Ask Us Work At Home Questions…

1. 
   Frank Richardson said on February 15th, 2008 at 1:31 pm

   15 Feb., 2008

   Eddy,

   Recently came across www.icashcamp.com a website offering an automated business with thirty minutes of daily work.

   There is a start up fee of $49.95, and the resulting income being about $3,000.00 per month is reasonable.

   I have done my scam research, and discovered nothing negative.

   Now I need another opinion of which I hope you can provide.

   Your assistance is needed, and shall be appreciated.

   Thank You.
   Frank Richardson

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2. 
   Ginny said on February 15th, 2008 at 3:32 pm

   Eddy,

   After running around in circles getting nowhere with all these scam work-at-home websites, I stumbled on workathome.com and your blog.

   All I can say is THANKS! I may now have some insight and be better able to select some legitimate websites to find jobs. I am sure many people thank you also.

   Keep up the great work:

   Ginny

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3. 
   eddysalomon said on February 15th, 2008 at 5:02 pm

   Hi Frank,

   Thanks for being the first to post a question!
   I thought this section would never be used. lol
   Ok, based on the research I’ve done following the techniques listed on the following page: www.WorkAtHomeNoCareers.com/scams

   I would probably pass on this “opportunity”. Any time some one mentions some magical system then my spidy senses go crazy.

   Basically You’re being charged to learn about affiliate marketing which there is nothing wrong with but they’re just not being straightforward about it.
   People pay to learn things every day. But these guys are making it seem like it’s some secret magic system.

   Affiliate marketing is totally a legitimate way of making money. It’s how most web site owners make money including yours truly.

   Affiliate marketing in a nutshell is when a company pays you to refer people to their web site, products or services. We do this all the time but you guys
   aren’t getting paid for it. When you buy a new book and you tell your friend they have to get it, you’re doing affiliate marketing but since you don’t have
   any formal agreement with Barnes and Noble you’re not getting paid for it.

   People that become affiliates (which is totally free to do by the way), sign some online agreement with a given company. The company tells you how much
   they’re willing to pay you for your referrals. They provide you an area to track your referrals and money.
   Furthermore they usually provide you with your own free online marketing material such as banners and a web site with a tracking code so that they know the referrals are coming from you.

   All of this is given for free! Why? Because you’re getting the company business so it doesn’t make sense to charge you because they’ll get far more people
   being affiliates of their company which means more money.

   Now here’s the important thing for all you would be work at home affiliates. You get paid one of several ways.

   By sale, which means that someone using your web site address bought something from the parent company.

   By lead, means that someone you referred with your site filled out a form for some type of information or service. No money is involved in this. (Personally my favorite and easiest way to make money.)

   By click, means that someone literally just needs to visit the company’s web site using your web site address and they pay for that visit without that referral doing any buying or filling out an forms. (Another one of my favorites because it’s easy and free.)

   Icashcamp.com is going to have videos showing you how to get involved with affiliate marketing and apparently how to make money with it within 30 days.
   I find this hard to believe. When I first started I don’t remember getting the hang of it within 30 days. But then again I didn’t have someone holding my hand like many of these programs do now a days.

   Honestly you could probably just search on google to learn about affiliate marketing for free. That’s how I learned but it took a long time to filter through all that information. So there is some value to companies that teach you this information.

   I have no personal experience with ICashCamp so I couldn’t tell you how good their teaching would be. Although I’m a very experienced affiliate marketer, recently I purchased a membership to Wealthy Affiliate www.workathomenoscams.com/wealthyaffiliate which has helped teach me a lot more about affiliate marketing from scratch to finish. Whether you’re a total virgin or big slut of affiliate marketing like me, you’ll learn a lot!

   And keep in mind I’ve been doing it for years and I still learned some new things. So for someone that is totally new to this and wants to learn about affiliate marketing which in my experience is the best way to work at home then I would suggest Wealthy Affiliate: www.workathomenoscams.com/wealthyaffiliate instead.

   They actually have real people you can email and a very supportive forum. Any time I get stuck or discouraged, there are folks there willing to help.

   So if you want to learn about affiliate marketing which is a great way to make money and how I was able to retire, then I personally recommend Wealthy Affiliate www.workathomenoscams.com/wealthyaffiliate. It’s worth the money and you’ll learn a lot and will make money if you apply what you learn.

   That’s very important to note. I don’t care what type of system you join. Systems, legitimate ones at least only work when you actually apply the effort and energy requested. No system will do the work for you.

   If someone is claiming that they will then run away because they’re full of sh*#t! Anything I’ve done related to making money online required time and effort.

   And nothing I’ve ever tried was successful over night. I had to be very patient. So be wary of promises of making guaranteed money over 30 days or whatever number they pull out of their butts.

   Be realistic with yourself and expectations.

   So Frank I hope this helps. I can’t say ICashCamp is a flat out scam. But from what I’ve read some people weren’t happy but that can mean absolutely nothing. Because a lot of people claim anything is a scam if it doesn’t work for them. So keep that in mind.

   But with that said, I can’t personally vouch for their site since I’ve never used it or know anyone that has. But I can tell you, wealthy affiliate www.workathomenoscams.com/wealthyaffiliate can probably teach you the same things as Icash does but with more support and long term success. I know because I’ve been a member of that site for several months and its helped me a great deal.

   Eddy

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4. 
   Debbie said on February 19th, 2008 at 5:50 am

   I’m still searching for legitimate part-time online employment, preferably data entry jobs. Two “opportunities” have surfaced with mixed reviews. I would appreciate it if you could tell me whether or not you have had any experiences with Data Entry Made Easy.com and Online-Data-Entry-Jobs offered by Laura Kauth.

   Hope to hear from you soon.

   Regards

   Debbie

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5. 
   eddysalomon said on February 20th, 2008 at 12:17 pm

   Hi Debbie,

   Thanks for your question. The companies in question are just resellers of information found on sites like ours for free. They’re also misrepresenting the so called jobs that they have in their member sections.
   So let’s break it down.

   I checked out Online-Data-Entry-Jobs .com.
   So let’s go through a couple of the “jobs” they promise they can provide you after paying their membership fee.

   Worldwide Data-Entry Processor
   “As a Worldwide Data-Entry Operator you will assist thousands of successful Internet companies that pay on a commission bases. Your tasks will be to submit short lines of data to the Internet.”

   This is just another way of describing that you’ll be an affiliate marketer. I’ve described this in depth in my comment to frank: www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/02/08/ask/#comment-3016 It’s not traditional data entry at all. You only get paid if the ads that you create lead to a sale. And you have to place these ads on various sites. So yes you can make money doing this but you don’t need to pay this company to find affiliate programs. Cj.com offers tons of them and so those click bank. If you want to learn about affiliate marketing then I would suggest Wealthy Affiliate: http://www.workathomenoscams.com/wealthyaffiliate because you can make a lot of money doing it. But this company is misrepresenting what it is. It’s not really data entry as they described it.

   Data Collections Research Assistant
   “Online companies will pay you for your Internet data collections and research…The projects include focus and study groups and research on a large variety of subjects. You will get paid from $5 – $10 for a quick study, or $50 – $350 for focus and study groups”

   With this description the website is a little more upfront. Basically you’re paying for a list of survey companies and focus groups which yours truly provides for free in the following pages:
   www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/12/13/top-5-paid-online-survey-websites/
   www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/01/08/focus-groups-got-paid-150/

   I won’t go into the other things listed on Online-Data-Entry-Jobs .com. Like so many of these websites that ask you for money, you’re just being charged for information that can be found for free on our site or other great work at home sites:
   www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/12/04/top-5-free-work-at-home-job-sites-for-2008/

   The only time I see an advantage to this is if you just want everything in one place and have problems navigating through other sites. But 99.9% of the time
   the info you’re being sold can be found free here or other great work at home websites.

   Data-Entry-Made-Easy .com is also just another company asking you to pay them to learn about affiliate marketing but misrepresenting it as data entry. Yes technically there is some data entry involved in doing affiliate marketing but it’s not like what you view as a traditional data entry and thus you’ll be really pissed when you sign up and they explain the process to you because chances are all you want to do is regular data entry.

   So now that you know what’s involved keep that in mind. If you’re looking for traditional data entry this company isn’t providing it. You’re better off applying to traditional companies listed here:
   www.workathomenoscams.com/work-from-home-companies/

   But keep in mind you’ll be waiting a while to get hired. Affiliate marketing is great because you can get started right away and with the proper training you can make money way sooner than you will waiting for a job. But for many people it’s not very appealing. For years I was the same way but wised up and it’s been the best decision in my work at home seeking life.

   In any event, I hope this helps Debbie.

   Eddy

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6. 
   Debbie said on February 20th, 2008 at 8:26 pm

   Eddy

   Thanks for your response. Since sending my query, I applied for a position found on your website. I’m waiting for a response.

   I live outside of the USA so it’s a little more challenging to find opportunities online; I will see what’s available on your international listings

   In the meantime I will take your advice and sign up with Wealthy Affiliate.

   Debbie

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7. 
   eddysalomon said on February 20th, 2008 at 8:53 pm

   Hi Debbie,

   You’re quite welcome.
   I’m happy you applied to one of the positions on the site. But it’s even better you’re not just waiting around and taking other actions like joining wealthy affiliate. www.workathomenoscams.com/wealthyaffiliate Trust me when I say you’ll learn a lot and make far more with affiliate marketing than you’ll ever make with a job.

   When you join and start going through the training feel free to email me. I can give you some other pointers about affiliate marketing. But Wealthy affiliate will give you a great overview and step by step instructions on how to succeed.

   I’m very excited for you. If you stick with it, you’ll be successful like so many other affiliate marketers. And hopefully you’ll get a regular work at home job as well. But I think once you get the hang of affiliate marketing I doubt you’ll ever look at a job again. =)

   Eddy

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8. 
   wapang said on February 21st, 2008 at 11:21 pm

   Hi
   i am so happy to have come across website dedicated to help people seeking scam free online jobs.

   I am also thinking of joining the SFI affiliate. Can I trust them to earn genuine money?

   Thanks

   Wapang

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9. 
   Brenda said on February 22nd, 2008 at 9:49 am

   Hi Eddy,

   Your website is wonderful! I had previously asked you about My Data Entry Team website and you said that I should post that question here. I was wondering if anyone had signed up with them and made money? The registration fee is $49.95 and they give you access to tradional data entry jobs as well as give you tips on article writing and non traditional data entry jobs, which I know is affiliate marketing. I sent an email to them and asked them if they were registered with the BBB. They replied to my email promptly and professionally and said that they were “listed” with the BBB. I checked them out with the BBB myself, and although they are not registered with them, they had a few complaints but all were resolved. Their website is scam x verified, pay pal verified and web assured, so would that mean that they are scam free??

   I would really appreciate your input!

   Thank you!

   Brenda

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10. 
    Brenda said on February 22nd, 2008 at 9:54 am

    Hello Again Eddy,

    Regarding my last post about My Data Entry Team, They are also a member of the National Consumer League, whatever that means. Does that make them legitimate?

    Thanks again!

    Brenda

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11. 
    eddysalomon said on February 22nd, 2008 at 11:56 am

    Hi Wapang,

    Thanks for your question.
    I tried SFI in the early 90’s in fact I still think I’m a member. SFI was my first venture into affiliate marketing. And yes it is legitimate. I did make some money with it. But it wasn’t necessarily easy but what is when it comes to work at home?

    So yes I can say from personal experience it is a legitimate company. Now keep in mind, it’s been years since I’ve been active with it. I remember it having a decent record with the BBB. But I would still encourage you to follow the steps at www.WorkAtHomeCareers.com/scams to check for any recent information about SFI.

    I’ll give them this, they had a great support system and training material. I know, because I knew nothing about affiliate marketing when I started with them. But their training so intense (almost overwhelming.)
    that I learned how to make SFI work really fast. So that was definitely a plus. Eventually I took what I learned from them and just started working with other companies doing affiliate marketing and you know the rest is history www.workathomenoscams.com/freedom

    So it may be worth a shot. I will say this, I wasn’t really fond of having to buy the products to be on a certain level to receive a higher commission. But again that was years ago. Things may have changed for better or worst.

    Just follow some of the research techniques on our parent site: www.WorkAtHomeCareers.com/scams and you’ll get some more recent updates.

    I hope this helps.

    Eddy

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12. 
    eddysalomon said on February 22nd, 2008 at 12:46 pm

    Hi Brenda,

    Thanks for your question and kind words.
    The first and most important thing is that you know that these guys are going to teach you about affiliate marketing and it’s not traditional data entry and typing. It’s nice that they will also provide you a list of traditional data entry and typing jobs but you get that for free here at our site:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/work-from-home-companies/

    So definitely don’t buy into their program for that.
    If you read their BBB report and most of the complaints have been resolved then that’s a good sign as well. Having complaints doesn’t necessarily mean anything, it’s how the complaints are resolved and if they’re resolved.

    In terms of their associations, Nearly anyone can get paypal verified. So that doesn’t say much. Their “Web Assured” certification seems to be up to par. Scam-x I’ve never heard of. But I read their requirements and it’s decent. Do they actually enforce their requirements? Not sure so again I don’t know that a membership with them actually means anything. But it may.

    The most important thing in this case is that you know what you’re getting into. You won’t feel scammed because you already know that they’re going to teach you about affiliate marketing. I can’t personally vouch for how well they’ll do this.

    I know from first hand experience that Wealthy Affiliate http://www.workathomenoscams.com/wealthyaffiliate is solid and does a great job of this. I think the fact they don’t try to package what they teach you as data entry and typing is why people may overlook it. But you’re probably going to learn the same things but I’m more confident in Wealthy Affiliate because I’ve actually gone through their training process.

    So keep that in mind when making your decision. Don’t let the fact that My Data Entry Team packages their training as typing even though it’s affiliate marketing sway you into joining them. There are other resources that can teach you about affiliate marketing if that’s what you really want to learn.

    And trust me you do want to learn about it because you’ll make more money doing it then you’ll ever make with a work at home job typing. So just keep that in mind.

    Either way I applaud you for understanding the My Data Entry Team opportunity and knowing what’s expected of you. You’ll have a better chance of succeeding than someone going in there thinking it’s just some traditional data entry job which its not.

    At the end of the day, I would suggest using a credit card just in case these guys flake on you and you can fight the charges. But sounds like they’re very receptive.

    But when it comes to affiliate marketing I’m always going to recommend Wealthy Affiliate http://www.workathomenoscams.com/wealthyaffiliate. I know it’s bias of me but I feel more comfortable recommending something I’ve already tried and continue to use then telling you to try something I haven’t.

    Too many people do that and recommend things they would never try just to make a quick buck. So keep that in mind.

    I hope this helps. Please keep us posted either way Brenda.

    Eddy

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13. 
    Brenda said on February 22nd, 2008 at 1:57 pm

    Hi Eddy,

    Thank you for your input on the My Data Team question. My you are efficient!

    I am really interested in doing traditional entry from home. I just signed up with elance from your site, so we’ll see. But from what I am hearing, everyone is saying that you will make more money doing affiliate marketing. By the way, do you use the elance site yourself?

    By the way, I signed up with wealthy affiliate back in January, but honestly, I find the site overwhelming! Don’t get me wrong, it’s a wealth of information, but I just don’t think I have what it takes to research and do all of the work affiliate marketing entails, not to mention finding a niche to promote! I wouldn’t know what to promote! I feel like I am going in circles with it and I am the type of person who needs someone to sit with them and get them started before I can cruise with it on my own. I am just not that confident in myself.

    Brenda

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14. 
    eddysalomon said on February 22nd, 2008 at 2:24 pm

    Hi Brenda,

    You’re quite welcome.
    Trust me everyone wants to do traditional data entry but unfortunately there aren’t enough jobs to go around. That’s why people suggest affiliate marketing and other work at home opportunities.

    But you can always try both. Keep your net open wide so that you can eventually catch something that works well for you. I wrote about that today: www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/02/21/best-work-at-home-company/
    In time you’ll come to the same conclusion I and many others have that the big money is not in typing and data entry.

    I have used elance in the past and it was pretty good. But remember don’t just depend on one site, try as many of them as possible to spread your chances. Never have all your eggs in one basket, especially with working at home.

    In terms of Wealthy Affiliate I have to agree it was very overwhelming at first because there was so much information. But what I did was start in the learning center and going through the lessons. Once I finished all the lessons then it was much easier to grasp. Not sure if you did it like that, if not, try that.

    Next take advantage of their forum. There are so many helpful people there that will answer your questions. Anytime I would get stuck I would go there.

    And finally PM the site owners and they’ll email you back. So take advantage of all your resources listed there. With their help it becomes much easier.

    In terms of finding a niche go after what you know about and have a passion for. So if you know a lot about quilting then hang out on quilting forums and message boards. Start giving advice and making recommendations of affiliate products you’ve tried or like. Create your own site using google pages and start writing about quilting and link to your site in your signature in the message boards or on blogs.

    That’s an easy way to get free traffic to your affiliate sites and more importantly it’s something you’re passionate about. People go into affiliate marketing all wrong. They think I’m just going to promote whatever makes me the most money even if I don’t know a thing about the subject matter. Bad move.

    You’ll be more convincing and thus make more money when you’re promoting affiliate products related to something you now a lot about.

    My friend recently started a blog about fantasy and scifi books FantasyBookBlogger.com. It makes sense because that’s what he reads a lot of. So he can talk about that for years and make solid recommendation based on his experience and likes. This in turn will make him money because people will trust his recommendations because they’ll be able to see he walks the walk and talks the talk. Also when you’re focusing on something you love it’s much easier for you to stick with it even if you’re not making money with it right away.

    People fail with affiliate marketing because they go in it for only the money and if they don’t make it fast enough they quit. If I didn’t focus on something I loved to talk about. I would’ve been one of those people and still looking for data entry jobs and working full time for someone else.

    So that’s the key to affiliate marketing. Focus on the subject matter that you love and have knowledge about and promote products related to that.

    And trust me everyone has an expert knowledge about something. My expertise happens to be about making money at home and internet marketing InternetMarketingSmarts.com. I also know a lot about gadgets. So trust me if you really think about it, I’m sure you have a knowledge and passion about something and you can make money with it because there are damn near affiliate programs for anything.

    Sorry if I babbled off in this comment. But affiliate marketing is something I’m very passionate about because it’s helped me be successful and others I’ve introduced to it.

    I hope this helps.

    Eddy

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15. 
    Gladys said on February 22nd, 2008 at 11:03 pm

    Hello, I would like to know if any one is familiar with the website VirtualVocations.com. I would like to know if this website is a scam. Because in order for you to apply for job posting. You have to subscribe to like a weekly, monthly service with paypal. Please let me know because this website has so many good work at home jobs.

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16. 
    Brenda said on February 23rd, 2008 at 1:49 pm

    Hi Eddy,

    After reading through your previous posts, you mentioned that medical transcription is a good way to make money from home. I have no experience with medical terminology, but I always wanted to take a course in that but never got around to it. I searched medical transcription at my local community college, but they only offer a 14 week medical terminology course as opposed to medical transcription. Is there a difference?

    Your input would be greatly appreciated!

    Thanks!

    Brenda

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17. 
    eddysalomon said on February 24th, 2008 at 4:26 pm

    Hi Gladys,

    Thanks for your question.
    VirtualVocations.com sounds a lot like HomeJobStop
    www.workathomenoscams.com/homestopjob

    Basically it’s a website that provides you with screened work at home jobs and none of the ads and non-traditional work at home opportunities that you might find on blogs and sites like our own that are supported by sponsors.

    I think sites like VirtualVocations.com and HomeJobStop are great for the following type of people.

    1. Novice work at home seekers who don’t know how to maneuver around free work at home sites and differentiate ads from the legitimate jobs.

    2. Work At Home Seekers who have tried free work at home website and have had no success.

    3. Work at home seekers that just want to maximize their resources and possibilities of working at home.

    4. Work At Home Seekers that are pressed for time but have money to invest in their job search.

    5. Work At Home Seekers that are having a hard time figuring out what might be a scam and what might be legitimate. www.WorkAtHomeCareers.com/scams

    So if you fit any of the profiles listed above then I have no problems recommending sites like HomeJobStop or VirtualVocations.com.

    They just do business differently than how sites like ours operate. Some sites operate by having sponsor ads on their sites while other don’t have sponsors but charge their users.

    So if you can afford to use their service then by all means do so. But if you’re on a tight budget then I would suggest using the free sites we’ve listed on the following page:

    www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/12/04/top-5-free-work-at-home-job-sites-for-2008/

    Or using the free job lead resources we have listed here: www.workathomenoscams.com/work-from-home-companies/

    I hope this helps you Gladys and everyone else.

    Eddy

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18. 
    eddysalomon said on February 24th, 2008 at 4:34 pm

    Hi Brenda,

    First and foremost congratulations to you on being open to actually getting the training for medical transcription which is by far best paying and available typing work at home job that people can get!

    I would call your college to get their opinion about the differences on the course. Or what you can do is call another college in or outside your area to get a free brochure on medical transcription training and compare the course layout. You can get free information on medical transcription training here:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/medicaltranscriptiontraininginfo

    After comparing them you’ll be able to tell if there is a huge difference. I’m inclined to think there is
    but I can’t say for sure.

    Please keep me posted. I’m very excited for you. Medical Transcription is the one typing/data entry that I’ve always seen great number of available jobs for over my years of searching for work at home. And I’ve been searching since the early 90’s and it’s been consistent since then.

    Good Luck.

    Eddy

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19. 
    Brenda said on February 26th, 2008 at 9:03 am

    Hello Eddy,

    I have been very busy researching all about medical transcription. I contacted one of my local colleges that offers the course, but unfortunately it is offered at another college 4 hours from where I live! Also, I researched some colleges online that offer it in Canada (as I am a Canadian resident) and found one in British Columbia. The website is www.canscribe.com
    Have your heard anything about them? I spent alot of time going through their website and it is great! I called them and I asked for a student in my area to call me. I received an email from her and we are supposed to chat on the phone one night this week. I plan to ask her alot of questions about the program. The cost is $4200 online and the college that is 4 hours from where I live charges $9000!! Big difference in price don’t you think! The length of the course is 9 months but you have up to year to complete it and they really help you with employment opportunties and alot of people actually work from home which is right up my alley!

    Thank you Eddy for mentioning the medical transcription industry to me in the first place as a legitimate way to earn money from home. If you hadn’t of brought it to my attention, I never would have thought of it on my own.

    Keep up the great work you are providing with this website. You are a godsend!

    Brenda

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20. 
    eddysalomon said on February 27th, 2008 at 2:42 pm

    Hi Brenda,

    You’re quite welcome. I’m so very proud of you! You’re doing all the right things and you’re definitely on your way to success. And most importantly thank you for being willing to actually do what I’ve suggested.

    Too often people read what I say but don’t ever put into practice and wonder why they’re not making money at home.

    So you go girl!!!

    I’ve never heard of the site in question. But just do a search in Google for the website address with the words “scam” or “scams” and it will give you a wealth of information.

    Try looking into grants and scholarships as well at your local library to cover the cost of the training.

    It may be cost you upfront now but it will pay off especially if they give you job placement. You’ll make that $4000 back many times over with years of medical transciption work at home jobs you’ll secure.

    Furthermore the cost of this training might be a tax write off. Not sure how that works in your country but just speak to a tax professional for more details.

    Please keep us all posted of your progress.

    Hopefully many others interested in typing or data entry will follow your lead.

    Eddy

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21. 
    Brenda said on February 28th, 2008 at 12:02 pm

    Hello Eddy,

    My research on the medical transcription course is going very well! I spoke to a lady yesterday who owns her own transcription business and mentioned the Canscribe course online and she says that their program is great and that she has hired Canscribe graduates! You have to receive a minimum mark of 85% in order to graduate and that if I completed the course and passed with flying colors that she would hire me! She also says that there is such a demand for medical transcriptionists and that as they are retiring and aging, there aren’t enough mt’s being trained. The market is wide open and this lady that I spoke too operates her business in my home city and that she has to recruit people from the US! She told me that the average pay is $35,000 to $65,000, however, you can make even more! But best of all, you can do this business from home and set your own hours!! Whoo hoo!

    I am so pysched to start this course, however, I am going to wait until May or June before I begin as I work seasonally with the Federal Government and I start back in a week. I need to work so I can save up some money for the course before I enroll.

    And yes, the course is a tax deduction which is another plus.

    I think this may very well be the answers to my prayers. I have been wanting to work from home for a long time, but just couldn’t find the right opportunity. There are so many scams out there ready to take your money. I can’t thank you enough Eddy for telling me about medical transcription!

    I’ll let you know how I did after I complete the course. Keep your fingers crossed!

    Brenda
    

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22. 
    eddysalomon said on February 28th, 2008 at 4:47 pm

    Brenda,

    Thanks for keeping us all updated. I’m really excited for you. Look at that! You took action and implemented what I suggested and already you might have a work at home job lined up! It doesn’t get better than that folks.

    And even if that doesn’t pan out, someone in the business has already confirmed what I keep trying to tell people. Medical Transcriptionist are in great demand! There are more jobs available then there are people to fill them. Which is just the opposite of regular typing and data entry jobs!

    What this means is that Brenda is already ahead of the pack! This is all great to hear.
    I knew about the salary just because I figured as a medical transcriber you can work with as many companies as you can handle. So that’s just more money for the taking.

    I’m glad you confirmed that your training is tax deductible. So it’s like it being free. So that’s great news.

    I’m really just happy for you Brenda. Hopefully more people will follow your lead. But I’m not going to keep my fingers crossed in regards to your success!

    I know you’re going to succeed with this! It’s just a matter of completing the training and then just getting started. You’re not going to have to worry about competition or employers not getting back to you.

    I think the most you’ll need to be concerned with is how many companies to work for! =)

    Isn’t that going to be a great problem to have?

    Eddy

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23. 
    wapang said on March 3rd, 2008 at 3:27 am

    Hi

    I am so glad that you guys are around to guide honest work from Job seekers. Kudos!

    I also wanted to know whether I can go ahead and join “Go Freelance”. Is it true that I can expect to earn $ 325 per day on a data entry job which they claim?

    Thanks.
    Wapang

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24. 
    eddysalomon said on March 3rd, 2008 at 8:24 am

    Hi Wapang,

    Thanks for your comments and kind words.
    In terms of GoFreelance.com or any site claiming you can make $300+ per day doing data entry, it’s probably affiliate marketing as described on this page in the comment above:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/02/08/ask/#comment-3060

    If you’re not interested in doing affiliate marketing than the membership to gofreelance wouldn’t make sense for you.

    As always we have companies that hire conventional data entry people on the following page:
    www.WorkAtHomeNoScams.com/companies

    But trust me you’re never going to make $300+ per day doing conventional data entry. Only people that are in affiliate marketing can do that. I know because I’ve tried both sides and affiliate marketing has been the only way I made good money.

    But if you want conventional data entry jobs, try the our companies page or the following membership sites:

    Home Job Group:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/homejobgroup

    TeleRepsAtHome:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/telerepsathome

    Home Job Stop:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/homejobstoprecommended

    I hope this helps.

    Eddy

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25. 
    Deborah said on March 8th, 2008 at 5:41 am

    Hello, I have been looking for years to supplement my income, I thought I found a good on which was a home mailer program, it is hazelpepper good, she said to send her $62.00 to recieve a booklet on legiment mailing co’s then once i recieved the booklet she recommended a company which I payed a additional $79.00 for my supplies, now mind you this was back in January 15,2008 here it is March 8,2008 I still have not recieved anything, I have written to her(hazelpeppergood) numerous amount of times even to get my money back and each time she told me wait. I have been scammed again.

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26. 
    Deborah said on March 8th, 2008 at 5:48 am

    Hello, I sent this company $62.00 for a booklet which I recieved in January 2008, then I picked out a company which said to send them a one time fee of $79.00 for all supplies back on January 15,2008, I have recieved nothing, I have written back to the company numerous amount of times and I still have not recieved nothing, I guess I have been scammed again. This is terrible. Can you help me find out how I could get my money back. Thank you

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27. 
    eddysalomon said on March 11th, 2008 at 2:51 pm

    Hi Deborah,

    I’m sorry to hear this. I wish you would’ve found our site sooner. If you paid by credit card, call your credit card company and have them reverse the charges.

    If you paid by cash or money order, you’re not getting your money back.

    You can report this company to the FTC.giv, ripoffreport.com and bbbonline.com.

    I did a whois search on the company website and found the following: http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?domain=hazelpeppergood.com

    There appears to be a number you can call. The address is a P.O. Box so that won’t do you much good.

    In any event, I hope this helps you somewhat.

    I would strongly suggest you read our scam sections:
    www.WorkAtHomeCareers.com/scams
    www.WorkAtHomeNoScams.com/scams
    www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/02/27/work-at-home-scams-video/

    That should help you avoid getting scammed in the future. Never pay for any work at home opportunity or product unless you do research!

    Eddy

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28. 
    Brandon Blair said on March 26th, 2008 at 12:14 pm

    A couple months ago I tried to work from home at dataentry.com and always ran into the problem of never being able to get into the website plus they always wanted me to spend money instead of filling out data forms like promised. They took me for about $50 plus I no longer have a bank account because they gave my info to other “partners” in which they charged me $10 – $20 for being a member when I never signed up. What can I do?

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29. 
    eddysalomon said on March 26th, 2008 at 9:31 pm

    Hi Brandon,

    Thanks for asking your question. I wish you would’ve found our site sooner because as you can read from the questions and answers above it probably would’ve helped you avoid spending money with this company.

    But no worries. Are you trying to get back your money from this company? If so visit the following page:
    http://www.plimus.com/escalate_shopper_issue.jsp

    It looks like this is the company that processes their payments. You can complain that this company had misrepresented their opportunity to you and would like your money back.

    If they can’t help, I would’ve contacted my credit card company to reverse the charges. So that’s the only course of action I can see in this situation.

    Anyone else have any suggestions?

    Eddy

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30. 
    Lorraine said on March 29th, 2008 at 8:04 pm

    All of the work at home jobs seem to be in the United States. I live in Canada. How can I find companies that I can work for?

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31. 
    eddysalomon said on March 29th, 2008 at 9:44 pm

    Hi Lorraine,

    Thanks for asking your question. We appreciate the chance to help you. This site is U.S. based so yes many of the jobs will be for U.S. residents. But we haven’t forgotten about the good folks outside the U.S.

    Visit the following page:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/12/21/international-work-at-home-jobs/

    I’m sure it will help you.

    Eddy

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32. 
    Annetta said on April 23rd, 2008 at 8:31 pm

    Hi Eddy:

    Thank you for getting back to me so promptly.

    I am involved in several Paid surveys and I really enjoy it. I found some of the best ones are: Cash4Offers, Inboxdollars, MyPoints, MySurvey, SnapDollars, SnapRewards, TikTikCash and a few others. Most of those give you money for just reading their email and if you accept one of their offers you get eve more. And others give you points that you can redeem. I really enjoy this. Thank you for opening my eyes to this.

    As for the Medical Transcriptionist, I am still looking around to see which training offers me the best at a price I can afford. I’m really excited about this and hope to pursue this in a very short time.

    As always, you have helped me and I just want to say “Thank you.”

    Now, off to find my resume. LOL

    Annetta

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33. 
    eddysalomon said on April 24th, 2008 at 1:35 am

    Hi Annetta,

    Thanks for sharing your experiences with some of the ways I’ve encouraged people to make money. You’re just one of the many recent examples of my loyal subscribers taking action instead of just searching for jobs alone.

    So you go girl!

    I think I may have to start a section for success stories like your own. It’s good to hear from you guys. Let’s keep the inspiration rolling in so others get on the ball and earn money as well!

    Thanks again for sharing and congrats. Continue to take action. Keep me posted on the Medical Transcription stuff and any of the other opportunities that you take action on because of what you’ve discovered here.

    Eddy

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34. 
    Carola Chapman said on April 26th, 2008 at 8:57 am

    You might want to list 365jobs4u.com on you list of scams. I joined that program worked for 2 months. They promise to pay you $5.00 for each data entry submission. They make you work for 45 days before you even have the hope of your first paycheck. When it comes time to get you paycheck you find out that it is a scam and that they are not going to pay you or anyone else. Of course there is a registration fee of $95.00 which you lose because they keep you working past 45 days and then it is too late to get a refund.

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35. 
    Colleen W said on April 27th, 2008 at 6:52 pm

    RE: Coupon Processing, Are You Familiar with this?

    Every few days or so, I get an email pertaining to a so-called job of “Coupon Processing”.

    I have done a few searches relevant to finding out whether this is a scam but nothing comes up. My feeling is that it comes up empty relevant to whether it is a scam or not, because it may be fairly new.

    However, the concept of this program seems very similar to another biz opp floating around for processing rebates. The sales page appears to be almost a mirror image of both programs.

    There is a cost for this program around $39.95 or so.

    I am curious as to whether anyone has had any experience with this program and if my gut feeling is correct as far as it being a scam.

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36. 
    eddysalomon said on April 28th, 2008 at 12:20 pm

    Hi Colleen,

    Thanks for sharing this question with the rest of our visitors and subscribers.

    I think you’ve pretty much answered your own question with your quick observation about the page set up and content.

    I think what’s happening is, folks are starting to wise up on the misrepresentation of rebate processing which I’ve discussed in great lengths on the following page:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/01/28/rebate-processors-job-scam/

    So they’ve changed it from rebates to coupons. lol
    Again the concept is really all about affiliate marketing which is a legitimate way of making money but these guys are giving it a dirty name by misrepresenting it as some type of processing “job”.

    If anyone was seriously considering investing in rebate processing or “coupon” processing then invest in websites that aren’t misrepresenting it and will teach you the same concepts such as:

    Wealthy Affiliate
    www.workathomenoscams.com/wealthyaffiliate

    Legit Online Jobs
    www.workathomenoscams.com/legitonlinejobs

    I’ve paid for both sites and they were extremely helpful for me as an experienced affiliate marketer and are also helpful to any newbies that may be interested as well.

    And I’ll apologize right now because when you visit those sites they’re not going to be as creative as some of the other sites you guys may have considered.

    They’re not going to refer to affiliate marketing as processing of any sort. But if it makes you more willing to take action on it then feel free to imagine it as processing.

    But at the end of the day, all processing opportunities are the same and are just going to teach you about affiliate marketing.

    It won’t surprise me in a few weeks if we see, “I Owe You” processing. lol

    Colleen, thanks again for bringing this to everyone’s attention. It’s good for people to see how these companies evolve and re-hash stuff. But the outcome is still the same. People will be misled and feel angry even though what is being taught is viable.

    Eddy

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37. 
    eddysalomon said on April 28th, 2008 at 12:32 pm

    Hi Carola,

    Thanks for sharing your experience with that company with us. I’m really sorry to hear how you were scammed out of your money. Despite this unfortunate incident, I’m happy you felt compelled to help others avoid the same outcome and share your experience.

    As always, we strongly recommend that everyone does their research following the concepts on our scam page:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/scams

    to diminish your chances of being scammed. When money is involved, it’s always better to air on the side of being paranoid as someone smoking weed.

    Thanks again Carola,

    I hope this is the only time you go through something like this. I’ve been scammed a few times and it’s never fun. But back then I didn’t know of all the resources and ways to do research that I’ve shared with you guys. So I don’t think you’ll ever go through this again Carola.

    So keep your head up and just chalk this up as one of life’s many learning experiences. But with that said, I would encourage you to call your credit card company and see if they can do something for you. I would explain the situation and they may be able to help you.

    Eddy

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38. 
    Sheri said on May 16th, 2008 at 8:04 pm

    Hi Eddy, I finally posted in the right place..lol Anyway, my question was that I wanted to know if anyone knew of Webcolleagues.com I checked alot of sites and this one had the least amount of complaints. Again, I for the time being need to supplement my income..possibly 2 or 3 hundred a week..any suggestions? Thank you

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39. 
    Elizabeth Ell said on May 23rd, 2008 at 8:36 am

    I am 18 years old, soon to be fresh out of high school, and I have no work experience. Is there any chance that I can be hired to do on-line surveys and such?

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40. 
    eddysalomon said on May 23rd, 2008 at 8:47 am

    Hi Elizabeth,

    Good question. Yes I believe 18 tends to be the minimum for all the work at home opportunities I have recommended. The great thing about them unlike traditional work at home jobs is they don’t require experience. Just keep in mind that corporations that hire companies like mysurvey to survey you are doing so because they want to learn what makes you tick.

    This way when develop a product or service down the line, they’ll have an idea of how people in your age group and demography will react. So its in their best interest to get different people of different ages from all over. So yes you will receive surveys. Your age group is very hot to companies, so I imagine you’ll get a lot of surveys.

    So be sure to sign up for the legitimate survey companies we provided:

    www.workathomenoscams.com/mysurvey_free_sign_up_link
    www.workathomenoscams.com/opinionoutpost
    www.workathomenoscams.com/globalsurvey_free_sign_up_link
    www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/12/13/top-5-paid-online-survey-websites/

    Good luck.

    Eddy

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41. 
    Wynona said on June 4th, 2008 at 6:45 pm

    i would like to know if this is a legimate at home business to start. A friend told me about it but I’m not sure because she does not know how to explain the business. It sounds like you can make money with it. Please check it out

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42. 
    Candi A. said on June 5th, 2008 at 7:02 pm

    I’ve been hearing a lot about this site called Legitonlinejobs.com. Is this site a scam? I couldn’t find anything about it on your site so I figured I asked. Someone elsewhere said it was on the Oprah Show but I’m not sure.

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43. 
    eddysalomon said on June 5th, 2008 at 8:23 pm

    Hi Candi,

    Thanks for your question. I’m not sure if you read the comments above but I’ve actually already vouched for this company.

    I’ve had access to the LegitOnlineJobs.com members area and they do provide as promised on the website. You’ll learn about affiliate marketing and they do provide you with work at home resources to find additional jobs.

    But their strength is teaching you how to make money with affiliate marketing. As many of you know, affiliate marketing is how I work at home and was able to quit my corporate career earning $90,000 per year: www.workathomenoscams.com/freedom

    So that’s what you can expect from their site. What I love about their company is that they’re upfront about what they’re offering. They’re not trying to misrepresent it like so many typing and data entry websites you run into:
    www.workathomecareers.com/dataentry_typing_scam.html

    So no they’re not a scam. With that said, my recommendation to learn about affiliate marketing is Wealthy Affiliate www.workathomenoscams.com/wealthyaffiliate though. I think they have way more comprehensive information and a lot more personalized support from the owners and other members of their site. I’ve been a member for over a year and it’s helped me a lot.

    In any event,

    I hope this helps.

    Eddy

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44. 
    eddysalomon said on June 5th, 2008 at 8:34 pm

    Hi Wynona,

    I’ve never heard of this website:
    www.bbsglobal-diamond-elite.com

    But I would suggest that you go to our scam page:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/scams and do your research
    there to see if there are any reviews or reports of bbsglobal-diamond-elite.com being a scam.

    Honestly looking at the site, I wasn’t impressed. I couldn’t figure out what the opportunity was all about. And usually when companies are being ambiguous about what you’ll be doing, it makes me uncomfortable. But I can’t make a solid judgement call. I think the scam area will help you.

    Good luck.

    Eddy

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45. 
    Kelly Watson said on June 9th, 2008 at 10:34 am

    I received a letter in the mail with a check made to me. Not a personal check, but a check that looks like a real company check from payroll. Anyway the letter and check are from a mystery shopping company (WorldCom International Company). This check is a large amount it’s not an average 2week pay for where I reside. The company did not ask for any personal info or any upfront fee. It has my rep ID on the letter and shows my local agents name and contact info. It also shows me what the money should be spent on and where I should go to spend it. (Burger King, Wal-Mart). Most of the money is to be spent on a money gram and a western union transfer. Almost 10% of the cash will be mine. I called the local agent andI was told I had to deposit the check in my bank account in order for this to work and for me to get paid. Ihave to take a training class and do an evaluation sheet for customer service. The letter also included a payment verification number(don’t know what for)and states funds must be used for their intended purposes only under employment act section 15. Is this secret shopper job legit?

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46. 
    bwahm said on June 9th, 2008 at 10:49 am

    I was disqualified for Live Opps. But they didn’t give me a reason, and returned everything, even the check for background. I thought that was weird, and just told me to reapply in 6months.

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47. 
    eddysalomon said on June 9th, 2008 at 11:22 am

    Hi Kelly,

    Thanks for contacting me.
    We actually covered this in our scam section:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/scams

    But to put it short, it is a variation of the usual check cashing scam disguised as a mystery shopping job. Read the following articles found in our scam section:

    www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/10/16/fake-checks-wire-transfer-scams-fakechecksorg-fights-back/

    www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/01/18/derby-house-fabrics-bookkeeper-job-scam/

    A real mystery shopping job works as described in this video:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/03/20/mystery-shopping/

    Finally don’t cash the check. You may also want to report this company to the scam resources provided on the following page:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/01/21/top-5-scam-fighting-sites/

    I hope this helps. If you read our articles www.workathomenoscams.com/articles and scams area:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/scams completely, you pretty much cover your bases from scams like this.

    Take care and thanks for asking your question.

    Eddy

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48. 
    eddysalomon said on June 9th, 2008 at 11:28 am

    Hi Bwahm,

    I’m sorry to hear about your rejection from Live Ops.
    That’s how it is sometimes with any job. I wouldn’t take it personal. Just keep applying to other companies. We have a list of them on the companies page:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/companies

    You can also find new job leads at www.workathomecareers.com and www.workathomenoscams.com/homejobstoprecommended

    Just don’t get discouraged. Landing a work at home job is extremely difficult and you need to be persistent. But as I always say you can still make money doing other things like taking legitimate surveys, focus groups, etc. My recommendations that you can start right away and you won’t be rejected for can be found on the following page: www.workathomenoscams.com/articles

    I hope this helps.

    Eddy

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49. 
    Colleen W said on June 9th, 2008 at 11:57 am

    Kelly – I too received one of these types of checks in the mail last year. Prior to receiving this check, I had heard of others receiving these types of checks so I did a scam search on this issue.
    You do not want to cash this check because this is a scam and fraud and secondly, 9 times out of 10, the banking information and account numbers on the check are not valid and you may end up in a financial situation that you were not expecting to.
    The red flag in this situation is when you are asked to cash a check and then go to Western Union and send money. That falls along the lines of money laundering.

    Colleen

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50. 
    eddysalomon said on June 9th, 2008 at 8:54 pm

    Thanks for sharing your experience Colleen.
    As always your comments are always welcomed and appreciated.

    Eddy

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51. 
    Simon Wells said on June 12th, 2008 at 10:57 am

    Hi Eddy,

    I’m just looking into this working at home avenue for the first time, (your site has been very informative and helpful to me.) and I notice that you highly recommend affiliate marketing. You mentioned to one inquiry (Brenda I think) that it can be highly successful if you advertise in a field that you know well.
    Firstly Could please out line what it is that one does as an affiliate marketer, as much I have seen does not offer enough info to give a newcomer a feel for the roll? Secondly the field I know well is ,well to put in the best British taste that of marital aids! Would that be a viable option for such work? I hope i have not clogged up your page asking an already asked question, I did look before submitting but You’ve a lot of “Q & A’s”.

    Thanks Very Much,
    Simon

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52. 
    eddysalomon said on June 18th, 2008 at 3:22 am

    Hi Simon,

    Thanks for your question and kind comments. I’ve finally decided to write a full article about a work at home career as an affiliate instead of mentioning it in passing like I’ve done before. So you can read it on the following page:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/aff

    It should cover many of the questions you have about this wonderful profession. Just take the time to read through all the material and watch the videos and I think it will make it all very clear to you.

    With that said, yes a work at home career as an affiliate can specialize in anything including your topic. That’s the wonderful thing about a career as an affiliate, they’re are thousands of companies to work for that specialize in anything you can imagine.

    In any event, I hope you’ll enjoy the article.

    And no you didn’t clog this page with the same questions that have been addressed. lol But thank you for actually going through the material first to see if your question was already addressed.

    Take care.

    Eddy

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53. 
    Byron Garrett said on June 18th, 2008 at 1:42 pm

    Are those gifting and cash leveraging jobs a scam? Please let me know. Thank you.- Byron G.

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54. 
    eddysalomon said on June 18th, 2008 at 11:04 pm

    Hi Bryon,

    Thanks for your question.

    Can you give me an example of how this so called “job” works such as providing a website? Or just explain to me in your own words and I can give you some better insight.

    Did you also try our scam section first and do the research we suggested in the video on that page:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/scams?

    Because that’s pretty much how we’re going to figure out if it’s a scam or not.

    Please advise.

    Eddy

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55. 
    Tammy said on July 3rd, 2008 at 11:10 am

    I am currently enrolled in a medical billing online school. You seem to push the medical transcription school and jobs, I was just wondering what your thoughts and experience with medical billing were. Any information would be great. Thank you.

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56. 
    eddysalomon said on July 3rd, 2008 at 11:59 am

    Hi Tammy,

    Great question! I don’t really see as many available jobs for medical billing so
    that’s why I push medical transcription because I know it’s actually available in large numbers.

    But it’s not to say that medical billing isn’t. Just haven’t seen that many job leads for them in my experience.

    There were also a lot of scam training courses associated with that field.
    So be sure to research whatever company you’re doing your training with.
    You can use our scam section and use the technique listed in the video there:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/scams

    I hope this answers your question.

    Eddy

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57. 
    Kathy said on July 10th, 2008 at 9:47 am

    Have you heard of a site calle Jobsque? They advertise over 4000 jobs and have work with some big name companies.

    It sounds promising until you see that the registration fee is $35.

    Is this a ripoff or legit?

    Thanks for any information.

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58. 
    eddysalomon said on July 10th, 2008 at 3:50 pm

    Hi Kathy,

    Thanks for your question. I looked over the site and that claim of over 4000 jobs. I find that to be very surprising to say the least! It would be interesting to know how many of those jobs are actually available and in what field.

    But in any event, I can’t personally vouch for them. I’ve heard of a lot of work at home job databases but this one is brand new to me. With that said the one I can actually personally recommend is HomeJobStop:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/homejobstoprecommended

    I’ve created a little video so you can actually see what’s on the other side as a member. So you may want to check them out: www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/04/08/avoiding-work-at-home-ads/

    In any event, I hope this provides you with an alternative. However if you’re really interested in using Jobsque, just use the research techniques in our scam video: www.workathomenoscams.com/scams
    to dig up more information.

    Take care.

    Eddy

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59. 
    Cassandra said on August 4th, 2008 at 10:45 pm

    Hello Eddy,

    I have a question about Pay Per Click. Can you explain this to me? I read an article you had written about Affiliate Marketing, and you said you couldn’t understand how Pay Per Click worked, correct me if I’m wrong. But, can you explain this now. I became a member of LegitOnlineJobs in June of 2008 and I’ve been posting free ads for about 2 months, and I have not made any money, I’ve been getting a lot of views and not sales. So I emailed Legit and they recommended me doing the Pay Per Clicks. I’m going to read their information, but I also would like for you to explain it so I can start making money. I’m glad to hear that Legit are legitimate. I had already signed up before I heard about Wealthy Affiliates. Legit is not bad I just need a better understanding on how to do this step by step the way that you explain. I also applied with KeyforCash and I’m having a problem registering a W-9 form and I don’t have a business. I’m waiting to hear back from them I hear they are legitimate also by reading forums. PLEASE HELP. Thank You.

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60. 
    eddysalomon said on August 5th, 2008 at 11:07 am

    Hi Cassandra,

    First and foremost, let me applaud you for investing in your work at home career as an affiliate. I also have to commend you for not just throwing your hands in the air and calling LegitOnlineJobs a scam just because you’ve run into some snags!

    This type of attitude will eventually lead to your success in your career as a work at home affiliate.
    Now on to your questions.

    So right now you’ve been posting free ads which can be effective when done effectively and with proper training. But it usually takes a long time to see results as you’ve experienced. But the results do come in if you’re patient and persistent. But Pay Per Click tends to yield results faster (within hours). PPC (pay per click advertising) basically means you would only pay for clicks on the ads that you place on a search engine like Google. But unlike a classified ad where you pay a flat fee, pay per click means exactly that. You only pay a set amount if someone clicks on your ad. Now in theory this sounds great. But pay per click isn’t as straight forward as that. How it works is when someone does a search for something, let’s say “blue shoes”. When you set up your pay per click ad you have to make sure that you are bidding for the keywords “blue shoes” otherwise your ad won’t show up.

    The other thing is that the fee you pay per click for certain words is determined by what other advertisers are willing to pay. So with the “blue shoes” example if every one is willing to pay $1 per click then you’ll have to pay around the same to get your ad seen.

    So there is a lot of factors involved with pay per click. But with the right training it’s easy. I learned to master it with Wealthy Affiliate: www.workathomenoscams.com/wa it was one of the many things they teach you. But for me it was the most important because it allowed me to do pay per click for anything without having to pay the large amounts of money people do when you don’t do it right.

    So hopefully LegitOnlineJobs www.workathomenoscams.com/legitonlinejobs covers pay per click in great detail otherwise you can lose a lot of money instead of making it.

    I remember reading their section on PPC and it does cover the basics but by far the best way I’ve learned ppc was wealthy affiliate and I’ve spent hundreds of dollars on other courses about it and WA was by far the best for me.

    But make use of your membership with LegitOnlineJobs and see if you can make some head way. Just don’t give up. Mistakes are great for learning and eventually lead to success. Trust me, I’ve made tons of them. And I’ll make many more but some will also lead to much more money. So keep that in mind.

    Hope this helps.

    Good luck.

    Eddy

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61. 
    Deb Hopkins said on August 8th, 2008 at 4:26 am

    Hi,

    What do you think about sites such as zero2riches, etc…which are like fusion cash but provide free training, websites, resources, support as far as working at home go?

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62. 
    eddysalomon said on August 10th, 2008 at 10:25 am

    Hi Deb,

    Sorry for the delay. I was trying to do some research on this company using the techniques on our scam page:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/scams

    So far this sounds very similar to FusionCash, Projectpayday, etc. And I know from personal experience that get paid offers do work well as long as you’re organized and pick legitimate offers.

    I may give this a try just to make sure it does work with these companies. But based on what I’ve seen and research I’ve done, this could work fine. If it does,
    I’ll be creating a video and introducing it to folks in more detail.

    Thanks for your question Deb!

    Eddy

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63. 
    Rose said on August 13th, 2008 at 10:50 pm

    Hi Eddy

    I came upon your site today and thus far am very impressed with your honest and candid way of laying it all out there!

    I am interested in embarking on a career as an affiliate internet marketer but after reading your article, I have to ask, is an Ad Typist the same as an Affiliate Internet Marketer? I have done some research on your site as well as on the Wealthy Affiliate site and I have to admit, I am skeptical. How were you able to successfully do it without the assistance of a site such as this? My main concern is I am going to be paying these guys $40 per month and may not get anything out of it. How long do is it recommended that I be a member? Can I eventually branch out on my own?

    So many questions… I just want to be sure and with very little start-up funds, it’s a scary venture for me, but I know that I need to make a change as I am currently miserable in the land of corporate america and I want to be able to not only increase my earning potential, but have a more flexible schedule where I can get to living my life for me instead of for “the man”.

    Any advice you can provide would be appreciated.

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64. 
    eddysalomon said on August 13th, 2008 at 11:21 pm

    Hi Rose,

    Thanks for your kind words! Please be sure to become a subscriber so you stay updated on any other new content I may write: www.workathomenoscams.com/subscribe

    I’m happy you appreciate my honesty and candid nature. I try my best to “keep it real” with folks because too many sites are just out there to rip off people without really providing any value. So we try our best to actually help people here.

    In any event, let me applaud you for having enough faith in yourself to considering a career as an affiliate. That’s definitely a step in the right direction.

    Now in terms of your questions, I get the sneaking suspicion that you only scanned through my detailed wealthy affiliate page: www.workathomenoscams.com/aff

    It’s okay. I know its like reading the Bible from cover to cover. LOL But the reason it’s so long is because I cover a lot of material about the career there. Many of the questions you’ve just asked are actually already covered there. So please go back and take 15-20 minutes to read all the material, watch the videos and listen to the audios. I guarantee it will make things a lot clearer for you.

    With that said I’ll respond to some of your questions here as well.

    Yes Ad typing and being an affiliate are one in the same. Read the WA page carefully and watch the videos and you’ll see exactly what I mean.

    The reason I was able to become successful prior to finding Wealthy Affiliate www.workathomenoscams.com/wa was really dumb luck if you ask me. I made so many avoidable and costly mistakes. I was like a chicken without a head jumping from forum to forum trying to learn this stuff on my own. Although I was eventually successful with my career, it could have happened in a matter of weeks rather than the years it took me, if I had the proper guidance and training

    Why do you think I recommend WA so much? I don’t want to see you guys follow my stupid mistakes and take longer than need be to be successful.

    I understand your skepticism. Since I was pretty successful as an affiliate already, I struggled for weeks with my decision to join Wealthy Affiliate. My thought process was could they really teach an old dog new tricks?

    But fortunately for me, I relented and joined and it’s been the best investment. I am still a member and don’t see myself giving it up any time soon.

    The only way you’ll join WA and not get anything out of it is unless you choose not to put in the work and follow the 8 week plan that have for beginners like yourself.

    Furthermore they recently added some things in the site that provides all new members the ability to work at home with traditional jobs as you’re trained as an affiliate. And they’re also paying people for participating in the forums of the WA members area. I created a video to illustrate this on the following page: www.workathomenoscams.com/aff within the questions area.

    So one way or another you’ll get something out of your membership. The ultimate goal is to be a successful affiliate and work for yourself. So when you keep that in mind there shouldn’t be a time frame on your success.

    If I would’ve said, I’m giving affiliate marketing a month to make money, I would still be working outside my home instead of raising my new baby girl and being home with my wife who was able to take the year off to raise our baby girl.

    Knowing that I was building up my affiliate career is what helped me deal with shady corporate America and dealing with the man controlling my destiny. It was like having an ace in my pocket that I knew I would pull out on them one day. And it was the best feeling in the world when I did that this past November:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/freedom

    So if you’re really serious about this career don’t take failure as an option and you’ll eventually succeed like a did. But do yourself a favor and don’t follow my dumb lead and try to do it own your on. It really does just make it more difficult and causes a lot of confusion.

    In any event, I hope this helps.

    I’m sure when you read the page more carefully and watch all the videos, you’ll have a better idea of how Wealthy Affiliate will help you succeed like it did for me.

    Take care.

    Eddy

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65. 
    Rose said on August 14th, 2008 at 1:56 pm

    Thanks for the reply. I wasnt expecting such a lengthy one, but it’s nice to know that you care enough to be very precise and detailed in your responses to people.

    I admit, I didnt read all the info on the affiliate venture as it seemed like a lot and typically I am the type of person that likes to have key points laid out rather than all the little details, but I see that the little details here are very important. With that being said, I will take more time to read everything on yours and the WA site.

    Not to switch gears on you, but I have also checked out various paid, no fee survey sites and was just curious about a couple things. Most of them ask for home address, telephone #’s, etc – things I am not too readily willing to give out because I fear they will turn around and sell my information. Does this happen? Are there sites you can recommend that are legit and that I can make money off of? I have the time and ambition, but dont want to waste my time if there isnt going to be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow (no matter how large or small it may be).

    Thanks again, Eddy!

    Rose

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66. 
    eddysalomon said on August 14th, 2008 at 2:08 pm

    Hi Rose,

    You’re quite welcome. Sorry for the lengthy response. I’m guilty of babbling sometimes. LOL But I am very passionate about my career as an affiliate so I get very excited when I talk about it because its changed my life so much that I want that for everyone.

    In any event, Let me know if you have any more questions after reading the page: www.workathomenoscams.com/aff

    In regards to your question about legit paid surveys, yes its safe to give your address to the ones we personally recommend. I’ve personally signed up for all of them and never had any problems with people selling my information.

    In terms of making money with these sites, yes I have.
    If you visit www.workathomenoscams.com/articles and check out the video section you’ll see videos on me making money with two survey companies. GoMySurvey.com is my personal favorite.

    So yes you can and will make money with them. Read the comments of some of the survey companies I have recommended and you’ll see people chiming in that they are making money.

    If we’re personally recommending something, its because we’ve tried it and make money with it.

    In any event, go look around the site. Sounds like you have a lot of exploring to do. =) We have a lot of great information here if you spend the time going through it.

    Good luck either way.

    Sounds like you’re a smart cookie. So I expect you’ll do well with any of the many opportunities you may try on this site.

    Eddy

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67. 
    karla said on August 15th, 2008 at 8:56 am

    hey,

    i was wondering can people from the caribbean like st.vicnent and the grenadines apply for jobs like these(working from home)?

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68. 
    eddysalomon said on August 15th, 2008 at 9:07 am

    Hi Karla,

    It all depends on the company. When in doubt it’s better to just ask than assume.

    I know for a fact that a work at home career as an affiliate www.workathomenoscams.com/aff is international because there are companies worldwide that have affiliate programs. So that may be an option for you.

    Have you also visited our international section as mentioned above?

    www.WorkAtHomeNoScams.com/international

    Hope this helps.

    Eddy

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69. 
    Rose said on August 15th, 2008 at 11:56 am

    Hey Eddy!

    Have you ever checked this one out? http://www.richjerkwebsites.com/
    http://www.therichjerk.com/

    Is it a load of ‘who-ha’??

    Been doing some research and this guy is ranked up there with your guys Kyle and Carson. Just wanted to get a feel for your thoughts, since so far in the short time I have been chatting with you, youve given me some solid honest opinions/advice.

    Thanks!

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70. 
    eddysalomon said on August 15th, 2008 at 12:19 pm

    Hi again Rose,

    I’m glad to hear you’re doing your research!

    I am very familiar with the Rich Jerk. I actually bought their ebook a year or two ago. He’s basically teaching about affiliate marketing as well.

    His style is very abrasive but it’s just a marketing tactic to set himself apart from everyone else. But its the same poop, different toilet. lol

    I’ll be honest with you, I wasn’t really impressed. Like so many ebooks they just throw things at you and provide no real one on one support.

    I think I even deleted it off my computer. It also included a lot of outdated material. But that may have changed. Personally I would pass on it but that’s me.

    www.GoWealthyAffiliate.com is a better bet. They’ve recently introduced a program where they’re actually paying members as they learn their affiliate career and have a work at home job section that is only open to members.

    Check it out:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/wealthy-affiliate-work-at-home-jobs/

    So yet another reason why its better to learn about affiliate marketing from Kyle and Carson. There are a lot of products that teach you about affiliate marketing but none of them actually pay you as you learn or offer you work at home jobs as you learn. There really is no substitute for what these guys are doing. It may cost a little more than a lot of the ebooks you may run into. But trust me when I say you get what you pay for. lol

    Good luck.

    Eddy

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71. 
    Sheila H. said on August 18th, 2008 at 7:12 pm

    Hi there Eddy,

    First of all, I love your site and trust your info. Thank you for having it and providing such great answers to those of us who are newbies and beginners.

    I was wanting your honest opinion on something. I have already joined another program, called Profit Lance and I heard so many great things about this one, but I also know that the Wealthy Affiliates program is great also. I know that you really, really think that the Wealthy Affiliate program is a great one to join but tell me honestly….which one is better and why?? Can you give me some examples??
    I am so anxious to get into the best program and completely give 100%. I am a newbie, I have soooooo much to learn but I just want to be in the best program and I need direction on this.

    Thank you for your time and honesty !!
    Sincerely,
    Sheila Hasselback

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72. 
    eddysalomon said on August 18th, 2008 at 8:59 pm

    Hi Sheila,

    Thanks so much for your kind words. I really appreciate them. I always tell my wife when I get comments like this that I love my career and feel like now I’m making a difference in people’s lives. Corporate America never made me feel like that. So thanks for sharing that with me.

    I have to laugh because I’m a member of Profitlance www.workathomenoscams.com/profitlance as well but to be honest haven’t been back since logging in a few months ago. As you may have gathered from my blog, I’m very big on investing in one’s future so I try to buy different information products if I’ve heard good things about them.

    And I think those guys do a good job of covering a lot of areas of affiliate marketing. And if I didn’t have WA to compare them to, I would say they’re fine for most people.

    But since I do have something to compare it to, I’ve listed the weaknesses of their company and many of the other alternatives people have asked me about:

    1. Lack of one on one support from EXPERIENCED internet marketers. Many of you are brand new and you’re going to have tons of questions. (I know because you have been asking me behind the scenes after buying other products that compete against wealthy affiliate.) Most of these products are just about the sale and not about your success so you’re sent to some help desk and not to an experienced marketer.

    How are you suppose to be successful if your questions are being answered by someone that is just giving you canned responses and never made money as an affiliate? If I want advice about medicine I go to a pharmacist, I don’t go to my garbage man. And that’s where you’re being sent when questions arise.

    2. Wealthy Affiliate now actually pays you as you learn via their WA gold program. That is huge especially when you’re getting started because it can be discouraging at times when you don’t see the money at first. So I think Kyle and Carson understand this and why they implemented that program. You can read more about it and watch videos here: www.workathomenoscams.com/aff
    Ask any of the competing companies if they’re willing to put their money where their mouth is and pay you as you learn. See what they say..

    3. Work At Home Job Board. WA has their own job board where other members hire each other for various work at home task. The great thing about this is that it’s members only so the competition is like 0. So in addition to their WA gold program you’re able to make money with traditional work at home jobs while mastering your career as an affiliate. So one way or another you’re going to be making money at home.

    4. WA Tools. Right now as a newbie you’re not going to be able to appreciate all the tools that you read about on the wealthy affiliate page: www.workathomenoscams.com/wa It’s totally over your head what they mean to your career at this point. You read the stuff and think to yoruself, what the hell is all this? And why do I care? But trust me as you’re getting trained and being more active in your career you’re going to thank those guys for including all those tools for free because they become so instrumental as you advance in your career. People outside of WA end up having to pay for that stuff themselves which can be very pricey.

    So that’s my only criticism of all the cheaper alternatives that everyone seems to be looking at since reading my article. lol

    If you don’t need any of the things I mentioned above then go with any of the hundred of affiliate products out there. But for people that need personalized help, want to earn as they learn and don’t want to end up spending more money for tools they’ll need down the line, then WA is the place to be.

    I totally understand why people are shopping around. I think folks are under the impression I’m just pushing WA because I’m an affiliate. But if you’ve read my blog long enough you’ll see I only push things that I really believe in and have seen work for myself. I would hope that would mean something to folks especially considering all the work I put in helping everyone avoid scams and find legit free alternate work at home opportunities.

    So I hope that counts for something.

    In any event thanks for your question Sheila. I really appreciate the fact that I have gained your trust and you recognize that I’m a straight shooter.

    Good luck either way. I am just happy to hear that so many of you are investing in yourself and pursuing a career that can change your life forever. So bravo to all of you. =)

    Eddy

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73. 
    Sheila H. said on August 19th, 2008 at 6:49 pm

    Hello Eddy !!

    WOW, Thank you for your GREAT answer !! Very detailed and lots of info which is so important to me (a beginner). Yes, you have completely gained my trust and knowing that I can contact you and ask you a question here and there is truly a wonderful feeling. I hope you never leave this site, so many of us would panic !! LOL
    Thank you for all your kindness in helping others. You really make sure that people understand what they are doing, give them tips, and point them in the right direction.
    I know that God will reward you for all that you do for other people !!
    Talk to ya soon and Thanks again !!
    Take care,
    Sheila H.

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74. 
    eddysalomon said on August 19th, 2008 at 7:12 pm

    Hi Again Sheila,

    You’re quite welcome. Sorry for being so long with it. But everyone knows I tend to ramble off. LOL

    Trust me when I say I’m not going anywhere. I’m not planning to sell my site to anyone and trust me I’ve been asked several times. Helping you guys achieve what I have recently achieved www.workathomenoscams.com/freedom is my goal and obsession. So as long as people are interested and discovering how to work at home and avoid scams, I’ll be here.

    Honestly I already feel that God has blessed me many times over. I have a beautiful healthy baby girl and a wonderful supportive wife. I may not be rich yet in terms of money but I’m filthy rich when it comes to being surrounding by good hearted family, friends and my loyal visitors. So I think I’m already very blessed. But thanks for wishing that on me. =) We can never have too much of God’s favor. =)

    Take care and thanks for writing again.

    Eddy

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75. 
    Cynthia said on August 22nd, 2008 at 7:18 pm

    Hi There,

    my question is related to a hearing disability. It’s so frustrating so many of the work from home have a video you have to watch to find out what it’s all about. Yes, you’ve guessed it not being able to hear I cant follow what’s being said.

    So I came across your site with jobs on offer for people with disabilities. I decided to follow up and hit another snag.

    I live in South Africa and all that I looked at said sorry this offer is not available in your location.

    I need work that I can do. I have excellent English language skills. would throughly enjoy proof reading or editing work. I’ve advertised myself silly and have not one response so it seems that that avenue is closed.

    What can you suggest I do to find work. I’m in desparate need to earn money. Being on a government social pension I’m really battling to keep my head above water, but I’m very close to drowning.

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76. 
    eddysalomon said on August 22nd, 2008 at 7:24 pm

    Hi Cynthia,

    Have you tried visiting our international page:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/international as suggested in the question above about international work at home?

    Eddy

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77. 
    Monique said on August 25th, 2008 at 7:26 am

    Dear Eddy, I’m so glad I found your site, you have a wealth of information that I’ve been searching for, FOR YEARS…my question to you is in your video about mysurvey.com you spoke about the affiliate program and how they pay you per sign up, do they have a pay per click option. If not are their any other survey sites that you promote(for FREE…lol) with pay per click affiliate program?

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78. 
    eddysalomon said on August 25th, 2008 at 8:54 am

    Hi Monique,

    I’m happy you found our site as well. =)
    We try our best to provide as much quality information as we can.

    In terms of affiliate programs, the only company that I know of that pays you per click is Google Adsense and that requires that you have a site and get people to the site which is pretty much a similar process I described in the first video of our affiliate page:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/aff

    Trust me getting paid per lead is just as easy as the pay per click. So don’t let that deter you from jumping in. A work at home career as an affiliate is about helping people find what they’re looking for. So your job as an affiliate is to be where these people hang out. So like I showed you in that affiliate video, find forums,blogs, sites where people looking for work at home hang out and try to be helpful.

    So for instance if some one is concerned about scams, you may give them resources that has helped you such as our page: www.workathomenoscams.com/scams or some other page. This will build a relationship and credibility since we’re all skeptical work at home seekers. Then if they ask you do you know of where I can find legitimate work at home then you could mention mysurvey with your affiliate link or email them privately and let them know you know of a legit
    program if they’re interested.

    Since you’ve already provided previous helpful information then people are more inclined to trust your recommendations. So when you gain folks trust, be sure you’re recommending good companies you’re affiliated with. Fortunately My survey is one of them.

    Now honestly this can get very tedious and require a lot of time at first. Eventually you’ll want to step up your efforts and make this easier. You’ll also want to reach more people. So that’s when training advanced techniques come in to play. Otherwise it will be hard to earn a significant amount of income. I learned this first hand and why you see I encourage training so much. It really makes a world a difference in all facets of your life.

    Hope this helps.

    Eddy

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79. 
    c said on August 31st, 2008 at 11:13 am

    Message: Does anyone know if this site
    http://www.offlinetypistjobs.com is legitimate?

    Has anyone here done work for them and had a good experience working with them?

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80. 
    Mandisa Brenda Burr said on August 31st, 2008 at 2:18 pm

    Nature Of Business

    I just went on Better Business Bureau Web site, and this is what I found about Synovate:

    This company conducts market research surveys. Consumers should be aware that since the company does not conduct telemarketing, it is exempt from the Do Not Call laws and from the National Registry. Synovate conducts research aimed at getting respondents’ opinions and does not sell any products. Although the company is exempt from the
    National Do Not Call Registry, it does have an internal company Do Not Call list

    This company did resolve some of its complaints, but my question is: Why is this company on your Web site if it has an unsatisfactory mark by the BBB?

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81. 
    eddysalomon said on September 1st, 2008 at 9:08 am

    Hi Mandisa,

    Thanks for contacting me with your question.
    Apparently Synovate has several BBB reports.
    The one you’re referring to is from about 5 years ago.
    Initially when I saw it, I thought that this company was a dud.

    But then I read the most recent review:
    http://www.bbbsoutheastflorida.org/BBBWeb/Forms/Business/CompanyReportPage_Expository.aspx?CompanyID=92008091

    which is from April 2008 and there wasn’t much there that made me concerned. So that’s why I personally joined the company and referred it to others as a possibility for them as well.

    As I said in my previous articles about the BBB:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/01/14/bbb-work-at-home/

    You have take their reports with a grain of salt. I didn’t read a large number of consistent complaints recently so that put me at ease. Considering how long the company has been around the total number of complaints were minor vs some that you find against rebate processing sites or cash gifting scams.

    And as I’ve said many times, having a few complaints doesn’t make a company a scam. If you do a BBB search on Microsoft, Disney, Jetblue, etc. etc. You’ll find that they all have a fair number of complaints.

    That doesn’t mean that these companies are scams. You have to look at the bigger picture when trying to judge a company. I know this industry is flooded with scams so we’re all a bit antsy and quick on the trigger to call everything a scam. But it’s not necessarily the case for all companies when you take everything into consideration.

    At the end of the day we all have to make a decisions based on our own views. Based on the research I did this company was worth giving a shot and why I joined. I didn’t see much of a risk in doing so. But it doesn’t mean that you or anyone reading this blog has to follow my lead. But most that do tend to make money. www.WorkAtHomeNoScams.com/success
    So it is what it is.

    But I’m happy to see you’re doing your research and at the end of the day, that’s what we encourage people to do. This way you can make informed decisions that are right for you and not based on what I or others may try to convince you to do.

    So thanks for that question. It’s a totally valid and appreciated.

    Eddy

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82. 
    eddysalomon said on September 1st, 2008 at 9:30 am

    Hi C,

    In regards to http://www.offlinetypistjobs.com ,
    Something seems fishy to me about them. Did you try doing your research as suggested in our scam section:
    www.WorkAtHomeNoScams.com/scams

    From the quick research I did, the one thing I noticed is that they have their ads plastered on all free classifieds and multiple times. This is a tactic that many scam artist or people trying to push a home business opportunity or some work at home product do.

    So personally I would avoid it. As stated in the questions above, if you want to find legitimate and available data entry or typing jobs go after the ones that actually exist such as Medical Transcription.

    Or if you need to make money sooner and can’t afford the training associated with this career take action on non-traditional work at home opportunities like the ones we recommend in our articles page:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/articles

    But whatever you do, don’t let desperation blind your judgment and go with sites promising you the sun, moon and stars. It’s usually a recipe for disaster and how so many of us have been scammed.

    Good luck either way though.

    Eddy

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83. 
    Cassandra said on September 2nd, 2008 at 12:00 pm

    Hello Eddy, as of today I still have not made any MONEY with LegitOnlineJobs, but I have not given up. I want to purchase WA’s but can’t afford it at the moment. Can you give me the truth about Project PayDay? I’m thinking about giving them a try since its free to join and hopefully I can start earning money like they guarantee. Thanks…

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84. 
    eddysalomon said on September 2nd, 2008 at 12:25 pm

    Hi Cassandra,

    Well Affiliate marketing takes some time to get rolling. I think that’s why Kyle and Carson at Wealthy Affiliate provide those features on their site to help would be affiliates make money as they learn. So hopefully when you’re able to afford the training you’ll be able to take advantage of that feature of Wealthy Affiliate.

    Project pay day in a nutshell is a variation of get paid to try offers program which can be very profitable if you’re organized and follow some of the tips I’ve listed here:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/05/07/getpaidtotryoffers/

    What project pay day teaches you is how to get paid for doing offers for other people that need referrals to make them money. So it’s an added way to make money with get paid offers.

    The basic concept is there are forums where people pay you for doing offers. You visit the forum and see how much people are willing to pay you for doing certain offers (which are usually paid, or risk free trials). You do the offers and get paid. Obviously the key is to make more than you may have to dish out to make money. But unlike with a typical get paid offer site where you’ll have to wait a month or so to get paid, the people on the forum will pay you once they receive notification from the get paid to try offer companies that you completed an offer. This could be in a matter of hours. So it’s a quick way to make cash now provided you’re organized like I mentioned in the page above. They’re some negatives which I described in the page above as well which people complain about. So you have to be real with yourself in terms of your tolerance.

    So that’s project pay day in a nutshell. They go into more detail than I just provided and offer other techniques as well. For some people it’s a great way for making money while for others it isn’t. And honestly I really think that’s more a result of not being organized in canceling offers or picking bad offers to do.

    But to each their own.

    Hope this helps.

    Eddy

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85. 
    Octavia said on September 7th, 2008 at 1:55 am

    I wanted to know why there isn’t a “view website” link on the right side of the page to apply for a job.

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86. 
    eddysalomon said on September 7th, 2008 at 4:47 pm

    Hi Octavia,

    I’m assuming your viewing some of the jobs listed on the following page:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/legitimate-work-at-home-jobs-leads/

    What you need to do is click on the title of the jobs listed on that page and it will bring you the actual job listing where all the links to apply can be found.

    I hope this helps.

    Eddy

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87. 
    Yvette said on September 12th, 2008 at 1:07 pm

    I am trying to find a legitimate Medical Billing and Coding job at home. Can you refer me to a site?

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88. 
    eddysalomon said on September 12th, 2008 at 7:06 pm

    Hi Yvette,

    Visit our parent site www.WorkAtHomeCareers.com
    and type in medical coding or medical billing.
    But we tend to only get medical transcription jobs and tons of them. So if you have experience in that field you’ll find a lot of options available to you.

    Its the one typing career we recommend strongly:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/typing

    I hope this helps.

    Eddy

    Reply
89. 
    Matt said on September 14th, 2008 at 1:48 am

    Hi this is Matt, I was wondering if you guys here at, (www.workathomenoscams.com) have any home assembly type work because I love assembling things or making things out of wood, (ect.).

    Also if you don’t have any of that type of work here at this site would you be able to point a work from home beginner like me in the right direction or towards an honest site that might have that type of work?

    You know an honest site like this one but more of an oppratunity for assembly type work. That you so much for taking the time to read this question.

    Take care now, and God Bless You.

    Have a nice week too.

    Reply
90. 
    eddysalomon said on September 14th, 2008 at 6:10 am

    Hi again Matt,

    We don’t personally hire folks here at wahns. We just refer you to companies that do. The exception to that is when we’re looking for people with technical skills like programming, graphic design, etc. Ironically these are the traditional work at hom jobs that tend to be available in large numbers.

    Assembly work is very trickery. What you’ll find is that many of the companies have super human requirements for the assembly that you produce. So from what I’ve read many things you assemble are rejected which means you end up losing money when you consider the money you spent on supplies, etc.

    So personally I wouldn’t go for it. Most newbies tend to look for that and quickly realize it’s not worth the effort.

    Now with that said, I do like Disciples Crosses because they allow you to take whatever you make and sell to others on your own or back to their company.
    But I think you’re probably better off selling it on your own.

    So visit the following page:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/09/18/is-disciples-cross-disciplescrosscom-a-scams/

    Hope it helps.

    Eddy

    Reply
91. 
    Beverly said on September 19th, 2008 at 9:45 am

    I am currently working for a bank where all I do is 10 key all day; Im looking for something similar to do at home for part-time. I use to key for this companty at home (Key for Cash) but my assignment has ended there were no fees I keyed anytime and actually got paid. Can you help me in finding another
    job like this on the internet?

    Reply
92. 
    eddysalomon said on September 19th, 2008 at 9:56 am

    Hi Beverly,

    I’m not sure if you read the questions above but if not, you should go back and do so because we’ve pretty much addressed the whole likelihood of getting a regular data entry job is like winning the lotto.

    However if you want to get paid for doing some form of typing follow the advice I provided above and look into medical transcription:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/typing that is your best bet at securing that type of work. Otherwise you’re going to be wasting a lot of time searching for jobs that don’t really exist and competing against every single work at home seeker that wants to do data entry or typing at home.

    Trust me when I say its a waste of time when there are so many other available careers out there. If you don’t limit your career choices you can be successful working at home now like so many of our other subscribers:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/subscribe

    Hope this helps. I know it’s not what people want to hear but that’s the reality of the situation and we don’t like “bs’ing” people with what may be.

    Hopefully you can appreciate that.

    Eddy

    Reply
93. 
    Denise said on September 19th, 2008 at 5:42 pm

    Can someone please help me , I can not find the address of realdataentry.net or a phone number I think they scammed me. They owe me 80.00 dollars and I need to find out if this company is A scam or what’s going on. Or did they go out of business. I need some information so I can contact the better business bureau. Thank you very much

    Reply
94. 
    eddysalomon said on September 19th, 2008 at 7:56 pm

    Hi Denise,

    Thanks for contacting us.
    I’m going to assume you’re totally new to this site because just on this page we specifically recommend against paying companies like this, especially when you consider we have a free job listing section:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/jobs

    1. In any event, if you paid by credit card, contact your credit card company and have them reverse the charges and tell them the reasons why, so they can put it in their system that the company has defrauded you if that’s the case.

    2. I was able to find some limited information on this company by visiting the following page:
    http://www.whois-search.com/whois/realdataentry.net
    Not surprisingly, this company has hidden most of it’s contact information. What you can do is contact the company that their site is hosted on which appears to be: racknebula.com
    Ask the hosting company if they have any contact information for the site owners of realdataentry and could they provide it to you or pass down a message on your behalf. The message should be very simple. “Please refund my money because you have misrepresented what you were suppose to provide. if not I will report you to the BBB, my credit card company and all other work at home scam prevention sites like the ones found on this page:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/01/21/top-5-scam-fighting-sites/ I’m giving you 48hours to respond and start the refund process.”

    Hopefully this gives you somewhere to start. If you paid by cash or check, you’re pretty much screwed. But you can still make it a point to report this company to scam fighting websites and ruin this company’s reputation and help warn others.

    In any event, hope this helps. Please do yourself a favor and review our scam page:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/scams

    read our articles:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/ask

    read the page you’re on completely

    and become a subscriber:
    www.workathomenoscams.com/subscribe

    This should help educate you and avoid being scammed in the future. Furthermore you’ll be exposed to various legitimate ways to make money at home now.

    Good luck either way.

    Eddy

    Reply
95. 
    Cassandra said on September 28th, 2008 at 11:12 pm

    Hello Eddy,

    Just needed to know if you have heard of a company called Outlanders Textiles or Standard Textiles they are supposed to be the same company, from my understanding they have something to do with exporting. There main headquarters is located in China. Well anyway I sent my resume to them and they responded back, and I did a online interview and I sent this information back, then they responded back to me again and they offered me a job but the thing is customers will send me there payments and I will have to cash them at my bank and I will get 10% of that and send the balance through moneygram or western union and they will also send me a check for the work that I do. They are supplying everything computer, all in one fax, copier, and scanner a.nd sending me funds to pay for shipping and what ever else that I’m suppose to have to do my job this is petty cash. This job is not asking me for any money. IS THIS JOB LEGITIMATE or how can I find out for sure, I’m going to contact the BBB before I agree to do this. SORRY this was so long but I needed to run this by you since you find out a lot of information. Your help is APPRECIATED.

    Thank you.

    Reply
96. 
    eddysalomon said on September 29th, 2008 at 4:33 am

    Hi Cassandra,

    Thanks for your question. As stated in the question 12, I refer you to our scam section: www.workathomenoscams.com/scams. The steps listed in the video there is exactly how I research any company.

    However with that said, I’ve actually answered this question already on number 11 above:

    “11. Are checking cashing, wire transferring or check processing jobs a scam?

    * Yes they are scams no matter how good they sound. This is one of the hottest scams right now. People let their guards down because the company doesn’t ask you for money. Instead they’re giving you checks to cash and in return you get to keep some money for yourself. (Usually 10%) How nice of these companies, right? Wrong! You’ll end up losing tons of money and having your bank drop you like a bad habit. If you want more details about this scam visit our scam page of course by click here. The articles you should read are as follows:

    Fake Checks & Wire Transfer Scams

    Derby House Fabrics Bookkeeper Job Scam!

    ”
    So just go right above and read that question and click on the links. At the end of the day this so called job opportunity should be avoided.

    Feel free to report this company in our scam section so others know about it. All the details you provided above were very helpful and it should help others avoid this company and any like it.

    Hope this helps.

    Eddy

    P.S. This is exactly why I tell work at home seekers that reading is so important. People end up getting scammed or missing out on great work at home opportunities because they skim through material. I know we’re all very busy but it’s these type of situations that bring home my point.

    Reply
97. 
    Sharon said on October 8th, 2008 at 3:12 pm

    Dear Eddy,

    Thanks for all your words of wisdom. I am looking at the option of a work at home job (or freelance job) and my question seems a little stupid to me.

    How do you get paid? In a paycheck? Are you w-2? 1099? What exactly is paypal? See, I am a novice, but trying to learn. If you could direct me to a site where I might glean this info, I would be greatly appreciative.

    Thanks!!

    Sharon

    Reply
98. 
    eddysalomon said on October 8th, 2008 at 3:26 pm

    Hi Sharon,

    You’re quite welcome. That’s actually a great question. That was an oversight by me. Depending on the company you’re working with you’ll be paid via paypal.com, check or direct deposit. 90% of the work at home companies will view you as an independent contractor not an employee. This means you’ll be responsible for your own taxes. So you’ll need to fill out a w-9 and discuss with your tax professional what your write offs will be. They may include things like your phone bill, internet bill, home office, supplies, etc.

    I hope this helps answers your question. Most companies you work with will provide you all these details.

    Eddy

    Reply
99. 
    Amber said on October 10th, 2008 at 12:09 pm

    I wanted to know if this is legit FreelanceHOmeWriters.com I looked them up did as you said with the researching them. Could not find anything on the with BBB online or searching them on google or yahoo. Please can you help me to know if this is legit or not?

    Reply
100. 
     eddysalomon said on October 14th, 2008 at 11:21 am

     Hi Amber,

     Thanks for contacting me about FreelanceHomeWriters.com.
     I did exactly as suggested in our scam video:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/scams

     and was able to find a lot of information that leads me to believe that it should be avoided. Did you try the steps in our scam video?

     Eddy

     Reply
101. 
     Morgan said on October 20th, 2008 at 7:46 pm

     What is your opinion on the herbalife distributors gig? I have heard tons of positive things but also a bunch of negative. It’s hard for me to tell if the positive ones are somehow linked directly back to the original (pti central) website. What do you think? Thanks!

     Reply
102. 
     eddysalomon said on October 21st, 2008 at 1:29 pm

     Hi Morgan,

     Herbalife is really “iffy” to me. I know people are making tons of money with the company but I also know a lot of people that have tons of their products sitting in their garage that they can’t sell. So I’m torn about them. You hear good and horror stories about them. Personally I don’t like the idea of peddling products that are overpriced that most people would rather just buy at their supermarket. I think it’s a harder sell.

     It’s easier to sell people what they have specifically asked for which is why I like affiliate marketing www.workathomenoscams.com/aff better.

     But to each their own. People do make money with herbalife but it wasn’t my thing.

     Eddy

     Reply
103. 
     yvonne said on October 23rd, 2008 at 12:54 pm

     Hi,

     I received a job offer from a company by the name of Transam Associates, Inc. it is a medical transcription company. The cost of the soft ware is about $500. I received this job offer after I signed up on your web site. They said they are a memeber of the Florida chamber of commerce and they are on the board of directiors also. Can you please check this company out before I spend my hard earned money on the soft ware. The also offer free training but they should since the I would have to pay $500 for the soft ware and you get a job after you finish training, you don’t have to pay all the money up front either. Please let me know what you think and also can you tell me how I can do my own scam search on companies. Thanks

     Reply
104. 
     eddysalomon said on October 23rd, 2008 at 1:07 pm

     Hi Yvonne,

     Thanks for contacting us. Sounds like you clicked on an ad not a job. We’ve never mailed out a job offer from this company. We tend to send out just informative articles.

     The only companies we personal recommend for learning about medical transcription and that provide job placement is the one listed on the following page:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/typing

     So that’s where you should head if you’re interested in that career.

     I’ve never heard that it’s a requirement to pay $500 for any stupid software. Training may be a different matter but not software. So this already sounds fishy. I followed the advice in our scam video:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/scams and was able to find tons of stuff about this so called job opportunity and company.

     I would encourage you to do the same so you know how to research companies and avoid scams.

     In any event, hopefully this helps you.

     Take care.

     Eddy

     Reply
105. 
     Yvonne said on October 23rd, 2008 at 6:51 pm

     I did what your video said to do on how to look for a scam and it worked.
     Thank you and God Bless you for helping me save my money.

     Yvonne

     Reply
106. 
     eddysalomon said on October 23rd, 2008 at 7:17 pm

     I’m happy that it helped Yvonne! I know people get annoyed when I don’t just tell them if a company is a scam or not when they ask me. But it’s because I want people to know how to “fish for themselves” so they can always tell what company is a scam without depending on me or anyone else.

     Because all I do is exactly what you saw in the video.
     And you’re proof that it works. So thanks for sharing.

     Eddy

     Reply
107. 
     Martin Chris Meyer said on October 24th, 2008 at 1:26 am

     Hello,

     I really do not know how to ask you of this question, but please understand my concern in this matter. I believe that future employers will view my resume. Alright, now I am asking that I do not want my current, present employer that I have right now, know about my search for a job. How would I be able to hide my resume or any information from my employer that I am seeking a search for another employment elsewhere? If you want to know what my employment is right now, it is in the automotive industry. I work for a auto part store. And I am very much interested in working on the computer working at home. So how would I be able to hide my resume and any information from my employer that I have right now that I am seeking a search for another job as I have asked above and before. Thank you very much and for also understanding my concern.

     Sincerely yours,

     Martin Chris Meyer
     mcmeyer645@yahoo.com

     Reply
108. 
     eddysalomon said on October 25th, 2008 at 10:55 am

     Hi Martin,

     Thanks for your question.

     I think you have a few options.

     1. Don’t post your resume online. You can just email your resume directly to employers. But then you risk missing out on the employers who don’t post jobs but just search resume databases.

     2. You can focus on non-traditonal work at home opportunities such as mystery shopping, focus groups, survey takers, etc:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/articles

     They don’t require a resume.

     3. And finally I believe some job sites allow you to keep your contact information private. The employer can see your work experience but they can’t see your name or contact information and they contact you anonymously through the job site. Unfortunately I don’t know of these sites off the top of my head but I think most of the big ones offer this. You can always contact them or just do a test resume to see if there is that option.

     That’s pretty much all I can think of. If anyone else has some advice, please share to help Martin out.

     Thanks.

     Eddy

     Reply
109. 
     Doris said on October 26th, 2008 at 11:28 am

     I am looking for a work at home job, I can do part time and make full time pay check. Must not cost me a cent to start.

     I have severe arthritis and soon I won’t be able to walk well.

     I would prefer limited phone contact with customers.

     I would like typing or data entry. Real data entry for a real company

     Thanks

     Doris

     Reply
110. 
     eddysalomon said on October 26th, 2008 at 9:01 pm

     Hi Doris,

     Did you read all the questions and answers above because we’ve pretty much addressed all your questions there?

     Take care.

     Eddy

     Reply
111. 
     Nikki said on October 30th, 2008 at 7:12 pm

     Hi there! I am new to your website.And I just want to tell you,I LOVE IT. You have built an amazing site here! I am a stay at home mom,have been looking for at home jobs for along time. I applied for several (customer service jobs) you have on here,And alot of the other “Odd jobs”. Right now,I have 3 websites I am an affiliate with, And I just started doing about 4 survey sites. I really appreciate how hard you’ve worked on your website!

     Thanks so much,
     BIG HUGS!!!!

     - Nikki

     Reply
112. 
     eddysalomon said on October 31st, 2008 at 2:32 pm

     Hi Nikki,

     Thanks so much for the kind words. I am very happy you found our site and we’ve been able to help you.
     It’s always great to hear when our users are taking action on our advice and recommendations. It will pay off.

     Eddy

     Reply
113. 
     Sabrina said on November 1st, 2008 at 4:51 pm

     I wanted to know if this work at home website is legit. http://angelpin.net/income.html. Thank you

     Reply
114. 
     Sumeet said on November 2nd, 2008 at 1:11 pm

     i want to know about the site http://www.onlinejobcorpsco.info/ which commit about formfilling jobs, sign-up amount asked is $19.95. So i want to know is it legitimate, ethical web-site? Are the peoples are earning from the same?

     Reply
115. 
     eddysalomon said on November 3rd, 2008 at 8:12 am

     Hi Sabrina,

     Did you go to our scam section and follow the advice in our video to do your research:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/scams

     I was able to find a lot of information on this company in seconds. So give it a try. We try teach folks how to do research on their own so you can “fish for yourself” which will help you avoid scams all the time rather than depending on one resource for the answer.

     So try the advice in the video. You’ll have your answer in seconds.

     Eddy

     Reply
116. 
     eddysalomon said on November 3rd, 2008 at 8:22 am

     Sumeet,

     Onlinejobcorpsco.info is another website that is misrepresenting the career of affiliate marketing
     www.workathomenoscams.com/aff. This isn’t some traditional job as they would have you believe from their site.

     So with that said, I wouldn’t purchase anything from them. However you should definitely invest in learning how to succeed with affiliate marketing. It’s how I make my living and it can do very well for you too if you have the right people training you.

     Eddy

     Reply
117. 
     Martin C. Meyer said on November 4th, 2008 at 1:20 am

     Hi Eddy,

     This is continued from my last question to you on hiding a employer from viewing my resume. I was thinking is there a way that I can see what employers use you as to I guess it would be the same thing companies that uses you. I would really appreciate this in this matter of not having my current employer not knowing of myself looking for another employment else where. And I would like to know, can and would an employer from a Industry such as Automotive accidentally view a Cover Letter and Resume from another Industry such as an employment that I am searching to post my Cover Letter and Resume on an employment to Work at Home as a Desktop Publisher or Web Graphic Designer working on the computer at Home? Or can they or do they only view Cover Letters and Resumes from their field of employment? Thank you for understanding my concern.

     Sincerely yours,

     Martin Chris Meyer

     Sincerely yours,

     Martin Chris Meyer

     Reply
118. 
     Martin C. Meyer said on November 4th, 2008 at 1:24 am

     Eddy, I would also like to add this from the question that I just asked you. P.S. I also would like to know. Can an employer in an occupation such as my employer in the automotive industry know of accidentally viewing my resume? View my resume if I am looking for a job working at home on the computer in another occupation job category? Or can they only view resumes in their field of employment and not be able to view resumes in other fields of employment? Thank you again for understanding my concern in this
     matter. Martin Chris Meyer

     Reply
119. 
     eddysalomon said on November 4th, 2008 at 1:00 pm

     Hi Martin,

     I doubt that your employer is going to be browsing for resumes outside their own industry. It seems pointless to do so. And again, try to find job sites that allow you to post anonymously, this would help you avoid a lot of this.

     And as I said before if you’re so concerned about this employer finding out that you’re searching for another opportunity just give some of the non-traditional opportunities we’ve recommended a try:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/articles

     Hope this helps.

     Eddy

     Reply
120. 
     DonnaL5848 said on November 21st, 2008 at 4:15 pm

     Hi Eddy,

     Do you know anything about “ChaCha”? Their Website is http://becomeaguide.chacha.com/

     I’d appreciate your input.

     Thanks!

     Donna

     Reply
121. 
     Eddy Salomon said on November 24th, 2008 at 12:50 pm

     Hi Donna,

     From what I’ve heard ChaCha is a pretty good site. It’s received a lot of positive media coverage. Recently they’ve improved their interface for their work at home workers. So all and all it’s a decent site. I even tried working for them for a while but decided to focus my efforts more on my other career as a blogger and affiliate:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/aff

     But it’s definitely worth a shot. However its always good to read some of the feedback of others that have worked with this company. So try using the tips in our scam video to get various perspectives:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/scams

     Hope this helps.

     Eddy

     Reply
122. 
     Linda in CO said on January 5th, 2009 at 7:52 pm

     I just spent an hour filling out info on a survey site recommended on this site, only to find out it is a scam. Oh, I MIGHT win a night at the Marriott, but no $$ that I can see.

     Why is it recommended? I need a job, money! I don’t care about a night at the Marriott right now, unless I can work for them.

     I hope I can find something on this website that won’t waste my time, and that I don’t find my email inbox full of trash….

     Reply
123. 
     Eddy Salomon said on January 5th, 2009 at 8:12 pm

     Hi Linda,

     Thanks for bringing this to my attention.
     But what survey company are you referring to? You didn’t provide the site name or url.
     And you didn’t really go in detail on how you got scammed? Did you lose money? Sounds like you just don’t like what’s being offered as a reward for taking a survey and that’s fine.

     In any event, we only recommend a hand few of survey sites. So I would be interested in knowing which one you’re having a problem with. I have personally tried each of those survey companies I recommended and never had a problem.

     Just to be clear, my personal survey recommendations are

     Synovate

     MySurvey

     SurveySavvy

     OpinionOutpost

     MindfieldOnline

     www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/12/13/top-5-paid-online-survey-websites/

     So if it’s not the ones listed above, I didn’t personally recommend it. Sounds like you may have clicked on an ad. Or it’s possible you tried one of the survey companies listed with some get paid to try offers site. Either way when in doubt you should always use our scam section to do your research:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/scams

     We’re not infallible. Sometimes companies may change since the time we recommend them. But I don’t think this is one of those cases.

     Eddy

     Reply
124. 
     Jay said on January 6th, 2009 at 4:42 pm

     Hi,

     I was searching for workathome jobs and came across GDI. They specialize in domains. Basically how it works is you pay $10 per month to get a domain and a .ws webpage. Then what you do is you get about 10 email address and send them links to the GDI page which basically sells itself and it encourages anybody who is starting a business or wants a website (webpage whatever) for personal use, to join with them. And you get $1 for each person you refer. So if you refer 10 people, there’s your monthly fee. If those 10 people refer other people then you get paid for those referrals too. So it’s a give or take kind of job and it doesn’t seem like a scam, however there’s alot of too good to be true jobs out there. So is this company legit?

     Reply
125. 
     Eddy Salomon said on January 6th, 2009 at 8:20 pm

     Hey Jay,

     Thanks for your question. However did you read question 10 above?
     It pretty much addresses your inquiry. All I’m going to do when people ask me if a site is a scam is follow the steps in our scam video:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/scams to get the answer. So just feel free to do the same.

     But I went ahead and did so. I was a bit surprised with the stuff that came up because it wasn’t as clear cut as these searches tend to be. So I’m actually going to write a post about this opportunity by the end of the week or early next week. So if you can hold off for a few days you’ll be able to read it. Just be sure you’re subscribed so you know when I post it:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/subscribe

     Eddy

     Reply
126. 
     Linda in CO said on January 6th, 2009 at 8:38 pm

     I have been fairly disapointed by the workathome.com website, so far all I have found is survey sites that MIGHT pay me a dollar or two (?huh? I need a job, I have real life bills, not bubble gum money!) or sites where if I buy stuff, I might get a dollar or two (huh? I need to spend what I don’t have??) or maybe a site where I can post my resume, but many, if not all of the jobs are NOT work from home.
     I am not seeing what is advertised to be on this site.

     Reply
127. 
     Linda in CO said on January 6th, 2009 at 9:01 pm

     Sorry, Eddy, I didn\’t see your answer. One was FushionCash.com and the others were survey sites that pay very little to nothing. Maybe I\’m looking in the wrong place?

     Reply
128. 
     Eddy Salomon said on January 6th, 2009 at 9:07 pm

     Hi Linda,

     I’m assuming you were really referring to the site Workathome.com and not our site workathomenoscams.com. In any event WorkAtHome.com isn’t a real website. It’s what we called a parked domain. It means that someone may have purchased the site and instead of putting real content on it, they’re just throwing up ads related to work at home. Usually these ads are vendors selling work at home information or products. Although we actually provide real content on our sites (WorkAtHomeNoScams.com & WorkAtHomeCareers.com) we are also supported by sponsors and is why we always encourage folks to do their research when clicking on these ads:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/scams

     In any event, in terms of making a $1 here and there, I understand your frustration and the real bills you have. But let me ask you a question? How much money are you making right now searching for those “real work at home jobs?” I would bet $0 and I could be wrong. What we’ve argued with people who are hell bent on traditional work at home jobs is to also take on many non-traditional work at home opportunities that pay little. Why? Because multiple streams of little income add up to some decent numbers and it can still be done while you spend hours searching for those “real work at home jobs” making nothing. Wouldn’t it be better to make some money while searching than no money like most make now?

     That little money can be used for gas, or career training to get the skills that are in demand.
     This brings me to another point, what type of “Real work at home jobs” are you searching for? Hopefully it’s not typing or data entry because those jobs are pretty much extinct. Most people have problems finding real work at home jobs because they’re looking for jobs that aren’t in demand. This is the whole reason we started 2009 with an article that details what jobs are really in demand: www.workathomenoscams.com/2009/01/01/work-at-home-outlook-for-2009/

     So what you may need to do is expand your horizon when trying to achieve working at home. There are various available options out there but some pay little and others usually require some specialized skills that most of us didn’t acquire in our past work experience. And yes I know we all have a lot of past work experience in given fields but that doesn’t mean that they’re in demand and translate well in the work at home industry.

     I learned that the hard way and decided to make the adjustments by getting involved with the non-traditional low paying opportunities. Eventually I learned to magnify the income of these opportunities by doing multiples of them. Then eventually this lead me to get involved in becoming an affiliate: www.workathomenoscams.com/typing which is ultimately how I started making “real money”. But it only happened because I was open to various opportunities. If not, I would still be looking for “traditional work at home jobs” in the fields that weren’t in demand. I would also still be working full time for the man instead of being home raising my little girl:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/freedom

     So, that’s just my two cents. Take it for what it’s worth. I’ve been involved in the work at home industry since the early 90’s in many capacities and what I’ve laid out here is the lesson I learned that ultimately made me successful and many of my counter parts.

     Hope it will help you. Take care.

     Eddy

     By the way, you may want to check out our jobs page for a list of resources to “real work at home jobs” : www.workathomenoscams.com/jobs

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129. 
     Linda in CO said on January 6th, 2009 at 9:48 pm

     Thank you, Eddy, and I appreciate the quick replies. I suppose that I assumed that there would be data entry, secretarial and medical transcriptionist jobs as well as sales and customer service since so many companies have outsourced those jobs in the past few years but most Americans are really frustrated with that. So I expected that American corporations would start to hire Americans to do that work. Also, I had a number of clients, when I had my own company, that worked from home, either in customer service or implementing orders or customer satisfaction (also customer service, lol) and I know the jobs are out there, but I suppose it is a job found from within a company.
     Thanks for your help, I will keep looking!

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130. 
     Eddy Salomon said on January 6th, 2009 at 10:04 pm

     Hi Linda,

     You’re welcome. Some of the jobs you have mentioned are still available in large numbers to folks here in the states: Medical Transcription and Sales.
     So you really shouldn’t have any problems finding or landing these if you have the experience we list so many of these at our other site workathomecareers.com and linked to those careers in that article I mentioned: www.workathomenoscams.com/2009/01/01/work-at-home-outlook-for-2009/ So be sure to visit those jobs and apply.

     Customer service seems to be another hot one. So definitely keep applying. Again we list many of them on the following pages:
     www.workathomecareers.com/workathomejobs
     www.workathomenoscams.com/companies

     So they are there, just apply. Be sure that you have an up to date resume that was professionally written to target the specific industry that you want a job in. Too often people are using old school resumes which get over looked. So that may be something else to consider. We’ve provided some other tips in the following articles:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/read
     www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/02/25/your-email-address-and-working-at-home/
     www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/12/14/top-3-reasons-youre-not-getting-hired/
     www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/12/26/the-3-best-ways-to-end-job-search-frustration/

     Hope they help.

     Eddy

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131. 
     Mary Jane said on January 7th, 2009 at 7:27 am

     Hi! don’t know if you are aware of this one – transamassociates.com wants $496 for software so you can train to be a medial transcriptionist for free (!). I got into it from Yahoo HotJobs, but thanks to the wonderful people at ripoffreports, I won’t be sending them anything.

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132. 
     Mary Jane said on January 7th, 2009 at 7:50 am

     Oops! Read through the rest of the posts and found one on this! But, my point being that I am doing my research and avoiding scams!

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133. 
     Eddy Salomon said on January 7th, 2009 at 8:35 am

     Hi Mary Jane,

     Thanks for sharing. But you can post about scams in our scam section so others that look in that area can be warned about it:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/scams

     In general Medical Transcription training will cost money just like learning any new specialized skill or going to college to get a better paying job. But I’ve never heard that a piece of software can teach you medical transcription. So that already raises my suspicion. Like any specialized training there is usually a teacher and training material.

     But medical transcription is a great career and one of the few we actually recommend:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/typing

     You may want to try your local community colleges. They sometimes offer the courses and offer financial aid if you qualify. Either way it’s a good investment if you’re getting the training from a credible source.

     But it’s good you’re doing your research. That’s what we recommend here and walk folks through that in our scam section. Ripoffreports is a great site and one of the top fighting scam sites we recommend:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/01/21/top-5-scam-fighting-sites/

     In any event, continued luck to you in your new career as a medical transcriptionist. It’s one of our favorite picks in the new year.

     Eddy

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134. 
     Lori said on January 8th, 2009 at 4:48 pm

     If I were to get a work at home job, would I get a W-2 to report taxes taken out? How does it work with taxes?

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135. 
     Eddy Salomon said on January 8th, 2009 at 5:34 pm

     Hi Lori,

     Most work at home opportunities and jobs have you listed as an independent contractor. You have to fill out a w-9. At the end of the year if you earn over $600 they report your income to the government. Then you’re responsible for paying taxes on your profit minus expenses such as internet, office supplies, cell phone or anything business related. A good accountant can help you with your deductions. So that’s how it works. They don’t takes taxes out for you.

     This benefits them and you if you have a good accountant. This turned me off at first but its rare to find a work at home job that handles your taxes.

     Eddy

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136. 
     Lori said on January 9th, 2009 at 12:39 pm

     @Eddy Salomon:
     Thanks for the info Eddy!! It did sound discouraging at first, but I can’t let a little discouraging new keep me from reaching my goals, right? Is that $600.00 a month or year. (I think you state that, but I thought I’d double check). Also, will the at home company I’m working for provide me with the w-9 form or will I have to get that from my accountant?

     Lori

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137. 
     Eddy Salomon said on January 9th, 2009 at 8:31 pm

     You’re welcome Lori!
     You have a great attitude. Trust me when I say there are a lot of obstacles to working at home. But if you have the type of attitude you’re showing you can succeed. It took me a very long time to find the right career for me:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/aff

     And even when I figured out what I wanted to do, I ran into a lot of obstacles but I had the same mindset you do and it ultimately lead to me to blessed to work at home full time helping folks like you out.

     In regards to your questions, the earnings have total $600 for the whole year not per month.
     The work at home company you’ll work with will sometimes give you the forms or direct you to the irs website where you can download it there. You’ll then be expected to fax it to whatever company you work with. At the end of the year they will send your earnings to the gov’t and send you a 1099 with all your earnings so you can take to your accountant to work out your deductions and such.

     So that’s pretty much it when it comes to that. That’s the easy stuff. lol Finding the right career is more of the challenge. But if you take the time to read through some of our articles you’ll get some insight as to the various opportunities available to you:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/2009/01/01/work-at-home-outlook-for-2009/

     www.workathomenoscams.com/articles

     Hope this helps.

     Eddy

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138. 
     K Joseph said on January 10th, 2009 at 7:34 pm

     Eddy,

     First off, I am very impressed with your website and am very grateful to have found it. I think it is the closest thing I can find to “facts on the web”, which in my opinion is beginning to look more and more like an oxymoron.

     I understand all the flak and grief that you must get from hundreds of people a day, so I’ll try to make this as simple and nice as possible, but forgive me if I am stressed. I have been sorting through scams, how to avoid scams, finding legitimate work, etc. websites, and am just beat. I’m getting close to giving up.

     So, I began researching ways to make money a month ago and, unlike some people, didn’t jump on the first opportunity I saw. I am a college student, making no money right now, getting a $100 stipend from my Grandma, and have my tuition paid for. College occupies 60 hours a week of my time and a lot of energy. Although I have done extensive research through sites such as www.scammer-alert.com, www.legitimatebusinessreviews.com, www.Best10workathome, and many many others, I can not find any good solid facts. I have cross referenced a few of the “legitimate” websites to come up with the Paid Survey Etc. website (along with others) which I ultimately ended up joining for $34. However, even though I haven’t been paid anything from anyone, let alone received a survey, I willing to live with the fact that I’ve been scammed or just don’t qualify for any surveys. I understand that this path of finding income at home is rockier than people tend to believe.

     What I am asking is a very specific question. Before I do though, I’ll say that I am a 21 year old Male College student, can’t try out free offers (not interested and I live in my friends place), I can’t participate in focus groups (I am heavily involved with my church and service projects, along with a full time school schedule), I can’t participate in phone surveys (cell phone has 200 minutes a month), and I certainly do not want to be entered into sweepstakes, or earn points to do so.

     My question is, how do I make money (not prizes) from taking online surveys? I have not been able to locate a source for surveys that just allow me to take surveys for cash, or points redeemable for cash only. Therefore, I have not been able to justify my search for at home income. I understand that it seems like people have signed up with tons of these companies and have been flooded with surveys and junk that they just seem to make money overtime, but I’m looking for something concise and legit. Honestly, if I were able to make even $300 a month from taking surveys, I’d be happy. I just don’t know how to do it. I’ve signed up with plenty of survey companies, but most seem to not provide any surveys. If I have to sign up with 300 surveys companies to get paid, so be it, but I’m wondering if I should just give up now and search elsewhere, or maybe just give up altogether in a search for alternate income.

     Thanks
     K Joseph

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139. 
     Eddy Salomon said on January 10th, 2009 at 9:22 pm

     @K Joseph:
     Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate them. First and foremost, let me applaud you for being open to non-traditional work at home opportunities even after being duped by a few shady people. You’re smart enough to understand that sometimes we have to hit a few road blocks to become successful. You don’t just stop, you re-route like you’ve done.

     Okay, let me give you some pointers based on what you’ve revealed.

     First and foremost, put aside some time to go and read all the questions on the page you’re on. That in itself will provide you a very valuable education about locating work at home and avoiding scams. You can avoid a lot more mistakes that we all have made by reading through all the material. It’s long but if you’re really serious about working at home, you need to invest time in reading advice and recommendations from people that have already gone through the ringer.

     Some other sections you should probably read are as follows:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/21/paid-surveys-online-are-they-all-scams/
     www.workathomenoscams.com/articles
     www.workathomenoscams.com/scams
     www.workathomenoscams.com/read

     In terms of quality survey sites that actually pay you money via straight cash or points that can be redeemed for money, visit the following page:
     http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/12/13/top-5-paid-online-survey-websites/

     My personal favorite is www.GoMySurvey.com but there are some others listed in that article that are very good as well.

     The thing you have to understand about surveys is that you only get them if you fit a certain profile that companies are looking for. The paid survey companies won’t just make up surveys so we can make money Wish they did But they only send out surveys when they are commissioned by another company. Keep in mind they are research companies that are hired by outside firms. So if I’m interested in single moms that shop online, guess what? You’re probably not going to get that survey because obviously you don’t fit that profile. So it’s not so much the companies you’re joining are scams because of the lack of surveys. It may very well be that you just don’t fit the profile.

     Next, you need to make sure you provide as much information as possible when signing up for legitimate survey companies (i.e.MySurvey, etc). A lot times folks just fill the basics when joining and that’s like a death sentence because then when certain attributes are being requested, you won’t be called on because they didn’t know you fit into the profile because you didn’t volunteer more information to the survey company. So that’s something else to check into.

     And finally I am big proponent of multiple streams of income. So I’m always telling folks, sign up for as many legitimate non-traditional work at home opportunities as possible. Individually they don’t pay much but combined they can make you some decent money. Now with that said, making a consistent $300 a month with paid surveys alone is damn near impossible unless you plan to refer others. And for that matter you should consider being an affiliate:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/aff because the techniques you learn with that career can be applied to all the other little non traditional opportunities you join.

     But the only way I was able to make some real money with surveys was by sharing the love and letting others know about legitimate survey companies I was working with. So the combined efforts of my own survey taking and those of my referrals lead to “real”money.

     Or you should seriously consider focus groups because they pay anywhere from $50-$1000
     www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/01/08/focus-groups-got-paid-150/
     I know you’re busy and all but if you’re serious about making money from home, something has to give. It means making sacrifices or learning to manage your time better. There are no short cuts. Time has to be invested to educate yourself on the industry, researching scams and discovering new opportunities. Fortunately we do a lot of this for you on this blog so hopefully you’re subscribed:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/subscribe

     My last piece of advice is don’t limit yourself. Most work at home seekers come into this industry with their mindset on one type of job. Usually it’s data entry, typing, stuffing envelopes, etc. Most of the times it’s the opportunities that aren’t really in demand. Fortunately you haven’t done this. But you have limited yourself to paid surveys when there are other ways to make money as we’ve discussed in our articles page:
     www.workathomenoscams.com/articles

     So you need to make more time and expand your horizons. Otherwise you’ll be you’re worst enemy at succeeding at working at home. And I say this as someone that made the same mistakes you’re describing.

     I hope this helps.

     Eddy

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140. 
     Laura said on January 11th, 2009 at 12:54 pm

     Every survey invitation I recieved they always tell me I donot qauilfy for survey after I take survey this makes me mad. How can do a legit survey without being turned every time I fill then out.What a ripp off

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141. 
     Eddy Salomon said on January 11th, 2009 at 1:11 pm

     Hi Laura,

     See the comment above yours: @Eddy Salomon:

     It pretty much addresses the question about not qualifying surveys. So be sure to read it.
     There are some companies that won’t give you anything even after going through some of their long screening questions which I agree is unfair. One of the reasons, www.GoMySurvey.com is my top choice is because they still give you something even when you don’t qualify for a survey. It’s not much but it’s better than many of the others who won’t. So that’s one, right off the bat you can join.

     But see the comment I’ve referenced it. Take care.

     Eddy

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