Does your spouse support your search for work from home opportunities? If so, you’re quite lucky to have a partner who understands the importance of, and the benefits associated with, at home jobs. However, not all women are as blessed. For some, their husbands are not convinced that searching for work at home job leads is a good use of their time, particularly when the economy is in the state that it’s in and the bills are due.

The following tips may help your spouse understand how a work at home job can actually benefit your family beyond a paycheck:

• Childcare costs are eliminated when moms are able to work from home.
• Without the need to commute, it is not unusual for work at home moms to work more than one job (thus, increasing the family’s bottom line).
• Work at home jobs afford moms greater scheduling flexibility, which helps in the smooth running of a household, caring for loved ones, etc.
• Transportation costs are lower in work at home jobs for moms and are often even nonexistent. (There are no bridge tolls, no fuel costs, no auto maintenance costs, etc. when employees telecommute full time)
• Auto insurance costs are sometimes less for telecommuters.
• Time saved by not commuting to and from work can be invested back into the household and, in particular, into the children.
• In some work at home opportunities, such as those frequently found in freelance writing, moms are paid as work is completed instead of having to wait for monthly or bi-weekly pay.
• Children benefit the most when at least one parent works within the home and is available for their daily needs.
• Moms who work from home often report less stress than if they worked outside of the home. Happy wife, happy life! (Okay, maybe I’ve watched a few too many episodes of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, but it’s true, right?)

It is possible that your partner is not familiar with these and other benefits of work at home jobs. Because of this, it is likely that they are missing the big picture and their lack of support is actually just a lack of knowledge. It’s also likely that your spouse has been hoodwinked by the myth that all work at home jobs are scams and doesn’t understand all of the time that you’re spending searching for jobs on the Internet.

Work from home jobs are offered in a variety of industries and are performed by a diverse mix of workers from all skill levels, but if your husband doesn’t know this, he’s missing valuable information. Taking the time to understand your spouse’s concerns while, at the same time, offering real information on the future of work at home jobs can do wonders in quelling disputes about searching for work from home opportunities.

So, what’s your best advice for convincing a spouse about the benefits of work at home jobs for moms?

As technology continues to advance, we predict that work from home opportunities will too. If you are currently employed, but would like to stay home with your family, you’ve come to the right place to assist you in finding work at home jobs for moms. However, also consider presenting your employer with the idea of working from home in your current position. While she may not take to the idea overnight, if you clearly present your case and prove yourself worthy of such consideration, you may find that your work out of the home job could be transformed into a telecommute position.

Talking to Your Employer About Telecommuting

If you have a job that you can perform at home and you believe you’re ready to join the telecommute brigade, begin by mustering  your courage and asking your employer for permission to work one or two days per week from home during a brief trial period. She’ll surely need more convincing, and the following benefits of telecommuting may help:

Telecommuting Benefits That Your Boss Will Love:

• Allowing employees to work from home decreases levels of job dissatisfaction and increases employee retention. Tread carefully with this one, as you don’t want to give the impression that you’re tired of your job, but do present it as a benefit, overall.
• Employees who telecommute help create a greener environment by reducing carbon emissions, reducing office energy costs and reducing overall oil consumption.
• Telecommuting saves on overhead costs (less space is needed, as well as fewer resources used).
• When faced with intense weather barriers or natural disasters, employees who work from home are often able to continue in that capacity without severe interruptions. (No more sick days used due to being snowed in or due to blocked roads, etc.)
• Employees who work from home tend to take fewer days off from work due to illness or family emergencies.
• Work at home jobs for moms tend to be less stressful and afford workers the flexibility that they desire in a work schedule, thus decreasing the chances of losing employees due to job-related stress.

If your boss needs further convincing or doubts your claims, simply direct her to the Benefits of Telework, published by the U.S. General Services Administration and the Telework Exchange. In this 14-page pdf report, she can read all about the pros associated with work from home opportunities and, hopefully, will open the door for other employees to enjoy these benefits, as well.

Taking an Inch When You Want a Mile

Don’t expect her to embrace the idea right away and don’t expect her to allow you to work a full 40 hour work week at home right off the bat. But even if she agrees to let you work at home a few days each week, doing so can make a huge difference in your life. As business owners and other employers become aware of the benefits, as well as the growing trend in work at home jobs for moms, we just may find an increase in traditional positions making the switch to telecommuting positions, after all.

If you’re an employee who has managed to turn your work out of the home job into a work at home job, we’d love to hear from you. Any thought or tips for those wishing to follow in your footsteps?

Thanks for tuning in and don’t forget to check out today’s JOB LEADS before you go!

In the past, we’ve discussed how work from home opportunities get a bum rap because of scam artists who advertise online. We’ve done our best to highlight the difference between legitimate work at home jobs for moms and work at home ad scams. What we want to do today, however, is share with you how you can help stop the amount of bad ads appearing on the web and, perhaps, even prevent other work at home moms from being taken in by these conniving schemes.

Here are a few tips for blowing the whistle on work at home scams:

1. Flag scams. If you search for jobs on CraigsList and encounter an ad that violates CraigsList’s Terms of Use, do not hesitate to click the “Flag” link located in a box near the top right of the ad. Ditto for our job leads and other sites where work at home jobs for moms are advertised.

2. Familiarize yourself with the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Internet security warnings and, as you find them, report fraudulent work from home opportunities directly to them for further investigation.

3. If you’ve been victimized by a fraudulent ad, it’s possible that other moms either have been or are at risk of being victimized as they continue to hunt for work at home jobs for moms. Because of this, as soon as you realize that you’ve been bamboozled, report crooked individuals and companies to the Internet Crime Complaint Center in order to prevent others from taking the same fall.

4. Spread the word. If you frequent work at home forums, blogs and social networks, be sure to warn others about ads, schemes or companies that you know to be fraudulent. Word travels fast on the web, but crooks count on your silence to keep them in business. Even if you’ve never been taken advantage of, but you have spotted or know how to spot a work at home job scam, you’d be doing the entire community of telecommuters a favor by naming names. Of course, if you keep silent, you’re doing the scammers a favor, instead. Whose side are you on?

If anyone has any additional tips to offer, please do so in the comments section below. Together, I truly believe we can make a difference!

Technology has made work at home jobs for moms more popular than ever before. Although moms have always worked at home, making money online has made it possible for women to draw from the best of both worlds. Able to stay at home with her children, today’s woman is also able to contribute to her household’s budget at the same time. Many women even maintain positions as the main breadwinner in a family strictly by working at home. As news of work from home opportunities spread, women comb the internet with hopes of finding suitable work at home jobs for moms, but find themselves overwhelmed with the information and options they soon discover. Not long after realizing the numerous possibilities of telecommuting, it’s not uncommon for moms to ask, “Where’s the best place to start?”

Your Personal Starting Point

We understand this feeling and are here to help. With choices like social media jobs, virtual assisting, transcription jobs, online tutoring and a long list of other work at home jobs for moms, it can be hard to decide upon one job market to pursue. We suggest that you first take some quiet time and assess your skills, talents and past work experiences. What is it that you do better than most people you know? What would you spend time doing if you didn’t have to worry about earning an income? What kind of favors do you find that friends and family call upon you for when they need help? What kinds of tasks did you enjoy performing at your last job? In what areas have you received any special awards or accolades? Reflect on these things for a while — write them down even — and you’ll likely find yourself leaning towards a certain type of work.

What Makes You Cringe?

And don’t be afraid to focus on some of your shortcomings or identifying certain tasks that you make a special effort to avoid. For instance, if you are painfully shy or are not comfortable speaking to others by phone, make note of this and strike call center jobs from your list of possibilities. If you’d rather get a tooth pulled than write several hundred words each day, duly note this and strike freelance writing jobs off of your job search list. The point is that, just because you may find out that certain work at home jobs for moms exist, it’s probably not a good idea for you to pursue any and all of these simply because they’re advertised. There are enough work from home opportunities in the world for you not to have to settle for just any one of them in order to make money online. Instead, be honest with yourself from the beginning and you’re a lot more likely to find a remote opportunity that you enjoy and that you’ll perform well in.

Now Your Job Search Begins

Once you’ve begun to narrow down your interests and skills, you’re ready to begin a job search. We offer plenty of leads on work at home jobs for moms here each weekday, but you can also search for work from home opportunities that we may have missed on your own. All in all, we want you to feel empowered in knowing that legitimate opportunities to work from home do exist, and we don’t want you to feel overwhelmed with all of the information and options available to you. Take your time, start with a little honest soul searching and then pursue your work at home goals with a passion.

Additional Reading and Resources:

How to Work From Home by Demi
Work at Home Mom Quiz
Work at Home Money
“How To” Business Guides

If you’re anywhere near the Herndon, Virginia area this weekend, make it your business to check the NetWork Expo out. Specializing in part-time and work at home jobs for moms, the expo is bringing legitimate work from home employers directly to you. While there, you’ll be able to get the 4-1-1 on who’s hiring and have the opportunity to speak with company representatives face-to-face.

Who

NetWork Expo

What

Job fair for part-time and work at home employers

Where

Hilton Washington Dulles

13869 Park Center Road

Herndon, Virginia 20171

When

June 13, 2010 (11a~5p)

On-site childcare is provided and, although the admission is a very affordable $5 bucks, you can register for the NetWork Expo for free online using the discount code: JobProsper.

For more information, visit the NetWork Expo website.

Be Careful Out There!

Recent headlines about a woman in Florida who has been charged in a counterfeit check scam is a sad reminder of how important it is to be cautious when applying for work at home jobs for moms. When we cull job leads for you, we do our best to filter illegitimate job listings out, but do note that crooks are out there in full force and ready to take you for a ride. Unfortunately, we’ve even seen ads for the exact scam that this woman is implicated in and we’ve seen these types of jobs discussed on popular work at home forums by moms who’ve considered applying for this illegitimate opportunity.

Now, this doesn’t mean that all work at home jobs for moms that you see advertised are scams. We wouldn’t work so hard to offer you resources, information and job search tips if we believed that finding a legitimate work at home job was a useless effort. But we beg you to keep your eyes wide open and your wallets tightly shut as you continue your search!

On that note, here are a few websites that you should bookmark, which will help familiarize you with the work at home workforce, while adding to your knowledge and understanding of how telecommuting works:

Work at Home Money

Work From Home

Work at Home Jobs Community

In parting, remember to do your homework, seek out the wisdom of other work at home moms and always trust your gut. Scammers depend on you ignoring these precautions, but we know that you’re listening and we also know that the right, legitimate work at home job will open up for you soon.