How do I find a "work at home" job that isn't a start your own business or stuff envelope job?

I have to disagree what a couple of the posters have to say that work at home jobs are scams. There are quite a few legitimate companies out there. Problem is everyone wants to work from home these days, so the competition is tough to obtain a telecommuting position. There's places like Alpine, West etc. They are not businesses that you venture in for yourself. These are "jobs" working for someone else. The pay isn't as good as having your own business, but I think it's what your looking for a normal "job".

Depends on your education and skills. If you're a dynamite typist, you can apply for work at a legal transcription firm in your city, where you transcribe the tapes from recorded depositions and examinations.

Fluent in more than one language? Become a translator.

Advanced degree-holders can usually scare up some work as a technical writer in their field.

SO many people are trying to get reference income rather than telling you how to find the jobs. I personally worked for Cloud 10 and wish I had never left! Great job, good pay...had to leave because of pregnancy issues. I just tried text121 and didn't like it (adult natured text chat). I am going to list as many companies I can think of, but there are plenty more:

Cloud 10 Corporation
Westat
Ticketpuller.com
Axion
textperts.com

I have subscribed to a list, which I believe ran my $10 for one month. The site is www.the-homeworker.com There are plenty of jobs. Another list I got off of ebay is at www.jobscolumn.com and I paid a one time fee of about $8.00 the jobscolumn gives hundreds of legitimate opportunities. Also, try guru.com and elance.com

Good luck! There are places that are great, you just have to work hard to find that diamond in the rough! Also, if you apply and are accepted for Cloud 10, I think it is a $35 background check fee. It is well worth it because it is a legit job.

Here are a few:
West
Westat
Alpine Access
Teletech

All customer service type jobs.

Have you tried ChaCha? They are a REAL job that you actually have to apply and be hired for. Not a stupid pyramid scam, or something you have to pay for.

They are a service where customers can text in a question about ANYTHING, and a real person (called a ChaCha guide) sends them back the answer. You work at home from your own computer, using the ChaCha "universe" program to find the answers. Its really simple. Guides average $4-9 an hour, but the really good people make 10-15.

Its not a great paying job or anything, but its something simple to do at home. You have to be able to type well, and know how to use search engines. You can work whenever you want, there are no restrictions.

Go to ChaCha.com and click "become a guide". That will answer your questions, and take you to the application. Use my email address as the person who referred you. mrs.mama21@yahoo.com Contact me at any time if you need help during the application and training process.

There are lots of it compiled here.

I work from home myself and list the opportunities here so that others may also benefit: http://homebizjobs.blogspot.com/

I tried over 15 opportunities in the course of 2 years so I have some great information for you plus a list of top 10 work at home scams!

I am a mother of two little girls who are actually tugging on my arm as I write this so I will try to be brief. Many people are looking for work from home companies. All the scams definitely create a big problem but also, there is a problem of people misunderstanding the difference between work from home "jobs" and work from home opportunities. There really are not work from home “jobs”. To get that you have to start working for a company in their offices first, then they MAY allow you to take the job home.

Most of the work from home opportunities that are legitimate offers are not an hourly pay type job. They are business opportunities that help you in starting your own business from your home. What you should do first is to decide if you are simply looking for an hourly rate type job or if you are looking for more of an opportunity for additional income such as what you would make in your own business being your own boss from home. Small home businesses have some small costs involved, less than $500 to start is reasonable and I would stay away from those wanting $1000-$5000. It doesn’t cost that much to start and run a home business so you shouldn’t pay it.

If you are coming across places that say free then I would RUN don’t walk the other way! They never are. I tried them many a times and 3 weeks later I had to buy this and 6 weeks later that. After 6 months these “free businesses” had cost me over $800 on average.

After trying 15 things I now work about 18-25 hours per week for a National Medical Healthcare Company. This is a nationally known and reputable home business which is what you need to make sure you are looking for. I have been with the company almost a year and a half now and I make over $4500 a month! In your first month, depending on how many hours you can work, I have seen people make anywhere from $500 to over $2500. And your income will increase each month because you get paid residual income as well.

The best part is they have 401(k), direct deposit, life insurance and a benefits package most of which you get from day one. In addition, there are no products, no hard selling or pushing, no cold calling, no home parties and no telemarketing! That was VERY important to me. I absolutely love working with them and I can't believe I am making what I am making and in so few hours per week. The neat thing is there are other people on your team that you work with so you are never alone. You have great team support and you get to know the other people on your team pretty well.

I was a bit apprehensive at first because I know a lot of companies are not legit but this company is the number one National Medical Benefits Company in the US. They are a member of the US Chamber of Commerce, and the National Association of Dental Plans and the owner of the company actually sits on the board of The Consumer Health Alliance to which we are also members. Also they were featured in “The New York Times”, “Wall Street Journal” “Time Magazine” “American Medical Review” and even in the May 2008 issue of “Parents Magazine”. Even “60 Minutes” did a big special on this home based business.

Even more then all this is they are accepted at over 100,000 retailers nationwide. These are fortune 500 companies like Sears, Target, K-mart, Rite Aid, CVS, Wal-mart, Publix and more. These companies would never work with a company that was anything less than reputable.

You can research the company at www.workathomeplus.net

TOP 10 WORK AT HOME SCAMS:

10. Craft Assembly

9. Medical Billing

8. Email/Rebate Processing

7. "A List of Companies Looking for Home workers!"

6. "Just pay for and take this class first” Then we’ll give or find you a job!

5. Typing At Home / Data Entry

4. "Turn Your Computer Into a Money-Making Machine!"

3. Pyramid Schemes (this is NOT the same as Multi-Level Marketing MLM)

2. Chain Letters/Emails ("Make Money Fast")

1. Envelope Stuffing

Please beware of these scams. There are some legit home businesses out there so be careful. Look for companies in business over 10 years. Look for companies with a needed product or service, something you would be proud to represent. Look for companies that have a national reputation and are members of the US Chamber of Commerce.

As for those of you who say…..”I want to work from home but I don’t want to have to pay for anything”. Well, that’s great! But it will never happen. Let’s be honest, there is no such thing as a free lunch. If it is a true honest home business you need to expect to pay. Mr. Walt Disney didn’t start the Disney empire “without paying for anything”. Neither did Mr. Sam Walton, owner of Wal-Mart.

If you want to learn about REAL home businesses visit: workathomeplus.net

www.workathomeplus.net.

Good luck to you in your search. A

Well there is one legit home based assembly job I have found. It is work but you will get paid. The link is below please use it because they will pay me a referral commision if you choose to sign up. You simply make cross necklaces and they by them back from you. You may also sell them at flea markets or swap meets.

http://www.myaffiliateprogram.com/u/cross/t.asp?id=6108

Here is a link to a page full of links to phone answering jobs from home:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_there_any_work_at_home_jobs_on_the_internet
Thanks and Be Blessed, Doug

If you enjoy learning new things, finding answers on the Internet, and helping others get the information they need, then ChaCha may have
a job for you!
Visit www.chacha.com/guidesignup
for more information.

I work for ChaCha and pretty quickly have started making money. No money required to start working ... I enjoy it so far. I can answer any questions you have.... and if you like please say lil_dixiedarling@yahoo.com sent you as a referral.

You can find a list of legitimate companies that hire for inbound call work at http://www.Mumworkathome.com - this a free site that also has lists of companies that hire for all kinds of jobs for home workers.

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