Hi,  I also have looked for home business opportunities all look for big cash profits for them selves and basically get lost on the web.,If there is some true honest business people with integrity out there let us know. It Is a hard characteristic to find Bhanna , I have it  and so do you, other wise Honesty would'nt matter, thank you for your Forum.,I wonder too.

Loyal and true

Jazzychick

Thanks for your posts. I'm not looking to get rich quick. Heck, I'm not looking to get rich at all (although it would be nice lol). I was just thinking that a job with steady payment that I could do at home would be ideal. Like I said, a lot are scams so I think I've pretty much given up on the idea. However, if one came along....

I know what you mean about the scams....

I signed as an AVON Representative a couple of months ago ($10.00 investment) and already have generated several hundred dollars of part-time income per month.  The initial investment included all of my supplies for a month, a website and business cards.  

Even in this economy, women will still buy cosmetics and skin care or items for their family. 

Should this interest you please contact me at

gmail.com">avonbyddc@gmail.com

Thank you,

Daphane Clements

Hi,

I have multiply businesses - I do various direct sales-

Cookie Lee Jewelry

Tupperware

I chose these companies because I love the products and I've met a lot of great people.  There is a lot of potential to make money depending on how much you put in to it.  I researched each company and talked to other consultants before I signed up.

I also started my own company as a Virtual Assistant.  Many companies are downsizing or small businesses can't afford to hire someone on in a full-time position.  I met a financial advisor who wants help planning events every few months.  Another lady wants help creating flyers for her website to advertise her art gallery. 

VAs are becoming very popular.  I have my own laptop and cel phone.  You can go to http://www.myfax.com and get your own fax number for $10 a month.  My printer is also a scanner so I can scan in my documents, then fax them out.  My incoming faxes go to my email, you don't even need an actual fax machine.  You can get low cost business cards at VistaPrint.

 I've learned from trial and error.  I've also met a lot of great women along the way who have given me a lot of good advice.  There are a lot of companies that are just scams so you have to be careful, especially ones that want money up front.

I agree with Diana, think about what  you like to do and find out if you can make money at it.  There are a lot of good opportunites out there, you just have to think outside of the box and do the research.

Hello:

It's very difficult to sort information in internet couse it's easy to make a web page that gets your atention (i'm a designer), so i'll recomend you to consider companies that actually have recognition and a phisical address.

I'm a designer, but 3 years ago I was  26 punds over weight and a friend of mine told me about Herbalife which is a nutrition company. I started on the product and lost that weight in three months. He ofered me the business oportunity and I started, but  I wasn't convinced because here in my country Colombia, we are very aware of OPORTUNITY business that offer miracles... but I started any way. It's been 3 years and my life has changed totaly. I closed my design business and I now work from home, got a very good income, and free time with my family. It wasn't  over night, it has been hard work.... but has been worth. Normaly you can make from 500 to 1000 part time when you start.

Herbalife has been around since 1980, we are in 70 countries and we have a scientist developing our products who won a nobel price in medicine. If you want to see a strong company you have to see us... then you can make up your mind. You can see our web http://www.herbalife.com/ and some more pictures... contact me in facebook karinaortegaburbano@gmail.com, msn karinaortega@hotmail.com

I hope you get the idea... my english is not so good!!!

Karina

Hi there Im Anna.

I have many things going on at one time- since ur source of income can come in from many ways not just one!

I am a into a new energy drink that is launching on facebook very soon.  Its about buying in like a share holder accept the product there is ur investment in the company.  Your goal is to get others under you like a chain, the matrix will then begin and once you have ur 3 ppl under you- ur personal monthly product is paid for monthly!

You then help those under you obtain there 3 via seminars the company does for and with you- we all win because we are all linked together!

Now some get it n some dont- so I try to make my analogies easy.  Think along the line as I call u, u and I both have call waiting.  We both call and add someone on the line to chat and now we have built a link they have call waiting and theres even more-pretty soon we have a full blown chat line going!

If ud like to see the product- www.enfusionenergyclub.com and whatever you dont know or are not clear or sure of Im here for u 775-910-2540 or just simply email me and Ill contact you.  I know this works, Ive seen other products clear the roof if u can understand the concept and can be part of the dream.  Its a great way to market a new company and get support.  Your take is under your 3, ur paid monthly product plus 5 bucks per person under you.  heres a rough idea

you have 14 ppl under you

14x5=70 xur 3=210 a month you bring in.  This is a direct monthly once a month deposit and the numbers constantly change for the better because we are all obtaining more results!

I think u need to understand that any business is going to be hard work but the reward is it paying and making u money not u chasing the money!

Some get it some wont- but I sure hope you do- and would love to add u on my team!

Thanks,

Anna Corral

Hi I'm Gardentigeress

I have tried many different work at home concepts until I finally realised that what I wanted was my own business.  I had to find what I was good at and that led me to several businesses that I run online.  I have an online store at http://www.gardentigeress.ecrater.com where I sell a product line of home and garden products like gazing ball statues of flamingoes, eagles or cranes, stepping stones, chimes, ect.  I also have another website concerning grandparents rights at http://www.iowagrandparentsrights.com and an online store for dragon statues and anything dragon at http://www.gothicdragons.zetastores.com  and I am an author of a crime novel and recently released a cookbook and have an authors website at http://www.authorsden.com/dvmurphy .  I use createspace and amazon to create my books at a price that makes my books affordable to the public and cuts out the middle man from sticking his hand in my pockets and I earn more for my work without having a huge investment.  My cookbook "The Budget Gourmet" has 184 recipes in it with a tip section of ingredient substitutions and stocking your pantry that I can actually sell for $9.95 without having to have a agent or putting up money upfront before it is printed.  The Budget Gourmet by Denise Murphy is available at http://www.createspace.com/3364981 or through amazon for $9.95 plus $3.95 shipping and handling. 

arise.com, cloud10corp.com are two that I know of.

Sometimes, though not very often, it really does pay off to check something that comes into your junk folder (or spam folder). I hit the jackpot with one this morning. Didn't cost me a penny (that was the huge surprise)!

Having said that, IF you got something in your spam or junk that says "Beta Test This Work at Home Program at no cost." in the subject line, from "Work At Home Group", email address is from contact@recessionproofincome.net, OPEN it.

I'm not trying to plug the company, (though if they ever get or already have an affliate program, I'm definitely signing up). But it really is free. No credit card information is asked for and everything is legitimate.

If you really are interested in getting into Internet Marketing, this email contains a valid link for a Beta test program that they are getting ready to market, that is a detailed, easy to understand, education program. They don't just give you a bunch of information, they walk you through it.

I can't post the link here, because I'm not sure how they are marketing it, but if it's in your inbox (or junk/spam folder), it's a MUST OPEN.

The only thing they want you to do is comment on the Beta Program. That really is it (if it wasn't, you wouldn't have heard a thing from me about it, as I'm very carefully about what I talk about).

When the Beta test is over the current projected price is going to be about $200.

So the answer to the original forum question, "Yes there are honest work-at-home opportunities", besides the ones mentioned previoiusly, including by me.

Oh, should also mention, it's not a get rich quick scheme that they are selling, the execution of the program does take some time and effort, and they say that repeatedly, but they tell you how to do it successfully.

Some of the comments have been really short, a few long (like mine), a few snippy, mostly they've been nice with constructive criticism and suggestions. My comment follows:

"T Counce says:

First, thank you for this opportunity, it was an answer to a prayer that has been lifted up daily for the last two months.

I am an extensive note taker, especially if I am not sure if I can get back into something or not, and I filled up over half of a 5 x 8 note pad, as I was able to recognize one-third of the way into the first module, when you said take notes, you really weren’t kidding.

I’m familiar with the net, and not realizing it until this course, I’m actually familiar with the advertising concepts, and I already belong to at least one forum that I’ve been under utilizing (until I finish this comment). I learned a great deal of useable information, including specific information to help me with Internet Marketing, not just of other people’s products but my own Service Based Business as well.

I already have a website, (currently not functioning properly, also going to get that resolved in the next couple of days). Having been called home for a family emergency and only $1.18 in my bank account, I didn’t set up a web page through the company listed in the tutorial. The great thing is that I can still apply the principles taught here, after the fact (part of the reason I take such extensive notes). I know I missed out on the “hands on” training, but the visuals in my memory combined with my notes will help me walk through the steps on my own page (and my web host has it’s own affiliate program, so there’s my first affiliate).

I thought, too, that perhaps my computer was the reason for the sound issues in the 3rd Step, but from reading the other comments, I would say that is not the case. There are a few seconds that are just blanked out or the volume goes way down to barely audible, scattered throughout all of Steps 3, 3-1 and 3-2. I think it was 3-1 where the volume varies greatly. It starts out fine, then goes down to the speaker sounding like they are in the bathroom, then back again, then suddenly very very hard to hear, which makes hearing the important information difficult to hear even with boosted speakers and a headset over a yelling three year old (granddaughter hates it when her mother tells her “no”.)

I’m very big on word of mouth (or blog) advertising, and you will definitely get referrals from me, if you have an affiliate program, I am definitely interested (I do better with products I believe in).

Lastly, I too, found the link for your program in my spam folder, and the wording of the subject line was enough for me to ask “what is this?”. I copied the link into a separate browser window, fully expecting to have to shut it down due to the only having the $1.18 in my bank account. A lot of the stuff I get looks like it’s worth while, but that $1.18 just isn’t enough, so an immediate click on the close window box, and it’s gone. When I said this was an answer to my prayers, I really meant it. Thank you, and God Bless you and your endeavor."

The hard part is separating the garbage to the legitamate opportunities.  There is so much misleading information out there about work at home.  Most scams want you to send money so they can send you information on how you can get started on working at home.  You should not have to pay for information.  The other misleading part is work at home jobs....they are so far and few unless your a blogger or freelance writer.   So many search for a jobs online, you need to ask yourself...do employers go to the internet looking for employees?   This is not to say they are NO legit jobs on the net, but you need to be clear on what your looking for and do the reseach on the company when you find them.  The internet for the most part is aTOOL, a RESOURCE that one can utilize to grow, promote and advertise thier business.  Someone brought up a good point in one of the other threads, are you looking to get paid by the hour or are you looking to work hard so you can decide where you want your life to be personally and financially.  A job is where your working for someone else and making their dreams come true not yours.   Your just putting in your time to help them get to be where they want.   And remember, jobs aren't secure....now having your own home business means the only way you get fired is if you quit working your business.   Just remember that if your interested in a home based business that it's with a company and team you trust and believe in what your standing behind and promoting.  At the end of they day you want to feel good about what you do and why your doing it.   Your why is the one thing that can motivate you to never giving up. 

Cathy Carpentier

www.homebizformoms.com

 I was going to take an at home travel agent job with Easy Escapes Travel, however, I got offered a travel agent position with an agency.  I have heard good things about this company and all their agents work from home.  The only downside I saw was that it is strictly commission based and you don't get paid for the vacations you have booked for clients until 3-6 months after they have travelled.  This would be great for a part time home position for the first year then leading on to full time.

First, let me apologize for my long absence from the forum and the network...I have been SOOOO busy working on this very subject.

I am down to one client, and I really needed to get my business a kick in the pants, so to speak, since the one client has consistently been VERY late in paying me. It's an evangelistic ministry, and they are feeling the economic downturn as well.  I had to let my websites go, both my personal (was suppose to be business, but I couldn't get it to publish) and my ministry...which is ok as God has had me going in different directions as of late.

But I really needed to get my home based business from offline to online...and that course that I talked about in my last post in this topic really got me to thinking...not how to get involved in the affliate programs, but how to market my own business...and I'm taking what I'm learning and passing it onto my client, hoping he will take the information and put it to good use.

With the closing of my web page, (which was a good thing in the long run since the name didn't really work for what I was trying to do with it), I had to find another way to get my virtual bookkeeping/administrative assistant business from offline to online.

There are upsides and down sides

One upside, I was able to find a slew of free web hosts

    The downsides to this are

1. I know little to nothing about css, html and bb codes


2. I can't always get the visual editor to do what I want


3. Because it's a website on someone elses host (known as a subdomain)

• it's not registered with WHOIS as my site


• it's not a .com (etc.) site


• I have to follow their rules (like no .php which means I can't use WordPress)


• Until I learn css coding I am stuck with their templates, not that they are bad, but so far the feed back is that it's too generic

Another upside Advertising costs are at zero...so far and I'm getting a slew of information for free

     The downsides to this are

1. It's slow going


2. There's so much to learn that I got in information overload

And yet another upside is I've found some other ways to generate income.

I have to go back and read the Excellecom TOS before I start sharing this information...(and that of the other sites I'm affliated with), but I am anxious to share what I have learned through this process, to help anyone else that is looking to starting or growing a business. Some things will be free, at some point I'm going to charge a fee...maybe...I'm really excited about what's coming in this new adventure I've embarked on.

My name is Shari and I am a business owner in the Inland Empire, CA.  My business is legitimate and very profitable. We teach people how to make money and save money doing what they are already doing. There is no boss, no inventory and no selling. You can make anywhere from $5,000 - $30,000 per month or more depending on your needs. If you are interested in obtaining more information, please contact me at hotmail.com">mstepard@hotmail.com.

Anyone interested in a legitimate home business, go to the following website and watch the presentation. It's 30 minutes long and is worth every minute. My husband and I have been in this business for 4 months and are making a very good income. So good, that I was able to leave my job within 3 months. He and I do this business full time now and we love it. There is no boss, no inventory and no selling. Sound amazing? It is! If you like what you see, contact me at 951-294-7983 and I will help you get started.

lifewithapayplan.com

I am sure that anyone that really wants to work can find something that he can do and get paid for. There are many businesses that allow people to work from home, especially in the IT domain but not only. I used to work for a  memory foam mattresses producer that needed manually sewed patterns on it's products and I made a pretty good living out of it.