What kinds of legitimate work at home
jobs are available?
Browse
this list of
Legitimate Work At Home Jobs Categories to get an idea of what kinds of projects are
available that match your skill set. If you are doubtful that you
qualify for any jobs, just skip to the Administrative Support section
and you are bound to find something that suits you. If you have
basic computer and internet skills, there are legitimate work at home jobs
for everyone.
Do you want to work at home and get paid hourly?
If you want to work
hourly, oDesk
is the best marketplace to start with. They have hundreds of hourly
positions available ranging from 10 hours to 40 hours per
week. oDesk also offers fixed-price projects where a price is agreed
upon by the buyer and provider to complete a
project. If you want to create long-term business
relationships and work from home on an hourly basis,
oDesk has
what you are looking for.
Do you want to work at home and get paid per project?
If you want to
get paid by project instead of hourly,
GetAFreelancer,
Scriptlance,
Elance,
and oDesk
all offer
fixed-price projects. There are
many benefits to working on fixed-price projects. Project price,
duration, and other
terms are agreed upon by you and your
buyer. You are free to work the hours you choose. In most
cases email
and messengers are used for
communication. Sometimes your buyer will wish to speak via
messenger. Working
in this way gives us freedom to be parents,
night owls, and students.
Assemble your proof of competence.
oDesk,
GetAFreelancer,
Scriptlance,
and Elance
all require you to create a profile when you set up an
account with them. Your profile
will help to show buyers your skills and qualifications.
oDesk has
the nicest tools to help you maximize your profile. They currently
offer 167 tests including
English Test (Sentence Structure),
Technical Writing Skills Certification, and C++ Programming Test.
By taking
these online tests you can show buyers
that you are qualified to provide quality work for their projects.
Brainbench is a prestigious
qualification assessment company that offers many free tests. They
also offer
many more tests that they charge a fee
for. Any certificates from
Brainbench are valuable
assets to your profile.
You will also
need to create an impressive looking resume. There are many tools
out there that can help you
achieve a handsome looking resume
including resume wizards offered by your word processing software. I
recommend the
Amazing Resume Creator, which is fairly priced and works
very nicely to help you assemble and
present a resume that stands out from the
rest.
Prepare your mind.
I
think that it is most important to prepare yourself mentally in order to
work at home successfully. You will
not sit down at your computer today and make
money. It takes time to set up your profile, and it's important to
make it the best that it can be.
You must then apply for projects. This is a numbers game.
Don't choose just one project that
you like and expect to get hired for it. Apply to as many projects
as the site allows. If you get hired
by a buyer you can always retract you bids
or reject interviews. This is going to be hard work. You may
not get
hired the first week that you start
applying for projects. You have to know ahead of time that you
will stay
persistent and keep trying. Don't
let yourself get half way through the first week and give up.
Remember, it's a
numbers game. The more projects you
apply for, the better the chance you have of getting hired. It really is a
terrific feeling when you get that first interview and
land that first project! Just know that you'll get there, and do
what it takes to make it happen.
Get Started!
Legitimate work
at home jobs do exist! So visit
oDesk,
GetAFreelancer,
ScriptLance
and Elance.
Create your profile, browse and bid on some of the many projects, and
start your work at home career today! |
