Finding Work at Home

I want to apologize, I’ve been busy so this blog isn’t as active as I’d like it to be; don’t post as often as I’d like. Hopefully soon I’ll be able to post more than once a week. Here are some things I’ve looked into though to keep it going.

Are you creative? Do you like to scrapbook, paint, sew or anything else? Why don’t you produce your favorite things in large numbers and open an online shop to sell your items. Might as well get paid to do what you like right?
Here are some no fee online marketplaces.

http://blujay.com/
http://www.buyitsellit.com/
http://www.ecrater.com/

If you need creative ideas the possibilities are endless; painting, sculpting, scrap booking, photography. Sewing things like purses or clothes; things people need. You can also give your crafts away as gifts and attach a web address for them to purchase more on their own. Be sure to upload photos to your online shop otherwise people most likely wont make a sale.

Amazon Mechanical Turk is another place to look for work at home. You’re completing tasks that computers just can’t do.

MAGAZINE WRITING

http://www.highlights.com/custserv/customerservicesubgateway2main.jsp?iCategoryID=203 - This is a job writing for Highlights. They don’t accept email or fax submissions.

http://www.videomaker.com/ - Writers with experience in video production.

http://www.backwoodshome.com/docs/writerguidelines.html - Backwoods Home Magazine

http://www.dccomics.com/mad/?action=submissions - MAD Magazine is looking for comedy writers

http://www.mothering.com/sections/submission_guidelines/submission_guidelines.html - Mothering Magazine

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I’m not sure if these listings require a degree. I did a quick look and couldn’t find anything on it. You could apply if this job interests you and see if they respond back or simply send them an email.  They do usually require you type a certain number of words per minute though. (WPM = Words Per Minute)

http://www.waywithwords.info/index.php?m=1 - They work in radio, TV, Market research, and more.

http://www.viabletechnologies.com/jobs.php

One company that I recently spent some time looking into is Wealthy Affiliate. Now I have not yet joined myself, I will. But I wanted to share it with the rest of you.

http://www.wealthyaffiliate.com/

Wealthy Affiliate provides you with support and training; they teach you how to make money online. From all the blogs and posts I’ve read on this company it’s not a get rich scam and it does take work. The more time you put into it the more you’ll make. I’ve also read in a number of blogs and posts that if you put the time into it, it will pay for itself. (Most claim to have made about $200 in the first month but it picks up after that.)
Now it’s important to know this is a learning tool, a university that teaches you the basics. It’s for beginners and experts. It costs $39 dollars a month or $29 if you pay for the year in advance.
I did a pretty long thorough search yesterday and could find very little that was said badly about this company so I’d recommend looking into it yourself. (Look into, don’t just take my word please!)

Another type of site is the GPT sites; stands for ‘get paid to’. You can get paid to read emails, blog, play games, take surveys, and more. You need to be careful of some of these sites because just like some other work at home sites there are a lot of scams. I personally don’t like these kind of sites because they flood your email with spam and constantly call you. You’re required to give them the correct information too otherwise you wont get paid for it and it could cause your account to get deleted.  I received phone calls at the most random times, like 11 at night and even after filling out the survey some required I clicked “read” in an email to prove it was my account. Not everyone is unhappy with these kind of sites though and if you’re looking for one I recommend looking into cashcrate.com.

HUMAN RESOURCES

http://www.virtualaccountants.com/careers.html - Good phone skills, Recruiting skills

http://www.pioneerstaffing.com/careersAtPioneer.html - Check out their home office requirements at the bottom of the page.

http://www.baileyrecruiting.com/ - Ability to follow rules and instructions, 1 year experience

FINANCE

http://www.wordsru.com/jobs.php - At least 2 years of experience as an editor, copy-editor or proofreader are required. Check link for other requirements.

CREATIVE

http://www.lollypins.com/ - Earn .30 cents for each button sold with your design

http://www.stockxpert.com/support/help/8 - Make money selling your images

http://wallblank.com/pages/artists - Selling your artwork

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http://www.med-scribe.com/careerOpp.html - Work from anywhere in the US

http://www.statiq.com/index_004.htm - Medical Transcriptioner

http://www.ascendhealthcare.com/employment.html - Minimum three years acute care facilities experience.  See link for more details