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Tricky to Find Legitimate Work from Home Opprtunities, but Possible

Finding legitimate Work at Home Programs on the net is not a walk in the park. No, my friend, you quickly find yourself lost in a murky labyrinth of dubious get-rich-quick schemes. I am saddened by the potential of the internet to defraud and exploit people,especially those of us who are not motivated by greed or some easy additional income, but who are compelled through personal circumstances, such as disability, to work at home.

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  1. The Quest for True Value Home Business Opportunities
  2. Some of Us are More Vulnerable to Internet Exploitation
  3. Your Potential Behind the Disability
  4. The Disgrace of Internet Scams
  5. Good News: Legitimate Work at Home Opportunities are Available

The Foggy Labyrinth of Internet Home Business Opportunities

Scam or No Scam?

The Quest for True Value

There must be many thousands of people out there, who, like me are in search of legitimate opportunities to work from home. Not because we are too lazy to get up early for work, or because we are greedy or opportunistic, but simply because we are compelled by our unique personal circumstances to work at home, and more specifically, to do something that is internet based.

The More Vulnerable

Who are these people who have a very limited choice about their work environment and the type of work they are capable of doing? Perhaps it is a single mother with a special needs child. Perhaps a middle-aged man who was retrenched from his job and is unsuccessful in finding alternative employment due to the specialized nature of his qualifications and experience. Or perhaps it is someone, like me, who is confronted with a disability at a later stage in his life. A disability preventing him from practicing his profession any further. A person whose dreams were shattered when he was at the pinnacle of his career. A person forced to go on disability retirement prematurely without the financial security to afford retirement. That is me and I'm convinced I'm not alone. At the age of 48 I unexpectedly and abruptly suffered a loss of hearing with such rapid progression that at 50 I had less than 30% hearing left. I am highly qualified social services professional and my entire career had been all about working with people for people. Not the type of work you can do when you cannot communicate verbally.

The Potential Behind the Disability

I like my computer, though, and I am fascinated by the potential and power of electronic information and the internet as an information source and marketing tool. Moreover, I have the ability to string a few good sentences together and enjoy it to put pen to paper, or fingertips to the keyboard, for that matter. Hence my venture into a search for a work and income generating opportunity which is internet marketing related.

The Disgrace of Internet Scams

I have spent days on the internet searching for something legitimate, but have been mainly dismayed at what is being flaunted as instant roads to riches schemes, requiring you to subscribe and pay without knowing what you will be marketing or what the strategy would entail. Once you've subscribed (yes, I have been conned out of desperation to find something real), you discover that it is nothing less than a groundless pyramid scheme with no substance whatsoever. Shame on the fraudulent inventors and perpetrators of these scams!The fact the I have been exploited and conned is of little relevance, what is of more concern to me is that there must be many vulnerable others whose situation is more desperate that mine who have been abused and defrauded by these con men and women. As much as I stand for freedom of speech and the liberty that the internet provides, as much do I believe that the lack of control over internet fraudsters erodes the moral fiber of the online community and stains the enlightenment of the age of information technology.

The Good News: Legitimate Opportunities are Available

At this point I need to caution, however. My litany must not be construed as a blanket condemnation of all internet advertised work at home programs. This lens should rather be interpreted as a call to caution, especially for those who are in a similar situation to me and are therefore perhaps somewhat more vulnerable than those who have broader career options.

There are indeed some highly legitimate work at home programs offered on the internet. Opportunities through which you can enhance you knowledge and skills and use it in internet marketing with the potential to produce significant income. They are often of an affiliate marketing nature, which means you become an affiliate of a company to market that company's products or services via the internet. These good companies not only provide you with all the information you need to market their product, but they also impart the knowledge, skills and tools to embark on an effective internet marketing campaign. One site that I can highly recommend identifies and describes a limited number of real and legitimate work at home opportunities. The site can be accessed at:
Top 10 Work at Home

The programs you will learn about here all have potential to produce significant income, but not if you are unprepared to put in some effort or unwilling to explore the myriad free marketing opportunities the internet provides. The programs will guide you to these opportunities, but you will have to work them.

I wish you abundance and for new doors to open for you as they have for me.
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    Melanie Nov 6, 2009 @ 6:18 pm | delete
    I agree! It is first hard o find good work at home jobs after sifting through all of the scams, then to find ones that are permanent and not temporary, but then having a disability, it seems nearly impossible!

    The great thing is that there are Legitimate companies who actually want to hire people with disabilities to work from home. One of these companies is J.Lodge.

    J. Lodge is a premier quality call services company whose dedication and commitment in providing jobs for disabled Americans has been the foundation of its 10 year history.

    What is great is that they are almost always hiring, especially right now for disabled individuals looking for part-time permanent careers.

    To apply, visit: www.jlodge.com/careers

    It is definitely worth applying to!
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    Spook Jul 19, 2008 @ 2:30 pm | delete
    Beautifully written and so true. Being deaf is not the end of the world believe me, but it can be very trying. Keep up the good work and the best of luck.
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