Monday, October 5, 2009

Companies That Hire Home Workers


Our economy is in a state of turmoil. This leads us to a question many people are asking these days. Are there any legitimate work at home jobs to be found? The short answer is yes, however, there are not as many as you might think... considering all the interest there is in working at home. They can be difficult to find to say the least.


However, persistant and aggressive individuals are landing these jobs every day. There are companies that hire employees and contractors to work outside the office and you can find work at home job listings online.

People who are looking for home jobs will need to spend a fair amount of time searching for legitimate opportunities, as well as a significant amount of time screening out frauds.


Getting Started There are quite a few people who transitioned from a traditional job to working out of their home. This is an arrangement made with their employer to work some or all of time at home. Highly skilled and valuable employees are much more likely to negotiate a situation like this.


Basically, companies choose to allow this rather than losing a valuable employee. Most of these people are moms who work part-time from the office and part-time from home in order to accommodate their children's class schedules. In most of these cases, employees, who had a good track record, negotiated flexible work hours


Companies That Employ Home Workers If you know how and where to look... you can find businesses that employ people to work from their homes. Check the sites that list work at home jobs.

Some of these are cover territorial and geographic areas, for an insurance company or consumer products. You might be invloved with sales or customer service. Some require you to split your time between being on the road and in your home office. There are also recruiting, scheduling, technical, writing, and telemarketing jobs available. In many cases, these positions are part-time, commission-based, or pay an agreed amount for a specific project.


In other cases, you can work as a home based agent where you are an employee of the company who works from a home office, providing customer service to client companies. Virtual assistants provide administrative, secretarial, and clerical support, as well as creative and/or technical services for clients.


Doctors and attorneys employ work at home transcriptionists. There are also magazines, websites, and book publishers who hire home typists for technical and academic writing. These jobs are usually independent contractors who transcribe and edit dictated reports onto their home computer. Online tutors work for internet based companies that offer help, within a variety of subject areas, to students of all ages.


If you're looking to make a some extra money, Paid Surveys and Mystery Shopping are viable options, but make sure you have realistic expectations. These are highly competitive opportunities and the companies usually provide income testimonials on their websites from their best earners.


Full-time and part-time jobs that provide benefits like insurance, a retirement plan, vacations, and sick leave are extremely difficult to locate.



The exception is those who have experience in a business sector which requires someone to be highly skilled with advanced technical knowledge. In other words... if you are an MBA or Computer Programmer then the home job might find you.


Otherwise, a work at home job with benefits is like looking for a needle in a haystack.


Be Flexible Flexibility is essential to successfully working from home. If you will consider a freelance or contract job or are willing to combine a couple of part-time positions, you'll have a much better chance of success in finding something. It's also very important to take the time to search for positions and to thoroughly research an opportunity before acceptance.


Finding Legitimate Work at Home Jobs Finding a real work at home job is obviously more difficult than landing a more traditional job. Despite all the online classified ads and postings, there aren't as many as you would think. Those that are available may require you to relocate or live in a specific geographic territory. You should also be prepared to spend at least some time in the office. Others may be part-time or freelance, so, you may need to keep your eyes open for something else on an ongoing basis. .


You should clearly understand that the skills needed for home employment will be about the same as those needed for working in an office. You need both the background experience and the skills necessary to do the job. You'll also need a home office with phone, fax, computer, printer, software, and other basic office equipment.


Getting Started with a Work From Home Job Search First off, consider yourself employed full time searching for your home job. Commit to as many hours per week to your search as you would spend working. If you're looking for a full-time job, work full-time hours seeking employment. Make sure you have an updated and current resume listing all your good qualities.


Networking is still the best strategy for finding online work at home. Develop contacts - friends, family, neighbors, high school & college alumni, and even trusted co-workers. There are the Newsgroups, Discussion Groups and Job Search Forums - These can help generate information and job leads. Go to Google and enter these keyword search phrases.


Use a direct approach and ask for job opening leads or else ask for information and advice. Contact everyone you know and tell them you want to work from home.


Work at Home Websites Review the websites that post work at home jobs and look through all the listings and if the site has one...take advantage of the Resume Posting section. That way companies seeking employers will be able to find your resume.

Use the job search engines using terms like "work at home" "telecommute" and "freelance." Next, search the online job banks using keywords like "work at home" "telecommute" and "telecommuting" Searching Monster.com, for example, using "telecommuting" as a keyword generates almost 200 listings. "Work at home" generates close to a 1000 positions. Searching Yahoo! HotJobs will bring similar results.


This is a time when it make sense not to simply search the web search engines. I've found that searching for "work at home" most often brings up scams or web sites that want to charge you for providing "real" work at home jobs or for "proven successful" home business information. Rather, stick with the sites that focus on employment.


Be prepared to apply online. Once again have a current resume and cover letter ready to send. You may also need examples or work samples to send to prospective employers. Keep good records of where you've applied. Many of the same jobs are posted on multiple sites. This will prevent you from duplicating your efforts. .


Work From Home Scams: There are more work from home business opportunities than there are work from job listings, so home employment seekers must be careful when searching for and evaluating work at home income sources.


Take time to research the opening and the company including talking to others who work there. That way, you wont be scammed and you will be using your best efforts and best judgment to find a legitimate work from home job. Visit our "Definite Guide To Work At Home Scams" webpage for additional information.


Work at Home Suggestions:



* Be flexible - consider freelance work projects as well as full-time employment.



* If you have a job... ask your boss about the possibility of working some hours from home.



* Be patient and be prepared to spend time screening out frauds & scams and junk listings to get to legitimate positions.





About The Author*



Erich V Winnecke is a mentor to online income seekers and owns the Work-At-Home-Directory.Com website... which is for people who are interested in locating a work at home income source or starting a Home Based Business.

This article may be reprinted only if the About The Author's resource box is kept intact and all links remain live. All rights are reserved by the author.

Friday, September 25, 2009

Marketing for the Novice

Most marketing professionals started out with minimal, if any knowledge about making money online using a free affiliate program. Online marketing is a good
strategy to learn the necessary skills and better understand the product and service development for internet marketing. Affiliate marketing pros advertise other
websites services and/or products in order to earn a commission from the sale.

Accepted and proven techniques to profit from these programs and
become successful are available for anyone willing to make a commitment to learn a few things... There are four important things a novice must know to earn income
from affiliate companies.

1) A strong desire to attain success regardless of the obsticles in front of them. Patience and perserverence to achieve the goals for
earning money.

2) A good computer with a fast internet connection. There are plenty of free software sources online that will help with article writing,
templates, keyword phrase, website optimization for Search Engine listings, etc... you won't need to buy hardly any software to get started. A simple search at
Google willl help you locate what you need. Some research to include a reputable website like cnet.com should be considerd before you click
"download".

3) Time - you cannot gain the skills and knowledge you will need overnite. Affiliate marketing, for a beginner, can sometimes be
overwhelming. Start sloww and if you get discouraged... stop for the day and start new in the morning.

4) Action. You must use the knowledge and skills
obtained and put them togeting in an action plan. Set your goals... both short term and long term. Include what you intend to achieve and remember to put a time
frame on your goals. Once you get this far... you will be on your way towards online profits.

There are a lot of individuals who have the desire, along with
the computer knowledge who aren't willing to invest time involved needed to achieve success. Learning the skills is normally the obsticle most people can't
overcome. However, If they do take the time to learn what is needed, success is right around the corner.

Erich V Winnecke owns the Work At Home Directory.Com website which is for people who are interested in locating a work from home income source or starting a Home Based Business. If you have any questions visit his website at: Work At Home Jobs Directory.

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Working At Home Scams

There are very few people who haven’t at one time or another thought about starting an online or offline home based business.



The benefits obvious and appealing… work from home (heck even work in your PJ’s!), spend more time with your family, fire your boss, make more money…ect.



However when it comes to actually doing something about your dream of working from home most people won’t even get started. It’s sad to think that so many people are dying to work from home but sadly they probably never will.



In my experience as a network marketer I’ve heard a lot of reasons for not getting started but the biggest one by far is simply that they are afraid they are going to get scammed.



It’s not an irrational fear really. There are scams out there after all, and for a lot of people it can be hard to tell the difference. Some people might even say it’s impossible, but it’s not.



Spotting a home business scam is really very simple if you know what you’re looking for.



#1 Thing To Look For…



Lack of a product. It is 100% illegal to have a business and no product. When you are checking out a home based business for the first time make sure you find out what product you will be marketing.



While it’s good to find a product you can be passionate about you actually can make money even with a horrible product… lots of people have done it in the past. The product however, does have to exist.



If the person you are speaking with can’t tell you the product run and run fast. You’re about to get scammed.



#2 Thing To Look For…



A company’s reputation. Now listen to me when I say that you don’t have to sign up with a company that’s been around for 20 years or more. There are a lot of really great start up or ground floor companies out there.



However if you can’t find out anything about their corporate office (or they don’t have one), and you can’t find any real people just like you who are actually making money you’re probably dealing with a scam.



Scammers don’t like to put down too many roots so they won’t have a corporate office, they won’t have very many employees and they just generally won’t stay in one place for too long. Never… ever send money to someone who can’t give you at least a little bit of information about their company’s reputation.



#3 Thing To Look For…



They won’t tell you what you’ll be doing up front. Before you pay any money to someone to start a business you should know 3 things: the product, a little bit about the company its self and what you are going to be doing to make money.



Will you be selling the product? Will you be bringing other people into the business? Both? This is the final thing you should find out before becoming involved in a home based business.



Before I end this article here are a few other good points.



First of all just because someone asks for money up front doesn’t make it a scam. All real businesses cost money to start. After all if you were going to start a traditional business it would take money to get started right? An internet business is no different.



Most home based businesses require that you also get other people involved and help to train them. This is also not the mark of a scam. It’s just a business structure, no more no less.



Finally, just because you hear a few bad reviews about a business doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a scam. People leave companies all the time and sometimes they are angry. It is super easy to write an angry blog post or say something on the internet when you are upset. So make sure you really get your facts and make sure you’re not just listening to a jilted ex-business owner.



Follow these steps and you won’t be fooled by the scammers out there, and hopefully you’ll find an awesome business that can give you the kind of freedom that only working for yourself can provide!