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Comment on Work at Home Now: The No-nonsense Guide to Finding Your Perfect Home-based Job, Avoiding Scams, and Making a Great Living by Sharmon Acostacastro

Sharmon Acostacastro — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:23:21 +0000

I purchased this book and have not put it down its filled with so much wonderful information its the best book. . . I have purchased in a long time LOVE it : )
Rating: 5 / 5

Comment on Work at Home Now: The No-nonsense Guide to Finding Your Perfect Home-based Job, Avoiding Scams, and Making a Great Living by Jim M. Leary

Jim M. Leary — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:04:49 +0000

I didn’t expect the information/resources in the book to be so helpful, so it was a nice surprise to see how much good information there is.

I bought this book with the intent of hoping to find something temporary to carry me through the current economic crisis. I just needed something part time.

The first impressive item in the book is a self-assessment to determine if working independently at home is really the right choice for the reader. I have a lot of friends who talk about working from home, but know that there would be too many distractions. I learned, though, that working from home is right for me.

The information on how to look for jobs using Google were helpful too. I’m an internet athlete – I use Google 40-50 times a day. However, the tips on how to really fine tune your search was new to me and proved to be helpful.

The job options listed in the book were helpful too. I have a small library on resume design & power words, and have been making resumes for friends for several years. In the upcoming week, I hope to make contact with one of the resume writing resources in the book to see if I can secure a position with them.

But in the meantime, I have landed a position as a secret shopper. I was a secret shopper in the past, and while the work is easy, it’s kind of hand to find reputable companies to do it for. Even if I only have time to do one shop a week, that will pay my cell phone bill for the month for a total of 2 hours work.

I highly recommend this book!
Rating: 5 / 5

Comment on Work at Home Now: The No-nonsense Guide to Finding Your Perfect Home-based Job, Avoiding Scams, and Making a Great Living by Cris Matthews

Cris Matthews — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:29:45 +0000

More than ever, folks grasp for any life raft floating in economically choppy waters, making fodder for scam artists of all kinds. This book is not only a legitimate life ring, it also helps us ward off those eager opportunists.

Seldom have I read a how-to book that contains worthwhile information from beginning to end. A kind of toolkit, the book is logically organized, clearly written in non-technical terms. Although there are no guarantees of employment, everything readers need to have a decent chance at finding meaningful work-at-home is at their fingertips.

Disability ended my rat race career, but my mouth and brain work just fine. I’ve spent a lot of time looking for telecommuting positions, easily finding scams, but few legit opportunities. Although, through reading Durst and Haaren’s ratracerebellion newsletter, I trusted the authors’ credentials, I doubted the book would present anything more than warmed over, rehashed advice. I was truly flabbergasted by just how many possibilites there are for someone with a lifetime of skills and a long work history. I can look foward to being useful again. For that, this book is priceless.

Rating: 5 / 5

Comment on Work at Home Now: The No-nonsense Guide to Finding Your Perfect Home-based Job, Avoiding Scams, and Making a Great Living by Rona E. Berry-morin

Rona E. Berry-morin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:13:12 +0000

This book doesn’t give you the usual work at home advise. They provide you with real honest tools to find a work at home, as a full time employee, freelancer, independent contractor or just some extra money.

My favorite chapters are Jobs by Type and Where to Find Them, Networking for Jobs, Allies and Friends, and Your Telework Resume and Interview.

I found myself making notes in the margins, highlighting important points and earmarking pages of interest.

I highly recommend this book for someone who is considering work at home as well as those of us who are already doing so.
Rating: 5 / 5

Comment on Work at Home Now: The No-nonsense Guide to Finding Your Perfect Home-based Job, Avoiding Scams, and Making a Great Living by Miranda Wingard

Miranda Wingard — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:18:48 +0000

This book is a magnificent resource for anyone wanting to work at home. It is specifically written for people who know nothing about the work at home world, and for me personally, it explores things I would not have considered, such as how to cope with being isolated at home, or how to increase productivity. The book also has quotes, hints, and tips from people who are already successful. There are so many legitimate, HELPFUL websites included in all the chapters, and an appendix which lines them all up for you when you are finished reading. If you only buy one work at home book, let it be this one.
Rating: 5 / 5

Comment on What Kind Of Work At Home Jobs Are Available? by Best Future

Best Future — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:26:16 +0000

you havent mentioned your age but ile guess tyour young or at least youngish . seems like you could have a problem with your peoples communications skills and if that be the case , before you concider applying for an other job either in the home or outside of , you must deal with this problem im not qualified to advise you how to go about this . however i do know that you should have a chat with your g p . and he will advise you on where and how seek relevent information help etc . now your idea that you land a job working from home would be the solution to your not getting on with other is a definate non runner , the reasonj is because even working from home you still would be working under some type of outside supervision via phone / internet , house calls by an agent collectors supervisors etc who no doubt will sooner or later upset you in some way or other . so no matter what you work at or for whom you will still have to answer to someone and its at that juncture you will react , so as i havbe already stated above get medical advice before you embark on your next job hunt , lastly its most likely your potential employers will check up on your previous employment history and your bad marks will come to light , a previous may even give you a clean reference almost always potential employers will check up on you via previous employers via phone / internet and its over those methods that your true reference will come to light . at least if you seek and follow thrugh with medical advice you can then you can prove to any potential employer that you are or have dealth with those problems and everybody fdeserves a chance so good luck ,

Comment on What Kind Of Work At Home Jobs Are Available? by cjbmw

cjbmw — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:53:27 +0000

Wow. These scam artists have even infested Yahoo Answers. Please PLEASE do not follow any of the answers listed here. They are scammers.
I’m not offering you anything except not to follow what has been listed by these people.

Comment on What Kind Of Work At Home Jobs Are Available? by astevn81…

astevn81… — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:59:12 +0000

Your problem is not that employees pissyou off … it’s your inability to work as a normal employee. If you were to eliminate your passion, your work may suffer, but when it comes to working with people … the only job that does not require that is unemployment.
FYI – if you get canned for having a verbal tirade — you will not get any unemployment benefits. I’d suggest you think long and hard before getting into any at-home business. It’s more hassle … and more Hustle.

Comment on What Kind Of Work At Home Jobs Are Available? by James

James — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:47:53 +0000

I really love what I do. I work from home in the healthcare field. It is mostly computer and telephone work so you have to be comfortable talking to people. It helps if you are the sort of person that enjoys helping others as that is a large part of my job as well. I agree with one of the answers below. MOST work from home jobs ARE scams. I looked at many companies before I found a reputable one. The one I work for is a multimillion dollar company that has been in business since 1992. If this sounds as if this is something you may like to investigate I would be happy to answer any questions. Good luck!

Comment on What Kind Of Work At Home Jobs Are Available? by 2 young 2 understand

2 young 2 understand — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:17:26 +0000

I agree with seven, these answers seem to be posted by scammers and post robots or something. Some of the responses don’t even make sense. Please ignore them and their spam links.
I am not sure about being tied to a company for all of these jobs, but over the years I have narrowed down some legitimate work at home options. For some of these, you are an IC (independent contractor)
1. Paid Surveys (they do exist, PineCone Research is a great company, you just need to avoid the scams)
2. Get Paid to Complete Free Offers (same as above)
3. Writing for Content Companies (my personal favorite, check out associatedcontent.com)
4. Freelance Bidding Sites (you can find some great jobs with sites like getafreelancer.com, etc)
5.Online Answer Services (sites like ChaCha where you answer peoples questions that they ask via cell phone, you answer on your computer)
6. Mystery Shopping type jobs (not really work at home, watch out for scams as well)
I wrote up an eBook about my personal experiences with all these types of online jobs. If you’re interested, you can check out: http://www.PracticalOnlineProfits.com
Hope these suggestions at least point you in the right direction,
-James