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Some data entry sites can be very misleading. There are scam sites that take your money but will never pay you, there are data entry sites that offer an opportunity for earning, and there are sites that are genuine resources to help you find work.

Before signing up to any data entry site, you should first check it out. One way to do this is to search for forums about work at home and data entry jobs. Visit a few forums to read what people are posting, and you should be able to find out whether or not a data entry site is genuine, and which sites are scams.

[1] Data Entry Sites That Ask For A Fee

Data entry sites that claim to pay you for posting ads, filling in forms, transcribing data, creating reports, and other types of work, will offer a good rate of pay rate, but before you can earn anything they require you to pay them a one-off registration fee. Unfortunately some of these sites have no intention of paying for the work you do. They may look genuine, and the work may be real, but after several weeks, when you are due to be paid, you may find your account has been suspended, and you are told you have not met the requirements for payout.

Avoid any site that requires you to pay a fee so that you can work for them.

[2] Commission Based Data Entry Sites

Another type of data entry work would seem to be an easy to make money. All the site asks is that you fill out some forms with data they provide. You simply copy and paste this information and submit the forms online. These sites suggest you can expect between $30 and $50 for each form you submit. This is misleading, because what you are actually required to do is to advertise on behalf of the site and to sell their products. The amounts they say you will earn are commission payments that you will only receive when a sale is generated from the advertising you have placed online.

If you join one of these data entry sites, you will be competing for sales against everyone else who has signed up at the same site. You will have a very small chance of making money because free advertising does not usually bring results, and other methods of advertising require you to make a payment. You could be spending more on advertising than you earn in commission payments.

[3] Genuine Data Entry Work

There are sites that will pay when you place free advertising on their behalf. You need to have a Craigslist account, and then you can start placing up to three ads a day. The data entry site will provide you with advertising copy and pay you by Paypal when you have earned the minimum payout amount. You need to post the exact wording to Craigslist, or your account at the data entry site could be closed.

There also sites offering genuine data entry work on a freelance basis, where companies will post their assignments and hire people to work part-time. Employers and prospective workers are matched at the site. When you make an application for work, you may be required to state your rate of pay, and to provide details of your work experience. You will be competing for jobs against many other freelance workers. When you are accepted by a company, you will be paid for the work you do.

Some freelance work sites will require you to pay a membership fee. These sites offer a genuine service, but you should be aware that there is no guarantee of regular work.

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