How to tell the real work at home websites versus the get rich quick schemes that only make the inline marketers and their affiliates more money? You could Google any number of phrases from “making money at home” to “real work at home” and home based business and you will get anywhere from ten to three hundred million hits. In your lifetime, if you did nothing else than click on each result you would get through only a small portion of the results and never find a real work at home company or job. With the economy still showing signs of slipping and not recovering any time soon, people want to try to supplement their income with a real work at home job. People do not have time to work at a second job without sacrificing the family.

From listening to the John Tesh radio show I have gathered a great deal of information on a variety of subjects that have kept me informed on what a real work at home job can be. One of his suggestions is that if it costs money to sign on then it is probably not a good work at home position. If you have to pay for something to get a job then it is not in your best interest to do so. Franchising fees are a different story. There are many franchise opportunities that can help you do real work at home with a great deal of business advice along the way.

John Tesh reported in July of this year about a new trend in home base businesses is a professional errand runner. You would think that this kind of business runs against type with the way the economy is and that most people would be cutting out these kinds of expenses. One of the best ways to avoid a pink slip is to make yourself more visible to your boss at work. Many people think that it is an investment in keeping their job. Less time spent walking the dog, picking up groceries or the dry cleaning means more time during the work day.

One example John Tesh gave was a recently laid off worker who paid a local service in Boston sixty six dollars a week to clean his apartment. His rationale was that having his apartment cleaned meant one less thing to cause stress during his job search. One of the best things about an errand running business is that you have very little overhead costs to start your business and you can send your own hours and set your own rates. There is even a website where you can post your errand and people can bid on taking care of it for you. Check out www.RunMyErrand.com. You can purchase credits to pay for your errands.

Other real work at home opportunities can be cleaning opportunities for residential or commercial companies. Commercial cleaning requires a whole different set of cleaning supplies and equipment while residential cleaning can be done with your own vacuum cleaner, household cleaners and a bucket and rags.