A Crafty Life » Work at Home http://www.acraftylife.com Creating and Working from Home Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:45:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 LiveWork Update http://www.acraftylife.com/livework-update.html http://www.acraftylife.com/livework-update.html#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:28:13 +0000 admin http://www.acraftylife.com/?p=180 So, after a few months, I’ve found LiveWork to be sporadic. Sometimes, they have so many tasks that you can’t keep up and meet their deadline and sometimes there’s no work for weeks. This can be typical of new projects, so I’ll stay on, but you absolutely must  have other options if you rely [...]]]> So, after a few months, I’ve found LiveWork to be sporadic. Sometimes, they have so many tasks that you can’t keep up and meet their deadline and sometimes there’s no work for weeks. This can be typical of new projects, so I’ll stay on, but you absolutely must  have other options if you rely on your income.

On the other hand, I have heard that LiveOps is hiring.

]]> http://www.acraftylife.com/livework-update.html/feed 0 ACD Direct Update http://www.acraftylife.com/acd-direct-update.html http://www.acraftylife.com/acd-direct-update.html#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:57:00 +0000 admin http://www.acraftylife.com/acd-direct-update.html Recently, on my other blog, A Crafty Life, I posted about checking out other work at home possibilities because I burned out on the one I had been working for three years.  I know, would have made more sense to post that here.  : /  I was accepted to a few that I posted [...]]]>
Recently, on my other blog, A Crafty Life, I posted about checking out other work at home possibilities because I burned out on the one I had been working for three years.  I know, would have made more sense to post that here.  : /  I was accepted to a few that I posted links to over there, but the one that is moving along the best is ACD Direct.

Wow, so much info in a short time and I’m only half way through training, but I’m really liking this company.  The atmosphere is much more supportive and fun than previous ones and the trainers really want to see you succeed and make every effort to communicate with you speedily via Skype, email or phone.

If you want a part-time phone gig at home without the multiple upsells you encounter with so many, give ACD a look, but do it quickly because they are ramping up for the holiday drive season.  Remember, they are somewhat seasonal. Although there are shifts available all the time, the bulk of their busy time is March, June, August and November/December.  I know this sounds like a plug, but I make nothing from suggesting it…just want to help those who are searching through the wah junk out there.

Enjoy and let me know if you get on.

]]> http://www.acraftylife.com/acd-direct-update.html/feed 1 More Work At Home Ideas http://www.acraftylife.com/more-work-at-home-ideas.html http://www.acraftylife.com/more-work-at-home-ideas.html#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:05:00 +0000 admin http://www.acraftylife.com/more-work-at-home-ideas.html Recently, I decided that I needed a new wah job challenge after 3 years with one company, so I went looking. My requirements have changed since I first started the wah thing, but I am pretty excited by what I found.

First of all, I have known about this company for a while, [...]]]> Recently, I decided that I needed a new wah job challenge after 3 years with one company, so I went looking. My requirements have changed since I first started the wah thing, but I am pretty excited by what I found.

First of all, I have known about this company for a while, but their somewhat seasonal work didn’t attract me.  What does attract me is the non-sales aspect of their client base.  ACD Direct has my interest at the moment and they are currently hiring indy contractors, so if you want to accept pledge calls from donation radio and TV shows, check them out.

Text Broker is another option.  They connect writers with clients, so if you can put together a decent paragraph, check them out.  You must provide an original writing sample and they are accepted on a first come, first served basis, so there may be a bit of wait to hear back.

The third has me totally curious to see how it will pan out.  LiveOps, with whol I’ve contracted for three years had a new Beta project going, called LiveWork.  Again, it is a system whereby clients can connect with providers or experts to fulfill job projects for a pre-determined fee.  It has been running for just a few months and of course, like any Beta, has its hiccups. This is LiveOps though, so I know payouts will occur and it will become a viable entity.

That is just the tip of the iceberg of work at home possibilities out there, so it that is your plan, get out there and search.  There’s something for everyone.


]]> http://www.acraftylife.com/more-work-at-home-ideas.html/feed 0 New Working at Home Possibilities http://www.acraftylife.com/new-working-at-home-possibilities.html http://www.acraftylife.com/new-working-at-home-possibilities.html#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:54:28 +0000 admin http://www.acraftylife.com/?p=162 After 3 years of working with a virtual call center taking sales and service calls for a variety of infomercials and road service plans, I burned out and need a new challenge and definately, a lot less phone work.  So, off I went to my favorite work at home (wah) forums and [...]]]> After 3 years of working with a virtual call center taking sales and service calls for a variety of infomercials and road service plans, I burned out and need a new challenge and definately, a lot less phone work.  So, off I went to my favorite work at home (wah) forums and found some interesting possibilities.

The most promising are the freelance writing brokers.  There are a lot of them and each wants a writing sample, so that is taking a lot of time and energy.  So, what do I do, come here and write a blog post about it, lol.  Glutton for punishment!!

Here are the wah contracting companies I found today:

http://www.demandstudios.com Writing, Filmmaking and Copy Editing

http://www.textbroker.com/ Writing

https://www.livework.com/ A splinter company of LiveOps.  Pay for different work projects.

http://www.acddirect.com/ A call center focused on pledge capture, but expanding.

Here are the forums where I found them:

http://www.workplacelikehome.com

http://www.internetbasedmoms.com/bb

http://www.virtualvocations.com/forum/i/index.php This one is a membership site, but a lot of info is available without joining.

More resources can be found above on the WAH Resources page button.  Please excuse that they are not all clickable, something happened in the transition from my other blog Makin it Work at Home

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