Looking for a work at home job. Help?
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| Hey folks! I live in a very small town, with next to zero job opportunities. So. Do any of you know of a good website that offers work at home jobs, that pay at least minimum wage, and let me work when I want to, and not when I don't want to? It matters not what the job is, as long as I can do it online, although some kind of typing job would be best, since that would be easy and my typing skills are rather good ;) Thanks! (I've tried googling this question, but so many results come up, how can I tell which ones are scams, and which are real?) |
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| Be very careful most 'work from home' jobs ask you to put up a upfront cash amount (DONT) if they want you to work for them why should you have to pay for the privilege. If you want to work from home find one that you DONT have to pay for. |
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| Well, yes, typing is easy, when your doing it for fun, but I imagine doing something like typing pointless data into a computer 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, week after week... It'll lose its shine! :D Basically, I would stay well clear of work at home schemes, they all prey on people like yourself that have time on their hands. Thing that gets me Mr W, is that your a farmer, you grow things, and as such, you could tender to all things shrubbery too... So why dont you go self employed as a bit of a gardener, get yourself a van, get some cards out and about... You could mow lawns, do a drop of turfing, do all the maintaining, like watering etc etc, heck, get yourself some seeds and a few plastic pots and see if you can sell some of them too, do hanging baskets or even make Christmas Wreaths. You live on a farm for christs sake, use the bugger!!! :P Dabz |
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| Buggery, I forgot, you live smack bang in the middle of a desert! :D In that case, move... Go forth and propagate! ;) I know its a biggy, upping sticks and what not, but, theres been a good few times when all wasnt well workwise where I live and I've had to go where work is, I lived in London for one and a half years, worked in Slough, Windsor, Bristol, Sheffield, Nottingham, York and the last place was Blackburn! Sometimes, going a way is the only way. EDIT: Shite, forgot, I was in Liverpool for 8 months too! Dabz Last edited 2010 |
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| Just upped sticks myself and moved 45 miles to the south coast. A little off topic but doesnt that face look like ming the merciless's father ROFL :) |
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| Its tough to find good work from home. I have done it before and to be honest you really have to like your house, because it consumes you. you could always buy a webcam some oil and.... never mind :D Last edited 2010 |
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| If you have good creative writing and English grammar skills, then I recommend you consider writing articles and selling them at http://www.constant-content.com/ . Your spelling and grammar skills will need to be spot on, and you will need to be able to write interesting content. I recommend doing significant research into the requirements of writing articles first, though. You'll find a lot of article writing resources listed on the Constant Content website. Last edited 2010 |
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| Start with writing about making your games |
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| Have you tried doing 'temp' work with a recruitment agency...the types of jobs can be quite varied (anything from basic data entry to other office work or if you want to get your hands dirty there's the more industrial jobs)...although I don't know how small your town/city is so this may not be relevant. I guess you are in the US, so the employment situation is probably different there than where I am - meaning I probably can't give too much relevant advice. |
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| Do any of you know of a good website that offers work at home jobs, that pay at least minimum wage, and let me work when I want to, and not when I don't want to? Aren't we all looking for something like this? A comfortable way to check out of the rat race and finally be free from the daily commute and brain-killing office jobs...? |
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| Homework has its pros as well its cons. If you've done both, you know that. |
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| @EdZup I'm definitely going to be wary of anyone that request money from me upfront ;) A little off topic but doesnt that face look like ming the merciless's father ROFL :) LOL! I made him using Makehuman, and a little editing with paint shop pro. He's an evil scientist named Dr. Follet. @Dabz I usually do end up selling any excess produce I grow, but due to the fact that I do live in a semi-desert, even growing enough produce for the family is a tad difficult. You live on a farm for christs sake, use the bugger!!! :P The main source of my family's income, is selling yarn made out of wool from our sheep and goats(Plus hats and gloves, spun with the yarn). So we're already making income off of the farm, I'm just looking for some extra :) Sometimes, going a way is the only way. Certainly something I've considered, but I would prefer to explore other options first. @D4NM4N Your input, is greatly appreciated... lol. @Bill StanBrook Definitely a link I'll be checking out. Thanks! @Skully An interesting idea, but in all likely-hood, the great majority of people out there could care less ;) @Matty Have you tried doing 'temp' work with a recruitment agency...the types of jobs can be quite varied (anything from basic data entry to other office work or if you want to get your hands dirty there's the more industrial jobs)...although I don't know how small your town/city is so this may not be relevant. Not much of an option. The number of businesses located in town can be counted on 1 hand ;) @Winni Tis true, that a lot of people are looking for something similar. However, I hope to be one of the ones who succeeds. @Taumel Very nicely put. Thanks folks! |
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| Just be very wary of any offers you may get, because the whole "work from home for just the hours you want"-market appears to be made up mostly of scammers. Even if they don't charge money up-front, there's also plenty that just don't pay you after you've already performed services for them. If you do find a company or get an offer, make sure to do some online digging to found out more about the company first to make sure they're legit. Better safe than sorry. :-? By the way: even though you live in the middle of nowhere in the semi-desert, doesn't mean that there is nothing you can do. Crazy example: I was reading an article the other day in our paper a while back about some local making massive amounts of money online simply by selling authentic tumbleweeds over the internet for $10-$20 a piece. Some people were apparently buying them for the noverlty value, or for use as props in plays, movies, etc. While they may pile up in your yard by themselves for us semi-desert folks, they're a bit harder to come by for people in many other states. There can be markets for many weird things, if you know how to tap into them. :-? |
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| wow, that is weird. tumbleweeds, lol! I've already found one apparent scammer. It was a site that actually looked pretty good, until I decided to check up on the fact that they were, according to their site, registered with the Better Business Bureau. I searched on BBB's website, and didn't find em anywhere ;) Still, there must be some decent websites out there. I should find one sooner or later... |
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| If you make crafted goods, then you could also try selling them on Ebay, and on niche auction sites such as http://www.etsy.com/ , http://www.bonanza.com/ (formerly bonanzle.com), etc. Here's a list of other auction sites I have:- http://www.ioffer.com/ Free to list. Sale fee may be slightly too high: http://www.ioffer.com/info/fees_and_credit_policy Traffic Rank in US: 932 http://www.ecrater.com/ (registered) Completely free for listings, sales, and stores. Stores allow unlimited items. May only allow Google Checkout for payments. Traffic Rank in US: 1,103 http://www.blujay.com/ Completely free for listings, sales, and stores. Nice looking site. Established in 1998 Traffic Rank in US: 11,448 [registered] http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites Free listings. Classifieds site. http://www.easymud.com/ Free to list and low sale fees. Low traffic, low competition. May be worth it, but make it a low priority. Traffic Rank in US: 428,229 http://www.hibidder.com/ Free to list and low sale fees. Low traffic, low competition. May be worth it, but make it a low priority. Traffic Rank in US: 166,544 http://www.cqout.com/ Free to list, with a small sale fee. Registration fee: £1.75 (One-Off) Apparently a high traffic, and highly regarded site. International site, with country specific listings. Members are verified. Traffic Rank in US: 71,785 http://www.wensy.com/ Apparently free. Traffic Rank in US: 75,685 Ugly site. http://www.webidz.com/ No listing or sale fees. Seller Verification Fee - 5.00 USD, flat fee Traffic Rank in US: 65,772 http://www.thefreeauction.com/ No listing or sale fees. Seller Verification Fee: USD 10.00, flat fee Not much competition. Traffic Rank in US: 305,411 -- Unchecked -- http://www.myauctionplanet.com/ http://www.onlineauction.com/ http://www.biddersnsellers.com/cgi-bin/Auction http://cozybug.com/ - Local auctions only? http://www.hibidder.com/ http://www.usiff.com/ http://www.plunderhere.com/auction/cgi-bin/Auction http://us.ebid.net/ - List Paypal as a partner. http://www.gumtree.com/ - Apparently owned by eBay http://auctionfire.com/ - Unattractive design http://www.auctionquests.com/ http://www.auction-warehouse.com/ http://www.auctivacommerce.com - Costs $10 a month plus fees http://www.hoobly.com/ http://www.intershopzone.com/ http://www.kijiji.com/ - Owned by eBay. Classifieds site. https://mgvliquidations.com/ http://www.milbid.com/ http://www.neoloch.com/ http://www.officehax.com/ http://www.profitsharingauction.com/ http://www.qxbid.com/ http://www.tradus.com/ http://www.specialistauctions.com/ http://ubidright.com/cgi-bin/Auction http://www.ubid.com/ - Apparently free to list, but they do their own transactions, and there is a 15 day delay in getting paid for sales. http://www.usfreeads.com/ - Free ads site. Apparenently generates low sales, but can be used to source traffic. http://www.bid-alot.com/ http://www.tompee.com/ |
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| Certainly something I've considered, but I would prefer to explore other options first. Well, good luck Werdna, really though, I'm only going off my neck of the woods... Currently, where I live, theres sod all too, since the recession hit, everyman and his trowel has been finished from one company or another, and the vast majority of them has gone on to start their own plastering business (Where plastering is my trade). I was in Blackburn last year, got laid off just before Christmas, I looked at starting up self employed again as a plasterer back home, but wasnt keen because there really isnt enough work and everyone is buying the work (As in, just making enough), then I managed to hit lucky and now I'm doing the full building thing, after picking up heaps of work, and when I say heaps, I mean, at least another year and a half of work lined up. I was extremely fortunate in that regard, but if the circumstance were different, I know for a fact that I'd have to head back down south to earn a decent bit of wedge again, probably London again, live in some cheap shit hole and only come home one weekend every fortnight... But the reality is, if thats what it takes, then I have to do it! Anyhoo, hope you find something me auld fruit! Dabz |
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| Another site you may want to look at is http://www.fiverr.com/ ("The place for people to share things they're willing to do for $5"). This site has a good reputation, and I've heard of people making good money there if they have a winning strategy for using the site to their advantage. There are some similar sites available that use the same principle, but for $10 and $20 amounts. I can't recall the URLs for them, but some Googling may turn them up. |
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| wow, thanks for all the links Bill! Much appreciated :) @Dabz Sounds like you're doing pretty good right now Dabz! Congrats :) |
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| Also, if you decide to do article writing then there's a website called Grammarly ( http://www.grammarly.com/ ) which will check your articles for spelling and grammar issues. The subscription fee for the site is $20 a month or a little under $100 a year, and they have a 7 day free trial. |
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