Make Money Online Working at Home on the Phone

Making money online working at home on the phone is a perfect opportunity if you have an outgoing personality. One of the struggles I sometimes hear from those working at home making money online full time is a feeling of isolation. While these calls will not be from your best friend or mother, working on the phone from home does provide verbal contact with the outside world. That can be a welcome relief for some.

Many of the work at home online using the phone jobs will require you to have a dedicated phone line, but all of them do not. You will also need a computer and to enjoy helping people.

Choose any of five different agent positions offered by LiveOps, including Roadside Assistance, Live Sales, Licensed Insurance, Outbound and Bilingual agents. Pay scales, job descriptions and bonuses vary by position, but one thing remains the same. You can work at home in your pajamas while making money online!

LiveOps hires independent contractors, paying 25 cents per talk minute, but there are bonuses and commissions involved is some of the opportunities. Some opportunities can even be strictly commission, so the pay rate really depends on the position you choose.

You can schedule your work time in increments as small as 30 minutes from the 24/7 schedule. Whether you are a morning person or a night owl, 24/7 can fit any schedule. Even if you need to pick up kids at a certain time each day or check in on Grandma, you should be able to schedule around that.

I always warn the readers of my blog to never pay to work for an online company. You would not pay to work for a brick and mortar company, so do not do it online either. However, the phone jobs are the one exception and it is not truly paying the company to work for them. LiveOps, like many of the work at home online phone jobs that involve taking credit card information require a background check. Since LiveOps hires independent contractors, the independent contractor is required to pay for that background check. The current cost for LiveOp's background check is $50. I have seen these type of positions require anywhere from $25 to $50 for the background check, which generally has to be paid after you are hired, but before you actually begin training.

Work for West at Home as an employee instead of an independent contractor, answering in-bound customer calls right from your own living room. Unlike most independent contractor positions, West at Home pays for your training because you are an employee. You may want to check out the tax consequences of being an employee as opposed to an independent contractor. West at Home also offers a guaranteed hourly rate or a per call rate. So if you enjoy working on the phone, this may be what you have been looking for.

Answer customer service calls for Alpine Access as an employee, not an independent contractor. Better yet, Alpine offers medical, dental and vision insurance, as well as 401(k) to their part time and full time work at home employees! The average pay is about $9.00 an hour. So, check out Alpine Access today!

There are many companies who hire employees or independent contractors to work from home on the phone. There are customer service positions, emergency road assistance operators and opportunities to take customer orders. Let John Tesh show you more on how to find these and other work at home opportunities in this video.