I have decided to share things that I do when searching for work from home jobs
1. Check company's name in Better Business Bureau
2. Check company's name in Rip Off Report
3. Check company's name in Scamdex
4. Check company's name in Fraud
5. Go to Alexa search name and see if anyone rated the company.
6. Go to Register or Go Daddy and go to whois. Put in name of company to find out who it is registered to.
7. Type in name of company followed by review in google.
8. Type in name of company followed by scam in google.
9. Type in name of company followed by complaints in google.
10. Type in name of company followed by in the news in google.
11. Go to WAHM Forum and search on company's name or ask about them.
12. Go to WorkPlaceLikeHome Forum and search on company's name or ask about them.
13. Go to Federal Trade Commission and read about the latest work at home scams.
14. Value your social security number, don't give it out to brand new companies.
15. Avoid paying for jobs.
16. Just because they don't charge, be careful who you give your personal information out to.
17. Check the contact us form on websites and look for addresses, names and phone numbers.
18. Do reverse lookups on phone numbers in google.
19. In career builder to find work, type keywords "home office", "virtual office", "freelance", "independent contractor", "telecommuter", "remote access"
20. Avoid companies that have free email extensions. Businesses should be able to afford their own domains.
21. No experience needed but claims to make thousands per month. STAY FAR AWAY.
22. If the job is local, call 411 to see if its listed or call 800-555-1212
23. Type in the name of the president or owner name in google.
24. If you are having second thoughts, go with your instinct. There are always more jobs to apply for.
25. Choose paper check over direct deposit unless company is well established.
26. Apply and inquire for work at home jobs at establish companies. Sometimes they hire but don't advertise.
27. Create a free resume from Microsoft Office
28. Practice interviewing with Monster Virtual Interviews
29. If job is posted in a forum by a new user, search their username in google to see what comes up.
30. If it sounds to good to be true, then most likely it is.
I think that is everything. If you have some tips, please share.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
30 Tips For Working From Home Jobs
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36 comments:
Excellent tips! You provide great information. Thank you.
Thank you very much!!! If you have any tips to add it will be appreciated. :)
Great tips. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks. You can leave your website link if you like.
This is indeed a fantastic list, you certainly did your homework; I just hope it didn't all come from bad experiences.
#26 really caught my eye. This is very good advice and a tip that not many know. It's true, the bigger the company, the less they will publicly advertise for telecommuting positions.
First they usually "promote" from within, rewarding exceptional employees with the opportunity to work from home if they wish.
Second, it's sorta a "trick" they use for hiring from the outside. They figure if you're smart enough or hungry enough to find them on your own and ask, then you may be good to go.
Great post!
Dennis
Thanks Dennis. I have no idea on how to edit your post so I'll just add your link to your website here.
DennisEdell
Wow! That is a great list! I wish I would have had that list before I sent some money to a scam a couple years ago :( At least it wasn't a lot! lol!
Bev
You learn from experience. I have never been scammed by a job but I did do the 12daily autosurf before only because it was so popular and everyone was in it so I thought it was fine. Oh well. I learned my lesson.
These are all great tips Ginene! Thanks for sharing this info!
You're welcome Lisa. Feel free to add any to the list.
Wow, you have a nice checklist in here. Very comprehensive actually. Thanks for the info!
Thanks! I can always use more tips. I want to help everyone including myself to stay away from scams.
Wow! Thanks for the list! I am visiting from clubmom and have been tired of all the scams out there. Do you mind if I repost this list?
Hi! Thanks for visiting my site and signing my guestbook. This is some comprehensive information about how not to get scammed- thank you for sharing it!
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Thanks. I like your site too and the name dirtydiapersyndrome is catchy. :)
Good tips. Thanks.
Thanks. Feel free to add some if you like.
Sorry I skipped over your question. Yes you can repost this list. If you don't mind a link back to this post it would be appreciated. :)
Great Post, and the tips were very informal. Muchas' Gracias.
Thanks for the tips. This really helped me alot!
I saw your post on yahoo answers. Thank you so much for your research. I have been trying to get a job from home for months now. Thanks again.
Great List! I am not even looking for a WAH LOL :)
Thanks Jacquelyn. You just have to do as much as you can these days to avoid a scam.
Thanks Cherise. I try and put everything I use. The girls at the wahm forum are great to let you know if they see a scam so make sure you join them. Also workplacelikehome is great too!
Great list, thanks. I´m going to start working at home by the end of this year, and there´s so much to do and so much information to gather. This list makes it somewhat easier.
Thanks. I try and think of everything that I do when looking at jobs. I know I am far from perfect but just wanted to share some tips with everyone. I hope people will share what they do so we can all teach each other.
Thanks! I just had a baby and I really want to stay at home. I saw your post on mothering.com. Thanks again!
Amy
Great list! You've done a wonderful job giving your readers a checklist to run through.
I'd like to link to you from Mommy Space... assuming this is ok?
Wendy
Great thanks!
Hey there Ginene..love your blog..great tips for Work at Home Moms (and dads lol)..Keep up the great work! (briguy CC forums)!
Really wonderful information! Thanks for sharing.
Lots of good info!
Nice blog
keep in touch!
Thank-you!
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Great post, thanks for sharing! This is so true for those new to WAH to be careful to not get suckered in... I did get in on a few, but got $$ back. Now doing well with a great company.
Yes I agree. You definitely have to be careful. It's hard trusting anyone these days.
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