What is your background in working at home?

I have worked at home in a variety of fields including social work, sales, real estate, research, writing, home business, information product creation and sales, and affiliate marketing. My first home-based venture was in social work in 1990. I currently still do adoption social work from home and manage several online ventures that make money through affiliate programs and advertising. I'm also a home business and telecommuting expert at AllExpert.com.

How long have you been running Work-At-Home Success?

Work-At-Home Success premiered online in January 1998. Check out the Wayback Machine to see previous incarnations of the site.

Can you tell me where to find data entry, typing or envelope stuffing jobs?

The short answer is no, because these types of jobs are scams. Typing jobs are actually in the area of transcription and usually require a typing speed of 30 to 80 words per minute. Data entry jobs are very rare and usually involve knowledge of a specific industry and sometimes specialized equipment. Envelope stuffing is never legit.

Can you get me a job from home? 

I can offer you resources and advice, but when it comes to getting hired, that's all up to you. Like traditional jobs, employers hiring home-based workers are looking for people with specific skills and experience to fill a job.

Some of the telecommuting job databases you recommend ask for money, but I thought we weren't supposed to pay money for a job.

The rule is that you should never pay money to get hired. Any company that says for a fee you can work for it is not offering a job. However, you can invest in your job search through legitimate work-at-home job databases (I have paid for and accessed all the databases I recommend) or hiring someone to write resume. In the traditional world this would be the same as buying the paper to get the want-ads and or hiring a job coach.

Are all the jobs and business opportunities screened?

All the jobs (offers are employment) are given a basic screening are believed to be legitimate job announcements, unfortunately I cannot guarantee any of the jobs posted. Neither can I make any representations or be held responsible for the actions of employers. While every effort is made to make sure you're getting the best job announcements, scammers use a variety of deceptive techniques and sometimes a bogus jobs slip through. Therefore its vitally important that you do the research necessary to insure the job is actually a job. Remember, legitimate work-at-home jobs are obtained the same way traditional jobs are; you need to earn it through skills, experience and a stellar resume. Visit the Telecommuting Information and Scam Alert pages.

I see ads on your site asking for money, but you say to not spend money to get a job, can you explain this?

The one thing you never want to pay money for is to get hired. However, it is acceptable to invest money in educational or informational products (i.e.. books, reports, trainings), services, or legitimate business opportunities. The ads you see on the site that ask for money are likely to be a product, service or business opportunity, but with that said, Google Adsense does run on the site and scams and questionable schemes some times get fed onto the site. I try to screen and block these, but I can't catch them all. Once again, you need to do your due diligence and research any product, service or business opportunity you're thinking of investing in.

I've applied to lots of jobs but never hear back. Can you help me?

Home-based employers are not very good at getting back with applicants which makes it hard because you don't know why you didn't hired. Some things to consider are 1) are you really qualified to do the job? 2) Did your resume represent your skills and experiences adequately? Other reasons you may not hear back is that the ad is old, there are too many applicants, and your application got lost in cyber space. It is okay to follow up a week or so after you submit your application to inquire about the job and hiring time frame.

How can I tell if a job or business opportunities is a scam?

The Scam Alert pages goes into detail on how to evaluate work-at-home options. Also I post scam alerts on the blog.

I live outside the US, can your information still help me?

The basic information should be good no matter where you live. However, most jobs are in the US or Canada. Work-At-Home Success does have international telework information and resources that you can use to find jobs and information in your part of the world. Many business opportunities can be run  world-wide and online options such as affiliate marketing can be done anywhere.

Do you do anything else with my email besides send me the newsletter?

Names and email are used only to deliver the weekly newsletter and on occasion special updates or scam alerts. Your information will never be sold or given away.

How does Work-At-Home Success get funded?

The Work-At-Home Success website, blog and newsletter are completely free. The site is supported through advertising and affiliate programs. All affiliate links have been thoroughly checked out by me, meaning I have signed up, bought or otherwise used the product or service. Paid ads have been screened, but I cannot make any guarantees about the programs. Work-At-Home Success also uses ad feeds which are marked "Ads By Google". While ever attempt is made to screen those ads, occasionally some questionable ones come through. There are some really great work-at-home resources available through all these resources, but you are encouraged to learn all can about working at home, and avoiding scams so you can research these options.

I would like to advertise at Work-At-Home Success. What are your rates and policies?

You can view current advertising rates for the site, blog and newsletter here. Work-At-Home Success is committed to helping small and home based businesses by offering affordable advertising on the website and ezine. However, Work-At-Home Success does reserve the right to refuse and refund advertising and fees. Ads that will not be accepted include those that involve traditional "scam" programs such as envelope stuffing, assembly work, rebate processing, email processing, and gifting programs.. Other ads that will be refused include jobs that require fees (it is understood that business opportunities involve fees but not jobs), programs with a history of complaints on consumer protection sites, or other programs that WAHS feels are in contradiction to legitimate work-at-home opportunities. Further, Work-At-Home Success will not send ads that suggest that WAHS is sending or endorsing the ad program. WAHS asks that you don't send ads like this or understand that your ad will be edited to remove any wording that suggests WAHS is sending or otherwise endorsing the ad.

 

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