If you're like so many online job seekers who've tried to find legitimate work at home data entry jobs, you're nearly convinced that none exist.

Well, the good news is that although trying to find this type of employment can be very difficult, there are legitimate and no-fee work at home data entry jobs available. You just need to know where to look.

STEP 1. Let the word "JOB" be your first clue. Did your current or last employer ask you to pay them as a requirement of your employment? Wait, weren't they looking to fill a position and instead offer to pay you to work for them?

I'm no genius but I'm pretty sure that the word JOB is synonymous with work and being paid wages.

Perhaps the problem is that you've seen and read so many misleading advertisements making unrealistic claims about being able to making thousands of dollars per day doing data entry work. Stop and think now - did any of those advertisements ever claim that they were actually accepting applications or hiring? They didn't.

In fact, these advertisements are considered "income opportunities" - not jobs. And, for $39, $59, $99 or whatever you can buy someone's information on how to try this "opportunity" yourself. Most of these opporunties include some person's version of instructions on how they use Google Adsense Ads and Adwords to make money online. The thing is, the actual typing or data entry that occurs is simply an after-thought. You've got to know how to write these ads and where to place them, to say the least. So, enough said.

STEP 2. Now for some legitimate work at home data entry jobs that really cost nothing to start because these employers actually hire and pay you for your work.

Browse and research the following list of companies that hire home based data entry workers:

Reed Technology - Data Entry Homeworker - Working from home, individual will transcribe data from source documents according to established procedures and rules, verify data entered with source documents for typographical errors, missing/repeated data, correct use of composition codes, style rules and edit to make corrections.

George Warehouse - Data Entry. Duties: Post data to web site and internal database. Proofread input. Telecommuting possible. Flexible schedule. Requirements: Able to type 30 words per minute. Experience with Front Page, Excel, Word, Access and Outlook preferred. Salary: $8.50/hr.

TDEC - Data Entry Associates, Administrative Assistants.

Palm Coast Data - Data Entry. Only residents of the City of Palm Coast, Florida are considered for our Off-Site positions. Data Entry Home-Keyers work from home on their own personal computer linked directly to Palm Coast Data by telephone line. Data Entry Home-Keyers input customer information, like names and addresses, or revise information already in our database, such as a customer's change of address.

Connect Plus LLC - Hiring Home Based Data Entry Workers.

Continental Promotion Group - Data entry work is paid by the piece. Each consumer rebate submission that you enter will be paid at a pre-determined rate per piece. We do not withhold any taxes from your paycheck; at the end of the year, we will mail you a 1099. You will be responsible for paying all taxes.

STEP 3. Apply for employment with these companies just as you would any other job by completing and submitting accurate applications and resumes.

Competition for these types of jobs/positions is fierce. Make your application and resume stand out from the rest.

STEP 4. Follow up! Wait a few days to a week and then contact the companies you've applied to. Let them know you are requesting the status of your application, etc...

STEP 5. Visit Paylinkpal.com for more Legitimate and No-Fee Work at Home Data Entry, Transcription, Office and Clerical jobs.