Welcome to WAHS Jobs and News where each week you'll find work-at-home job announcements, articles to inspire and inform, scam alerts, telecommuting trends and much more! 

Contents:

• Notes from Leslie
• Work-At-Home Tips, Tidbits and Inspiration
• Work-At-Home Jobs
• Telecommuting News!
• Work-At-Home Opportunities
• Marketing and Promotion for your home based business
• Scam Alert
• ETC... (Disclaimers, ad policy, subscription information, etc)

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Its hard to believe the holiday season is upon us and the New Year is right around the corner. Where does the time go?

I hope everyone got my email earlier in the week about a scam warning. Apparently one of the typing/data entry jobs posted in a previous ezine requested money. That is always a no-no. I do visit the websites offering jobs and scan them in an attempt to insure legitimacy; however, I can't apply to every job and some jobs don't ask for money until you request information. Please remember, NEVER pay money to get hired.

This week be sure to check out my article on Quick Cash for the Holidays. Also, this week's scam alert involves "secret shopping" at Wal-Mart. Its a reminder to never get involved in processing payments or in this case, secret shop money wiring services. Finally, don't forget about the Work-At-Home Success Expo coming in January (see below). Register for the expo by the end of November (its free) to be entered to get a $1000 online shopping spree!

NEW! Get 1-on-1 coaching from Leslie! Click here to learn more!

Mark your calendar for January 2007! Just in time for WAHS's 9th Birthday is the Work-At-Home Success Expo. This will be a free virtual work-at-home expo designed to provide you with information, training, resources and much more. Make 2007 the year you work at home! Oh, and if you have a business related to working at home, find out how you can promote your products or services at the WAHS Expo!  Learn more here! By they way, register for the WAHS Expo and you'll be entered to win a $1000 online shopping spree!


Have a terrific weekend!
Leslie Truex


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Tips, Tidbits and Inspiration

Quick Cash for Christmas

Thanksgiving is upon us, which means the holiday season is in full swing. Christmas, Hanukah and Kwanzaa are right around the corner and with them the expense of food, gifts and travel.

If you are the organized sort of person, you're already prepared. You picked up gifts throughout the year, thereby spreading out the expense of holiday gift giving. You bought your plane tickets several months ago taking advantage of lower airfares. If you are that sort of person, this article is not for you. This article is for the person like me who is faced with spending hundreds of dollars in the next few weeks because I waited until now to start preparing for the holidays. Fortunately, there are some fast and easy ways to make some extra money during the holiday season without getting a second job.

My favorite way to make quick cash is through Amazon.com's MarketPlace and eBay. These resources offer fast and easy ways to not only make money, but also rid your home of clutter.






My first stop is always at Amazon.com because of its ease of use particularly if you have books, CD's or software in good condition. I have made $110 in a single week selling my gently used books through Amazon.com. To open an account, visit Amazon.com and scroll down the page until you see  the "Make Money" box on the left. Click on "Sell Your Stuff" and follow the instructions for opening an account.

Once the account is open, log into your Amazon Seller's account and click the option to sell items. You can search for the product by name or use the ISBN, UPC or ASIN number located near the bar code on the back of the product. Input the number where indicated, list the condition of the item, add a few comments about the item, input your price, and submit. Amazon.com does the rest including adding a picture, processing the payment, and direct depositing the money into your account 14 days later. 

Amazon charges you nothing until/unless your item sells. The fee is .99 cents plus a percentage of the sold price. Amazon also gives you a shipping credit to cover the cost of mailing your item to the buyer.

For example, if you sell a book for $12.00…
· Amazon's commission is $2.79 (0.99 + 15%)
· Postage credit for a book is $3.34
· Media mail for one pound or less is = $1.59
· Your net income is $10.96 ($12.00 - 2.79 + 3.34 – 1.59)

eBay is another great way to generate income fairly quickly. I use eBay only if the item I have cannot be sold through Amazon.com because it takes more time to list items at eBay. I especially like eBay for my novelty items such as infomercial products or things I'm not sure how to price. To open an account, visit eBay and click on "Register". Once you are registered, log into your eBay account and click on "Sell".

Some items such as book, eBay may have a stock photo you can use. For other items, you'll need to take a picture to add to your listing. Follow the directions for listing your item including adding a picture and description.

eBay charges you for listing your products whether they sell or not, but its very reasonable and only once have I not had an item sell. The insertion fee ranges from .20 cents to $4.80 depending on price of the item. eBay offers optional listing feature such as "Buy It Now" or "Gallery Listing" for additional fees. The only other required fee is the final value charge which is a 5.25%+ of the sold cost. Shipping costs can be covered by you or passed on to the buyer.

For example, if you sold a $12.00 item on eBay…

· Insertion fee = .60 cents
· Final value fee = .63 cents
· Shipping you can have the buyer pay (priority mail up to 1 pound) = $4.05
· Your net income = $10.77 ($12 - .60 - .63 + 4.05- 4.05)

Ten dollars may not seem like much, but if you sell 10 items, you'll make over $100. Or you can offer more expensive items. With a little effort, you can have an extra $100 or more in a week. Who couldn't use that? Plus, you'll be getting rid of clutter you don't need.

Here are some tips to quickly and easily earn some fast cash through Amazon.com and eBay:

1) Go through your home and gather all the items that are in decent condition and that you are willing to sell. The best items I have found are non-fiction books, electronics and electronic accessories, software and name brand gizmos for Amazon's. eBay is great for infomercial products, old eBay items you don't use, name-brand clothes (especially kids clothes), toys (Legos are a big hit!), collectables and memorabilia, and novelty items.

2) When listing, be honest about the condition. You don't want to hurt your selling reputation by not mentioning marks or other faults with the item.

3) Price items to sell. Your goal is quick cash so consider pricing items lower than the competition. Of course, at eBay, the market will drive the ultimate sale price, but start low and don't put a reserve price (price that must be met for the item to sell). There is some indication that items with a lower starting bid often get higher sales than similar items with a higher starting bid.

4) Finally, once you receive payment for the item, ship it ASAP. Package it so it's safe and secure. Print out the name and address of the buyer and tape it to the package to make sure you don't misspell the address. eBay offers a great feature in which you can print postage right from your computer printer. Stamps.com also offers online postage services to save you a trip to the post office.

Now is a terrific time to make quick money using Amazon.com and eBay because many people are holiday shopping for quality items at reasonable prices online. It's win-win for people who want to save and people who want to earn some extra holiday cash.


About the Author: Leslie Truex is a work-at-home who has been helping others work at home in a job or home business since 1998 through her website Work-At-Home Success. Get free jobs, work-at-home info and more by subscribing to her free newsletter at http://www.workathomesuccess.com.

Want to know where I find these jobs? Get a list of over 100 work-at-home job resources plus a list of online companies that frequently hire in Jobs At Home: A Complete Guide to Finding and Creating a Work-At-Home Job!

To apply to the jobs listed below, please follow the directions posted in the announcement. DO NOT CONTACT WAHS TO APPLY TO A JOB LISTED HERE. Work-At-Home Success is not representing or affiliates with the companies posted here. These jobs are found by Work-At-Home Success or submitted for posting. Further Work-At-Home Success can make no guarantees about the jobs posted. Remember to never pay money to get hired. Please let me know if any job posted below asks for money or is otherwise questionable. Visit WAHS's Scam Alert page to get information on protecting yourself from scams.


Administrative and Clerical Jobs

Document coding and data entry (legal field)

Court researcher

Virtual Assistants

Medical Transcription (scroll to end of page)


Computer and Internet Jobs

Web design (Washington, D.C. area)

Travel-Savvy Web Content Editor  (full time with salary)


Financial, Bookkeeping and Real Estate Jobs



PR, Marketing, Sales and Fundraising Jobs

freelance copywriter




Writing, Art, and Photography Jobs

Academic writer ($5-$20 per page)

Content Editor / Freelance Blogger


Miscellaneous

Research Contractors/Sub-Contractors

Research Analyst in Social Responsibility





Search for more jobs!

Didn't find the job you want above? Here are some of the sites I use to find the above jobs. Most of these sites have 100's more jobs posted. Use the info posted at WAHS Job Search to learn great job search strategies.
 

Telecommuting Job Databases

• Telework Recruiting Work-at-home job database for US, Canada and the UK with over 1000 jobs. Very affordable!
• HomeJobStop has over 100 jobs in clerical, and more in customer service, writing, transcription,  miscellaneous plus 100's of others. Very affordable.
• VirtualAssistants  has 100''s of Secretarial/General jobs plus 100's more in other categories. Little more expensive but offers more jobs.
• Freelance Work Exchange offers over 13,000 jobs in many areas. It offers a 7-day trail for $2.95.
  

Free job search sites (use directions above to search).

• CareerBuilder 
• Monster.com 
• Job.com
  
• Yahoo! Hot Jobs
  

• CraigsList.com (Search jobs under the city nearest you. Click on the "telecommute" option in the job search. Search other cities as well.

• NEW.... CrazedList lets you search all of Craigslist on one site! Click on Jobs, and the "telecommute" option. Be sure to fill in something in the keyword list like "telecommute okay".

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Marketing Tips

Traffic Building

By Adel Awwad

Are you stuck in a rut when it comes to marketing your website on the Internet?

The success of your website, either for business or pleasure, depends entirely on the people who visit it. If you don’t market your website, then you might as well be “a needle in a haystack”.

The World Wide Web is a vast, almost endless virtual world, and the amount of people competing for the same traffic is immense. So if you aren’t spending the time to market your business effectively, you might as well close up shop because if no one can find you, then there isn’t much point.

If you need more traffic, here are 5 ways you can work on building it.

Articles: Write articles that relate to your website, and submit them to free content sites like ezinearticles.com. If you’re not good a writing articles, hire someone to do it for you. There are literally hundreds of places where you can submit your articles to for free, and they allow you to include a byline. Your byline may contain information about you and your business, but make sure that you include your website URL so that readers can easily click on it to find out more.

The point behind free content sites is so that publishers of email newsletters, websites, and even print material can search and find articles to use in their publications. The rule is that they must include the author’s byline, and that is how it benefits you. Wherever your work gets used, it will include a link to your website.







Press Releases: No matter what type of website you have, you can benefit from the use of press releases. Use a press release to share and announce what is going on with your website. Are you having a special sale, or hosting a fundraiser, whatever it is, write up a press release and submit it to both online and offline sources. Don’t forget to include your website address and contact information.

Blogs: These have become very popular on the Internet and more and more website owners are creating one. Use yours to share information or new resources that you found useful. You can also write about contests, freebies, and new products or services. This is also a great place to meet potential clients and customers. Don’t forget to use your affiliate link when referring others to another’s businesses web products and services.

Email Newsletters: Though e-newsletters are commonplace on the Internet, there are still some website owners who’ve yet to get on board. Signup for a program, and get that subscriber signup box on your website today. Newsletters are a great way to stay in touch with new and old customers. It reminds them that you still exist, and they are bound to go back to your website because of it. Remember to offer informative articles along with your promotions and announcements.

Freebies: No can pass up something that is completely free. Write an ebook about your business and give it away. Include links to your products, services, and affiliate programs in it. Offer free shipping, free gift wrapping, buy one, get one free, offer a free gift with purchase, give away discount coupons with their first order, and the list goes on. Whatever your website, there will be something you can offer to your customers for free. It will give them a gentle push towards clicking that order button, not to mention how many people they will mention their “freebie” too.

These may all seem like common, small marketing steps, but they really do work. If you’re willing to spend the time and make the effort to do them, you will see the benefits in the form of website traffic.

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