I’ve gotten a lot of spam emails lately about the latest and greatest work from home opportunity and it’s a little disheartening to see. Mostly because there are a lot of people who would love to just work, home or otherwise, and these scam artists are praying on them like locusts. But the truth is there are REAL work from home opportunities out there. They just aren’t as in your face as the scam artists.
What do you look for? For one, a real company backing you up. If you decide to freelance, start by looking for work on Craigslist and freelance job boards that have been around for a while. (preferably those that don’t cater to India and actually pay you for your time..but that’s a personal opinion.)
What else…how about other people who do what you do to talk to. If you want to be a bookkeeper, find a bookkeeping forum and chat away. If you want to see dental insurance, there are forums for that…There’s a forum for writers, bakers, cleaners, shoe repairman..you name it, there’s a forum for it. If you aren’t alone, you aren’t being scammed.
One last tip…find something that makes you happy to do what you do. If you don’t love what you do, you’re not going to do it for long. You also aren’t going to do it well. Be yourself. Don’t be afraid to ask questions and above all don’t answer any email that swears you won the lottery in a country you’ve never visited, have no family and is written so poorly it might as well have been written on swiss cheese.
Enjoy the hunt!
