An Embarrassing Experience Working From Home Online

So, I've been making a decent amount of money working from home online ever since I signed up with My Data Team at the end of February.  But I did have a pretty embarrassing experience last week which I thought I'd share.  So far, I've been making the bulk of my money from Traditional Data Entry, which is typing out audio files exactly as you hear them.  You can read more about it here if you're interested.  Anyway, I got hired by this company through My Data Team's web site and when they hired me, I received specific instructions on how to get paid.  Whenever I finish a transcription job, I email the company an invoice which shows the work I've completed; then they mail me a check.  Well, the most recent payment I received came in the form of a money order.  I'm not one to lose money (which was for $215.88)!  Here's what happened.

This is a typical invoice I send to the
company in order to get paid

When the money order arrived in the mail, I called Chase to ask if I could deposit it into my iPhone.  That's what I usually do with checks.  Well, the bank teller told me I could deposit a money order into my phone just like a check.  So, I tried doing that, and up popped an error message telling me I had to take it to a bank to deposit it.  This was the first time Chase gave me incorrect information over the phone btw.  

So, I headed out to Trader Joe's to get some groceries; of course I brought this money order with me because I planned on depositing it on my way back home.  It was after 6pm though and I didn't realize Chase closed so early, so I decided to deposit the money order the next day.  I put the groceries away and went on with the rest of my evening.  

The next day, I went into the kitchen to grab the money order and it was GONE!  I remember bringing it back into my house and setting it on my kitchen table so I wouldn't forget to deposit it the following day.  I searched EVERYWHERE for it!  When I couldn't find it in the kitchen or anywhere else in my house, I started going through my garbage, which is just plain old nasty!  But if you lost $218, you'd search your garbage too.  Well, I found nothing.  I did research online and realized that money orders can't just be replaced or voided out like checks can be.  After going nuts for a full day, I called this transcription company, and I told the lady that I had no idea what happened with the money order.  I swore I had it with me but it apparently just disappeared.  She said she would head to the post office the following morning to take care of it, which I guarantee you is a pain for her to do; she's already incredibly busy as it is, so I felt really bad about this.

So, the following day, she let me know that the post office was doing an investigation and they wouldn't be able to give her any more information for another 4 - 6 weeks.  She also said she would pay the post office fee (which made me feel even worse).  I guess there's a fee for them to investigate a lost money order.  Then I remembered I did take a picture of it in my phone when I still had it and I called Chase to ask if it's possible for them to just use the information from the money order picture to still deposit the money.  I figured a money order is just paper, right?  The information on it is more important than the paper itself.  Anyway, they said there was nothing they could do without the physical money order in hand.  Maybe that was a stupid phone call anyway, but it was worth a shot.  

So, it was at that moment that I gave up on it, and realized my $218.88 is gone.  That evening, I went into my kitchen to make a pizza (from scratch - I love to cook :-)).  As I opened the refrigerator drawer to get cheese out, I saw something shiny at the bottom of it, beneath the food.  Guess what it was?  The money order was at the bottom of the drawer sitting with the shredded cheese!  

I was SO happy to have found it, but now I felt even more like a dumb ass, because I had to email the lady at the transcription company back to let her know I found the money order in my refrigerator.  Who finds lost money in a refrigerator?  I'm sure at that point, she just assumed I was crazy.  In the end, I was able to take it to the bank, and deposit it.  End of story!

So, that's my first crazy experience working from home online through My Data Team.  I'm hoping the lady who hired me forgets this whole situation and realizes I'm a good guy who just happened have some random misfortune.     

Legit Work From Home Jobs ANYWHERE In The World

I just thought to write a quick entry here because I noticed last night that a large percentage of people who visit this blog are from countries outside of the United States.  So, I wanted to make something very clear.  The legit work from home jobs offered on My Data Team's web site can be completed anywhere in the world.  Obviously, you can take a laptop with you anywhere, but what I mean is that there are several different payment methods that are offered on the site, so you don't have to worry if your country doesn't accept PayPal payments.  I know that one of the companies My Data Team mentions is called Moneybookers, which is a form of online payment used in several countries that do not accept PayPal.  There are also many other options you can be paid with, and My Data Team has everything covered in detail in their trainings and tutorials.  So, the bottom line is, if you DO live outside of the United States, know that you will STILL be paid for the work you do with My Data Team, regardless of what currency you use.

The Sad Truth About Work From Home Jobs

I HATE when companies make outrageous claims that you can make thousands of dollars a day online.  They show you an incredibly emotional video of some guy who lived in a box in an alley and one day he found an online system that made him rich.  Now he's selling you that system for $25.  You sign up, but then realize you must pay $25...PER MONTH!!!  On top of that, you have to pay all these additional costs in order to really get set up to make money.  These are NOT legit work from home jobs and their existence on the internet pisses me off because they suck me in enough to want to learn more;  It's companies like them that give work from home jobs a bad reputation.

So, for the last two hours, I've been watching videos from work from home web sites just like these, then researching whether or not they're legit by reading comments from different people.  They suck you in and fry your brain.  It's just so sad that companies like these will go out of their way to make money off of innocent people and use all these emotional strategies to pull us in.

I'm not gonna lie, if you sign up with My Data Team directly through my site, I make a commission from the sale (this is one of the skills they teach you in their blogging training).  But at least I'm here promoting a company I BELIEVE in.  I have made REAL money from My Data Team and I didn't just sit on my ass doing nothing to earn it.  There is work involved, but it's fun and you learn a hell of a lot at the same time.  Honestly guys, if something looks too good to be true, it's TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.

If you want to know what I mean, here are two websites I feel stupid for ever wasting my time on today.  I'm not one to bash others, but I'm upset that I could have been earning real money with My Data Team instead of hanging out on these sites.

• One Minute Commissions - Seriously?  You can make over a million dollars per DAY?  That's quite a bold statement.  Watch the video and see what I mean but I urge you to not spend your money here people.

• Empower Network - Again, two guys on video who are incredibly convincing.  Sure, it's $25 to join, but what you don't know are about all the costs you must pay AFTER you join.  Again, please don't join this. 

• My Data Team - obviously you know what I'm going to say about this company.  They're as legit as anything I've ever seen online.  I make honest money from them and I'm enjoying it.  Plus, they don't hype themselves up AT ALL.  If you sign up here, you'll get free phone support from me as well.  

Bottom line - there are legit work from home jobs out there, but the really outrageous websites you find I guarantee are not worth your time or money.

Legit Online Jobs - Part 5 - Content Article Writing

I'm going to start making these Legit Online Jobs entries a bit shorter.  I've gone back to look over this blog, and I obviously get carried away with typing :-).  So, let me just dive in to a very legit online job that you can find on My Data Team's web site.  It's called Content Article Writing.  You can make a HUGE amount of money here.  Before joining My Data Team, I didn't realize that there are companies out there that will pay you money to write short articles for them.  I think it's very cool that this is one of the many legit online jobs My Data Team offers.  If you want to know the details of this job and how much money you can make doing it, read below.

• Job Title - Content Article Writer

• Job Description - you will be writing short articles that will be published by publishing companies, web sites, blogs, and newsletters; in return, you'll be paid VERY well (see below). The My Data Team training provides you with all you need to get up and running, even if you've never written an article in your life.  These companies tell you what topic they need you to write on.  Then you write it and submit it.  Now, if this sounds scary at all, I want to let you know that My Data Team holds your hand from the beginning of the training, all the way to the end, and by the time it's over, you should be a pro and getting hired regularly for these jobs.

• How Much Money You Can Make - Articles can be purchased from anywhere between $50 and $500.  I know this sounds crazy but it's true because the internet is growing so fast, these companies realize the only way to stay competitive is by getting more and more fresh content on their sites.  That's where you come in.  You write fresh articles that they post online.  Here's specifically what you can expect to earn:

+Short articles usually 500 words or less pay between $10 - $20 per article.

+Longer articles between 500 and 1000 words pay between $25 - $75 per article.

+Articles over 1500 words pay as much as $100 or more per article.

+Part time content writers can make $25K - $45K per year.

+Full time content writers can make $75K - $200K per year.

This income average is only for 3/4 of a year. It's also for part time and full time writers.

You'll notice this blog entry was shorter than previous ones because I tend to ramble A LOT!  I think I succeeded!  Hopefully this entry has been helpful and you can see that Content Article Writing is one of many legit online jobs My Data Team offers.  Please email me with any questions at myworkfromhomejournal@gmail.com or leave a comment.  I am  offering free phone support to anyone who joins My Data Team through this web site.  I'd be happy to help you get up and running making money as soon as possible.  Click here to get started. 

How I Got Started With Legit Work From Home Jobs

Before I post another blog entry about legit work from home jobs, I thought to take a moment and give you a brief description of who I am, my life, and how I got started with legit work from home jobs.  There's a new "about me" section on this site (see the tab at the top of this page) where you can learn everything you would like to know.  For this blog entry, I decided to copy and paste the text from the "about me" page in order to properly introduce myself to you.  :-)

Hey there.  My name is Paul, and I'm a music freak, movie junkie, and nutrition/exercise fanatic.  I live in the wonderful city of Chicago and I'm an ESL/Bilingual teacher for Chicago Public Schools.  

As much as I do love working with kids, I took a leave of absence last June to focus on music, which is my main passion (you may have heard some of my stuff on TV shows you watch).  Many people thought I was crazy for leaving behind a great paycheck and benefits, but I knew I wasn't growing as a person.  So, I jumped into a much more adventurous, spontaneous, and unpredictable lifestyle.  I don't blame you for thinking what I did is ridiculous and immature.  But I'm a firm believer that if you're soul isn't growing, you need to make a huge change in your life.  

So, I saved up enough money to survive until April of 2013 and I guess that's why this journey is beginning now.  As of this writing, it's March of 2013 and obviously, I need to make money to survive; I could go back to teaching, but I love my freedom way too much.  It feels like I've rediscovered an essential piece of myself and there is no way I'm ever letting that go again.  When I first left teaching, I decided I was going to find a way to make money from multiple streams of income.  If I can just write, record, and perform music while making enough money to survive, without all the stress of a corporate environment, I will find a true sense of peace that I've been searching for.  

I never in a million years thought that I'd start a blog about making money from home, because I KNOW that 'work from home' opportunities are mostly all scams.  Yet, here I am, searching for some kind of treasure by working online.  The real reason I started this blog is because, to my huge surprise, I honestly started making money from working online with a company called My Data Team, which is the last thing I ever thought would happen.  I've made several hundred dollars so far, and that's enough motivation to send me on a mission to discover what other possibilities exist out there.  This blog is dedicated to sharing my honest experiences in working from home.  I genuinely hope I can inspire you to realize you can make real money by working from home yourself.  This is the first time in years I just feel like a kid again; I discovered a small treasure, and I'm searching for more, which is just fun and exciting to me.  But then again, I'm just a big kid anyway. 

If you have any questions at all, email me at myworkfromhomejournal@gmail.com or simply leave a comment on any of my blog posts.  Thanks! 

Legit Online Jobs - Focus Groups and Surveys that WILL pay you

This blog is is dedicated to discovering where legit online jobs exist on the internet.  Since signing up with My Data Team, I've made good money from doing home typing, which you can read about here.  But in this entry, I'd like to discuss focus groups and surveys.  I get WAY too many emails that claim to pay good money to fill out surveys from companies that all turn out to be scams.  It's really annoying.  I was pleasantly surprised when I found out My Data Team actually offers focus groups and surveys as one of their legit online jobs.  You can read more about it here.  But in this entry, I just want to quickly go over what focus groups and surveys are in case you don't know.

Typical Focus Group (usually with humans though)

I've been participating in focus groups for years and making a good second income from them.  A friend of mine got me to sign up with legitimate companies a few years ago, and I've passed their names on to some of my friends.  If you don't know what a focus group is, I'll explain really quickly.  It's a group of people of a similar demographic (all women, all men, all people of a certain age group or ethnicity, etc...) who all sit in a room with a moderator who asks questions about particular products they use.  That's pretty much it.  I've participated in focus groups about wine, cars, retail stores, computers, slot machines, and MUCH more.  These groups never last more than two hours, and you usually walk out of them with $100 - $200 in your pocket.  So, to sum it up, focus groups are an easy and fun way to make extra money.  Unfortunately, I'm not always accepted into them.  But when I am, I do walk out with some nice cash (sometimes a check).

Typical Survey

Surveys are similar, but they usually don't take as long and they don't pay as much (plus, you don'thave to go to a facility to complete them).  You fill out a questionnaire and answer questions about a particular product or your shopping habits.  They're usually very specific topics and questions.  Again, you can make good money completing surveys, although not as much as you would participating in focus groups.  I'm guessing it's probably because they don't take as long to complete.  You can make anywhere from $10 - $100 to complete a survey, depending on how long it is.

So, what I thought was pretty awesome, is that, of all the scam companies out there that offer to pay you to complete surveys, My Data Team has a list of over 250 companies that offer legit online jobs where you participate in focus groups and surveys ONLINE.  My Data Team has personally researched each and every company to ensure they are legit.  What made me feel even better about this list is the fact that I saw all of the companies I have actually made money from listed on their site too. 

So, this is just another reason to sign up with My Data Team.  I guarantee you'll make money if you get involved with them.  As you may already know, I'm offering free phone support to anyone who signs up with them through my site.  I'll make sure to help you get you up and running quickly.  Just click here to get started.  If you have any questions, please leave a comment or shoot me an email at myworkfromhomejournal@gmail.com .  Thanks!

More Proof You Can Make Money Working From Home Online

Again, I thought to post more proof here that you can honestly make good money working from home online.  In a previous entry, I posted picture of the first paycheck that I earned.  It's been several weeks since I deposited it and it didn't bounce, so it's definitely legit money.  I earned that by doing Traditional Data Entry, which you can learn about by clicking here.  I must say, it's inspired me to continue exploring the My Data Team web site to earn more money, which I now know for a fact is possible (I was seriously skeptical about them for the first few weeks after signing up, just as I am about any web site that claims it can help me make money from home).  Anyway, below is the invoice of the first few jobs I did in Traditional Data Entry, just to show more proof that you absolutely can make money working from home.  Most companies will probably need you to send them invoices to keep track of what they owe you, so here is how mine looked before I sent it in.  I've been hired for several more jobs; this is just an invoice of the first few I did, which earned me $359.25.  Remember, if you sign up with My Data Team directly through my site, I will offer free phone support to help you start earning money yourself from them.  As always, shoot me an email or leave a comment with any questions you have.

Just like my check, I whited out areas I don't feel the whole world needs to know.  :-)