Work from home jobs?

stef827
stef827 Posts: 215 Member
edited November 12 in Chit-Chat
Does anyone know of any legitimate work from home jobs? I have searched the Internet like crazy and would love to find something I could do from home. I am a stay at home mom and my husbands work is really slow and we really need some extra income. Ideas???
Thanks so much :)
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  • JamCubeChi
    JamCubeChi Posts: 378 Member
    Check out ARISE.COM they do work from home customer services type jobs for various companies. I've never done it but know of a few people who were doing in. Good luck.:smile:
  • stef827
    stef827 Posts: 215 Member
    Thanks for the info :)

    Anyone else have more ideas?
  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
    My sister sells AVON and she actually makes a good amount of money from it.

    Anything else that I know of would require getting a degree, so it's not so much worth it.
  • Melalina
    Melalina Posts: 26
    AlpineAccess.com offers a variety of work-from-home positions. Sales, billing, customer care, etc. They are a legit company; Clark Howard and Dave Ramsey (financial guys) have both endorsed them at one time or another. Alpine has just released a new advertisement looking for help. They pay $9 an hour on the average, depending on experience and department. You might try them.
  • stef827
    stef827 Posts: 215 Member
    Thanks for the ideas
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  • sydmarkle
    sydmarkle Posts: 4 Member
    I've been working from home since about 2004. I work for a company that encourages remote employee work. This doesn't directly answer your question, but many companies allow their employees to work from home for some technical jobs. If you were to get into that field you might find a good job, with benefits that allows you to work from home. Maybe not an immediate solution to your problem but a long term consideration.
  • reddcat
    reddcat Posts: 314 Member
    I, too, and a SAHM. I sell Tastefully Simple. Schedule parties when my hubby is home so we always have someone watching the little man. The business is what you make it. You work it how you need it.
  • RedHotRunner
    RedHotRunner Posts: 850 Member
    I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but work at home jobs are few and far between, unless you start out in an office and segway your way into working at home from there. Many men and women have been able to do that by negotiating with their employer.

    If work at home jobs were easy to find, we'd all be doing them. :smile:

    Have you considered childcare?

    Or starting your own small business?

    These are your best options. JetBlue also has home based customer service agents, but again, so very few openings with a legitimate large scale employer.
  • FittingIn
    FittingIn Posts: 162 Member
    In searching job boards, the "remote" keyword is also helpful. Keep in mind that many remote positions require travel (which may be a lifestyle choice you would need to make).
  • Doreen_Murray
    Doreen_Murray Posts: 396 Member
    I have worked from home for over 5 years now as a technical writer. Writing and IT jobs are flexible because most of the work is done online. I work with a lot of SharePoint administrators who work from home as well. Agree to search "remote" when on job sites. That seems to be the term of choice by companies advertising off-site positions. Best of luck on your search! :)
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  • stef827
    stef827 Posts: 215 Member
    I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but work at home jobs are few and far between, unless you start out in an office and segway your way into working at home from there. Many men and women have been able to do that by negotiating with their employer.

    If work at home jobs were easy to find, we'd all be doing them. :smile:

    Have you considered childcare?

    Or starting your own small business?

    These are your best options. JetBlue also has home based customer service agents, but again, so very few openings with a legitimate large scale employer.

    Childcare is not an option. No means to pay for daycare, do not qualify for assistance, and no family in town to help babysit
  • dubw
    dubw Posts: 429
    You didn't say anything about your education. With a MA/MS/PHd, you can teach online - hundreds of schools are looking for online help. That said, some schools, HS/CC are looking for online teachers for basic subjects. I teach 1-3 classes per term for a Christian University. I got started by simply asking.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,422 Member
    I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but work at home jobs are few and far between, unless you start out in an office and segway your way into working at home from there. Many men and women have been able to do that by negotiating with their employer.

    If work at home jobs were easy to find, we'd all be doing them. :smile:

    Have you considered childcare?

    Or starting your own small business?

    These are your best options. JetBlue also has home based customer service agents, but again, so very few openings with a legitimate large scale employer.

    Childcare is not an option. No means to pay for daycare, do not qualify for assistance, and no family in town to help babysit

    OP, I think the poster meant for you to take children into your home and get paid for it.
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  • stef827
    stef827 Posts: 215 Member
    I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but work at home jobs are few and far between, unless you start out in an office and segway your way into working at home from there. Many men and women have been able to do that by negotiating with their employer.

    If work at home jobs were easy to find, we'd all be doing them. :smile:

    Have you considered childcare?

    Or starting your own small business?

    These are your best options. JetBlue also has home based customer service agents, but again, so very few openings with a legitimate large scale employer.

    Childcare is not an option. No means to pay for daycare, do not qualify for assistance, and no family in town to help babysit

    OP, I think the poster meant for you to take children into your home and get paid for it.


    Ooops, Thanks :)
  • reddcat
    reddcat Posts: 314 Member
    Babysitting is a huge need. I for one don't work because the schedule is too rough. My son goes to pre-school for two hours three days a week. There are a bunch of moms there that quit their jobs because they couldn't figure out how to get their child to the next location or who was picking them up, etc. Definately worth checking into. You could check with pre-schools or post a sign there. Believe me, if you were in my area, you would clean up!
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  • SueGremlin
    SueGremlin Posts: 1,066 Member
    You didn't say anything about your education. With a MA/MS/PHd, you can teach online - hundreds of schools are looking for online help. That said, some schools, HS/CC are looking for online teachers for basic subjects. I teach 1-3 classes per term for a Christian University. I got started by simply asking.
    I have often wondered about that. Is the pay worth it? Do you have any teaching credentials?
  • Bahet
    Bahet Posts: 1,254 Member
    Take in a few kids in the neighborhood either all day or before/after school.
    Teach musical instrument lessons.
    Tutor.
    Clean houses.
    Cut hair.
    Paint.
    Run errands for people who can't/don't have time.
    Walk dogs
    Do yardwork.


    Find something you are good at and then figure out a way to do it from home.
  • mdkiwi
    mdkiwi Posts: 8
    I am also looking to bring in some extra income and have recently partnered with a company called Melaleuca. They specialize in manufacturing safe, effective products we use in our house everyday (laundry detergent, shampoo, toothpaste, vitamins, etc).

    The business side of the the company is whatever you want to make it, by referring customers to the store, Melaleuca pays you a commission every month based on the purchases made by your customers. No repeat sales, no pressure and no huge investment to get started.
  • debb1010
    debb1010 Posts: 12 Member
    I sell Scentsy wickless candles which is pretty awesome, easy and fun work for the money. I'm amazed at how they sell themselves. If you have any questions, just send me a message!

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  • lisaabenjamin
    lisaabenjamin Posts: 665 Member
    I work for a company where everyone works from home. We have a 'flexi-office' in London which acts as our postal address and switchboard, and we have team meetings there about once every couple of months, but other than that the majority of our work is done via email, telephone and web conferences. There are lots of pros to working from home - for me, there is no way I would be able to work in this industry unless I wanted to move to a big city, I save big time on travel expenses, and we can be relatively flexible with our hours too. It is however a little bit lonely, even though I'm in daily contact with my colleagues, I do miss going for drinks after work on a Friday, or hanging out at lunchtime. We also kind of have to pretend to our clients that we work together in an office, as it's not generally seen to be a very professional way of working.

    Prior to this job, I freelanced as a copywriter for a long time, so if you are good at writing or editing, you can sometimes find well paying work online, or by asking around. I've written a whole heap of blog posts about a site called Freelancer.com so read and see for yourself whether its worth taking the risk on sites like this... http://lisaamartin.wordpress.com/category/freelancing/freelancer-com/faqs/
  • jenbusick
    jenbusick Posts: 528 Member
    If you can sell stuff, there are lots of companies like Thirty-One and such that let you set your own hours.

    I cannot sell stuff. I am just not a salesperson *at all*.

    I am a writer, but (as my husband tells his students who think they're going to be successful freelance writers "My wife is a successful freelance writer, but..."), it took ten years to build my business. For ten years I made nuttin' (no, I didn't work for free, just for very little). Now, I make pretty good money, but you gotta make it through those building years.

    When I started the writing, I also had a home-based business selling used books on abebooks.com and at book fairs. I actually can sell books. I love books. But I didn't like the paperwork involved in running my own retail business (as a writer there's less paperwork and reporting to do). So I gave that up, but there are lots of people who sell stuff on amazon and ebay for extra cash.

    My sister provides childcare in her home for a friend's child.

    My cousin once had her own medical transcription business from home.

    Note that none of these are jobs you can find through a work-at-home job site. These are all things we just started doing on our own.

    Best wishes finding something you can do! Working for myself is THE BEST, I wouldn't trade it for anything!
  • jenbusick
    jenbusick Posts: 528 Member
    Take in a few kids in the neighborhood either all day or before/after school.
    Teach musical instrument lessons.
    Tutor.
    Clean houses.
    Cut hair.
    Paint.
    Run errands for people who can't/don't have time.
    Walk dogs
    Do yardwork.


    Find something you are good at and then figure out a way to do it from home.

    a) I love your icon.
    b) Tutoring is good. I used to tutor special-needs students for our local college. You just find the right department and ask for the work, they refer you. It's not exactly "from home," (I tutored students on campus or in their homes) but you do set your own hours.
    c) Errands! Yes! I had a woman who ran my errands and did my grocery shopping until she moved out of state and I loved her, it was great! After school she always had her kids with her, they just went along.
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