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Work from Home

Need to find a job that you can do from the comfort of your own home?

Jobs are out there, you just need to know where to look.

To find a work-from-home job there are several several steps you should take:

1. Don't be taken in by scams. Research the companies, and remember that you should never have to pay money to get a job.  So, if they ask for money upfront it is a big red flag!

2. Build your resume.  A resume should be simple, to the point, and no longer then one page. A well-written resume could mean the difference between an interview and the rejection pile.

3. Have a home office, or central place of work.  You should have easy access to a phone, a computer, and possibly a fax machine.

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4. Create an email account specifically for job search/ work related emails.  Sometimes a job search can trigger a phenomenal amount of spam mail.  To keep your personal email clean, create a separate email account.

5. Set aside a certain time of day and/or a certain amount of hours that you are going to dedicate to your job.  Don't take on a job that you aren't prepared to put the time into.

Job Sites/ Opportunities

Try these ideas:

·         Teaching at a Virtual School - Example: http://www.k12.com/cava/who_we_are/career_opportunities/

·         Getting Paid to Take Surveys or Mystery Shopping

o Watch out for scams!

o Katie of Katie's Hugs has done a lot of research to determine which companies are scams, and she's come up with a free list of the companies she feels are legit.  Please note that you probably can't make a living doing either of these options, but they can help bring in some extra income.

o Katie's Hugs also refers to several other work-at-home opportunities, like Telecommuting, Direct Sales, Getting Paid to Drive, and other work-at-home resources.

·         Affiliate Marketing/ Creating your own website –

  o 1. Design a website yourself or pay someone else to do it. 

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o 2. Purchase a domain name.

o 3. Register with companies that do affiliate marketing. Like: