Legitimate Work at Home Opportunites

United States
December 14, 2006 12:40pm CST
Since this is a large community I was wondering if anyone knew of any legitimate work at home opportunities. Not get rich quick or multi level marketing, but legitimate companies who pay employees to encode or mail out from home. I'm missing my 2 yr old daughter grow up. When I pick her up from the babysitter, she cries to stay and it breaks my heart. I need to earn a living for us to live comfortably but I also want to stay home with her too. If I had a work at home type job, I could spend more time with her while still maintaning a steady income. Any suggestions?
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@ut_mom (19)
• United States
14 Dec 06
Check out www.alpineaccess.com they hire at home workers. Its great for moms!!
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@doniker (493)
• United States
15 Dec 06
I got my phone solicitation job out of my local newspaper. You might want to check out your local salvation army, easter seals, am vets, etc. to see if they have work.
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• United States
14 Dec 06
thanks! i'll check it out now!
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• United States
14 Dec 06
I've tried alpine and they are hard to get into unless you have hard core pc skills.
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@doniker (493)
• United States
14 Dec 06
these jobs are tough to find unless you have a skill to offer. I am a 43 year old married man who is currently going to school. I make extra money doing online surveys (about $100-$125 a month)and phone solicitation for the Vietnam Vets (asking for clothing donations). I only earn like $40-$50 a week doing the phone solicitation...and it sucks.
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• United States
14 Dec 06
well i'm very computer proficient in most applications and can pick up on new software well as well as troubleshoot problems. i think i have a lot to offer a company as long as i can stay motivated.
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• United States
15 Dec 06
how do you go about doing phone solicitation?
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@srhelmer (7029)
• Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
14 Dec 06
There are some out there but I've never looked to hard for one. Here's a site you should consider looking on. www.cashpirates.lifesupporters.com. They provide information about the various work-at-home sites that are out there and give feedback about how legitimate they are. I visit there on a regular basis.
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• United States
14 Dec 06
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH!!! I will more than likely have to find a work at your own pace job at first to convince my hubby to let me quit my job. Thanks for the site though! Much appreciated
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• United States
15 Dec 06
I am going to check this out, thank you also
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@register (1064)
• India
15 Dec 06
try http://cashsurfing.blogspot.com .. It explains some trusted opportunities
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@lisan22 (191)
• United States
14 Dec 06
As for mail out jobs or encode jobs - most of those are scams. I would suggest going to www.keyforcash.com. They have a HUGE waiting list, but it's not bad. Also, I'm waiting for cha cha to open up, they pay as well. You have to have a sponsor though. (I've got one, but they aren't open to new people right now.)
• United States
14 Dec 06
I've been looking for a work at home job, too. No luck so far. But you might want to check out www.wahm.com Good luck!
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• United States
14 Dec 06
i've heard of cha cha what is that though? Thanks for the link. I will check them out.
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@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
14 Dec 06
Well I don't know of anything that will bring in a full time job income but I do know of companies who have actually paid me for doing odd tasks (reading emails, completing free offers, surveys, etc). They actually pay cash...it's not entries into sweepstakes or anything like that. If you're interested you're welcome to PM me for links.
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@Acts238girl (2087)
• United States
14 Dec 06
have you checked out ebay?they say you can do pretty good on there.i think theres a kit you have to purchase though.i am a stay at mom also but my husband works full time.i do several websites on the internet.There legit but not something you could support a family on.i fill out surveys,read emails,refer friends,etc.it's absolutely free.they even pay you a sign on bonus.the webistes are down below.good luck! http://www.sendearnings.com/?r=jenjen721 http://www.inboxdollars.com/?r=gorfllub128 http://www.snapdollars.com/index/jenjen721
@rock14 (125)
• Brazil
15 Dec 06
Thank You for your response!
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• United States
15 Dec 06
I Talked to this guy from e-bay and he told me that I could make a lot of money like 3,000 to 5,000 but it also cost a lot of money to get into.
• United States
15 Dec 06
there is an 'ebay guy' down here already and i just dont have the energy to photograph and list tons of junk. my sister in law sells tons of stuff on ebay and does well just selling her own stuff, i don't have that much junk and i don't think it's for me. i may have to put all my mary kay stuff on there though to finally get rid of it all so you never know, maybe ebay has a future for me after all :)
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@Aali311 (6112)
• United States
15 Dec 06
I've been searching high and low and have not come across anything that does not cost some sort of investment, I'm still looking though, I've ended up starting a small business. I can work from home but my husband has to keep an eye on the kids whiles I'm busy. If you find anything just let us know. I'll do the same.
• United States
15 Dec 06
just look for the post "i found it!!!"
@1angeldee (589)
• United States
15 Dec 06
posting images, photos at http://www.scipym.com/index.php?ref=2649 selling: ebay, amazon.com and half.com your own businnes more ideas at http://making-gold.blogspot.com/
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@abg1988 (340)
• India
15 Dec 06
there are many companies which wilol get their work done and they dont pay
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@loise19 (214)
• Philippines
14 Dec 06
u can try this link http://www.taketheinternetback.com/index.php?refId=15382
@_Greeneye_ (1526)
• India
15 Dec 06
i think this is not right place for spamming
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• United States
15 Dec 06
i agree and i'm just ignoring the ones that look like mlm and sell from home. if they would have read the topic, i don't want to do mlm or selling or anything of the sort. I want to do data entry or transcription or application processing, something like that. Thanks for the integrity and the post! Check back with me to see when i find one. I'll post the site and the job and what it intales and all the good stuff. i did find a site last night and posted it somewhere on here if you want to check that out. Thanks again for the post!
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@mere2180 (70)
• United States
14 Dec 06
www.workathomeagent.com www.liveops.com also read about legit work at home jobs at this forum. Lots of great useful information www.workplacelikehome.com
@estarga (1188)
• United States
15 Dec 06
I did not say the test were hard. In my opinion they were just time consuming for the little pay and basically all that testing to answer the phone... I just didn't want to deal with it. Just my opinion.
@SparkyG (357)
• United States
15 Dec 06
I have worked for www.workathomeagent.com for going on 3 years now. I didn't find the test to be hard at all. But If you have problems with them you can call a PAL (help desk) and they will go over the test with you and give you the answers so you can retake it. I work for 2 different line groups and only had to install 3 programs on my computer. 1 that is used to send the calls, one that runs the program I work on, and another that checks the software you have installed and fixes glitches if it's running incorrectly. The schedule is flexible, and I make a good amount of money every 2 weeks.
• United States
15 Dec 06
I have worked @ home for 12 yrs and started for the same reasons you want to, I was missing my kids grow up. I am with Mia Bella Candles and it is 100% flexible and you set your own hours, it's a business that you can work around your family. Check out my site @ www.earnwhileyouburn.com/jgannon or go to www.jillybeans.scent-team.com I can even show you how to get started for FREE !!!! The best part of my job is helping other moms be able to stay home !!!!
@ruki22 (102)
• Philippines
15 Dec 06
hey thnks for those people who provided info. this could be handy
• United States
15 Dec 06
http://www.pcworkathome.net/transcriptionjob.html this website seems to have a few good legitimate leads that ask for a resume and qualifications.
• United States
15 Dec 06
well if you dont want anything thats MLM, then i think ebay is the only way to go , i know there are alot of really good comanies that you can work from home for but they are MLM and if you really think about it so is my lot if your making any $$ of anyone then its MLM , I dont really have a prob with most MLM companies cause thats the way things are done if ya really think about it and there are benefits to it , the hardest part of any MLM job is making your first pin level or ranking, I still havent reached mine but that dont mean i dont get paid for the work that i do , I sell ameriplan and I would have to bring in 4 brokers and 6 members to reach pin level, but thats the hardest part , for most its not cause many will say anything to get ppl to sign up to do a job but I refuse to do that if ppl ask i tell them yea ya have to work at it and yea ya have to invest $$ in it as with ALL businesses, but that dont mean that its not worth it , the ones who really want to work are the ones im looking for i want to help people out wether im helping them make more $$ or save $$ on the services that we provide , thats why i joined ameriplan , I know alot of ppl who just want the commission checks and they dont know why they cant keep brokers , lol oh well i guess they will learn some day but i think the fact that if i sign somone up as a broker , the fact that they can actually reach pin level before me says alot and hey when i do then ill get my will papers so i can let hubby and the kids keep getting my paychecks when i ever decide to "go home " but that wont be for along time ... cause only the good die young :P any who hope this helped you understand a few things about work from home places as for my lot well its funny i ahve actually made more $$ offf the ppl that i have referred than what i have earned on my own :) MLM is ok if you know all the facts and such of the company im just glad to know that ameriplan is registered with the BBB that makes me feel alot better and hey i can sell as many memberships as i want and still get paid ;) ~M~ if intrested you can check it out here is the link www.deliveringonthepromise.com/spangle this is a great plan for ppl who dont have any type of med or dental ins
@GardenGerty (157427)
• United States
14 Dec 06
I know that there is a company that hires incoming call processors, for many large companies--check out workathomeagent.net. I had begun the training but it is not necessarily the right fit for me.
• Philippines
15 Dec 06
a lot of you responded workathomeagent. i guess i'll check this one out.
@mauier113 (688)
• Philippines
15 Dec 06
I also tried some sites that was posted here aby afriend but there also just for certain countries. There are sites for data entry although there is no opening at the moment but you could register, and if they we'll be hiring, your info would be sought. Try. www.axiondata.com www.angelfire.com
@shana123 (2095)
• India
15 Dec 06
try this link... its genuine but it only adds an additional income... http://www.donkeymails.com/pages/index.php?refid=shana123 i guess it will be some what helpful to you...
@venshida (4836)
• United States
15 Dec 06
I work for Liveops, and love it, give them a try.
• United States
14 Dec 06
this is a good post, I hope you get some good leads, because I could sure use some guidance myself!
• United States
15 Dec 06
as soon as i check some out, i will post another discussion letting everyone know what is the best. i am not the type of person to not have security and am very sceptical so if I find something, you can rest assured knowing it's legit.