Finding a work from home job isn't easy. It's going to take some work and research to find a legitimate job. First, review the types of work at home jobs that are available, along with job listings. Then, check out the lists of companies that are known to be "telecommuting friendly" and most of these employers list work from home jobs online.
Work From Home Jobs
- Call Center Jobs
- Home Agent Jobs
- Mystery Shopping Jobs
- Online Tutor Jobs
- Transcription Jobs
- Virtual Assistant Jobs
- Work From Home Job Listings
- Work at Home Company Directory
- Work at Home Career Information
Work at Home Job Listings
In addition to companies that typically hire employees that work from home, there are sites where you can find work at home job listings. Carefully review the listings you find, because you will find scams can slip through the cracks and get posted on even the best sites.
Craigslist
Craig's List is significantly searchable, but it has a simple list of "real" jobs. Search for freelance positions by entering "freelance" as a keyword in the search box on the front page of the site. Otherwise, click on the city that interests you and review the list of job openings.
Media Bistro
If you are looking for a media position, here's a good place to start. Register (free) to access the job postings, then search using "freelance" as a keyword.
MMM (Money Making Mommy)
Scroll down past the ads for a lengthy list of work at home job postings in a variety of fields.
Sunoasis Jobs
Writing, editing, copywriting, PR, and other positions.
Job Search Engines
Job search engine sites, including Indeed, Simply Hired, and Jobster, allow users to search by keyword and location. If you have specific skills (i.e. insurance claims, customer service, web design) such by those skills and terms like work at home, freelance, telecommute, etc.
The Top Job Sites
Monster, CareerBuilder, Yahoo! Hot Jobs and the other top job sites all contain work at home job listings. It takes some work just to weed through the postings, but, they are there. Search using keywords like "freelance" "telecommute" "work from home" and "work at home" as well as by the type of work you are interested in. Again, be specific.
Writer's Weekly
Writer's Weekly has an excellent selection of freelance writing jobs, articles, a discussion newsletter and a free weekly jobs newsletter.
Work at Home Jobs
More sites with work at home job listings.
A Word of Work From Home Warning
Jobs that promise you oodles of money with little investment of time and no experience aren't legitimate. Legitimate work at home jobs are going to require that you have skills relevant to the position. Many jobs require skills like writing, graphic design, programming or web design, for example. If you don't have any experience in the field(s) you are interested in, it's going to be difficult to find an employer willing to hire you. Most employers who are willing to hire someone to work from home want workers who can work independently and get the job done with little guidance.
Finally, please take the time to research every job lead you find and every site you visit carefully. Even sites that purport to be impartial sometimes aren't. I just visited a site that supposedly had general information on telecommuting. They recommended their top sites, all of which happened to be affiliated indirectly with the first site and all of which charged a fee.
Disclaimer:
You may see advertisements for work at home jobs on this page, because that's the topic of the article. Just because you see an ad here, that doesn't make it a legitimate company. Carefully investigate companies that you are interested in.
