Hey folks!

I had a question for the lot of you. My wife has been talking about staying home with our 6 month old and she has been looking into those stay at home job things you can do online.

My question is...... Are all these things a gimmick? You know? Just to get you to send them 99.99 for a crappy cd that tells you how to make some extra cash!?

If anyone knows of any reliable work from home jobs that are out there, please let me know. Because, the wife isn't getting any cash from me unless I know the jobs are legit.

Look into Recruiting for (Clinical Trials/Clinical Research Associates) or other fields... That is definitely a work from home possibility where you can make serious cash.

http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/...Pharmaceutical/

Rom,

I personally know of only 2 work-at-home jobs that are legit, meaning that I know someone who did it and made some supplemental money for the family. One is to open an in-home daycare and the other was to do medical transcription at home (assuming you have some contacts in the local doctor world and have medical terminology skills).

But I'd be interested in hearing others' success stories.

I have a friend in Toledo OH that does that from his house and also at college. He almost talked me into it, but I found out after some research that it was one of those pyramid schemes that would take 20 years until you might possibly become rich. I also could not live with myself for manipulating people for services that were somehow "legal."

You could become one of those people that throws parties (like Mary Kay and crafts and all). Some of my mom's friends did this. It's not a great salary by any means (I'm assuming), but it is something to do.

You could start writing a book and hope it becomes a bestseller, a made for tv movie, or a real motion picture.

This isn't really a fulltime work at home job per say, but I've made a decent amount from eBaying old junk. People will buy anything! Depending on what you have to sell over periods of time and how you sell it, you can make a substantial amount. I know people that have been successful selling high dollar things like cars, furniture, and Crest WhiteStrips on eBay. Spending about 10 minutes each night listing junk, I make about $75-100 a week selling stuff on eBay in addition to my fulltime job. More time and more junk = more money than that.

First off, I'm new, and I hope you don't mind me posting. This caught my eye because I spent 2-3 years looking for an "easy work at home" job and in general they are all scams. The most important thing to know is that you never ever should have to pay to work!!

When I got pregnant with my third child I knew that it was going to be quite a few years before I would be able to work out side of the home so I started researching medical transcription from home. I ended up signing up for a class online with PCDI for this and was finished right after having my third child. I was lucky enough to have met someone on the AOL message boards that was running a MT business and she had offered me a job. After about a month I started applying to the big companies that let you do MTing from home. I have now worked for MedQuist for 4 1/2 years from home. Granted, I only work about 2 hours a day, but it can be good money. My typing speed is up to 70 words per minute or more and I type 200 and some lines per hour at 0.0775 cents per line. I could work much more, but I get distracted easily so I really do end up working only 2 hours a day if that. In January I was trained on the automated speech recognition system (which MQ is trying to get all accounts on this system) and it makes things much much easier. The report is already typed and I just edit it and make sure the format is correct.

So, my point is that working at home can be a real job but your wife will need your support and you have to make a committment to yourselves that you will not pay for her to work unless its real education or equipment for the job (when I worked for my first company I did have to buy a transcriber but that was it and I ended up selling it when I was done and made more than what I paid for it). Research schools and different job catagories thoroughly before doing anything. There are other things besides MTing that she can do. She could start shopping at discount stores (like Gabe's in Winchester or Goodwill stores) and sell on Ebay. A lot of telemarketing companies have employees work from home also now (this one you REALLY have to be careful of and research!). If she does typing she could put ads out there and type things for people, like college students. There is also medical coding, but I have heard that this is harder to do from home than MTing.

Good Luck!!! Tina

Hi Rom! Long time no see.


I listen to Dr. Laura on talk radio a lot. (I know she's crazy. I don't take her seriously. I just get bored of the same old music on the radio.) Well, she INSISTS that mothers stay at home with their children. She says that no way should a mom hold a full time job and be a mom at the same time. People calling in complain that that is unreasonable and that their families can't afford it. So she tells them that are plenty of stay-at-home jobs that are legit and always sends them to her website to check them out.

Maybe she's the type of person to just slap any old thing on her website whether it's legit or not. I don't know.

It's here, if you want to browse, give it a try.

Good luck.

I know a work at home job that can make lots of money...

All you need is a computer a website and a webcam

I work at home.

I work for a company in New Jersey. Never been to the office, never met my boss. But I am full-time staff, paid salary. All work is done via email, fax or phone.

Your best bet, IMHO, is to find a telecommute deal. Many companies are now realizing the benefits of these arrangements. But she has to have marketable skills that translate into telecommuting.

For other types of jobs, I know people who do direct sales (Avon, Pampered Chef, etc.). Some make more money than others. This type of selling requires a certain type of personality... she'd have to push to make it work.

I've heard of folks who make money answering phones... they're "customer service reps" for big companies out of their own homes. Rumor has it this is legit, but I've never known anyone who's done it.

I agree that eBay is a possibility.

Also, if your wife has any writing skills at all, she may want to consider keyword writing. Basically you write short articles peppered with keywords ("silky lingerie UK" or "debt consolidation management") that people post on their websites to boost search engine traffic. Not sure of the tech details, but that's the main point. Anyway, pay is minimal--typically $1-$4 per 400 word article. However, a quick writer can pop out a bunch of these. Back when I needed to, I used to easily make $100-$200 a week doing it. And you don't have to be a great writer, just decent. (If she wants more info on that let me know and I'll send PM you info.)

Also, I spent a short time as a mystery shopper. Though I've heard of folks making $200-$400 a month with this kind of work, I found it a total pain in the a$$ for very little reward. These deals are legit, though... I worked for a lot of different mystery shopping companies for a while. If she wants more info, the best place is www.volition.com (click on "get paid").

Hope this helps!

Oh NO he dinnt!! LOL!!

Hey, I thought Rom was back...then I realized he posted this thread in 2004!

Peacefrog, how did you find your job...was it advertised locally? I would love to find a job like that, a REAL job with a real salary! I've tried the Tupperware and Avon, but I'm just no good at selling stuff

Ebay could be a good way, but you need to be creative and find something people want. I seen a auction about two weeks ago where a guy sold a Ritz cracker for $200.00 because he made up a story about how the holes in it were the work of aliens.Of course he was kidding but someone bought it none the less.

Stay away from SMC. You may see their commercials on TV from time to time.

Naomi: I found it advertised on an Internet job forum. I was specifically seeking out "freelance," "consulting" or "telecommute" job boards, and I got lucky and stumbled on this one. There's a pay telecommute job board, tjobs.com, that's one of the better ones.

Thanks PF! Maybe I'll try that once I get sick of the high price of gas and commuting

You mean to say you're not yet? I'm checking that board now! Good post, peacefrog!

Thanks PF. I'm getting a tad bit tired of driving as well. I pull trailers and boat's for people and I don't mind telling you in the past two weeks we've paid out of $1000.00 in fuel.

Since this thread's been revived a bit, I thought I'd share some more of my work-at-home story.

A year ago I quit my telecommute job. Friends/family told me that I was crazy... it was a good job with plenty of perks. But I hated the hassle of meeting weekly deadlines, I couldn't stand the stress, and I was never very good at working for "the man" anyway.

Since that time, my earnings have been entirely based on freelance writing. So anyone with some decent writing skills may want to check it out. I mostly write for magazines--have written for "Hagerstown Magazine," actually--but I do some online writing, too.

If you're a newbie to writing, I recommend Associated Content. They will pay for some articles--assuming the topics aren't old has-been stuff--plus they pay a bonus based on page views. (I've written so much for them that I automatically get $30-$40 a month for all the old stuff I've written... no new work required.) They only pay about $3-$6 an article, but it can add up fast if you're prolific. Visit them here.

If you have a bit of writing experience--or you're pretty good at it and don't need to start as a beginner--try looking for gigs at FreelanceWritingGigs.com. She does an initial glance at job ads for writers, so you're less likely to get scammed (although it can happen, so be wary). I've never been scammed yet on a writing job, but there have been times that I've had to do a lot of follow-up to get paid (the worst part of working on your own).

I've also heard of people making money blogging, if that's something that interests you. I have a blog, but it only makes me about $100 every 6 months. Barely pays for itself. I'll probably shut it down soon. However, there are people who actually get paid to blog. You can find jobs like this at ProBlogger.

Hope that helps someone!

Oh man I could get myself into a lot of hot water blogging.