THE Work At Home Blog

The Seven Signs of a Work At Home Scam

sharon — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:00:03 +0000

It’s a shame that there are so many people out there trying to rip off the work-at-home job seeker. It’s even more disheartening to see them targeting the stay-at-home mom, the retiree, and the disabled. But the fact remains; they’re out there trying to capitalize on your desire to stay home and earn an income. [...]

Work At Home Forums

sharon — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:34:51 +0000

Work at home forums can be a terrific way to get free traffic to your site, meet and network with other home business owners and make valuable connections. I’ve put together a list of great forums for you to visit (including, of course, my Work At Home Forums). A big thanks to Shelly at Classy [...]

Work At Home Dads On the Rise

sharon — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:32:47 +0000

A new study has disclosed that half of fathers are choosing flexible or part-time working hours to spend more time with their families. Research conducted by The Children’s Mutual, a U.K. provider of child trust funds, shows that as many as 14 per cent of the 2,000 fathers surveyed said they chose to [...]

Telecommuting helps employees to continue working in the face of illness.

sharon — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:40:58 +0000

Sheryl Hefner, director of management operations, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, began telecommuting to help cope with an unexpected health crisis. She was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease, which required her to spend a month in the hospital followed by six months of chemotherapy. Her department sent a computer-support specialist to Hefner’s home [...]

Telecommuting is the new face of the workplace.

sharon — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:30:13 +0000

Could it be that the cubicle dweller is on the endangered species list? Current workplace trends seem to point that way. With the economic nosedive comes an increased need for companies to cut costs. This has driven the number of telecommuters up in a big way. After employees, real estate is the second-biggest expense for many [...]

A New Twist on an Old Work At Home Scam

sharon — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:11:48 +0000

Will there be no end to the Nigerian scam? Today I received an email that puts a creative new twist on this oldest of scams. The subject was: Attn: Scam Victim Attention Attention Attention. I am Mrs. Mary .J. Jenkins. I am a US citizen, 58 years Old. I reside in District of Columbia 20534 . My [...]

Work At Home Jobs at the Forums

sharon — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:35:46 +0000

Just in case you didn’t know, there’s a Telecommute Jobs folder at our Work At Home Forums. In it, you’ll find regular postings of work at home jobs. There’s a lot more going on over there too. It’s a great place to meet other people, many of whom are successfully working at home. Come join in [...]

Scam Alert: Unreported/Underreported Income Email

sharon — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:34:39 +0000

Yesterday I received an email that looked like it came from the IRS. The subject was ominous: Notice of Unreported Income I can tell you, it gave me that hollow feeling in my stomach, like when you know you’re in for some really bad news. In the body of the email it gave some official looking information [...]

Dilbert on Working At Home

sharon — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:57:15 +0000

Work At Home Shipping Packages?

sharon — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:13:29 +0000

I’ve received many emails claiming to be offering me a job as a Freight Manager or some such thing. They’re always the same reshipping scam: You’re supposed to accept shipments and then forward them on to someone else (often overseas). The pay scale is usually in the thousands per month for what seems [...]