Thanks for contacting me. There are a lot of simple work at home opportunities you can do such focus groups, surveys, get paid to try offers, etc. We’ve listed a few recommendations on the following page:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/articles

Many of them don’t require any fancy degrees. All you need is an open mind and the willingness to give them a shot.

In terms of data entry, as you read above, generic typing or data entry jobs aren’t really in demand unless you plan to start your own virtual assistant business. The only conventional clerical work at home job that has a lot of availability is Medical Transcription:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/typing but that involves training.

Honestly it’s really hard to land a conventional work at home job because most of the ones available require specialized skills. So unless you’re willing and capable of investing in the training you should shift your focus to non-traditional work at home opportunities that can be started right away without any specialized training and it’s free. It’s not going to make you a lot of money individually but doing multiples of these can make you some decent money.

But just in case you doubt I’m right about how difficult it is to land a work at home job feel free to give it a shot by applying to the jobs listed in our jobs section:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/jobs

In terms of avoiding scams, I would encourage you to watch the video in our scam section:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/scams it’s helped a lot of people avoid scams. After watching it, I doubt you’ll have problems with scams anymore.

Good luck.

Eddy

The family is doing really well. We’re traveling a lot which has been really fun. It’s different traveling with a baby but still a lot o fun.

In terms of the travel industry, we have to be view the facts. There are tons of huge sites like expedia.com, priceline.com, travelocity.com that pretty much dominate the industry and do a great job of it. Travel agents are becoming like dinosaurs.

The only way for a travel agent to do well in this business is if your specialize in some type of travel, like group trips, exotics destinations, weddings, etc. That’s where a travel agent can be very helpful and make money. Other than that its not a money maker.

You should read my article about Global Travel its definitely not a scam. http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/09/12/is-global-travel-international-a-scam-aka-gti-globaltravelcom/ I hope that wasn’t assumed because it was in that section. I may have to move it out of there if that’s what people are thinking. It’s legit and I have worked with the company but more so for the perks.

The little money I did make was nearly nothing. I do better with my career as an affiliate/ad typist:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/aff (Read the page completely and you’ll learn a lot.)

So I wouldn’t really get involved in travel unless you fit the scenarios I mentioned above. There are many different ways to make money at home:
Most of my recommendations can be found on the following page:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/articles

If you read through the information carefully over the next few days, I guarantee you’ll find a lot to choose from assuming you’re open minded.

I hope this helps either way. I’m sorry to hear about your accident. But thank goodness you’re alive and kicking and at the end of the day that’s all that matters.

Take care,

Eddy

P.S. I don’t know your business so I don’t want to assume if you’ve applied for disability or not. But if you have been designated as “disabled” by the government you may want to check the following page:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/01/23/work-at-home-for-disabled/

It may help you as well.

My reason for writing is that 5 yrs ago I was in a bad car accident that physically ‘hurt’ me. And, the kicker, since my head was ‘hurt’ my memory is not the quickest. My fiance thinks that working from home is ‘just the ticket’ for me & my situation. He has considered various at home ‘Travel Agent’ employment possibilities including Global Travel which you highlight on the scam page. I am a hard worker & do so try hard to learn. I am many years past college & since the accident… don’t remember much anyway.
question: what is your take on these travel agent job possibilities? I don’t have any money to even get scammed just once. My ego is such that I would like to show my fiance that I can survive on my own.

I hope that my missive wasn’t too long. Forgive me my earnest eager ignorance.

Sincerely,
DC

Welcome to our little hole in the wall. I’m happy you’re enjoying the information. Sorry you found us after being scammed. Seems like most people do.
Let me help you get started.

1. Be sure to be a subscriber so you don’t miss out on any work at home articles or scam prevention information we may send out: http://www.workathomenoscams.com/subscribe

2. Be sure to check out our scam section, anytime you want to do research and just for your own knowledge of what to avoid:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/scams

3. In terms of the jobs that’s easy enough to find by visiting the links right on top of the page:
Hiring companies http://www.workathomenoscams.com/companies and Legitimate Work At Home Job Leads http://www.workathomenoscams.com/jobs.

Now in respect to some of your comments. I want you to be successful at working at home so consider this some tough love. Landing a work at home job is like winning the lotto. It’s that difficult. The only work at home job I know of that is available in huge numbers is Medical Transcription (Typing) http://www.workathomenoscams.com/typing

It’s the reason why I always recommend make money doing other things they never considered such as

Paid surveys:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/03/10/if-you-dont-work-for-this-company-youll-kick-yourself-later/

Get Paid Offers:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/05/07/getpaidtotryoffers/

Message Board Participants:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/05/21/finally-make-money-typing-at-home-well-sort-of/

Focus Groups:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/01/08/focus-groups-got-paid-150/

These type of things will make you money while trying to land those elusive work at home jobs. My philosophy is some money is better than no money. And most people make no money while spending months and even years trying to land a work at home job. So although the previously mentioned work at home opportunities won’t make you a lot of money on their own, they do add up to some decent money together and if you repeat the process.

So that’s something to wrap your brain around. I know a lot of times work at home seekers don’t want to hear the truth about the availability of work at home jobs. They think I’m lying or some how they’re more special than everyone else so they’ll be able to land one even though 90% of the people don’t. But I would be doing you a disservice if I didn’t tell you the real deal. Otherwise you’ll become disillusioned or desperate and buy these ridiculous work at home products promising you to make you rich over night with no work.

Next I’d like to discuss this attitude that work at home seekers have about running a home based business. Too often many of you are under the impression that running a home based business is any harder than working for someone else and the fact of the matter is, it’s not. I encourage you to read the following article: http://www.workathomenoscams.com/aff

It will provide you with another work at home career you’ve never considered that could help your family situation out if you’re willing to believe in yourself. You said you’re fast learner and hard worker so if that’s the case than the career in that article may be suited for you.

In any event,

I hope I’ve given you some insight as to where you need to start. At the end of the day there are various ways to work at home outside the traditional jobs you’re looking for but you’ll need to be open to the idea. The alternative is to continue to apply to the jobs listed in the pages above and maybe you’ll get lucky. But I prefer going with the sure things.

Take care Candice and welcome to our site.
Hope to see more of you.

Eddy

Candice

Thanks for your question.
We actually addressed this question recently and on numerous places on our site. Here are the pages you should read if you want help and real advice about the whole data entry industry and the reality of the situation:

http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/03/26/besttypingjob/
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/05/21/finally-make-money-typing-at-home-well-sort-of/
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/02/08/ask/

It’s not pretty but we have provided you with other solutions. But its going to be up to you to decide what to do when faced with the truth.

I hope you’ll find the information helpful.

When you get some time, you should really read through our articles to give you your full range of options: http://www.workathomenoscams.com/articles

Your potential is greater than data entry and typing, but you probably didn’t know it and reading those articles may open your eyes to a world of possibilities.

Good luck.

Eddy

Thanks,
Gellies.

Welcome to our little site.
I’m happy that you’re finding the content useful. I’m really proud of you taking action on this VA opportunity despite being shy. It’s just a great home based business opportunity and provides you with a lot more freedom and stability than I think most would find with a typical work at home job.

Trust me, the ebook covers it all. I was almost overwhelmed with the information. lol But it’s going to be your go to book whenever you have questions about what to do next with your VA business. Lisa is very friendly and approachable so I’m sure she’ll be able to help you a long the way as well. =)

Thanks for the congratulations. Is their light at the end of the tunnel now that you’ve had a year under your belt with your little one? lol

I love my little girl. But she can be a handful sometimes. But then I see her smile and I melt like a big wus. lol

Anyway, since you’re new to the site, I would encourage you to visit our articles section:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/articles

That’s where we have the bulk of our good content and videos.

So enjoy. Hope to see you back on the site again soon.

Eddy

I read this article and was very impressed. I am new to your website and found much of it useful. I just purchased her ebook, hopefully I will be able to take steps forward my goal of always wanting to have a home based business. When she went into talking about how shy she was at first sold me. I am a shy person and was wondering how to overcome this challenge of mine. Thanks again. And congratulations on your little one. I just had one too a year ago, its a lot of work but worth it.

Thanks
Jessica