WHERE TO WORK ONLINE
By
Annie Jean Brewer
SMASHWORDS EDITION
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PUBLISHED BY:
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WHERE TO WORK ONLINE
Copyright 2010 by Annie Jean Brewer
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Table of Contents
Roll Your Own (Ebook, That Is)
Websites With Work At Home Resources
Companies that Sometimes Hire Telecommuters
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Introduction
The Internet is a vast income resource for those who are willing to dive in and go for it. However, there are so many scams out there it is hard to determine which opportunities are legitimate and which are fakes.
I found my first legitimate work from home job as a result of a computer repair question. A potential client called (I own a small computer repair service), asking some network questions. During the course of the conversation she revealed that she worked from home. She was nice enough to reveal to me the name of the company and within a week I was in orientation.
Since then I have moved on to other online work at home opportunities, but I still keep track of opportunities as I discover them. Friends and family routinely refer others to me, and I have been sharing abbreviated versions of this report the hard way, typing it into emails and instant messaging programs over and over; kicking myself for forgetting to mention this or that.
I want to give others the chances and information that I didn't have when I started out, hopefully saving you some time and money in the process and giving you a head start
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The Golden Rule
If you stumble upon a work at home opportunity that asks you to send them money, RUN. They may say it is for supplies or whatever but I have wasted enough money on these scams to honestly advise you to run as fast as you can.
There are companies that will say you can sew this or assemble that at home--send them X dollars and they will send you a start up kit. When they get your money they will send you that kit and instructions, but no matter how carefully you put that whatsit together they will reject it and ask you to pay more money to try again. Once I sent a company back the sample they had actually sent to me to show me how they wanted it done, only to have them reject their own piece! Run from these companies and do NOT look back!
An Exception....
There is one company I have heard of that actually asks for money and is legitimate: http://www.liveops.com. You have to pay a fee for setup, but they are a legitimate service. A friend of mine has worked there in the past and enjoyed it.
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Money Matters
Before you start searching for online work, go to http://www.paypal.com and set up an account. Also get a traditional bank account ready as well. Some companies will only pay via Paypal, and others insist on direct deposit to a traditional bank account. Cover these bases by having those accounts at the ready for when companies ask for them.
Most of these places will not take out taxes and will only send out 1099 forms at the end of the year if you top the $600 earnings threshold. It is up to you to properly report your earnings to the government.
Multiple Income Streams
Those of us who work online have learned the value of multiple income streams. These enable us to continue making money even if one website is down or low on work, or just break the monotony of having to do the same things over and over.
For instance, I have a small computer repair business, promoted by word of mouth. I can accept clients on my terms because I have other forms of income. This is ran out of my home with little to no overhead, and no worries at all about recessions or bills, because I have no bills to really worry about.
I am a Featured Technology Contributor at Associated Content, which nets me a few more dollars every month. I write for other sites such as Break Studios and Demand Studios, contributed at the Self-Reliance-Exchange (http://www.self-reliance-exchange.com/) and have my own blog at http://annienygma.com. I also write and sell ebooks, which you can find at http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/annienygma.
Between everything I pay my bills and have money left over, without working harder than I want to for the month (or day, or whatever). If you slowly build up multiple income streams this can be your future as well.
Fast Cash
If you are in need of fast cash, visit http://www.cloudcrowd.com and sign up. They pay daily for your approved work, which means that the work that is approved today will give you money tomorrow. This is the fastest-paying place I have located on the Internet!
Tinkering Cash
If you want to tinker and make some money online, one of the best places for that is http://www.mturk.com. They have all sorts of little tasks just waiting for a human to accomplish. You may not get rich, but it is legitimate work and it pays.
Searching Cash
KGB (http://542542.com/agent) has an online test for those who are good at searching. If you pass the test you can become a KGB Special Agent. The work is fun, you get to answer all sorts of questions and it is a great way to pass the time while watching television or just sitting around the house. I have worked for them personally and really enjoyed my time there.
Chacha.com is similar to KGB in that you answer questions for cash. For more information, visit http://becomeaguide.chacha.com/.
If you just want to earn some pocket change goofing off or would like to earn things like gift cards and various items, you may want to check out SwagBucks. They let you search, complete surveys, watch videos and all sorts of things to earn SwagBucks, which can be redeemed for prizes, gift cards, sweepstakes entries or even money deposited into your Paypal account. If you are interested, my affiliate link is http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/Annienygma.
Chatting Cash
MyLot (http://www.mylot.com) is a place where you can chat with friends and make a little money in the process. They pay the most for referrals, but you get a little if people comment on your posts, if you comment on someone else's post, or whatever. I have a few friends who enjoy visiting there and chatting with the knowledge that they are at least making a little money doing what they would be doing anyway. Note that this is definitely not a site to get rich with—merely a place to earn a little pocket change and make a few friends.
Writing Cash
If you enjoy writing, open an account at http://www.associatedcontent.com. They pay upfront for certain types of nonfiction work and don't keep your money forever. They also give you performance payments depending upon the amount of page views that you receive.
Factoidz (http://www.factoidz.com) is a site that pays for the pageviews you receive on nonfiction articles you publish there. They do not pay upfronts, but they do pay well for pageviews. Other writing sites are FireHow and Demand Studios (http://www.firehow.com and http://www.demandstudios.com). Demand also has a need for editors and those versed in creating videos. Break Studios (www.breakstudios.break.com) is another legitimate writing site as well as http://www.listmyfive.com/.
For more information on earning a living as a freelance writer, check out Suzanne Alicie's Ebook Freelance Writing Online: A Guide For Beginners here: https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?cl=131888&c=ib&aff=130414. She covers the subject better than I can here.