Monday, August 18, 2008

Home Jobs: Work from home online business

By dikan'ka kinkowan


Every day, more and more people are staying at home to work. Even the government is pushing for this. Congress is requiring many agencies to permit their employees to work at home.

You might be thinking, "I wish I could do that". Well, it just might be possible. The biggest fear businesses have is whether productivity will drop.

If you really want to work at home, you need to convince your boss how it will help the company. If they feel that this change is beneficial to the company, you are in good shape. The benefits you get will be nice too.

Another option is to start your own business from home. You can offer businesses the services you provided your old employer. There are lots of work opportunities for skilled office people.

Handling phone calls is a common home based job that companies outsource. Customer service, and taking orders are a couple of things that you might do if you are answering the phones. If you're good on the phone, this can be a way to go.

If you have accounting skills, you can find some companies that will let you handle this for them from your home. Many small businesses can't hire full time accountants. You can work for a few of these businesses and make a nice income.

Even secretaries can work from home. Small companies that are home based will need this work done. They don't have an office so hiring a home based secretary is the answer. And, they could hire you part time.

You could do writing projects for companies. A lot of different writing is needed for many businesses. If you have good writing skills you can do this from home too.

Helping companies do their billing is another home based career. There might be some software and training to get started. Once you know the work, you can take over this problem for companies.

Businesses need to be flexible. Committing to too many employees can be restricting. By outsourcing a lot of work you remain flexible. You can change your workforce quickly, without having to fire people.

With high speed internet, communication and transferring data is lightning fast. This has made telecommuting possible. This often benefits both the owners and the workers.

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