Thursday, January 19, 2012

Real jobs for real moms...


Want to be a stay at home mom?  Are you already?  Perhaps you're a student?  Or is your dream job just to work from home?  Well, I would implore you NOT to type into google "work from home jobs" because you are sure to be overwhelmed with spam.  None of those links are honest.  Most of them require an "investment" (which means they are gonna take your money and you won't get anything out of it). 

However, there are REAL work online jobs.  I'm not talking about software developer, although if you are one, or want to be, that is a real online job that is quite lucrative.  I am talking about average women with average skills that maybe want to make a little extra money while they raise the kids or go to school full time. 

1.)  Professor jobs.  Yes, these will require a Master's degree.  Not an MBA, but an M.A. or M.S. in your respective field.  If you already have a Master's degree or are seeking one out right now, this will be a good choice.  There are full time professor jobs online, and there are part-time/adjunct ones.  The best place to look for these  is http://www.higheredjobs.com/ and click on "online/remote."

2.)  Other university jobs for those of us who do not have an M.A.  Once again, on http://www.higheredjobs.com/, they have online university positions other than teaching positions such as clerical, administrative, and technology opportunities.  It is listed under the search criteria as "remote/online," so just click on that.

3.)  Tutoring positions.  Now there are some scams associated with some of these, so once again, do not type in "work from home tutoring jobs" into google.  However, there are some good ones.  The best one by far is http://www.smarthinking.com/ .  Tutors can work anywhere from 8-19 hours per week and you get a regular, bi-weekly pay check like a normal job.  However, since they a reputable site, they do expect their tutors to be reputable, so bachelors is preferred.  The other one that is pretty good is http://www.tutor.com/.  On this one, you are paid monthly, and can get as much as 800-1600 a month if you are very active, but that would be the maximum.  I would still recommend Smarthinking over this one, though. 

4.)  Call center jobs.  Don't just google this one, because there are alleged "work from home call center jobs" that are scams.  Go through a respectable company like Alpine Access (http://www.alpineaccess.com/en/apply/).  If you have at least one year experience in customer service, a computer with internet, and a landline telephone, you qualify for this full time work from home opportunity with benefits.

5.)  Finally, if you would just like to see what random companies may be hiring someone to work online, go to http://www.simplyhired.com/ and type in "telecommute" into the "keywords" section and press search.  Don't type a location.  Just "telecommute" in keywords.  Then you will see many legitimate work online jobs.  Currently, the results reveal companies hiring for software developers, program managers, graphic designers, pricing analysts and customer service.

The number one thing I can say is NEVER TYPE IN "WORK FROM HOME JOBS" unless you are just really wanting to be scammed.  If you aren't satisfied with my recommendations, and really want to google search, please type in "telecommute" to get more reputable results.

My Project of the Day is a baby blanket! It is very easy if you are already a knitter. Just cast on 4 stiches and increase to 120 stitches, then decrease back down to 4 and cast off. I made one for my friend's new born baby for Christmas and I am actually working on making another one right now.


The baby blanket I made Gabriel


Gabriel and his new blanket

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