2. LiveOps, based in Santa Clara, California, is a virtual call center that employs 20,000 work-at-home agents. There are a variety of positions available in both the outbound calling and inbound calling. You could be taking orders from infomercials, or taking orders for food deliveries. Payment is based on the exact time you are on a call, so income will vary depending on the volume of work.
3. Customer Loyalty Concepts located in Centennial, Colorado, is a virtual company where all of its employees work from home. As a home based employee you will be making customer service calls to newspapers subscribers. There is no cold calling involved and the minimum commitment for working each week is 12 hours. They are currently hiring in 26 states and you can expect to be paid at least $8.00 per hour.
4. KernScheduling.com is a Tuscon, Arizona, based mystery shopping service that provides a variety of shopping opportunities. If you are looking for variety in your work-at-home job, this could be for you. You can mystery shop a bowling alley, car wash or maybe even the dry cleaners. They will reimburse for purchases that they require and also pay a small fee for shop. Payment can range anywhere from $8 to $15 per assignment.
5. Enjoy working with your hands? Artisan Corporation is Mt. Washington, Maryland, based work from home crafting business. You can produce beautiful earrings for this company and they pay you for each pair. You can make half sets, 25 pairs, or full sets, which is 50 pairs, and there is no limit to how many sets or half sets you can send in. Payment is $187.50 a half set and $375.00 for a full set. You must purchase the material on your own, but you can still make a great profit if you enjoy beading and have good craft skills.
6. eBay is the world's online auctioning site. This is a business that you can start out with no investment; you begin by auctioning off unwanted and unused items in your own home. Payments are handled through a free account provided by PayPal, where you can securely transfer money from one account to another. As you begin selling these unwanted items, experience eBay traders recommend investing your first profits to purchase items that you can then resell on eBay. As the profit increases, then you can begin saving a portion of your profits and reinvesting the rest. This can be and is a lucrative business for many people.
7. Amazon's Mechanical Turk is a ''piece-work'' website that will pay you to do things that a computer cannot perform such as such seeing whether items for sale have been correctly classified, or filling out surveys, to even transcribing audiotapes. You browse the ''hits'' that are available, choose the ones you want work, and click. There is plenty of work on this site, but the drawback is that some ''hits'' only pay pennies and only you can gauge the value of your time.
8. Dog walking and errand running can also be a lucrative work from home businesses. Dog walking requires you to be physically fit and to also love dogs. You must be available Monday thru Friday, be consistent, and possess good communication skills for working with the owners. Running errands can also be a lucrative business. This is a business that you can set your own hours and charge based by the hour or by errand. Many people need help during the day, and if set your prices right, you can build your business into one that is lucrative for you and helpful to others. With great resources such as Craigslist out there, you can advertise for free and connect with people who will need your services.
9. West at Home is an Omaha, Nebraska, based leader in outsourcing communications solutions. Work-at-home employees are customer service agents who handle incoming calls which could be a sales inquiry, a billing call, or an order for an accessory. Although the outlook is excellent for this company, there may be a wait list for employment. The least you will make is minimum wage from the comfort of your own home.
10. Doing survey's from home is also a way to earn some extra money. There are many sites out there that pay for your opinions or to try new products. A few of these sites are SurveySavvy.com, MySurvey.com, and American Consumer Opinion. This is a fun an exciting way to make some extra money. Although this type of work from home position will not make you rich, it is legitimate and it will bring in extra money each month and the more you work, the more you make!
When looking for a work-at-home job, keep in mind that you will not make a fortune as some claim. A sure sign of a scam is a job that offers extremely lucrative pay, or where you have to pay large sums of money for materials, information on training or to join. Although some companies do require you to purchase their material to assemble an item, if this is an unusually large sum of money, and there is no opportunity to regain your initial investment, then you need to walk away. Lastly, if you are well organized and can stay focused, then you will likely have more success at home.
