Do You Want A Job Or A Home Business?
Which one
are you looking for:
a work at home
job or
a home based business? Did
you answer "work
at home job"? Most people will
give the same
response, not because
they really want
a boss breathing down
their neck, just because they
never realised having their own business was
an option.
The sad truth
is that just about all
the people who
don't consider anything beyond
a traditional salaried job
are going
to be disappointed. No matter
how hard or long they search, they won't find what they
are hoping for.
The reason for this is
very simple: there
are just not enough home based jobs
to go round, there never have been. The work
at home job opportunities
you see advertised
online will, on investigation, turn out
to be freelance work or
self-employed commission only work or, worst
of all, scams. There are even unscrupulous website owners who will demand
a fee from
you to let
you view a
list of non-existent jobs.
The good news is that you
can earn money at home even if you don't have a job. The Internet
offers so many different ways
to make money, you don't
need to worry about whether you are working at a home based job or running
your own home business. Here are some suggestions for different types
of Internet work at home opportunities that
can all be done on a part time basis to suit
your commitments
and personal preferences.
Online Surveys
Getting paid to participate
in online surveys
and focus groups is about
the easiest way to earn money at
home. You need absolutely
no previous experience, special
skills or knowledge. Market research companies just want to know
the opinions
of ordinary people and they are prepared to pay to get those opinions. The process is simple: you sign
up with a company, they will notify you via email
when a survey is available, you complete the survey, they pay you.
All from the
comfort of your own home.
Get Paid To
There are companies who will pay you to
perform various online tasks such as
reading commercial
emails, signing up for free offers and playing games. This really is as easy as
it sounds and you can perform these tasks at any time that suits you. You can sign up to individual companies who offer a particular variety
of this type
of work (eg get paid to read email companies). Alternatively, there are companies online where membership includes
access to a selection
of all sorts of different money earning opportunities. The individual tasks only take a matter of minutes to complete, so they can easily be done
in your odd
spare moments.
Online surveys and "get paid to" programs are about the closest
thing to an employer-employee relationship
we will be looking at in Internet opportunities. The companies send you tasks, you perform them and the companies pay you. The
situation with the following work at home opportunities is different insofar as your earning capacity is
limited only by your preferences and capabilities. In short: the
more you do, the more you can earn.
Data Entry
Data entry programs are a
little more advanced than online surveys but full training is included in the package and, if you have average typing skills and the ability to
follow simple instructions,
it is possible to earn a great deal of money doing online data entry. Online data entry is not the same as the old-fashioned boring and time consuming data entry work. The work can be completed in a spare half hour here and there to fit in with your day to day routines. You don't need any previous experience to
do this work and, with the aid of the training provided, you can
start earning money straight away.
Affiliate Marketing
Internet affiliate marketing offers a way to make money online without needing to have your own
website. The way it works is simple: you promote other people's
products and receive commission on the sales you achieve. It is possible to earn large sums of money through affiliate marketing. In order to be successful, you will need to learn how to market products effectively. It is, therefore,
better to find a company offering training for affiliate when you first start out.
Multi Level Marketing
Multi level marketing is usually referred to just as MLM and, although it is frequently confused with illegal pyramid schemes, it is different. MLM is legitimate and can be a good way of earning money from home. The way it works is that you join the company and earn commissions for selling the company's products. ( The
product could be just about anything you can think of eg satellite TV, phone services, cosmetics, wellness products, downloadable ebooks, insurance etc). You also recruit other people
into the company. These people are placed in your "team" and you get paid a percentage of any sales your recruits generate.
When choosing an MLM company, don't be swayed by promises of huge earnings. Obviously earning potential is important but the first thing to look at is whether you will feel happy to endorse the product. You won't be able to convince other people to
purchase the product or to join you in your team if you don't have faith in the product.
You can earn money at home doing one or a combination of several of the
above opportunities but none of them is a job by the usual definition of the word. You don't have a contract of employment, you are responsible for your own tax liabilities and you don't get paid holidays or sickness benefits. What you do get is your freedom and the chance to shape the quality of your own future both in financial terms and in terms of how you spend your
time. Are you sure it's really a job you want?
Copyright 2006 Elaine Currie
Visit Elaine Currie at her Work At Home Income Directory Website to start your Home Business today.