Denise Lee Porter

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Looking for a Hand Up not a Handout? Try a Work at Home Job

22 February 2009 8 Comments

Not everyone wants to do internet marketing ,MLM, or affiliate marketing. I once had a prospect tell me “Look, I need a pay check, I want something where I work, and somebody gives me check at the end of the week “. Well have no fear, I am here to help you, not scam or hurt you:)

Here are some of the jobs that you can do from the comfort of your kitchen table:

Virtual assistant is basically a secretarial or administrative/executive assistant type of gig. You may be asked to do anything from answer a forwarded phone to creating a financial spreadsheet or powerpoint presentation.

Article or eBook writer - network and internet marketers often need someone to ghost write their articles and ebooks. You’re usually given guidelines to wrk from.

Web Developer/programmer - people want websites, blogs set up, some change to their site that they do not know how to do etc.

Customer Service - you know when you are watching those infomercials and they say call within the next 15 minutes and…? well you could be one of the reps that gets called. These jobs usually require a quiet place to work and a landline (no VOIP or Cell phones).

Places to look for work (some companies may charge a small fee for a drug test or background check, but they are legitimate):

Bid for VA, writing, and technical gigs at:

For a customer service type job :

Please feel free to leave a comment if you kow of other work at home companies or email the info to me at dporter966@ameriplan.net.

Thanks, and good luck!

8 Comments »

Steve said:

This looks like a great idea, however, I believe that the competition is pretty high for these positions. I would be interested in hearing from other readers, and whether they have had success working for any of the above companies.

# 23 February 2009 at 6:05 pm

Denise Lee (author) said:

Hi Steve,
This market is probably just as tight as any other, but it’s worth a shot and I wanted to provide this service for my readers.

# 23 February 2009 at 6:44 pm

Jared said:

Very informative topic. It does help to make sure that those who venture online know where to find a good and paying job. A higher percentage of those who offer to pay in large amounts are scams and it’s quite disappointing that many fall for them.

# 25 February 2009 at 9:02 am

Denise Lee (author) said:

Home business advertising plays to peoples wants - which is what good advertising does. One should do one’s homework before signing up for anything. See my post on that subject

# 25 February 2009 at 9:41 am

Tracey said:

If you are looking for virtual assistant opportunities, an amazing resource is http://www.VAnetworking.com/forum. Working from home doesn’t have to be a full-time gig, but you do need to be able to present a professional image in order for clients to hire you. VAnetworking allows you to connect with, and learn from, people from all stages of their work-from-home business. A virtual assistant can actually take care of any of the tasks you have listed above. For more info, go to the forum and get networking!

# 25 February 2009 at 11:24 am

Denise Lee (author) said:

Thanks Tracey I appreciate the feedback!

# 25 February 2009 at 11:34 am

Julie Cioffi-Brawley said:

A great resource if you choose the path of becoming a virtual assistant is the VAnetworking forum at http://www.VAnetworking.com/forum. I’ve been a VA for over 3 years and it has proven to be a valuable resource time and time again.

# 25 February 2009 at 3:45 pm

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