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My daughter is disabled so I need to be home with her and still be able to pay the bills. I went back to college and I have enough credits to graduate with an associates degree in liberal arts right now but I would like to really find a career that will allow me to work from home before I decide on my major and complete the necessary courses so I can graduate. What are some jobs that would allow me to work from home and make $40,000+ a year?

I do medical transcription, proofreading for court reporters, light bookkeeping for another small business, and type anything

I can. It’s hard trying to find clients right now and I’m constantly on the look-out!,!!

I am currently just a junior in high school but before I get to college I would like to know some jobs where you can work from home and actually do REAL WORK and get payed high salaries.

For example I know alot of people that do business or advertising from home.

Im open to all kinds of careers. I still dont know what I want to be when I grow up I just know that I would like to work from home.
Thank you

there are lot of such ads
no idea

So I was wondering if there were any legit and decent paying careers from home? I ask this because I’m still going through college and want to work, but without it creating too much stress or distraction from my studies. Though I’m in desperate need of a job at the same time.

Please help.

You are the same as millions. With no professional degree find whatever job you can and then negotiate to make it a home office job.

I’ve been researching a new career online and am wondering if the work-from-home data entry type jobs are lucrative.
I currently earn roughly 90,000 dollars a year and would want to continue to earn this amount or more.

I no longer work from home but when I was a single mom I did, for several years. I am very knowledgeable on this topic because I spent 6 years researching and investigating over 50 work at home options. I have published articles, guides and reviews on this topic. I am happy to share some information that will help guide you in the right direction as well as give you the websites for a couple companies I have found to be more than reputable. However, no matter what, lesson number one is always do your due diligence. Thoroughly research any company you are considering and ask questions!

People are looking for work from home and the biggest problem is they don’t understand that there really are no work at home JOBS other then remote call center work. This is a viable option but there are some significant down sides to this. You are required to pay a fee, usually about $50, for a credit and background check, and if you don’t meet their criteria you will be out that $50 bucks. Also you have to have a 100% quiet work environment and the pay is pretty low. Most people are not able to make more than $100 a week at best. With all these negatives there are a couple legit call center jobs you can do from home and I will cite them in my profile to the left. However, most people aren’t looking for call center work.

The best way to earn an income from home would be to open your own legitimate home business. Small home businesses have increased in the last 5 years by about 200%. The best home businesses to start are those with a proven plan in place like Avon or Mary Kay however if you are like me, you are not interested in pushing products so let’s skip that.

Legitimate small home businesses should have a small cost involved but be careful, all the scams will be charging too so KNOW the business. Talk to a REAL person and ask questions. Less than $150 – $200 to start is reasonable and I would stay away from those wanting $600 – $1000 or more. If you are coming across places that say free then I would RUN don’t walk the other way! They never are in the end. (For those who want a home business for free, rethink that idea. I’ve never seen any business, home or not, that was free to own. If every business was free, everyone would have one.)

Alright so here are some things to look for in a home business. Ask the following questions and MAKE SURE you have a real person to talk to. If you can’t get a real person on the phone, walk away.

1. Are you rated with the BBB? (They should have C or better. Just because they have complaints or not a perfect A rating, doesn’t mean they aren’t a good company. ALL companies get complaints, it’s the manner in which they resolve them that determines their character.)
2. Are you a member of the US Chamber of Commerce?
3. Are you in good standing with Dunn and Bradstreet? (The credit agency for businesses)
4. Are your start up costs less than $200?
5. Who would be training me? (If it’s a "call center" type of call an "800 number" for help, that’s no good. You want to be trained by another business owner within the company. How can someone in a call center train you on something they themselves are not doing?)
6. How do you pay your business owners? (paper checks from a Federally Insured bank and/or direct deposit through a Federally Insured bank should be the answer. No "paypal", money orders, cash or anything like that.
7. What National Publications can I find you in? (If they have a good rep, you should be able to read up on it somewhere)
8. Do you have any Fortune 500 partners or endorsements? (If Fortune 500 companies partner with them, you can bet they are legit because Fortune 500 Companies have lawyers that make millions a year making sure they only do business with reputable companies.)
9. How long have you been in business? (Definitely should be over 5 years, over 10 is even better)
10. Do YOU own a home business with this company as well?(If the answer is no, ask for the name and number of someone you can talk to who works with the company so you can get a good feel of things. If they refuse to provide it, walk away.)

No matter what you decide, AVOID these top 5 work at home scams.

5. Craft Assembly
3. Medical Billing
3. Email/Rebate Processing
2. Envelope Stuffing
1. Typing At Home / Data Entry (The biggest scam out there.)

As a breath of fresh air, I am NOT affiliated with any home business nor do I sell anything like "home business guides" or "work at home lists". I merely offer my expertise and guidance, and yes, that’s free!

As I promised, I will list some home businesses that I have found to be VERY reputable and have an A rating with the Better Business Bureau in my profile to the left.

So as to follow Yahoo’s TOS, the sites can be found only IN MY PROFILE if you would like to see them.

I wish you the best of luck in your search!

looking into choosing a career path, and i love being at home, prefer to be there, look after house and family etc. etc. but thats not really important;

Can anyone give me some examples of career paths that allow you to work from home?

(please no negative answers. if you dont have anything nice to say, then dont say anything at all.)
Thanks!

*child care
* call center representative
* insurance representative
* counseling over the phone
* legal transcription writer
* free lance writer
* proof reader

I would caution you to be very careful getting a work from home job. I signed up to work for this company a couple of years ago that looked very legit and I ended up being scammed out of thousands of dollars. Remember…

*you should never have to pay money to start a job

* if a company asks for a bunch of personal information like credit card number and bank information….it is most likely a scam

* make sure the company is a member of the bbb

* research the company. When you type the company name in a search engine does good reviews pop up, or does the word scam keep appearing?

Best of luck on your job hunt!

I am enrolling in online classes but I want to choose a career I can eventually do from home? What careers are in demand and have the opportunity to work from home?

Look, besides all the ridiculous "get rich quick" scams and other junk out there, there actually is real legit ways to earn money from
home.
You just have to be careful and do your research.,,.. Thank god for the internet because you can find out almost anything
you need to know about almost anything. So start by finding something that interests you and then research it.

focus man looking to work from home trying to make a stable work career while attending collage so if you any real proven site online please reply asap scammers idiots just disregard this i need people who know

I’ve been doing some work with www.elance.com the past week, all the work is home based, data entry, transcription etc. The only thing is you’re competing against people from countries where the hourly rate of pay is a lot lower, so not sure if it would be worth it for you.

Also have a look at the jobs listed here, most are applicable to us,canada,europe, its quite good, thats where I found the above link.

http://dataentry-jobsearch.blogspot.com/

Its been updated today to include some Craft type jobs which can be done from home, mainly re-distribution, but it possible to make good money from it if you work hard.

So many online jobs are out there. In fact, to do any online job, you need not want to invest anything. Make sure, you dont pay anything to get jobs online. It is just that need to pick the one that suits you the best. I hope this helps you and I believe you will find the online job that you love the most. Thanks

http://freelance-data-entry.blogspot.com/

http://online-survey-income.blogspot.com/

Would you suggest an online college? What educational path – there are lots of programs under the IT umbrella. Which program leads to high demand jobs? What certifications do I need? Any information is helpful.

(Just turned 30 and burned out on my Criminal Justice career. Looking for a change)

if you want to get into IT..go for SAP if possible

NO SPAMMERS!!!!!!!!!!!

I am a mother of a two year old girl and my husband and I are expecting our second daughter any day now. I do not want to leave them with any daycare as I have seen firsthand that children in day cares do not receive much attention and I just think I chose to have children, so I should be the one to raise them. I have an Associates degree in Business Administration and would be willing to go to school for up to two more years to get he education I need to start some type of career, but I’m not sure just which type yet.
Any ideas for what I can do to earn money at home? Thanks so much in advance!

To earn money at home, you could offer in-home day care to parents of other children. My mother did this while I was growing up and for quite a while after that. She was able to stay at home all day, plus be able to make decent money caring for other kids (she also was caring for my younger brother and sister at that time. To get some guidelines on how to start a day care business, there is an article on this website:

http://www.localhomecarefinder.com/article/start-home-care-giver-business.html

The article talks about how to start a home care business (such as caring for a disabled or elderly person), but the article contents could also be applied to a home-based day care business. To summarize the article, make sure you know your skills and decide what day care services you would provide and if you would specialize in anything. For example, offering only organic foods for the children during the day would be a way to differentiate yourself from other competitors, and likely attract higher-paying clients. Estimate what your expenses and income will be and decide if there is enough profit to make day care out of your home worthwhile. Also make sure you get any relevant licenses and certifications.

Where can I find a legitimate part time/ work at home career? I am not talking about the Mary Kays, avon, and pampered chef. But something that I can build from my own home that is not scheming people out of money. Any sugesstion??? I would like to do something the will benefit people but that you dont have to get a zillion people to join a down line to be successful.

www.workplacelikehome.com

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