If you have been searching for a legitimate home based opportunities, online data entry jobs could be the best option.

The reasons are plentiful.

Firstly you do not need qualifications and special skills to execute those jobs. So long as you have PC, internet access and some basic knowledge to use those two, that will be fine. Everything else you need to do the job will be covered in the training which most companies provide.

Secondly you do not need to be present at the office to get paid. You can work anywhere anytime at your convenience be it your home or any place of your choice.

Thirdly you can choose to work part time or full time. Whichever your choice, you do not need huge capital layout or investment to get this job. It is a work from home job that offers great compensation for your service.

Still there are some companies that will want to interview you online first before determining whether to engage you or not.

Once you are selected, you will be receiving online training first and upon completing it, you can start working immediately. Since there is no pressure in getting the work done, this job is also great for stay at moms, housewives, retirees and college students.

The jobs varies from data input, database updating, home typing, word processing to audio and general transcription. Apart from having basic PC knowledge, you must be open to their training and willing to follow instructions in order to get the job done efficiently and get paid faster.

You will be paid monthly or once every 2 weeks either by check, direct bank transfer or through payment processing accounts like Alertpay or Paypal which they may require you to set up. Registration for those accounts are free.

Due to rapid development of business world especially IT industry, most companies have problems managing large volumes of complex data. That is why they decided to outsource data entry processing jobs to other companies or freelancers willing to do them. By doing so, they can free up their time to concentrate on other priorities.

That is where you come in should you like to earn extra income to supplement your existing one or prefer to work from the comfort of your home rather than office.

Though there are many online data entry jobs, some of them are scams. If any company ask you to pay registration fees repeatedly via credit cards or money remittance offices like Money Gram or Western Union, that company could be a scam or even Nigerian 941 frauds posing as home-based businesses.

They usually request payment for so-called work assignments or software to be delivered to your home. Of course those are just claims as once you start paying them, they will see you as a bleeding tool to supplement their ill-gotten income and make up all kinds of stories and excuses to get you pay again and again.

The same goes for companies which claims openly that you can make $1,000, $10,000 or even millions overnight or per day. The truth is no one can become rich within a short period of time. Online data entry jobs are not get rich quick schemes.

Most legitimate companies will not ask you to pay registration fee again and again to perform the various tasks laid out as part of data entry assignments. Even if they do, it is a just one-time fee to cover the costs of their training and the materials you will be given to do the job properly.

Like any other job, online data entry jobs requires a certain amount of commitment and effort. Though it is okay if you do not have qualifications and special skills, you still need to discipline yourself to follow instructions and get the work done on time even if you are working from the comfort of your home or anywhere at your own time and pace.

If the work is not done or done but not to the companies’ expectations, they will not pay you but ask you to do again. And should you show the same lacklustre attitude, they not only refuse to pay you but will consider hiring someone else to replace you.

As much as I am showing you the easy way to make money via online data entry jobs, I need to give you a realistic picture as well. I do not mean to sound discouraging but if you want to be paid again and again permanently, you need to prove your worth and value first.