If you are looking for a better way to make money, escape the hassle of going to work, hate to endure heavy traffic, fire your boss and spend more time with your family... there's never been a better time to work from home. For most at-home jobs, you'll need a computer and an Internet connection, some basic skills and a can-do attitude. What are the work at home jobs that are booming right now? Which ones are REAL and which ones are SCAMS?
IMPORTANT REMINDER!!! Do not register anywhere that has a membership fee, asks for your Social Security number or bank information, or is vague about payment.
Earnings: $1 to $50 per survey, depending on how much time is required
Description: Take an opinion poll, answer questions about shopping habits or review a product. Be paid in cash (PayPal or mailed check) or with points that can be redeemed for gift cards.
How to Get It: Visit companies such as DarwinsData.com, PineconeResearch.com and PaidViewpoint.com. (Search "surveys" on RealWaystoEarnMoneyOnline.com for more options.) Then sign up with as many sites as you can. The sites will contact you when surveys that fit your demographic pop up, and you take them right away. A word to the wise:
Earnings: $10 to $15 per test
Description: Many companies pay online testers to make sure websites are intuitive and easy to navigate. "You basically follow the instructions you're given to check out the website," says Anna Thurman, founder of RealWaysToEarnMoneyOnline.com, a site that has reviewed more than 500 online work opportunities. "It usually only takes about 15 minutes per test." Thurman recommends registering with 10 to 12 different companies since the opportunities to test these sites are doled out first come, first served. "There are people who make $100 to $200 a month by staying on top of those tests," Thurman says.
How to Get It: Begin with sites like UserTesting.com, YouEye.com and Userlytics.com. Register with multiple companies for opportunities to test as many websites as possible. Once you're in the system, you'll be emailed when testers are needed, and if you're one of the first to respond, expect to spend 15 to 20 minutes completing the test. Many sites require a microphone and/or webcam, which are built into most laptops—but if you need to buy one, they aren't expensive. The tester sites typically pay within a week or two via PayPal.
In general, beware of work-at-home employers who ask for your money up front. "Legitimate employers pay you, not the other way around," says Demas.
Agreed. Working from home is fab…it gives you the ability to be flexible, climb a mountain before lunch, sleep in, live in a cabin, work at 2 am in your pjs, or take holidays when you want if…
- You are the kind of person who is highly driven and task oriented (did you ever fail to finish a distance ed course…then this isn’t for you!)
- You don’t mind not being face to face with the people you work with or for and
- You are good at finding lots of stimulation for yourself to keep your creativity flowing. In fact, working from home can be so good that you may well rather be your own boss than beg for employment from someone else, but that leads to another if…only if you know how to find contracts to keep you working and paid at the level you want.
