How To Find International Work At Home Jobs
On Work At Home Careers I receive a surprisingly large number of emails from people outside the United States in search of work at home. Because I saw that this need was being under-served, I ended up creating a small international work at home section. I’ll be the first to admit it’s a bit limited. But after some accidental research I discovered how international work from home seekers can locate even more jobs. But we need to discuss the inherit difficulty of providing international work at home jobs from a U.S employer’s point of view.
So Why Is it So Hard To Find International Work At Home?
There are several reasons. I’ll be the first to admit they are not the most fair explanations but nonetheless it is a reality that must be addressed. Hopefully having this information will provide you an advantage by addressing these concerns when approaching a prospective traditional U.S. based work at home employer. So let’s go into the reasons.
1. Apparently it’s hard to manage paying international work at home seekers because of given restrictions or limitations of certain countries banking structures. No employer wants to jump through hoops to pay you when they can easily paypal or mail a U.S. employee a check.
2. There is a lot of fraud that originates from countries outside of the U.S. This shouldn’t be taken as a personal attack on your integrity because there is a lot of fraud here in the U.S. as well but it seems like it’s just harder to prosecute in certain countries. So employers don’t want to take that added risk especially when they have other options.
3. Finally, one of the biggest reasons is the language barrier. Although our fellow international work at home seekers are just as capable as U.S. workers, their English isn’t always necessarily up to par and this can cause delays in terms of getting work done or just pose an on the job issue.(i.e. Customer service calls.)
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In my experience these have been the sticking point for U.S. based work at home employers. Is it fair? Not necessarily in all cases but again, it’s the reality your facing. But enough of all the negative talk, let’s get into what you can do to combat this stuff.
So How Do I Find An International Work At Home Job Online?
Well in my experience the best way to do this is to use freelance job websites. A freelance website is similar to an ebay for jobs. People that need projects done such as data entry, typing, customer service, programming, design, etc visit a freelance site and post their project description, the requirements and how much they’re willing to pay.
Then registered freelancers are able to see this project and bid on how much they will do the project for and the time it would take them to complete it.
Freelance websites project owners tend to be more inclined to work with international work at home seekers. The freelance websites also have payment processes in place to ensure that no one gets screwed. (For the most part)
Conclusion
So my suggestion to international work at home seekers is visit freelance job sites. You’ll tend to have a greater advantage there because you may be able to afford to do work at lower prices because your cost of living maybe cheaper than it is here in the states. As a result, this makes you more attractive than U.S. based workers. Sorry guys, but we have enough work at home opportunities geared towards U.S. workers, international workers need to eat too. Below are some freelance job websites you should visit:
So what do you guys think? Post your comments below.
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January 8th, 2008 at 11:38 am |
am from nigeria, i need a job online, i have internet, and i can work 8-10 hrs daily, hope you can help me out,
January 8th, 2008 at 7:23 pm |
Hi Duyile,
Thanks for posting. But you should try some of my suggestions in the article above. That’s how you may be able to find something. I’ve even listed the freelance sites you can visit. So please give it a try. Eddy
January 28th, 2008 at 3:31 pm |
Hi Duyile, the internet is such a marvel, no more limits, no more boundaries, you can sell to the whole world if you have a store, or you can provide services to customers from any country…
However a job online can mean that you have an online business or possess a certain level of expertise about something that people pay you for your knowledge, service rendered or opinion.
Otherwise, the simplest way for you to have a job online, in my own personal experience, is to create a blog (and this does not even cost you if you use blogger or wordpress) and make money from Google Adsense or affiliate programs.
January 28th, 2008 at 3:42 pm |
I agree with Roy. But most people don’t like the idea of creating their own website and putting in the effort and money that help their site earn them money. But what you’ve basically said is how I was finally able to work at home full time. No job could have ever given me that.
Eddy
February 11th, 2008 at 12:27 am |
I see that you have listed Go Freelance.com as a legitimate job site. I have been interested in this in the past, but have read several negative reports on it causing me to be concerned it was a scam. Now that I see it on your site I may reconsider it. Thank you for such a great site for those of us who are having problems weeding out the scams from the legitimate opportunities.
February 11th, 2008 at 11:27 am |
Hi Kim,
Thanks for your comments. Before trying Gofreelance, I would try the other ones first. I’ve never personally used GoFreelance so I can’t totally vouch for them. I just know they do provide freelance opportunities.
Scriptlance, Elance and Guru I’ve all used in the past and never had any problems with.
Just keep in mind that because someone complains about a company it doesn’t mean you’ll have the same experience.
I have had my fair problems with Jetblue and complained about them and feel like they have scammed me out of a cruise a year ago. But does it mean Jetblue is a scam? Millions would tell you they aren’t and my rational self would agree.
But because I had one or two bad experiences with them, I know for the most part they’re a good company.
Many people are very black and white when it comes to work at home opportunities and resources. So you have to keep that in mind.
You have to take all things into consideration when reviewing a company. Don’t just take my word or someone else’s you’ve read on a site. Process all the available information you can then make a decision.
For instance I’ve read countless places all survey companies are scams. And for the last several years I’ve made hundreds of dollars with my survey in terms of surveys I’ve taken and people I referred.
If I listened to what everyone else was saying and didn’t do my own research I would’ve missed out on a great opportunity.
Just my two cents.
Eddy
February 12th, 2008 at 10:43 am |
Well I don’t have a sign up fee for Go Freelance.com Please advise.
February 12th, 2008 at 3:39 pm |
Hi Duyile,
Like I said above:
Try Scriptlance, Elance and Guru
Eddy
February 29th, 2008 at 9:22 pm |
It would be great if the sites given do work out…I’ve been looking for quite some time and came up with nothing…everything is worth a try!!!!!
Thanks…good looking out!!!
March 1st, 2008 at 1:01 pm |
Incy,
Thanks for your comments. But the fact you’re willing to try is the key. Many will read the information and fail to take action. But people that are willing to try numerous things at least once will have a better chance of succeeding.
So good luck. I hope it helps.
Eddy
March 20th, 2008 at 2:21 pm |
Hi ,
Really like your website, found lots of interesting info.
Keep up the great work. will soon be back to visit again.
All the best Jack & Annett.
from England now living in Germany.
March 27th, 2008 at 12:43 am |
Dear Eddy,
Nice list you got, but why don’t you list getafreelancer.com in your list? This is a quite good place for a freelancer Anyway thanks for your list, i never use elance and guru and i will try these 2 sites.
-Lydia-
March 27th, 2008 at 6:36 am |
Hey Lydia,
Thanks for leaving a comment. I just forgot that site to be quite honest with you. But I’m glad you mentioned it so others know about it.
Eddy
April 12th, 2008 at 11:23 pm |
Is there any company the would hire an English speaking person that lives in another country without asking for money upfront??? If so I’m looking for work is because I need money.
Can you please help??
April 13th, 2008 at 7:23 pm |
Hi Jennifer,
Thanks for writing in.
But we kind of addressed this question in the article. Above try some of the sites listed above.
You can find a lot of work there if you’re serious about working at home.
Eddy