The Birth of My Home office
I have been making money online since I first started getting online, it all started when I was in high school, and I would make a cute little page for a friend in exchange for a few bucks, I just had alot of fun with it. Then I decided to look around more and see the potential, so I started learning more, and ended up getting some ‘real’ jobs online doing websites. At this time I was still working outside the house, at fast food places and school. Shortly after school, I got married and became a mommy, at that point I tried everything you can think of to make money online, I experienced my first, but not last scam, got ripped off stuffing envelopes, and then another selling internet services. I ended up getting a ‘real job’ outside of the house.
Then when my marriage fell apart, I went to California with my mother and decided to go to college for computer programming, loved it, aced it. When I left California, I moved around quite a bit, never once using my degree at the restaurants I worked at. :-) I would bounce back and forth, trying to work from home and failing, back to the ‘real world’. Then somehow, about 3 years ago, I got some freedom, I could ‘afford’ to try to work from home and fail the first few times, so I did, miserably! I tried everything, from getting paid to read emails, to mystery shopping, a few web site design jobs, you name it, I tried it. But I never found my calling.
I though I had struck gold when I found the phone jobs, and I had, I worked full time at home, making full time income answering the phone and placing orders for companies like HSN, Toys R Us, etc. I only stopped doing that because it wasn’t what I really wanted to do. Not that I know what I want to do now, :-) But I kept trying things, I did work with medical records for a while, I made and sold jewelry, I did scrapbooking. Then I started blogging and writing. I really enjoy this, I enjoy being able to try thousands of things and write about them. It gives me variety. I guess you could call me a ‘researcher and reporter’. I will try the scams so you don’t have to. Writing gives me a chance to review new websites, products and jobs. And hopefully make a difference.
So thats my story, how I got started working from home. It has been a long bumpy road, and I am sure it isn’t over yet. But I am glad to have you with me!
Thanks for the article. I enjoyed reading about how you began and lasted. That is what all women who plan to start their own home offices should know.
That story sounds very familiar, Eve! heehee!
We should swap ‘internet scam’ horror stories!
Hello Eve,
Might you be willing to elaborate on the medical records work you tried?If you don’t mind please do tell all about it and what amount of money you were able to make.Thank you so very much!Rosa
Hi Rosa, I will right up a post today about it, no problem, it was great work.
Top notch informative post you have, do keep up the fab work – Thanks