Amazon.com’s Mechanical Turk is not like a traditional work from home job (or any job for that matter). Most jobs require applications, interviews, and have some kind of regular work, regular pay checks and sort forth. Amazon’s Mechanical Turk is …
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Amazon.com Mechanical Turk – work from home opportunity
Posted on August 15, 2011 in Articles, Free job leads, Ongoing jobs
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Telecommuting is on the rise
Posted on August 3, 2011 in Articles
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The Atlantic posted a good article about telecommuting. The gist is, 34 million people telecommute at least from time to time. And just as many people have jobs where telecommuting is possible, but they don’t telecommute yet. The article also …
Taxes and 1099′s for telecommuters
Posted on August 2, 2011 in Articles
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Let me start by saying that I am not a tax advisor. So, that means that all my advice should be consider wrong until proven right from another source. However, hopefully what I say will point you in the right …
Telecommuting and piecework
Posted on August 1, 2011 in Articles
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Hourly pay and fixed-salary are two huge stumbling blocks to productivity and work-life balance. In the case of hourly pay, this gives the employee an incentive to put in as little effort as possible without getting fired. If you do …
Telecommuting and integrity
Posted on July 30, 2011 in Articles
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I want to speak quickly about integrity. As a telecommuter, you have the advantage of not having a boss hang over your shoulder all the time. You can work without a lot of the normal stresses of work. Do not …
Health insurance for telecommuters
Posted on July 29, 2011 in Articles
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Most jobs that start as telecommute pay their employees as contractors rather than traditional employees, and thus give the employee no benefits other than the pay. This means you have to take care of your own retirement and health insurance. …
