How to Work From Home as an Agent

Today's economy has caused a major burden in many homes. While companies continue to cut jobs and the prices of food rise, families are scrambling to find a means to stay afloat. However, there are legitimate work-at-home opportunities to help people supplement their income.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer/Laptop
• Internet Access

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   The first company is LiveOps. LiveOps is a company that offers opportunities to be an At-Home Agent where you will receive calls from customers who want to place an order from an infomercial seen on TV. The company is available 24/7 and you can create your own schedule. Once you sign up with the company and complete their questionnaire, they will contact you once an opportunity becomes available. The website will also provide you with details of what you will need to set up your at home office and the pay rate for being an agent. To get started visit their website at www.liveops.com.

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   Another company that offers at-home agent opportunities is West Corporation. This company also takes phone orders for companies such as QVC, HSN, etc. Once you visit their website at http://www.apply.westathome.com/ you will have to complete a survey. The company will email you when an opportunity becomes available. They provide online paid training as well.

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   Lastly, a company that provides online tutoring to at risk children nationwide is Educate Online. This company hires part-time at-home agents for customer service, technical support representative, and tutors. The tutors must be a certified teacher and the pay is usually higher than the customer service and technical support positions. If you are bilingual, you have the opportunity of earning a higher pay rate as well. To apply for a position visit http://educate-inc.com/careers/careers.html

Tips & Warnings

• Please make sure you have an active email address that you use and check frequently. Most communication with these companies are done via email. In addition, all three companies must conduct a background check before hiring anyone as an at-home agent.