Finding a Legitimate Work from Home Job

Anna T
So you want to work from home. Well, you're certainly not alone! Everyone has their own reasons for wanting to find a legitimate work from home job. Maybe you're a stay at home parent who doesn't want to leave your kids, a college student who needs extra cash while you work your way through school or maybe you're disabled and working outside your home would be difficult for you. Regardless of your reasons for needing to find work at home, there are plenty of ways you can do it.

Home Call Center Work
These jobs involve the use of a phone, and having no background noise is very important. You'll have to have a headset and be able to take incoming customer service calls for a variety of different companies. You may be doing everything from offering tech support to helping people settle their satellite bills. It all depends on the company you're working for and what contracts with different businesses they have. One of the most well-known companies that hire home workers to take incoming calls is West at Home. They are reputable, have been around for a long time, and many people are very content working for them.

Writing
If you don't like taking calls, what about writing? If you have a fairly decent grasp on the English language, you can make money for writing short articles for people. One of the best places to get started doing this is Textbroker. They hire writers - even non-professional ones with no previous experience - to submit content for their clients. Textbroker acts as the go-between their clients and their writers. You can choose from a variety of different writing assignments on their writing board, all of which pay differently. If the client is pleased with your work, you'll be paid. One of the best things about Textbroker is that the company offers a legitimate work from home job while also helping you sharpen up your writing skills. Textbroker regularly reviews your work and points out areas where you could improve. As your writing improves, you can move up in level on their site, which means you can make more money for what you write.

Getting Paid for Your Advice
Do you consider yourself an expert on any particular topic? If you do, you can sign up as an expert at several different sites and charge whatever rate you want for doling out your advice. Live Person and Just Answer are two of the best places to get started doing this. With Live Person, you're paid monthly, and you can list yourself as an expert in any topic. You can choose to communicate with clients either through email, chat, or phone, and your rate for each service is up to you. The more customers you work with, the higher your feedback rating becomes, and the more prominently you will be listed in their directory. The end result is potentially more clients, and more money. Many, many people are making a decent income giving advice on Live Person. If you are looking for a legitimate work at home job, this is definitely one you should think of checking out.

Published by Anna T

Anna is freelance writer and stay at home mom. In addition to submitting content on a variety of topics for the Yahoo! Contributor Network and other sites, Anna also devotes lots of time to her personal blog...  View profile

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