Sites/Directories
There are many places to find real work-at-home or freelance jobs on the Internet. Here are 10 of the best sites that offer such services:
1. Worhaholics For Hire
This site has lots of free training courses and articles about telecommuting. They also have a valuable Free Work At Home Jobs Database that is researched and updated frequently by their staff researcher with real freelance / telecommuting jobs that are currently advertised on some sites like Craigslist.com.
2. 2work-at-home.com
This site has a weekly jobs listing that you can sign up to receive work-at-home jobs. It also has a monthly ezine with very useful information on work-at-home jobs.
3. Workathomecareers.com
Another great site with lots of work-at-home positions listed. The majority of jobs listed are data-entry, transcription and typing assignments, so if you are looking for jobs in these areas, make this site your first choice.
4. Elance.com
Search and bid for freelance projects that you can do from home at Elance.com. Although the majority of projects on offer are web/IT projects, there are also projects on lots of other areas, including engineering, legal, admin support, sales, finance etc.
5. Problogger.net
If you enjoy blogging, you can look for paid blogging assignments at this informative blog site. Go to the Job Board to find the latest paid blogging jobs.
6. Job Boards like Monster.com, Hotjobs.com etc.
Although most of the positions on these job boards are full-time jobs, sometimes there are also telecommuting or freelance positions advertised. Just enter the search terms "home-based", "work from home" or "telecommute" when searching for these positions.
7. Guru.com
Another popular site similar to Elance.com where you can bid for freelance projects in your area of expertise.
8. Translator Job Boards
If you are a master of two or more languages, becoming a freelance translation is a great option. You can look for freelance translation jobs at these sites: Translation Zone and TranslatorsCafe.com. Be warned however that many translation projects require their translators to be fairly experienced and may also require their translators to have specialized translation software like Trados before they will consider the candidate.
9. Sunoasis.com
If you are a master wordsmith, this site has lots of freelance writing/blogging/editing jobs that can be done from home.
10. Virtual Office Temps
If you are looking for a virtual assistant job, do sign up for their free mailing list which lists the latest virtual assistant projects they have available.
Besides these 10 sites, you will be able to find more of such job sites on the Internet using your trusty search engine. But if any work-at-home job site requires you to make upfront payments first, then it is imperative to do a careful background check on the reliability of the company/website before proceeding any further. But with all the free resources available online, well you may just land a good work-at-home job before you even try the paid job sites :-)