| There are numerous reasons why you may wish to | | | | the points in the first place. |
| work from home. Whatever your reason for wanting | | | | Legitimate opportunities with freelance websites |
| to remain at home and earn money it is possible to find | | | | If you wish to earn money at home and find legitimate |
| legitimate work from home opportunities. However, | | | | work from home, you may wish to consider looking for |
| there are numerous pitfalls, and you may come across | | | | work with freelance websites. Some ask that you pay |
| some of these on your search, so it is essential to look | | | | membership per year and there are others, Rent a |
| for work with your eyes wide open and avoid them, | | | | coder for instance, that does not charge you for |
| otherwise you may end up losing money. | | | | membership. These websites work by allowing those |
| Avoid the scams online | | | | who have projects (the buyer) to post their projects, |
| The Office of Fair Trading has in fact reported that | | | | along with a maximum accepted bid. |
| there are typically over 300, work from home scams | | | | Sellers (you) then bid for the project and buyers |
| at any one given time online. Of course, these have to | | | | choose a winning bidder. If your bid is chosen, the |
| be found out as frauds, which unfortunately mean that | | | | freelance company typically takes a small percentage |
| people have lost money to unscrupulous people. | | | | of your bid from the money the buyer escrowed. The |
| One of the most well known of frauds is the "filling | | | | remaining money is yours to keep once you have |
| envelopes" from home. You are asked of course to | | | | completed the work successfully and uploaded it |
| pay a registration fee, which allows your kit to be sent | | | | through rent a coder. There is typically no risk to you |
| to you. Of course, you typically pay your money and | | | | and no outlay initially as all buyers have to put up the |
| wait in anticipation to begin earning good money. You | | | | money in deposit on the freelance site, which ensures |
| wait, wait some more and typically continue to wait, | | | | that providing you complete the project, you are paid. |
| usually you hear nothing from the company and you | | | | Freelance website such as these typically pay out |
| have lost your registration fee. This is just one prime | | | | twice per month all the money that you have earned |
| example of the various scams found online. Typically, | | | | up to the cut off day. Payments are usually made |
| anyone that asks you to pay upfront with the promise | | | | through the online PayPal system or cheque if you live |
| of them sending work may "rip" you off. | | | | in the USA. The majority of freelance websites |
| Another way of tricking people with the promise of | | | | provide a wide range of subjects for areas of work. |
| earning money is by proclaiming you will be paid to | | | | These may typically include SEO copywriting projects, |
| complete surveys. While usually, you do not have to | | | | web content writing, design, website design, and |
| pay a fee, the money you may earn is typically next | | | | website scripting, among others. This way of looking |
| to nothing. Worse still, you may typically find that you | | | | for work online is typically safer when you wish to |
| are "paid" in points, which you can only spend in certain | | | | earn money online and work from home. |
| places online, typically with the stores who gave you | | | | |