Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Work at Home in the US, Canada and the UK

These jobs are mostly "telecommuting" jobs answering customer service calls at home. Telecommuting is a term used in the work-at-home industry which means to commute to work via the telephone lines. Pay rates range between minimum wage to $30-$35 dollars an hour. The companies are:

www.alpineaccess.com/ customer service
www.hirepoint.com/ customer service/sales
www.westathome.com/ customer service
www.workingsol.com/ customer service
www.liveops.com/ customer service
www.speak-write.com/web/ Typing, transcription US and Canada
www.arise.com/Content/default.asp customer service
www.accoladesupport.com/ customer service
www.customerloyal.com/Employment.aspx customer service
www.sciathome.com/index.html customer service
http://www.languageline.com/page/careers/ Bilingual? Work at home as an interpreter
http://www.convergysworkathome.com/ customer service, available in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.

http://contractxchange.com/ customer service, US available in California, Montana, North Dakota, Arizona, Hawaii, Iowa, Maryland, Oklahoma, Texas, Michigan, Kansas, Rhode Island.
Canada and UK
www.toucan.cc/ Customer service, Ontario, Canada only
www.languagelab.com/ English teacher
www.odesk.com/ software development, web design, language translation
www.nationalshoppingservice.com/ mystery shopper/researcher *training online, then shop local area.
www.sylvan.com/ online certified teacher
www.hiremymom.com/ virtual assistant, professional blogger *requires membership fee
www.hirepoint.com/athome Customer service
www.cloud10corp.com/ Customer service, sales, tech support

Monday, June 30, 2008

What you need to Work at Home

You will need:
1) a computer

2) internet access

3) phone service with features turned off; meaning turn off call-waiting, voicemail, etc.

Some companies require an unlimited long distance plan.Typing speeds generally range between 20-65 wpm. Sometimes this is tested, sometimes not. You can always watch instructional videos to learn to type for free:





Your computer needs to meet certain criteria, such as:

Computer Type: PC compatible ( no Macs usually)
Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 6.0 or HigherMonitor
Size: 15 inches or greater
Minimum OS Version: Windows XP or Windows 2000 version
Minimum RAM: 128 MB (256 MB highly recommended - On Windows XP,
256MB minimum
Minimum Processor Type: AMD Athlon, AMD Duron, Celeron or Pentium III or better
Minimum Processor Speed: 800 MHz or better
Minimum Graphic Resolution: 1024 x 768 16 bitSound card with speakers
HeadsetInternet Connection: DSL or Cable connection only (Sorry, no modem access OR Satellite connections.)

This criteria is a general assessment and not set in cement. The websites for each company will state exactly what their criteria is and they will be able to check your computer to make sure it meets this criteria before you start working.