Just when I thought I didn’t have to go back to the mall, I spent another 4 hrs at THE MALL! When will the back to school shopping ever end? I just love it when our girls start playing the “well she got that, why didn’t I get this” or she got more than I did. How about mom and pop? We didn’t even treat ourselves to a white chocolate mocha.

From the mail room.

Dear Chris -

I subscribe to your emails from Obzokee.com. I read them everyday that I get them.  I live in PA and I want to be able to telecommute/work from home. All of the stuff on the internet are scams and it is so hard to find a work from home job. I don’t want to have to pay any money to “join” any of the websites to get the jobs or have to pay for anything….period! I am not looking to start my own business either. I am a single mother of a 5 1/2 yr old boy. He will be starting kindergarten in Sept. and I want to be able to work from home so that I can be there for him.

Do you have any suggestions or any leads? Do you know of anyone that is hiring? I also did apply for the position you had in the one email. Did you find someone?

Please email me back, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help in advance!

Yes, it’s very tough sifting through all the crap, spam and scams which we are flooded with on this here internet. Scammers see people who are looking for a work at home job as PRIME TARGET! Maybe it’s due to the hint of desperation?  Here are a few tips I hope will assist you in your quest…

1. Visit the job boards on a regular basis, so you can apply for the vacant jobs as soon as they’re posted. You can start at : WFHMarket.com and Genuinejobs.com.

2. Use internet forums and discussion groups to get feedback on possible scams and to ask questions relating to working from home. People who visit these forums are very friendly and are always willing to assist. On many occasions I’ve seen vacant jobs posted on these forums as well. If you need help finding forums, simply go to Google.com and try searching “work at home forums” “telecommute forums” and/or “telecommute forums”.

3. If you do find something you’re interested in do some research on the company. Again, post questions in forums and also check the BBB to see if there’s anything listed on the company. Google.com is also a great place to start your investigation.

4. NEVER pay for a job or the promise of a job.

Christy I do hope the tips above help. Yes, I did hire someone for the position I posted about a month ago and Jen is doing an amazing job. I’m about to launch a new website in mid September and may need another assistant for that. Stay tuned for when I do make the post.