The first list of work from home jobs for 2010 has been posted. These opportunities have been hand-selected to try to filter out scams and bogus offers. Still, work at home scams are everywhere and sometimes they can even get by me, so do your homework - especially if you've never heard of the company that's offering the position.

As always, if you have a negative experience with any of the work from home jobs that I list on this site, I strongly encourage you to leave a comment on this post - that way I can check into it and others will be aware of it, too.

ADVICE FROM CAREER BUILDER - For your privacy and protection, when applying to a job online: Never give your social security number to a prospective employer, provide credit card or bank account information, or perform any sort of monetary transaction.

Good luck in your search for work at home. Here's hoping you find it in 2010!

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Happy New Year everyone! Welcome to 2010, which, in my opinion starts the second decade of the 21st century. May this year and this decade turn out to be much better than the past.

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Here are some of my hopes and dreams for 2010:

• That the U.S. Congress will enact sane health care legislation that everyone can live with. The sooner the better.
• That the U.S. economy (and the world economy, for that matter) will recover sooner than expected, and to a greater degree than expected.
• That troops will begin leaving Iraq in record numbers, and that despite the troop withdrawals, Iraq will be able to live in relative peace and harmony.
• That some semblance of control will reign over Afghanistan (and Al Qaeda operatives in Pakistan), without excessive loss of life.
• That those desperately in need of finding work at home achieve their goal without getting scammed.
• That your home business revenues (and mine) show solid growth.
• That no new areas of war break out around the world.
• That my readers here will continue sharing their hopes, dreams and tips to provide encouragement and support to others.

What are some of your hopes and dreams for 2010? Leave a comment and share your thoughts!

I recently received this email from a reader:

The reason that I'm writing to you is because I just found out that I got SCAMMED but from another source it's supposed to be an anti-virus program and it's called GREEN AV, and I bought it and thought that I was protected. Yesterday my computer started sending me messages that my computer was at risk so I tied to use my "anti-virus" to get it fixed. When I tried to use, it wasn't working so I Googled it to look for Green AV customer service so they could help me out, and I found out it is a scam and is actually a virus itself that helps trojans and other viruses to get onto your computer. I'm upset, but I thought it will be good if people know about it before they buy it.

Stephanie P.

You're exactly right, Stephanie. Green AV is a scam that works just as you describe it. Instructions for getting it off of your system can be found at: Help Removing Green AV Program

The telecommuting jobs list has been updated for this week with 10 more fresh, hand-picked work at home job opportunities.

Beginning this week, telecommuting jobs being offered by United Health Care will include the Job Number. As I was compiling the jobs from their career search website, the URLs in the search results were unreliable. When you click a URL in the telecommute jobs list and land on a United Health Care Career Search page, put the Job Number in the search criteria so you can pull up the specific job I listed.

A few more promising work at home blogging opportunities made the list this week too, including one for a health care blogger and one for a marketing blogger. I still believe that blogging and writing offer the most reliable opportunities for work at home, with high tech also included in that group.

Good luck in your telecommuting jobs search. Keep checking back for more postings and tips on securing work from home.

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