When it comes to finding work at home positions, there are no shortages of available websites, companies, and resources that guarantee that they've got the perfect work at home job for you. The problem with many of these work at home job sites is that they don't really have anything that suits your needs. If you're not looking to invest a lot of money or spend countless hours and endless days involved in MLM schemes, then many of the sites won't be what you need.
So where does one find the sites that actually offer work at home job listings, and not just "business opportunities" and "how to make a million dollars doing nothing" (which, by the way, is completely impossible. even lottery winners have to buy the ticket, watch the news for the numbers, and cash in the lottery ticket to get their millions). Work is called just that for a reason. It's not supposed to be easy, and it's supposed to be fulfilling. Here are a few ways to find legitimate work at home job sites:
- Find one, and you'll find them all. If you can find one website that actually offers real job listings, you can find about ten or twenty, because most of them are interlinked and share back and forth with each other on a regular basis.
- If you see the words "guaranteed", "system", "easy", or "opportunity", you're not in the right place. These words are used on sites where people sell their "Guaranteed methods to make x amount of dollars on eBay" or something of the sort. Which isn't really worth your money. I promise.
- Look for blogs, ask other writers, and search for specific jobs in search engines. For example, try "freelance writing jobs" instead of "work at home jobs" typing "work at home" into a search engine is like asking a novelist to give you a summary... there will always be too much information that you can't use.
- If all else fails, use Craigslist. This is where a lot of work at home job sites get their listings, anyway, so you're sure to find something here.
- Other good resources: Elance, oDesk, and GetaFreelancer.com (this site lists mostly super-low paying jobs, but work is work for some people).
I've spent the last year freelancing, and had I found a blog like this to guide me in the right direction, I might be further along today. However, I did it on my own, sorting through the piles of junk, the "make big bucks doing nothing" ads, and the "guaranteed systems" to finally find real jobs, posted by real companies, who need real employees, on a project or contract basis usually.
So please, when you begin your work at home search, keep these things in mind, and learn from my experience. You'll save yourself a ton of time and hassle. Also, keep this in mind:
"Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence, is the key to unlocking our potential."