| If you have good typing skills and are interested in | | | | then data entry or advertisement typing might be best |
| working at home, then you might want to look into a | | | | for you. Regardless, previous experience is always a |
| work at home typing online job. There are a range of | | | | bonus (but not necessary). |
| companies on the internet which will employ you to do | | | | How do I avoid scams? |
| various typing duties for them. However, before you | | | | The best way to avoid scams is to ignore the big |
| drop everything and dive straight in, there are a few | | | | promises a company makes on their website, and |
| things you need to consider: | | | | investigate them carefully. Most ads in online classifieds |
| What does a home typing job involve? | | | | are scams, so avoid looking there for any jobs. These |
| There are many different types of work at home | | | | companies usually ask for a starter fee before they |
| typing online jobs available. From data entry, | | | | start training you. If a company asks for anything like |
| advertisement typing and information processing... to | | | | this, be very cautious. Contact them by phone and find |
| clerical and customer service positions... there's | | | | out exactly what you are paying for. If you can't find |
| something to fit anybody. | | | | their phone number, move on. |
| Clerical/customer service roles involve setting up and | | | | Legitimate work at home typing online companies |
| preparing letters, reports and other text material. They | | | | always give you full contact information, and provide a |
| may also include preparing neat and error free copies | | | | real support person whom you can ask questions to |
| of previously written material, as well as answering | | | | over the phone. Always, always, always do your |
| incoming mail and processing orders. | | | | research on a company before signing up. Be sure to |
| If that does not sound like it's for you, then data entry | | | | only sign up with respected companies that have a |
| may. This involves typing small articles (usually only a | | | | good track record, and always make a phone call to |
| paragraph in length) and small classified ads to | | | | them beforehand. |
| distribute all over the internet. Most companies will | | | | There are hundreds of work at home typing online |
| show you how to do this and where to post the ads. | | | | jobs to be found. They can be a great way to make |
| The key is in knowing what you want to do. If you | | | | money while allowing you to work your own hours and |
| have skills and experience working with spreadsheets | | | | spend more time at home with your family. Just make |
| and word processors, then you would be more | | | | sure that you know what type of job you want and |
| comfortable with clerical duties such as medical billing. | | | | you have done the research to determine that the |
| Similarly, if you prefer to simply type data into forms, | | | | company you work with is legitimate. |