subject: Team National Vs Alpine Access: A Guide To Understanding Your Work At Home Options [print this page] While anyone who has researched their work at home options understands that there is a wide variety of opportunities currently available - anything from being a secret shopper all the way to running your own business - the truth is that most work at home opportunities fall into two general categories. Once you have a good idea of what category is right for you, then you will have an easier time trimming down your options and actually finding a position working from home.
Your first option - the one that most of the "at home businesses" fall into - is sales and marketing. When you review many of the at home business kits, training videos, packages, or products that you may come across in your search, you should be aware that even if they don't explicitly say that they're sales, in reality they always will be to some degree.
Whether it's direct sales, marketing, multi-level marketing, at the end of the day your work will ultimately be defined by trying to get others to click, buy, or agree to something that you are offering them. Team National, Herbalife, Amway, Mary Kay, Avon - these are all well known companies that work with multi-level marketing and direct sales techniques. When they began, they were door-to-door and telephone based. These days the internet has changed the ways in which they do business, but not the basic idea.
The second option is telecommuting. Telecommuting is generally the same as working for a brick and mortar company, except that you receive a series of projects that you must complete on a general timeframe in a home office set up.
The types of projects depend on the type of company that you work with - there is a large variety that specialize in specifically hiring telecommuters. Companies like Alpine Access, LiveOps, Plum Choice, and VIP Desk hire people to perform telecommuting projects that have a variety of focuses, from customer service to transcription.
Either option has certain benefits and drawbacks. If you are interested in the sales route, the benefits are the potential of high income and the option of having a large amount of control over the work that they do. However, the risks mirror the benefits. Often the sales route requires a monetary investment of your own, whether you are buying the products you are selling, or you are paying for the advertisements.
Telecommuting has the benefit of a steady paycheck, and some positions even offer benefits. Often the kind of money you can make from telecommuting won't be as much as from online sales and marketing, but you will be able to depend on how much money you have coming in each month.
Whichever option you decide upon, the best way toward finding a job in that arena is to investigate the companies that offer the positions. Team National, Alpine Access, Herbalife, or LiveOps - depending on your interests and the risks you're willing to take, each company has various offers you may
