Part 1)  Legitimate Work-at-Home Opportunities:

To the best of my knowledge the following list contains only very reputable employers.  Nevertheless, I always encourage readers to do their own homework before taking any position with an unknown company.  Here are some helpful guidelines to follow:

With those helpful hints taken into consideration I hope you will enjoy the broad selection of potential employers and job opportunities that await you.  As you will see there is now a vast selection of home based jobs available to the public-everything from entry level to professional-mundane to creative.  The listings will be updated often so I highly recommend bookmarking this page.  Without further ado, here is my list of Legitimate Employers Hiring At-Home Workers:

ChaCha.com - Become a ChaCha Guide and you will have a very flexible position--no work schedule is required; you can log in for a few minutes or several hours...it's up to you!

OnlineVerdict.com - Created by experienced trial consultants to provide attorneys with case feedback from qualified jurors.  You earn money by becoming an online juror.  There is no long term commitment and they say the pay is very good!  

ZapJury.com - Another website that pays you to be a mock juror.

PresyseSolutions.com - Presyse Solutions is a leading provider of health information management services and technologies.  They offer home based Medical Transcriptionists positions.

Helium.com - Do you have a passion for writing?  Are you knowledgeable about something you would like to share with an audience?  Helium pays you to write for them.

Medquist.com -  A leading provider of medical transcription technology and services.

BalanceYourBooks.com - They employ Bookkeepers who from home.

MountainWestProcessing.com - Mountain West Processing offers a variety of services such as document coding, transcription and research.  They have opportunities for Word Processors, Researchers, and Editors to work as Independent Agents.

AriaCallsandCards.com - This company hires work-from-home Handwriting Associates.

DoveChocolateatHome.com - Become a chocolatier...yum!!!

Aflac.com - Named by Fortune Magazine as one of the 100 best companies to work for  Aflac hires Independent Sales Associates that work from home-based offices.

Herbalife.com - For those of you entrepreneurial types Herbalife offers limitless earnings opportunities.

Avon.com  - The world's leading direct seller of beauty products has openings for commissioned Sales Associates.

StatCounter.com - StatCounter hires a work from home customer support team.

Discovery Toys - Their Independent Consultants work on a commission-only basis.  (I  know someone who used to work for them as an Independent Consultant and she had only positive things to say about this company).

BlueZebraAppointmentCenter.com - This is  a virtual company and every member of the Blue Zebra team works from home.

VoiceLog.com - You can work at home as a Live Operator Independent Contractor with the benefit of flexible work hours.  They also have home based positions for:  Verification Agents, Quality Assurance Agents, and Foreign Language Verification Agents.

CallCenterOptions.com (ARO) - They are a contact center for some of the nation's leading corporations.  Employees are able to work and train from the comfort of their own homes.

AccoladeSupport.com - Hires remote Agents working from their home offices.

AtHomeSignings.com - This company is always in need of dedicated and qualified Notary Publics.

ACDDirect.com - They employ experienced Call Center Agents who work from home offices.

Cloud10Corp.com - They hire home based professionals to deliver the highest level of support in contact center services and business process outsourcing.

Clicknwork.com - This company brings talented people from around the world together to provide business services to companies.

TrialPractices.com - Trial Practices, Inc. will pay you to be a mock juror of an actual court case.

AlpineAccess.com - They consider themselves to be the "premier provider of customer service solutions using home-based employees." 

WriteOnResults.com - Write On Results offers employment opportunities to writers.

LiveOps.com - LiveOps is a virtual call center company that employs over 20,000 Independent Agents.

BatemanHouston.com - This Accounting firm hires telecommuting Staff Accountants.

Arise.com - They have home-based positions working in technical support, sales, and customer service.

West.com (West Corporation) - This Fortune 1000 company hires  home based customer support.

WorkingSolutions.com - A company created to provide at-home work opportunities.

LivePerson.com - Are you an expert on shopping and style?  A health or medical expert?  Have business or financial expertise?  LivePerson hires experts on just about anything you can think of!

Keen.com - Like to give advice on relationships?  Tech support?  Counseling?  Tax support?  Keen.com is another site to apply with if you are an expert on just about anything...they even employ psychics!

ETS.org - ETS employs raters to evaluate essays online for numerous testing programs. 

PartnerCentric.com - They offer Internet Marketing careers..

Perkettpr.com - This company considers themselves to be the nation's #1 virtual PR company.

NTICentral.org - National Telecommuting Institute, Inc. offers work-from-home jobs for Americans with disabilities.

VIPDesk.com - They specialize in the concierge and virtual call center industries.  They say they arte the "innovative pioneers of home-based contact center and loyalty solutions."

About.com - Become a Guide for About.com and you can create your own hours, work from anywhere and receive good pay.

Service800.com - A company which provides creative resources to monitor customer satisfaction.

Teletech.com - TeleTech is a leading global business process outsourcing company that provides a full range of front-to back-office outsourced solutions.

Office88.com - Office88 invites you to join their company working freelance as a Web Designer, Secretary, Translator, or Sales Person.

Concierge-at-Large.com - Concierge at Large employs seasoned concierge professionals.

BrightenEmployment.com - Brighten Communications is a business to business telemarketing firm that says they pay a great hourly wage.

Auralog.com - Auralog is the world leader in language learning software and hires at-home Customer Service Representatives.

SecureCallManagement.com - SCM, Secure Call Management, hires At-Home Agents.

LunarPages.com - LunarPages considers themselves to be the world's premier web host.

Verety.com - Verety's innovative remote order service helps restaurants enhance speed of service, order accuracy and customer satisfaction by streamlining drive-thru operations.  They employ Work at Home Associates.

Kowalinc.com - Kowal & Associates, Inc. provide a variety of contact center consulting services.

NiteoServices.com - Niteo Services, Inc. provides integrated teleservices solutions utilizing a powerful multi-channel, multimedia contact center solution and highly qualified customer service professionals.

1800Flowers.com - 1800Flowers hires work from home Customer Service Agents.

OnPointAtHome.com - On Point touts themselves as "the premier work-at-home agency for talented freelance communications professionals who are interested in project-based work on current issues."

OverflowUSA.com - This company is dedicated to providing quality call completion services, empowering persons with disabilities and other qualified individuals with independence while keeping jobs right here in America.

EssayWriter.net - EssayWriter.net pays writers to write.

Methodshop.com - Another site that pays for you to write articles.

WritingAssist.com - If you are a Technical Writer, Web Content Specialist, Training Developer, or Copywriter this site will enable you to start earning money for your writing skills.

Eduwriters.com - They are an employer of work from home Freelance Writers.

Simply-Virtual.com - Simply Virtual provides quality virtual solutions to growing companies.

Virtualcas.com - Virtual Creative Agent Solutions has opportunities for Virtual Assistants.

VA4U.com - VA4U is the premier website for Virtual Assistants on the Internet.

Editfast.com - Edit Fast hires skilled Proofreaders, Writers, and Editors.

VirtualAssistantjobs.com - Become a Certified home based Virtual Assistant.

Ilog.com - Ilog software helps thousands of industry leaders worldwide make crucial business decisions.

Jlodge.com - J. Lodge hires part time Technical Call Analysts and prefers hiring employees who are on SSDI due to a physical disability.

Submit.Shutterstock.com - Make money from your photos!  Submit your photos to Shutterstock and get paid every time one of them is downloaded.

Justanswers.com - Just Answers pays for quality Experts to answer questions.

Studentquestion.com - Get paid as a part-time tutor and put your knowledge to work!

Verafast.net - Verafast Corporation is a pioneer in customer relations and data collection.  They employ work from home Customer Service Representatives.

MMC-net.com - Michigan Message Center is a nationwide answering service and call center.

Grindstone.com - Grindstone Inc. specializes in business to business sales support.

GreenCompany.com - This firm is growing very rapidly in the hedge fund, trader, and investor services market places.  Their cutting edge business model has helped them become a nationwide leader.

Customloyal.com -  Customer Loyalty Concepts, Incorporated is a virtual company with all employees working from home.

TelecareCorp.com - Telecare Customer Retention Services hires work-from-home Telephone Satisfaction Survey Agents.

Mulberrystudio.com - Mulberry Studio is always looking for talented people.  They have full-time and part-time Transcription and Proofreading positions.

SDPCareers.com - SDP is a leader in pay-for-performance direct marketing and employs Home Agent Sales Associates.

WorldwideFreelance.com - They are the leading site for freelance writers around the world.

Cyberedit.com - Offers freelance writing and other employment opportunities.

Proofreadnow.com - They employ at-home Proofreaders and Telephone Sales Representatives.

Voassistant.com - They offer positions for professional Virtual Assistants.

Wordfirm.com - WordFirm hires Writers, Copyeditors, Graphic Designers and Proofreaders to work from home as Independent Contractors.

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