The latest telecommuting jobs have been posted for the week.

As always, I've pre-screened these telecommuting jobs for you, but if you've never heard of the employer or your radar goes off for any reason, I urge you to do your due diligence and check them out thoroughly.

Latest Work at Home Poll Results

Thanks to the more than 8,600 of you who have participated. If you have not already taken the poll, I urge you to do so now. The latest poll results indicate that while slightly more than half of you are still looking, the percentage of people who found work at home "by accident" - they weren't actively looking for a chance to telecommute - is holding steady at 27%. Only 16% were actually looking for an opportunity to telecommute and found it.

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Thanks to a heads up I saw posted on the Undress4Success blog, I've learned that Google is now taking some of those engaging in Google Work from Home scams to court. Wow, it's about time. Maybe some of us HAVE made a difference after all and helped get their attention.

In their blog post on the issue, Google's bloggers said "We're working to stop various fraudulent 'Google Money' schemes, and this week filed suit against Pacific WebWorks and several other unnamed defendants. "

The official Google blog post goes on to say:

"Even as we're taking legal action to try to cut these sites off at the source, we're still working constantly to remove scammy URLs from our index, and we'll permanently disable AdWords accounts that provide a poor or harmful user experience, whether or not they use Google's trademarks illegally. That said, we can't guarantee that schemes like these won't pop up, like the proverbial "Whack-A-Mole", someplace else online -- either on a different network or under a different name."

That's been a big part of the problem - the "Whack-A-Mole" effect. These things spring up everywhere. In fact, I wonder if part of the scam isn't' built around getting innocent people to post ads for the scammers themselves, not knowing that they are being duped into something illegal by site operators who just want to steal money - mostly by "providing" information that is available just about everywhere for free - most importantly, available directly from Google for free.

The post goes on to name names. Some of the specific operations that Google mentions include:

• Google Adwork
• Google ATM
• Google Biz Kit
• Google Cash
• Earn Google Cash Kit
• Google Fortune
• Google Marketing Kit
• Google Profits

Of course, many of you and I have come across countless others.

Will this put an end to this disgusting practice? Doubt it. For one thing, as Google has pointed out, this is a "Whack-A-Mole" situation where more continue to pop up under various names. Notice that with regard to Google's lawsuit, the names listed by Google all include "Google" in the name. Most likely, more these "moles" will crop up avoiding the use of Google in the name of the kit or "system". Well, that would be a start anyway. Additionally, unsuspecting victims are likely to continue working on behalf of the scammers to spread the con like a virus, putting themselves at risk for prosecution.

In the meantime, the official Google bloggers, Jason Morrison, Support Engineer (Search Quality Team), and Stacey Wexler, Senior Litigation Counsel, offer much the same advice I've been trying to hammer into potential victims:

"Although there's no secret kit that can guarantee riches, many people really do make money online. In our experience, the best way to build a business on the web is to really serve users -- offer useful products and services or write about something you have a passionate interest in."

I'll just say "Amen" to that!

Read the Full Post on Google's Blog

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Google Responds to Work at Home Scams

Ten more work from home jobs are now available. There were so few work from home jobs that looked legitimate last week, I couldn't update the list. However, I'm happy to report that this week's search for work at home went much better.

To give you an idea of the variety of work from home jobs available this week, one posting even calls for a work from home Pharmacist. Who'd a thunk it? You need to be licensed with the state of Pennsylvania, but the company is one that is highly recognized in the health care industry.

In addition, there are opportunities for Customer Service reps and technical/non-technical anaysts from the folks at J. Lodge, who offer work from home jobs for the disabled.

As always, if you decide to apply for a position that you suspect is NOT a legitimate work from home job, post your comment here so others can see it. I'll check it out, and if I agree I'll remove the posting and - if I can find one - replace it with another work from home job.

Good luck with your work from home job search!

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The Small Business & Entrepreneurship (SBE) Council will present another in its free Growth Without Barriers Webcast series on Thursday, December 10,2009 from 2 PM to 3PM EDT, titled "2010 Trends: Growth and Opportunity".

The webcast will be hosted by SBE Council President & CEO Karen Kerrigan and Andrew Sherman, a partner at Jones Day. The format will be open Q&A - where Karen and Andrew will take your questions the entire hour. While the focus is on trends for 2010, questions are welcome on any business topic.

The webcast will lead off with a variety of significant trends in the consumer and business markets, as well as broader trends that offer growth opportunities for entrepreneurs. Topics to be covered include:

• Effective growth strategies in a time of volatility
• Access to affordable capital for growth
• Dusting off your business plan and retooling your strategic plan
• Harvesting intellectual capital
• Succession and exit planning as baby boomers age

There will also be an update on health care and other key policy issues that apply to small business and entrepreneurs.

You can send questions that you have for the hosts in advance to membership@sbecouncil.org. You can also wait until the webcast and submit your questions live.

The link to the webcast will be posted on the SBE Council website (http://sbecouncil.org) one-day prior to the broadcast. You can also have the link sent to you via email if you RSVP to membership@sbecouncil.org and send you name, business, and location -- and put "December 10 Webcast" in the subject line.

Maybe you've heard of it, or maybe you haven't, but when it comes to marketing techniques, content marketing is the latest marketing buzz word that's circulating. Why? Because it can really work in pulling in new clients and even help your existing customers or clients strengthen their trust in you, resulting in continuing orders and more profits for you.

Unlike direct marketing, content marketing leaves out the hype. It doesn't ask for the sale. It's not pushy. So how does it build business? The key is in establishing trust with your ideal prospects - once you've figured out exactly who your ideal prospects are.

Who wouldn't want a prospect who already has a great deal of trust in the business or in the owner personally? That type of prospect is ready to buy - he or she has already been sold on you. A content marketing campaign requires time commitments and patience - it's not going to work overnight. But how is content marketing different than traditional or direct marketing?

Content Marketing Defined
Home Business Marketing Basics

At any rate, I'll take another look over the upcoming week. Hopefully, maybe my luck will be a lot better. In the meantime, if you haven't already done so, you might want to check out the work at home jobs from last week. There are two pages of jobs - the first has two weeks of listing, and the second page has three more weeks of work at home jobs, although admittedly, the older jobs are probably getting a little stale at this point.

If you celebrate Thanksgiving, it's probable that you're not thinking about shopping at the mall or online today. That's one more thing to be thankful for!

But, alas, Black Friday comes tomorrow if you have any money to spend and want to take advantage of the offers available starting at 4AM (and probably earlier in some stores).

Cyber Monday - the Monday following Thanksgiving - is one of the busiest online shopping days of the year because people go back to work and shop online from their office. Hey! Get to work!

Then again, if you have your own home business or otherwise work from home, you don't have to worry about the boss dropping by your cubicle unexpectedly. (It's been so long for me that even the thought of working in a cubicle all day long seems inhumane. Surely, there's more to life than that.)

Because the economy continues to struggle - as it was struggling last year this time - this weekend promises to be a very interesting one for retailers and economists alike, who want to gauge consumer sentiment to see if there are any signs of hope for the near future, at least for retail. And, like last year, this shopping season promises to be an opportunity for shoppers to see exceptional bargains as retailers continue to chase what little spending money is available these days. Especially as consumers have tightened up on their use of credit in the wake of credit card companies making things much more difficult for us.

The thing to remember is that the holidays are not all about shopping. They can also be a warm, wonderful time of the year to share with family and friends and express our gratitude for being able to enjoy sharing our love and fellowship. Many of us continue to struggle this year - but this is not the time to be down in the dumps. Think positive, have a very warm and happy Thanksgiving, and do something nice for someone else this holiday season!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you around the world who celebrate it! I'm thankful for each of you and wish you peace, love and joy! I hope you'll leave a comment on this post and let me know what you're doing, thinking or feeling this year.

Randy D.

The latest list of work from home jobs jobs has been posted for the week. This week's opportunities to work from home include opportunities for freelance writers, a blog editor and some work for anyone who might be considering doing voice overs or writing scripts for audio broadcasts. As usual, there are a number of tech-oriented work from home positions as well.

The Latest Work from Home Jobs
Convincing the Boss to Let You Work from Home
Home Work Guide

Results of a recent survey have been released by Campaigner, an email marketing solutions provider. The results show that 46% of those surveyed with small businesses ranging in size from 1-20 employees currently use email marketing as part of their marketing mix.

The results also indicated that 36% plan to begin email marketing in the next 12 months, while 18% of businesses with 1-20 employees say they have no plans to begin using email marketing. Newsletters, sales and promotional offers and announcements are the most common ways respondents said they use email marketing. Among online marketing tools used by small businesses, email newsletters are second only to marketing through social networks.

The complete survey results, which are included as one of two reports compiled into their 2009 State of Small Business Marketing Survey are available in PDF format through a download on Campaigner's website. The report is free, but requires user registration to access.

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