Does anyone know of a good place to start looking for ways to work from home?

Question

i recently quit my job and i dont wanna just sit around the house and not contribute anything. i dont want to spend alot of money starting it up but i know you cant make money unless u spend it. any advice would be helpful.

Answer 1

There are many legitimate work from home opportunities available to you. There are also many scams out there. You will need to do your home work to keep from getting burned.

I have a BS degree in engineering and for several years I worked as a structural engineer on nuclear power plants. So you may find that I am giving you a few more details than you desire. But that is how engineers are! Eventually I went off to Bible College and began pastoring full time. As a pastor I was not making enough money to support my family of four. Forsaking my calling was not an option. Neither did I desire to go back to work in corporate America. Traffic, bosses, and other considerations pushed me to work from home.

The first thing you need to decide is, are you looking for a JOB or a business opportunity. Each one is very different. A job may offer you more security and a steady paycheck but you are building the owners dreams not yours. A job should not have any or very little start cost because the owner is taking care of the overhead.

A business is not a job. You are the owner and you are the one taking the risk. But you are also the one that will reap the rewards for your success. You are working toward your dreams not someone else’s. Yes, with a business of your own there will be a start up cost. But as you know even a child’s lemonade stand has a start up cost. The parents may buy the lemons, sugar, and paper cups for them but there is a start up cost.

So first decide do you desire a job where you may have security but you are helping someone else achieve their dreams. Or do you desire a business of your own. You take the risk but you also reap the rewards of your success. For me I am willing to take the risk of building my own business.

If you decide to start your own business there are some things to consider. First, you need to decide how much money you are willing to invest to get started. Yes there is a cost to start a business, even when starting a lemonade stand.

Second, you need to decide if you desire to market a product or a service. Which ever you do make sure that it is a commodity that is in demand. To learn more about this watch Brilliant Compensation at http://www.DoesThisMakeSense.com

Third, I suggest you make sure the company has been around for some years. Over 90% of businesses fail in their first year. Then the majority of the other 10% fail in the next 4 years. So chose a business that has some time on its’ side.

Fourth, make sure the compensation is worth your time and effort.

Fifth, make sure the person you are working with has the ability to mentor and coach you. Most home base businesses fail because the person does not get any one on one mentoring. No successful business person makes it on their own. They always have a source for coaching and mentoring. The source is often the combination of books and individuals.

I know this has been long but I hope it has been of value for you. Much success as you go through this journey of life. You will have success.

To check out what I do type in http://www.EasyLivingNow.com in your web browser.

Brian

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

I've been doing some work with www.elance.com the past week, all the work is home based, data entry, transcription etc. The only thing is you're competing against people from countries where the hourly rate of pay is a lot lower, so not sure if it would be worth it for you.

Also have a look at the jobs listed here, most are applicable to us,canada,europe, its quite good, thats where I found the above link.

http://dataentry-jobsearch.blogspot.com/

Its been updated today to include some Craft type jobs which can be done from home, mainly re-distribution, but it possible to make good money from it if you work hard.

So many online jobs are out there. In fact, to do any online job, you need not want to invest anything. Make sure, you dont pay anything to get jobs online. It is just that need to pick the one that suits you the best. I hope this helps you and I believe you will find the online job that you love the most. Thanks

http://freelance-data-entry.blogspot.com...

http://online-survey-income.blogspot.com...

Answer 5

you can earn some extra cash by doing some online surveys, You can't make a living out of it but you can earn from $10 to $?? per survey.

First try some free Paid survey sites. If you don't know any sites you can get a list of paid survey sites at

www.  FreeSurveyList   .co.cc

Answer 6

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can view the links below to see that they are legit. If you sign up and don't

mind please use the email address [e-mail] as your referrer. If you

have any questions feel free to contact me.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0...

http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/new...

http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRele...

Answer 7

I've setup a website which describes the best methods to find a real work from home job. I only include links to genuine websites for data entry and work at home jobs.

If you need any more help please send me a private message on yahoo.

http://my-data-entry.blogspot.com/

Others I've found which have been very useful:

http://www.elance.com/p/landing/provider... (Data entry and home office type jobs)

http://working-from-home-ireland.blogspo...

http://www.guru.com/pro/index.aspx (mainly IT and Admin jobs)

http://www.working-from-home-jobs.com/

Answer 8

would you be interested in writing?

You could setup a blog or website, this is completely free.  Once you have added some good content, you can start to earn money from advertising.  I know you wont make a huge income from this, but it would get you started working from home.  

Pick a topic which you are very interested in, and write a piece on that everyday.

I've given step by step instructions on how to create a website for free, and then add adverts to it so you can start generating income.

Any questions please leave a comment on this blog.

http://your-first-blog.blogspot.com/

I've also found some useful information on these blogs, it helps you to earn small amounts of money from data entry, surveys, receiving telephone calls, reading adverts in emails and online selling.

http://genuinedataentry.blogspot.com/

http://american-data-entry.blogspot.com/

Answer 9

You are right about that.  You can't make money unless you spend money.  I do know an article that was written a while back on home based business opportunities with several different industries to look into.  I'm not sure what your interests are, or what income level you want, so I'm not sure who to refer you over to.  However, I do know quite a few people that have their own home based business and work from home.  Some have child daycare centers, some have businesses in the telecommunications industry, and others have other things.  I suggest you look at the article and take it from there.

http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-eqfAfFMlc...

Answer 10

Want to earn extra money taking surveys for free??!!!!

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Answer 11

Try it here

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Answer 12

I run a home based business.  It has a simple process, though it takes some work.  If you want to take a look at it, let me know!

Answer 13

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