While, you can search for online work on the major job boards you are usually better off with a niche site that specializes in work at home positions.

There are both free and paid sites out there but, do not automatically dismiss the paid sites. Finding legitimate work at home jobs can be a very time consuming and not to mention frustrating process.

Most paid sites do the research for you and prices are very reasonable for the service. (There are numerous sites out there but, this is just a list of those I have either used personally or were recommended).

Virtual Job Concierge

Savvy Talent Solutions provides a free service for job seekers who are interested in online work. The virtual job concierge saves you time and aggravation by searching for legitimate telecommute jobs online and providing them all on one site for you.

FlexJobs

You may have seen their ads with “As Seen on CNN”. They provide legitimate work at home jobs found online that have been pre-screened. Some of their most popular job categories are:

• Account Management
• Customer Service
• Computer & IT
• Education & Training
• Marketing
• Ecommerce
• Many more.  Flexjobs offers a money back guarantee if you are not satisfied with their services.

Membership pricing: $19.95/month.

Virtual Vocations

Positions are updated daily and include both positions that employers submit to Virtual Vocations and positions they have found online. Most but, not all positions are 1099 contracts. A plus with this site – you can view positions before signing up for service (you just will not be able to view the application and contact information). One thing to be aware of – not all positions are completely virtual and some are location specific (ex. Position may require weekly or monthly meetings at the company’s location).

Examples of positions found on Virtual Vocations:

• Appointment Setters
• Web Designers
• Accountants
• SEO Specialists
• Freelance Writers.

Membership pricing: (all include Resume Enhancement) $6.99/week or $15.99/month or $49.99/every six months

Home Job Stop

Online job board and bank. Does not allow advertising or business opportunities.

Includes openings in the following areas:

• Business
• Clerical
• Customer Service
• Engineering
• Programming
• Finance
• Graphic Art
• Human Resource
• Sales and Marketing
• Transcription
• Web Design
• Writing

Membership pricing: Home Job Back access $18/lifetime or Email updates $12/year or Full membership includes both at $24/year

SoHo Jobs

Legitimate home office and business opportunities.

Positions include:

• Administrative Assistants
• Office Support
• Customer Support

Membership pricing: $24.95/six months or $39.95/year or $99.95/lifetime

Sologig
Niche website for freelancer, contract, and temporary work. Some positions are work at home but, not all. Free to register. Works similar to major job boards.

Virtual Job Candy

Free registration only takes a few minutes. So far, I have only seen Web Design and Software Engineer openings.

World Wide Work at Home

Free work at home site that pulls jobs from other boards.

Examples of some positions:

• Freelance writers
• Bloggers
• Customer Service/Call Center
• Web Design