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Many people are on the lookout for the opportunity to do typing work at home. This seems an easy option if you have your own computer. However it is important to look more closely at the options available.

Most typing work offered on the internet involves paying a fee upfront and a lot of people have heard nothing more from the company once they have parted with their cash. Unless a friend recommends a company, you have no way of knowing in advance if the offer is legitimate.

However, it is possible to make an income typing at home. The first thing you need to do is ensure that you have good typing skills, that is, that you have a decent typing speed and can type accurately. If you need to improve your typing skills, go to the library and borrow a course or sign up for a free online typing tutorial.

You can now look at offering your services as a typist via the internet. Who needs typists? Many online marketers need someone to transcribe their audio products, such as teleclasses or interviews. You can find clients either by signing up with one of the online services such as elance or guru.com or you can create your own website or place advertisements for example in USFreeads or Craigslist.

If you are competent in other computer skills, such as using spreadsheets or creating PowerPoint presentations, you can offer these services as well.

And if you can write reasonably well, there are plenty of people who are in need of private label rights articles and ebooks.

If you start out with some straightforward jobs, you may find that you can easily expand your business and offer a secretarial service or you may become a virtual assistant.

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Waller Jamison is a careers advisor and university lecturer, who understands the difficulties involved in changing career and setting up a home business.