Working at Home Don’t Cost a Thing
I explore a lot of free job listing sites such as Craigslist and Monster and I encounter job post descriptions like this:
Are you willing to pay registration fees for a homebased job?
That’s an obvious tell-tale that the job poster is NOT offering any legitimate job. If you fall for it you’re doomed. Sure, there are some legitimate jobs that require payment before getting started. However, if that job post is from a free classified ads, there’s a fat chance that the job poster is not up for something good.
One way to ensure that you don’t get ripped off is to start your own home-based biz. As much as there are a lot of perks in manning your own home biz, constraints also abound. One is the common notion that you actually have to shell out a lot of moolah before you can put up a home-based business. But think twice as A DailyIndia article says otherwise:
Bookmark at:There are many reasons for wanting to have your own home-based business, such as more time to spend with your family, flexible working schedule, save money in job-related expenses, and even financial freedom. There are also many things that prevent people from actually starting a home-based business, and they include fear of the unknown, not knowing where to start, and misconception that one needs a lot of money to start. There are ways to start for FREE.
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Linda Daley said,
March 27, 2007 @ 3:05 pm
I would Love to work from home but never usually have the upfront funding if the comapny could allow you to work 1st the take it out of 1st pay check that would be a big help. phone #505-832-2841
Alfa Mercado said,
March 28, 2007 @ 4:01 am
Then look for work from home opportunities that won’t require any upfront funding, which many are legitimate actually.
Many work from home jobs that would require upfront fees are usually scams.
april smith said,
August 8, 2007 @ 12:32 am
i am a young mother. i am currently cleaning houses 5 days a week witch is a hard job. i have two small kids who have been sick off and on. i need a job that i can do at home that doesnt cost anything to start cause i dont have that kinda money.
april smith said,
August 8, 2007 @ 12:34 am
i am a young mother of 2. i need a job that i can be at home and do. my son has had surgery and has been in and out of the hospital for 4 months now. i am currently cleaning houses which is hard job. i dont have the energy to come home and do anything. i need a job that i can do at home that dont cost anything to start cause i just dont have that kinda money.
Alfa said,
August 8, 2007 @ 5:20 pm
@ April
What are your skills or employment experience?
Lorraine said,
January 9, 2008 @ 2:29 am
I need to work from home now that I have three children and cannot afford daycare for all of them. I have 13+ years experience in typing and legal transcription, but most home jobs are medical and need upfront costs. Is there any way to narrow down the 10000’s of sites to actually find a legitimate one?
Alfa said,
January 9, 2008 @ 11:31 am
@ Lorraine
Try oDesk.com or join forums like VANetworking.com.