Most work from home data entry opportunities are either scams or they pay so little they’re barely worth bothering with. The Great American Opportunities data entry job is one exception. It’s completely legitimate work offered by a very reputable, respected company and the pay is very fair.
However, nothing is completely perfect. The main drawbacks here are that this is seasonal work so you can’t depend on it year-round, and if you do manage to get “in,” you’ll be put on a waiting list to actually start working. Depending on Great American’s current demand for workers, you could be on the list for as long as one to five years.
Great American Opportunities only hires people in the US for their data entry work.
About the Company
You’ve probably heard of them. They are a major company that does fundraising campaigns for schools and various organizations.
About the Work
You are basically just looking at scanned magazine order forms where people have written their names and addresses out by hand and then keying that info into another form.
Pay Rate
You are paid a certain amount per form and they have a few different types of forms you key in. On average it’s around .10 to .14 cents per form just depending on what type you are doing. Your rate per hour will depend on how fast you can go. Many people who do this are able to average $9 an hour or more.
Pay Frequency and Method
Great American Opportunities pays weekly with direct deposit.
Employee Status
You are working as an independent contractor.
Schedule
You can work any time you want, but there won’t always be work to do. You just have to log in each morning and check to see if any forms have been scanned so you can start keying. The people who scan the forms generally work Monday through Friday although there is occasionally Saturday work, too.
As mentioned above, this is seasonal work. Most of their workers begin keying forms in late September. The work stops on the last day of December. They do have work in the spring as well, but it’s limited and they only invite certain workers to do it.
Equipment Needed
You need a reliable, Windows-based computer and high-speed internet. There is a program you have to download to do the work, and if you’re hired they will send you the link to that before you actually start working.
The Test
You have to take their data entry test that is pretty much just a simulation of the work you will be doing. This is a fairly challenging test because you have to maintain speed and good accuracy. Lots of people who attempt the test fail it — many of those people are good typists, too.
If you don’t make it in, they do let you re-test, but you have to wait a full year. You are only allowed to re-test once.
Feedback
This is a very sought after work from home job. Current and former workers have good things to say overall. The pay is decent for this type of work and the fact it’s available in the fall/winter months means it’s a great way to money together for the holidays.
Application Instructions
If you’re interested, you have to send them an email letting them know. You do not need to email them until late December or late May of each year. If you email them before then, they’ll just tell you to email them back at those times if they respond at all. This is because they only do testing for the data entry in January and June of each year. I used to tell people to email them in early January or early June, but a few times in the past that turned out to be late, so it may be best to get a jump on it and contact them in late December/late May.
I am sure they get completely bombarded with emails people send wanting to do this work, so definitely just wait until late December or late May to request to take their data entry test. There is no benefit to emailing earlier.
Great American does not post this job on their website so you will not be able to apply through there. The email to use when it’s time to contact them is TOhair (at) gafundraising (dot) com. You will need to include your full name, address, and phone number in your initial email to their company.
