Any one that has read any of my articles long enough knows that I have a huge grudge against typing and data entry jobs and people that limit their unbelievable potential to them. I down play these jobs to you all the time because the fact of the matter is they don't really exist in great numbers excluding Medical Transcription.
Monster Job…
Traditional typing and data entry are like the Loch Ness Monster, Big Foot & The Chupacabra. There are a lot of people that are looking for them but ain't nobody ever find them or can produce solid evidence that they exist. Honestly let's dissect this unhealthy obsession with typing and data entry jobs that most work at home seekers have. Just ask yourself this question and be honest. If there are so many traditional typing and data entry jobs available, "why aren't you or any of your friends already working these jobs?" After all you have all the skills. You would think that with so many of these jobs available it would be easy to land them.
Wake up & Smell What The Eddy is Cooking…
Based on the fact that no one you know or I know has been able to land a typing job, then logic would dictate they just don't exist in great numbers. Here's the reality of the situation. My new baby girl will be able to type by the time she's 7 or 8 (Earlier if I have my way. lol). She was practically born with a laptop in her hand. Everyone knows how to type so why would they really need to hire a general typist? The only exception to that is Medical Transcriptionist. But landing a generic typing job is like winning the lotto, a damn near impossibility.
Dag Eddy, Aren't We Being A Negative Nancy?
Not neccessarily, I'm just giving you your full day's supply of reality. This way you don't go and waste money on data entry, typing or rebate processing products or spend your precious lifetime searching for them. But with that said, you know I'm solution oriented. So now that I got that rant out the way, let's talk about how you can actually make money typing at home in a non traditional way. Watch the following video and get your non-traditional typing at home opportunity on! Don't worry it's not going to cost you a penny!
Now that you've peeped the video you may feel one of two things.
1. Happy.
If you're open minded and are someone that is willing to take action, you're smiling right now & saying "Good looking out Ed!". You're feeling positive, because I just provided you with just another source of income to add to your bag of ways of making money which could be surveys, focus groups, get paid offers, etc.
2. Annoyed.
"Dang It Eddy, I just want a traditional typing job and that opportunity you just babbled about ain't going to cut it!"
Now let me address the number 2 folks. (No pun intended.) Read the start of this article again. I've already established your dreams of a traditional typing jobs are fantasies unless you're willing to invest in yourself and do medical transcription. Other than that, you're going to be wasting a lot of precious hours that could be spent making money other ways like our successful subscribers.
So at the end of the day, that's the decision you have to make. You can ice skate up Mount Everest with a 100 pounds of cinder-blocks on your back by searching for traditional typing or data entry jobs. Or you can sit back at home collecting small checks from various non-traditional work at home opportunities that add up to big checks. No sweat off my back either way. Just giving you your options.
Hopefully most of you will find this helpful. I've been accused of being harsh sometimes. But it really just gets me super frustrated, when I hear from work at home seekers that are intelligent and have such great potential to make money but limit themselves to these fantasy typing and data entry jobs. It's really sad to see these folks go through the pain and frustration that comes along with specifically searching for these jobs alone.
I just don't want any of my loyal subscribers to be in that dark place, because then it really warps your whole perception about the industry and life. So when a good opportunity actually comes your way, you're jaded or mentally defeated. So just keep that in mind. Is this where you are? Is this where you want to be? Is this what's going to help you stay home with your kids?
Is that what's really "hood" and hot on the streets? lol No but seriously, think about where you fit in the grand scheme of things.
In any event, if you liked what you saw in the video, visit Mylot.com & Sign Up Today. It's free and obviously you can make money "typing" in a non traditional way. Good luck either way!
Try Alpine Access:
https://www.workathomenoscams.com/2011/04/05/is-alpine-access-a-scam/
and Vip Desk:
https://www.workathomenoscams.com/2010/09/14/is-vipdesk-com-a-scam/
We also list clerical jobs daily here:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/jobs
Hi! Trouble is is that I am not trained to be a MT but I do have some office and legal experience. Is there a site that I can get to for reliable Clerical work that doesn’t cost me anything. I have seen Arise.com and VirtualOnlineAssistant.com but they all ask for me to put up money to get the equipment. I’m not saying that these sites won’t work for me, I just need something to get me going so I could invest in them later if I chose to.
Can you help?
Thanks!
Sarah
The problem with MT is every job I found wants two to three years experience. I went through your whole list and only found two that did not mention it. I am going to check them out. I have looked since I finished MT school. Also the whole new industry of Electronic Health records and voice recognition is really screwing that industry up. Yet there seems to be lots of ads for MT’s. Any ideas where you get experience?
Helen,
That’s a valid point and concern. You can probably gain some experience at Amazon Mechanical Turk. An article was written here that should help you get some experience:
https://www.workathomenoscams.com/2010/02/15/how-to-make-money-typing-at-amazon/
I’m confident it will help.
I just made about 50 cents more than I would have in five days just by joining a website you recommended. I haven’t become a premium member yest but will as soon as I make $5. That would be um, 10 weeks from now. But like you said 50 cents is 50 cents more than I would have right now. Nope, I’m not looking for a typing job, I am a researcher. Got any advice for researchers?
Congrats Cathy. You’re taking a good attitude about your earnings. Just remember to couple one program that you joined with some of the others:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/recommendations and now you’re jumping from a few cents to a few dollars per month. Multiple streams of little income can really add up so don’t stop there.
In terms of a researcher opportunity, visit my jobs page and see if you can find one there:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/jobs
But most folks that are writers are also researchers by nature so you may want to give some of the writing opportunities a shot as well. Hope this helps.
Hello,
This seems like a good site…haven’t got to read much yet. Just a question about sites like Hits4pay…they require you to give your social security number in order to be paid. How safe it that? I have always been told to NEVER give your social security number out. That put up a red flag for me. I understand that it would be needed for legitimate reasons, but how can you be sure that it is safe? Is there any way to go about that a different way in which you do not have to reveal your social security number?
Thanks (and sorry if you already answered this question elsewhere…I will continue to read).
JB
Hi JB,
What you’ll find is nearly all work at home companies treat you as an independent contractor. So if you earn over $600 by the end of the year, they have to report your income
to the government. So this is why they need your social security number. It’s a common company. That being said I agree that you shouldn’t just provide this information to random companies. I’ve been with hits4pay for over a year and received tax forms I needed to submit to my accountant. So I know from personal experience they’re legit and why I personally recommend them. But ultimately you have to do what is comfortable for you. Some companies will delay asking that information until you earn $600 so that may be option. Good luck either way.
Charlene,
Visit our international page: http://www.workathomenoscams.com/international
Hi Eddy,
Is there any sites out there to work at home for Canadians. I would like a data entry or typing or even administrative assistant job. If you could help me out that would be greatly helpful. I need a work at home badly, since I can’t work outside the home due to an auto accident.
Thanks
Charlene
I got your name as from clizxsnes’ top affiliate. you have a nice and informative site. I will keep reading here.
Thanks Rana.
Enjoy.
Yes, you have thank you very much.@Eddy Salomon:
What about regular transcription jobs, there’s not just medical. ANd data entry is legit I’ve done it for years. I’ve done transcription for interviews, board meetings, college lectures, etc., there’s so much more out there than everyone thinks. ANd I haven’t paid a penny for my jobs. Am I aloud to mention websites?
Don’t get me wrong I think this site is great. I’ve just read a lot of negativity against data entry. (I do believe in “to each their own”) but I’ve been doing it for so long I can’t believe there are people who haven’t. I’ve owned my own site and business. ANd only broke even, there’s too much competition. But that’s just me. I like knowing I’ll get a paycheck when I work period. THe only down side I see is insurance and I don’t get paid sick time…LOL. But I can say I have a job, not many can these days, it’s not making me rich but I can pay the bills.
Ann,
Yes I think any type of transcription job is a viable option. I just know from my research that medical transcription tends to be available in larger numbers. Furthermore I’m not claiming that the profession of data entry is a scam. However when it comes to the work at home industry most of those so called data entry jobs people are signing up for are just people misrepresenting affiliate marketing as data entry. That’s just a fact. But it’s not to say there aren’t any legitimate data entry jobs out there but the fact is there aren’t many and the competition is ridiculous.
My negativity is more at people limiting themselves to a field where there isn’t much availability. I’ve seen too many become desperate and lose money or become scammed because of it. I am happy that you found some legitimate companies to work with. You’ve been very blessed but your success in this particular field isn’t a common occurence. But it may serve as inspiration to others which I can appreciate and encourage. In terms of the companies you work for, please feel free to list them. Although I suspect it’s probably companies I’ve already listed here:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/companies or http://www.workathomenoscams.com/category/work-from-home-job-leads
In any event, thanks for your comments. Hopefully I’ve made my position more clear.
hi! I have recently found your site when googling to get some background on Clixsense, trying to see if it was a scam or not. I have spent the last few hours, (it’s getting late I admit) looking through your many articles. I am very pleased to find such a helpful site. You seem to legitimately care about helping people make money like you, and am happy to see you participating in the discussion of your own topics. I recently graduated high school, and have been looking for alternative ways to get some sort of income while i try to find a job. Though this doesn’t look like I’m going to get rich off of it, I think I might as well give it a try.
Good Looking out Ed!
Tom
Hi Tom,
Welcome to my site. I hope you’ll be a long time subscriber and visitor. It’s good that you’re actually spending the time to read the vast material. I assure you, you’ll be better off in this industry because of it. Be sure to visit the scam page and study it from top to bottom, including the videos, articles and comments:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/scams
But I’m sure you would have done so anyway. 😉
In any event, I’m glad to hear you’re planning to take action. That’s always the first step. Good luck.
Hey Eddy,
Just like you, gotten paid by Mylot. I will admit that I haven’t been active on there for quite some time since I have been trying so hard to find other ways to make money online.
I once reach the $10 payout and should get back into doing it again.
I know that there are some people that gets frustrated on not being able to reach the payout rate.
Here is a tip folks. It has to be long and on the topic. It cannot be very short ones. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be able to make close to 50 cents for each one. The more you reply back and start the convos, the more money you will get. I know you won’t get rich off of this but it sure beats not having moola.
Great tips Laurie!
Thanks for sharing. Always great to hear from people taking action and making money at home. Just goes to show you can make money online if you’re open minded.
Hello Eddy, I came across your site and i have read everything even the blogs. I personally have never been scammed ( not that they haven’t tried) but I learned from my parents mistakes. My parents have been scammed so many times that I know they made some people rich lol, anyways….I read your articles about Wealthy Affiliates and I really believe thats the thing for me.
I am looking for a way to make money from home (I know i’m not the first nor will I be the last) luckily for me my husband has a good job and can provide just fine for us which leaves me at home to find exactly the right thing for me.
So I think Wealthy Affiliates is it!! I know its not a get rich quick kinda thing but…like i said ‘I got time’ lol. I will be a member by tomorrow.
…As far as surveys go.. there are a few legit but it’s not right for me. Sure I love to give my opinion even when it’s not asked for but..it just seems like alot for almost nothing in return.
I need something that even if it takes hard work in the end it will be worth it. I am not looking to make a fortune overnight (even though it would be great if you could ha ha ha) but at some point I hope I can get to making a decent living from home.
Thanks for all the great advice.