One of the funnest ways to work at home is by blogging.   Whenever I mention blogging as a way to make money from home I get a standard response.  People don't understand how it works or how to make blogging work for them. 

You can make money with a blog by using google adsense to generate income.  You can also sign up with blogitive and payperpost and post advertisements for them.   You can also use affiliate marketing through cj.com or linkshare.   These are the traditional ways to make money with a blog.

Another great way is to write a blog for a company or website.  More and more companies are finding out that blogging is a great way to get more traffic and therefore more customers. 

One website is looking for guides right now and pays very well.   You can go to http://beaguide.about.com/ and find out all you need to know.  The compensation package is great (I am thinking of applying!) and you can also find out what they expect experience wise. 

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Why do we fall for the scams?

This is easy to answer and hard to answer all at the same time.   It seems like when people in general get on the internet they tend to believe whatever they see.   Kind of like believing whatever you read in a newspaper or watch on television.

For instance why do you think those websites promising hundreds of dollars a day while you sleep are still up and running?    Ever see the websites promising data entry jobs and they have thousands of companies in their database you can work for?  All you have to do is pay a one time fee of $39.95 and of course this is the discounted price for one week only.   Bet if you go back a month from now they are still offering the discounted price.  I would also bet that once you pay for access to their wonderful data base you will find out there is no job at all.   Just a way to run a pay per click business and that business will cost you a lot of money if you don't understand what you are doing.

These places are still in business because we make it profitable for them to be in business.   With the mindset of it it is written it must be true we fall prey to their promises and send in our hard earned money. 

The internet is really not any different than the outside world.   The internet does offer us a information and a lot of it on any subject we wish to explore but it cannot make jobs magically appear with just your credit card number.   It cannot promise you work instantly.  Just because it is written doesn't make it so.

Before you hand over that credit card number do some research and make sure you know exactly what you are signing up for.   Stop and think about what it is you might really be purchasing and make sure you will be able to live with your decision.

VIP Desk is hiring!

From what I understand the training period is long, 6 hours a day for 10 days and unpaid.  However once you get beyond that, the pay is great and it's a good company to work for. 

"VIPdesk, leading provider in contact center solutions for premium brands has 500 Brand Ambassador openings immediately!!!

Brand Ambassadors, Customer Service independent contractors, service inbound calls and emails for premium brand clients within the retail industry!! More specifically, VIPdesk's openings are for Brand Ambassadors who reside in Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Utah or Virginia.

If you have:

• Great Customer Service skills


• Minimum FICO score of 500


• Quiet Home-office


• Computer


• Business phone line with unlimited long-distance

Submit your resume at www.vipdesk.com for immediate consideration!"

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New version of the 419 scam

This is just awful and wrong.. if you get an email like this please report it immediately to your local police and even the FBI. (there is a place on their website)

"This is the only way I could contact you for now,I want you to be very
careful about this and keep this secret with you for now. You have no
need of knowing who I am or where I am from.I know this may sound very
surprising to you but it's the situation.I have been paid some ransom in
advance to terminate you with some reasons listed to me by my
employer.It's someone I beleive you call a friend. I have seen that you are
innocent of the accusations he levelled against you.Do not contact the
police or try to send a copy of this to them,because if you do, I will
know,and I might be pushed to do what I have been paid to
do.Besides,this is the ist time I turn out to be a betrayer in my job.I took pity on
you,that is why I have made up my mind to help you if you are ready to
co-operate.

Now listen,I will post to you the tape of our conversation and his
pics,but before that, I need $8000.I repeat,do not arrange for the cops
and if you play hard to  get, it will be extended to your family.my employer is in my control
now. Payment details will be provided for you to make a part payment of
$4000 first,which will serve as gurantee that you are ready to
co-orperate,I will post a copy of the tape and his pics to you(I tape
recorded
ourconversation),which will be enough evidence for you to take any
legal
action against him before he employs another person for the job. You
will pay the balance of $4000 once you receive the tape.

Warning; do not contact the police, make sure you stay indoors once it
is 7.30pm until this whole thing is sorted out,if you neglect any of
these warnimgs, you will have yourself to blame. You do not have much
time,so get back to me immediately

Good Luck"

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Wahm arrested

Here is an article I hope a lot of people see. I really don't think this poor lady knew she was doing anything wrong. It also explains what exactly is going on with those payment processing scams. 

This lady answered an ad for an overseas job.   She thought she would be helping the "company" collect money locally and then she would wire the money to the company.

The thing to remember when you see these types of jobs because they often have different descriptions is "why they really need someone to do this type of work".   It really never makes sense from a logical standpoint.

Another thing to ask yourself is "Am I feeling desperate?"   If you are feeling desperate you become easy prey for these scam artists.  I have felt that frustrating sense of despair when searching for a way to work from home so I understand it.    Just don't let it overcome your sensibilities when searching.   There are real ways to work from home, these ad's just aren't going to be the way.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5424542/

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Merchandising

Merchandising is definately not a scam and again it is one of those things where you shouldn't have to pay anyone to get started or get a job.  

Merchandisers typically go into various stores, sometimes just a set store and check out the inventory and displays.   They set up displays, determine how much more stock is needed and place orders.   When the orders come in they set out the product and make any changes that are required.  

This might be done on a weekly, monthly or even daily basis depending on how many stores are involved. 

There are merchandisers for almost every kind of product out there.   If it's something you are interested in you can visit http://www.narms.com/jobbank.html to see if there are any companies looking for people in your area. 

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Survey Savvy

This week I want to spend some time going over Survey sites again.  There is still a lot of confusion about which ones are good and which ones are.. well.. not so good!  So at least once a day I will tell you about a legitimate survey site and how it works. 

 

Today I want to talk about SurveySavvy  They are probably one of the most straightforward and easy survey companies. 

 

Once you sign up you will want to make sure you have filled out all the profile sections.   Before long they will send you your first survey.   Right in the email they will tell you exactly how much you will earn if you take the survey. 

 

You can always log in and view your earnings and request a check when you reach the payout level.   They also let you refer your family and friends which makes the money add up quickly! 

 

Click here to Join SurveySavvy

 

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ChaCha recieves $6 million in funding

Remember ChaCha?  The human powered search engine?  It is a great concept and you can sign up to be a search engine guide and work from home helping others find the things they are looking for online.  When they first started up I was intrigued by the idea but wasn't sure it would really pan out.  Well.. turns out they just aquired 6 million dollars in funding!  That isn't the interesting part.. it's who is helping them out.. Jeff Bezos, Rod Canion, Jack Gill and others.  Jeff Bezos is the founder of Amazon.com... this is quite a feat if I do say myself.  To me this says there are some pretty powerful and smart people who see a future in ChaCha... You can read more here:

SearchRank Story

 

 

 

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Become a Photographer!

A great way to make money at home is as a photographer.  Now be careful.  You WILL find sites that want you to pay them money to tell you how to do this.  Don't waste your money.  This is another area where common sense comes in to play.  You can make money by starting your own studio and specializing in a particular genre like kids, portraits, weddings, etc.  You can mix and match and do all of them.  You could set up a booth at the fair and make money with old time photos or medivial photos, you name it and you can take a picture of it!

Another way is to get into the stock photography field.  There are numerous places that buy pictures for others to use.  These pictures get used in commercial ads, on websites, and in a host of other places.   A good starting point is Stock Photo Mom  she keeps a great blog with information about being a stock photographer and some great hints and tips on how to shoot good pictures. 

If you want to be a photographer and make money with it be sure to bookmark this site!

http://www.stockphotomom.blogspot.com/

 

Find a Free Home Based Business Opportunity

Find a Free Home Based Business Opportunity

The good thing about working from home is that you can do pretty much anything that you want. If you like to paint, you can turn your skills into a home based business. If you are a marketing guru, that will work as well. But the one thing that holds a lot of people back when they are looking for a home based business opportunity is money. The majority of people feel that in order to start a company, they are going to need a lot of financial backing; something that most people simply cannot come up with. Even though this is true in some aspects, there are also many free home based business opportunities that you can try out. Think about it, why do you need to spend a lot of money on start up costs? You more than likely have everything that you need right in front of you?

Generally speaking, the first thing that people do when they are searching for a home based business opportunity is search the internet. There are hundreds of sites that will promise you the world for no money at all; and the bad thing about these sites is that they actually sound like good opportunities. The problem is that the majority of these sites are simply scams that are meant to dupe you out of your money. To take this even further, these scams ruin it for the legitimate companies that are available.

So obviously, the best way to find a free home based business opportunity is to do your homework. One of the best opportunities available is affiliate marketing programs. This is a great way for anybody to start their own home based business with no start up costs at all. This involves getting paid by affiliates for driving traffic to their site. Eventually you may need to start putting money into your business to be more successful, but you can get started without any problems at all.

Another free home based business opportunity that many people take advantage of is filling out online surveys. This is a legitimate way to make money from home, but you must be aware of all of the scams that are out there. The only way to do this is by searching through all of the available companies, and then choosing the ones that are most reputable. Finding ratings for survey sites is not difficult because there are a lot of people that are interested in this home business opportunity.

Finding a free home based business opportunity is not impossible. In order to be successful, you will want to watch out for scam artists so you do not end up losing valuable time and money.


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Don't pay for free advice

This isn't exactly a scam post but just advice.  I was just reading about a website that charges people an amazingly astounding amount of money just to help them get their websites good rankings in the search engines.   One of the partners was even nice enough to leave a post about how they have helped people.  His defense was along the lines of telling everyone a "secret".  His secret was that you could use different terms as your keywords and get good rankings.

Guess what?  This isn't a secret!  This information can be found anywhere.  In fact I will give it to you for free:

When you are writing the content for your website give some thought to the keywords you want to rank high for.  Keep in mind that some keywords have a lot of competition.  So if you are writing a website about working at home, the keywords "work from home" will have a ton of competition and you will not rank too high.  Think of other terms that someone might think of like "how to work at home".  Incorporate this phrase into your content for instance your opening paragraph might be  "Would you like to learn how to work from home?".   Make sure you list the phrase "how to work from home" in your meta tags and voila!  Eventually you might have some good rankings for "how to work from home"..   Not a big secret at all.... :)

 

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Blogging for money

If you have been looking for a good blogging job this might be for you! Problogger has been posting some interesting jobs. Take a look here: 

http://jobs.problogger.net/view/83

Weird affiliate programs

Here is something that has been on my mind for a couple of days now.   I keep running across these "programs" and you all know how I feel about that, but I am just amazed that people are falling for this.  They are under a lot of different names but the basic premise is that you first purchase an e-book, then you are immediately made an affiliate of the "program", you get others to buy the e-book and become affiliates and you make money from their getting people to buy the ebook and become affiliates, and so on and so forth.  This goes on for about 7 levels and sometimes more. 

First why would you buy into a program like this?  Because they make big promises.  What is wrong with buying into a program like this?  It seems a lot like another version of the whole 12 daily pro fiasco.

You can easily become an affiliate for free by signing up with clickbank, shareasale, linkshare etc.  You won't get paid 7 levels deep of course but there is a reason for that. 

Typically most affiliate programs pay on one or two levels, you never have to pay to become an affiliate and you aren't expected to post ads like crazy.  Save your money and sign up for free!

 

 

 

 

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Setting the paid survey world straight

Lately I am learning that the survey world is a lot like the data entry world.   For most of us data entry means we will get a job with a company and that company will ask us to, let's say, enter the data from their invoices into a computer.  We send the invoices back and get paid.  Simple enough right?  In the internet world of working at home data entry means you start your own little business entering ads for ebooks and other products at Clickbank.  This can be pretty devastating to someone who was hopeful and paid their $40 to find this out!

The survey world is getting pretty close to that fine line.  A true survey company will ask you to sign up and you will be asked a lot of questions to define your personal demographics.  The questions are typically things along the lines of whether or not you live in a city or a rural area, how old you are, how many kids you have and their ages.  Your age, whether or not you are married and other typical and standard questions.  Once you are signed up you will start recieving screeners in your mail.  Typically the screener will only offer you the chance to be entered in a drawing.  The screener is just that.  Your answers will determine whether or not you make it into the actual study.   When you are invited into a study this is when you find out what the study is about and what it pays.  Some studies will just give you a product to test and take a survey about, other studies will give you a product to test as well as payment for completing the study.  Some studies will be online bulletin board discussions that pay very well and others will ask you to test well known websites and get paid for it.  The possibilities are endless but you have to choose the right companies to sign up with.

 I hear over and over from people that they were told Panda Research was legitimate but they haven't gotten anything for their time yet.  The same thing with TreasureTroopers and other similar places.  These places often will advertise that you can get a $500 gift card to The Gap just for completing a survey.  This would be so great!  The bottom line is that this can happen but they also want you to sign up for special offers like a 30 day trial to AOL or an online book club.  To "complete" some of these offers you also usually need to spend a certain amount of money.   These places are NOT scams as they often get called but they also are not your typical survey companies. 

Use a good free list to sign up with the survey companies and be aware that you will not get into every study.  Some people get into ten a month and other people get only get in on one every couple of months.  You won't make a steady income but if you go into it with the attitude that you are going to have fun and make a difference in the products you will be buying you will really enjoy the real survey world. 

McAffee Siteadvisor reccomends the free list at www.freefromscams.com

 

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Article written by Connie Hazen website owner of www.freesurveyplace.com  and www.freefromscams.com She has been taking surveys for more than three years and helping others get started and enjoy the world of free surveys.

 

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How to make a million dollars

This is a terrific website with good honest advice:

 

http://marshallbrain.com/million1.htm

 

 

 

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USA Card Services

If you are thinking of starting a business with USA Card Services/Colony 1 please read this thread first.  Always do your research before starting business with any company and keep in mind there will always be some people who aren't happy with any business.  In this case I think this thread is worth reading:

http://scam.com/showthread.php?t=8861

 

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How to recognize a scam

Here's the headline from a neat little flyer in this morning's mail... "You Can Make $1,734 Each Week Working Part Time From The Comfort Of Your Favorite Easy Chair!" I found my mind lazily drifting to a familiar scene... Ahhhhhh... the Yucatan Peninsula. Tiny droplets of water coalesced on the outside of my glass in the warm tropical breeze. They sparkled and cascaded in luscious streams of condensation down the sides of the glass before falling onto the brilliant white sand below.

The rum in my drink was cleverly concealed in the enticingly sweet mixture of coconut and kiwi. My mind was dreamily transcendent in the warm tropical air.

Though the alcohol in my drink was evasively masked, the roll of hundred dollar bills in my right pocket was becoming more uncomfortable with the passing of each blissful second. I would have to find a way to spend this burden before long. I considered scuba diving, or perhaps I should go ahead and buy that yacht and THEN scuba dive...

Do you see why these headlines work? Your favorite fantasy is skillfully evoked by the trickster behind the headline. The lure of easy money and playful days is hard to resist...

... unless you learn to see the scam behind the words!


The scam artist always goes straight for your wallet!

A legitimate work at home opportunity does not require any money up front before you will get more details regarding the opportunity.

It works like this... first the scammer will entice you with easy money, easy work, and tell you to imagine "what will you do first with all that money? Pay off bills, buy a new car, take a vacation?" Then, they ask for $49 "just to prove you are serious", or $29 for the "work-at-home kit" which includes "everything you need to get started."


Real work at home jobs leave nothing to the imagination.

Everything is up front. You know exactly what you're getting, how you get it, how to do it, use it, stretch it, stand on it, twirl it... well, you get the idea.

You can also reach someone with your questions, either by e-mail or phone.

Now let's dig a little deeper. Let's say, for example, you are looking for a typing job you can do at home. What can you expect from the employer?


They don't ask you for money.

They will ask for your qualifications. They will require proof you are qualified. This is done by looking at your resume, through references, phone interviews, by submitting examples of your work, and so on. Essentially, you will give up your time in the beginning, not your money.

The employer will qualify applicants. This means they will weed out the under-qualified by listing requirements for the jobs, such as typing speed, keying speed, certificates, and so on.

Generally, you should expect that a home employer seeking telecommuters will ask of you the same things he would ask any applicant that walks into his office.


Two Common Scams

These are two of the most common scams. The ones that fill your mailbox and tell you to call it a "cashbox."

1. Envelope Stuffing

Here is a common envelope stuffing scenario...

You read an ad or get a piece of junk mail claiming that "Aunt Edna" makes $1,845.00 every week by doing fun and easy work fight from her favorite armchair. They say you'll earn $1 or $2 or some other amount for every envelope you stuff.

They'll ask for an up front fee of $29.95 or more just to make sure "you're serious."

You pay the fee and send off for the package. After all, they guaranteed your satisfaction with their envelope stuffing starter package.

You pay the fee only to find out you earn your $1 or $2 by advertising the envelope stuffing program. You place an ad asking people to send you a dollar to find out about the envelope stuffing program. That's how you earn $1,845.00 every week. One dollar at a time.

Uh huh.

Or they might tell you to purchase a mailing list and send out a thousand or more of their "special sales letters." The letter you send out is the very same letter you received.

Now then, for a mailing of five thousand letters you'll need $1,650 worth of stamps and anywhere from $200 to $500 for printing and materials (Oh, didn't they mention that in the starter kit?). If you want a mailing house to fold and stuff the letters, that'll be extra. But wait, did I mention that you'll need to rent 5000 names? Oh, and don't forget...

Uh huh.

If a company says they will pay you $1 or $2 for every envelope you stuff, think about this...

A mailing house or printer can do this same job for less than 10 cents per piece. Even big jobs don't add up to more than 50 or 60 cents per piece. Does it really make sense to pay you $1 when the same job can be done for a tenth of that cost?

This is a big business. There are companies promoting these envelope stuffing programs making many thousands of dollars every year from people who send in those up front fees. Click here to learn more about this scam.

2. Assembly Work

This one appeals to many potential home workers. Crafting seems to have a feeling of "doing good work." Your craft will be appreciated and admired by someone out there.

The scam goes like this...

The assembly company sends you an information packet that really gets your blood pumping. All you have to do is send in your money (add $14.95 for express delivery!). They'll send you step-by-step instructions and all the materials.

Now, you're not allowed to buy the materials yourself. To insure quality and uniformity of the product, you must use the provided materials. OK, sounds reasonable you say. You send in your money.

You tear open the box when it arrives and find...

... barely legible instructions and materials far inferior to what you could have purchased on your own. But what the heck, you've gone this far, might as well build it.

You build it, you send it in, you wait.

You wait.

You wait.

You call.

No answer. Leave a message.

You wait.

You call. Leave a message.

You get a letter from the "company." Your assembled craft was rejected because of this, and this, and that. Now there are variations on this rejection scam, but the bottom line is they got your money.

Working independently from home...

...is one of the most rewarding lifestyles you can have. However you won't find your opportunity in a letter where the dollar signs are wielded like candy on Halloween night.

So before you get that "I just licked a thousand envelopes and forgot to buy $370 worth of stamps" feeling, just do your research and use common sense when evaluating a money making opportunity.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Brett Krkosska provides how-to advice on small business and home-based work issues. His site, http://www.HomeBizTools.com, helps small businesses reach their fullest potential. He is also the publisher of Straight Talk, a fresh and original newsletter that offers a unique perspective on today's business issues.

 

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Single Bloggers needed

Work-at-home-mom blogspot is looking for bloggers for a writing project.  She needs bloggers who write about dating, single life, etc.  If interested in making some money take a look and see if it's for you! http://work-at-home-mom.blogspot.com/

 

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Not gone

I just wanted to catch up with everyone and let you know I haven't falled off the earth.  We have family in town this week, a family reunion and camping trip planned for this weekend and I have been working on helping a friend get his websites up and going and I will be trying to help promote his e-book.  I will let you know more about all that when it is up and going!    We do have one blog done which you can see at www.carpsvoice.blogspot.com and you can see what it is all about.  I expect life to back to somewhat normal after next Monday and will start righting more. In the meantime I will catch up when I can.   I hope everyone is having a great summer and appreciate your patience!

 

 

Good grade zone

The best I can figure out on this is that you are sent an email with an opportunity to be a tutor.  The job is as an online tutor not in person.  Once you apply you start recieving a ton of emails about getting an education online and offline.  Basically it appears they have set this up as a way to collect email addresses and send affiliate advertising your way.  Before you apply for this job take a look at this thread:

http://scam.com/showthread.php?t=12909

 

 

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