Data Entry Scams

Data entry is one of the most prevalent job openings on the Internet. Every job board you go to has got ten, twenty, thirty job openings for data entry, sometimes even more. I have bad news: I am willing to bet dollars to donuts that 99.99% of these jobs are scams. Makes ya want to sit down and just cry, I know. The way the data entry scam works is you read an ad saying that this company is hiring typists, you can make really good money for almost nothing, and all you have to do to get the info … Continue reading

Data Entry Opportunities

I have seen a lot of advertisements on the Internet about working from home as a data entry person. In fact, that seems to be one of the most popular job listings out there. The problem is, 99.9% of those are scams. To read more about these scams and how they operate, check out my Data Entry Scams article. But before you completely give up on data entry from home, I do have good news: There is one company that actually does pay you to do data entry from home. It is Key For Cash. The work is so easy, … Continue reading

Why are Data Entry Jobs so Scarce?

In this blog, I covered the typical data entry scam, and in this one, I covered the only true data entry company I know of on the Internet. But all of this begs the question: Why are data entry jobs so scarce? It seems like a real job. It seems like it would be pretty easy to do. Why is there such a dearth of legitimate data entry companies? Well, you have to look at what data entry truly is. When someone is a typist, they are taking information that is in another form and putting it into a Word … Continue reading

If It Seems Too Good Too Be True…It Probably Is

For some reason, individuals who are passionately interested in running a home business seem to be prime targets for home business scams. You may have even been the victim of one of these get-rich-quick, or make-thousands-working-from-home scams in your quest to become independent and start your own home business. You can protect yourself by being on the lookout and investigating anything you are considering getting involved with. The old saying, “if it seems too good to be true, it probably is” is still very good advice. All those spam e-mails that show up in your e-mail inbox or advertisements you … Continue reading

Who really hires from home?

One of my “businesses” is my website which I spend time updating here and there. It’s a resource for working from home, and I plan to sell Ebooks and coaching services. Well, today I decided to go through and find the “legit” businesses and add a work from home job section. Though there are many resources out there, often the links are broken or there are hidden costs. I am trying to go through and weed out the “good” from the “bad.” So I spent today clicking around and trying to find businesses that actually hire. Many people have written … Continue reading