Devoted to WAHMs -Work at Home Moms

One of the most frequently asked questions that I receive is: how do you find work that you can do from home?

Personally, I learned how to find my work-from-home projects through a combination of persistence and good fortune. However, I know that I would have found it helpful when I was starting out if someone had created a list of sites that hire home-based workers. So, here's the list that I wish I'd had when I started out.

Disclaimer

These jobs boards and listings are offered without any guarantees. In fact, there is no guarantee that these jobs will continue to offer jobs, that you will be able to get a job through these sites, or that the jobs listed on these sites are of high quality. A listing in this post is NOT a recommendation of a particular site. Always research any potential work opportunity thoroughly before accepting it. Typically, you should not have to pay a fee to work. Be aware that in many cases, you will not be working directly for the company, but rather as an independent contractor.

With the previous disclaimer in mind, here is the complete list by category:

Accountants

An accountant is responsible for bookkeeping, accounting, and other financial services. Here are some sites that list jobs for accountants:

1. Balance Your Books
2. C-P-A-Moms
3. Nationwide Loan Processing

Bloggers

A professional blogger is paid to write blog posts for a blogging network, corporation, or an individual. Here are some sites that list jobs for bloggers:

1. ProBlogger Job Board
2. Know More Media Job Listings
3. Creativeweblogging Job Listings
4. Performancing Job Listings
5. Families.com Job Listings
6. Metroblogging Job Listings
7. BloggerJobs.biz
8. Blog Work

College Professors

A college professor teaches college-level courses online. Here is a site that sometimes lists online jobs for college professors:

1. The Chronicle of Higher Education

Data Entry

A data entry professional is someone who is efficient in handling information. Organizations need workers who are able to quickly and accurately type text into their system. Here are some sites that list jobs for data entry professionals:

1. Key For Cash
2. axiondata.com
3. CGPinc.com
4. DionData Solutions
5. ExecutiveSecretaries.com
6. Working Solutions

General

Many job listing sites list more than one type of work-at-home project. Rather than list these sites multiple times under various categories, I have listed these sites one time under the single category: General. Here are some sites that list more than one type of job:

1. Backpage.com
2. ClickNWork
3. Craigslist
4. Elance
5. FreelanceSwitch Job Listings
6. FreshWebJobs
7. GetAFreelancer
8. Go Freelance
9. Guru.com
10. MoneyMakingMommy Job Board
11. Mommy Space
12. oDesk
13. SimplyHired
14. SoloGig
15. Telecommuting Jobs
16. Virtual Vocations
17. WAHM Job Board
18. WAH Options
19. WebProJobs

Independent Crafters

Many work-at-home professionals create their own products and sell them online. Here are some sites that can help you do that:

1. eBay
2. CafePress
3. Etsy
4. Zazzle

Mystery Shopping

A mystery shopper is hired on a contract basis to test the services or products of another company. There are literally dozens of agencies that hire mystery shoppers. Rather than list all of the agencies, I have referred you to two key jobs sources for mystery shoppers: a professional association, and a forum.

1. Mystery Shoppers Providers Association
2. Volition Mystery Shopping Forum

Nurses

Nurses provide telephone support to callers with medical questions. Here are sites that list nursing jobs:

1. FoneMed
2. McKesson

Programmers

Many programmers work from home. Here are sites that list programming jobs:

1. Programming From Home
2. RentACoder
3. WordPress Programmers

Sales

There are literally dozens of companies that hire direct sales agents. Sadly, there are also some work-at-home sales scams. Two good resources for checking out whether an opportunity is legitimate (particularly if the business is located in the United States) are the Better Business Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission. I've listed a few of the better known companies that hire direct salespeople:

1. Avon
2. Beauticontrol
3. Discovery Toys
4. Mary Kay Cosmetics
5. Pampered Chef
6. Prepaid Legal Services
7. Tupperware
8. usborne books at home

Note: I know that there are many other companies with sales opportunities. Since sales is not my area of expertise, I've gone conservative with this list and only included those companies that I know a little bit about or that have been around for years.

Technical Support

A technical support representative is responsible for solving customer problems. Here are sites that list technical support jobs:

1. 1-800-GeeksOnTime
2. ComputerAssistant.com
3. SupportFreaks.com

Telecommuting

Telecommuters are full or part-time employees of the company that work for. Telecommuters work from home. Here are sites that list jobs for telecommuters:

1. flexjobs
2. National Telecommuting Institute (NTI) *For people with disabilities.
3. TelecommutingJobs

Telephone Operators

A telephone operator makes or receives calls on behalf of a company or organization. Here are sites that list telephone operator jobs:

1. 1-800-Contacts
2. 1-800-Flowers.com
3. Alpine Access
4. Arise
5. Baby to Bee
5. Convergys
6. Customer Loyalty Concepts
7. liveops
8. U-Haul
9. VirtuServe
10. West

Transcriptionists

A transcriptionist is able to take verbal communication and make a written record of it quickly and accurately. Sites that list transcriptionist jobs include:

1. American High-Tech Transcription
2. AV Tronics
3. Cambridge Transcriptions
4. Cyber Dictate
5. Eight Crossing
6. E Scriptionist.com
7. E-Typist Transcription
8. Mulberry Studio
9. Production Transcripts
10. Tigerfish

Tutors

A tutor is someone who teaches subject matter, or assists a student in a specified subject. Sites that list tutoring jobs include:

1. Smart Thinking
2. Sylvan Online
3. Tutor.com
4. Tutor Vista

Virtual Assistants

A virtual assistant works at home and provides administrative support for other businesses and professionals. Sites that list jobs for virtual assistants include:

1. Assistant Match
2. Office Details
3. Staffcentrix
4. VA Networking
5. VIPdesk

Writers

There are many different types of freelance writers. Writers may be responsible for writing anything from content for a website to technical manuals to advertising copy. Sites that list jobs for writers include:

1. ConstantContent
2. CyberEdit Inc
3. eHow
4. eWritingJobs.com
5. Freelance Writing Jobs
6. Media Bistro
7. Sunoasis Jobs
8. The Write Jobs
9. WriterFind
10. Writer's Weekly
11. writersresearchgrou.com

What about you? Did I miss listing your work-at-home job? Why not let me know (work-at-home moms only)? Have you done one, or more, of these work-at-home jobs? How did you like it?

Leave a comment and let us know.