How to Avoid the Scams and Find a GOOD Job Working From Home

If you have been trying to find a job working from home, you may already know of the fool’s gold of the thousands of scams out there. Work-from-home jobs are all over the internet, but many of them are not genuine and full of hot air. Make $10,000 per month with just 15 hours per week! Yeah right, as if, pull the other one.

That is why you have to be really careful about where you look for a work-from-home job and what type of job you are looking for. The first rule is this: if they do not explain what you will be doing – what the job involves – then it is more than likely an MLM (multi-level marketing) or pyramid scheme.

Never part with your money if buying into a home based business opportunity. Before making any commitment, ensure that you have done your due diligence and sought at least one unbiased review from a friend, family member or an accountant. Make an informed choice and make sure you do your research first. And don’t be swept away in the belief that you can earn thousands with minimal hours.

You can keep up to date with the latest scams; visit Scamwatch, the ACCC and Fido (ASIC). Remember there are NO genuine get-rich-quick schemes and beware of job offers that require you to pay an upfront fee. Beware of products or schemes that claim to guarantee income or winnings.

Lifestyle Careers is the first place to start looking for a work from home job because there is a real person checking the listings and ensuring they are genuine. All jobs are carefully screened to ensure that we are providing our Job Seekers with elements of flexibility and professionalism.

The type of jobs you might seek and find depend on your skill-base and they could include:

• A contract for a small business (in admin/marketing/telesales) that allows work from home;
• A freelancer (designer/PR professional/writer/developer) or consultant to businesses, and seek your own client projects;
• A virtual personal assistant, who does all their work remotely;
• A home-based mini-business, like party plan/scrapbooking consultant;
• Or an opportunity to turn a passion into a business like wedding photography, teaching kids dancing or music, or perhaps de-cluttering/organising homes.

Of the work from home positions recently advertised for employees (as opposed to self-employment opportunities), some were for recruitment consultants (commission-based), tele-sales callers (if they have fast internet with VOIP), or sales agent within a specific territory.

Just type ‘work from home’ in the job search box on the major job search sites and you will find there are training and systems for all types of businesses including assisting people to lose weight, life coaching, personal development products, and so on.

As a number of us who start up home-based businesses find, the more motivated you are to work from home, the more likely you will be to make a go of it and really get stuck into your new mission. Be aware, though, that just dipping your toe in the water doesn’t work. Any work-from-home business requires a lot of motivation and perseverance.

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Leah Gibbs is the Founder and Business Manager of Lifestyle Careers. Lifestyle Careers is an online recruitment job board. Our niche and specific focus is the advertising of flexible employment and work at home positions. It is designed for professionals wanting to balance their work and personal life.

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