Troy Research

This company employs work at home contractors for various positions. You can visit their website and apply for the position that suits you. You send you information via their website and they will get in touch with you. Unlike many companies if you are not fit for the position they will let you know though it might be a while before you get a reply.

http://www.troyresearch.com/work.html

Nielsen Entertainment

Audio Identification Specialist ( Spanish and English )

The Audio Identification Specialist will work from home or in a private location and listen to audio clips that will span in length of approximately 30 to 60 seconds. These clips are recorded from radio broadcasts in markets in the US and presented on an NBDS web site. The Audio Identification Specialist will be trained to categorize the audio segments.
(copied from thier website)

https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_home.asp?partnerid=25043&siteid=5212

search for Audio Identification Specialist.

Neilsen - Retail Data Collection Associate

Part Time Retail Data Collection Associate

This is not exactly work at home , but work from home.
Data Collectors travel locally to grocery, convenience and drug stores to collect observational data about product placement and inventory information. They are assigned a route of stores that they are required to visit every week and issued a handheld computer which is used to collect data.
Find out more and apply here
http://rdcapp.nielsen.com/

Shutterstock.com

Sell your pictures !
You can upload your stock photos on this website and earn whenever someone downloads your images. It does add up over the time.
After registering you need to upload 5 images. They will review and approve your images. After which you can keep uploading as many pictures as you can.
Images should fit their requirements in terms of resolution, clarity etc.
You can use the following link to sign up as my referral.
Submit Photos to Shutterstock and make $$$!

Or use this link.

http://submit.shutterstock.com/

About Paypal

Many work at home jobs pay you via paypal. So create an account. Its free and safe. You can transfer your balance to bank account or use it to shop online.
Make sure that you have a paypal personal account and that your employer pays you via paypal balance if you want to avoid transaction fees. Paypal charges its users fees for any transactions made via credit/debit card or bank account.

https://www.paypal.com/

CHACHA.COM

ChaCha.com is a human powered search. As a Chacha Guide you answer queries sent to you. This is a fun, flexible position that you can do anytime, anywhere. If you are good at general knowledge and can find answers quickly on the internet, this would be enjoyable way of earning a few bucks.
You have to pass a test to become Chacha Guide. They are currently hiring for text guides. You can apply here.
http://info.chacha.com/Careers/BecomeaGuide/tabid/74/Default.aspx

Lionbridge.com

This is another good company which offers legitimate work at home job. They have certain hiring periods, so do not expect an immediate reply. They hire for posts of Quality Rater, Labelling editor and Internet assessors to work from home. You can find more information about the job and how to apply here.

http://lionbridge.apply2jobs.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=325&CurrentPage=1

Craigslist.com

You can find many local at home jobs here. But be very aware of scams.

Tips for finding work at home jobs on craigslist

1. Search early in the day. Usually more number of jobs are listed on Mondays.
2. Apply as soon as you find a legitimate job.
3. Try keywords such as 'at home' in search.
4. Look in "computer gigs" also.
5. Do not give personal details such as address, ph. no etc in your resume until you are sure of the legitimacy of the employer.
6. Try emailing the employer and asking if the position can be telecommute even if the post does not say so, but the description feels like it could be done from home.
7. Look for jobs in cities other than your hometown too.

Google Quality Rater

This is a temporary part time job. They hire people with diverse interests and skills. You need to have a resume that reflects the exact skills they are looking for. You can find out how to apply here.
http://www.google.com/support/jobs/bin/topic.py?dep_id=1094&loc_id=1628

Ticketpuller.com

This is not a regular job but it is so much fun. It doesn't take much time and you can have some extra cash to spend. You need to have good typing and mousing? :-) speed. They test you on it.
If you need a referral I can give you one, email me.

http://ticketpuller.com/

Lifebushido.com

I have heard nothing but good things about them. People who work for them say they are unique and its fun working for them. They aim to hire stay at home moms with unique talents. You can apply on their website.
http://www.lifebushido.com/8.html

mahalo

This one is really interesting and it does require a fair amount of knowledge of the Internet. You are a mahalo.com green house guide. Mahalo.com is a human powered search engine. What you are doing is creating SeRP i.e search results page for a topic of your choice. For doing this you need to be knowledgeable in the topic that you are creating the SeRP. Of course there is a training video provided for you to understand how to go about creating a SeRP. Once the SeRP you created is accepted you get paid.
http://greenhouse.mahalo.com/Special:Mahaloapplyform

Data Entry

One of the simplest jobs to do at home is Data Entry. However these jobs are not very easy to find. Here is one site which pays you for Data Entry. Its an easy job that anyone who knows how to use a computer can do.
http://www.keyforcash.com/
Signup on thier website. They do hire frequently although how and why is not clear. Signup with them and if you are accpeted you will get a welcome email. If not you will be added to their waiting list.