How to Make Money at Your Kitchen Table

Whether you're a stay-at-home mom or youre just tired of punching a time clock, it pays to research ways to make money at home. When you first start your search for jobs you can tackle from your kitchen table, youll find a lot of scams and cons. However, if you persevere, youll discover there really are ways to make money without working outside the home. With a little information and some good resources, you can build an at-home career.

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Use your talent on the telephone to make money. An increasing number of trouble-shooting departments for electronic and computerized equipment distributors are hiring American citizens to handle incoming calls instead of outsourcing them to overseas call centers. After training with the company, you will receive payment by the hour or by the number of calls you successfully complete. (See Resources)

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Become an auction reseller. Youve heard how some people make money selling on eBay; well, it works if you approach it from a business standpoint. Not only can you purchase items in bulk and then resell them individually, you can have the United States Postal Service pick up the packaged and prepaid postal items from your front door. Do some research on the biggest sellers before you get started.

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Shop and get paid for it. While this is not strictly something you do from your kitchen table, you can sit there to complete in-depth surveys about your shopping experience and receive payment for your troubles. Mystery shoppers, hired by retailers and manufacturers, form a discreet opinion on a stores services and customer satisfaction. (See Resources)

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Complete surveys and get paid for your opinion. With paid online survey companies, you will complete surveys based upon your demographics and will earn money or gift cards for your effort. This is an area where discretion is valuable. If any company asks you to pay a fee to join, it should send up a red flag. Legitimate companies hire survey-takers, they dont ask for money.

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Network with like-minded, work-at-home individuals to find new opportunities. One such website, Work At Home Moms (WAHM), offers numerous ways to make money at your kitchen table. As an added bonus, members of these sites share warnings when an online offer is too good to be true. (See Resources)