The Real Work AT Home Issue

I want to write about the real work at home issue because a lot of people who are into email marketing, pay per click, online marketing, etc. uses this keyword Work At Home most of the time to gain a few click and gain subscribers, and consumers. This really annoys me especially when what we are searching for is an authentic work at home job that really pays.

I got into online work because of my passion to look after my kids and be with them at home. I worked office base but then I just can't concentrate especially knowing that my daughter is at home. What if she will cry? What if she needs to be caress and hug? What if she is hungry? There are a lot of what if's?

They say it really pays off when you have good friends and you are nice to them. It was my supervisor in Medical transcription who gave me the break to work at home. I started way back 2007 until now I still work for her.She has a direct client in US and I was one of her transcriptionist.

Then follow oDesk. I found out about oDesk through my surfing prowess. I am such an internet jerky. I was like you who would browse on different work at home sites. It lead me to oDesk. After two months of continuously devoting my time on submitting applications I was hired as a junior SEO writer. I have no idea about the work but the employer assured me that she will guide me through it and she is positive that I can do it well. I was able to get a good feedback.

On the side I was working also as a part-time general transcriptionist. An online company that is located here in Cebu City. The pay is just okay and it really did help in our finances. How did I apply? Well you need to open some job sites like Craigslist. A lot of outsource work are being advertised there.

Finally I got hired by Quicktate a California base voicemail transcription company through oDesk. I worked fulltime with them for a year. Then my online prowess started. From Transcription, to content writing, to virtual administrative task, etc.

These are the sites that I go to when I need work that really pays:

• oDesk 

• Craiglist Philippnes  

• Jobs DB

• Freelancer 
  

• Elance  

•   Amazon M-turk 

• Best Jobs Philippine

•   Virtual Staff Finder  

• Appenscribe

• Operations At Real Time 

• Quicktate 

  
For now I worked as a Virtual Office Assistant - full-time at  Human Priority, Australia, part-time at DLI Travel - Poland, and part-time also for Embrace Organics, Australia. My employer (Human Priority) referred me to her friend and got me for part time work . Isn't it wonderful? As long as you do your job well and your employer find you brilliant. I think they will keep you for long. I've joined these companies this year 2011 and I was hoping that I'll stay with them till my senior citizen card arrives. Why? Because they're wonderful and the compensation had been a huge factor for being able to send my daughter to a private school and to Kumon Center for learning. My family did survive the hardships of being here in the Philippines. I've asked my husband to be with us (he was a former OFW) because we are able to managed our finances fairly well for now.

Tips for finding work/getting hired:

• 1. Pray...

• 2. Spread the good news. Always share new ventures that you have cause you might not know that person is in need of a home base job that could save him/her from financial burden. It's a blessing to be shared and the reward is given back to you more abundantly.

• 3.  Be persistent and consistent in looking for a job that adheres to your skills. 

• 4. Have the guts/confidence that you have what it takes to carry the assignment well. (Education is the topmost key here. It really pays off when you come from a top caliber school. )

• 5. Sell out your resume. Be sure that you laid all your cards well that can impress prospective employers. Be there on the interview schedule and always challenge yourself when a test is being given.

• 6. Don't back out right away. It took me 4 years trying to figure out what to do and how to earn a decent income by being a work at home Mom.

• 7. Read articles related to working at home like - . Work at Home Moms 

Start browsing and believing that you can get a good paying work online. I hope this can help those who are just starting and be able to find refuge on real work at home issue.

I think I had laid all my cards on where I look for home based "racket". The pay is really good because of dollar-peso conversion, but its labeled cheap as compared to US based online workers. I am re-posting this whenever someone would ask how I got into this kind of work. I hope I was able to help.