Work At Home Opportunities

This may be the area of the internet that has the most fraud in it. There are people out there preying on anyone and everyone who is looking to find a job that they can do from home, but don't have a lot of experience dealing with internet scam artists. They make it sound awfully good, "Work from home, spend more time with your family, earn X amount of dollars in just a few hours." Who wouldn't want to take them up on their offer?

The problem is, most of them don't offer you anything but b.s. It's not easy finding the honest employers out there. I've fallen prey to some of these vultures as well, but the good part is that I've learned from my experiences, and I want to pass this knowledge on to you.

Click here to learn about some of the more common online scams.

Find Real Home Based Work
The thing is, there are some legitimate companies who can help you find a job to do from home, but they get harder and harder to find through all of the nonsense. They don't make exaggerated claims about your earnings. And you will have to work at these jobs like any other job. But you may be able to find the work at home opportunity that you've been looking for. Below are some of the more popular websites with job listings, and how much their service costs to use.

Keep in mind that these sites don't offer jobs themselves. They're job listing sites. They connect you with those who do have the jobs. So they're essentially there to make job hunting easier for you. It's still up to you to apply for, or bid on the job and go through any interview process there might be.

www.monster.com (free)
www.craigslist.org (free)
www.sologig.com (free)
www.elance.com (free or $9.95/month pro membership)
www.getafreelancer.com (free or $12/month gold membership)
www.moneyfromhome.com ($39.99/year for basic membership)
www.gofreelance.com ($39.95/month)
www.rentacoder.com (usually 15% of your pay - this site has jobs for coders only.)