Online data entry can start as a low skill position, depending on the type, and sometimes be completed as efficiently at home as in an office. Thus almost naturally, there tends to be a greater supply of ready unskilled workers than positions available.
Unfortunately the demand has been partly addressed by scammers touting grand promises (often related to "pay per click" advertising at worker expense), so a warning is perhaps the first thing to note in finding work-at-home online data entering jobs.
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I. Due diligence is researching company legitimacy
This is not the place to go into a full length discussion on how to root out scam or undesirable "opportunities," but we can make a few suggestions, like taking a look at the numbers of complaints and how they were resolved (plus the rating justifications) when looking up a website on the Better Business Bureau site bbb.org.
Furthermore, there are some review sites that can prove useful, but be aware that some of these sites may have a financial stake in some of the companies or offers reviewed. Try to find differing review perspectives. Comments by site viewers can be less biased or can just be unfair rants or give incomplete pictures, so again where possible, try to get more than one perspective... and from multiple people. Look for patterns or revealing sentences.
Sometimes further information can be found via Whois.net, scambusters.org and ftc.gov. And the only thing I will add is that you should be especially careful at researching offers and companies that you find attractive; remember the motto, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."
II. On fees before job offers...
A further word of caution is that sites that try to sell you something in order to get an at-home data inputting job are not seeking to employee you, at least not directly. Why would an employer want money from those they purport to pay for work?
Some of these products and services are legitimate for the right customer, but if there is any vagueness in the reasons for the fee or if the promises are unrealistic, beware. Some of these are notorious scams.
Among possible legitimate products and services are educational or training ones to prepare customers for a particular job market (depending on the quality and relevance of the material). Some job boards also require a fee from job seekers (e.g., flexjobs.com), ostensibly so that the site owners can do a more thorough job of weeding out less reputable employers and positions. Or there may be fees for certain equipment (or software) required for a job working from home.
Just recognize such offers as something other than direct job offers and get enough information to decide for yourself if they are worth it to you.
III. Online job boards, specialty sites
But the good news is that there is a real demand for online data entry work and there are genuine positions out there. The primary function of online job boards is to connect employers looking to hire workers with those looking for the kind of work employers want--not that all employers posting an ad are to be trusted. But company size, age, and reputation can give clues.
Then there are companies which by nature require a fair number of data entry people or which act as clearing houses for short term data entry work. A few possible sources are absolutedocs.com, virtualassistants.com, tigerfish.com, and idictate.com.
Speed and accuracy are "musts," of course. And sometimes the field of opportunity is widened by additional skills such as familiarity with medical terminology, facility with standard computer office software like Excel and Powerpoint, and administrative skill and experience. Sites that do not seem to demand much in the way of skills and experience from their potential employees and freelance workers may be suspect as to their value and reputation.
IV. Search engine use
There are often search functions on job board sites, sometimes with advanced search functions. One may be able to be more specific, for example, with geographical location or jargon terms.
On Google or other search engines too, one may use multiple words or put some words in quotes for more targeted searches. Or try eliminating unimportant words if there are no results. Use a dictionary or thesaurus and try synonyms. Transcription jobs. Data input. Data entry keyers. Caption typing employment. Work at home stenographer. Online database helpers. Whatever you can come up with.
And keep at it. There is a work at home data entry job out there for you.
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