How to Work at Home Taking Orders
There are literally thousands of ads on the Internet touting various work-at-home schemes and scams. There are also some real and legitimate jobs that you can do working from home. Taking orders for companies or taking calls in response to infomercials on TV are one way to work at home, another is taking customer service calls at home for private firms. Finding a job to work from home requires some research and patience along with some serious self appraisal.
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Things You'll Need
- Computer
- Windows XP or Vista
- Broadband Internet access
- Headset with noise suppression
Instructions
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Examine yourself. Are you a person who can work well by yourself? Are you goal oriented and self disciplined enough to be successful working at home?
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Examine your computer. Taking orders at home requires an up-to-date computer with at least 512 megabytes of RAM memory and a fast processor. Do you need to upgrade your computer or buy a new one to take orders at home?
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Taking orders or doing customer service work at home requires a broadband cable or DSL Internet connection. Do you need to get a faster Internet connection?
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Make sure you have a dedicated land line and broadband access. You will also need a good telephone headset with noise suppression.
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Be available to work at least 4-5 hours per day at your computer. Take a look at your day and decide how you might need to change your schedule.
Finding a company to work for
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Search the Internet for home-based call center jobs. There are some good companies who are looking for people who are seriously looking to work taking orders or doing customer service work.
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Carefully read the application requirements on the website. Each company may have different requirements. Study them to see if you would be a good choice for that company and if you have the needed skills. Email the company if you have any questions.
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Apply for the job. Apply for more than one so that you will have several options available to you. You might have to apply to several before you get hired. Read their "frequently asked questions" pages. Compare the pay and benefits. Some companies will hire you as an employee while others will want you to work as a contractor.
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Many work-at-home order-taking companies will require you to take a test to see if your typing and voice skills are adequate for the job. Take the tests as needed.
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After researching everything and getting a job offer, you may be hired. Treat this job as seriously as you would a job anywhere else. Be diligent and resourceful. Work hard and you will go far with the company.
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Tips & Warnings
Another option for working from home is doing customer service calls and emails.
If you want a good work-at-home career, look into writing web content. There are some good companies who are hiring.
Be careful in your research. never deal with any work-at-home offer that requires you to pay them anything. If you have to pay, it isn't a job -- it is a scam.
