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Work from home jobs: legitimate?
MengerSponge
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So, I'm thinking of leaving my current retail job soon, but don't have anything else lined up yet. I was considering doing a work from home job for a short while until I find something else, and maybe part time after that for extra cash.
My question is, most/all of these jobs seem shady at best, at least the ones I'm finding; are there any that are legitimate? Listings like this one from Craigslist seem too good to be true; $500/week is about $25,000/year, which isn't a ton but is pretty decent for a side/part time thing that requires basically no experience or qualifications. Anyone have experience with these sorts of jobs? Any companies or aspects to look for (or look out for?) Are they actually going to send me a check, and is it going to be even close to the amount they say in the ad? If it really is like they say in the ad, it could be a great temporary job.
My question is, most/all of these jobs seem shady at best, at least the ones I'm finding; are there any that are legitimate? Listings like this one from Craigslist seem too good to be true; $500/week is about $25,000/year, which isn't a ton but is pretty decent for a side/part time thing that requires basically no experience or qualifications. Anyone have experience with these sorts of jobs? Any companies or aspects to look for (or look out for?) Are they actually going to send me a check, and is it going to be even close to the amount they say in the ad? If it really is like they say in the ad, it could be a great temporary job.
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The ones that are semi-legit are often tedious crap like manually assembling components, where you are paid peicework and you need to put in 50hrs a week to do enough pieces to scrape minimum wage.
And here's an article that shows some example of Work-at-Home opportunities. There's some ideas in there I hadn't considered either, such as shooting photos and selling them. Worth noting, though, most of these aren't substitutes for a full-time job. Still, plenty of people are success doing such activities to make a few extra bucks to throw into retirement or splurge on a vacation.
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Is it true you can make fairly good amount of money doing phonesex from home?
I know a former phone sex operator.
The money wasn't great, and it's a pretty degrading job. It averaged around $10/hr, 20 hours a week. Her actual pay varied, depending on what her average call durations were. And she had to talk to perverts of all stripes; it didn't matter if somebody got off on calling her all manner of degrading misogynist epithets, she not only had to stay on the line with him, but pretend that she liked it to get him to stay on the phone.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
They're not exactly something you can start doing right now from home to make extra money, but if you're looking for a more long-term idea, both of those are likely to stay in demand for a while.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Barely enough to cover the therapy bills.
Does anyone have any background with PhotoShelter? It looks good but I'm looking for peoples exp with them.
I actually worked at work on Saturday. Also I went out on a date with a real life girl.
Can you like, permanently break the forums?
Actually, there are courses you can take for medical transcription that cost around $300 and take maybe 3-6 months to complete.
What is it exactly? Just typing up handwritten notes so that they have them in electronic format?
What is the pay and work like?
Actually it's listening to Doctors' notes and typing them up. It can be rather difficult depending on the speed/accent of the doctor.
I'm not exactly sure what the pay is like, but I'm pretty sure it's by page transcribed. Not 100%. It is something I'd suggest looking into. I know a few elderly people who do it to supplement their retirement.
I was basing the two years estimate around what it took one friend of mine to complete her courses, but she was working full-time and had a lot of family obligations at the same time, so she might have taken longer than average.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
http://www.bls.gov/oes/2001/oes319094.htm
It would take you about 34 hours (assuming a $300 course cost and a 35% tax bracket) to break even.
Now overseas phone sex....that is an untapped market.
People who like hot foreign accents are underrepresented in porn. You could make a fortune!
Even then, they're hard to get. You have to know where to look, and they're highly competitive. You basically have to find out if the company is open to ideas and if they do a lot of work on the Internet. If they don't, no chance in hell. If they do, small chance in hell you'll get it.
I lucked out, and there was a legit ad I responded to. I make $12 an hour at home, which is lucky because my wife can't drive, but now I can drive her to work.