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When you search for work at home opportunities on the internet, oftentimes you will find sites pitching programs that could make you thousands of dollars a week. Usually these programs are scams designed to take your money. So how do you go about finding legitimate work at home jobs that pay you for your time? Read on for some ideas and resources.
1. Craigslist - The Craigslist job board is where I have found all of my jobs after college, and it is a great resource. When you search for jobs you can check the "telecommute" option for jobs that allow you to work at home. I have found a work at home job with a technology company this way that paid $15 an hour when I was in college, and I was able to pick my own hours and fill out my work online.
2. Freelance sites - Upwork and iFreelance are two sites that allow you to find freelance jobs and bid on how much you wish to be paid. The problem is that you will be competing with people all over the world so the pay may not be as high as you would like. However, as long as you do quality work it is possible to charge a premium for your services. You can also try your hand at freelance writing at a content hub site like Suite101 .
3. Virtual agent companies - If you do not mind working as a customer representative or an virtual assistant, companies such as LiveOps and Working Solutions might be right for you. Both of these companies have on demand call centers, which means you take calls at home. I know LiveOps pays 25 cents per minute, which works out to be $15 per hour of talk time.
4. Work at home online communities - A great site that I read from time to time is WAHM. com. They post job opportunities for free on their site and they have plenty of tips on avoiding scams and starting your own business. The forums is also a great place to find out other peoples' experiences with various opportunities.
5. Your current job - Would your current employer let you work at home? Some of my coworkers actually live in other states and work from home exclusively. If you can show that you can be extremely productive at home, it may be worthwhile to ask your current employer for the opportunity to work at home. They may be more accomodating than you think.
Most of these work at home opportunities are part time contract jobs that require you to do your own taxes and do not have benefits. However, there are fulltime positions that offer an entire benefit package including health insurance and 401k. You should always find out the terms of the job before you start.
Finally, if some opportunity requires you to pay a startup fee and promises an incredible amount of return, it is probably too good to be true. As with any endeavor, you should do your research before you plunge into a job. Search for what others say about your potential employer, and see if the job matches your interests. As long as you are professional and cautious, you will be able to find great opportunities that allow you to work from home.
How to Make Money at Home With a Free blog.
Can you make money with a free blog?
A lot of people have said that it is really impossible but thank
God for another few who believe it can be done.
I created a free blog for music some 2 years ago and left it.
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Article Marketing: Converting Your Writing Into More Income
Are you practicing the skills of article marketing?
Do you know that article marketing is one of the best free promotion tools for monetizing your website?
Good quality content will always be in big demand for webmasters. They are eargerly searching for useful information that will benefit their readers. A webmaster will return to your site again and again if your content is right for their market. Wouldn't it be a nice complement if you would find your article in the next issue of a publisher's newsletter or ezine? On that note. wouldn't it be flattering to see an article you have written years ago on someone's website?
This is the sole reason for article marketing. getting your writing featured in various directories, high-traffic websites, blogs, and forums. By marketing with articles, you are establishing your credibility and trustworthy reputation online. and the end result spells profit.
If you've been dabbling in article marketing for awhile, why not take it to the next level by converting it into even more profit? How you ask?
There are sites that you can actually be compensated for your writing. Yes, that's right! You can be paid for writing articles. Why not make even more money with your articles? Do I have your attention now?
I am listing four of the most popular article writing sites below
helium. com - Get paid for your articles, enter contests, and more
ehow. com - They have an awesome article writers compensation program and pay monthly through paypal.
associatedcontent. com - They pay for articles and pay through paypal.
constantcontent. com - This is a members-based site where your articles are purchased.
Important: The sites above are for USA members only. Read all the information carefully on each site for full details.
There are also other writing opportunities for you to make more income if you are currently writing articles. or writing in general. If you've accumulated a collection of articles that have been written by you, why not create an ebook including a compilation of your articles and sell it? There are many marketers out there that are doing this and quite successfully. The earning possibilities are endless with ebooks. Another possibility would be to offer marketing courses and sell them as ebooks. Something else to think about, you can start your own ebook affiliate program for even more profit.
Do you like blogging? If so, there are many blogging opportunities available to add to your streams of income. Many bloggers and webmasters are willing to pay for your writing services. Blogs have become increasingly popular and as a result. a lot of webmasters are converting their websites over to blogs. They also rank faster in search engines then a standard website due to constant updating with blog entries. An excellent place to start looking for blogging jobs is problogger. net. Click on "Job Board" to get started searching.
Freelance writing would be another option you could look into to make some extra income. Some webmasters simply don't have enough time for all their projects and are looking more into outsourcing. Maybe they need book reviews or press releases written. it could be a wide variety of things. They then hire freelance writers to get the job done.
Some good places to start looking into freelancing
Guru. com
Allfreelancework. com
Elance. com
As you can see, there are many writing options open to you if you have been writing for awhile. Take full advantage of your writing skills. There are a lot of possibilities out there if you are willing to do the work.
Article Written By Tammy Embrich
