There is little question that legitimate work at home employment opportunities are in need right now. Despite what some are hearing, hiring globally is at a standstill. Companies may have the cash to hire, but they do not feel comfortable taking on the burden of additional employees. 

This brings me to my first point. If you are looking for legitimate work at home employment, you will need to get used to a very clear, but sometimes overlooked fact. You will need to be a "self starter". If you are the sort of individual who always needs to be told what and when to accomplish a specific task, than stop looking for work at home employment now. It won't work. Sorry to be blunt, but it won't 

Working at home really requires you to be self-sufficient about accomplishing tasks, and then consistently doing them on a regular basis...not just a couple of times. 

Ok, so hopefully everyone who does not fit into that category has left by now. Presumably, if you are still reading, you consider yourself someone who can work independently without supervision. If that is the case, congratulations, as you are in the minority. However, you are well positioned for the world today. 

Why do I say this? Because I believe we are in the midst of a large and permanent structural employment change that will see more people leveraging technology to pursue their means of employment as opposed to going to work for a company. People will need to create their own opportunity rather than wait for a company to provide it for them. Why? Because the the tempo of change has risen to a point where most companies cannot nimbly keep up. The very nature of a large or medium sized organization often means that by the time it has reacted to a change in its marketplace, the market has already changed again. While companies thrash about, trying to adapt, the labor force that works for them will continue to suffer layoffs, tremendous labor uncertainty and generally depressing treatment. 

However, independent individuals do have the ability to make quick shifts to capitalize on these trends leveraging the power of the internet, simply because they are not encumbered with layers of bureaucracy. There may be a few legitimate jobs online filling out forms and surveys, but I would humbly submit that most of those so-called "opportunities" are little more than masquerading ad pitches or pay for play "work at home" products of dubious value. 

So are you really ready for legitimate work at home employment? If so, what I am talking about is a career online that can bring prosperity for a person who is willing to invest their time and effort(but little to no money) into building a sustainable online business for years to come.