Expert: Leslie Truex - 7/14/2009

Question
QUESTION: sir,
this is venkatesh and I am a B-tech student.so coming to the point , I like to do an online job (work at home)for about 1 or 2 hours a day.Also i like to get minimum amount of $500 per month.
 I am sure that I am not going to get the money without hard work,also I am not in that easy money thought.I can say that i do hard work to earn money.
 what can I do. As I told you before, I am a B-tech(engineering -computer science- III year)student, I can do as a customer care (sending mails), or els any programing doubts clarification,or any thing that.. . Actually I don't know how the online jobs could be.So you suggest me in taking up my job type also a good paying one.

ANSWER: Hi Venkatesh,
There are many work-at-home jobs in the technical field. But for your goal (few hours and $500 / mo) you may want to freelance your tech skills. Websites such as rentacoder.com and elance.com offer a way for you to "sell" your tech skills. Freelancing is the most flexible and profitable way to make money at home. Freelancers generally make more money per hour than employees. Further, you can be anywhere in the world.

If you want a tech job, check out Dice.com which is a job search site for tech jobs. Use a search term such as "telecommute" to find the jobs that can be done from home.

Important things to remember are that you won't simply sign up for a work-at-home job so any job offer that suggests you can sign up (especially for a fee) and work is not a job. Stick with your skills (computer programming, etc) and you're more likely to find real jobs.

Leslie Truex
http://www.workathomesuccess.com

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QUESTION: thank you sir for your great suggestion.
I have another question for you.Is there going to be any risk in taking up these jobs? and are these sites really going to pay me? and did i aim for a very low pay?
thank you very much for helping me.

Answer
Hello,
The sites I listed aren't going to give a job. Instead they are resources for finding job listings, or posting your skills for other employers to hire you. If you do your research and know the difference between a job and scam, you can find legitimate work that does pay you.

In the case of Rentacoder.com the money is paid by the employer upfront and held by rentacoder until the job is completed...which insures you'll get paid. Elance may do the same thing. Dice.com is a job announcement board so payment will be direct from the employer.

Leslie Truex
http://www.workathomesuccess.com