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HI there all.
Well, I've been wondering where can one get a home working job...
I am interested in data entry..... But the jobs I have looked for are scams...... So does anyone know of any work from home sites dealing with computers? I do a lot of typing on the computer when talking to people etc.That was just an example... I'd like to put my computer typing skills to use...
I type about 80 words per minute. And I am just throwing this idea out there to see if anyone would know of a good working from home job that deals with computers, word processing, that sort of thing.
your chances of finding something like that are very slim, they need to keep tabs on you for jobs like that most times plus they have certain software and servers you have to connect too. Most home computers don't have the ability to connect to stuff like that. A work from home job sounds amazing, I'll admit i've wanted to do it myself, but i also know that the chances of you getting one of those that is worth anything is very very slim.
I know some careers come with the option to telecommute on occasion, but for the most part, you actually have to get the job first.
I would say the only typing type job that you might be able to do working from home would be as a freelance transcription typest i.e. transcribing interviews/audio into type.
However, transcription work is incredibly, incredibly hard work, tedious and time-consuming, and on average one hour of audio takes about four hours to transcribe (due to the nature of most audio that requires transcription.
In truth most work from home jobs require a lot of effort and not much return.
Well, most transcription jobs are starting to fade out anyway.
As one of those aformentioned transcriptionists I have to tell you that, unless you enjoy that sort of thing, it can be a VERY tedious job. You will work for every dollar you make. Furthermore, depending on the type of interview, whether the person talks really fast, changes directions in mid sentense, or stumbles, it can take ages. That said, sometimes it's interesting. I appreciate you Sugarbaby. I'm not sure if your statistics are accurate about 1 hour taking so long, but if it is, it makes me feel a lot better.
there are a lot of work at home jobs available. The thing is finding one that a screenreading software is accessible with. There is convergies, alpine access, liveopps, and arise. I actually work for a company who hires independent contractors to service arise but when I tried for some of their positions jaws wasn't accessible with their vpn's and citrics. One of my friends let me know that live-opps is web based, so I'm going to check them out.
I don't know if they'd be accessible but you could try baby2be.com you call people offering them things to pregnant moms that have registered to get stuff
As a blind person, finding a job isn't easy. The only real legitimate way to make money is to sell on Ebay, which I've done and have made decent money. The problem here being that I don't have a consistent supply of murchandize to sell. I suspect this is where pawn shops would come into play? You could buy cheap from a pawn shop then turn around and sell on ebay. Pawn shops buy real cheap and they sell cheap to you, but they're still making bank. A lot of pawn shops don't really know the value of ever item them have.
Has anyone ever tried the Internet Income 90 day Challenge?
It looks too good to be true which leads me to suspect that it is.
Apparently there's no risk but I'm still skeptical.
my wife, who is sighted used to do baby2bee for about 6 years, I did take a look at the software once and while it's accessible, the scripts would require one to have a braille display, and be a pretty good braille reader. There are some projects with arise that are accessible. Workingsolutions is another work at home comp and many of there opportunities are web based and fairly accessible.
Very interesting BigDog! Thanks!
Domestic Goddess..yeah, I've heard of it and like you it sounds to good to be true.
I'm as suspicious of things like that as the rest of you. I myself have pretty much decided not to jump back on the job hunting wagon for the time being if the job ofer a friend made to me a few months back doesn't pan out. I may try to find work as a writer of some kind since it's something I really enjoy doing. It may not be the most stable job but these days it seems to me there's no such thing as a stable job anymore unless perhaps you're self-employed.
I'm surprised, given the age range of everyone on here, that Social Networker hasn't been mentioned.
Admittedly, according to some recent statistics, women far out-perform men in the social networking environment. Not a real surprise to some of us guys.
But anyway, companies who are serious about a social networking presence need to have someone who will maintain their pages, something the texting fools do really well and fast anyway, and communicate with their users.
It's not enough to be able to text a gazillion miles a minute: all your normal business skills are necessary: sales and marketing, networking, etc. but the unique aspect to this that some of you probably get a lot more than some of us do, is it's made personal. It's a lot of work. I don't know how you would get into it, but from the people I have known who are in that business, or hunting for someone in that business, it's more than being able to text, tweet, and Facebook.
You've got to be able to show good judgment in content distribution, and you have to be one of them networky types, which I'd suspect you all are anyway.
As to the working at home portion?
If you need to access a corporate network, you'l be set up using VPN or one of the other third-party network access solutions - Cisco has one, there's others. Anyway you'll have a dedicated machine (or machines) for work and you need to have high-speed access to the Internet. You'll need to be comfortable with professional tools like Skype (seems the kids know all about that one), Outlook, and Office. It's cheaper for an employer to have you working from home than for them to have you at their office taking up space.
Working at home is not a field, though. It's just a method and a location. You will get a lot more done in your home office than you ever could dream of at the workplace with every posssible distraction all the time.
Anyway, just my thoughts: I've been in and out of the home office for the past 16 years, and in the last 9, more in than out.
When I started, we used dial-up networking, Lotus CC Mail, got calls from ignorant HR types who knew so little about what they were talking about it required a full explanation before they could get an answer.
Managing a network over dial-up is really nasty slow. Now it's really easy to get onto and off of servers at will, get the job done, and not have to constantly fiddle with things just to keep everything working.
Leo I thought your reply was really neat and interesting! Thanks for posting! :)
I'm honestly just looking to make some extra money, not a get rich thing..I'm looking for a job in massage therapy though i've had plenty of interviews no job yet.
I'm not sure how well this works, but it's totally free,and is designed specifically for the blind.
http://www.workathometruth.com/Blind-online-success-system.php
Basically, it's a program which teaches you how to start and manage your own online business. You are an apprentice and are assigned a coach. They also give you real experience in the field and do not make any hyped up claims at all. So while not exactly a typing job, it is definitely an option and the price can't be beat.
As for me, if I were to work from home, I would like to do a craft or some type of assembly. Unfortunately, I would need to start my own business for the former and the latter is full of scams. But if anyone knows where I can really find such a job, please let me know.
Tiff, have you thought of going in to the vending machine business? I know it's not a work from home thing..but I dunno, just something that came in my head.
I've seen some jobs from this web site called
Sorry guys, I messed up the link. Here it is again.
teletech
Weeeee! that second link makes a lot more sense. Lol. sorry. Just had to chime in there.
as someone who transcribes audio files into text, I have to say, it really isn't the chore some make it out to be. then again, I enjoy what I do, but also, the more you do something, the more proficient you become. I've certainly gotten faster, and can crack out an hour file in no time.
I've transcribed before as well, and it really isn't that hard of a job. The problem that I have with those jobs is that they really don't have that great of an outlook because of new technology.
what do you mean they don't have a good outlook, Michael?
Automated transcription and dictation software is getting quite a bit better. Anyone who uses Siri and Dictation on their iDevices can probably relate, as can the people, such as myself, who use Google Voice and have transcriptions of their Voicemails texted to them. it's not perfect yet, hence the need for human transcriptionists, but it has improved leaps and bounds in the past few years, and shows no signs of stopping. having said that, I can imagine they will always want to have a human look it over, even when the software will suffice, just to make sure there were no glitches during the transcription process.
just to clarify, I don't use any software. I listen to the audio, and type, word for word exactly what's said into a microsoft word document.
I've definitely thought about it, particularly because it's in the food business, which I've always wanted to enter. But again, there's the problem of transportation. In that program, you have to wait for a place to become available, and Gods only know where in New Jersey it could be. I'm not sure if you are allowed to request things somewhat close to home. I'm in the northern part of the state. What if a place in the southern or central part opens? I can't just hop in my car and go, which means lots of time wasted with paratransit. Still, it is really a good option, and if the idea of working with the elderly doesn't work out, I may ask my counselor about it.
I've considered transcription as well, but it's difficult to find nonmedical work in the field. I know of one place
http://www.tigerfish.com
which has all sorts of jobs, but am not sure if they're hiring.
Another thing to consider is being a travel agent. I've done a little research about it myself, and they generally work from home. A lot of them start their own travel agencies as well, which I'm sure could bring in a lot of money.
A couple miscomceptions:
You really do need a good head for business, a disciplined attitude about keeping your books, and management skills in order to be successful in the food vending program. Then, as you are a Contract Operator and not a full franchise holder, you will likely get the worst of the lot when you join. The best places have already been taken by operators who have been in the business a long time.
You will also face the extinction of food service operations in federal and state buildings: most of these places are now secure, and so your potential customer base is very limited. In case you don't know, you lose a lot of product to spoilage, or perhaps more likely, you lose a lot of potential profit because you won't buy the vast amounts of product it takes to get a sufficient discount. All of this changes, of course, if your location is public and not behind a security gate.
I suggest you enroll in your state's program as a sort of stepping stone into getting your own place, e.g. operating a storefront or cafe all on your own. That was my goal, but finances drove me back to where I am now. I understand the draw of entrepreneurship - and that even more so in an unstable economy where jobs are being outsourced, technologies phased out and whole industries dissipating into thin air. The reason the Industrial Revolution was full of such entrepreneurship was precisely that: people were forced out of one way of life and into another. They, like us now, did not know what that 'another' was ultimately going to be. Progress always takes casualties. So does regress, only with progress there is at least the idea things can improve.
Also specialist jobs like Travel Agent are on the decline for slightly different reasons: Not only can I save my employer money by using Expedia.com or similar sites, but we've fostered a culture now where individuals taking responsibility for themselves is a lot more sought after than the old rely-on-the-experts, my-people-will-take-care-of-it attitude.
People manage their own stocks, set up their own travel schedules, all sorts of things. Business travel was the bread and butter of the travel industry in the 70s and 80s. Our standards of living have significantly dropped in the U.S.: few parents I know have given their kids the sorts of vacations even relatively poor people did in the 70s and 80s. They're more expensive, people work longer hours so as not to be displaced, etc.
I'm all for taking the bull by the hornss, and sticking with an entrepreneurial venture. perhaps bowing out of that for financial reasons will be something I will live to bitterly regret. But you have to think like a business: find a niche and fill it, for a price people will pay and one you can live with. It's a lot of work, but because it's yours, you will be quite happy to do it.
Remember when you first got your own place, and cleaned it up for the first time? Or made dinner? It wasn't mom or dad getting on your case, this was your apartment. New homeowners have the same feeling, that of ownership. Nobody wants to talk about it, but small business owners have the same pride of circumstance, the same paleo-heroic sensation that makes you feel so alive. So very awake, unlike the drudgery most of us resort to as a corporate existence. The reason? You actually matter: you're it, for the business. You count for something.
But at your core you have to do as human survivors have done for millennia and maintain an incredibly objective rationalism.
Good luck.
Also, they have openings at Kelly Services and this is a customer service/technical support job where you can work from home. The starting salary for an entry level candidate is $9.15 per hour, and you'd work 40 hours per week. Whether or not their software is accessible is not something I know yet, but it does sound like a nice job for those who like helping other people.
And Leo, it's true that the travel agent jobs are on the decline, but they seem to still be useful in terms of having some knowledge about the best spots in the world to travel, so I'm sure people will still contact them to ask about those vacation spots.
I think I'd like to work from home as well. My first thought was medical transcription, but as that's a field that's going to be much hahrder to find jobs in as the years go by even if it never competely dies, it probably wouldn't be a good option.
has anyone tried lionbridge or leapforce? They're both internet search engine evaluator positions.
I tried leap force about 4 years ago, the testing platform at that time was not accessible with JFW.
I did however do search engine evaluation for MS during the yahoo ramp, and there platform was fairly accessible to jaws.
big dog u seem to have a lot of experience working from home, are arise or maybe sykes at home or other work from home call-center jobs accessible with jfw 13?
the best site thus far is a company called working solutions. It is very difficult to get on with them as they accept about 2% of applications submited, but if you can get in with them the vast majority of the opportunities they have are web based. Arise, requires sited help to get started, and it doesn't hurt to have some help available during training as they use adobe connect wich is not fullyaccessible with jaws. the other issue whith arise is many of their jobs use citrics, which can be difficult to get a work at home company to install jaws on a citrics server.
The best success and most lucrative contracts I've worked on have been for smaller mom and pops who need someone to either take or make calls. I had a gig about 4 years ago for a company that just set appointments for executives so while I was calling out, these folks were expecting my call for the most part, and of course as soon as I told them who I was calling for they were as nice as could be. It paid $18 or so an hour with about 30 hours a week. I found this on craigslist, which I realize isn't the easiest forum because you're also elimonating all the spam opportunities, but I have certainly found some success there as well.
My wife is currently working a contract with a company called ACD direct, she however is sighted, but she tells me that she believes a VI with a braille display and strong braille reading skills or a low vision user with Zoomtext could successfully complete the tasks of this job.
Hope this helps.
Has anyone used Alpine Access? I have never heard of them, but think that I might be interested in seeing what they ahve to offer. Anyone tried using the,?
Well, I just applied for a telecommuting job posted on Teletech. While the application was accessible, the simulated assessments weren't.
I had to have my boyfriend help me through the process, which was frustrating, because I was not able to fill out the assessment independently. To be fair, i was using a Mac with Voiceover, so the process and accessibility may be different for Windows users.
anyway, the application's sent off, so now i'm waiting for the results and response from the company.
good luck!
Yes, I've heard of alpine access..and I applied there many years ago. didn't get in..but Good luck all you can do is give it a go!
I've actually tried applying with alpine access. it's very tricky with them because some of their programs are accessible or at least workable like the 1800 flowers one while others are just really hard to deal with. The testing for alpine access has gotten kinda tricky as well as you have to do typing tests and things like that, therefore, you have to have someone reading to you so you can type as fast as you can.
This is more of a business, and it won't exactly make you rich, but it will give you some side income at least until you find that job, and even if you wanna keep it even with the job, you can too.
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I also tried Alpine Access but was rejected because the testing was inaccessible. They asked how you would do certain tasks and what certain computer icons meant, but of course it was all visual, so someone with JAWS or a screen reader could not do it independently.
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I want to respond to the last post, but to some concepts in general.
First, to transcriptionists, transcription may or may not be getting automated. But proofreading is not automated, and still requires a human. Software and machines do things very well, even make decisions very well. But matters of judgment, which proofreading requires, are still lead by humans. And that for the foreseeable future. It has to do with the difference between how software learns vs. how humans learn.
Anyway so consider evolving your transcription business into a proofreading business, a grant writing business, or something else that's similar which people need but don't know how to do themselves.
My response to the last post: Yes, I can see that this online training does provide you with an understanding of leads generation - and every business from brick and mortar to online goes extinct without leads.
However, I would be cautious making your primary business venture be to market marketing to other people. That doesn't make it a scam. It's just a more solid methodology to market a product or service you can get behind and that a mass amount of people use. At best marketing a product designed to teach marketing is going to get very few results. To be in any sort of affiliate situation, you want to sell things that people use, and your buyers don't have to join your network if all they want to do is buy from you. And best of all, if you can do it, sell something that has no repeat sell requirements. Using Solavei as an example here: If you sign up on my Solavei site, I get paid for as long as you use the service.
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But if you are marketing training on how to market, your main customer base is going to be people who actually have a product or service they are already selling or wanting to sell.
No matter what you do if you're working at home, though, working at home is not a special status: it's just another way to do business, and admittedly cheaper for you, your employer or contractee, and your customer base.
But you've got to learn how to identify where the fish are, generate leads, and follow up with leads. That means if you are a proofreader / transcriptionist, you are going to have to spend some time in areas where people hang out looking for your type of work, and get leads. Sometimes that means you're going to be the educator, telling them what it is they need, because they don't know yet. I've always been a big proponent of sales by education: you bring your own expertise to the situation and people will feel it. Your confidence based on what you know gives them confidence they can consider your offer.
And when you follow up 2, 3, 4 or more times with someone, that isn't "being pushy." That is called follow-up. I'm not saying follow up a rejection multiple times, but most people take an indecisive answer as a rejection. No means no, but I'm not sure or I don't know, means you be back later with some more information, answers to their questions, and empathy for their situation. Empathy is one thing that separates mom and pop types from big box stores. I don't mean fake, but you have expertise, and with that expertise you see related problems potential customers struggle with, and at the core you're a human first. And so, you get it: you know what their struggle is and how much better off they'd be with your assistance.
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I do work from home - as a technical consultant. basically everything that used to be in the office can now all be done via VPN. the hardest part is psychologically separating your work/home life as the two can obviously cross over. I'd consider
finding a 'normal' job first, and then see if they'd let you work from home when you get the chance to ask questions. Our company employ over 40,000 people here in the UK all of whom have a remote access facilities, so think its definitely on the increase.
With strong encryption such as endpoint security data protection is also less of an issue.
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I wonder if there would be much of a market for selling refurbished computers with the sonar operating system to voc rehab and to blind folks who cannot afford them? Computers with Sonar are 95% safer than windows computers, you can set it up and even reinstall the operating system all by yourself. Sonar has a easy to use graphical desktop called gnome and for $5 or so you can get eloquence to use with it and $25 will get you a natural-sounding cepstral voice. They even work with braille displays. And unlike windows whereas if it breaks you need sighted help to fix it? well with sonar OS, Ubuntu OS and a few others, you can fix it yourself without sighted help. Sonar doesn't get viruses, spyware or addware, you can check your email. word processing, use the web, chat, skype, audio editing with audacity record internet streams with streamripper and more. You don't need disk defragmenting or registry cleaners and no antivirus is needed. Sonar doesn't or should I say cannot get windows viruses. And you can also make your own audio sound themes for it. they go in the /usr/share/sounds/ubuntu folder or something like that. I also like that if I loose a file I can go into the file explorer and just start typing and it brings up filenames it thinks I might be looking for. If nuance vocalizer expressive voices could be made to work with sonar that would be great. If anyone thinnks I might make it in such a business selling computers with sonar already set up? and selling small portable braille displays to go along with it if folks want them? a sonar computer plays nice with windows and mac machines and I think also would make a great notetaker too.
I interviewed for a company called NTI and in the middle of the interview they informed me they are not hiring anyone who uses screen readers due to their inaccessability with their technology
I'm deaf/blind so that makes things a hell of a lot harder. I want to make use of my typing, but I absolutely hate talking on the phone these days because of my decreasing hearing, especially if the person has a really thick accent. So, customer service is out... I think.
Both NTI and another company called Employment Options claim to help disabled people work from home on the ticket to work program, but neither will give work at home jobs to blind people who use screen readers. They claim that customer service/call center software cannot be used with screen readers, so they flat-out told me I couldn't do any of their work at home jobs and that I would have to apply with them only if I want to work locally but not at home.
To the above poster, that's totally discrimination...I mean, from how you've said this it's like they don't even try it on a person to person basis. Not right at all!
They don't have to care due to the sheer number of applicants of which they probably have an endless supply. The question that I posted towards the end of the experiences with voc rehab thread really merits some serious thought for a lot of us I think.
Don't get me started on Joke Rehab. LOL.
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