Work From Home Couple

I found an interesting work-at-home story yesterday on the Web site of WKYC in Cleveland. Seems the tough economy is forcing more stay-at-home moms to search for jobs that they can work from their homes. It’s all an effort to bring in even a little extra income.

You can read the story here. The first comment after the story, by the way, is quite clever. Someone wrote: “My life has been so much easier now that I opened that brothel at my house.”

But seriously folks, in today’s staggering economy, it’s true that every little bit of extra income can help, especially with the dreaded holidays approaching. So if a stay-at-home mom or dad can find a part-time job that still allows time to play and watch the kids, why not? We need more people working from home, not less.

The big challenge, of course, is to weed out the scammers or flakes before accepting a work-from-home job. With the popularity and ease of craigslist, it’s easier than ever for scammers to sucker people desperate for a little extra cash. Unfortunately, there’s no sure-fire way to determine who is a scammer and who isn’t. There are hints: Ads filled with typos are usually a good warning. If someone advertising a work-from-home job doesn’t actually say what the work is, that’s another one to avoid. Those that sound too good to be true — Make $7,000 a week working from home! — are usually scams. And those that you see popping up on craigslist over and over again usually are up to no good.

The main weapon anyone has in identifying a work-from-home scam is common sense. If something doesn’t seem right, trust your instincts and stay away. Otherwise, go for the work-from-home job. Today, we can all use the extra dollars.

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