly Magazine)

Educational and Instructional Writers

P/T Writer for Art Gallery

Freelance Writer (Press releases, etc.)

Freelance Content Writers (Also, see Craigslist ad)

Scientific Copyeditor

Writer and Spokesperson

P/T Grantwriter

Social Media, Web and Tech Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Relationist Wanted (Online community building)

Link Manager

BREW and C++ Developer

Jr. JAVA Engineer (San Francisco)

Mobile Web Developer

Telephone and Customer Service Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Telemarketers

Help Desk Technician

Telephone Pro

Telephone Survey Help Needed

Studio Manager (New York)

Clerical and Virtual Assistant Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Real Estate Transaction Coordinator

Ad and Internet Marketing Help Needed

Virtual Assistant

Misc. Telecommute/Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Media Relations Manager

PR Professionals Wanted

Christian PR Rep Wanted

9-10-2010 Work at Home Jobs for Moms

ATTENTION: Colorado residents, be sure to check this special work at home hiring event out next week.

Freelance Writing and Editing Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Copywriter

Freelance Writer

Web Content Writer

Freelance Sewing Instruction Writer

SEO Content Writers Wanted

Freelance Spanish Writer

Backlinking Work for Writers

Resume Writer Wanted

Freelance Writers Needed

Social Media, Web and Tech Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Online Community Manager

Graphic Design Artists Needed

Enterprise Web Engineer – Java

Web Programmer

Social Media/Customer Service/Virtual Office Manager

Telephone and Customer Service Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Answering Service Agents

Clerical and Virtual Assistant Work at Home Jobs for Moms

HOW TO GET STARTED AS A VIRTUAL ASSISTANT

Administrative Help

Personal Assistant (Florida)

Database Research/Entry

Misc. Telecommute/Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Bilingual English/Spanish Business Manager

Work at Home Hiring Event 9-13 to 9-15

Heads up, work at home moms!

There’s a massive hiring event for work at home customer service associates going on next week. Here are the details:

Who: HirePoint

What: Work at Home Customer Service Associates same day hiring event

When: 8a – 4p; September 13, 2010 – September 15, 2010

Why: Due to the company’s growth, they need 1000 new work at home employees!

Where: 10035 Peoria Street, Parker, Co  80134

For more information, visit http://www.hirepoint.com/events-centers

Do you know of other similar events? If so, please share them in the comments below. Thanks!

9-9-2010 Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Freelance Writing and Editing Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Pet Columnist

Film Content Writers

Now Hiring Freelance Writers and Editors (For BlueGlass.com)

Content Writer

Content Writer/Editor w/PowerPoint Skills

Writer/Spokesperson

Social Media, Web and Tech Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Temporary Ads Quality Rater

Microsoft MCSE

Web, Graphic Design and SEO Expert Needed

Drupal Developer

Tech Support

Website/Graphic Designer

Web Developer

Telephone and Customer Service Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Customer Service Agent

Customer Service Support

Clerical and Virtual Assistant Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Administrative Support Needed

Administrative Assistant

Experienced Bankruptcy Paralegal

Misc. Telecommute/Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Publicist Needed

Senior Accountant

9-8-2010 Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Freelance Writing and Editing Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Investigative Reporter

Marketing Writer

Freelance Writers Wanted

Non-Profit Article Writer

Freelance Blogger Needed

P/T Beauty and Entertainment Writers/Editors

Grant Writer/Fundraiser

Marketing Writer w/Project Management Skills

Home and Garden Writers Wanted

Copywriters Wanted

Book Producer

Social Media, Web and Tech Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Freelance Graphic Designers

Internet Researcher Wanted

Systems Administrator

Clerical and Virtual Assistant Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Bookkeeper/Accountant

Administrator

Telephone and Customer Service Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Virtual Help/Online Chat Operator

Appointment Setters Needed

Mom Force Representatives Needed

Teaching and Online Tutoring Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Online English Teacher

Misc. Telecommute/Work at Home Jobs for Moms

Senior Technology Recruiter

Civil Engineer

Research Operations Manager

Constant Content: A Freelance Writer’s Dream

Work at home jobs for moms don’t get much better than writing and selling website content at Constant Content (C-C). No, Constant-Content.com is not an actual employer, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t good money to be made on the site. If you are a freelance writer or thinking of becoming one, you owe it to yourself to continue reading.

We’ve already discussed how freelance writing is one of the best work at home jobs for moms who are serious about making legitimate money online. Easy to break into without paying a dime, writing website content is literally a career you can begin today. We routinely post freelance writing leads in our work from home job listings and we’ve even offered a few tips on how to start a career as a freelance writer for those who may not know where to begin. This is because we know that, with a fair amount of writing skill and a drive to succeed, writing website content is one of the most lucrative work from home careers we can introduce you to.

Outside of operating your own site, Constant Content is among the creme de la creme of freelance writing sites. For sure, it is the best third-party site allowing freelance writers to sell website content such as articles, reviews and blog posts.

When freelancers initially hear about Constant Content, they scour the web for feedback about the company. Due diligence is important, after all, and time is money in a freelancer’s world, so there’s no room to waste either one. With this in mind, however, freelancers should also know that there are more than a few misconceptions floating around about the company.

A few of these misconceptions include:

Misconception: Website content doesn’t sell on Constant Content.

Truth: Website content is definitely moving at Constant Content. Anyone able to access the Recently Sold Content area of the site is able to see the last 20 sales that have taken place on the site on any given day. Bear in mind, the system only displays the last 20…there are generally a lot more. Also, depending upon when the transaction closes, it may or may not be recorded on the recently sold list (it’s not uncommon for an article to sell on a particular day, but not actually clear payment for a few days more and, by the time it does clear, it has been topped by more recently sold articles and so it’s never seen on the list of the top 20 sold).

In fact, last year, a fairly detailed analysis of the site revealed that 70% of all content at C-C sells. The reason why this misconception persists, we suspect, is because website content can take a while to sell at Constant Content. Those who are used to the wham bamness of being told what to write, writing what they are told to write and being paid whatever the client is offering are sometimes turned off by the Constant Content process of being able to write what you want, setting the rate that you want and…waiting for a sale. Some make the mistake of comparing Constant Content to these other sites and, when the expectation of fast money isn’t met, they end up giving up too quickly because Constant Content doesn’t work in the same way. Admittedly, Constant Content takes more time, but, admittedly, it’s worth it.

Also, posting one or two articles and waiting for a sale doesn’t work too well at Constant Content either. Often authors do exactly this and then complain that C-C just didn’t work for them. Well, to be successful at Constant Content an author must write frequently, build up a healthy content portfolio and allow time for sales to begin (doing this for at least three months is advised if you want to create steady sales). While a sale may happen immediately (and for some it does), one sale isn’t enough to support an author and so this advice serves to help Constant Content authors learn how to work up a decent income on the site.

Simply put, the more website content you submit to Constant Content, the more you sell.

Misconception: Constant Content authors are only allowed 3 mistakes or errors before they are fired.

Truth: Constant Content does have a 3 strikes rule, BUT authors who consistently submit quality website content needn’t obsess about it. The rule is a bit arbitrary in that it exists solely as a way to weed authors out who may have slipped through the initial hiring process, but are not truly a good fit for Constant Content for the long haul. Figuring this out can take time and so the 3 strikes rule stands as a sort of back up for when this truth becomes obvious. Authors who take great care in submitting their best unique website content, who implement the advice given by an editor on any articles returned for editing and who play by the rules needn’t worry too strongly about this. Take care to avoid mistakes or strikes, yes, but stress about them, no.

Misconception: Authors at Constant Content set their rates higher than what buyers are willing to pay.

Truth: There are really 2 types of customers: Those looking for cheap website content to help them turn a quick buck and those looking for quality website content to help them maintain a lasting business. The latter expects to pay more than $5-$10 for website content and understands the value of what they are receiving in return. These are the buyers that frequent Constant Content. The fact that 70% of all content on Constant Content sells is proof that there is a market for quality website content that is NOT sold at discounted prices. (Also, while most of what is sold is website content, Constant Content buyers also visit the site to purchase content for print use. Print content is often expected to cost more.)

As you can see, there’s more to what you may have heard about Constant Content. It really is a great work from home opportunity and one that we encourage you to explore. If you’re thinking about applying at Constant-Content, here’s a further rundown on what you can expect:

Applying at Constant Content

Constant Content is known to have very high editorial standards. Many writers find this to be rather intimidating, particularly after working for sites offering website content at discount prices and which pay writers roughly the equivalent of a venti latte for a 500 word document. Some of these sites give the appearance of having high hiring standards, but after viewing the work that some produce, most will agree that this is not always the case. We won’t name names, but if you’ve worked for one of these sites, you already know that it’s more about the bottom line than in it is about offering top-quality website content (and it’s even less about hiring and paying good writers what they’re truly worth).

To be welcomed as a Constant Content author, however, a writer must have impeccable writing, editing, grammar and spelling skills. Of course, everyone puts her or his best samples forward when applying for work, but Constant Content actually requires writers to also take a brief skills assessment. They’re serious.

How Constant Content Works

After applying and being accepted into the Constant Content family of authors, writers are allowed to write on pretty much any non-fiction topic of their choosing. Of course, the usual rules apply in that the site will not accept articles encouraging illegal activity, pornography, obvious promotional material, etc. They will, however, accept website content on a wide variety of subjects ranging from home gardening and relationship topics to more sophisticated medical articles, finance articles and everything in between.

Another of the fine perks of being a Constant-Content author is having access to client requests for website content, also known as public requests. Requests are made available for authors to review and authors who have already had at least one article accepted by Constant Content are then able to either submit new articles for client requests or notify a client of an existing article that fits his request. Of course, there are several authors competing for each request and there is no guarantee on which one(s) will be accepted, but submitting for private requests is a good way to make money on Constant Content.

Submitting for public requests is also a good way to find private clients who may then begin to request certain authors to write for private requests. Some of the highest paid Constant Content authors have risen through the ranks in precisely this way. Many end up writing for private requests the majority of the time they are on the site.

Submitting for private requests is also a good way to build a portfolio. Submissions that aren’t purchased by the requesting client automatically go into the author’s public portfolio where other customers may view and purchase it. While a rejected public request for website content may not sell right away, most do sell eventually.

Approval and Rejection

Articles uploaded to the site must be approved before they are available for public viewing. It doesn’t matter how long an author’s been with the site, how many articles she’s sold or how finely tuned her skills are, each and every single article goes through the same review process. It is not unusual for even the most seasoned authors to occasionally have an article rejected for technical errors such as formatting issues, or for having grammatical or spelling errors. To avoid this, Constant Content authors should carefully proofread articles before submitting and as soon as work is deemed suitable for submission…proofread it again!

Setting Rates

When submitting unique website content, authors also have full control over their rates, as well as the rights that they’re willing to sell along with the article. Constant Content authors can agree to offer customers full rights, unique rights or usage rights. The rights offered are described as follows:

Full Rights ~ Usually priced to cost more, full rights are the equivalent of ghostwriting for a client. The purchasing buyer outright owns the website content and can make whatever changes she chooses to make. She can even post her name as the article’s author! Website content sold for full rights is only sold once.

Unique Rights ~ Unique rights are usually more moderately priced. With these, the buyer is not allowed to make changes to the article and the author receives a byline. However, unique rights are only sold once and the article is then removed from the author’s list of content for sale.

Usage Rights ~ Website content offered for usage rights on Constant Content is usually priced lower than the other two options. Usage rights allow the author a byline, the article remains in the author’s library of content for sale and can be sold repeatedly. (NOTE: The author can also sell or post website content sold for usage rights  elsewhere, which adds to an article’s overall profit potential.)

Most Constant Content authors offer three separate prices according to the different rights being offered, while some will only offer one or two of these options. Authors can also offer customers the opportunity to make an offer on articles if they feel the price is too high. Constant Content authors are not, however, bound to accept an offer.

What’s in it for Constant Content?

Whichever price is set, authors should be aware that Constant Content receives 35% of the sale price. Therefore, authors are encouraged to set their prices a bit higher in order to pocket what they believe their work is worth after paying Constant Content their cut for advertising and facilitating the sales transaction (no more chasing clients down for payment here…Constant Content handles the entire transaction). Some feel that the 35% cut is too high, but considering that Constant Content is a PR5 site with regular traffic flow and a good reputation, most authors are more than happy to pay the site to bring customers and authors together.

Payments

Payments for Constant Content sales are made via PayPal either monthly or twice per month, whichever the author chooses. Usually, payments arrive on the 1st and the 15th of the month unless one of those dates falls on a weekend or a holiday (Constant Content also observes Canadian holidays).  PayPal fees are never deducted and payments over $500 can even be transferred via bank wire.

Finding Success on Constant Content

The most successful authors at Constant Content are the ones who write quality website content well and often. Throughout the blogosphere, there are discouraging posts complaining of a lack of Constant Content sales or slow sales that don’t produce enough income to make the site worth an author’s time. Usually these complaints are lodged by individuals who submitted a 1 or 2 articles and expected them to sell within 30 days of submission. Constant Content, however, takes time, effort and patience. It is not a site for overnight website content sales, nor is it a site that will immediately change a writer’s life. It is a site where a writer can build a steady income and where one can build a healthy stream of private clientele.

Apply Now

If you or someone you know is interested in selling website content, do give Constant Content a worthy try by APPLYING HERE.

Questions or comments about selling website content at Constant Content? Comments are open, so fire away!