Data Entry Jobs

Have you seen sites offering data entry jobs that ask you to pay a fee before you can do the job? They claim you can earn hundreds or thousands of dollars each week doing this simple work from home job. These "jobs" are sometimes called email processing or home typing jobs as well. They usually give the impression that the work you will be doing is mostly data entry.

The "data entry" usually involves typing ads all over the internet. You may be advertising something like a list of companies that hire home-workers (these lists are usually really outdated and not worth it) or advertising the same website that you joined. The only way you can earn ANY money is when someone purchases the product you advertised or signs up to the same site you joined using your link.

Another variation of these jobs involves pay-per-click advertising. After you pay the fee, you are told to sign up as an affiliate for various online programs and then to use pay per click advertising to sell these products. This form of advertising can get quite expensive. Anyone can sell products like this, without paying a fee to find out about it. Do some research if this interests you.

Legitimate Data Entry Jobs

There are legitimate data entry jobs online. There are also a LOT of people that want these jobs. The ones that land these jobs are usually those with previous experience and/or professional resumes. Some say that your resume should be fine-tuned for each job that you apply for.

There are a number of legitimate companies that offer data entry jobs, you can find some on the clerical jobs page, or just click here to go there.

You will not be asked to pay a fee for a legitimate job.

A Customer Service Representative (CSR) job also requires data entry skills, as well as the ability to be on the phone and internet at the same time. If you are interested in this type of work, please see the Customer Service Jobs section.

Transcription work is another option for good typists. To find companies that hire home-based transcriptionists see the Transcription Jobs page.

As you can see there are a number of jobs that involve data entry. If you cannot find work with a legitimate company you could also look into doing freelance projects to get some more experience. The large freelance sites always have listings for data entry work, article writing, and other jobs that involve typing or data entry. Check the Freelance Work section to find current projects.

Good luck with your job search!

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