What are some legitimate work-from-home on the computer jobs?
Friday, July 9th, 2010I have a friend that is pursuing online jobs to work from home, and I wonder if any of these are scams or for real. When answering, can you explain how you know this is a real job and not a scam - thanks.
Regular jobs involving computers or phones (telecommuting);
some are assembly/piecework.
What are some legitimate work-from-home on the computer jobs?
They range from:
sales, Information Technology support, medical coding & billing, transcription, mailings, "crafts" or other piecework assembly
Both larger and smaller companies are trying to decrease costs and overhead
by having you provide your own "office" and materials/supplies
provided they have a way to supervise the quality and quantity of your work
When answering,
can you explain how you know this is a real job and not a scam?
Red flags:
- if they ask you for any "up front" money
- if they ask for any information normally not on an employment application,
for instance your bank account or credit card information
- if it sounds too good to be true
Be careful,
many are scamming their "worker"s with low wages, up front fees, etc.
Some others scam their "customer"
sometimes leaving the "worker" on the hook legally
(when the authorities show up and close the operations down and start arresting people -
be very cautious about many "international" operations).
For instance, telephone boiler room operations selling products/services.
Research the product or service,
and be careful if you do not believe in it personally.
Figure out what you need to do in order to make a certain amount of money
and how they will judge your performance and compensate you for your work.
Most do not pay very well unless you are able to work independently and quickly.
I did transcription, typing, etc. in college for a penny a character,
I was very quick - so it paid well.
Many promise you can make "up to"
be realistic and figure out how hard you are likely to work
and what you are likely to make in return.