Is anyone working from home?

Question

I got high-speed Internet and 3 line digital phone system, including a fax-line.

Answer 1

I know a lot of people who work from home.  With the set up that you have already in place, if I were you I'd look into having a home based business.  You can make more money having a business and run it out of your home, then you will working for someone else.  Most home based jobs don't recquire the 3 line digital phone systems.  For some jobs it's good, but most you only need one line.  

Answer 2

here we go!!

• alpineaccess.com - virtual call center provider using home-based customer service agents

• arise.com - answer calls, e-mail and chat requests for global companies at home. Some users have reported a $13 background check fee, a $99 assessment test fee and other charges.

• convergysworkathome.com - be an independent contractor home agent providing customer care, human resources and billing services

• elance.com - links freelancers with employers in IT, graphic design, writing, engineering, translation, marketing, accounting and administrative and legal services

• intellicare.com - call center company that provides clinical and non-clinical telephone services to health plans, healthcare providers, and care managers nationwide

• liveops.com - virtual call center using remote and home-based agents. Requires $30 fee for background check

• msvas.com - this company has developed virtual assistant training programs for U.S. military spouses and U.S. Department of State Foreign Service spouses

• teamdoubleclick.com - be a virtual assistant

• wahm.com - an online magazine for work-at-home moms

• west.com - be an "at-home-agent," with duties including obtaining, entering and verifying customer information, answering questions, resolving issues, explaining sales features or offering additional products or services

• workingsolutions.com - be a home-based customer service agent

• workplacelikehome.com - an active discussion forum where you'll discover lots of job leads

One bit of advice before you take the leap into a work-at-home opportunity: Take an inventory of your talent, add a dash of creativity to your thinking and come up with a plan that suits you.

• If you sew well, do alterations for others.

• If you have a good grasp of a particular subject, tutors are always needed.

• Good with a computer? Consider teaching others how to use one. You might also want to do computer work for college and graduate students. Try putting up flyers around your area as well as the local colleges and universities.

• Create personal websites for friends and neighbors. Parents might want to purchase one from you as a gift for a child. It can used for photos and 'firsts' as the child is growing. This makes a great gift to the parents of a newborn!

• Are you handy with crafts? Costume jewelery making and selling can be aimed at school-aged girls or adults, and all well-priced gift items sell well especially before the holiday season.

The list can go on as long as you align your talents with services or products others need. Be imaginative and create a job! If you choose to go the standard work-at-home route, heed these warnings from the Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureau.

Answer 3

There are a few legitimate data entry companies but are not hiring and have large waiting lists (1-2yrs). The majority of data entry jobs you seen online are scams. A real company will want you to have skills (fast typing, 10 key), may want you to know excel, and will usually ask that you have high speed internet. Once in a long while you may found one online on a job website but it is rare.

One option is to freelance and bid for data entry jobs. However, you are bidding along with many people and often other countries-so you may have to bid really low just to get a job and/or project.

Another option is to offer data entry services to businesses in your area. It can be done, I know people who have done this but it is not easy to do.

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

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