I keep thinking of putting together a list of real home-based data entry companies (for free) for subscribers to work at home truth.
UPDATE: Click here for the list of real home-based data entry companies (for free).
If you’re more interested in home businesses, you can skip this, although you might want to read my "Good or Evil" review of a ten-dollar product marketers have probably been flooding your email boxes with here. I think I give a pretty unique perspective.
You can read the "Good or Evil" review here.
Otherwise, let’s talk about putting together the data entry company list (by the way, I’ve also been playing with Google alerts to see which keywords bring back the most legitimate results for telecommuting positions in general. I’ll let you know when I have enough data on that).
Here’s what holds me back.
- Data entry jobs are incredibly hard to land because there’s so much competition.
- A significant amount of data entry is done by overseas workers who are willing to do it for as little as $1.50/hour (not all data entry has moved overseas, but a lot of it has).
- The people I’ve known who have found data entry positions have found it either through networking or volunteering for a company first.
However, it really wouldn’t take that long for me to put a list together. So I’d like to know two things:
1) Would you like me to compile the list.
2) Would you rather me put it up as a web pages or create a PDF document for you or both?
I’d appreciate it if you’d leave a comment letting me know. At least that way I know I’m not talking to myself. LOL. 
Sorry shouldn’t type lying down. I meant Paul.
I would love if you could put together a list!!! I would prefer it in PDF form so I could print it off.
Thanks,
Gina B.
sure would appreciate a legitmate list most of the work at home business are a scam – they just want you bucks and try and get a refund is like pulling teeth. if you have something that is legal and actually works i would be more than will to give it a try. thanks for any help in being able to make some real cash on the net. danny
Pleease i would love Data Entry work
Yes, we would appreciate this. Thank you for your assistance
Yes, I’d love to see this list. I’d prefer the list as a PDF so I can print it and take it anywhere with me to review, but a webpage would be fine as well. Thanks!
Either would be great, as long as they are legit and no cost. I found one where you had to send money to get a list and the supplies. That is not what I am looking for.
Hi Paul, I think it is a good idea and that you are very generous to offer your time and consideration of the “Work at home” to be’s. Pdf or an e-mail, whichever, is great!
Yes, i would like for you to compile a list of “honest” work from home Data Entry Jobs or Companies. That will coach you if you need it !
I agree there are too many fraudulant companies out there.
I have been looking for @ least a couple years now. I don’t know who to trust on-line, i do not want to waste my $ money that i don’t have anyway.
Hello Paul , Yes I Would Like You To Do The List. And Would You Please Email It To Me . Thank You Karen
Hi Paul, I think it is a good idea and that you are very generous to offer your time and consideration of the “Work at home” to be’s. Pdf or an e-mail, whichever, is great!
why should I have to pay to work for a company. I never did understand that concept. Would anyone pay to go to work outside their home everyday? Please send the list.
sure.
Hi, Paul,
I am now on a sabbatical leave here in the Philippines after having lived in the US for more than 30 years. I appreciate
what you’re intending to do and you can make a difference in peoples’ lives by showing them legitimate ways to make extra money without dealing with a Boss!
You’re absolutely correct that a lot of Multinationals are
outsourcing their programs outside the US for sheer economic
considerations, such, Call Centers, Medical Transcripts, Data enty, just to name a few. Even here in the Philippines, we have been affected economically by China where companies are flocking in because of cheap labor and real estate.
On a positive note, having these outfits here in my country have been a blessing to a huge number of Filipinos, where only a handful of elite people (less than 5%) control the economy. Just to give you an example, a good friend of mine who happens to be an ordained Catholic priest works with the
poverty stricken section of Manila. People in that place live right next door to the dump sites and live off the filthy garbage.
My friend priest has been working with these impoverished
polulace for more than 20 years and tended his indigent flocks while ministering to their spiritual needs as well. The latest project Fr. Ben is concentrating on is sending some of the unwed mothers to Vocational school studying to be data entry clerks. So, he is able to provide employment to their families and empower them amidst all the crime in that poverty stricken section in Manila…. just imagine, your US version of a ghetto, but where people live peacefully with one another… thanks to this anointed Man of God!
I would love very much to do the same thing Fr. Beltran is
doing in his part of the country. I could travel all over the Philippines training people to do homebased business,
high tech or otherwise. If you can recommend legitimate
homebased business to me, I will appreciate it very much and between you and I, we can spread good will and encouragement to people here and all over the world, eventually.
The Internet is still the best thing that happened to our society, despite all the negative publicity we hear all over the Net. I commend you for your due diligence in monitoring the unscrupolous few that give homebased business a bad name. Let’s keep our focus on our personal dream to be of service to our fellowmen.
God bless us all,
See you at the top!
Ross
skype: allucancall
Yes I would like that in an emailor url. That sounds good I am interested to know the legitmate
data entry jobs.
Yes
Hi,
I would really like it if you would compile a list.
I would like to have it as a pdf and on the web site. That would be a great help!
Thanks
yes compile the list. PDF or both. thanks
i think this is a great idea. i would prefer either way. i really need some guidelines and appreciate any assistance i can get!! thanks again.
I would like a list of honest companies in pdf. I’m tired of being ripped off as I am disabled and don’t have extra money to loose.
Yes, Paul, It would be nice to know if there really is data entry you can make decent money. I get these offers ALL THE TIME. Email is fine. PDF is fine.
Bonnie
I think a list would be nice. I would like to work from home because I could use some exta money and I alredy have a job. I only work part time and live on a fixed income so the extra money would be nice.
I would be grateful for the list in both formats and I truly hope that this is free and can help me make some money as you say and not just another scam. Thank you very much
I notice that the time and date on my last posting is May 29, 2008, 2:48 a.m. whereas the here on the East Coast is May 28, 2008, 10:48 p.m. Where are you located? Thank you.
Paul,
Thank you, yes, please compile the list as both. And no you’re not talking just to yourself. People do read you and respect your opinion in navigating this idea that we can master working at home and being prospered at it. Thank you again for taking the interest in me to reseach and inform me of what the bigger picture is. Susan
Sure I would like a real, honest-to-goodness truthful list.However, in the last 5 years, I have spent over $5000 on scams, including virtual assistant jobs,data entry jobs, mystery shopping, rebate processing, ebay stores, etc. etc. So I really don’t trust any body’s “list” free or not.
would like you to put out list on a web page i prefer look forward to it ty Ronnie
I would like to have both. Thanks. James
It would be so nice to be able to work from home. since gas
prices is an all time high. So what are you waiting for,
BRING IT ON.
Compile the list & send it as a pdf document
Paul,
Yes, I would like the list on a web page.
Thanks, Tom
Ross,
Thanks for taking the time to make that lengthy post.
One of the subscribers here at WorkAtHomeTruth that I’ve gotten to know is from the Philippines and the way she’s summed it up is as follows:
“I highly educated populace with few work opportunities, extremely low wages and a cost of living that’s much higher than the salaries/wages that people receive.”
In fact that was where I got the $1.50/hour figure for data entry as I know there are workers in the Philippines doing it for AT LEAST as low as that if not lower.
No, there won’t be any fees for any of these companies. These aren’t those make "$225.00/day filling out simple forms" types of jobs.
Nyambura,
I’m in St. Louis, MO – Central time.
Lynda, That sounds like the tpyical "home assembly" type scam. Was it that type of work or some other type of work?
Also, if you’re a writer and editor you are going to do significantly better focusing on that type of work.
Have you checked out the page I helped put together called Make money writing for the web over at HubPages?
Since you’re already a professional, you’d want to skip down to the sections called "Freelance Writing Jobs Online" and "Additional Resources for writers". The "Additional Resources" section lists quite a few places for professional writers.
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OK. Timing-wise.
My oldest boy graduates from Kindergarten this Friday so I’ll be busy with closing school activities, etc.
But I would imagine I could get this done over the weekend. I’ll do my best to get it done then anyhow.
Paul
Hi Char,
It’s great to hear from you!
Thanks for the comments.
Judy,
I hear you.
That’s why I made the entire Mystery Shopping section on the site free (it used to be donation-based).
I think I only made one “mistake” there when I listed a service that I believe used to have a decent free version until someone informed me that free version was now pretty much useless and I updated those pages to include the information that person was kind enough to provide.
$5,000 is a crazy amount of money to spend.
That’s one of the advantages of participating in the forums at sites like WAHM.com or IveTriedThat.com.
You can ask people about things your considering putting money towards – although if you follow The Rules at this site I can’t see any way that you would have ever continued to spend that type of money on home jobs.
Thanks alot!!! The list would be very helpful. At least the list coming from you we would know that the companies are legit. Thanks for all the hard work you do.
I think that it would be a terrific idea to post a list.
It really doesn’t matter which form you put the list in. What is important is that these “data entry” companies are NOT what’s typically out there: PPC advertising (filling out forms, ha,ha!) for Clickbank companies. Essentially being a paying advertiser for those rip-off artists.
Every “data entry” job I found so far turns out to be an advertising position where you end up paying through your nose and only get paid when you manage to sell the product.
Finding a Data Entry Position that does not cost anything up front would be outstanding!!! I look at this way, when you go search for a job out in this world do you have to pay the company a fee up front to get the job? No!!! Therefore why pay for a position online? Also, if you’re looking for a job that means most likely you have no income coming in so therefore you can’t pay for work if you have no money.
I say “yes” to both questions. I have been needing extra income and I currently have a full time job data entering and I like a lot. I have been with this job for a very long time. So with this in mind, I really love to spend time with my family on the weekends which brings me to data entering on the web at home but for other businesses. I do not want to start my own business. So in answer to your questions, I say yes I would appreciate it if you would generate some kind of a list.
Yes, please do create the lists, also anxiously waiting. Thanks by the way for all the work you do and the money you save us not letting us get scammed. Much appreciated.
I suppose it would be a great asset for some to have such a list created, especially for free. However, I have another concern. The last time I opened an email from the WorkAtHomeTruth newsletter, there was a link on the page regarding an article or information on legitimate home-based business offers vs. scams, and once I clicked that link and it took me to the website, which didn’t seem to have anything to do with the info indicated in the link, I got a “an attempt to attack your computer was blocked” message, so I immediately logged out and cleaned my pc. It seems people cannot click on ANYthing online these days without risk of being hacked or scammed, even from the sites who claim they offer information on how to avoid such scams. I just wanted to bring it to your attention, and I apologize I cannot now recall what the link was. I am leary of utilizing ANY information anywhere online. It’s sad. And back to the idea of the list of data entry jobs available, I would welcome both the webpage and the pdf file. Thanks!
I would very much appreciate your doing this as a pdf.
Yes, on both questions. You have worked hard to find legit companies. Thanks
Hi,
Yes i would love to have you compile a list for the Home- based Data Entry companies and i would also like it as a PDF document.
Thanks,
JD