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Sunday, July 13, 2008

How to Find a Telecommute Job

So you're looking for a job that allows you to work from home?

Believe me, there are quite a few of them out there. Unfortunately it's like weeding through the hard candy to get to the delicious chocolates!

When I post the telecommute jobs on my telecommute job list blog I go through a lot of business opportunities and scams before posting the real stuff. Sometimes I might miss a good listing or I might accidentally post a scam or business opportunity. It's hard work, believe me.

The odds are probably 50 to 1 in finding a good telecommuting job out there. When you find a list on a system such as Craigslist or another online usenet feed, you're going to find a lot a junk, especially if the posting is free. Newbies to the online business opportunity system will quickly learn paying for posting doesn't get the results they need so the eventually stop just in time for another newbie to do the mistake.

To weed out these scams or opportunities, look for words like GET RICH or TIRED OF THE RAT RACE? Look for all caps or special characters. They realize that no one is actually looking for a work at home business so they need to get their post seen and using subject identifiers is a great way for these people to get noticed. Skip them.

Next, look for keywords of what you want to do. Do you like to chat? Build websites? Sell things? Look for these keywords and you'll possibly find what you're looking for. I've run across a few legitimate posts for "Home Typist Needed" because the poster didn't know of the Home Typist Scam. It's too bad because he probably lost a lot of good candidates by looking like a scam.

If they ask you to pay for something then stay far away. These are usually people who have compiled lists of other home business or telecommuting jobs. They're using the good intentions of the would be telecommuter to sell the booklet.

Patience will help you in the long run. Take on some short assignments and never stop looking for the longer ones or the full time jobs. Make sure you understand how long the position is for and what your benefits are. If you end up as an actual employee, see if they pay for your communication services such as your Internet or phone. If you're a contractor, then don't forget to write it off on your taxes.

Last - never give up!

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