Work At Home With Convergys!

Part 2 in my series of companies that hire work at home employees!

1. Part 1 - Work at Home With Alpine Access


2. Part 2 - Work at Home With Convergys


3. Part 3 - Work at Home With Extended Presence


4. Part 4 - Work at Home With Internet Girl Friday


5. Part 5 - Work at Home with LiveOps

Work At Home With Convergys

If you're looking for a work at home position, Convergys may be a good choice for you. Convergys hires over 75,000 home agents in over 70 countries. They are a huge company, and offer their clients services to improve and sustain customer relationships.

Working at home can save you money. How much money would you save by working from home? Think about the amount of money you spend each day while at work. Do you have a budget for eating out each day? Gas for your vehicle? How about work attire? Convergys' website offers a savings calculator so you can calculate your savings by choosing to work at home.

Once you've calculated your savings by working at home, you can learn about the jobs Convergys hires work at home employees to do.If you have a good phone demeanor, and good customer service skills, a work at home position with Convergys may be the perfect choice.

Convergys Work At Home Agent

So what does a Convergys work at home agent do? Well, the hours worked vary between 16 and 40 hours per week. Working at home with Convergys consists of answering in-bound phone calls for clients' customers.

Paid training at home is provided, and work at home agents get paid during the training. The amount of training necessary depends on the client, and is discussed over the phone during the hiring process. Continuous training is required throughout the employment duration.

Convergys work at home agents are offered benefits as well. AND they are based on your first day of employment! These include:

• Paid Holidays


• Paid Vacations


• Health Insurance


• Life Insurance


• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance


• Flexible Spending Accounts


• Disability Insurance


• Tuition Reimbursement


• 401k with Employer Match


• Stock Purchase Plan

Not bad for a work at home position, right? One of the best parts is that while they DO perform a background check, they don't charge the applicant for it. Getting a work at home position with Convergys sounds great, doesn't it? Let's discuss what Convergys requires its home agents to have in their home office, and see if you have what it takes!

Convergys Work at Home Requirements

The biggest requirement is the state you live in; work at home positions are only currently available in the following states: Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

There are a few general requirements to work at home with Convergys. First of all, you must be at least 18 years old, and have a minimum of a GED or high school diploma. When considering a work at home agent applicant, Convergys takes into account work experience and life experience, so don't worry if you haven't worked in a call center for a long time. You'll never know your chances of getting a work at home position with Convergys until you try! :-)

Computer Requirements

Part of the application process checks your pc to ensure that it meets Convergys' requirements for work at home agents. For this reaason, the computer you use to apply for a work at home position must be the one you will use at work. However, just for your information, here are the work at home computer requirements:

• 2.8 GHZ processor;


• 1 GB of RAM (2 GB if you're using Windows Vista);


• 12 GB of available hard drive space;


• At least a 15" monitor;


• 1 free USB port;


• USB headset with a built-in digital processor;


• telephone equipped with a mute button;


• wired router;


• Windows XP or Vista;


• Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2 or better;


• Windows Media Player 9.0 (minimum);


• Adobe Flash Player plug-in 9.0 (minimum);


• Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 (minimum)

Convergys Internet Access Requirements

To qualify for a work at home position with Convergys, you must have either cable Internet service, or DSL; the computer you plan to use for work needs to be wired to the router. Wireless access to the Internet is not compatible with their system. As I said before, all of this is checked in the application process, but Convergys requires their work at home agents to have minimum upload speeds of 500 kbps and minimum download speeds of 1.5 mpbs.

How To Apply To Work At Home With Convergys

There are 6 steps you will need to complete to apply for a work at home position with Convergys:

• Test Your System


• Choose Work at Home Position


• Fill Out Profile Information


• Enter Demographics


• Do a Voice Quality Test

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Work at Home With Alpine Access!

1. Part 1 - Work at Home With Alpine Access


2. Part 2 - Work at Home With Convergys


3. Part 3 - Work at Home With Extended Presence


4. Part 4 - Work at Home With Internet Girl Friday


5. Part 5 - Work at Home with LiveOps

I wanted to share information on companies that hire work at home employees. This is first in a series of information on companies that hire work at home telecommute employees.

Companies That Hire Work At Home Employees

This entry is all about Alpine Access. There are many more companies I will be posting information about, so be sure to subscribe so you don't miss any!

Alpine Access

Alpine Access offers the opportunity to work at home as a call center representative. Their work at home positions are as a telecommuting employee, not an independent contractor like some companies. What does this mean for you? Well, for one thing, you will have benefits.

Alpine Access Work At Home Job Details

Work at home employees for Alpine Access are in-bound call center representatives. They receive phone calls from customers who are ordering products or services, inquiring about an order they placed, or asking general questions about the product or service. No outbound sales calls necessary!

What happens if you hit a snag? There are team leaders available by phone OR by chat room, so if you have any questions you aren't on your own!

Working at home with Alpine Access is very similar to working with any other call center; there are performance standards you must meet, and performance evaluations. Promotions are possible (still working at home, of course) and so are pay increases.

Work At Home Employee Benefits

The type of benefits Alpine Access offers their work at home employees is based on the employee's status. A work at home employee is considered part-time as long as they're working a minimum of twenty hours per week, and full-time after one year AND one thousand hours of working.

Alpine Access offers their work at home employees medical, dental and vision healthcare plans. Alpine Access also offers a matching 401k retirement plan. Benefits for Alpine Access work at home employees kick in thirty days from the hire date, as long as they are working a minimum of twenty hours a week. The 401k plan does not become available until the work at home employee becomes a full-time employee.

Paid vacation is available to full-time work at home employees only. Part-time work at home employees are allowed to take unpaid vacation time.

Pay rates at Alpine Access are competitive within the industry; according to the website, Alpine Access work at home employees average around nine dollars an hour, but pay is based on experience and skill sets, so may vary. Alpine Access work at home employees are paid an hourly wage, and payday is every two weeks. You will need to set up a direct deposit to get paid, but that just means you get your money faster! :-)

Work at home employees with Alpine Access are also eligible for career advancement, just like if they worked in an office setting!

Requirements to Work At Home with Alpine Access

There are technical requirements to work at home with Alpine Access. There are requirements for your computer, internet access, telephone, headset and home office.

Computer Requirements for Alpine Access

Your computer must meet the following requirements to work at home with Alpine Access:

• Windows XP or Vista


• Minimum of 2 GB free hard drive space


• Minimum 1 GB RAM (2 GB if you have Vista)


• 1 to 1.5 GHz processor


• Minimum screen resolution of 1024x768


• Sound card & speakers


• Up-to-date virus protection


• Up-to-date spyware software


• Operating firewall

Internet Access Requirements

Your Internet access must be:

• DSL or Cable


• Hard-wired to your work computer


• equipped with Internet Explorer 6.xSP1 or higher

Telephone Line Requirements for Alpine Access

Your telephone must meet the following requirements:

• Analog phone line


• A dedicated line


• Access Internet while on the phone


• A regular, corded phone

Headset Requirements

The headset Alpine Access requires for their work at home employees must meet the following criteria:

• Must be a corded headset


• Have a noise canceling microphone


• Have a mute button


• Have a USB connection


• Must be comfortable & be handsfree

Home Office Requirements

Alpine Access requires their work at home employees to have a comfortable and "ergonomically safe" office set-up. They also have a zero tolerance policy for noise, so your office must be a quiet room.

Alpine Access Work At Home Application Process

Interested? Applying to work at home with Alpine Access is easy. The first step is to make sure you meet all of their requirements I listed above.

The second step is to complete their online application.

After filling out the application, you perform a phone audition by calling a number and recording a message. Don't worry, it's a toll-free number, so you won't have anything on your phone bill!

As part of the work at home application process, you will take a skills assessment. This is basically just so the recruiters at Alpine Access can get a feel for your skill level of the skills required for the job.

Last, but not least, you will have a phone interview. During the interview, you will learn more about Alpine Access, and the work at home jobs they have available. If both you and the recruiter agree you are a good fit for the positions they have open, you will receive a job offer!

Once you receive a job offer, Alpine Access will do a background check, a drug test and a credit check. They charge a fee of $45 to perform the checks.

Will you apply for a work at home position with Alpine Access? Let me know, and I am looking forward to hearing about your experiences!

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Where to Sell Your Crafts Online

So you have a bunch of crafts you've made, and now want to sell them. There are several ways to sell your crafts; you can go to craft fairs, vendor fairs, or flea markets. Some may even open their own store. However, one of the most convenient ways to sell your crafts is to sell them online.

The Internet offers a wide variety of venues to sell your crafts online. You can list your crafts in online auctions, open a hosted store or start your own website.

Online Auctions

E-Bay is perhaps the biggest online auction site. It could be a challenge to sell your crafts online with E-Bay, only because people sell manufactured products at such low prices. Competition gets very fierce on E-bay. There are sites that offer online auctions for crafts, and only crafts.

Etsy Online Craft Auctions

Etsy offers online craft auctions. There is a free storefront, and it is free to join. Etsy charges a low listing fee for each listing; twenty cents for a four month period. There is also a 3.5% transaction fee when your craft item sells.

What can you sell on Etsy? They allow listings that fall into three categories: Handmade, Supplies and Vintage. If something does not fall into one of these three categories, it cannot be sold on Etsy.

Online Stores

Having a store online is another way to sell your crafts online. How is this different than auctions? Well, with auctions, your craft items are found by a search, either by keyword or by category. When you have your own store, potential customers can visit your store specifically to find what you have for sale.

Etsy also offers storefronts; the prices for a store on Etsy are the same as listed above. Other sites offer personalizable store fronts that lend a professional appearance to your crafts business.

The Craft Mall

The online Craft Mall is a place that offers you a "store" in an online mall. It's a nice way to sell your crafts online! The Craft Mall offers you a crafter's admin area, several different tracking options and your craft items are fully searchable from anywhere in the mall.

The good thing about the Craft Mall is there are no "per item" listing fees and no transaction fees when you sell a craft item. Instead, their fees are based on a monthly fee which varies depending on how many items you have in your store. The fees vary from $14.95 a month to $54.95 a month.

Lilly's Craft Stores Mall

Lilly's Craft Stores Mall is another alternative to online craft auctions. On this site, you can open a store to sell your crafts online without any listing fees or selling fees. When you open an online store with them, you get your own web address, site statistics, a Contact Page, Featured Items page, New Products page, About Us page and unlimited categories.

There is a one-time set-up fee of $30, and the monthly fee is $10 a month if you pay monthly, or you can pay for an entire year up-front for $80 and they waive the set-up fee.

GLC Mall

Another site that allows you to open an online store to sell your crafts is the GLC Mall. A store with the GLC Mall will be quick and easy to set up. You will have your own address and their is no set-up fee and no transaction fees.

Prices listed on their website are listed in Canadian dollars. The only fee that they have is a $12.00 per month fee.

Start Your Own Website

The biggest obstacle to starting your own website store to sell your crafts online is that it's an unknown entity. You have to market your website, manage your search engine optimization, and advertise to get customers to your website.

You will also need a domain name; GoDaddy is a great place to get a domain name. Then, you will need hosting. There are so many different hosting companies out there; all you need to do is do a Google search.

If you have web design knowledge, you can design your own site to sell your crafts online. If not, you can find a web designer to do it for you.

To accept online payments, you will need a payment processor such as Paypal or Authorize.

If you are a crafter, and you need to earn some extra money, there are several ways to sell your crafts online. Selling your crafts online isn't that difficult when you know where to start. The websites I've shared with you today can help you tremendously in your endeavors!

Do you sell your crafts online? If so, I'd love to hear about it, what method you use, and if it's successful for you.

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Making Money with Your Hobbies

In your spare time, what do you like to do? Do you like to make crafts? Read books? Scrapbook? Write? If you're a stay-at-home mom looking to make money on the Internet, write a list of your hobbies. There are ways to make money doing what you already do, and enjoy to do!

Make Money with Your Crafts

Handcrafted items are always in demand. Whether you like to do wood burning, carving or building, or crochet baby blankets, you can make money with your craft. Check for an in-depth article on this topic coming soon! :-)

Making Money Reading Books

If you love to read, consider starting a book review blog. Read a book, write a review, rate it and blog it! How do you make money? By using advertising and affiliate programs. Click here for information on how to integrate advertising and affiliates into your blog. Click here for more information on blogging for money.

Starting a book review blog will be a fun project for those of us who love to read!

Make Money Scrapbooking

Scrapbooking is a fun way to keep track of your family memories. It can also be a lucrative hobby! There are several ways for people who love scrapbooking to make money with it on the Internet.

First, if you enjoy editing pictures, and making neat projects with them, consider starting your own online photo editing and product store. Many people have pictures that are damaged and would love to find someone with the knowledge to fix them. You can also do baby announcements, personalized photo cards, those cards used for pageants (sorry, my girls aren't in pageants so I'm not sure what they're called), photo collages, calendars...you get the idea!

Scrapbookers also may create their own scrapbooking pages...I've often seen these on sale on E-Bay or Etsy. If you have a creative flair, consider making your own scrapbooking pages and selling them online.

Last, but not least, you can become a distributor for companies that sell scrapbooking supplies. Stampin' Up, Creative Memories and Close To My Heart are just a few that offer an opportunity to own your own business selling scrapbooking supplies.

Make Money Writing

If you love to write, you can write articles online and get paid for them. Most sites don't pay a lot for your articles, but you can make a good supplemental income, or more, if you write for more than one site. Read my entry on how to write for Helium here. Other sites you can write for are Associated Content, e-How and HubPages.

If you want to actually sell your content, you can sell articles on Constant Content for a price you set yourself. There is a pretty competitive market, but give it a shot!

All of these ideas can work for the right person! These are just a few ideas of some hobbies that can be turned into cash cows. Are you making money with your hobby? Let me know how you do it!

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6 Sites for FREE Telecommute Job Postings

Work From Home - Telecommute

OK, we all know that there are home business opportunities available to stay at home parents. I've described some here on my blog. But what if you don't want to start your own business (or just don't have the investment funds)?

Today's technology makes it very simple for companies to hire people to work straight from home. All you need (in most cases) is a computer, high speed internet, and a phone...maybe a fax machine. So how do you find these telecommuter job postings??

Well, that's what I decided to look for today. I have found 6 different websites that offer free telecommuting job postings. So if you're looking to telecommute, whether to save gas, be home with your kids, or whatever, you've come to the right place!

The Search for Telecommuter Job Postings

When I first started my search for telecommuter job postings, I got really frustrated. Have any of you tried looking, only to come up with a bunch of websites that SAID they list telecommuting jobs...then you go to their website, and it's a list of OTHER websites that claim to offer telecommuting jobs. Then, as you wade through that list, most of those are websites with lists of websites...and so on, and so on...

Yep, I had that problem too...so, I finally came up with a good list of 6 websites that offer actual telecommuter job postings for FREE.

Free Telecommuter Job Postings

None of these sites charge you any money to search their telecommuter job postings. They are completely FREE!! OK, here we go with the actual list:

• Work At Home Careers


• The telecommuting jobs posted on this website are pre-screened. What does this mean? It means you don't have to worry about scam sites. They actually have a scam page that lists known scams, and advises you of what to look for, so you can spot a potential scam. They do advise you to research any job listing that requires you to pay a fee; this makes sense to me! Perhaps the best part is that you can actually post your resume, so potential telecommute employers can find you!


• Career Builder


• Surprised? So was I! I've gone to Career Builder searching for "typical" jobs, but I didn't know that they posted telecommuting jobs as well! How do you find the telecommuting job posts? Do a search, and in the keyword(s) field, type telecommute. The results will consist of available telecommuting job postings.


• Monster Jobs


• Again...I was surprised! But Monster, just like Career Builder, lists telecommuting jobs. All you have to do to find them is do a search, using telecommute as a keyword.


• Craig's List


• Craig's List offers telecommuter job postings, and of course, Craig's List is FREE. Go to the search page, type telecommute and select Search All Jobs. Keep in mind that this will search your local Craig's list for telecommuting job postings; get more results by looking on other Craig's List pages.


• Next Job At Home


• It's free to sign up on this site as well. The only thing that is listed on the site is the signup for the free newsletter. You can also view their telecommuting job postings here, but you will get more updated telecommuting job postings by signing up for the email newsletter. They don't put job postings on the website for a few days, so I definitely recommend signing up for their newsletter!


• Work at Home


• Like the rest of these sites, here you can sign up for free. The telecommuting job postings on this site are screened, but they're NOT guaranteed to be scam free. So be sure to do your research on any company here, especially before providing any personal information. They recommend another site for guaranteed scam-free telecommuting job postings, but that site charges you $39.99 to access them.

Hopefully, this information has helped you, and you will be closer to finding a telecommuting job. I found a few that I just may apply for, haven't decided yet! I'll let y'all know.

In the meantime, please let me know if this information has helped you, or if I missed something, or if you find a job by searching on one of the sites I've told you about! I look forward to hearing from some of you!

A Must Have Resource for Home Party Businesses!

If you run your own party based business, you have to check out this resource! It's called The Booster. The Booster offers buttons, games for home party businesses, motivational tools, customer care items, gift cards, raffle items, training and more!

Use buttons to wear when you're in public to let people know what home party business you're with, and what you can offer! When you are asked about your button, offer a business card or a catalog, and you just may gain a new customer!

The Booster offers stickers that you can add to your catalogs to entice people to buy, encourage party bookings, and informing customers of benefits of hosting their own party.

Perhaps the best thing you can buy from The Booster is their "Get Started" pack. It includes motivational guest folders, training 3-ring binder dividers, and 6 sheets of stickers to use on your postcard correspondence & catalogs.

One of my favorite products offered by The Booster is the Preferred Customer Program. You can buy cards for your customers to fill out; this includes a "punch card", similar to the ones you get at coffee shops (buy x cups of coffee, get 1 free). You can set it up however you want, say a punch for each $20 in merchandise purchased, or 2 punches for hosting a show...or 1 punch for having at least 15 guests at a show. The possibilities are endless!

In the meantime, you have a contact card for each customer that you can send a newsletter to, send out new catalogs as they become available, etc.

I can't say enough good things about this company. The Booster offers so many tools that will help you in your home party business, and all I can say is you should go check them out! These products will help you build your customer base, stay organized, give great customer service, recruit new team members and more! So check them out today!

I am interested to know if any of you have any experiences with The Booster! Let me know if the tools offered helped you grow your business!

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Votre Vu

Votre Vu offers a great business opportunity! Are you looking for something different? Votre Vu offers French-made cosmetics and skin care products that have, until now, only been available in European salons. And now you can become a consultant for Votre Vu, and offer these wonderful products to your customers!

I recently interviewed Arlene Lizarraga, a mom who runs her own business as a Votre Vu Consultant. She loves her job, has a lot of fun, and makes great money doing it!

• Is there a start-up cost involved?


• $99 gives you the Start Up Pak, which consists of 5 full sized products and business supplies, such as catalogs, order forms, postcards, brochures, etc. The website is optional at $79 a year with the first month free. Being active allows you to benefit from team cycle bonuses. This 50BV (each product has a BV amount) ships every 4 weeks.


• How much time should be invested by a mom to be successful in this business venture?


• I am very successful with this company and I have only had one soiree, which was my launch party. The rest has been outside orders, done on-line by the customer. Since the product ships directly to one's doorstep, little time is necessary, although if you do more parties, you earn more. I have won several challenges and incentives, giving me $1800 in free product and supplies! Again, this is from outside orders! People love these French beauty treats. Most of the time I spend is looking at orders coming in!


• What type of work is involved (i.e. promotion, selling, etc)?


• You can have a soiree at your home, hostess' home, a wine bar, cafe, restaurant, etc. I simply share my website to everyone I know and that has given me tremendous business.


• As a Mom, what appeals to you the most about this business?


• I love how flexible it is to be with Votre Vu. I get to be with my kids all day and love to see the email confirmations that orders have been placed on my website.


• What is a realistic view of income a mom can expect?


• You certainly can replace a full time job with Votre Vu as some people have. I do this so I can work part-time. One day I know this will allow me to stay home full time. I love how my profit has purchased a flight to Chicago (I'm from California) and a stay at the Westin, a $200 bootcamp workout, and I still have about 1K to spend! Again, this is all from one party and all outside orders on my website. Look out for the Vu Bar, the company's air streamer going coast to coast at major events! Also, Votre Vu has appeared on several television and news shows!


• What would you most want another mom to know about this business?


• Skincare from Paris, France is fabulous! These naturally and botanically based products are spa quality, sold in French salons, spas, and boutiques and now available to your doorstep. Votre Vu launched in January of this year and I am excited to see this company grow. I'm thrilled thinking about what this means for me and my family.

Still have questions about the business opportunity with Votre Vu? Contact Arlene through her website. She will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have!

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