Someone mentioned in Ely's thread that perhaps I could share what I know about working from home. I have been doing so, in one form or another, for the last 13 years.
I am happy to share a topic I know a lot about, and that I think can be/is a great option for many, many people who cannot go to a 9-5 job every day, or who cannot find one for whatever reason.
Working from home is a bit different than the BM working world. Most people who work from home in less skilled positions are 1099 contractors and not employees. Keep this in mind when considering income from WAH because you will have to pay your own taxes on the income.
The other difference in WAH is that WAH companies seem to come and go over time. Additionally, many start with a great pay rate and then drop them over time when they figure out they can pay lower and people will line up to work for them. The key is to see who the good companies are and work them until they drop prices.
Most people who WAH call their gigs "eggs." It is always advisable to have multiple eggs in the basket for when one breaks.
WAH jobs are much more volitile. When you are a 1099 contractor it is not uncommon to work all day, go to bed, and get up to an e-mail that all of their contractors were let go, the company isn't needing your work with no explaination, or whatever. This is very common. If they tell people a project is ending then people bail. Best to tell people once the job is over....
Where do I find work?
wahm.com is a website that has been around forever and lists a lot of opportunities. Also, there will be a lot of conversation about who is good to work for and who is not.
workplacelikehome.com is similar to the above. Forum where you can find leads daily and a lot of conversation about what companies are good and which suck.
workersonboard.com updates a listing each week of companies hiring.
ratracerebellion.com has a daily listing.
Also, for crowdsource or task-based jobs there is Amazon's Mechanical Turk and a site called Clickworker.
For writers there are many popular blogs that list opportunities daily. Problogger has a good list as well.
Textbroker and writersdomain.net are good options for writing. WD is a mess right now, but should clear-up soon. And, they are paying us $20 per 400 word article these days.
I believe, and many people can attest to this fact, that it is easy to replace a min-wage income via working online. With skills, such as writing, transcription, etc... one can earn more.
For the higher education folks, there are also opportunities that require you have higher degrees or CPA licenses, etc... and those typically pay well.
This one came to mind for Mich:
www.chegg.com/jobs/listings/?jvi=o49CXfww,Job
