Home Based Business

I would like to know If anyone has information on work legitimate work from home companies or jobs. I would like to work from home to spend more time with my family, and to make a comfortable living from home.

http://goodsurveysites.com Its what I do and it’s worked out pretty well. What you have to do is complete surveys and offers for companies that want the public’s opinion. No payment from you is ever required, not to sign up, not EVER.

The sites don’t get paid directly from you, but when you complete an offer or survey, they also get paid a small portion of what you earned yourself. For example, if you complete a survey about computers let’s say, you would earn maybe $2 and the web site itself would recieve $0.50 from the company also for getting you to complete the survey. These surveys take little time at all, most taking up less than even 1 or 2 minutes of your time.

They don’t need any information other than your name, email address and your home address. Yup, that is all. No credit card information, no banking information, nothing like that. All they require is your name and address so that your cheque can be sent to your home every month.

Personally I have been a member of these websites, along with thousands of other satisfied users, for approximately 1.5 years now and have earned well over $8600 by working in my spare time. This web site has been great to me, also the members and administrator are very friendly, and are always there to help you with a question or problem you may be having. I give you my word that they pay.

I am wanting to help out my family and work from home in some way. What is a good way to make money from home. Something I could work my own schedule around. Thanks

I tried over 15 opportunities in the course of 2 years so I have some great information for you plus a list of top 10 work at home scams!

I am a mother of two little girls who are actually tugging on my arm as I write this so I will try to be brief. Many people are looking for work from home companies. All the scams definitely create a big problem but also, there is a problem of people misunderstanding the difference between work from home "jobs" and work from home opportunities. There really are not work from home “jobs”. To get that you have to start working for a company in their offices first, then they MAY allow you to take the job home.

Most of the work from home opportunities that are legitimate offers are not an hourly pay type job. They are business opportunities that help you in starting your own business from your home. What you should do first is to decide if you are simply looking for an hourly rate type job or if you are looking for more of an opportunity for additional income such as what you would make in your own business being your own boss from home. Small home businesses have some small costs involved, less than $500 to start is reasonable and I would stay away from those wanting $1000-$5000. It doesn’t cost that much to start and run a home business so you shouldn’t pay it.

If you are coming across places that say free then I would RUN don’t walk the other way! They never are. I tried them many a times and 3 weeks later I had to buy this and 6 weeks later that. After 6 months these “free businesses” had cost me over $800 on average.

After trying 15 things I now work about 18-25 hours per week for a National Medical Healthcare Company. This is a nationally known and reputable home business which is what you need to make sure you are looking for. I have been with the company almost a year and a half now and I make over $4500 a month! In your first month, depending on how many hours you can work, I have seen people make anywhere from $500 to over $2500. And your income will increase each month because you get paid residual income as well.

The best part is they have 401(k), direct deposit, life insurance and a benefits package most of which you get from day one. In addition, there are no products, no hard selling or pushing, no cold calling, no home parties and no telemarketing! That was VERY important to me. I absolutely love working with them and I can’t believe I am making what I am making and in so few hours per week. The neat thing is there are other people on your team that you work with so you are never alone. You have great team support and you get to know the other people on your team pretty well.

I was a bit apprehensive at first because I know a lot of companies are not legit but this company is the number one National Medical Benefits Company in the US. They are a member of the US Chamber of Commerce, and the National Association of Dental Plans and the owner of the company actually sits on the board of The Consumer Health Alliance to which we are also members. Also they were featured in “The New York Times”, “Wall Street Journal” “Time Magazine” “American Medical Review” and even in the May 2008 issue of “Parents Magazine”. Even “60 Minutes” did a big special on this home based business.

Even more then all this is they are accepted at over 100,000 retailers nationwide. These are fortune 500 companies like Sears, Target, K-mart, Rite Aid, CVS, Wal-mart, Publix and more. These companies would never work with a company that was anything less than reputable.

You can research the company at www.workathomeplus.net

TOP 10 WORK AT HOME SCAMS:

10. Craft Assembly

9. Medical Billing

8. Email/Rebate Processing

7. "A List of Companies Looking for Home workers!"

6. "Just pay for and take this class first” Then we’ll give or find you a job!

5. Typing At Home / Data Entry

4. "Turn Your Computer Into a Money-Making Machine!"

3. Pyramid Schemes (this is NOT the same as Multi-Level Marketing MLM)

2. Chain Letters/Emails ("Make Money Fast")

1. Envelope Stuffing

Please beware of these scams. There are some legit home businesses out there so be careful. Look for companies in business over 10 years. Look for companies with a needed product or service, something you would be proud to represent. Look for companies that have a national reputation and are members of the US Chamber of Commerce.

As for those of you who say…..”I want to work from home but I don’t want to have to pay for anything”. Well, that’s great! But it will never happen. Let’s be honest, there is no such thing as a free lunch. If it is a true honest home business you need to expect to pay. Mr. Walt Disney didn’t start the Disney empire “without paying for anything”. Neither did Mr. Sam Walton, owner of Wal-Mart.

If you want to learn about REAL home businesses visit: workathomeplus.net

www.workathomeplus.net.

Good luck to you in your search. A

Hello. I am the type of person that does not really regret things i do. I have gotten in car accidents and i surprised myself how calm i was. I guess if i ‘hurt’ a man i would forget it in a week. I also could stay in an isolated place for a long period of time and not get bored (not that i prefer to). So how could i use these "characteristics" to get a job. (please don’t suggest: cop )

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My grandmother used to make the best tortellini’s and before she passed she gave me her recipe. I would like to start a business making these in my home, but before i do that i need to know where to start. What if any special certificates are required, any special equipment that would be considered "germ resistant" that i may need, or anything else that i may be overlooking.

The following is a great start with some information to start and readings you should read. Good luck on your business .

I have three sons, two are summer working able at 16 and 13 and my father is fairly able bodied and retireing this spring. I am trying to think of a home based business we can start that will use these three as employees.

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Hello everyone, I’m trying to find some legitimate work from home business that is completely 100% free to join and become a member(No Credit Card Required).
But if there is a work from home business that requires some kind of pay to join or become a member I wouldn’t mind as long it’s legit and it pays well. Please answer only if either you have gotten paid from the home business site you are recommending. Or you are 100% sure your home business site you are recommending is legit. Thanks very much.

Finding the right home business opportunity is a challenge. There are many people who have been searching for the right online opportunity but never really did find what they want. If you really want to find the best home based business internet work opportunity, you should do some research.

A good source of info for online business are the entrepreneur magazines. You could subscribe to one or two types of them and learn about setting up an online business. They usually offer some very good insights when it comes to setting up your business.

Another way for you to find the right home based internet business opportunity is to ask for referrals from friends and relatives. If you know someone who has an online business, they are one of your best sources of info. The good thing about asking for their advice is that they already have experience and could help you out or give you some tips on how to get started.

If you don’t know anyone who has an online business, you could join forums as well. There are online communities that discuss working from home and some are willing to share their knowledge. To find one of these, you can just simply launch a search by typing the keywords. In a matter of minutes, you can probably find several posts.

I’ve been working at home for over a year now. I knew absolutely nothing about it either but I stumbled upon something called Maverick Money Makers. I saw it online and on television, so I gave it a shot and it has worked nicely for me. It is very informative and basically walks you through everything step-by-step. It does cost to become a member and have access to all of this material but I’m pretty sure there is a 90 day money back guarantee if you decided you weren’t interested.

Good luck and I hope this helps you!

I’m a full time student. I’m seasonally employed in the summer and fall. It’s winter now so I’m not working. I just found out the repairs to my car will cost $3000. I’ve got a lot of other stuff going on too that takes up time. What are some good ways to make money from home? I’m willing to work, I just need it to be flexible as far as the time it consumes.

Dear Mike,
Be very careful with the responses you’ll get in this thread – most of them are from spammers trying to get a commission out of you signing up to their scam of the day.

The only NON-scam I know of online is what’s called "forum trading". I did this a while back when I was flat broke, and I actually made OK money with it – without paying a scammy "signup fee". You do actually have to work though, and the work can get a bit boring, but if you put in 2-3 hours a day, you can earn $300-$400 a week. I’ll list the site for you below if you’d like to take a closer look.

Is it possible for me to make money through online marketing? If so how can I succeed?

if you find out let me know!:–)

Is there any companies or granters that would do a small grant ($2000-$5000) without credit check, no fee? I would like to start a home business and i really don’t want to fill out a lot of paper work and get marks on my credit with a lot of checks for such a small amount.

If you only need $5000 or less, the easiest way to get funds is through your credit card — they may be expensive, but they are easiest to get

Using Credit Cards to Finance Your Startup

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,290366,00.html

Credit Where Credit Is Due: Using Plastic to Finance Your Start-Up http://www.inc.com/articles/1999/08/16625.html

It is hard to find grants to start a business. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal government and even private foundations hardly give grant money for a for-profit business. And yes, grants mean PAPERWORK – lots and lots of it, that is why a cottage industry of grant writers was born.

Nonetheless, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov – these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support a for-profit venture.

Even if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants — all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently. But still the info is the same – hardly any grants for starting a for profit business.

Even SBA does NOT give out grants. From the SBA website http://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html…

"The U.S. Small Business Administration does not offer grants to start or expand small businesses, although it does offer a wide variety of loan programs. (See http://www.sba.gov/financing for more information) While SBA does offer some grant programs, these are generally designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small business management, technical, or financial assistance. These grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments."

Here is a listing of federal grants for small businesses. See if there is any available for individuals for starting a business — THERE’S NONE.

http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show

Most of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT – Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program

Grants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women’s Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women’s business center that will train women entrepreneurs

For private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center’s Foundation Grants for Individuals Online. It’s a subscription based website ($9.95 per month) but their opening blurb only says that the database is ideal for "students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices." Entrepreneurs are apparently not one of them, so I take it they also don’t have listings of private foundations who give grants to would-be entrepreneurs.

I’m sick of working my butt off for horrible hourly wages making other people rich, so I’m thinking about starting my own business but can’t figure out a home-based business to start. I am very hard working and dedicated so long hours are not a problem for me, but I’m looking for something with lower start up costs that is interesting and profitable.

Any ideas??

Go into the oldest profession……you already have all of the equipment, the pay is great, the hours are flexible, it isn’t taxable, the market doesn’t fluctuate, there is always demand, your ambition is the only financial limitation, you can hand pick your clientele, you can work indoors or out, you can work from home, you can work part time or full, the "work" is fun and enjoyable, you are appreciated by your customers, overhead is low, no employees to deal with, etc., etc., etc!