Are There Any Real Jobs on the Internet for Stay at Home Moms?

Plenty of work at home opportunities exist for those who are at home full time with children. Some of them require set blocks of time for work to be conducted, while others can be conducted during flexible hours that are more convenient for the worker.

Function

Jobs that have been outsourced to online workers include call center, data entry and telemarketing jobs.

Significance

Outsourcing work to employees who work over the Internet saves companies from having to spend money for large facilities where workers can perform their jobs.

Types

Internet work can be found through companies that routinely hire through their websites, including West, Arise and TeleTech (see Resources).

Considerations

Moms with special skills, such as medical transcription, academic writing or tutoring, can find jobs on the Internet performing those tasks.

Warning

While many Internet jobs are real, there are also some scams out there. Some work at home jobs do require the prospective employee to pay for a company to perform a background check, but other fees to start work usually mean a scam.

Resources

• West hires over the Internet.
• Arise hires for several positions that can be done at home.
• TeleTech is a large employer of at-home workers.