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Work From Home Advice: What Kind of Work From Home Job Are You Looking For?
Diana Donnelly
November 10, 2008
More and more people need work from home advice. In the current economy many people are losing their jobs and struggling to make a living. The desire to find a work from home job to add another source of income or a new job to replace the career they are unhappy with has become a job in itself.
If you are searching for a work from home job, be careful as there are so many scams on the internet and finding a telecommute job or building a home-based business is not an easy task. It's going to be important to figure out exactly what you want to do when you decide to start searching the internet for legitimate work from home jobs.
If you want to work for an employer you need to look on job sites such as monster or careerbuilder. If that doesn't work try to focus on searching google for the exact type of position you desire. Millions of people are searching and think, I am good at typing and clerical work and I can easily find a job doing this for an employer. Finding a job in this area is extremely hard to find. Also, another area people think about when searching for a work at home job is stuffing envelopes or craft assembly. Most of those types of jobs are scams. I am not saying you can't find a legitimate one but for the most part you will find these sites asking you to pay money for something. My work from home advice is to search carefully if you are looking in those areas.
There are other areas that you can consider in a work from home job. Many people who enjoy talking on the phone can become a customer service representative. Companies like alpineaccess.com, hire customer service reps to work at home.
If you really want to work at home my work from home advice would be to find something that interests you and start your own home business. This is easier said then done because the majority of people looking for work from home jobs are looking for the quick fix or fast money. Yes, if you do find a job where you can work for someone else you can get a paycheck to generate income and you will start to see money coming in. It is different if you start your own business.
When you start your own business or work for yourself as an independent contractor you will need to have some money to invest. The amount needed would be dependent on the type of business you want to build. Think about the traditional business, in most cases you would have to purchase inventory and find a site and then spend money on marketing. This can be costly.
If you have a skill to market, such as writing you can be an independent contractor for a company that hires writers. The company posts work from employers and then others bid on the work posted. The money for the job itself can be placed in an escrow account so that once the job is completed and all parties are happy with the work the money is paid out to the contracted writer.
Another way to start working for yourself is to find a multi level marketing company (MLM)that would market products that interest you. Usually there is a low cost to join an MLM. A cost to get a company website and the the cost to buy the product you will market. This makes sense because you need to know all about the product you market and hopefully after using the product you find you like the product. Another benefit of a network marketing company is that you have the support of your upline (the people you joined under) to guide you to become more successful in marketing the product. There are usually conference calls discussing how other members are successful. In good MLM companies you will have the opportunity to speak directly with the person who signed you up as a member and get advice when you need it.
Building your own website and marketing products for others is also a good way to make a living online. There are many affiliate companies that let you market their products and pay you a commission. This is an easy concept but will take work because as with the typical brick and mortar business grows from customers so does the internet business. If you build a website or blog you will need to spend many hours working on your site so that you can attract customers (traffic) to your site so that you can sell whatever you are marketing.
I have been working from home for a long time and my advice is to find something you are passionate about and then work toward achieving your goal. I found that by combining many of the areas I have covered, earning a little bit from each area has helped me to grow.
If you are searching for a work from home job, be careful as there are so many scams on the internet and finding a telecommute job or building a home-based business is not an easy task. It's going to be important to figure out exactly what you want to do when you decide to start searching the internet for legitimate work from home jobs.
If you want to work for an employer you need to look on job sites such as monster or careerbuilder. If that doesn't work try to focus on searching google for the exact type of position you desire. Millions of people are searching and think, I am good at typing and clerical work and I can easily find a job doing this for an employer. Finding a job in this area is extremely hard to find. Also, another area people think about when searching for a work at home job is stuffing envelopes or craft assembly. Most of those types of jobs are scams. I am not saying you can't find a legitimate one but for the most part you will find these sites asking you to pay money for something. My work from home advice is to search carefully if you are looking in those areas.
There are other areas that you can consider in a work from home job. Many people who enjoy talking on the phone can become a customer service representative. Companies like alpineaccess.com, hire customer service reps to work at home.
If you really want to work at home my work from home advice would be to find something that interests you and start your own home business. This is easier said then done because the majority of people looking for work from home jobs are looking for the quick fix or fast money. Yes, if you do find a job where you can work for someone else you can get a paycheck to generate income and you will start to see money coming in. It is different if you start your own business.
When you start your own business or work for yourself as an independent contractor you will need to have some money to invest. The amount needed would be dependent on the type of business you want to build. Think about the traditional business, in most cases you would have to purchase inventory and find a site and then spend money on marketing. This can be costly.
If you have a skill to market, such as writing you can be an independent contractor for a company that hires writers. The company posts work from employers and then others bid on the work posted. The money for the job itself can be placed in an escrow account so that once the job is completed and all parties are happy with the work the money is paid out to the contracted writer.
Another way to start working for yourself is to find a multi level marketing company (MLM)that would market products that interest you. Usually there is a low cost to join an MLM. A cost to get a company website and the the cost to buy the product you will market. This makes sense because you need to know all about the product you market and hopefully after using the product you find you like the product. Another benefit of a network marketing company is that you have the support of your upline (the people you joined under) to guide you to become more successful in marketing the product. There are usually conference calls discussing how other members are successful. In good MLM companies you will have the opportunity to speak directly with the person who signed you up as a member and get advice when you need it.
Building your own website and marketing products for others is also a good way to make a living online. There are many affiliate companies that let you market their products and pay you a commission. This is an easy concept but will take work because as with the typical brick and mortar business grows from customers so does the internet business. If you build a website or blog you will need to spend many hours working on your site so that you can attract customers (traffic) to your site so that you can sell whatever you are marketing.
I have been working from home for a long time and my advice is to find something you are passionate about and then work toward achieving your goal. I found that by combining many of the areas I have covered, earning a little bit from each area has helped me to grow.
Diana Donnelly
Diana Donnelly has been working from home since 1998. She has her own corporation that handles mortgage processing for various companies and is owner and webmaster of her site www.workfromhomeadvice4you.com includes advice for anyone who is looking to find work from home. If you are looking for a real work at home job or considering a multi level marketing business this site will offer you invaluable information.
She is also the owner of a blog offering information on maintaining a healthy lifestyle a site that provides her with additional income through the promotion of her network marketing business in the growing Wellness Industry.
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