Telecommuting Jobs - Where Are the Non-Phone Jobs?

I've had many people who have emailed me and private message me on my forum asking me where the non-phone jobs are. I have read on numerous work at home forums people asking for non-phone jobs mainly because they have babies, young children or because phone work is simply not their cup of tea. Add to this mix, some even state they have no experience.

Even to someone who has no experience, you have options.

One, you can choose to take a course online in a particular subject or choose to brush up on your skills such as your typing speed, learn Word or Excel. You can find a tutorial online or you can go to your local library and borrow a DVD.

Two, your other option we are going to discuss six telecommuting job options for people who have no experience and who prefers non-phone work.

1. Writing - Almost everyone can write and compose a sentence. You don't have to be a professional writer to get paid. I'm not talking about companies who require their applicants to have a journalism degree or writing degree. AssociatedContent.com requires you to write well with proper grammar and spelling. They have a variety of categories you can write about. It's a good entry-level start to get paid for writing which may open you to other writing jobs whether it's ghostwriting or freelancing jobs.

2. Blogging - I'm sure you often wonder how you can make money blogging. It's really quite simple. Blogging, in my opinion, is a great outlet to practice and to hone your writing skills.

Once you have started a blog, you can bring in revenue by monetizing your blog in several ways. You can add Google AdSense ads, Text Link ads, sell ad space, and promote affiliate programs or business opportunities. Another way is to get involved with "Get Paid To Blog".

What is "Get Paid To Blog"?

Get paid to blog are companies who have advertisers who would like bloggers to write about their products or services. Pay varies from company to company.

Or there are many blogging companies who will pay you to write blog articles for their blogs.

3. Texting - Texting is not for everyone. You use your computer to chat with a person of the opposite sex. Usually the conversations are adult-oriented.

4. General or Legal Transcription - While general or legal transcription doesn't require specialized training, it does require a good ear, speed and accuracy. There are some companies who will hire without prior experience, but you are required to meet their standards.

5. Virtual Assistant - You can market yourself as a Virtual Assistant. There are many basic tasks you can perform if you're not an experienced administrative assistant. There are people who look to outsource easy clerical tasks such as article submitting, promoting or partial maintenance of their websites like link checking, answer general inquiries, advertising etc. Oftentimes, people are looking for ghostwriters because either they aren't good writers or they don't have time to write. It's a good idea to brush up on all of your skills or become more knowledgeable in areas where you are lacking so you can be more marketable and versatile.

6. Forum Posting - You're certainly not going to get rich doing this, but you will make some money.

What is forum posting?

Forum posting is boosting forum activity for forum owners. You create topics or reply to topics of interest. Depending on the specifications, you are either paid by post, length of post, number of posts etc.

With all jobs there is a learning curve and each of these options will require learning in progress, but there is tons of free information on the web that will help you along the way. The best way is hands on experience, trial and error and learning from others.

If you're determined to work at home, have no previous experience, prefer non-phone jobs and a willingness to learn, these six options are a good starting point to gain some valuable experience. Although the income may be on the low end at the beginning, it is something to be expected, but as you gain more experience, you will also see an increase in your pay scale. This will also open you up to better and higher paying telecommuting jobs and positions in the future.

S McIntyre owns Work At Home Space, a free work at home resource focusing on telecommuting companies including non-phone jobs, daily telecommute job leads, articles, business resources and other work at home related topics. You can also visit her blog Healthy Perspectives, featuring an array of health topics, nutrition, reicpes and fitness for maintaining an overall healthy and well-balanced lifestyle.

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Telecommuting - The Non-Phone Work

Most telecommuting jobs available are phone-based. Those jobs include customer service, sales, telemarketing, appointment setting and virtual assistants. They're also the easiest ones to find.

Some aspiring telecommuters aren't able to take on jobs that are phone-based though. Are there options out there for them? Absolutely. These kinds of jobs are a little harder to find, but they are out there for the taking.

Here are some non-phone based jobs you could find:

Data Entry

This is the most sought after position for telecommuters. It's completely computer-based. These jobs are harder to find since the legitimate ones are usually jumped on by hundreds of people. The companies that save your applications for the next hiring round will still have a ton of possible candidates to choose from.

Transcription

This is a good opportunity for someone who has good listening skills and can type fairly fast. Transcription is when you type up audio content onto a text document. The general transcription positions are easier to land as they will hire people with no experience, in most cases. Legal transcription and medical transcription will require schooling and experience to get hired on.

Chat Customer Support Agents

There are some jobs where you can perform customer support by using a live chat feature on websites. These are not readily available, but job ads for them do pop up once in awhile. Experience is not often needed, but you should be able to type to keep up with a conversation with a customer.

Site Moderators

This option is completely computer-based. You would be checking through a website forum for any inappropriate posts or enforcing forum rules. Again, these jobs aren't seen as often, but they do come around once in awhile. Generally, those, who hire for this type of position, look for someone with at least a little bit of experience.

Social Networking Managers

You may have heard of social networking sites, like Facebook or MySpace. Social Networking Managers go through these sites and perform customer rapport building tactics by using the sites on behalf of the company they work for. Their whole job is to keep up with these sites and do the postings for the company. Experience at using these kinds of sites is necessary to get one of these positions.

Writing

Some companies will hire people to write their website content for them. You could be writing articles, reports, eBooks and even blog postings. Since content is important for a website to be indexed by search engines, the site owners will hand over the content writing to someone who will do that job for them.

There are also companies that hire many writers to provide content for other people's websites. Experience isn't usually necessary, but they do look for people who have good writing skills.

This list gives you an idea of the types of jobs available that you could apply to without having to deal with the phone. The non-phone based jobs are out there. Just scour the job boards and you will find them.

Nell Taliercio has been working at home full time since 2004. She's worked as a telecommuter, virtual assistant and affiliate marketer. In 5 years she's discovered many secrets to finding legitimate work at home jobs and securing them. You can find work at home job information and tips at: http://www.justonlinejobs.com

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