Working from home websites

hi sahm35, pretty much most of the "work at home" stuff on the Internet are scams... BUT if you have some energy and a bit of knowledge, then you CAN make some decent money off this site - [ http://www.justanswer.com/login_user.aspx ] Firstly, just let me say that I'm not "referring" you to this site to make a commission off of you. It doesn't work like that. It's not a referral site. Just Answer is an ANSWER site, where people who need answers to their questions come and PAY the site's "Experts" to answer their questions for them. There are about 20 categories of "Expert". You can register for as many as you like, but to get registered in each category, you have to answer three questions out of ten that they will throw at you. You can take as long as you like to answer the three registration questions - weeks if you like. Then they have their own panel of "experts" assess your answers and if they think you're good enough, you're in! Now, here's my advice - go and join Just Answer as a member. Once you're a member, you can poke around the site to get familiar with it. The site makes no distinction between members as far as asking questions or answering questions. It's the same site used by both Clients and Experts. So that can be a little confusing. It takes a little time to figure out what's what here - the site is not (IMO) set up very intuitively. Another thing to be prepared for is that they have different "grades" of Expert. To start out with, they make it difficult to get any questions to answer. You can only answer questions after they've been posted for an hour, which means that you only get the dregs by that time (if anything is left). The key here (IMO) is to try different times of the day when most people are asleep and NOT answering questions. BUT after you've managed to answer 5 questions successfully, then they start to lift restrictions on you. By the time you've answered 20 questions, you're pretty much sailing. So it can seem a bit frustrating to get things moving. It might even take a month or so to get past that initial hump, and get 20 questions answered. I honestly don't know WHY they do that, but that's how they've set it up. Now, here's the thing - you make 50% of whatever the Client is paying for an answer - Just Answer pockets the rest. But in a month, you can easily make a few hundred dollars from Just Answer. Probably more if you have medical or vet training, or if you're good with relationship questions or cat and dog questions. The more categories you get registered as an "Expert" in, the more potential you have to make money. SOME IMPORTANT ADVICE - you create a "profile" for each "Expert" category that you get registered in - but choose your member name carefully too, try to choose a name that conveys the image that you'd like to project. It IS very much a serious business - people will be paying YOU for your help. You can set up each Expert profile with a different name and avatar (picture), but your member name will still show up here and there, so it's good if you can choose a professional-sounding, catchy member name right from the start. I do sincerely hope this is of some help. I know your situation, because I'm seeing the same thing. Just Answer is one site that does actually pay you for your time and effort. It depends on YOU, not on anyone else.

Hi sahm35. I understand how you feel. It must be hard for you trying to balance family and trying to find work that are passionate about and that actually brings in some decent money. I have been working at home doing a little bit of this and a little bit of that. I make a decent amount with GPT sites (it DOES add up). A lot of people think that those sites are a scam BUT if you read up and get the right tips on how to profit it can be a BIG help each month. I am currently working on starting an ebay business selling things i acquire from garage sales and from ebay itself. It's very easy to get started. What kind of things do you like to do? Find something that you are passionate about and it will pay off in the end. There are hundreds of stories of SAHM's who are making good money doing what they love. I would suggest start a business of some sorts. If they can do it you can do it. There is no reason why you can't. You don't need hundreds of dollars to start. You just need the knowledge, the passion the commitment, and most importantly the IDEA!

I feel for ya. I've about giving up on the idea of working from home. I'll begin looking for an outside job as soon as both my children are back in school for the year. That will be Monday. Good luck with your search.

I hear you, there are so many scams out there. I wanted to be a stay at home mom after being the main bread winner in our family for the entire time we have been married, but I can't find anything that really pays over the internet enough to help out at home. I am a designer for Home and Garden party, and you are right my friends and family try to avoid me if I want them to host a party. But, I have been really working on getting new people in doing parties and now it is starting to happen for me. I wish you luck and hope that you can find something to do to stay home with your little one!

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It does seem like mothers have to choose between the career and motherhood when fathers are just expected to keep working. It's unfair and difficult. I worked until two days before my daughter was born and went back to work when she was 9 weeks old. It wasn't by choice, really - I needed the money. When I returned to college I did not have much time with her. I would take her to daycare at 7:30 am, attend classes from 8-1pm, study for 1-2 hours, work from 3-11:40 pm, pick her up from the sitter's at midnight, then nap until the alarm sounded at 6 am. I cried every day. I made a promise that I would not work like that anymore and accepted the full amount of financial aid I could at school so I could pay bills while attending classes. Fast forward to 2000. Illness forced me to take time off from school and I needed something to help bring in extra cash. I started fooling around online with affiliate programs, Ebay yard sales, and an online gift shop. Those helped, but I needed more. Wahm.com, Bizymoms.com, and telecommutingmoms.com helped me see that there are legitimate telecommuting positions available, not just businesses. I worked as a virtual assistant starting in March 2000, and have been working online as a tutor and community moderator since 2005. I've been on the telecommuting job search and will share anything good that I find. I'll also share info on scam artists who smell our desperation and attack in creative ways. Hang in there are keep looking. You will find something that works for you - without investing in a starter kit. Take care. Sherrie

Well sahm if you find anything I would would love to know. I have a 5 year old and I would rather stay at home for him rather than have to get something when he goes to school.

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I sympathize with you. All I can tell you is that there are free programs out there that pay. I recommend looking at my sites and signing up for everything. Every last program I list is free. The best three are cashcrate, treasuretrooper and ecashoffers.com. I also strongly recommend joining Yuwie because over time that site is going to turn into an EXCELLENT source of passive income. I don't spend a penny out of pocket and I make money every single month from multiple sources. Take a look and try the lot of them. http://freewebs.com/allgpts http://freewebs.com/yuwiepays