To begin with, there is a number of questions you should ask yourself.

• What is it that you really like doing?
• What are your skills and qualifications?
• Are you comfortable spending a lot of time on the PC?
• Do you like talking on the phone?
• Do you like writing or typing?

These are some of factors you have to take under consideration before choosing an online or home based job.
A large number of work at home companies would rather have a contractor with certain skills.
However, there are still some that will hire you without any experience and offer you some kind of training.
Let's try to answer some questions: What is the best place to start looking for online jobs? Here are some suggestions:

• Monster.
  com
• Careerbuilder.
  com
• Dice.
  com
• Jobbank.
  com

What kind of job would be the best for you? If you like socializing and talking on the phone, maybe a customer service or call center job would be a great fit for you.
If you can type fast and accurately, then perhaps looking for transcription jobs is the best solution for you.
Besides, there is a great number of writing, blogging and editing jobs available if you love to write and you do have relevant experience.
This is because a great number of blog and website owners don't have the time to write fresh content for their sites or blogs and they need writers to keep them systematically updated.
Things to keep in mind when looking for a legitimate job 1.
Look for the companies' contact information: A true employer will normally give you a telephone number and/or a contact email so that you can easily communicate.
2.
Business duration: Most of the legitimate hiring companies have been in business for a considerable amount of time.
A good way to check this is to look at the copyright information at the bottom of the site.
3.
Requirements: Does the company require a resume and an interview? If not, something is fishy.
Be careful of the scam sites.
The web is full of them The scam sites are actually not that hard to locate.
For instance, if you find a site that says "Work from your home and make $1000 weekly" then you know for sure that this is a scam.
Similarly, another popular scam ad is "Simple data entry, make $5000 monthly".
Any site that promises you huge amounts of money is a warning sign of a scam.
Define what your skills and abilities are and what you really like doing, and then go for it.
There is a great number of projects that can be completed from home quite successfully.
Don't forget that it always takes a lot of time and effort to do the proper job research.
Find jobs, apply systematically and never give up.
This is the only way to find legitimate work at home jobs that will fit your needs and skills.