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Cameron Harper

Work At Home... for real!

Greetings.

 

I know for many of you, who came here in search of the “Work At Home For Real” information, this is your first visit to my blog.  So, welcome!  I’m glad you’re here.

And while you’re here, I hope you’ll take time to look around.  Check out some of the other posts.  This is the place I get to say a lot of things, I can’t, don’t or won’t say on the air.  Sometimes it is satire, sometimes commentary, sometimes funny and sometimes just goofy.  Enjoy and please feel free to comment on anything.   Now to work at home…

 

One of the things I discovered while researching work at home jobs is the word “work.”  Almost all the scams out there promise you big bucks while you’re out to lunch.  The only big bucks you’re likely to ever see in those deals is the money you’re parting with.

 

Real work at home jobs, the ones where you really get paid, actually require you to do some work.  Plus, in the case of the more entrepreneurial jobs, like the Ebay seller, we profiled, hard work. 

 

Some people are able to turn these jobs into full time work, but for most, they are a filler that provides flexibility and extra income.

 

Good Morning America workplace expert Tory Johnson has complied a list of legitimate work at home jobs or sites that can help you find them and here it is:  

 

Virtual Customer Service Agents:

 

LiveOps

Alpine Access

West

Arise

Working Solutions

Accolade Support

Customer Loyalty Concepts

Grindstone

Sci@Home

Reps for Rent

Overflow

ACD Direct

 

Create and Sell your own product:

 

zazzle.com,

cafepress.com

 

Sit on a virtual jury while lawyers test their cases:

 

eJury.com

OnlineVerdict.com

TrialPractice.com

ZapJury.com

 

Jobs for Americans With Disabilities:

 

National Telecommuting Institute, Inc.

 

If you’re tech savy:

 

ComputerAssistant.com

GeeksOnTime.com

PlumChoice.com

SupportFreaks.com

 

If you’re a nurse:

 

Fonemed.com

McKesson.com

 

Great in the kitchen?

 

Chefsline.com

 

Verify sales calls:

 

VoiceLog.com

 

Are you a qualified medical transcriptionist?

 

Medquist.com

Healthiva.com

Precysesolutions.com

 

Want to try direct sales?

 

TiensNA.com

TheTravelingVineyard.com

CarlisleCollection.com

DiscoveryToysInc.com

 

Are you good at promotion and public relations?

 

Perkett PR,

Bisbee and Company

PartnerCentric

Orca Communications

Wasabi Publicity

 

Cold Call Telemarketing:

 

Telereach.com

Intrep.com

West.com

 

Are you an expert in something and willing to guide others?

 

chacha.com

JustAnswer.com

 

Are you a tutor?

 

www.tutor.com

 

If you’re a writer or an editor:

 

Associatedcontent.com

Helium.com

Myessays.com

Writerfind.com

Cyberedit.com

Editfast.com

 

Speak another language?

 

Welocalize

Language Translation, Inc.  

Accurapid.com

Telelanguage.com,

Sdl.com

 

Are you an administrative assistant?

 

virtualassistantjobs.com

teamdoubleclick.com

The International Virtual Assistants Association

 

Find freelance work of all kinds:

 

elance.com

sologig.com

guru.com

craigslist.com

clicknwork.com

 

Tory Johnson’s Take Control Of Your Life section on the Good Morning America website also has a ton of valuable information you need to see.  In fact, you ought to check it out before you decide anything.  She has a lot of great ideas and knows the traps you need to avoid.

 

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/TakeControlOfYourLife/

 

Good luck!!!!!  Big Smile

 

Published Thursday, May 17, 2007 1:31 PM by Cameron Harper

Comments

 

Aisha said:

Thank you so much for this information Mr. Harper! I am currently a West Telemarketing Representative, looking for additional opportunities, but was apprehensive about all those 'too good to be true' work from home advertisements. Thanks for your honesty and clarity as always!
-aisha-
May 17, 2007 10:01 PM
 

David said:

Thanks for your informative blog. I actually just started working for RepsForRent 3 weeks ago, and wanted to do some research on them. I was just curious. I did receive my first check yesterday for $462, so I guess I finally found one that is "For Real".

Thanks again.
Dave
May 17, 2007 11:28 PM
 

Al Hazlerig said:

Thanks for the great blog. I wanted to tell you about a great work at home opportunity. It's called "mystery shopping". Mystery shoppers are auditors who check retail establishments posing as customers.You work out of your home as an independent contractor for mystery shopping companies.It's a great way to supplement your income with no financial investment. Check out the summer courses at the U of M Continuing Education Department or email me at ahazlerig50@yahoo.com for more info. Thanks. Al

FROM CAMERON:

Al,

Thanks for the comment.  Yes, there are some legitimate mystery shopping companies, but very few.  Most of them are SCAMS.  If anyone and I mean, anyone, asks you to pay a dime to become a mystery shopper, DON'T DO IT!

Cameron

May 18, 2007 6:38 PM
 

Barb S said:

Mystery shopping - well folks - it WORKS, but as Cameron says - do NOT pay anyone for the information - EVAH!!  Go to www.volition.com, and you'll find a whole lot of companies listed under Mystery or Secret shopping.  For over 10 years, I've shopped hotels, restaurants, CASINOs, gas stations, banks, apartments, etc.  You won't make a lot of money, but you'll basically get FREE services at all of the mentioned businesses, or a nice fee, if no service or product is acquired.  What YOU pay is your TIME and your filling out of reports.  The more accurate and objective you are, the more gigs you'll get.
I slowed down in doing my shops, simply because I have a good full-time job now.
I DO miss some of the shops, though -
May 30, 2007 8:49 PM
 

Jim said:

Hello,

I saw the video on with the gentleman who sells shoes online on ebay who lives in memphis. I would like to contact him to ask a few questions can anyone please share an email address so I can contact him.

Thank you,
June 14, 2007 8:29 PM
 

Lyssa said:

thanks Cameron for all the info. I have been looking around for some legitimate work at home jobs. Now, that I know there are some I plan to check out the list you submitted.
June 27, 2007 9:01 PM
 

Malois said:

At last finally found reputable home based businesses that don't ask for money.
August 4, 2007 5:25 PM
August 4, 2007 5:21 PM
 

Ann said:

Thanks so much I have been looking for a very long time to find a legimate home business. I have seen many and inquired into many, but they all were just scams. Again thank you from the bottom of my heart.
September 9, 2007 10:14 PM
 

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October 28, 2007 5:00 PM
 

Veronica said:

I had heard about the West corporation from a friend but was hesitant to try it, it just thought it was a scam, but my sister told me about this blog and I was so happy to see west listed, I went ahead and tried it.  I got my first paycheck yesterday.  Thank You, so much.
November 1, 2007 6:16 AM
 

shawn said:

I have worked for west for over a year and they are the real deal, I get paid every 2 weeks ontime and I've never had an issue with them.
November 6, 2007 9:55 AM
 

Nancy Pancratz said:

Cammeron some of these were asking for background check fee is that normal or
should we trust. They are in your list. Is it okay to give these companies you have listed credit card #'s etc for that information? If they want you to work you would think they'd pay for it..
November 20, 2007 3:45 PM
 

Keva Thomas said:

Thank you for the insight on legitimate work at home jobs. I have been employed with West for 3 months now and it is GREAT. As to Nancy Pancratz's question about paying for a background check, it is okay to give your information and pay for the check. Liveops charges $30 for a background check and they charge because many people try to do this work but they have a criminal background and this company is probably tired of paying $30/person when many of them do have criminal backgrounds and Liveops loses the $30. If you have to pay for the check then 9 times out of 10 you will not apply if you have a criminal background. But that is the only fee you pay. West at Home is the only one I've noticed that doesn't charge for a background and you get paid while you train.
November 29, 2007 10:10 AM
 

Shandree Johnson said:

Thanks again Cameron, Liveops turned out to be a legitimate and reputable company to work for.  I've been working for them for 5 months now, although I don't have much time to, even part-time then I thought I would.  I agree with Keva Thomas about LiveOps, they do charge a $30 fee for the background & criminal check. And that is to weed out those criminals or someone with bad credit. I was skeptical but they turn out to be ok. Now, I'm looking for something with just taking orders or information and not really having to do the upsells. If anyone know of one the companies that are doing that, let me know. I'm not so great with sells.
November 30, 2007 6:56 PM
 

jessica callicutt said:

I work for Live Ops and West, another company you can try is Teletech at home, I am in training for them. I also do a little mystery shopping.
December 9, 2007 1:16 PM
 

Kendra said:

Hello All!!  I have a question for those that work for west. I work in a call center and several people from my job work for them. I allplied Nov 14th and it is now December 10 and I havent heard anything from them. How long does it normally take for them to respond?
December 11, 2007 4:30 PM
 

charles johnston said:

thanks for the home-based information.  Howeve,, some of the links did not work.  When will they work.
December 26, 2007 6:42 PM
 

Joi said:

This is a question for Jessica Callicutt:

Jessica could you give the website of the mystery shopping that you use. Also have you made any monies with them and do they send you assignments often; such as, weekly, monthly?  Thank in advance for your help.
December 29, 2007 1:10 PM
 

Lesa said:

Thank you for having this information available. Thus far I still have not landed a job, however it would be great if you would locate more legitimate work at home companies inclusive to the ones listed above.  
January 4, 2008 2:15 PM
 

nisha said:

can u please upsate the links thank u
January 18, 2008 3:32 PM
 

Kendra said:

Hello All. I was recently hired by WEST. For those of you that apply with them and use your yahoo e-mail address, beware because their responses will more than likely go into your BULK e-mail instead of your main one. If you are anything like me, I normally just delete everything in it without looking at them because there are always so many.  So I applied using another e-mail address and I was responded to in a matter of a week or so. Does anybody know anything about liveops?
January 19, 2008 4:54 PM
 

make money online said:

Commenters here and at Swampland responded with a wonderful bunch of suggestions. I don't think we really have a winner yet, but I figured I'd list my favorites. Most fall into the category of probably- too- clever- to- last catch on , with at the top
April 4, 2008 4:43 PM
 

Free Work At Home said:

Posted by: Karen September 26, 2006 at 07:
April 28, 2008 5:35 PM
 

katjo said:

I worked for GeeksOnTime. When I initially accepted the job offer, I was pleased that I could find no negative media, and that their past Better Business Bureau Complaint had been successfully resolved. This is a company that has won several awards, and been established for some time. However, I have been in a payment dispute for weeks with them. I am not the only person that this has happened to. They may have employees on staff who are receiving regular paychecks. But,  I think other people should be aware that if they work with GeeksOnTime, they shouldn't count on being paid.
June 22, 2008 11:56 PM
 

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September 15, 2008 8:52 AM
 

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September 15, 2008 3:11 PM
 

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September 15, 2008 4:11 PM
 

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October 7, 2008 12:42 AM
 

angiedbc45 said:

Hi Cameron please past this along to people that are looking for companies that are real work at home jobs these two weblinks have some companies on them www.worldwideworkathome.com, and the other one is www.ratracerebellion.com. These two links have companies that do hire people to work from home and are honest companies to work for not scams.
December 4, 2008 1:15 PM
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