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Another popular way of making money at home is by taking surveys. I personally do not enjoy this job, but I know of many work at homers who love it.

The reason that I do not enjoy paid survey sites is that truthfully, there just isn’t that much money in it. Sure, there are always stories of those few people who are making 30,000 and more on it, but the average person is lucky to get paid even $5 a survey. That said, it can be enjoyable to make money just by giving your opinion, so below I am going to give you some tips on how you can make money taking surveys. Who knows? You may be able to do great in it!

The first thing to do is sign up with legitimate survey companies. You NEVER should have to pay to sign up. Additionally, do not pay a subscription to sites in order to get a list of survey companies. I have tried it, and truthfully they aren’t giving you anything that you don’t already know.

Here are some companies I enjoy:

SurveySavvy- https://www.surveysavvy.com/ss/ss_index.php?id=3199849&action=join

Greenfield Online- http://www.greenfieldonline.com/TrafficUI/mscui/page.aspx?cid=1&ptid=4&utcoffset=4

SurveySpot- http://www.surveyspot.com/

Global Opinion Panels- https://www.globalopinionpanels.com

NPD Online Research- http://www.npdor.com/

American Consumer Opinion- http://www.acop.com/Default.aspx

Lightspeed Panel- http://www.lightspeedpanel.com/

One final thing is to only take surveys that promise a given amount. Do NOT waste your time with one’s that offer “Sweepstakes Entries” as there are many other surveys out there which will give you a more reliable payment.

Good Luck!

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I have to admit, on my last post I noted that Liveops is by far my favorite work at home phone order job. At the same time, it does have a few setbacks. Though the supervisors are helpful, you really are treated more of as a number instead of a person. Additionally, when you set commits to work, you better be there, or else. (Seriously, if you cannot make your commits, I recommend you pray that some other nice soul takes them, as if they don’t your Sales Ranking will go down, meaning less calls (less money made.)

Acd Direct, on the other hand is more of a laid-back environment. Your supervisors are usually very friendly, average people who are happy to have you working with them. When I first began working with them, I was shocked that my supervisor said that while taking calls I could call in and ask for a break to use the restroom and relax. With Liveops, I would pretty much just have to hold it in, or try to rush to the bathroom between calls. Another thing with ACD is that if an emergency does come up, I have heard that they usually will be ok with you canceling your commits, and will not hold it against you. Additionally, ACD’s training is completely different than the Liveops training. With Liveops, it was just me and a computer program, learning the material and then taking quizzes on it. With ACD, you are in an online environment, talking personally to your supervisor.

Now, on to the reasons why I chose Liveops over ACD. To start with, ACD’s scheduler is very complicated, and just difficult to use. With Liveops, you basically will just wait until they open up the next week’s schedule and then click on all the green time boxes that you want to work. With ACD, it is a little different. In addition to this, when taking calls, Liveops’ call program is a lot more simplistic and easy to start with. The ACD program seems a little less sophisticated and again, is difficult for me to use.

Now I’m just going to get to the calls themselves. With Liveops, you are taking orders for basically most products advertised on tv, which mean that you are probably going to be taking calls most of the time and won’t have to worry about not making money. ACD on the other hand specializes more in fund raising drives and charities. Though I find this great and really fun to do, (and there aren’t any upsells!) it means that the calls are more seasonal, and only when campaigns are going on.

Still, over all both companies are excellent to work with, and out of all work at home companies, these would be the two to work for. Hey, if you are able to why not just work for both companies! This keeps your options open in case one company isn’t getting as many calls at the time, or if in the future one of the companies should possibly go out of business.

Well, that’s all for now, and please don’t forget to subscribe to my blog! -Lisa

Yesterday, I wrote about the popular online job known as Order Processing. I have worked for many of these companies over the years, and out of all order companies, I must say that Liveops is one of the best. Liveops (www.liveops.com) specializes in processing orders for ads on tv, as well as on the radio. Unlike many other companies in this group, Liveop’s agent training program is very in depth, which means that it was very easy for me to get started and know what I was doing. I found this different than many similar companies, with which upon being hired I was immediately told to take calls without any training. (One company even wanted me to PAY for my training.) 

 I consider Liveops to be the easiest to use when processing scripts, as everything is laid out in a clear and organized format. Additionally, I find their calls fun to take as I get to sell many of the latest things out in the market (especially the newest fitness equipment.) The only difficult part of Liveops is that many of the calls are extremely overloaded with up-sells, which are additional items to sell to the customer. (For example if the customer orders a smoothie-maker, some of the up-sells might include a book of smoothie recipes, a warranty for the smoothie-maker, etc.) You do get a cut out of most up-sells which the customers take, but sometimes the up-sells just go on and on and never seem to stop. I have had a few customers just hang up on me since it was taking so long to order. In addition to taking calls, Liveops has a very easy to use scheduler for scheduling times to work. Basically it looks like a calendar, and all you have to do is click on the time-slots that you want to work during.

I consider Liveops to be the best paying work at home job, and the money I make off it is enough for me to pay for the additional phone line I use to work for them as well as to have some extra spending money .

As a note, Liveops does charge you a $50 fee to begin working for them, since this is what it costs them to perform a credit and background check on you. (I’m pretty sure this is waived if you are a college student.) This is mainly because you likely will be handling customers’ credit card numbers and other personal information, so they want to be sure that you are reliable.

If you would like to apply to be an agent of Liveops, or would like more information, here is a link:

 http://www.liveops.com/become-agent/index.html

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There are thousands of different companies providing work at home jobs, but by far the highest paying ones are the Order Processing Companies. Here’s how they work. First a customer watching t.v. or listening to the radio hears an advertisement for a product that they want.  These ads usually contain a phone number which can be called to order the product. So, the customer decides to pick up the phone and call. This is where we as agents come in. Our phone will ring, and a script will pop-up on our computer screen. All we have to do then is read the script over the phone to the customer, and process the customer’s order (basically get their address and payment info.) That’s all there is to it. These order processing companies usually pay by hour on the phone, and the schedule is extremely flexible, as agents can schedule to take calls at pretty much any time of the day, usually in 30 to 60 minute blocks.

But, is this the right job for you?

This job is perfect for you if:

• You love talking to other people.
• You are friendly, able to think quickly and reliable.
• You can stay composed even if the customer is the rudest, most obnoxious person in the world.

Here are some requirements for these jobs:

• Absolutely no background noise! This means no babies crying, no dogs barking, etc. These companies are usually very strict about this.
• You will need an additional phone line only to be used for taking orders. (Basically, they do not want you getting calls from friends or relatives while you are working.
• You will need a phone without an answering machine, no call waiting, no hold. (Pretty much one with no additional functions.)
• At least be able to work once a week, if not more.

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“I work at home.”

When people hear these words, many think of pyramid schemes and a multitude of other scams. Granted, 95% of all work at home jobs are usually companies out to try and steal your money, but the other 5% are legitimate, stay-at-home jobs. I have been working at home for five years now, and even though at the beginning it was a little rough, I soon found a cluster of solid companies that I love working for. Best of all, there’s no more commuting and I get to set my own hours! Though you won’t get rich, these jobs can provide a comfortable flow of additional income. Today I am going to show you the best ways to ditch the scams and start working at home. Let’s get started!

Things to Avoid When Searching for a Home Job:

• “I make thousands of dollars while I sleep!” or “I’m going to let you in on a secret to make tons of money!”

If a website says this, it likely is a scam. I myself have fallen for these tricks numerous times. Just click your back button and move on.

•  “To get started, you only have to pay…..”

Use common sense! Why should you have to pay to work for a company? Shouldn’t it be the other way around? Do not get involved with these companies, no matter what excuses they give as to why you have to pay to begin working with them. (Please note however, that some legitimate work at home companies do require payment for a background check, as you could be handling their customers’ personal information.)

Once you have found a company that appears to be legitimate, do some research. This can be as simple as Googling the company’s name. Another thing to try is BBB.com (Better Business Bureau) or Ripoffreport.com to see if any complaints have been recently registered against your company. If the company comes up clean, I recommend getting opinions from other work at homers and see how they feel about the company. I personally find the people at the Wahm.com forums to be a great help whenever I have job questions. 

Last but not least, trust your gut instinct. If you don’t feel comfortable you might want to do a little more research or move on to a different company. But, if you feel that the job is right for you, go for it! 

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