As of last night I decided to go ahead with the blog network that I want to do which will eventually include a pregnancy blog and a women's health blog as well as this one. To get that going I switched to wordpress and got a domain name. This blog is currently located at http://www.truelifemoms.com/workathome
I hope that everybody will follow me over there and continue to read my posts. My goal is to help other moms out as much as possible b/c I've had such a strong network of help in my time scouring the internet.
To see the other two blogs in the near future you will simply go to www.truelifemoms.com but that is not yet operational. Again, thanks for all your support!
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Friday, February 29, 2008
Other work at home companies I've worked for
I've done quite a few different work at home gigs and just wanted to say a few words about them.
West - This is an inbound phone job. They used to hire independent contractors and now only hire employees. This meant that my wage would go to the min. wage in VA which is going up soon but was low at the time of conversion. I decided it wasn't worth it to me. They hired me with no telecommunications experience though and it was a great foot in the door. I took calls for Sears Home repair(awful!), ShopNBC(fun calls), and a few other lines I didn't stick with.
Liveops - This is also an inbound phone job. The second company I applied for. They hired me with no experience in the field as well. Liveops has a great network of technology and paid 25 cents a minute for direct response calls. Direct response is the infomercials that you see on tv. I took calls for all kinds of workout gear, kitchen appliances and more. There was a huge script to read and you had to attempt to sell the cust all kinds of upsells, magazines, and more. This got very frustrating and after 60 days(I think) of inactivity my account was disabled. I recently reapplied to give it another go. There is a $30 background fee for this company, but they are legit. This is the only instance I would recommend paying to work.
VIPDesk - This is mainly an inbound phone job. I was actually a chat customer service rep for this company which was my dream job. Or so I thought till I started. I worked for a high end clothing website. We sold all the designer brands. It seemed that all the customers I spoke with in chat were purposly trying to frustrate me. After VIP decided to switch us to doing 3 chats at one time I lost my cool and could no longer do this job without getting totally stressed. There were too many managers and none of them seemed to care about my concerns so I left. The pay with this company was excellent. It was also hard for me to keep up with the 25 hour a week minimum. My husband works shiftwork and I refuse to use a babysitter.
Others - I've tried Associated Content(probably made about $50), survey sites(MySurvey is the only one worth my time), and have spent countless hours checking into other things.
I'm onboard with Fingerlakes and have bunches applications in with other places so we'll see what happens. I should get my logins soon for Liveops to give them another try.
It's always a continual quest for me to keep searching for the next best work at home job. I'll never rest until I find the perfect one for me. I'm thinking of trying transcription. I can type at like 80 WPM so who knows. I applied for Tigerfish and they supposedly hire people with no experience so I'll keep you posted.
All info here is my opinion only! Please don't count out a company based on what I say.
West - This is an inbound phone job. They used to hire independent contractors and now only hire employees. This meant that my wage would go to the min. wage in VA which is going up soon but was low at the time of conversion. I decided it wasn't worth it to me. They hired me with no telecommunications experience though and it was a great foot in the door. I took calls for Sears Home repair(awful!), ShopNBC(fun calls), and a few other lines I didn't stick with.
Liveops - This is also an inbound phone job. The second company I applied for. They hired me with no experience in the field as well. Liveops has a great network of technology and paid 25 cents a minute for direct response calls. Direct response is the infomercials that you see on tv. I took calls for all kinds of workout gear, kitchen appliances and more. There was a huge script to read and you had to attempt to sell the cust all kinds of upsells, magazines, and more. This got very frustrating and after 60 days(I think) of inactivity my account was disabled. I recently reapplied to give it another go. There is a $30 background fee for this company, but they are legit. This is the only instance I would recommend paying to work.
VIPDesk - This is mainly an inbound phone job. I was actually a chat customer service rep for this company which was my dream job. Or so I thought till I started. I worked for a high end clothing website. We sold all the designer brands. It seemed that all the customers I spoke with in chat were purposly trying to frustrate me. After VIP decided to switch us to doing 3 chats at one time I lost my cool and could no longer do this job without getting totally stressed. There were too many managers and none of them seemed to care about my concerns so I left. The pay with this company was excellent. It was also hard for me to keep up with the 25 hour a week minimum. My husband works shiftwork and I refuse to use a babysitter.
Others - I've tried Associated Content(probably made about $50), survey sites(MySurvey is the only one worth my time), and have spent countless hours checking into other things.
I'm onboard with Fingerlakes and have bunches applications in with other places so we'll see what happens. I should get my logins soon for Liveops to give them another try.
It's always a continual quest for me to keep searching for the next best work at home job. I'll never rest until I find the perfect one for me. I'm thinking of trying transcription. I can type at like 80 WPM so who knows. I applied for Tigerfish and they supposedly hire people with no experience so I'll keep you posted.
All info here is my opinion only! Please don't count out a company based on what I say.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Started with Fingerlakes
Well I've been working for Fingerlakes since Monday now and I have to say its the easiest job I've ever had but it's kind of a pain too. It is taking calls for a grant guide.
It seems their target demographic is people over the age of 70. This means that I am getting a lot of folks on the phone who can't hear so well and they can't hear me either so it's a big communication barrier. Monday I was getting back to back calls and I got a headache by the end of my shift. Tuesday and today are a lot slower so there is a lot more downtime in between calls.
And to address an issue: Do I feel bad for selling a grant guide to people who may be on disability or just getting social security? No, not at all. If they weren't buying this they would be buying something else that they don't need. At least this is something that could potentially help them it they take the time to send in for the grants.
Overall though it is going really well and I am enjoying it so far. I've still got applications out to a lot of other places and just sent in my contract to work for Liveops. There will be more about them in a future post.
It seems their target demographic is people over the age of 70. This means that I am getting a lot of folks on the phone who can't hear so well and they can't hear me either so it's a big communication barrier. Monday I was getting back to back calls and I got a headache by the end of my shift. Tuesday and today are a lot slower so there is a lot more downtime in between calls.
And to address an issue: Do I feel bad for selling a grant guide to people who may be on disability or just getting social security? No, not at all. If they weren't buying this they would be buying something else that they don't need. At least this is something that could potentially help them it they take the time to send in for the grants.
Overall though it is going really well and I am enjoying it so far. I've still got applications out to a lot of other places and just sent in my contract to work for Liveops. There will be more about them in a future post.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
The Truth About Rebate Processor Jobs
I get emails sent to my Yahoo email daily about being a rebate processor and how much money there is in it. Well I finally found somebody that has signed up for this and can explain in detail why they are scams. Gotta love the guinea pigs willing to try stuff so we don't have to!
The article is located at the I've Tried That blog. Their motto is "We lose money so you don't have to!". You can find the rebate processor article here.
This is a really cool blog that is helping a tremendous amount of people. Show them your support by linking back to their blog or sending them some thankful comments. They really deserve it for putting themselves out there like that.
The article is located at the I've Tried That blog. Their motto is "We lose money so you don't have to!". You can find the rebate processor article here.
This is a really cool blog that is helping a tremendous amount of people. Show them your support by linking back to their blog or sending them some thankful comments. They really deserve it for putting themselves out there like that.
Success w/ Ticketpuller.com!
Well about 2 weeks ago I ran across a post at WAHM that talked about TicketPuller. I was instantly curious so I went to the website and signed up to check it out. I was very skeptical at first but it sounded fun.
Basically what you are doing is pulling tickets through Ticketmaster and a few other websites for this company. You let them know which tickets you have pulled up and they will tell you to buy them or ditch them. They give you a login to ticketmaster that has all their payment info already attached. You don't have to pay any money to do this. If you are chosen to buy tickets you will be paid 5% to start of what the tickets sold for. There is a risk that your tickets could be cancelled as well so this is not a guaranteed payday at all but a way to make a bit of extra cash.
So far I have made $40.63 and have had that money deposited in my account. I have more coming to me hopefully once the length of time that they can be cancelled passes. It's not much money but quick and fun so I recommend everybody check it out. They have a waiting list but are bringing on new people so definitely sign up ASAP. Please put my name in the referal spot. My name is Jami Peters, also put liljami95 which is my username. Hope you check it out!
Here is the post that I came across at WAHM. Click here to view post.
Basically what you are doing is pulling tickets through Ticketmaster and a few other websites for this company. You let them know which tickets you have pulled up and they will tell you to buy them or ditch them. They give you a login to ticketmaster that has all their payment info already attached. You don't have to pay any money to do this. If you are chosen to buy tickets you will be paid 5% to start of what the tickets sold for. There is a risk that your tickets could be cancelled as well so this is not a guaranteed payday at all but a way to make a bit of extra cash.
So far I have made $40.63 and have had that money deposited in my account. I have more coming to me hopefully once the length of time that they can be cancelled passes. It's not much money but quick and fun so I recommend everybody check it out. They have a waiting list but are bringing on new people so definitely sign up ASAP. Please put my name in the referal spot. My name is Jami Peters, also put liljami95 which is my username. Hope you check it out!
Here is the post that I came across at WAHM. Click here to view post.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Scam Research at Ripoff Report
Since there are so many scams out there today I thought I would share a great place to research them. Ripoff Report is a place where consumers can go to report any scams or ripoffs that they have encountered.
It's a completely free service and invaluable for those searching for legit opportunities. You can also list a scam as well.
I definitely recommend that everyone check out any potential job or opportunity on this website. If you do find something don't automatically count that company out. It just means you will want to do further research and proceed cautiously.
Once again though, NEVER pay anyone to work for them unless it's been proven to be legit by other work at home moms. Also never give out too much information to companies that you are unsure of. A lot of companies will ask for your social security number or bank information for direct deposit so defintely check them out using all sources available before you give out any of this information.
It's a completely free service and invaluable for those searching for legit opportunities. You can also list a scam as well.
I definitely recommend that everyone check out any potential job or opportunity on this website. If you do find something don't automatically count that company out. It just means you will want to do further research and proceed cautiously.
Once again though, NEVER pay anyone to work for them unless it's been proven to be legit by other work at home moms. Also never give out too much information to companies that you are unsure of. A lot of companies will ask for your social security number or bank information for direct deposit so defintely check them out using all sources available before you give out any of this information.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Got A Work at Home Job!!
Well finally after applying to tons of places the past few weeks I had an interview today and got a work at home job. Hallelujah!
I applied with Fingerlakes Web Answering. They were looking for inbound call agents to work as independent contractors and take sales and customer service calls. That is what I have done in the past and what I know so I figured I would apply. Lo and behold, 2 days after faxing in the paperwork they sent me an email requesting an interview this afternoon which I passed with flying colors.
I'm not at liberty to discuss any of the details of this job since I've been accepted for the position but they have a folder over at Work Place Like Home dedicated to this company.
So far they've been great to deal with so if you've checked out their website and researched them over at Work Place Like Home then I recommend applying.
I applied with Fingerlakes Web Answering. They were looking for inbound call agents to work as independent contractors and take sales and customer service calls. That is what I have done in the past and what I know so I figured I would apply. Lo and behold, 2 days after faxing in the paperwork they sent me an email requesting an interview this afternoon which I passed with flying colors.
I'm not at liberty to discuss any of the details of this job since I've been accepted for the position but they have a folder over at Work Place Like Home dedicated to this company.
So far they've been great to deal with so if you've checked out their website and researched them over at Work Place Like Home then I recommend applying.
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