Is There Money to Be Made Working From Home?

@KrauseHome (36448)
United States
May 25, 2007 10:28pm CST
This is the question many of us have asked time and time again, and we often really wonder. Surveys, eBay, internet marketing, affiliates, telecommuting, service and product websites; are all unique opportunities for you to make money online. If you ask the question: Is there money to be made working at home online, the answer is an unqualified yes. Surveys offer you a chance to earn extra income, albeit, not enough to supplement an income but certainly offers you an opportunity to accrue a bit of cash. eBay is another means by which you can make money online. Perhaps you have items in your home you wish to sell, or have collected baseball cards and wish to sell them. There is definitely money to be made on eBay. They offer tutorials and guides to assist you in every facet of selling online. Internet marketing, which is probably the most popular method to obtain money today; while difficult, is nonetheless a lucrative endeavor. You may have seen ads promoting services or products by internet marketers who boast earnings well into the millions. Affiliate marketing is another area in which you can derive commissions by linking to other sites. Telecommuting is another popular method for making money online. While companies are looking to decrease their expenditures, more and more of them are advertising work at home jobs in areas such as: data entry, typing, transcription services, customer service, virtual assistants, administrative, secretarial and many other service oriented positions. There are websites specifically devoted to work-at-home moms, for example, who offer invaluable information on how to make money working online. These sites are filled with a plethora of information designed to help moms find jobs in all areas of the corporate sector. These sites are run by women who take extraordinary care in researching companies; offering tutorials on start-up businesses; message boards; and incorporate any and all tools needed for anyone to be able to work at home and online. Search any of the working at home online websites and you will be bombarded with links to everything from surveys; product sales; auction sites; and software tools guaranteeing monetary success. You need to research the area you are most interested in, and determine the legitimacy of the websites in question, then proceed from there. Stay away from sites who ask for a fee. You should not have to pay a dime to apply for any position. If you are proficient in internet technology and have a product or service website, you can certainly achieve success in this field as well. There is money to be made working at home online. Begin with researching the various legitimate sites available online. While there are no guarantees, you will certainly make the necessary connections which will eventually yield results. Just some thoughts and ideas I thought worth sharing.
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@byfaithonly (10698)
• United States
26 May 07
Very nicely written and great advice and information. There are always many many people asking this question but people knew to the internet get a lot of scam tips on how to make money online.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
30 May 07
So True for sure. And the thing is helping Educate people somehow to where they do not end up falling for the Scams.
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@shannon76 (1232)
• United States
26 May 07
Agreed. I telecommute and make a decent amount of money doing it.. I do some other stuff so one can earn some cash from home!
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
28 May 07
This is cool that you have found ways to earn Extra $$ online. Like I posted here, and I am doing OK and working on even getting better with this so working from home does have its advantages.
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@maumbi (2569)
• Indonesia
31 May 07
i have been 6 years in this business work from home, and my income now is amazing and still grow dont know in the next 5 years;) just patient and never give up is the key. look around what people say about this FREE business: http://www.simurl.com/richman the word of spirit is "do it once and get paid forever"
@suscan (1955)
• United States
27 May 07
Great information, and good advice. There are so many scams out there and everybody wants to take our hard earned money. Money can be made but it takers research and time to find the right way to do it. After all there are not any get rich quick schemes that truly work.
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
30 May 07
So True, but what everyone needs to also remember is not everything that involves $$ to get started is hard to do either. Some people knock these before even ever checking them out any further. I know not everything is for everyone, you just need to be cautious is all.
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@suscan (1955)
• United States
31 May 07
You are right, investigation and caution are the key words to remember. Sometimes a small investment can bring a great dividend.
• United States
30 May 07
WOW!! This is some great motivation. Do you know any of the work at home websites?
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@mdarma (868)
• Singapore
29 May 07
Yes, there are ways that one can earn money working from home. The very difficult part is to select the right one that will work for us.. Most if not all will claim that theirs will work. So you have to be very selective to choose the right one that will generate the money. There is no sure way or formula that you can use to determine the successful one. One program will work for “A” and another will work for “B”. Another thing that you must have is “LUCK” So good luck to you.