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According to their site, they sell membership to a directory of other companies who will pay you to "copy and paste the data from our members area ..." and "submit the form". The example form they display looks to me to be an advertisement one would create using Google™ AdWords, just like the Google ads you see to the left or below.
It seems there may be a bit of
marketing know-how involved and/or transferring of
existing text from one web page to another web page.
This is not traditional data entry. Yet, they call
it "data entry business". In fact, these seem to be examples of affiliate advertising - not data entry. And though you supposedly copy and paste into a Google™ Ad, the company Google, Inc. itself is cracking down. Click for a pop-up window displaying their Affiliate Policy from January 2008. Those last two paragraphs are especially significant. If you are not familiar with affiliate marketing, this policy may not make sense. But basically, the above "work at home online" examples seem to be affiliate marketing disguised, very misleadingly, as data entry. If they don't provide exceptional training and support, and you don't understand Google's policies in-depth, you are not likely to do well. Click for another pop-up window of Google, Inc. as of January 2008 stating that advertising for data entry affiliate programs is not allowed ... no exceptions! Wow! Pretty strong language. According to Google AdWords Support, they instituted this policy due to multiple complaints. They discovered that some of these sites fail to disclose that there may be significant costs to advertisers associated with these programs. I do not endorse or renounce any of the following, but I have been informed through various sources that one should be weary of:
As I add to and check up on the above list, I notice that some of these websites are "off the air" ... which leaves me to believe they've been busted. However, many return under a different name or a similar name, or just move around to avoid detection. Therefore, I will leave this list intact until/unless a URL listed above is proven legitimate. So, are online "Data Entry" programs all scams? For the most part, I say YES! But don't lose hope. Read on ...
Transcription is another form of data entry. In my own business, I had two customers from the Minneapolis area that I transcribed for. They were both in the marketing industry. It seems this company provides general transcription services to their customers. An executive might dictate a letter or sales proposal, and the at-home contractor transcribes the dictation into printable format. You will need either education, experience or both to contract for Medical Transcription work from home - but there are plenty of legitimate opportunities. This company is looking for Legal Transcriptionists. This is their corporate link for their customers, and here is their private link for interested independent contractors. Again, this is a legitimate work from home opportunity. Here's a company seeking administrative assistants, bookkeepers, and more. Click the "View Open Positions" link. And this seems to be a great lead for Virtual Assistants. In fact, they have an interesting page on their site about VA scams. Another proven, high quality Virtual Assistant resource is ivaa.org. Alpine Access is a well-known, legitimate company that hires home-based employees for customer service type jobs. You can also check out this on-demand, virtual call center. LiveOps.com. In all of the above examples, you would be an independent contractor working from home ... you would be self-employed. If you consider an opportunity like this, please look into IRS Guidelines for independent contractors. Also, check into the legitimacy of the company with the Better Business Bureau and/or online BBB, by getting references from other independent contractors with the company, and other safeguards. I also highly recommend that you consider the idea of starting your own home business. Taking on freelance projects through any of the options listed above makes you an independent contractor anyway ... why not take the next basic step toward self-employment. It's worth taking a look - learn more. From Data Entry at Home to Data Entry Business If you find this website helpful, please tell a friend. If you don't, please tell Michelle how to improve.
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