I recently got an email from a sufferer about working from home. This is what they said:

Due to having CFS I am looking into ways of making money by working from home using my computer and the internet.

When I use a search engine for working from home they come up with many so-called 'work from home schemes', which all appear to be linked with Kleeneze, Herbalife or 60 minute money!!

I just wondered if you know of any worthwhile home working opportunities?

This is my reply:

Hi

Thanks for getting in touch.

I most certainly do not recommend the 'work-at-home' or 'get-rich'quick' schemes out there simply because they are either:

a) out to get your money or
b) simply do not work or
c) are not condusive to the lifestyle of a CFS sufferer (i.e. some require house calls, or physical work of some kind - as i'm sure you are aware, even speaking on the telephone to make sales calls can be extremely draining for a CFS sufferer).

I found myself in the same situation as you a few years ago. And it is because of this that I researched the area thoroughly and finally found the only tried-and-tested way that I feel comfortable in recommending to other sufferers who wish to work from home.

That way is to build your own web site on a topic you are passionate about. The aim is to build as much content as you can over time (on that topic) - high quality, original content.

I also recommend what I use, an 'all in one package' called 'Site Build It' - or SBI for short, because in addition to building your web site for you (if you do not know anything about web programming), it also teaches you and guides you each step of the way in building a profitable web site, on a topic of your choosing.

Building your own web site is the least energy demanding way I've found for sufferers to make money to date. It is also the most effective way I have come across for sufferers to make money at home, in their own time.

There is a tried and tested 4 step process that I recommend everyone use (including sufferers), because it works.

If you are interested in learning more, I wrote an article all about this here!

And there are more 'work at home' articles here:
http://www.sleepydust.net/WORK-FROM-HOME.html

And ofcourse if you ever need any help or have any questions, please feel free to get in touch,

Claire
Editor of sleepydust.net

I know that when I first was looking into working from home all those years back, the first thing I found was hundreds of 'get rich quick' schemes, and work-at-home schemes that require a deposit before you got in.

I soon came to the conclusion that it certainly was not the way forward. Something just didn't seem 'right' to me...

Even if some were not scams, what these schemes entailed often meant promoting something I didn't have my heart into/wasn't motivated about, and/or involved a way of working which simply wouldn't fit in with the way my health was at the moment.

Bottom line?

Be aware of 'get rich quick' scams! And be careful about ways of working from home which do not fit in well with the lifestyle you have because of your condition.

If you want to make money using the internet, set up your own web site on a topic you're passionate about, follow the four-step process, and you'll be ok. As I said, the package I use (SBI), guides you through the process, step by step, provides you with the tools to do it, and even builds the site for you. All you need to do is to 'Bring Your Own Brain And Motivation' as Ken Evoy puts it.

You can find out more about the four-step process and SBI here!

Claire
Editor of sleepydust.net